587results about "Pump parameter" patented technology

A diaphragm pump assembly can include a pump drive chamber, a first pump diaphragm chamber, and a second pump diaphragm chamber. The assembly can include a pump motor configured to rotate a motor shaft extending into the pump drive chamber. The assembly can include a cam connected to the motor shaft and configured to rotate in response to rotation of the motor shaft. The assembly can include a drive yoke having a yoke frame and a yoke pocket having a first wall and a second wall parallel and opposite the first wall. First and second pistons can connect to the drive yoke and to first and second diaphragms, respectively. The diameter of the cam can be less than and within 5% the width of yoke pocket and the yoke can be configured to move the pistons along a straight line.

The present invention relates to the technical field of insulation and withstand voltage testing, and in particular to an insulation and withstand voltage testing device, applied to testing of electric water pump assemblies and comprising a workbench. A carrier tool, a pressing assembly, a withstand voltage testing assembly, and two insulation testing assemblies are arranged at the top of the workbench. The withstand voltage testing assembly comprises a first support frame, a first double-shaft cylinder, a connecting plate, an elastic assembly, and a voltage tester pen. An electric water pump assembly is fixed to the carrier tool by means of the pressing assembly; an insulation testing assembly is connected to a socket of the electric water pump assembly to test the insulation performance of the socket; the first double-shaft cylinder drives the connecting plate to move, the connecting plate drives the elastic assembly to move, and the pressure of the voltage tester pen acting on the housing of the electric water pump assembly is applied in a gradually increasing manner by means of the elastic assembly, so that electric water pump assemblies have the same force application effect, thereby improving the testing accuracy, and solving the problem that existing insulation and withstand voltage testing modes are not accurate for withstand voltage testing.

The invention is a device (1) for controlling operational vibrations of a pump (2) or pump assembly arranged thereon. In some embodiments, it comprises a mounting plate (3) configured to have the pump or pump assembly arranged on a surface thereof. The device comprises at least one actuator (6) configured to switch between a first state in which it provides a connection between the pump or pump assembly and an associated carrying surface or between the mounting plate and the carrying surface, and a second state in which there is no such connection via the at least one actuator. Activation of the at least one actuator to switch between the first and the second states is controllable so that resonance characteristics of the pump or pump assembly during operation can be changed by the activation.

Methods and systems are provided for monitoring the operation of a sucker rod pump (SRP), which involves a workflow that processes surface operational data and downhole operational data related to the operation of the SRP. The surface operational data is derived from real-time measurements performed by surface-located sensors, while the downhole operational data is derived from real-time measurements performed by downhole sensors. The surface operational data is processed to generate input data for supply to a first machine learning model (e.g., Surface Data Classifier) and the downhole operational data is processed to generate input data for supply to a second machine learning model (e.g., Downhole Data Classifier). The output of at least one of the first and second machine learning models is used to characterize an operational condition or status of the SRP.

To suppress hydrogen concentration in surrounding atmosphere to a determined reference value or less by detecting a change in the hydrogen concentration if liquefied hydrogen leaks.SOLUTION: A liquefied hydrogen pump system includes a liquefied hydrogen pump and a control device, and the liquefied hydrogen pump includes a cylinder, a piston, a rod, a drive part, and a seal part. The seal part includes a first seal member, a second seal member provided with an interval in the direction of separating from the piston an axial direction with respect to the first seal member, a flow passage part, one end of which communicates with a gap between the rod and the cylinder and the other end of which opens to the outside of the cylinder, and an information acquisition part for acquiring information on hydrogen concentration in a fluid flowing to the outside of the cylinder through the flow passage part. The control device stops the operation of the liquefied hydrogen pump in the case of determining that hydrogen concentration in the fluid exceeds a preset reference value on the basis of information on the acquired hydrogen concentration.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A pumping system, comprising: a pump fluid end comprising a plurality of pump chambers, each pump chamber comprising a bore having a reciprocatable plunger disposed therein, a suction valve, and a discharge valve; a prime mover mechanically coupled to the fluid end [by a drivetrain] and configured to reciprocate the plungers; and a controller communicatively coupled to the prime mover, the fluid end, or both and configured to alert a user re a pump malfunction, initiate corrective action of the pump malfunction, or both in response to: (a) an indication of torque reversal during operation of the pumping system, (b) an indication of negative flow rate from the pump during operation of the pumping system, (c) an indication of leakage of (i) a single discharge valve in a 3-plunger pump or (ii) discharge valves associated with two plungers in adjacent firing order, or (d) any combination of (a)-(c).

A computer-implemented method for predicting the remaining service life of a sealing device (10) of a piston compressor (11), the method comprising the steps of: a) providing vibration data (1a) or a characteristic (1b) that can be calculated therefrom of a reciprocating part (12) of the piston compressor (11); b) generating an input matrix (3) on the basis of the vibration data (1a) or the features (1b) that can be calculated therefrom; c) performing a simulation comprising a plurality of simulation steps by applying on the input matrix (3) a model (4) capable of describing error propagation in the closed system, where each simulation step generates an output matrix (5), and where the output matrix (5) of the nth simulation step is used as the input matrix (3) of the (n + 1) th simulation step; f) selecting a precise parameter (6c) from the values of the output matrix (5, 5); g) determining the number of simulation steps that must be carried out until the selected parameter (6c) falls below a predefined threshold value (8a) close to zero, and outputting this number in units of time as the result (9) of the carried out simulation; h) repeating the method steps a) to g) at fixed discrete time intervals to obtain a plurality of simulation results (9, 9), and i) curve-fitting the obtained simulation results (9, 9) and calculating the point of the time (7) at which the curve intersects with a predefined lower boundary (8c), the calculated intersection point being considered as an indication of the occurrence of the fault and of the predicted end of the service life of the sealing device (10).

What is suggested is a micromembrane pumping device for pumping a fluid, having: a pump chamber to which an inlet valve, an outlet valve, and a membrane device for varying a volume of the pump chamber are associated, wherein the membrane device has a plate-shaped actuator for deforming the membrane device; and influencing means for influencing the plate-shaped actuator and the volume of the pump chamber; wherein the membrane device has a plate-shaped membrane body limiting the pump chamber; wherein the plate-shaped actuator is arranged on a side of the plate-shaped membrane body facing away from the pump chamber; wherein the plate-shaped actuator is mounted to and electrically insulated from the plate-shaped membrane body by an electrically insulating glue layer; wherein at least one embedded portion of a support body at or in which a deformation sensor for detecting a deformation of the membrane device is arranged, is arranged within the glue layer to detect the volume of the pump chamber; wherein the influencing means, the plate-shaped actuator and the deformation sensor form a closed-loop control circuit for regulating a volume flow.

A pump can include a pump head, a body housing, a motor disposed within the body housing, and a motor shaft extending from the motor. The pump head can include a sensor, at least a first interface portion, and at least a first elongate conductor electrically connecting the sensor to the at least a first interface portion. The body housing can include at least a second interface portion and at least a second elongate conductor electrically connecting the at least a second interface portion to pump electronics. The sensor can be configured to sense when the at least a first interface portion does not contact the at least a second interface portion. When the at least a first interface portion does not contact the at least a second interface portion and the pump head is removed from the body housing, the pump head can be pivotable relative the motor shaft such that an orientation of the pump head can be changed with respect to the body housing.

The valve system, to be used as a suction valve and / or as a discharge valve in a reciprocating compressor, comprises a valve body, at least one sensor mounted on the valve body and configured to detect a parameter associated to operation of the valve device, and a wireless communication unit electrically coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to transmit information detected by the at least one sensor; the at least one sensor is associated with a fixing member that is inserted in holes of the valve body and that seals the holes. The innovative valve system may comprise further at least one energy harvesting system, which could be for example thermoelectric or piezoelectric, located preferably in or on or at the valve body.

A system and method for operating a fleet of pumps for a turbine driven fracturing pump system used in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed. A method of operating a fleet of pumps associated with a hydraulic fracturing system includes receiving a demand Hydraulic Horse Power (HHP) signal. The demand HHP signal may include the Horse Power (HP) required for the hydraulic fracturing system to operate and may include consideration for frictional and other losses. The method further includes operating all available pump units at a percentage of rating below Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) level, based on the demand HHP signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving a signal for loss of power from one or more pump units. The method further includes operating one or more units at MCP level and operating one or more units at Maximum Intermittent Power (MIP) level to meet the demand HHP signal.

Control circuitry outputs a pump command current corresponding to an actuator operation signal to pump equipment including at least one pump whose displacement increases in accordance with increase in the pump command current. The control circuitry: stores calibration data generated based on actual measurement data of the at least one pump, the actual measurement data indicating an actual relationship between the pump command current and the displacement of the at least one pump, the calibration data being data to correct the pump command current such that the displacement of the at least one pump transitions on a performance line that is preset for the actuator operation signal. The control circuitry: determines the pump command current based on the actuator operation signal; and corrects the determined pump command current by using the calibration data, and outputs the corrected pump command current to the pump equipment.

The invention provides a compressor intelligent control method and system based on dynamic pressure relief and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: firstly, capturing the multi-physical field coupling characteristics of a compressor in a shutdown state in real time by deploying a pressure, temperature, vibration and current four-dimensional sensing network; secondly, based on a preset pressure entropy model, fusing the pressure fluctuation intensity, the temperature anomaly index, the high-frequency vibration factor and the current attenuation coefficient to quantitatively evaluate a pressure entropy value, and triggering a three-stage pressure relief mode based on the pressure entropy value; then, based on the deviation between the cavity pressure and the target pressure, pressure relief parameters are dynamically adjusted, and stable pressure transition is achieved; and finally, collecting full-link data of pressure relief operation, and dynamically optimizing pressure entropy model parameters based on reinforcement learning, so that the system continuously adapts to equipment aging and working condition changes. Through dynamic closed-loop adjustment, pressure relief energy consumption waste and equipment loss are reduced, and the stability of the pressure relief process is improved.

An alternative method and apparatus for determining a chemical injection dose to a fluid system is provided. The method and apparatus uses a monitor and control system processor connected to a pressure sensor and a positive displacement pump. The monitor and control system processor determines a stroke of a positive displacement pump by measuring a low-pressure on the suction side of the pump and equates each low pressure point with a pump stroke (or the discharge of a piston volume for dual stroke pumps). The monitor and control system processor calculates the dose by multiplying the number of low-pressure points with the volume of the discharge.

A system for monitoring a piece of hydraulic fracturing equipment such as a positive displacement pump. The system includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect conditions of the hydraulic fracturing pump and a processor that is communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to analyze data received from the plurality of sensors. The processor is also configured to predict faults in the hydraulic fracturing pump based on the data analysis. The system also includes a communication interface that is configured for transmitting predicted fault data to one or more devices.

The invention relates to a method for operating a construction and / or viscous material pumping system (1) for conveying construction and / or viscous material (BDS), - comprising the construction and / or slurry pumping system (1): - at least one conveying cylinder (2a, 2b), wherein the conveying cylinder (2a, 2b) is designed for receiving and discharging construction and / or thick material (CDF), and - at least one conveying piston (3a, 3b), wherein the conveying piston (3a, 3b) is movably arranged in the conveying cylinder (2a, 2b) for drawing construction material and / or viscous material (BDS) into the conveying cylinder (2a, 2b) and for displacing drawn-in construction material and / or viscous material (BDS) out of the conveying cylinder (2a, 2b), and - the procedure includes the following steps: a) Conveying of construction and / or viscous material (BDS) by moving the conveying piston (3a, 3b) to draw in and displace construction and / or viscous material (BDS), b) Recording a time course (zV) of a pressure quantity (pG) characteristic of a pressure (p) acting on construction and / or viscous material (BDS) in the conveying cylinder (2a, 2b) during a movement stroke (vBH) of the conveying piston (3a, 3b) for displacing construction and / or viscous material (BDS), c) Determining, in particular recording, a time duration (ZDBH) of a, in particular the, movement stroke (ZvBH) of the conveying piston (3a, 3b) for displacing construction and / or thick material (BDS), d) Determining at least one movement parameter (BG) to control a subsequent movement stroke (nBH) of the conveying piston (3a, 3b) for displacing construction material and / or thick material (BDS) by linking the recorded progression (zV) and the determined time duration (ZDBH) together, and e) Controlling the subsequent movement stroke (nBH) according to the specified movement size (BG).

Disclosed are a swivel angle measuring device (44) and a hydrostatic axial piston machine (1) with a swashplate (26) whose swivel angle is adjustable by means of an actuating piston (38) guided in an actuating cylinder (34), and with a swivel angle measuring device (44) by means of which the swivel angle of the swashplate (26) can be detected. The swivel angle measuring device (44) has a movable encoder formed by a permanent magnet (46) and a housing-mounted sensor (48). The swivel angle measuring device (44) is translational, wherein the permanent magnet (46) can be moved linearly and translationally by the actuating piston (38) along its direction of movement (45) by means of a magnetic coupling device.

The embodiment of the present application provides a control method, a hybrid power system and a controller for a hybrid power system. The hybrid power system includes a through-shaft gear pump, the through-shaft gear pump includes a first input end and a second input end, the first input end is connected to the first branch, and the second input end is connected to the second branch. The method includes: when the first input end of the through-shaft gear pump is connected to the first branch, the first output torque of the engine and the remaining power of the power battery are obtained in real time; when the first output torque and the remaining power meet the first preset condition, the second input end of the through-shaft gear pump is controlled to be connected to the second branch; the second output torque of the motor is adjusted to change the first output torque to improve the fuel consumption rate of the engine. The present invention realizes flexible matching of motor models, effectively reduces costs, and realizes two-way power transmission from the engine and the motor to the through-shaft gear pump by introducing a through-shaft gear pump including two input ends.

A dispensing pump having a calibration system including a base including an upper base portion having a first end for mounting a motor and a second end and a lower base portion for mounting a pump on a first end and a second end. A hinge pivotally connects the second end of the upper base portion and the second end of the lower base portion. A linear actuator is mounted on the base and includes a drive rod having a coupler secured to an end thereof. The coupler joins the drive rod to a first end of a connecting member. A second end of the connecting member is secured to the lower base portion. An attachment plate attaches the motor to the first end of the upper base portion. The attachment plate extends outwardly from the motor for mounting the linear actuator. A proximity sensor is secured to the base upper position. A flag is secured to the drive rod coupler, wherein the flag moves directly with the drive rod. The flag includes a body and a calibration element projecting therefrom. The calibration element is positionally adjustable relative to the flag body. The calibration element is adapted to activate the proximity sensor when the linear drive is in a home position. The home position is adjustable upon adjustment of the calibration member. An actuation of the linear actuator drives the connecting member causing the lower base portion and upper base portion to pivot with respect to each other about the hinge, thereby changing an angle between the lower base portion and the upper base portion.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for controlling a circulation pump (7) being installed in a system (1 ) for heating or cooling, wherein the system (1 ) is equipped with one or more temperature controlled valves (9), wherein the method comprises: operating the pump at an operating point, wherein the current operating point is defined as the intersection point of an adaptable pump characteristic curve and a variable system characteristic curve (33a-c), wherein the system characteristic curve (33a-c) varies with a common degree of openness (OD) of the one or more temperature-controlled valves (9), wherein the pump characteristic curve is adapted by setting the speed of the pump (7), wherein the speed of the pump (7) is controlled in such a way that the operating point follows an adjustable control curve; and automatically adjusting the control curve when the system characteristic curve (33a-c) changes in order to keep the common degree of openness (OD) of the one or more temperature-controlled valves (9) in a desired range between a minimum common degree of openness (ODmin) and a maximum common degree of openness (ODmax), characterised in that automatically adjusting the control curve comprises determining a system variable ( / cv) being susceptible to system characteristic curve changes, and using the system variable ( / cv) as an input to provide a feed forward signal (27) to automatically adjust the control curve in a feed forward control (29).

An electric pump system and method of operating the same involves pumping a fluid through a fluid passageway defined in a mechanical pump from a pump inlet to a hollow shaft of a motor, through the hollow shaft to an internal motor cavity defined by a housing of the motor, and through another fluid passageway defined in the motor housing and mechanical pump that leads to a pump outlet. The system and method further involve pumping the fluid through another fluid passageway defined in the mechanical pump from yet another pump inlet to the pump outlet. The temperature of fluid exiting the hollow shaft can be assessed and used by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the electric pump system to control the same. The electric pump system can be part of a cooling and lubrication system for an electric vehicle transmission, gearbox, differential or transfer case, for example.

A compressor for a commercial vehicle comprises:a plurality of cylinders, wherein each cylinder accommodates a reciprocating piston, wherein the reciprocating piston is driven by a crankshaft, anda plurality of cooling means, arranged at a cylinder head region of the cylinder, wherein one specific cooling means is assigned to one cylinder respectively.The compressor assembly comprises a sensor network, wherein the sensor network comprises a plurality of temperature sensitive switches, whereineach temperature sensitive switch is assigned to a cylinder.

A method for controlling a first reference temperature in a device (1) for compressing gas, the device (1) including an oil-injected element (2) for compressing the gas; an oil injection pipe network (6) for injecting oil into the oil-injected element (2), including: an apportioning means (8) for apportioning the oil into a first part and into a second part; an oil cooler (10) cooled by a fan (9), for cooling the first part; and a bypass (11) for diverting the second part past the oil cooler (10). An apportioning proportion of the first part is controlled to a required apportioning proportion, and subsequently a speed of the fan (9) is controlled to a required speed optionally on the basis of the apportioning proportion, wherein the apportioning proportion is controlled by a control unit (15) on the basis of a non-fuzzy logic algorithm.

A pump includes a power end and a fluid end coupled to the power end. The power end includes a plunger, and the fluid end includes a crossbore in selective fluid communication with inlet and outlet bores. A suction valve controls fluid communication between the inlet bore and the crossbore, and a discharge valve controls fluid communication between the outlet bore and the crossbore. An actuation device is used to move the discharge valve between an open position and a closed position. A position sensor measures a position of the plunger. A pressure sensor measures a pressure of the crossbore, the inlet bore, or the outlet bore. A controller operates the discharge valve based on data from at least one of the position sensor or the pressure sensor.

A method for determining a piston position of a piston in a hydraulic cylinder drive includes (i) providing a dynamic model of the cylinder drive, (ii) controlling driving of the cylinder drive with a control signal, (iii) detecting a real piston position of the piston, and (iv) adjusting parameters of the model on the basis of the real piston position. The model maps components of the cylinder drive and outputs a calculated piston position of the piston on the basis of detected operating parameters of the cylinder drive. A method of operating an arrangement having a corresponding hydraulic cylinder drive and a mechanism for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.

The present disclosure relates to a mobile testing and / or calibration device and a method for testing and / or calibrating a hydraulic and / or electrical component at a location where the hydraulic and / or electrical component is used and / or under operating conditions of the hydraulic and / or electrical component. The mobile testing and / or calibration device comprises at least one first sensor unit for acquiring performance data of a hydraulic and / or electrical component to be tested and / or calibrated. Furthermore, at least one second sensor unit is provided for acquiring at least one testing and / or calibration parameter, wherein the testing and / or calibration parameter includes current parameters of the location and / or the operating conditions.In addition, at least one supply and / or control unit is provided for providing drive means and / or control parameters for the operation of the hydraulic and / or electrical component, and a computing unit for the automated testing and / or calibration of the hydraulic component during the operation of the hydraulic and / or electrical component based on the recorded performance data and the recorded test and / or calibration parameters.

A method for adjusting a flow rate of a fluid line is disclosed that includes one or more acts of: capturing an image of a drip chamber using an image sensor; identifying a plurality of pixels of interest within the image; determining a subset of pixels within the plurality of pixels of interest, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels is determined to be within the subset of pixels when there is a path to a baseline corresponding to the drip chamber; performing a rotation operation on the subset of pixels; estimating a volume of the drop within the drip chamber by counting a number of pixels within the rotated subset of pixels; and / or adjusting a flow rate of fluid flowing through a fluid line.

A pump system can include a tube disposed about a rotor. The rotor can be configured to drive fluid through the tube as the rotor rotates. The tube can be replaceable when the tube fails. The pump system can include a processor configured to determine a predicted number of revolutions of the rotor before the tube fails based on a number n of past tube failure detection (TFD) events. Each past TFD event can have a corresponding nth TFD value based at least in part on the number of revolutions the rotor had rotated before the tube failed. When n=0, the predicted number of revolutions can be set to a putative value, and when n=1, the predicted number of revolutions can be based at least in part on the first TFD value and the putative value.

Systems and methods are provided for dynamic calibration and correction of the stroke volume of a pump. During a fluid processing procedure, the change in volume of a fluid in a container associated with a volume measurement system is calculated for a plurality of time periods. The standard deviation of the plurality of changes in volume is calculated, with it being determined that the volume measurement system is operating correctly when the standard deviation is below a target threshold. Upon determining that the volume measurement system is operating correctly, the stroke volume of the pump is calculated and a target change in volume of the fluid in the container is compared to an actual change in volume. When there is a difference between the two changes in volume, a correction factor is calculated, with the operation of the pump being adjusted based at least in part on the correction factor.

A method for the autonomous control of a surface unit of an oil well or gas well down-hole rod pump to provide for a reduction of gas interference and an increase in production, the method providing for autonomous adjustment of one or more pump operation characteristics, including one or more of dwell time, polished rod travel, compression ratio, and pump cycle rate, and the method including autonomous determination of a weight transfer position, autonomous determination of a rate of weight transfer, determination of a stretch factor of the polished rod, and autonomous adjustment of one or more of the pump operation characteristics for successive pump cycles of the down-hole pump installation based upon the weight transfer position, the rate of weight transfer, and the stretch factor.