A multiple pump system is disclosed. The multiple pump system may include a fluid tank and a multiple pump vessel connected to the fluid tank. The multiple pump vessel may include at least one first pump and at least one second pump located therein. In addition, the at least one first pump may be configured to dispense a fluid from the fluid tank at a first pressure, and the at least one second pump may be configured to dispense the fluid from the fluid tank at a second pressure. The first pressure may be different from the second pressure, such that the at least one first pump may be configured to dispense liquefied natural gas, and the at least one second pump may be configured to dispense compressed natural gas.

The present disclosure relates to water transfer control systems, and more particularly, to apparatuses and systems for centralized monitoring and control of multiple mobile pump control units located at remote pump sites.

The present disclosure relates to water transfer control systems, and more particularly, to apparatuses and systems for centralized monitoring and control of multiple mobile pump control units located at remote pump sites.

A multi-pump control system includes a control module, a processing module, a communication interface, and a storage module. The control module is configured to run a zero flow configuration cycle by either ramping up the speed of at least one pump in addition to a subset j of i pumps of a multi-pump system until the communication interface receives a signal change indicative of the at least one pump starting to contribute to the total flow, wherein the processing module is configured to determine an approximated pump characteristic or power consumption or ramping down the speed of at least one pump of a subset j of i pumps of a multi-pump system until the communication interface receives a signal change indicative of the at least one pump stopping to contribute to the total flow, wherein the processing module is configured to determine an approximated pump characteristic and/or power consumption.

A multi-pump control system includes a control module, a processing module, a communication interface, and a storage module. The control module runs n different subsets of i pumps of a multi-pump system including N pumps during n different configuration cycles at a speed .sub.j, wherein N2, 2n2.sup.N1 and 1iN. Each configuration cycle j{1, . . . , n} is associated with a subset j{1, . . . , n} and a speed .sub.j. The communication interface receives signals indicative of operational parameters from each subset j during the associated configuration cycle j. The processing module determines an approximated pump characteristic p=f(q, .sub.j) based on the received signals for each subset j and under an assumption that the i pumps of each subset j share the same part q/i of a reference flow q. The storage module stores the approximated pump characteristic p=f(q, .sub.j) or parameters indicative thereof.

Disclosed are a bailer-type long-shaft pump and a pump station constructed using the long-shaft pump. The long-shaft pump comprises a bailer vehicle (110), a long shaft (120), a bearing (130), a transmission device (140) and an electric motor (150). The transmission device comprises a planetary gearbox (141), an orthogonal shaft gearbox (142) and a frequency converter (143); one end of the long shaft (120) successively passes through the bearing (130), the planetary gearbox (141), the orthogonal shaft gearbox (142) and the frequency converter (143), so as to be in transmission connection with a drive shaft of the electric motor (150); and the bailer vehicle (110) comprises a cylindrical base (112) and at least three blades (111) distributed on the surface of the cylindrical base (112) in an annular array radially extending from the center of the long shaft. Two adjacent blades and the surface of the cylindrical base forms a bailer capable of bailing water from a lower water side of a channel to a higher water side of the channel. The pump station (200) comprises a pump station foundation (210), several equipment rooms (231) transversely distributed at intervals and constructed on the pump station foundation (210), and two ends of the long shaft (120) of the bailer-type long-shaft pump (100) are supported on side walls of two adjacent equipment rooms. The bailer-type long-shaft pump achieve large water flow and low lift, the pump station is space-saving, has shorter construction cycle, and reduces investment and operation costs.

A local thermal energy consumer assembly and a local thermal energy generator assembly to be connected to a thermal energy circuit comprising a hot and a cold conduit. The local thermal energy consumer assembly is connected via a flow controller to the hot conduit. The local thermal energy generator assembly is connected via a flow controller to the cold conduit. The flow controller is selectively set in pumping mode or a flowing mode based on a local pressure difference between heat transfer liquid of the hot and cold conduits.

A local thermal energy consumer assembly and a local thermal energy generator assembly to be connected to a thermal energy circuit comprising a hot and a cold conduit. The local thermal energy consumer assembly is connected via a flow controller to the hot conduit. The local thermal energy generator assembly is connected via a flow controller to the cold conduit. The flow controller is selectively set in pumping mode or a flowing mode based on a local pressure difference between heat transfer liquid of the hot and cold conduits.

The booster pump system includes a base pump module and one or more expansion pump modules connected to the base pump module. Each pump module has suction and discharge manifolds extending between the pump module sides and at least one pump connected between the manifolds. The expansion pump module suction and discharge manifolds connect to the base pump module manifolds, respectively. The pump modules are bilaterally symmetrical such that either side may be connected to the piping system or to another pump module. A bypass module is connected between the pipes of the piping system. The size of the manifolds is larger than the size of pipes that would normally be used with a pump having the capacity of the pump to which the manifolds are connected. Pump modules are connected to each other and to the piping system by quick release connectors.

The booster pump system includes a base pump module and one or more expansion pump modules connected to the base pump module. Each pump module has suction and discharge manifolds extending between the pump module sides and at least one pump connected between the manifolds. The expansion pump module suction and discharge manifolds connect to the base pump module manifolds, respectively. The pump modules are bilaterally symmetrical such that either side may be connected to the piping system or to another pump module. A bypass module is connected between the pipes of the piping system. The size of the manifolds is larger than the size of pipes that would normally be used with a pump having the capacity of the pump to which the manifolds are connected. Pump modules are connected to each other and to the piping system by quick release connectors.