Abstract:
Vorrichtung zur Durchführung von Chromatographie, vorzugsweise von Flüssigkeits-Prozesschromatographie, insbesondere auf industriellem Gebiet, unter Verwendung jeweils wenigstens einer mit einem Antrieb versehenen Verdrängerpumpe zur Aufgabe von Produkt sowie Eluent (mobile Phase) in mindestens eine Trennsäule (1), wobei der Antrieb (10, 10', 11, 11') jeder Verdrängerpumpe (8, 8', 9, 9') ein hochdynamischer Antrieb ist, der zur Erfassung der Weg-/Zeitdaten mit einem integrierten Gebersystem ausgerüstet ist, die über eine angeschlossene übergeordnete Bewegungssteuerung/-regelung in entsprechende lagegeregelte Fahrbefehle umsetzbar sind.
Abstract:
A fluid delivery system for delivering a metered dose of fluid from a supply tank (28) to a downstream chamber or vessel (10), comprises a pump apparatus (20) comprising a pump plunger (32) which is operable to perform a pumping stroke under the control of an electromagnetic actuator (36), including a solenoid (36a), to effect delivery of the fluid and a control unit (24) for supplying an input signal (58) to the solenoid (36a) to initiate a current flow to the solenoid (36a) and thereby initiate movement of the pump plunger (32). An electronic device (54) provides an output signal to indicate that movement of the pump plunger has stopped at the end of the pumping stroke, and a timer determines a time difference between the input signal (58) being supplied to the solenoid (36a) and the output signal being output by the electronic device (54). A processor (26) compares the time difference with a predetermined time difference and determines, as a result of the comparison, whether or not the pump plunger (32) has performed a valid pumping stroke in which an intended volume of fluid is displaced and which may therefore be used in a totalized flow calculation.
Abstract:
A free-piston linear compressor (1) controlled to achieve high volumetric efficiency by a controller including an algorithm (116) for ramping up input power until piston-cylinder head collisions are detected using a detection algorithm (117/118) which then decrements power input whereupon input power is again ramped up by algorithm (116). Non-damaging low energy collisions are achieved by the controller including a perturbation algorithm (119) which perturbates the input power ramp with periodic transient pulses of power to ensure piston collisions are provoked during the transient power pulses.