| CPC B60L 15/20 (2013.01) [B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A motor speed monitoring system, comprising:
a monitor channel comprising:
an input configured to connect to an inverter output of an inverter to receive motor power signals from the inverter; and
an intelligence module configured to determine a motor speed based on the motor power signals from the inverter;
wherein the inverter is configured to be controlled by inputs provided over a control channel; and
wherein the monitor channel is independent of the control channel such that the monitor channel does not receive the inputs from the control channel.
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