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Static frequency converter, especially a frequency converter controlling and/or adjusting the performance data of an electromotor

Assignee: Grundfos AS
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Filing: 1989-01-27
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2009-01-27
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a static frequency converter in a housing, especially a frequency converter controlling and/or adjusting the performance data of an electromotor. The housing is shaped as a pressure-resistant casing sealed toward the ambient and at least partially provided with a filler serving as a heat conductor for the dissipation of heat to the surface of the casing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Niels D. Jensen
  • 👤 Jorgen Christensen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:21
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/20; H05K7/2089; H05K7/20936; H02; H02K; H02K11/00; H02K11/30; H02K11/33; H02K17/00; H02K17/02; H02K17/30; H02K9/00; H02K9/22; H02K9/223; H02M; H02M5/00; H02M5/40; H05K7/2039; H05K7/20436; H05K7/20445; H05K7/20463; H05K7/209; H02K9/225

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A pump assembly comprising an electromotor, a rotor chamber for receiving fluid to be circulated, an additional chamber which also receives said fluid to be circulated and communicates with said rotor chamber, a housing which surrounds said electromotor and defines said additional chamber, a heat conductive casing arranged in said additional chamber, a frequency converter comprising an input circuit and an output circuit arranged inside said casing, said input circuit being coupled to a power source and said output circuit being electrically coupled to said electromotor, and heat conductive and electrically insulative filler means which fill the remaining space inside said casing, said casing being in thermal contact with and sealed from said fluid in said additional chamber, whereby said filler means conducts heat from said input and output circuits to said casing, and said casing thereafter dissipates said heat to said fluid to be circulated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
A pump assembly comprising an electromotor, a rotor chamber for receiving fluid to be circulated, an additional chamber which also receives said fluid to be circulated and communicates with said rotor chamber, a housing which surrounds said electromotor and defines said additional chamber, a heat conductive casing arranged in said additional chamber, a frequency converter comprising an input circuit and an output circuit arranged inside said casing, said input circuit being coupled to a power source and said output circuit being electrically coupled to said electromotor, and heat conductive and electrically insulative filler means which fill the remaining space inside said casing, said casing being in thermal contact with and sealed from said fluid in said additional chamber, whereby said filler means conducts heat from said input and output circuits to said casing, and said casing thereafter dissipates said heat to said fluid to be circulated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The pump assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said filler means comprises solid material and liquid material in direct contact with said input and output circuits.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 41 words
The pump assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein said solid material is in the form of particles and said casing is completely filled with said particles, the space between said particles being at least partially filled with said liquid material.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-03-12 1993-09-11 1994-03-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-03-12 1997-09-11 1998-03-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-03-12 2001-09-11 2002-03-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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