EP2629918A2 - Procédé pour commander un système de soudage à l'arc pour réduire la projection - Google Patents

Procédé pour commander un système de soudage à l'arc pour réduire la projection

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EP2629918A2
EP2629918A2 EP11817485.3A EP11817485A EP2629918A2 EP 2629918 A2 EP2629918 A2 EP 2629918A2 EP 11817485 A EP11817485 A EP 11817485A EP 2629918 A2 EP2629918 A2 EP 2629918A2
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short
circuit path
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Joseph A. Daniel
Stephen R. Cole
Stephen R. Peters
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Lincoln Global Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/09—Arrangements or circuits for arc welding with pulsed current or voltage
    • B23K9/091—Arrangements or circuits for arc welding with pulsed current or voltage characterised by the circuits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/095—Monitoring or automatic control of welding parameters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/10—Other electric circuits therefor; Protective circuits; Remote controls
    • B23K9/1006—Power supply
    • B23K9/1043—Power supply characterised by the electric circuit

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  • Certain embodiments relate to pulsed electric arc welding equipment and processes. More particularly, certain embodiments relate to anticipating or reacting to short circuits formed between a welding electrode and a workpiece during a pulsed electric arc welding process by reducing the Output current during the time of the short to reduce spatter.
  • a popular welding process is pulse welding which primarily uses a solid wire electrode with an outer shielding gas.
  • MIG welding uses spaced pulses which first melt the end of an advancing wire electrode and then propels the molten metal from the end of the wire through the arc to the workpiece. A globular mass of molten metal is transferred during each pulse period of the pulse welding process.
  • molten metal contacts the workpiece before being entirely released from the advancing wire electrode. This creates a short circuit (a.k.a., a short) between the advancing wire electrode and the workpiece. It is desirable to eliminate or clear the short rapidly to obtain the consistency associated with proper pulse welding. However, clearing a short can result in undesirable spatter being generated. Such spatter causes inefficiencies in the welding process and can result in molten metal being spattered over the workpiece which may have to be removed later using a grinding tool, for example.
  • Embodiments of the present invention comprise an electric arc welding System and methods for reducing spatter during a pulsed electric arc welding process. Spatter is reduced during a welding Operation by reducing the welding Output current during a time when a short occurs between the welding electrode and the workpiece.
  • a switching module including an electrical switch and a resistive path, is incorporated into the return welding current path of a power source of the electric arc welding System. During non-shorting conditions of the pulse welding Operation, the electrical switch is closed or on, allowing welding current to freely return to the power source by experiencing minimal resistance through the switch.
  • the electrical switch is opened or turned off, forcing the welding current to have to go through the resistive path of the switching module, causing the level of the welding current to be lower than it otherwise would be.
  • the lower current generated during the short interval results in less spatter
  • the time of occurrence of a short during the pulse periods may be tracked and a blanking interval, overlapping the interval of time corresponding to an anticipated short, may be applied such that the switch is open during the blanking interval.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an example embodiment of an electric arc welding System incorporating a switching module in a welding current return path;
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a diagram of an example embodiment of a portion of the System of Fig. 1, including the switching module in the welding current return path;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example embodiment of the switching module of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of a first example embodiment of a method for preventing spatter in a pulsed electric arc welding process using the System of Fig. 1;
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a conventional pulsed Output current waveform resulting from a conventional pulsed electric arc welder that does not use the switching module of Figs. 1- 3 in accordance with the method of Fig. 4;
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the exploding spatter process discovered using high speed video technology in a free-flight transfer process having a tethered connection
  • Fig. 7 illustrates an example of a pulsed Output current waveform resulting from the pulsed electric arc welder of Fig. 1 that does use the switching module of Figs. 1-3 in accordance with the method of Fig. 4;
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of another example embodiment of a method for preventing spatter in a pulsed electric arc welding process using the system of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 9 illustrates an example of a pulsed Output current waveform resulting from the pulsed electric arc weider of Fig. 1 that uses the switching module of Figs. 1-3 in accordance with the method of Fig. 8.
  • molten metal may be transferred via a contact transfer process (e.g., a surface-tension-transfer or STT process) or a free-flight transfer process (e.g., a pulsed welding process) with a tethered connection.
  • a contact transfer process e.g., a surface-tension-transfer or STT process
  • a free-flight transfer process e.g., a pulsed welding process
  • a molten metal ball on the tip of the welding electrode makes contact with the workpiece (i.e., shorts) and Starts to "wet into” the molten puddle on the workpiece before the molten metal ball begins to substantially separate from the tip of the electrode.
  • the molten metal ball breaks free of the tip of the electrode and "flies" across the arc toward the workpiece.
  • the molten metal ball flying across the arc can make contact with the workpiece (i.e., short) while a thin tether of molten metal still connects the molten metal ball to the tip of the electrode.
  • the thin tether of molten metal tends to explode, causing spatter, when the molten metal ball makes contact with the workpiece as illustrated in Fig. 6 herein, due to a rapid increase in current through the tether.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an example embodiment of an electric arc welding System 100 incorporating a switching module 110 in a welding Output return path and providing welding Outputs 121 and 122.
  • the System 100 includes a power Converter 120 capable of
  • the power Converter 120 may be an inverter-type power Converter or a chopper-type power Converter, for example.
  • the System 100 further includes a wire feeder 130 capable of feeding a welding electrode wire E through, for example, a welding gun (not shown) that connects the welding electrode wire E to the welding Output 121.
  • the System 100 also includes a current shunt 140 operatively connected between the power Converter 120 and the welding Output 121 for feeding welding Output current to a current feedback sensor 150 of the System 100 to sense the welding Output current produced by the power Converter 120.
  • the System 100 further includes a voltage feedback sensor 160 operatively connected between the welding Output 121 and the welding Output 122 for sensing the welding Output voltage produced by the power Converter 120.
  • the switching module 110 could be incorporated in the outgoing welding current path, for example, between the power Converter 120 and the current shunt 140, or between the current shunt 140 and the welding Output 121.
  • the System 100 also includes a high-speed Controller 170 operatively connected to the current feedback sensor 150 and the voltage feedback sensor 160 to receive sensed current and voltage in the form of Signals 161 and 162 being representative of the welding Output.
  • the System 100 further includes a waveform generator 180 operatively connected to the high speed Controller 170 to receive command Signals 171 from the high speed Controller 170 that teil the waveform generator how to adapt the welding waveform signal 181 in real time.
  • the waveform generator 180 produces an Output welding waveform signal 181 and the power Converter 120 is operatively connected to the waveform generator 180 to receive the Output welding waveform signal 181.
  • the power Converter 120 generates a modulated welding Output (e.g., voltage and current) by Converting an input power to a welding Output power based on the Output welding waveform signal 181.
  • a modulated welding Output e.g., voltage and current
  • the switching module 110 is operatively connected between the power Converter 120 and the welding Output 122 which is connected to the welding workpiece W during Operation.
  • the high speed Controller 170 is also operatively connected to the switching module 110 to provide a switching command signal (or a blanking signal) 172 to the switching module 110.
  • the high speed Controller 170 may include logic circuitry, a programmable microprocessor, and Computer memory, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the high-speed Controller 170 may use the sensed voltage signal 161, the sensed current signal 162, or a combination of the two to determine when a short occurs between the advancing electrode E and the workpiece W, when a short is about to clear, and when the short has actually cleared, during each pulse period.
  • Such schemes of determining when a short occurs and when the short clears are well known in the art, and are described, for example, in U.S. 7,304,269, portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the high-speed Controller 170 may command the waveform generator 180 to modify the waveform signal 181 when the short occurs and/or when the short is cleared.
  • the high-speed Controller 170 may command the waveform generator 180 to incorporate a plasma boost pulse (see pulse 750 of Fig. 7) in the waveform signal 181 to prevent another short from occurring immediately after the Clearing of the previous short.
  • a plasma boost pulse see pulse 750 of Fig. 7
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a diagram of an example embodiment of a portion of the System 100 of Fig. 1, including the switching module 110 in the welding current return path.
  • the power Converter 120 may include an inverter power source 123 and a freewheeling diode 124.
  • the welding Output path will have an inherent welding circuit inductance 210 due to the various electrical components within the welding Output path.
  • the switching module 110 is shown as having an electrical switch 111 (e.g., a power transistor circuit) in parallel with a resistive path 112 (e.g., a network of high power rated resistors).
  • the electrical switch 111 is commanded to be closed by the switching command signal 172 from the highspeed Controller 170.
  • the electrical switch 111 provides a very low resistance path in the Output welding return path, allowing welding current to freely return to the power Converter 120 through the switch 111.
  • the resistive path 112 is still present in the welding Output return path, but most of the current will flow through the low resistance path provided by the closed switch 111.
  • the electrical switch 111 is commanded to be opened by the switching command signal 172 from the high-speed Controller 170.
  • the electrical switch 111 is opened, current is cut off from flowing through the switch 111 and is forced to flow through the resistive path 112, resulting in the level of the current being reduced due to the resistance provided by the resistive path 112.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example embodiment of the switching module 110 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
  • the switching module 110 includes the transistor circuit 111 and the resistor network 112 as shown.
  • the switching module 110 may include a circuit board for mounting the various electrical components of the module 110 including the transistor circuit 111, the resistor network 112, LEDs, and Status logic circuitry, for example.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a flowchart of a first example embodiment of a method 400 for preventing spatter in a pulsed electric arc welding process using the System 100 of Fig. 1.
  • Step 410 represents Operation where the switch 111 of the switching module 110 is normally closed (no short condition).
  • Step 420 if a short is not detected, then the switch 111 remains closed (no short condition). However, if a short is detected then, in step 430, the switch 111 is commanded to go through an opening and closing sequence during the short interval (i.e., the time period over which the electrode is shorted to the workpiece).
  • the opening/closing sequence in step 430 starts by opening the switch 111 when the short is first detected.
  • the switch 111 remains open for a first period of time (e.g., a first 10% of the short interval). This decreases the Output current quickly so the short does not break right
  • the switch is again closed and the Output current is ramped during a second period of time to cause the molten short to begin to form a narrow neck in an attempt to break free from the electrode and clear the short.
  • a dv/dt detection scheme is performed to anticipate when the short will clear (i.e., when the neck will break). Such a dv/dt scheme is well known in the art.
  • the switch 111 is then opened again just before the short is about to clear (e.g., during the last 10% of the short interval) in order to quickly lower the Output current once again to prevent excessive spattering when the neck actually breaks (i.e., when the short actually clears).
  • step 440 if the short (short between the electrode and the workpiece) is still present, then the switch 111 remains open. However, if the short has been cleared then, in step 450, the switch 111 is again closed. ⁇ this manner, during a short condition, the switch 111 goes through an opening/closing sequence and the current flowing through the welding Output path is reduced when the switch is open, resulting in reduced spatter.
  • the method 400 is implemented in the high-speed Controller 170, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the System 100 is able to react at a rate of 120 kHz (i.e., the switching module 110 can be switched on and off at this high rate), providing sufficient reaction to detection of a short and detection of the Clearing of the short to implement the method 400 in an effective manner.
  • the current of the welding circuit path is decreased, in response to detection of a short between the advancing wire electrode and the workpiece, by opening the switch 111 for at least a determined period of time, thus increasing the resistance in the welding circuit path.
  • the determined period of time is of a duration allowing for the short to clear without having to first increase the current of the welding circuit path.
  • the switch 111 is closed again, causing the current of the welding circuit path to once again increase and clear the short.
  • the switch 111 is simply opened for at least part of the determined period of time in response to the detection of the short. In most pulse periods, the current does not have to be increased to clear the short.
  • a speed of the advancing wire electrode can be slowed. Slowing the speed of the advancing wire electrode helps to clear the short more readily by not adding as much material to the short as otherwise would be added.
  • a motor of a wire feeder advancing the wire electrode may be switched off and a brake may be applied to the motor.
  • the brake may be a mechanical brake or an electrical brake, in accordance with various embodiments.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates an example of a conventional pulsed Output current waveform 500 resulting from a conventional pulsed electric arc weider that does not use the switching module 110 of Figs. 1-3 in accordance with the method 400 of Fig. 4, or the simpler alternative method described above.
  • a peak pulse 510 is fired, a short may occur starting at time 520, for example, that lasts until time 530, for example, when the short is cleared
  • the times 520 and 530 define a short interval 540.
  • peak pulses 510 are fired at regular intervals during the multiple pulse periods or cycles of the welding process.
  • a short condition may or may not occur.
  • a short when a short occurs, there is very little resistance in the welding Output path compared to the inductance. Current continues to flow even if the power source is turned off.
  • the welding circuit inductance 210 acts to keep current flowing in the welding Output path, even when the power Converter 120 is phased back to a minimum level.
  • the current tends to increase until the short is cleared (i.e., until the molten metal short breaks free of the electrode E).
  • the increased current levels tend to cause the molten metal to explode causing spatter.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the exploding spatter process that was discovered using high speed video technology in a free-flight transfer process having a tethered connection.
  • a high peak pulse (e.g., 510) causes a ball of molten metal 610 to push out towards the workpiece W creating a narrow tether 620 between the ball 610 and the electrode E.
  • the tether 620 narrows and, eventually, a short occurs between the electrode E and the workpiece W through the tether 620. This condition tends to occur for almost every pulse period in an Operation where the welding electrode operates very close to the workpiece.
  • the tether 620 creates an incipient short and a large amount of current can begin to flow through the narrow tether 620.
  • the increasing current level finally causes the relatively thin molten tether 620 to explode creating spatter 630 as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the switching module 110 and the method 400 or the simpler alternative as described above herein, the spatter 630 that is created can be greatly reduced.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates an example of a pulsed Output current waveform 700 resulting from the pulsed electric arc weider 100 of Fig. 1 that uses the switching module 110 of Figs. 1-3 in accordance with the method 400 of Fig. 4.
  • a peak pulse 710 is fired, a short may occur starting at time 720, for example, that lasts until time 730, for example, when the short is cleared.
  • the times 720 and 730 define a short interval 740.
  • peak pulses 710 are fired at regular intervals during the multiple pulse periods or cycles of the welding process. During any given cycle, a short condition may or
  • the switch 111 of the switching module 110 is opened when the short first occurs and again when the short is about to clear, causing the Output current to flow through the resistive path 112 and, therefore, causing the current level to reduce.
  • the switching signal 172 may be a logic signal that goes from high to low when a short is detected, causing the switch to open. Similarly, when the short is cleared, the switching signal 172 may go from low to high to close the switch 111 again.
  • the resistive path 112 puts a load on the welding Output path allowing the freewheeling current to drop quickly to desired levels.
  • the current tends to reduce until the short is cleared and, at such reduced current levels, when the short breaks or clears, the molten metal tends to pinch off in an unexplosive manner, eliminating or at least reducing the amount of spatter created.
  • the plasma boost pulse 750 which is used to help prevent another short from occurring immediately after the short that was just cleared, is more prominent and potentially more effective.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a flowchart of another example embodiment of a method 800 for preventing spatter in a pulsed electric arc welding process using the System 100 of Fig. 1.
  • the method 800 is performed by the Controller 170.
  • the high-speed Controller 170 tracks the times of occurrence of the shorts and/or the Clearing of the shorts and provides an estimate of when the short interval 940 (the time between the occurrence of a short and when the short is cleared) (see Fig. 9) will occur during at least the next pulse period. From this estimate, a blanking interval 960 (see Fig. 9) can be determined which is used to generate the blanking signal 172.
  • step 810 of the method 800 the System 100 detects the occurrence of shorts and/or the Clearing of those shorts during the repeating pulse periods of the pulsed welding waveform, according to known techniques.
  • step 820 the time of occurrence of the detected shorts and/or
  • Step 830 the location and duration of the short interval 940 (see Fig. 9) for a next pulse period is estimated based on the tracking results.
  • step 840 an overlapping blanking interval 960 for at least the next pulse period is determined based on the estimated location of the short interval for the next pulse period.
  • step 850 a blanking signal (a type of switching signal) 172 is generated (e.g., by the Controller 170) to be applied to the switching module 110 during the next pulse period.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates an example of a pulsed Output current waveform 900 resulting from the pulsed electric arc weider 100 of Fig. 1 that uses the switching module 110 of Figs. 1-3 in accordance with the method 800 of Fig. 8.
  • a peak pulse 910 is fired, a short may occur starting at time 920, for example, that lasts until time 930, for example, when the short is cleared.
  • the times 920 and 930 define a short interval 940.
  • peak pulses 910 are fired at regular intervals during the welding process. During any given cycle, a short condition may or may not occur. However, during a welding process where the arc length is relatively short (i.e., where the wire electrode is operated relatively close to the workpiece), shorts can occur in almost every pulse period.
  • the times of occurrence of the short and/or clearing of the short within the pulse period are determined and tracked from pulse period to pulse period.
  • the Controller 170 may estimate the location of the short interval that will likely occur in the next or upcoming pulse periods.
  • the location of the short interval may be a stored default location based on, for example, experimental data or stored data from a previous welding process.
  • the blanking signal 172 can be adapted or modified to form a blanking interval 960 within the blanking signal 172 which temporally overlaps the estimated short interval 940 for the next pulse period(s).
  • the blanking interval 960 Starts shortly before the short interval 940 of the next pulse period (e.g., before the time 920) and ends shortly after the short interval 940 of the next pulse period (e.g., after the time 930), thus the temporal
  • the duration of the blanking interval is set to last long enough for the short to clear, based on experimental knowledge.
  • the switch 111 of the switching module 110 can be opened.
  • the location of the short interval may drift or change as the distance between the wire electrode and the workpiece drifts or changes, for example.
  • the location of the blanking signal can be adapted to effectively follow and anticipate the short interval.
  • the control topology of a welding power source may be configured to control the Output current to a highly regulated level during the time of the short.
  • the power source can control the shorting current to a lower level (e.g., below 50 amps) during a shorting interval to reduce the spatter.
  • the switching module 110 can be disabled or eliminated, allowing current to freely flow in the welding Output circuit path.
  • the Controller 170 is configured to command the waveform generator 180 to modify a portion of the Output welding waveform signal 181 of the welding process during the
  • the Controller 170 reduces the current during the blanking interval through the waveform generator 180 and the power Converter 120, instead of via the switching module 110.
  • Such an alternative embodiment can work quite well if the inductance 210 of the welding circuit is sufficiently low.
  • an electric arc weider and a method for performing a pulse welding process producing reduced spatter are disclosed.
  • the weider produces a current between an advancing electrode and a workpiece.
  • the weider includes a short-detecting capability for detecting a short condition upon occurrence of a short circuit between the advancing electrode and the workpiece.
  • the weider is controlled to reduce the current between the advancing electrode and the workpiece during the time of the short to reduce spatter of molten metal when the short clears.
  • An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method for reducing spatter in a pulsed arc-welding process.
  • the method includes tracking times of occurrence of short intervals during pulse periods of a pulsed arc-welding process using a Controller of a welding System. The tracking may be based on at least one of detecting occurrences of shorts during pulse periods of the pulsed welding process and detecting Clearing of shorts during pulse periods of the pulsed welding process.
  • the method further includes estimating a temporal location of a short interval for at least a next pulse period of the pulse welding process based on the tracking.
  • the method also includes determining a blanking interval for at least a next pulse period based on the estimating.
  • the method may further include generating a blanking signal for at least a next pulse period based on the blanking interval.
  • the method may further include increasing a resistance of a welding circuit path of the welding System during the blanking interval in response to the blanking signal to reduce a welding current through the welding circuit path during the blanking interval.
  • Increasing the resistance may include opening an electrical switch of a switching module disposed in the welding circuit path.
  • the electrical switch is in parallel with a resistive path within the switching module.
  • the method may include reducing a welding current through a welding circuit path of the welding System during the
  • the blanking interval for at least a next pulse period by modifying a portion of a waveform of the welding process during the blanking interval, wherein the waveform is generated by a waveform generator of the welding System.
  • the blanking interval is temporally wider than and temporally overlaps an expected short interval of at least a next pulsed period.
  • An embodiment of the present invention comprises a System for reducing spatter in a pulsed arc-welding process.
  • the System includes a Controller configured for tracking times of occurrence of short intervals during pulse periods of a pulsed arc-welding process of a welding System.
  • the Controller is further configured for estimating a temporal location of a short interval for at least a next pulse period of the pulsed welding process based on the tracking.
  • the Controller is also configured for determining a blanking interval for at least a next pulse period based on the estimating.
  • the Controller may also be configured for generating a blanking signal for at least a next pulse period based on the blanking interval.
  • the blanking interval is temporally wider than and temporally overlaps an expected short interval of at least a next pulse period.
  • the system may further include a switching module disposed in a welding circuit path of the welding system and operatively connected to the Controller.
  • the switching module is configured to increase a resistance of the welding circuit path of the welding system during the blanking interval in response to the blanking signal to reduce a welding current through the welding circuit path during the blanking interval.
  • the switching module includes an electrical switch and a resistive path in parallel.
  • the Controller may be configured for commanding a waveform generator of the welding system to reduce a welding current through a welding circuit path of the welding system during the blanking interval for at least a next pulse period by modifying a portion of a waveform of the welding process during the blanking interval.
  • the Controller may further be configured to detect occurrences of shorts during pulse periods of the pulsed welding process, and to detect occurrences of Clearing of shorts during pulse periods of the pulsed welding process.
  • An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method for reducing spatter in a pulsed arc-welding process.
  • the method includes detecting a short during a pulse period of a pulsed arc- welding process using a controller of a welding system.
  • the method further includes increasing a resistance of a welding circuit path of the welding system for a first period of time to reduce a welding current through the welding circuit path in response to detecting the short.
  • the method also includes decreasing the resistance of the welding circuit path of the welding System for a second period of time immediately after the first period of time to increase the welding current through the welding circuit path.
  • the method further includes increasing the resistance of the welding circuit path of the welding system for a third period of time immediately after the second period of time to reduce the welding current through the welding circuit path in anticipation of clearing the short.
  • Increasing the resistance may include opening an electrical switch of a switching module disposed in the welding circuit path.
  • Decreasing the resistance may include closing an electrical switch of a switching module disposed in the welding circuit path.
  • the method may further include detecting that a short has cleared, and decreasing the resistance of the welding circuit path of the welding system in response to detecting that the short has cleared.
  • An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method for reducing spatter in a pulsed arc-welding process.
  • the method includes detecting a short between a workpiece and an advancing wire electrode during a pulse period of a pulsed arc-welding process using a Controller of a welding system.
  • the method further includes decreasing a current of a welding circuit path of the welding system for at least a portion of a determined period of time in response to detecting the short wherein, during most pulse periods of the pulsed arc-welding process, the determined period of time is of a duration allowing for the short to clear without having to first increase the current of the welding circuit path.
  • Decreasing the current may include increasing a resistance of the welding circuit path.
  • Increasing the resistance may include opening an electrical switch of a switching module disposed in the welding circuit path, wherein the switching module includes the electrical switch in parallel with a resistance path.
  • the method may further include increasing the current of the welding circuit path of the welding System immediately after the determined period of time if the short has not cleared. Increasing the current may include decreasing a resistance of the welding circuit path. Decreasing the resistance may include closing an electrical switch of a switching module disposed in the welding circuit path, wherein the switching module includes the electrical switch in parallel with a resistance path.
  • the method may further include slowing down a speed of the advancing wire electrode in response to detecting the short between the electrode and the workpiece. Slowing down the speed of the advancing wire electrode may include switching off a motor of a wire feeder advancing the wire electrode and applying a brake to the motor.
  • the brake may be a mechanical brake or an electrical brake, in accordance with various embodiments.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur une soudeuse à arc électrique et sur un procédé pour effectuer un processus de soudage à impulsions produisant une projection réduite. La soudeuse produit un courant entre une électrode avançant et une pièce à travailler. La soudeuse comprend une fonction de détection de court-circuit pour détecter une condition de court-circuit lors de l'apparition d'un court-circuit entre l'électrode avançant et la pièce à travailler. La soudeuse peut également comprendre un module de commutation dans la trajectoire de circuit de soudage de la soudeuse, ayant un commutateur électrique et une trajectoire résistive. Les temps d'apparition d'intervalles de court-circuit peuvent être suivis, et un signal de suppression peut être généré sur la base des intervalles de court-circuit suivis afin d'anticiper un intervalle de court-circuit suivant dans une période d'impulsion suivante du processus de soudage à impulsions. Le signal de suppression peut être utilisé pour réduire un courant de soudage dans la trajectoire de circuit de soudage par introduction d'une résistance additionnelle dans la trajectoire de circuit de soudage par l'intermédiaire du module de commutation, ou par commande d'une partie d'une forme d'onde du processus de soudage pendant l'intervalle de suppression.
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US40589510P 2010-10-22 2010-10-22
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US13/267,153 US9415457B2 (en) 2010-10-22 2011-10-06 Method to control an arc welding system to reduce spatter
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