Method of calibrating a motorized roller shade

Electricity: motor control systems – Closed loop speed control system for dc motor with commutator – Armature control by digital or combined analog and digital...

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C318S466000, C318S468000, C318S469000, C318S453000, C318S470000, C160S310000

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07599612

ABSTRACT:
Calibration of a motorized roller shade is accomplished by calculating a radius of a roller tube and thickness of a shade fabric rotatably supported by the roller tube. First, a lower edge of the shade fabric is moved to a first position at a first linear distance from a predetermined position. Second, a first number of revolutions of the roller tube between the first position and the predetermined position is determined. Next, the lower edge of the shade fabric is moved to a second position at a second linear distance from the predetermined position and a second number of revolutions between the second position and the predetermined position is determined. Finally, the tube radius and the fabric thickness are calculated from the first and second linear distances and the first and second numbers of revolutions. The tube radius and the fabric thickness are used to control the linear speed of the lower edge of the shade fabric.

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