公开(公告)号：US20200217548A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16242738

申请日：2019-01-08

Applicant: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Bin Yang ,  Brian Lee Beifus ,  Roger Carlos Becerra

IPC: F24F11/75 ,  H02P6/08 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D15/00 ,  F04D25/08 ,  F04D27/00 ,  F04D29/053

Abstract: A motor controller for an electric motor for driving a blower to generate an airflow. The motor controller includes a processor and a drive circuit configured to regulate power supplied to the motor to turn the blower. The processor computes a system resistance for the blower based on a fixed set point for a first control parameter and a feedback parameter. The processor receives an airflow rate demand value and computes an operating set point for a second control parameter based on the system resistance and the airflow rate demand value. The processor controls the drive circuit based on the operating set point to supply electrical power to the electric motor and to operate the blower to generate the airflow.

公开(公告)号：US10694633B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US15814005

申请日：2017-11-15

Applicant: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Maung Eddison ,  Zachary Joseph Stauffer ,  Mark A. Swiger ,  Luis D. Morales

IPC: H02K15/14 ,  H05K5/06 ,  H02K5/04 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K9/22 ,  H02K5/22 ,  H02K1/27

Abstract: A method of encapsulating a printed circuit board of a motor controller with a potting material includes inserting the printed circuit board into a recess formed in a base portion of an encapsulation assembly such that a bottom surface of the printed circuit board is spaced from a surface of the recess. The method also includes coupling a cover portion of the encapsulation assembly to the base portion to define a cavity therebetween. The method further includes injecting the potting material into the cavity through at least one injection port defined in at least one of the base portion and the cover portion such that the printed circuit board is at least partially coated in the potting material.

公开(公告)号：US10683888B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US16141500

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc. ,  Regal Beloit Australia Pty Ltd.

Inventor： Matthew J. Turner ,  Greg Heins ,  Mark Thiele ,  Jason Jon Kreidler

IPC: F16C17/02 ,  F16C32/06 ,  F16C33/74 ,  F16C43/00 ,  B23P15/00 ,  F16C17/24 ,  F16C17/04

Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes a first member including a first engaging surface. The first member is stationary in a non-operating mode of the bearing assembly and rotates about an axis in an operational mode of the bearing assembly. The first member includes a first bore and a shaft positioned within the first bore and including an end surface. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly also includes a second member including a second bore and a second engaging surface positioned adjacent the first engaging surface. The second member is stationary in both the non-operating mode and the operational mode of the bearing assembly. The hydrodynamic bearing assembly further includes a spacer member positioned within the second bore and is configured to engage the first member to define a first gap between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface in the non-operational mode.

公开(公告)号：US10605245B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15704750

申请日：2017-09-14

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc. ,  Regal Beloit Australia Pty Ltd.

Inventor： Samuel Augustin Dieckhaus ,  Teng Wu ,  Matthew J. Turner ,  Jason Jon Kreidler

IPC: F04D29/22 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D29/047

Abstract: An electric motor assembly includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly positioned adjacent the stator assembly to define an axial gap therebetween. The stator assembly is configured to induce a first axial force on the rotor assembly. The electric motor assembly also includes an impeller directly coupled to the rotor assembly opposite the stator assembly such that the rotor assembly and the impeller are configured to rotate about an axis. A fluid channeled by the impeller induces a second axial force on the impeller. The electric motor assembly further includes a hydrodynamic bearing assembly including a rotating member coupled to the rotor assembly and stationary member at least partially circumscribing the rotating member such that rotation of the rotating member with respect to the stationary member is configured to induce a third axial force on the rotor assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20200041571A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16055846

申请日：2018-08-06

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Edwin Eugene Propp ,  Paul Steven Mullin ,  Norman Carl Golm, JR. ,  Daniel Edward Phillips

IPC: G01R31/36 ,  G01R31/02 ,  G01R31/34 ,  G01R15/18

Abstract: A health monitor circuit for an electric machine includes a plurality of sensors, a rectifier, a memory device, and a microprocessor. The plurality of sensors includes a current transformer configured to be electromagnetically coupled to an electrical conductor that feeds a stator winding of the electric machine. The rectifier is coupled to the current transformer and is configured to convert an AC signal generated by the current transformer to a DC signal to supply power for the health monitor circuit. The microprocessor is coupled to the memory device and the plurality of sensors. The microprocessor is configured to periodically collect a stator current measurement from the current transformer and write the stator current measurement to the memory device.

公开(公告)号：US20200025374A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16037543

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Devan Scroggins ,  Paul Steven Mullin

IPC: F23N3/08 ,  F23N5/18 ,  H02K11/00

Abstract: A motor controller for a draft inducer motor that operates an inducer blower in a furnace is provided. The motor controller includes a communication interface operable to receive a signal from a system controller. The signal represents a command to operate the draft inducer motor. The motor controller includes a processor operable to operate the draft inducer motor in accordance with a predefined motor speed profile during at least one of an ignition stage and a combustion stage of the furnace.

公开(公告)号：US10536047B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15135008

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Roger Carlos Becerra ,  Ming Li ,  Mohamad Khalil Dahouk

IPC: H02K15/12 ,  H02K5/10 ,  H02K11/01 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K9/22 ,  H02K11/04 ,  H02K15/14 ,  H02K11/20

Abstract: An electric motor control system and methods of manufacture are provided. The system includes a power supply module including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of power processing components configured to convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The system also includes a motor management module including an encapsulated, heat-sharing package for housing a plurality of moisture-sensitive driver components configured to convert the output voltage from the power supply module and provide output voltages for application to windings of the electric motor.

公开(公告)号：US20190334468A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US15966614

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Zachary Joseph Stauffer ,  Luis D. Morales ,  Oscar A. Guevara

IPC: H02P27/06 ,  F04D25/06 ,  F04D25/08

Abstract: A motor control system for operating an electric motor is described. The motor control system includes a power supply module disposed external to the electric motor and configured to convert an alternating current (AC) voltage at a first level to a direct current (DC) voltage at a second level lower than a DC-equivalent voltage of the AC voltage at the first level, and a motor control assembly coupled to the electric motor. The motor control assembly includes an input power connector configured to receive the DC voltage at the second level from the power supply module. The motor control assembly also includes an inverter module coupled to the input power connector. The inverter module is configured to convert the DC voltage at the second level to an AC motor voltage to operate the electric motor.

公开(公告)号：US20190326840A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16416785

申请日：2019-05-20

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Lee Beifus ,  Kathryn Bloomfield ,  Andrew C. Barry

IPC: H02P23/00 ,  H02P23/02 ,  F04D15/00 ,  F04D27/00 ,  F24F7/06 ,  F24F11/00

Abstract: A motor controller for an electric motor is provided. The electric motor is configured to drive a blower to generate an airflow. The motor controller includes a memory and a processor coupled thereto. The memory is configured to store a speed-to-airflow ratio associated with an airflow restriction on the blower. The processor is configured to receive a command for a calibrating airflow and operate the electric motor in a constant airflow mode to generate the calibrating airflow at a calibrating speed. The processor is further configured to write the calibrating speed and the calibrating airflow to the memory as the speed-to-airflow ratio.

公开(公告)号：US10443891B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15381443

申请日：2016-12-16

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Steven W. Post ,  Jeffrey Jay Long ,  William S. Gatley, Jr.

IPC: F24H9/00 ,  F24H1/20 ,  F23L17/00

Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The base has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.