An information collection system for a pump for removing fluid collected by a buildings drainage system from subterranean locations adjacent a building is provided. The system includes a sensor for sensing operation information regarding the operation of the pump and an information collection device operably connected to the sensor and adapted to receive the operation information. The system also includes an information storage device operably connected to the information collection device and adapted to store the operation information. The system further includes a retrieval device operably connected to the storage device and adapted to retrieve the operation information.

The performance of a solenoid drive liquid pump can be very dependent on the magnitude and stability of an input voltage, with non-ideal input power resulting in loss of efficiency and potential damage to the pump. Pulse width of drive signals provided to the pump, which cause solenoids to alternately energize to move liquid through the pump, may be adjusted in duration in order to compensate for non-ideal input voltage. A drive control module of the pump gathers voltage information, determines an improved pulse width based upon that voltage information, and then provides drive signals based upon the improved pulse width. Operating in this manner, a pump can operate at or near peak efficiency despite both significant variances in input voltage and non-sinusoidal input voltage, and without customized components or adapters.

A power supply unit, which supplies hydraulic drive motors of a heavy goods vehicle with hydraulic fluid, includes a frame with first connecting elements for operationally fixed mechanical connection to the heavy goods vehicle and second connecting elements for operationally fixed mechanical connection to a further functional unit, a hydraulic pump, which is attached to the frame, can be driven by an assigned electric motor and during operation feeds hydraulic fluid to drive the hydraulic drive motors, and a battery pack, which is attached to the frame and supplies the electric motor with electrical drive power. The hydraulic pump and electric motor are configured in such a way that the hydraulic pump can be operated as a hydraulic motor and the electric motor can be operated as an electric generator.

An information collection system for a pump for removing fluid collected by a buildings drainage system from subterranean locations adjacent a building is provided. The system includes a sensor for sensing operation information regarding the operation of the pump and an information collection device operably connected to the sensor and adapted to receive the operation information. The system also includes an information storage device operably connected to the information collection device and adapted to store the operation information. The system further includes a retrieval device operably connected to the storage device and adapted to retrieve the operation information.

An example linear pumping system suitable for small size and low flow rate operation. The system includes a pump casing that encloses a linear motor and one or two (an upper and lower) pumps. The pump casing may include an upper fluid inlet port, a lower fluid inlet port, and a fluid-outlet port. The linear motor includes a stator and a mover, where the mover includes an upper plunger portion and a lower plunger portion and is configured to move alternately up and down relative to the stator. The upper and lower pumps positioned on both sides of the mover may each include a pump chamber, a fluid inlet valve, and a fluid outlet valve. In operation, hydraulic pressure from the upper and lower pump outlet valves causes fluid within an interior cavity of the pump casing to be expelled through the fluid outlet port. The motion of the mover can be controlled using pressure and/or plunger position measurements.

An oil well installation (15) comprising tubing (17) arranged in a well (18), a pump (19) and actuator (20) disposed in the well, a surface controller (50) connected with the linear actuator, multiple downhole sensors (30-35) configured to sense operating parameters of the linear actuator and/or the pump, a downhole signal processor (40) configured to receive sensor data from the sensors and to output serial data, a communication cable (23) between the sensor processor and the surface controller, the communication cable having at least two paired transmission lines (25, 26), a downhole differential signal driver (41) configured to receive the serial data and to output data signals to the paired transmission lines, and a surface receiver (27) connected to the communication cable and configured to receive the signals from the differential signal driver via the paired transmission lines.

A power supply unit, which supplies hydraulic drive motors of a heavy goods vehicle with hydraulic fluid, includes a frame with first connecting elements for operationally fixed mechanical connection to the heavy goods vehicle and second connecting elements for operationally fixed mechanical connection to a further functional unit, a hydraulic pump, which is attached to the frame, can be driven by an assigned electric motor and during operation feeds hydraulic fluid to drive the hydraulic drive motors, and a battery pack, which is attached to the frame and supplies the electric motor with electrical drive power. The hydraulic pump and electric motor are configured in such a way that the hydraulic pump can be operated as a hydraulic motor and the electric motor can be operated as an electric generator.

A transport device (100) comprises a housing (110), an actuator (130) and a drive (150). The housing has a fluid inlet (111, 113) and a fluid outlet (113, 111). The actuator (130) comprises a magnetic shape-memory alloy, and the actuator (130) is arranged at least in sections in the housing (110). The actuator (130) can be deformed by the drive (150) in such a way that at least one cavity (135, 135) for the fluid is formed in the actuator (130), which cavity can be moved by the drive (150) in order to transport the fluid in the cavity (135, 135) from the fluid inlet (111, 113) to the fluid outlet (113, 111). At least one section of the actuator (130) has a separation layer (1380) by which a direct contact between the fluid and the actuator (130) is prevented in said section of the actuator (130).

The pump has an electromagnet for reciprocating a piston, and a first casing member at least partially accommodating the piston and the electromagnet. The electromagnet has a stator core and coils wound around the stator core. The pump further includes a thermal protector disposed on the stator core. The thermal protector is held between the casing member and the stator core. When the thermal protector detects that the stator core has heated up above a predetermined temperature, the supply of electric power to the electromagnet is interrupted to stop the drive of the piston.