Calibration technique for variable speed motors
CA 1279915 C · Owner: Ballard, Gary W. · Inventors: Ballard, Gary W.; Thompson, Kevin D.
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A variable speed motor is regulated responsive to the load torque acting on the blower wheel. The load torque acting on the blower wheel is determined by means of a coast down procedure in which the motor is briefly de-energized and the rate of angular change d.omega./dt is determined. The load torque acting on the blower wheel can be determined knowing the moment of inertia and d.omega./dt. The average motor RPM during the coast down is then related to a torque value where an RPM vs. CFM relationship has been empirically determined for that blower wheel. A microprocessor then computes the final motor RPM necessary to achieve the desired air delivery (CFM) using the fan law equations.
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- Granted February 5, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 5, 2008.
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