Abstract:
Systems and methods for electronic pressure control of pumps in a dual pump system. The system may include a controller, a primary pump operated by the controller to maintain a system pressure in a flow path at a first pressure setpoint; a pressure transducer reading the system pressure and providing the system pressure to the controller; and a secondary pump operated by the controller to maintain the system pressure at a second pressure setpoint, the second pressure setpoint being less that the first pressure setpoint.
Abstract:
A method controls the start-up of an oil pump of a gearbox by a brushless electric motor that has no position sensor. The stator coils are powered from the off mode in a constant-current open-loop control sequence until the pump reaches a speed threshold at which speed regulation switches over to closed-loop control on a setpoint corresponding to the lubrication flow rate required to ensure the reliability of the gearbox, but without in so doing exceeding a current threshold indicative of pump seizure, at which point motor control switches back over to the constant-current open-loop control sequence. The open-loop current setpoint is higher than the threshold for switching over to closed-loop control so that in the open-loop control mode the motor torque available at the pump is higher than in the closed-loop control mode.
Abstract:
An exhaust system (2) is used for evacuating a chamber of a manufacturing apparatus (1) for manufacturing semiconductor devices, liquid crystal panels, LEDs, or solar cells. The exhaust system (2) includes a vacuum pump apparatus (3) for evacuating the chamber, an exhaust gas treatment apparatus (5) for treating an exhaust gas discharged from the chamber, and a controller (6) for controlling the vacuum pump apparatus (3) and/or the exhaust gas treatment apparatus (5). Information of operation process of the manufacturing apparatus (1), and the kind of gas and the flow rate of the gas supplied to the manufacturing apparatus (1) is inputted into the controller (6) to control the vacuum pump apparatus (3) and/or the exhaust gas treatment apparatus (5).
Abstract:
A pumping control unit is disclosed herein. The pumping control unit includes a processor coupled to a memory and a communication interface. The memory is configured to store an invariant matrix. The communication interface is configured to receive a plurality of measurements of a time-varying parameter for a rod pumping unit. The plurality of measurements is taken at a surface of a pumping site over a pump cycle for a sucker rod string. The processor is configured to gain access to the invariant matrix in the memory and the plurality of measurements from the communication interface. The processor is further configured to compute a Fourier coefficient array based on the invariant matrix and the plurality of measurements. The processor is further configured to compute a time-varying downhole parameter based on the Fourier coefficient array and a sucker rod string model.
Abstract:
A method for controlling an electrical drive of an electrically driven air compressor of a motor vehicle and a corresponding control circuit. A prevailing load torque of the air compressor that is applied at a drive shaft of the compressed air compressor is estimated as a function of at least one operating parameter and is fed forward as an estimated disturbance variable to the control circuit of the electrical drive to reduce a control error produced as a result of the prevailing load torque.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to spray water uniformly to intake air even during partial operation. An intake-air cooling device is disposed on a rear-stage side of a pre-filter disposed on an intake-air inlet side of an intake-air duct for guiding intake air taken in from an intake-air inlet to a compressor, for cooling the intake air by spraying water to the intake air. The intake-air cooling device includes a plurality of nozzles configured to spray the water to the intake air, a plurality of water conduit pipes including the plurality of nozzles arranged in an axial direction of the water conduit pipes, and a plurality of supply pumps configured to supply the water to corresponding one of the plurality of water conduit pipes. Each of the plurality of water conduit pipes is an endless member which has a different perimeter.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a vacuum pumping system (18) for evacuating gas from a plurality of chambers (12, 14, 16) at different pressures. The pumping system comprises a plurality of compound vacuum pumps (20, 22), wherein each compound pump comprises a plurality of pumping mechanisms (24,26,28) connected in series between a pump inlet (30) and a pump exhaust (32) and an interstage port (34, 36) between pumping mechanisms in the series. The system is configured such that gas evacuated from one of said chambers is pumped through the interstage ports of at least two of said compound pumps.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a hydraulic system having a variable displacement pump operatively coupled to an engine. The method includes detecting a speed of the engine, and determining a desired power value of the pump. The method also includes identifying an allowable power value that may be expended by the pump at the detected speed. The method also includes selecting a pump power value. The selected pump power value is the lower of the allowable power value and the desired power value. The method further includes adjusting the pump to deliver the selected pump power value.
Abstract:
An air compressor comprising: a tank (50), a compression mechanism (30), a motor (5) and a control circuit (7). The control circuit (7) includes a CPU (70) and a storing unit (74) which stores a control program, the compressor operation history and a plurality of operation modes. Each of the operation modes is defined by two setting values: a reference restart pressure value and a motor rotational speed value, at least one of these values being different from among the plurality of modes. The control circuit (7) executes one of the plurality of modes as a target mode in which the control unit controls the motor to restart by comparing the pressure in the tank with the reference restart pressure and rotates the motor at the rotational speed of the target mode. The control circuit changes the target mode from the one of the plurality of modes to another one of the plurality of modes based on the compressor operation history.
Abstract:
An electric oil pump for supplying oil to at least a part (a clutch) of a transmission is provided in parallel with a mechanical oil pump which is driven by an engine and supplies oil to each part of the transmission. In advance of an operation request to the electric oil pump, the electric oil pump is rotated at a first operation-preparation rotational speed which is a very low speed so as to replace oils in oil pipes controlled by the electric oil pump. Thereafter, the electric oil pump is rotated at a second operation-preparation rotational speed which is a relatively-high speed, and when an actual rotational speed reaches the second operation-preparation rotational speed, it is determined that operation preparation is completed.