A system (16) for pumping a fluid, comprising: a pump (17) comprising a suction side (18) and a discharge side (19); a motor (20) for driving the pump, which motor is drivingly connected to the pump via a shaft (21); a return line (23) providing a feed-back conduit for the fluid from the discharge side to the suction side; a control valve (24) controlling the flow of the fluid through the return line; and a first sensor device (27) for monitoring a first system parameter which is a function of the differential pressure across the pump. The system further comprises: a second sensor device (28) for monitoring a second system parameter which is a function of the torque of the pump; and a control unit (25) arranged to: receive monitored first system parameter values from the first sensor device and, for each monitored first system parameter value, identify a minimum allowable second system parameter value; receive monitored second system parameter values from the second sensor device and, for each monitored second system parameter value, compare the monitored second system parameter value with the identified minimum allowable second parameter value; and regulate the control valve such that the monitored second parameter value does not fall below the minimum allowable second parameter value. A method of operating such a system is also disclosed.

A refrigeration system includes a compressor and a capacitor electrically coupled to the compressor. A method of operating the refrigeration system includes measuring voltage values based on alternating current power powering the compressor. The method includes measuring current values based on the alternating current power. The method includes determining, with a controller, a power factor value based on at least one of the voltage values and at least one of the current values. The method includes receiving a supply air temperature value from an air temperature sensor installed in the refrigeration system. The method includes receiving a return air temperature value from an air temperature sensor installed in the refrigeration system. The method includes determining a temperature split based on a difference between the return and supply air temperature values. The method includes determining a fault in the capacitor based on the power factor value and the temperature split.

A method is provided for braking a compressor of a refrigeration appliance, of an air conditioning appliance or of a heat pump in which the compressor has a brushless motor with windings and a controller for braking the motor. The controller is configured to brake the brushless motor by using a braking current in a controlled manner starting from an operating rotational speed, in which the braking current during the controlled braking is dependent on induced voltages determined before the controlled braking. The method for braking includes rotating the motor at an operating rotational speed, receiving a signal for decelerating, braking or slowing down, determining voltages induced in the windings and supplying a braking current having a decreasing frequency to the windings, in which the braking current during the braking is dependent on the previously determined induced voltages. A compressor and a refrigeration appliance having the compressor are also provided.

A processing chamber is connected to a lock chamber. For evacuating the lock chamber and/or the processing chamber a vacuum pump system is provided. The latter comprises a vacuum pump equipment having at least one vacuum pump. Further, the vacuum pump system comprises a valve device for connection to the lock chamber as well as a controller. For noise reduction, a cyclically occurring operating parameter is determined by means of the controller. From said parameter it is determined at which point in time the valve is opened such that temporally before the opening of the valve the rotational speed of at least one of the vacuum pumps can be reduced. This results in a considerable noise reduction at continuing good pump-out times.

A position detection device determines the position of the diaphragm or the drive piston of an electric-motor-driven diaphragm pump, in particular, by detecting the upper and lower reversal point (Po, Pu) in the movement curve of the diaphragm of the diaphragm pump. A diaphragm is actuated by a drive connecting rod to close a conveying chamber with valves provided on an inlet and outlet side. The volume can be changed between a minimum and maximum volume. A rotational movement of an electric motor, with a rotor, is converted into the actuation movement of the drive connecting rod via the effect of the eccentrics. The position detection device detects the load curve of the diaphragm pump during the movement of the diaphragm. An evaluation device determines at least the position of the upper and lower reversal point of the diaphragm from the load curve.

A pump control system and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The pump control system includes a pump; a motor mechanically connected to the pump; a motor driving controller electrically coupled to the motor, the motor driving controller configured to control a speed of the motor; a current detection unit electrically coupled between the motor and the motor driving controller or electrically coupled to a power supply input interface of the pump control system; and a main controller electrically coupled to the motor driving controller.

A motor control device according to the disclosure includes: a current control part, performing current control for rotating a motor from a stop state; a rotation speed calculation part, calculating an actual rotation speed of the motor; an acquisition part, acquiring a target rotation speed of the motor; a speed control part, performing speed control of the motor, so that the actual rotation speed of the motor becomes the target rotation speed; and a correction part, at a time when a current control state is transitioned to a speed control, correcting the target rotation speed based on a relation between the actual rotation speed and the target rotation speed. When the target rotation speed is corrected, the speed control part performs the speed control so that the actual rotation speed becomes the target rotation speed corrected by the correction part.

A method controls the start-up of an oil pump of a gearbox by a brushless electric motor that has no position sensor. The stator coils are powered from the off mode in a constant-current open-loop control sequence until the pump reaches a speed threshold at which speed regulation switches over to closed-loop control on a setpoint corresponding to the lubrication flow rate required to ensure the reliability of the gearbox, but without in so doing exceeding a current threshold indicative of pump seizure, at which point motor control switches back over to the constant-current open-loop control sequence. The open-loop current setpoint is higher than the threshold for switching over to closed-loop control so that in the open-loop control mode the motor torque available at the pump is higher than in the closed-loop control mode.

Various embodiments described herein relate to an anomaly detection framework adaptable to different asset types. In this regard, a data stream associated with a first asset is received. The data stream is then processed to generate output data by encoding the data stream based on historical data associated with the first asset, the historical data comprising clustered data representative of fault states and one or more non-fault states. Furthermore, in accordance with a determination that the generated output data is indicative of a potential fault of the first asset, fault data indicative of the potential fault is generated and caused to be transmitted to an administrative device for display.

Described is a control method for dispensing a hot fluid in a fluid dispensing device, which comprises a power supply source; a source of fluid to be heated; a feed unit configured for picking up the fluid to be heated; a boiler or heat exchanger; a dispensing device configured for dispensing the hot fluid and a data control and processing system which actuates the following steps: a measurement of inlet parameters comprising at least an inlet power value and an inlet temperature of the fluid towards the boiler or heat exchanger; a cyclical calculation of a quantity of heat generated which must supply the boiler or heat exchanger and/or a quantity of fluid dispensed; consequent adjustment of the value of heat generated by the boiler or heat exchanger and/or the quantity of fluid dispensed, as a function of the measurements of the inlet parameters and of a wanted or desired value of outlet temperature of the fluid; the above-mentioned measurement, cyclical calculation and adjustment steps are performed simultaneously and in real time during a step of dispensing fluid by the dispensing device.