Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to controls and related methods for mitigating liquid (e.g., compressor refrigerant, etc.) migration and/or floodback.
Abstract:
An electric diaphragm pump having a pump head assembly in a first housing, a motor assembly in a second housing, a fluid sensor, and a leak alert system and/or pump shut-off system. The fluid sensor detects a presence of fluid which has leaked outside of a pump chamber and is located within a cavity of the diaphragm drive chamber. The leak alert system indicates that fluid has been detected by the fluid sensor and the shut-off control system stops operation of the pump based on fluid being detected by the fluid sensor.
Abstract:
A peristaltic pump is provided comprising a drive unit, a pumphead comprising a pressing element. The pumphead is connectable to the drive unit such that, when connected, the pressing element is driveable by the drive unit to exert a peristaltic action on a tube arranged within the pumphead. The pumphead further comprises an optical sensor, wherein the optical sensor comprises an emitter and a receiver which are mounted on the drive unit and a reflector element mounted on the pumphead. The reflector element is arranged on the pumphead such that when the pumphead is connected to the drive unit, radiation emitted by the emitter is reflected by the reflector element towards the receiver.
Abstract:
A peristaltic pumphead is provided that has a pumping chamber within which is disposed a pressing element for exerting a peristaltic action on a tube extending within the pumping chamber, and an auxiliary chamber which in normal use is a dry chamber. The pumping chamber and the auxiliary chamber are arranged in fluid communication such that liquid which escapes from the tube into the pumping chamber flows from the pumping chamber into the auxiliary chamber.
Abstract:
A method for detection of a fluid leak related to at least one piston machine (1), where the method includes: —attaching a pressure sensor (18, 24) to at least a pressure side of the at least one piston machine (1); —measuring the pressure on the pressure side of the at least one piston machine (1); —attaching a transmitter (28) to the at least one piston machine (1), said transmitter (28) rendering a signal for calculating the rotational speed of the at least one piston machine (1); —calculating the speed of the at least one piston machine (1); —calculating the sum of nominal flow rates from all piston machines (1); —calculating a flow rate compensation factor; —calculating a normalized pressure (42) to be equal to the discharge pressure multiplied by the said compensation factor for the flow rate; and —monitoring the normalized pressure (42) to detect a leakage.
Abstract:
A metering pump (18) incorporates a method of relating inner loop current to a pump output pressure. Pump/motor speed, which correlates to current, is measured and controlled by a system controller (12). System temperature is also measured by the system controller (12). The controller (12) monitors the measured system temperature and provides for compensation for system losses, including inductive-resistive (IR) losses, and for density and viscosity shifts, within a pre-determined allowable system temperature operating range. An initial system calibration is conducted using a "shut-off" test, where the metering pump is run at a very slow known speed while the system is shut-off. After initial start-up, a health-monitoring feature continues to monitor the current as an indicator of pump performance and continuously adjusts a motor speed to maintain a desired level of pump performance. This provides the system with the ability to compensate for performance losses, including performance losses due to variations in operating conditions, and to compensate for pump wear.
Abstract:
A method for detection of a fluid leak related to at least one piston machine (1), where the method includes: - attaching a pressure sensor (18, 24) to at least a pressure side of the at least one piston machine (1); - measuring the pressure on the pressure side of the at least one piston machine (1); - attaching a transmitter (28) to the at least one piston ma-chine (1), said transmitter (28) rendering a signal for cal-culating the rotational speed of the at least one piston ma-chine (1); - calculating the speed of the at least one piston machine (1); - calculating the sum of nominal flow rates from all piston machines(1); - calculating a flow rate compensation factor; - calculating a normalized pressure (42) to be equal to the discharge pressure multiplied by the said compensation factor for the flow rate; and - monitoring the normalized pressure (42) to detect a leak-age.
Abstract:
Flowrate in a liquid chromatography precision pump (100) employs a digital control system (128) with artificial intelligence (150). In a default flow mode, pump motor speed is controlled without using real-time pressure feedback, which speed in a pressure mode is controlled using the pump system pressure point. Pressure mode is commanded by the artificial intelligence (150) when constant displacement flow measurement time is within a desired threshold and when the higher pressure piston (34a or 34B), which is used as a constant displacement flow measurement reference, is being measured. Flow mode pressure ripple is minimized by monitoring pressure points and commanding motor (18) speed change at appropriate rotation positions of a motor shaft (24) mounted cam. In pressure mode, the artificial intelligence (150) monitors for intake cycle oscillation and optimizes a highest system pressure gain dynamically. Constant flowrate proportion is provided by activating proportioning only during a constant intake flow portion of an intake cycle.
Abstract:
A metering pump (18) incorporates a method of relating inner loop current to a pump output pressure. Pump/motor speed, which correlates to current, is measured and controlled by a system controller (12). System temperature is also measured by the system controller (12). The controller (12) monitors the measured system temperature and provides for compensation for system losses, including inductive-resistive (IR) losses, and for density and viscosity shifts, within a pre-determined allowable system temperature operating range. An initial system calibration is conducted using a "shut-off" test, where the metering pump is run at a very slow known speed while the system is shut-off. After initial start-up, a health-monitoring feature continues to monitor the current as an indicator of pump performance and continuously adjusts a motor speed to maintain a desired level of pump performance. This provides the system with the ability to compensate for performance losses, including performance losses due to variations in operating conditions, and to compensate for pump wear.