Method for controlling a linear pump (9) of a vapour recovery system in a fuel dispensing unit (1). The linear pump (9) is flow controlled by a signal. The method comprises applying (SI) a known voltage to a solenoid coil (10) of the linear pump (9) for a predetermined time period, measuring (S2) a current consumption of the solenoid coil (10) during the predetermined time period, and adjusting (S3) the signal based on the measured current consumption. The invention also relates to a vapour recovery system for recovering vapour from a motor vehicle tank via a fuel dispensing nozzle (7) to a vapour tank.

A synthetic jet actuator includes a cavity layer having an internal cavity for reception of a fluid volume and an orifice providing a fluid communication between the cavity and an external atmosphere; an oscillatory membrane having a piezoelectric material adapted to deflect the oscillatory membrane in response to an electrical signal; and a controller configured to control delivery of electrical signals to the piezoelectric material for controlling operation of the oscillatory membrane based on input data received from one or more sources that informs on a temperature and/or performance level of a targeted objected for cooling. The actuator may further include a thermal element for affecting modified temperature control; and the actuator may be integrated into a surface of a thermally diffusive structure for dissipating heat from a thermal load.

In order to improve a refrigerant compressor, including a compressor unit having a compressor housing and at least one compressor element that is arranged in the compressor housing, for compressing refrigerant, and further including a drive unit having a drive housing and an electric motor that is arranged in the drive housing and connector terminals that are arranged on the drive housing, for the electric motor, and further including an electronic functional unit, such that the connection between the refrigerant compressor and the electronic functional unit is achievable as simply as possible, it is proposed that the connector terminals should be provided in a housing that is arranged on the drive housing, and that an electronic functional unit which performs at least one compressor function should be provided in the housing.

The invention relates to a method for operating a piston pump (10) which is driven by means of a coil (1) of an electromagnet. A piston (2) of the piston pump (10) can be moved in a cylinder (3) for pumping purposes by means of the electromagnet. A voltage (U) is applied to the coil (1) during a switch-on period such that a current flows through the coil (1) and the piston (2) is accelerated, said voltage being applied by means of an actuation device (11). A time curve of an electric state variable (I, U) of the coil (1) is qualitatively detected, and the curve or a curve derived therefrom is analyzed in order to detect an impact of the piston (2) against a stop. The invention further relates to an actuation device and a piston pump.

Provided is a linear compressor capable of reducing noise and manufacturing cost. The linear compressor includes a piston reciprocating within a cylinder, a motor providing a driving force for movement of the piston, a sensing unit sensing a motor voltage and a motor current related to the motor, a discharge part installed at one end of the cylinder and adjusting discharge of a refrigerant compressed within the cylinder, and a controller detecting a load variation of the motor using at least one of the motor voltage and the motor current, calculating a compensation value related to a position of the piston each time a load variation of the motor is detected, and detecting an absolute position of the piston using the calculated compensation value.

In order to improve a refrigerant compressor, including a compressor unit having a compressor housing and at least one compressor element that is arranged in the compressor housing, for compressing refrigerant, and further including a drive unit having a drive housing and an electric motor that is arranged in the drive housing and connector terminals that are arranged on the drive housing, for the electric motor, and further including an electronic functional unit, such that the connection between the refrigerant compressor and the electronic functional unit is achievable as simply as possible, it is proposed that the connector terminals should be provided in a housing that is arranged on the drive housing, and that an electronic functional unit which performs at least one compressor function should be provided in the housing.

A piston pump for feeding a liquid in a vehicle having at least one piston, which is configured to cyclically slide inside a housing between a top dead centre and a bottom dead centre. The liquid is usually fed along a main feeding direction from a suction duct to a delivery duct. The piston pump has two solenoid valves, which are each arranged in the suction duct and in the delivery duct, respectively, and are designed to be operated by an electronic control unit so as to reverse the liquid feeding direction from the main feeding direction to a secondary feeding direction opposite the main liquid feeding direction and/or so as to adjust the cylinder capacity of the piston pump. The piston is operated by an electromechanical actuator, in particular comprising an electromagnet.

Provided are a linear compressor and a linear compressor control system that do not require a sensor for detecting a position of a mover, and can compute a mover position with high accuracy, in consideration of position dependency of an induced voltage constant. A linear compressor 20 includes a field element 11 having a first end connected to elastic bodies (201a and 201b) and including a permanent magnet 111, an armature 12 having a winding 122 wound around a magnetic pole 121, and a linear motor 10 that causes the field element 11 and the armature 12 to reciprocate relatively in an axial direction. A stroke of a piston is controlled so that a portion where a gradient of an induced voltage when the induced voltage computed on the basis of a voltage command value output to the linear motor 10 and a value of a current flowing through the winding 122 is at a predetermined value is within a predetermined range corresponds to a top dead center and/or a bottom dead center of a stroke of a piston 212 connected to a second end of the field element 11.

An apparatus for linear compressor includes a drive unit configured to apply a test signal to the linear compressor, a current detection unit configured to detect a motor current of the linear compressor, a voltage detection unit configured to detect a motor voltage of the linear compressor, and a controller configured to acquire plural inductances varied according to a size of the motor current, based on a change of the motor current and the motor voltage which are acquired according as the test signal is applied.

A method for compensating a signal of a motor includes acquiring an original signal and nonlinear parameters of the motor; calculating a compensation signal for the original signal according to the acquired nonlinear parameters; and loading the calculated compensation signal into the motor to excite the motor to vibrate. An electronic apparatus and a storage medium are also provided. In this method, the original excitation signal is compensated for nonlinearity according to the nonlinear motor parameters, and is then used for exciting the motor. Therefore, the actual vibration effect can be closer to the expected effect as designed, which can bring more desirable tactility experience.