Integrated Cooling Pump Assembly Driven by Shared Motor
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooling pumps require additional motors to operate, leading to increased energy consumption and costs.
Innovation Solution
A cooling pump assembly that eliminates the need for additional motors by integrating a driving set with a shaft, inner gear, and outer gear, allowing the cooling pump to be driven directly by a connected device or loading device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cooling pumps are used with additional motors, then the cooling pump can operate effectively, but energy consumption increases and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cooling pump function with the driving set of the cooling tower into a single integrated assembly. The driving set that already exists for operating the cooling tower is used to drive both the cooling tower impeller and the cooling pump through shared drive shaft and belt transmission, eliminating the need for separate motors for each component.
2Reliability
If additional motors are installed on cooling pumps, then the cooling pump can be powered, but the cost of purchasing and installing motors increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling pump assembly is integrated with the driving set as a unified structure. The driving set includes a drive shaft, belt transmission mechanism, and cooling pump housing that work together as a single assembly, reducing the number of separate components and simplifying installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The driving set serves multiple functions: it drives the cooling tower impeller for water distribution and simultaneously drives the cooling pump for water circulation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate dedicated motors for each function.
3Ease of operation
If conventional cooling pumps with separate motors are used, then independent control is possible, but the overall system efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling pump and cooling tower are mechanically integrated through the driving set, allowing both components to be driven by the same power source. This integration reduces energy transmission losses and improves overall system efficiency while maintaining operational coordination between components.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables energy savings by eliminating the need for additional motors and reduces operational costs, while maintaining effective cooling performance.
Implementation Method 1
an inner gear (13) and an outer gear (14), wherein the inner gear (13) is rotatably disposed inside the chamber and is coaxial with the axial hole (112), the outer gear (14) is rotatably disposed inside the chamber, encloses the inner gear (13) and the crescent (113), and engages with the inner gear (13)
Implementation Method 2
The liquid coolant driven by the conventional cooling pumps drives the liquid coolant to cool down the components that generate heat energy. After the liquid coolant absorbs the heat energy
Implementation Method 3
the liquid coolant needs to be transmitted in a heat exchanger for lowering the temperature of the liquid coolant
Data Source
AI summary
A cooling pump assembly has a cooling pump, a mount, a shaft, and a driving set. Wherein, a driving unit of the driving set is configured to connect a device to be cooled and has a central hole fluidly communicating with an interior of the cooling pump. The shaft is inserted in the cooling pump, the mount, and the driving unit. The shaft is connected to the driving unit and the cooling pump. The shaft has a channel fluidly communicating with the device to be cooled and fluidly communicating with the channel and the central hole via multiple guiding holes of the shaft. Therefore, the cooling pump assembly and the device to be cooled can be driven by a same motor.