An HVAC system includes a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. A sensor measures a value associated with the refrigerant in the condenser or the evaporator, and a controller is communicatively coupled to the compressor and the sensor. The controller determines, based on an operational history the compressor, that pre-requisite criteria are satisfied for entering a sensor validation mode. After determining the pre-requisite criteria are satisfied, an initial sensor measurement value is determined. Following determining the initial sensor measurement value, the compressor is operated according to a sensor-validation mode. Following operating the compressor according to the sensor-validation mode for at least a minimum time, a current sensor measurement value is determined. The controller determines whether validation criteria are satisfied for the current sensor value. In response to determining that the validation criteria are satisfied, the controller determines that the sensor is validated.

A device for delivering a fluid to a consumption point is disclosed. The device comprises a pedestal comprising a mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the pedestal to the consumption point, a connector having an upper port and a lower port in fluidic communication, the lower port being configured to be fluidically coupled to the consumption point, and an electronic control unit for controlling the delivery of the fluid to the consumption point. The device further comprises a movable casing configured to be mounted on the pedestal and comprising a reservoir for storing an amount of the fluid, a pump system for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir to the upper port of the connector, a fluidic coupling means for fluidically coupling the reservoir to the upper port of the connector through the pump system, and an electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the movable casing to the pedestal.

A device for delivering a fluid to a consumption point is disclosed. The device comprises a pedestal comprising a mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the pedestal to the consumption point, a connector having an upper port and a lower port in fluidic communication, the lower port being configured to be fluidically coupled to the consumption point, and an electronic control unit for controlling the delivery of the fluid to the consumption point. The device further comprises a movable casing configured to be mounted on the pedestal and comprising a reservoir for storing an amount of the fluid, a pump system for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir to the upper port of the connector, a fluidic coupling means for fluidically coupling the reservoir to the upper port of the connector through the pump system, and an electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the movable casing to the pedestal.

A self-checking system for an air bag includes a client, a detection module, an air bag control unit and an air bag device. The air bag control unit is connected with the air bag device; the air bag device includes an air bag and an air path; and the detection module is configured for detecting the air bag device and the air bag control unit according to preset steps.

The disclosure includes an outer electrode and an inner electrode. The outer electrode defines an inner volume and is configured to receive injected electrons through at least one aperture. The inner electrode positioned in the inner volume. The outer electrode and inner electrode are configured to confine the received electrons in orbits around the inner electrode in response to an electric potential between the outer electrode and the inner electrode. The apparatus does not include a component configured to generate an electron-confining magnetic field.

Methods for detecting tubing in a pump assembly of a pump system are provided. For example, a method comprises connecting a power supply to each of a plurality of pump motors of the pump system. Each pump motor of the plurality of pump motors has a power supply cable configured to connect to the power supply and drives a pump head of a plurality of pump heads of the pump system. The method also comprises sensing a motor current from each of the power supply cables, determining whether tubing is loaded in each pump head, and, if tubing is not loaded in a pump head, then disconnecting from the power supply the power supply cable of the pump motor associated with the pump head in which tubing is not loaded. Systems for detecting the presence of tubing within a pump head of a plurality of pump heads also are provided.

A method operates a thick-matter pump having a thick-matter delivery system and a hydraulic drive system. The thick-matter delivery system delivers thick matter with a variably settable delivery volumetric flow rate for driving the thick-matter delivery system. The hydraulic drive system has: a hydraulic circuit having a hydraulic fluid, a variably operable first drive pump, and a variably operable second drive pump. The first drive pump is designed for variable operation with at least one variably settable first pump parameter and the second drive pump is designed for variable operation, independent of the first pump parameter, with at least one variably settable second pump parameter for generating a variably settable overall drive volumetric flow rate of the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic circuit. The method determines an overall-drive-volumetric-flow-rate target value for the overall drive volumetric flow rate, and determines a first parameter target value for the first pump parameter and a second parameter target value for the second pump parameter in a manner dependent on the determined overall-drive-volumetric-flow-rate target value. The first and second parameter target values differ from one another if the determined overall-drive-volumetric-flow-rate target value is in at least one overall-drive-volumetric-flow-rate-target-value range from a set of possible overall-drive-volumetric-flow-rate target values. The method delivers the thick matter with the delivery volumetric flow rate at a delivery-volumetric-flow-rate target value by generating the overall drive volumetric flow rate with the determined overall-drive-volumetric-flow-rate target value by setting the first pump parameter to the determined first parameter target value and the second pump parameter to the determined second parameter target value.

Described is a method for regulating a volume of liquid delivered by a peristaltic pump and a peristaltic pump system that can be used to perform the method. The method includes sensing an ambient temperature of the peristaltic pump. The peristaltic pump includes a pump motor. At least one of a motor speed and a motor operation duration is determined from the sensed temperature, a selected volume of liquid to be delivered and a predetermined correspondence of the motor speed to ambient temperature. The pump motor is operated at the determined motor speed or for the determined motor operation duration to deliver the selected volume of liquid from the peristaltic pump.

An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. A controller associated with the single VFD and is mounted on the single pump trailer. The controller monitors operation parameters associated with an operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system as each component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system operates to determine whether the operation parameters deviate beyond a corresponding operation parameter threshold. Each of the operation parameters provides an indicator as to an operation status of a corresponding component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system. The controller initiates corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold. Initiating the corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold maintains the operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.

A fluid pressure unit is provided with an inverter (17), a motor (10) controlled by the inverter, a pump (11) driven by the motor to discharge a fluid, a detector (16) configured to detect a pressure of the fluid, a flow rate of the fluid, or both, a controller (20) configured to control the inverter such that a pressure of the pump, a flow rate of the pump, or both becomes a predetermined value based on a detected value by the detector, and a suppressor (33) configured to suppress a change of an output of the inverter caused by a pulsation frequency component of the fluid included in the detected value.