US4834624A
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Pump assembly for delivering liquids and gases
Assignee: Grundfos AS
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Filing: 1987-12-11
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Granted: 1989-05-30
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Expires: 2007-12-11
Abstract
Abstract A pump assembly for delivering liquids or gases include a pump and an electromotor for driving the pump, the speed and/or torque of the electromotor being made variable by a static frequency converter. The frequency converter can be miniaturized by highly-integrated circuits and other provisions for a sufficient emission of dissipation heat. The frequency converter is arranged inside or on the pump assembly, forming a structural unit with pump assembly, and the dissipation heat of the frequency converter is emitted by the fluid delivered or to be delivered by the pump assembly, the fluid acting as dissipator.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels D. Jensen
- 👤 Michal Rasmussen
- 👤 Peder Jensen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:17
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K17/00; H02K17/02; H02K17/30; H02K11/00; H02K11/30; H02K11/33; F; F04; F04D; F04D13/00; F04D13/02; F04D13/021; F04D13/06; F04D13/0686; F04D29/00; F04D29/58; F04D29/5813; H02K9/00; H02K9/22; H02K9/227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A pump assembly for delivering fluid, comprising a pump having a primary flow channel and a electromotor driving the pump, a parameter of said electromotor being variable by means of a static frequency converter, wherein the frequency converter is miniaturized using highly integrated circuits and is coupled to the pump assembly, and whereby the dissipation heat of the frequency converter is emitted by fluid which has entered the pump assembly, said fluid acting as a dissipator, wherein the frequency converter is arranged in a bypass flow channel of the pump, said bypass flow channel having an inlet which communicates with said primary flow channel at a first location and an outlet which communicates with said primary flow channel at a second location.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A pump assembly for delivering fluid, comprising a pump having a primary flow channel and a electromotor driving the pump, a parameter of said electromotor being variable by means of a static frequency converter, wherein the frequency converter is miniaturized using highly integrated circuits and is coupled to the pump assembly, and whereby the dissipation heat of the frequency converter is emitted by fluid which has entered the pump assembly, said fluid acting as a dissipator, wherein the frequency converter is arranged in a bypass flow channel of the pump, said bypass flow channel having an inlet which communicates with said primary flow channel at a first location and an outlet which communicates with said primary flow channel at a second location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing of the frequency converter is a capsule (22, 23) pressure-resistant and leakproof towards the ambient and at least partially provided with a filling (24, 27) acting as heat conductor for the dissipation heat emitted to the surface of the capsule.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the filling (24, 27) stabilizes the shape of the capsule (22, 23).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the filling is a pourable solid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the filling is a liquid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the filling (24, 27) is a pourable solid and a liquid, the latter filling part of the space between the solid particles for forming a heat-pipe-system in such a way that the liquid vaporizes where the dissipation heat is developed and the vapor condenses on the inner surface of the capsule while emitting condensation heat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A pump assembly as claimed in claim 2, with the output signal of the frequency converter being variable by actuating circuit elements, wherein the circuit elements (28) are indirectly actuateable from the outside through the wall (22) of the capsule either mechanically or electromagnetically.
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