Abstract:
Techniques are provided for protecting a rotary positive displacement pump. The techniques include apparatus featuring a signal processor configured to receive signaling containing information about power, torque, speed, viscosity and specific gravity related to the operation of a pump; and determine whether to enter an enhanced pump protection mode for the rotary positive displacement pump based at least partly on a relationship between an actual corrected tune ratio and a tuned ratio set point (Tune Ratio SP). The signal processor may determine if the actual corrected tune ratio is less than or equal to the actual corrected tune ratio set point (Tune Ratio SP), and if so, then to enter the enhanced pump protection mode, else to continue to use a basic pump protection mode, and may also determine the actual corrected tune ratio based at least partly on a ratio of an actual corrected power (PAcorr) divided by a tuned corrected power (PTcorr) at a specific operating speed.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for tuning a rotary positive displacement pump. The techniques include apparatus featuring a signal processor configured to the present invention may take the form of apparatus comprising a signal processor that may be configured to receive signaling containing information about actual pump performance data related to the operation of a rotary positive displacement pump; and determine corrected published pump performance data to operate the rotary positive displacement pump by compensating published pump performance data based at least partly on the actual pump performance data. The corrected published pump performance data may include a corrected published rated power, flow and slip factor, and the actual pump performance data contains information about actual power, specific gravity and viscosity related to the operation of the rotary positive displacement pump and received from a pump controller or controlling device, including a variable frequency drive.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the operation of a centrifugal pump, featuring steps of either adjusting the operation of the pump, or issuing a warning to a user of the pump of an undesirable operating condition, or both, based on a comparison of an actual torque value and a corrected torque value. The corrected torque value includes a Best Efficiency Point (BEP) torque value that is compensated for based on at least the current operating speed of the pump. The pump has a controller for performing the steps of the method, which can compensate the corrected torque value based on the square of the speed change of the pump, based on a mechanical power offset correction. The comparison includes a ratio of the actual torque value to the corrected torque value.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the operation of a pump, such as a centrifugal pump, featuring steps of either adjusting the operation of the pump, or issues a warning to a user of the pump of an undesirable operating condition, or both, based on a comparison of an actual torque value and a corrected torque value either alone or in combination with a further step of compensating the corrected torque value based on a mechanical power offset correction. The corrected torque value may include a Best Efficiency Point (BEP) torque value and may also be compensated for based on at least the current operating speed of the pump. The pump has a controller for performing the steps of the method. The controller can compensate the corrected torque value based on the square of the speed change of the pump. The comparison may include a ratio of the actual torque value to the corrected torque value.
Abstract:
El aparato (10) se provee con un procesador de señales o módulo de procesamiento (10a) que se configura al menos para: recibir la señalización (S) que contiene información sobre el consumo de energía del sistema relacionado con múltiples combinaciones de bombas que se ejecutan en un sistema de bombas múltiples (12); y determinar si se activa o desactiva una bomba en el sistema de bombas múltiples (12), que se basa al menos en parte, en la señalización (S) que se recibe. El procesador de señales o módulo de procesamiento (10a) se configura para proporcionar la señalización correspondiente que contiene información sobre si activar o desactivar la bomba en el sistema de bombas múltiples (12), e implementar la lógica de control o un algoritmo de lógica de control que se basa al menos en parte en el consumo de energía del sistema que toma la forma de energía específica que es una medida de la energía que se usa por unidad de masa para las combinaciones de bombas múltiples que se ejecutan en el sistema de bombas múltiples (12).