This disclosure includes subsea pumping apparatuses and related methods. Some apparatuses include one or more subsea pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet, and one or more motors, each configured to actuate at least one pump to communicate a hydraulic fluid from the inlet to the outlet, where the subsea pumping apparatus is configured to be in fluid communication with a hydraulically actuated device of a blowout preventer. Some subsea pumping apparatuses include one or more of: a desalination system configured to produce at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid; one or more valves, each configured to selectively route hydraulic fluid from an outlet of a pump to, for example, a subsea environment, a reservoir, and/or the inlet of the pump; and a reservoir configured to store at least a portion of the hydraulic fluid. Some apparatuses are configured to be directly coupled to the hydraulically actuated device.

A refrigerant pump and a data center cooling system. The data center cooling system includes a refrigerant connected between a condenser and an evaporator. The refrigerant includes a housing, a partition plate, and a pump head. The housing is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. The partition plate is disposed inside the housing, and they jointly form first space and second space. A pump body includes the pump head and a motor. An inlet of the pump head is located at the bottom of the first space in a gravity direction. The motor is located in the second space. The pump head is configured to transfer refrigerant in the first space to the second space. The liquid inlet is directly connected to the condenser by using a pipeline. The first space is configured to store refrigerant of the data center cooling system.

A system for the recirculation of gas in air gaps of rotating machines via an ejector, a motor and a pump, including circulating a gas extracted from a gas-extraction unit which is located in the pump. This gas circulates in the gap between the rotors and the stator of the motor. The rotor of the motor is coupled to the shaft of the pump, and in one or more embodiments the gas from the gas-extraction unit flows from the pump to the ejector in order to be injected into the air gap between the rotor and the stator, thereafter returning to a process line. In one or more embodiments, the gas from the gas-extraction unit flows from the pump, and is injected directly into the air gap, and thereafter passes via the ejector in order to recirculate the gas to the process line.

A submersible pump, comprising: a casing, having accommodated therein a pumping unit and a drive unit for driving the pumping unit; a base, defining a pump inlet; and a float control unit. The float control unit comprises: a float, having at least one magnet; and a float chamber housing, defining a float chamber in which the float is movable up and down. The float chamber has at least one opening which connects the float chamber with an external environment. At least part of the float chamber housing is movably or removably attached to an outer wall of a casing of the submersible pump.

A system and method for remotely monitoring a sump pump system are disclosed. The sump pump system comprises a control system connected to an integrated arrangement of a sensor chamber and a sump pump. The sensor chamber includes a pressure sensor and a capacitive touch sensor for measuring the water level to automatically turn the sump pump on when the water rises to a preset level. A wireless controller is connected to the system, for wirelessly receiving monitoring instructions and wirelessly transmitting sump pump status data to a remote device. Further, a user can configure a water-attribute value by using an application in the remote device. The user can operate and manage sump pump data via the application.

The disclosed system and methods continuously detect water levels in sump pumps and may implement control based on the detected water level. The disclosed systems may include a sensor assembly including one or more sensors that may be configured to detect a gravity vector relative to the sensor assembly housing, which may be analyzed to calculate a water level in a basin. The calculated water level may be used to assess water accumulation conditions, to control activation and deactivation of the sump pump, to assess performance of the sump pump system and its components, and to implement other control functions relating to the sump pump.

The present embodiments disclose a mechanical shaft lock for use in electric submersible pumps. The mechanical shaft lock can include one or more shear pins. When an end of the shear pin, e.g., shear pin head, lines up with one or more shearing slots on the MSL or pump shaft, the shear pin engages and stops the rotation of the pump shaft and motor attached to the pump. The shaft lock can be engaged for installing an ESP, disengaged for production after installing by breaking the shear pin upon start-up, and re-engaged for removing the ESP from the wellbore. In some embodiments, the MSL may be configured to be disengaged and re-engaged to deal with well kicks.

A pump having a drive unit with an electric motor, a hydraulic unit connected to the electric motor, and an integrated control unit operatively connected to the electric motor and configured for monitoring and controlling the pump. An integrated pressure sensor, connected to the control unit, has a fixed reference pressure. The control unit determines a liquid level of a liquid surrounding the pump based on a relation between an actual value of the pressure sensor and a reference value. A method for calibrating the pump comprises initiating pumping, continuing pumping until the liquid level is equal to a predetermined calibration level, determining the actual pressure value when the liquid level is equal to the predetermined calibration level, and calibrating the pump by setting a new reference pressure value corresponding to the actual pressure value.

The utility model relates to a household submersible pump, which comprises a pump base, a pump body and a signal light assembly, wherein the pump base is provided with a water outlet, a water inlet and a first filter screen; the pump body has an inner housing having an inner electrical chamber equipped with a circuit board therein and a front mount, and an outer housing having a front guiding seat; the signal light assembly comprises a signal light connected to the circuit board and a light guiding column with a waterproof seal ring embedded therein; the light guiding column is able to be rotated from a first state in which it can be inserted into the front mount through the front guiding seat to a second state in which it is locked in the front mount, and is set to be able to export the light emitted from the signal light to the outside of the outer housing. The utility model not only achieves an outward propagation of light to indicate the status of the pump but also achieves an IPX8 level waterproof.

A sump pump system enables automatic determination and utilization of frequencies for mechanical shakers for sump pumps. These techniques may be implemented to detect a fault (e.g., a stuck impeller) with a sump pump and to identify a desirable frequency at which a mechanical shaker for the sump pump should vibrate to correct the fault.