Patent ID: 8493008

Claim:
A variable speed blower motor unit controlled by a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system controller, said variable speed blower comprising: an integrated motor including a plurality of operating speeds or torques, an input for selecting one of the plurality of operating speeds or torques, a variable speed motor and a motor driver driving the variable speed motor; and, an adjustment module coupled to the integrated motor and the HVAC system controller, wherein said adjustment module includes a plurality of operating modes each associated with one of the plurality of operating speeds or torques; wherein said adjustment module is configured to: select one of the plurality of operating modes on the basis of control commands received from the HVAC system controller; control the integrated motor according to the operating speed or torque associated with the selected operating mode; and vary the associations of a plurality of the plurality of operating modes; wherein the HVAC system controller includes a plurality of tap connectors corresponding to the plurality of operating modes, each tap connector engaged when said adjustment module is in the corresponding operating mode, wherein the tap connectors are at least one of: 1) used to provide control commands to the adjustment module; and 2) ORed together to power the integrated motor.