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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Yehia M. El-ibiary, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Yehia M. El-Ibiary, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A system, in one embodiment, includes a drive having a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed in the stator, and a programmable logic controller disposed inside, mounted on, or in general proximity to the housing. In another embodiment, a system includes a network, a first motor having a first integral programmable logic controller coupled to the network, and a second motor having a second integral programmable logic controller coupled to the network. In a further embodiment, a system includes a rotary machine having a rotor and a stator disposed concentric with one another, a microprocessor, memory coupled to the microprocessor, a power supply coupled to the microprocessor and the memory, and a machine sensor coupled to the microprocessor.