Patent ID: 11942880
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method for controlling operation of a power tool, the method comprising:
detecting, by a motor controller of the power tool, that an actuator of the power tool has been actuated;
driving, by the motor controller, a motor of the power tool at a first speed;
increasing, by the motor controller, a speed of the motor from the first speed to a target second speed until a predetermined time threshold is reached, wherein the predetermined time threshold is in a range of 10-150 seconds;
comparing, by the motor controller, the speed of the motor to the target second speed of the motor; and
turning off, by the motor controller, the power tool when the predetermined time threshold is reached and if the speed of the motor has not reached the target second speed of the motor.