Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for controlling a start-up of an electric vacuum pump for a vacuum system of a vehicle, wherein the start-up can occur according to at least two different start-up modes, i.e., according to a standard mode and according to at least one special mode, wherein in the standard mode the vacuum pump is connected to a supply voltage in a non-clocked manner and in the special mode the vacuum pump is connected to a supply voltage in a dynamically clocked manner.
Abstract:
Culasse (3) pour compresseur frigorifique à piston, comprenant au moins une première pièce (6) délimitant une chambre d'aspiration de gaz frigorigène (8) et au moins une seconde pièce (12) délimitant une chambre de refoulement de gaz frigorigène (14), les première et seconde pièces étant distinctes l'une de l'autre, les chambres d'aspiration et de refoulement étant chacune destinées à être mises en communication avec une chambre de compression (26) ménagée dans le compresseur. La culasse comprend des moyens d'isolation thermique disposés entre les première et seconde pièces, les moyens d'isolation thermique comportant une chambre d'isolation (22) délimitée par les première et seconde pièces (6, 12).
Abstract:
A motor pump includes a pump head for pressurizing a fluid and an electric motor for driving the pump head. Within the pump head, radial forces produced in two symmetrical pumping zones are balanced against each other to reduce stress and increase efficiency. High pressure fluid exits the pump and follow a flowpath through the motor air gap, through an end bearing carrying a distal end of a hollow pump rotor shaft, and returning to the pump head by way of the hollow rotor shaft. The motor rotor shaft is axially movable with respect to the pump head, which effectively floats the motor rotor in high pressure fluid. A motor stator barrier can inhibits fluid flow into the motor stator, and a rotor barrier can inhibits fluid flow into the motor rotor. The rotor barrier can is efficiently attached to the rotor shaft in such a way as to stiffen the shaft and increase its bending resistance. The walls of the stator barrier can are thin and expand under fluid pressure to make contact with and find structural support from the stator laminations and motor endshield. Overheat conditions within the motor, as well as the pump head, are detected by positioning a heat sensing switch within the motor adjacent the pump head to shut down the motor when an overheat condition is detected.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for diagnosing components in high-pressure pumps to indicate when a component of the pump head is malfunctioning and to identify the malfunctioning component. In one embodiment, a high-pressure pump head incorporating a diagnostic system in accordance with the invention has a pressurization chamber and a pressurizing member at least partially received in the pressurization chamber. The pressurizing member moves within the pressurization chamber along an intake action to draw fluid into the pressurization chamber and along a pressurizing action to compress fluid in the pressurization chamber. An inlet fluid control assembly is coupled to the pressurization chamber to allow fluid to enter the pressurization chamber during the intake action, and a pressurized fluid control assembly is coupled between the pressurization chamber and an outlet chamber to selectively allow pressurized fluid into the outlet chamber during the pressurizing action. The pump head may also include a diagnostic system to indicate the operational status of each of the inlet fluid control assembly, the pressurized fluid control assembly and other components of the pump head upstream from the inlet fluid control assembly with respect to a fluid flow through the pump head during the pressurizing action.
Abstract:
Provided is a compressor capable of calculating the correct time remaining before maintenance. The compressor is provided with: a compressor body that compresses fluid; a motor that drives the compressor body; a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the compressor; a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the compressed fluid outputted from the compressor body; and a calculation unit that calculates the time remaining before maintenance for the compressor body, using the temperature of the compressor and the pressure of the compressed fluid assigned with respective predetermined weights. The calculation unit changes the weighting of the temperature according to the pressure of the compressed fluid or the operation rate of the compressor body.
Abstract:
A compressor is provided with: a motor (30); a piston rod (11) which is driven by the motor (30) and reciprocatable within a cylinder (10); a seal member (14) adapted to seal between the piston rod (11) and the cylinder (10); a cold state determining unit (110) adapted to determine whether the compressor is in a cold state or not; and a rotating speed control unit (120) adapted to control a rotating speed of the motor (30) to increase so that a warm-up operation is executed when the cold state determining unit (110) determines that the compressor is in the cold state.
Abstract:
A fluid pumping system includes a fluid pump, an actuator coupled to the fluid pump, and a controller operatively coupled to the actuator. The controller is configured to detect an irregular condition of at least one of the fluid pump, the actuator or the controller, and upon detecting the irregular condition, to modify at least one operating parameter of the actuator to prevent the irregular condition from transitioning to a fault condition.
Abstract:
A compressor assembly (10) configured to increase pressure of a fluid. The compressor assembly includes a cylinder (12a, 12b) forming a space for compressing the fluid and a piston (14a, 14b) configured to reciprocate in the cylinder to compress the fluid. The compressor assembly includes a crank shaft (72) configured to drive the piston and a crank shaft housing (18a, 18b) operatively connected to the cylinder and configured to house the crank shaft. A motor (20) is connected to the crank shaft and drives the crank shaft. The compressor assembly further includes a motor housing (22) connected to the crank shaft housing and configured to house the motor. A thermal insulator (24a, 24b) is disposed between the motor housing and the crank shaft housing to enhance thermal insulation between the motor housing and the crank shaft housing.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for controlling operation of a compressor, according to which the compressor is shut off by a control device in order to prevent thermal damages when an estimated temperature value Ts calculated by said control device exceeds an upper threshold value Tmax while the compressor remains on or is allowed to be turned on when there is a need for compression and a lower threshold value Tmin is not reached. In order to be able to more accurately estimate the estimated temperature and increase the thermal availability of the compressor, the estimated temperature value Ts is indirectly and cyclically determined by means of a mathematical-physical model that characterizes the cooling and heating properties of the compressor.