Patents

US 12760919 B2: System for predicting fan motor failure and a method thereof

Granted
2026-10-13
Filed
2023-10-12 application 18485894
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

A system for predicting failure of an HVAC fan motor unit includes a fan motor controller for measuring a time duration between reception of the deactivation signal from the control circuitry and speed of a fan reaching zero rotations per minute (RPM). The measured time duration is then transmitted to the control circuitry. The control circuitry stores a set of test time durations characterizing a working fan motor unit. During operation, the control circuitry periodically transmits an activation signal or a deactivation signal to the fan motor controller. The control circuitry receives and compares the measured time duration from the fan motor controller with a test time duration to generate a delta time duration variable. Subsequently, the control circuitry determines if the generated delta time duration variable exceeds a threshold time duration and predicts a failure time duration for the generated delta time duration to reach the threshold time duration.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
CARRIER CORPORATION 2,012 patentsUS company or organizationPalm Beach Gardens, FLCARRIER CORPORATION Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and statePTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Kanna SelvakaniTheni, IN7PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
F24FAir-conditioning; air-humidification; ventilation; use of air currents for screeningF24F11/38PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

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