US 10,920,769 B2 · Pump cloud-based management and control technique customized hydronic components

Abstract

A pumping system featuring a pump, motor, a bearing assembly, integrated data acquisition system and combined programmable logic controller (PLC), data acquisition and modem. The pump couples to a pump shaft that responds to a pump shaft force to pump a liquid. The motor couples to the pump shaft, responds to VFD/VSD control signaling and provides the pump shaft force to drive the pump shaft. The bearing assembly includes a bearing with the pump shaft arranged therein and couples the pump and the motor. The variable frequency/speed drive (VFD/VSD) receives PLC control signaling and provides the VFD/VSD control signaling to drive the motor. The integrated data acquisition system responds to PLC data acquisition signaling, and provides integrated data acquisition system signaling containing information about an integrated set of pumping system parameters related to the pump, the bearing assembly, the motor and the VFD/VSD in the pump system. The combined programmable logic controller (PLC), data acquisition and modem provides the PLC data acquisition signaling and receive the integrated data acquisition signaling, provides PLC data acquisition modem signaling that exports performance data to the Internet to allow remote manual monitoring of the pump system, and provides the PLC control signaling to control the VFD/VSD and operate the pumping system as a controlled, closed loop system.

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Dependent claims

A pumping system comprising:

a pump coupled to a pump shaft configured to respond to a pump shaft force applied to pump a liquid;
a motor coupled to the pump shaft and configured to respond to a VFD/VSD control signaling and provide the pump shaft force to drive the pump shaft;
a bearing assembly having a bearing with the pump shaft arranged therein and configured to couple the pump and the motor;
a variable frequency/speed drive (VFD/VSD) configured to receive a PLC control signaling, and provide the VFD/VSD control signaling to drive the motor;
an integrated data acquisition system configured to respond to a PLC data acquisition signaling, and provide an integrated data acquisition system signaling containing information about an integrated set of pumping system parameters related to the pump, the bearing assembly, the motor and the VFD/VSD in the pumping system;
and
a combined programmable logic controller (PLC), data acquisition and modem, configured to:
provide the PLC data acquisition signaling and receive the integrated data acquisition system signaling,
in response to a cloud-based PLC data acquisition modem request signaling received from the Internet and/or Cloud, provide a PLC data acquisition modem signaling that exports performance data, including the integrated data acquisition system signaling, to the Internet and/or Cloud to allow remote manual monitoring of the pumping system, and
provide the PLC control signaling to control the VFD/VSD and operate the pumping system as a controlled, closed loop system.

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A cloud-based pumping system monitoring and controlling system for remotely monitoring and controlling at least one pump, comprising:

at least one pump having a variable speed drive (VSD) and integrated sensors for monitoring pump parameters, and for providing, to a remote cloud-based server, an integrated sensor signaling containing information about pump parameters sensed for the at least one pump, including run hours, a speed and a system pressure, in response to a data acquisition request signaling received from the remote cloud-based server;
a bi-directional network for communicating the integrated sensor signaling, and for receiving a remote variable speed drive control signaling for controlling the variable speed drive for the at least one pump;
and
the remote cloud-based server having a historical database containing historical pump parameter data for the at least one pump, configured to receive the integrated sensor signaling, compare the pump parameters received to the historical pump parameter data stored for each the at least one pump, and provide the remote variable speed drive control signaling for controlling the variable speed drive for the at least one pump in a controlled closed loop system that allows a remote user manual monitoring using predictive/prescriptive monitoring algorithms, including starting or stopping the at least one pump, making adjustments to pump control settings, and sending alerts or maintenance requests, when needed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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