US 12,296,415 B2
Methods and systems for support of low-power operation in training modes in welding machines
Chris J. Roehl, Appleton, WI (US); Gregg Prochnow, Hortonville, WI (US); Alan Manthe, New London, WI (US); Maxwell Bode Brock, Appleton, WI (US); Jeremy John Erdmann, Appleton, WI (US); Nicholas James Dessart, Neenah, WI (US); and Scott Ryan Rozmarynowski, Greenville, WI (US)
Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/511,112.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,598, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0134463 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B23K 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 9/1006 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A welding-type system, comprising:
a user interface (UI) component configured for one or both of providing output to a user of the welding-type system and receiving input from the user of the welding-type system;
a power supply component configured for operating at primary power, for providing power in the welding-type system during welding operations, using a high-voltage source that provides power at a first voltage level;
a receptacle configured for receiving a connector, wherein the connector provides or operates at secondary power that is different from the primary power at least in being at a second voltage level that is lower than the first voltage level; and
one or more circuits;
wherein the weld-type system is configurable to operate in a plurality of modes, the plurality of operating modes comprising, at least, a normal operation mode and a training mode; and
wherein the one or more circuits are configured to, in response to the weld-type system transitioning to the training mode from another one of the plurality of modes:
discontinue use of the power supply component;
obtain power from the connector, via the receptacle; and
operate, using the power obtained from the connector, at least one component of the welding-type system during operation in the training mode, the at least one component comprising the user interface (UI) component.