Patent classifications
F04B2203/0209
CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VOLUME FLOW OF A FLUID IN A DRIVE TRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
A control device for regulating a volume flow of a fluid in a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a torque monitoring unit, set up to determine, on the basis of a characteristic diagram of the pump which describes a functional dependency of the torque to be applied by the drive motor on the rotational speed of the drive motor for a predetermined fluid state of the fluid, a current torque deviation occurring between the current torque and the torque given by the characteristic diagram for the current rotational speed, and a correction unit, set up to correct a power setting signal for the drive motor in accordance with the current torque deviation and to provide a corrected power setting signal, and a power regulation unit, set up to generate a second power setting signal for actuating the drive motor on the basis of the corrected power setting signal.
EHA SYSTEM FOR LIFTING/LOWERING LANDING GEAR
An EHA system (10) for lifting or lowering a leg of an aircraft includes a hydraulic circuit (101) having a hydraulic actuator (a hydraulic cylinder 2) configured to lift or lower the leg, at least one electric hydraulic pump (3), and a hydraulic path, a pressure sensor (38, 83), a temperature sensor (84), and a control unit (a controller 9) configured to output a control signal for operating the electric hydraulic pump in leg lifting or lowering. The hydraulic circuit includes a pressure increasing element. The control unit performs health monitoring regarding the performance of the electric hydraulic pump based on the pressure of hydraulic fluid, the temperature of hydraulic fluid, and the speed of the electric hydraulic pump during operation of the electric hydraulic pump.
A DIAPHRAGM PUMP FOR DOSING A FLUID AND AN ACCORDING METHOD
A diaphragm pump (10), in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump housing (12) with at least a first check valve (14) and a second check valve (16), a fluid chamber (18), a diaphragm (20) defining a wall of the fluid chamber (18) and reciprocatingly movable, a stepping motor (28) as driving means for reciprocating said diaphragm (20), wherein the stepping motor (28) comprises a controller (34) for actuating the stepping motor (28), and an external control unit (36) for operating the controller (34) of the stepping motor (28), wherein the external control unit (36) is connected to the controller (34) by a power supply line (38) for transmitting an operating signal (42, 46) to the controller (34), wherein the operating signal (42, 46) is a start signal for operating the diaphragm pump (10), in particular the stepping motor (28), at preset parameters. The diaphragm pump (10) according to the invention offers increased cost efficiency of the diaphragm pump (10) by integrating the power supply and the transfer of operating signals from the control unit (36) to the controller (34).
PUMP SPEED CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON THE COMPUTER PROGRAM APPLIED THEREBY AND A PUMP
Repeated cycles each consist of a pump down phase and a holding phase, wherein a start timepoint of each cycle is the timepoint when a rise in an inlet pressure of the pump is sufficiently large and the time extending between two consecutive cycle start timepoints is a cycle time. A control method includes determining a start of a next cycle during a present cycle, wherein it is preferable that the present cycle directly precedes the next cycle. The method further includes controlling the pump to accelerate to a maximum allowed speed during the holding phase of the present cycle before the start of the next cycle such that at the start of the next cycle full pump capacity is available.
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP BASED ON DEMAND RESPONSE
An apparatus, system and method of controlling one or more electric submersible pumps (ESPs) based on demand response to an electrical power grid. The ESPs may either be turned off, or operated at a slower speed to allow for an operator of an electrical power grid to shed load during peak times without impacting other assets on the electrical power grid.
SELF-CONTAINED SLIDE PROCESSING UNIT FOR BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
A fluidic handling unit includes a baseplate, a fluidic inlet block, a fluidic outlet block, a pump in fluidic communication with the fluidic inlet block and the fluidic outlet block, a carrier control board in electrical communication with the pump, and a flow cell carrier comprising a microfluidic flow cell receiving area, wherein the flow cell carrier is configured to receive and retain the fluidic handling unit. A bottom surface of the fluidic handling unit is configured to complementary mate with a top surface of the flow cell carrier, or wherein a bottom surface of the flow cell carrier is configured to complementarily mate with a top surface of the fluidic handling unit.
APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE INVERTERS AND INVERTER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling multiple inverters and an inverter system including the same. The apparatus according to the present disclosure determines a motor having the smallest operation time among motors which are not being operated as a main motor to thereby transmit a running reference and a frequency reference to the corresponding main motor, if a speed of a main motor which is being operated is above a speed set by a user and a feedback is below a predetermined level.
Ultra High Pressure Pump With An Alternating Rotation To Linear Displacement Drive Mechanism
A high pressure pump including a linear actuator having a servo motor to axially rotate a hollow rotor shaft in alternating directions, the servo motor having a stator positioned co-axially around the hollow rotor shaft with an interior of the rotor shaft being co-axially coupled to a drive member to convert axial rotation into reciprocal displacement, the drive member being constrained against linear movement and supporting a shaft. At least one piston is coupled to the shaft and the piston is arranged within a cylinder to define a pumping chamber, whereby alternating rotation of the rotor shaft causes reciprocal linear displacement of the piston to pressurize fluid in the pumping chamber. A drive mechanism includes a controller coupled to a servomotor and an encoder to measure movement of the hollow rotor or output shaft and send a feedback signal proportional to the movement to the controller.
ANTI-RIPPLE INJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF A PUMP
An anti-ripple injection method for injecting an anti-ripple signal into a control system of a pump is disclosed. The control system controls an electric motor via an electric motor drive, and the electric motor drives the pump. The anti-ripple signal causes pressure ripples in the pump output to be at least partially cancelled. The anti-ripple injection method comprises: injecting an anti-ripple signal of any waveform into the control system, the anti-ripple signal being represented by the following equation: f(θ)=Σ.sub.mA.sub.mcos(mθ+θ.sub.m), wherein θ is the rotation angle of the motor shaft, m is the order of a signal harmonic in the anti-ripple signal, A.sub.m and θm are parameters with respect to the m.sup.th signal harmonic. A control system of a pump including the anti-ripple injection apparatus, and a pump system including the control system are also disclosed.
Compressor
Provided is a compressor capable of calculating the correct time remaining before maintenance. The compressor is provided with: a compressor body that compresses fluid; a motor that drives the compressor body; a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the compressor; a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the compressed fluid outputted from the compressor body; and a calculation unit that calculates the time remaining before maintenance for the compressor body, using the temperature of the compressor and the pressure of the compressed fluid assigned with respective predetermined weights. The calculation unit changes the weighting of the temperature according to the pressure of the compressed fluid or the operation rate of the compressor body.