Abstract: A computer system comprising processing circuitry configured to obtain topographic data containing information about the topography of the road along which a heavy-duty vehicle is currently travelling, the topographic data including information about an upcoming downhill slope; acquire prediction data indicative of the braking requirements for the upcoming downhill slope, the braking requirements including how much brake power and/or brake energy that will be needed in the upcoming downhill slope to maintain the speed of the heavy-duty vehicle at or below a selected speed limit of the heavy-duty vehicle throughout the travel in the downhill slope; determine a brake blending combination which allows a Selective Catalytic Reduction System (SCR) of the heavy-duty vehicle to be kept as warm as possible while still fulfilling the braking requirements; and apply the determined brake blending combination to the heavy-duty vehicle while travelling along the downhill slope.

Abstract: A method for supporting communication between a torch and a wire feeder or power source. The method includes superimposing a carrier signal on a DC trigger line voltage that is modulated to communicate data between the torch and the wire feeder/power source. The circuitry also supports conventional trigger line functionality.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a welding device including a wire feed device and a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The wire feed device may include a motor to rotate a roller to advance a filler wire from a bobbin towards a torch. The processor may execute instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium to determine an applied feed force parameter and a threshold feed force parameter and compare the applied feed force parameter to the threshold feed force parameter to update an error state indicator, such as a user interface, for example.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a welding device including a wire feed device and a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The wire feed device may include a motor to rotate a roller to advance a filler wire from a bobbin towards a torch. The processor may execute instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium to determine an applied feed force parameter and a threshold feed force parameter and compare the applied feed force parameter to the threshold feed force parameter to update an error state indicator, such as a user interface, for example.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a welding device including a wire feed device and a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The wire feed device may include a motor to rotate a roller to advance a filler wire from a bobbin towards a torch. The processor may execute instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium to determine an applied feed force parameter and a threshold feed force parameter and compare the applied feed force parameter to the threshold feed force parameter to update an error state indicator, such as a user interface, for example.