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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Chao Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Qing Jia, Shanghai, CN;
Angelo R. Bortolus, Mississauga, CA;
F. Michael Frayne, Waterloo, CA;
Jeffrey David Gandier, Ayr, CA;
Xiang Jing, Shanghai, CN;
Chao Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Qing Jia, Shanghai, CN;
Angelo R. Bortolus, Mississauga, CA;
F. Michael Frayne, Waterloo, CA;
Jeffrey David Gandier, Ayr, CA;
Xiang Jing, Shanghai, CN;
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a health status of a contactor includes a processor coupled to a computer readable media. The processor is coupled to the contactor to instruct the contactor to open and close. A database stored in the computer readable media includes operation count variables for the contactor, closing time variables for the contactor, and health status rules for the contactor. The operation count variables and the closing time variables may be inputs to the health status rules to identify the health status of the contactor. A customization program may also be stored in the computer readable media. The customization program enables an operator to modify at least one of the operation count variables, the closing time variables, and the health status rules to affect the identified health status of the contactor.