Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Water supply apparatus and water supply method
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Application No.: US14368570Application Date: 2012-12-25
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Publication No.: US09733650B2Publication Date: 2017-08-15
- Inventor: Ryotaro Karaki , Sachiko Miyauchi , Yasutaka Konishi , Kazuhiro Kaneda , Tomoharu Tejima , Nobuhiro Higaki
- Applicant: Ebara Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ebara Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ebara Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2011-286249 20111227
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/083423 WO 20121225
- International Announcement: WO2013/099843 WO 20130704
- Main IPC: G05D7/06
- IPC: G05D7/06 ; F04B49/06

Abstract:
A water supply apparatus is provided to meet demands for energy saving by controlling the rotational speed of a pump (1), for example, so as to lower the rotational speed in the time zone when water is not used much while avoiding the time zone when water is used in large quantities. The water supply apparatus includes the pump (1) configured to pressurize and deliver water, a frequency converter configured to supply electric power to the pump (1) to operate the pump (1) at a variable speed, and a controller (15) configured to send operating signals to the frequency converter so as to operate the pump (1) either at a first operation or at a second operation with less power consumption than the first operation. The controller (15) is configured to judge whether the operation of the pump (1) should be shifted from the first operation to the second operation based on an operational state of the pump (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20140316591A1 WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND WATER SUPPLY METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-10-23
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