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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Charles H. Hasenauer, Rochester, NY (US);
Joseph J. Furno, Pittsford, NY (US);
NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying potential problems within systems having rotating biased components. The system employs diagnostics to the rotating biased components to provide status feedback to the machine's control unit when any type of bias fault has occurred. The system then responds to this fault signal making it possible to stop operation and alert the machine operator. The present invention also discloses a method for detecting open load, over load, shorted load and intermittent contact with the load or arcing conditions, as well as power supply output failure in a bias system. A digital signal that may be may be sensed by interrupt or sampling methods and filtered appropriately with software is provided to a machine control system. The result is that bias failures may be detected automatically by machine control. The system also provides a method to alert the operator service personnel on which area of the machine to service.