Patent ID: 10906122

Abstract:
A portable drawn arc stud welder apparatus with a lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) battery and stud weld battery control system (SWBCS) is provided for welding a stud onto a workpiece. The portable drawn arc stud welder apparatus includes a housing, an LFP battery disposed in the housing and including a plurality of LFP battery cells, a weld stud gun configured to hold a stud and is electrically connected to the LFP battery for receiving energy from the LFP battery to pass a current through the stud and the workpiece to form a weldment. The SWBCS is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the LFP battery of the portable drawn arc stud welder apparatus. The SWBCS includes a computer, a memory, and instructions therein to implement control and monitoring of the operation of the portable drawn arc stud welder apparatus.