EP2439413A3 - Pump control system - Google Patents

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EP2439413A3
EP2439413A3 EP11184422.1A EP11184422A EP2439413A3 EP 2439413 A3 EP2439413 A3 EP 2439413A3 EP 11184422 A EP11184422 A EP 11184422A EP 2439413 A3 EP2439413 A3 EP 2439413A3
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pump
current
deactivating
threshold value
control system
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Stanley Mcfarland
Alan Brown
David Mcmullan
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Munster Simms Engineering Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43DMACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
    • A43D3/00Lasts
    • A43D3/14Stretching or spreading lasts; Boot-trees; Fillers; Devices for maintaining the shape of the shoe
    • A43D3/1416Boot-trees
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D15/00Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems
    • F04D15/02Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions
    • F04D15/0245Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the pump
    • F04D15/0254Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the pump the condition being speed or load
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D13/00Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D13/02Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D13/06Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F04D13/08Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven for submerged use
    • F04D13/086Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven for submerged use the pump and drive motor are both submerged
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D15/00Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems
    • F04D15/02Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions
    • F04D15/0209Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the working fluid
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D15/00Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems
    • F04D15/02Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions
    • F04D15/0209Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the working fluid
    • F04D15/0218Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the working fluid the condition being a liquid level or a lack of liquid supply
    • F04D15/0236Lack of liquid level being detected by analysing the parameters of the electric drive, e.g. current or power consumption

Abstract

A pump system for a caravan or the like comprising a controller that monitors the current drawn by the pump and deactivates the pump when the current decreases below said one or more current threshold values. A first current threshold value corresponds to the current drawn by the pump when pumping fluid at a rate corresponding to taps being closed. A second current threshold value corresponds to the current drawn by the pump when running dry. Deactivating the pump using detected current levels prevents uneven water flow and other disadvantages associated with deactivating the pump using a pressure switch.
EP11184422.1A 2010-10-08 2011-10-07 Pump control system Active EP2439413B1 (en)

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GBGB1017025.6A GB201017025D0 (en) 2010-10-08 2010-10-08 Pump control system

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EP2439413A3 true EP2439413A3 (en) 2013-10-09
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FR2860271A1 (en) * 2003-09-30 2005-04-01 Realisations Electroniques Eur Start-stop control device for pump, has microcontroller that compares measured and recorded effective current and time lag between voltage and current, and stops pump in case of low or high intensity of current to pump
WO2009004277A2 (en) * 2007-06-01 2009-01-08 Munster Simms Engineering Limited Control arrangement for water pump
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US3953777A (en) * 1973-02-12 1976-04-27 Delta-X Corporation Control circuit for shutting off the electrical power to a liquid well pump
US20030174450A1 (en) * 2000-07-07 2003-09-18 Kaoru Nakajima Water supply
EP1255174A1 (en) * 2001-04-30 2002-11-06 Starite S.p.A. Electric Pump with automatic on-off device
FR2860271A1 (en) * 2003-09-30 2005-04-01 Realisations Electroniques Eur Start-stop control device for pump, has microcontroller that compares measured and recorded effective current and time lag between voltage and current, and stops pump in case of low or high intensity of current to pump
WO2009004277A2 (en) * 2007-06-01 2009-01-08 Munster Simms Engineering Limited Control arrangement for water pump
JP2009264190A (en) * 2008-04-23 2009-11-12 Ebara Corp Submersible pump control panel and its control method

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