Patent ID: 11965686
Assignee: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A server for a control system for a plurality of cooling systems, said server comprising:
a memory device configured to store instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to said memory device and a plurality of cooling systems, each of the plurality of cooling systems including a motor connected to an axial fan, a motor performance sensor, a local memory, and a microprocessor communicatively coupled to the motor, the motor performance sensor, and the local memory, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control operation of the motor according to settings defined by configuration data stored in the local memory, wherein in response to reading the instructions, said processor is configured to:
instruct the microprocessor of at least one cooling system of the plurality of cooling systems to periodically run the corresponding cooling system motor in a reverse direction opposite a normal operating direction over a measurement time;
receive, from the motor performance sensor of each of the plurality of cooling systems, a measurement sensor data over the measurement time; and,
instruct the processor of at least one cooling system of the plurality of cooling systems to determine if power draw from the measurement sensor data has exceeded power draw of the configuration data.