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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Brattoli, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Guy Bonner, Jr., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Regal Beloit America, Inc., Beloit, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/16 (2006.01); H02P 6/00 (2006.01); H02P 6/06 (2006.01); H02P 23/00 (2006.01); H02P 27/04 (2006.01); G01R 21/00 (2006.01); H02P 7/288 (2006.01); H02P 6/08 (2006.01); G01R 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/08 (2013.01); H02P 6/002 (2013.01); G01R 21/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring input power to an electronically commutated motor (ECM) is described. The method includes determining, with a processing device, an average input current to the motor, the average input current based on a voltage drop across a shunt resistor in series with the motor, measuring an average input voltage applied to the motor utilizing the processing device, multiplying the average input current by the average voltage to determine an approximate input power, and communicating the average input power to an external interface.