BILGE PUMP SYSTEMS

A pump system (10) comprises a bilge pump (12) powered by an electric motor (14) and a controller (16) controlling the electric motor (14). The controller (16) is configured to determine if the pump system (10) is malfunctioning. In response to determining that the pump system (10) is malfunctioning...

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Main Authors McFarland, Simon H, Witte, John, Bovill, Richard J, Peoples, Andrew, Deuel, Eric S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.05.2022
Subjects
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
WEAPONS
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Summary:A pump system (10) comprises a bilge pump (12) powered by an electric motor (14) and a controller (16) controlling the electric motor (14). The controller (16) is configured to determine if the pump system (10) is malfunctioning. In response to determining that the pump system (10) is malfunctioning, the controller (16) is configured to control the electric motor (14) according to a predetermined routine configured to rectify the malfunction. A pump system (100) comprises a first bilge pump (12) including a first electric motor (14) configured to power the first bilge pump (12) and a first controller (16) controlling the first electric motor (14) and a second bilge pump (102) including a second electric motor (105) configured to power the second bilge pump (102) and a second controller (104) controlling the second electric motor (105). The first and second controllers (16, 104) are in signal communication with one another.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20210195997