Autonomous fluid compressor for laying optical fibers in a duct
AssigneePlumettaz Holding S.A.
InventorAndrzej Wacinski
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Abstract
Autonomous fluid compressor for supplying compressed fluid to a cable laying device, the fluid compressor comprising a fluid compressing unit arranged to compress fluid and comprising an exhaust valve, an electric motor, for driving the fluid compressing unit, a rechargeable power unit, to supply electric power to the electric motor, a fluid supply port connected to the exhaust valve, characterized in that the fluid compressor including an input unit, for receiving a fluid demand signal indicating a fluid demand from the cable laying device, and a control unit, arranged to control the motor based on the fluid demand signal.
Claims12
An autonomous fluid compressor device for supplying compressed fluid to a cable laying device, the fluid compressor comprising:
- a fluid compressing unit arranged to compress fluid and comprising an exhaust valve,
- an electric motor, for driving the fluid compressing unit,
- a rechargeable power unit, to supply electric power to the electric motor;
- a fluid supply port connected to the exhaust valve, for being connected to the cable laying device to supply compressed fluid, wherein
- the fluid compressor includes:
- an input unit, arranged to be connected to the cable laying device for receiving a fluid demand signal indicating a fluid demand from the cable laying device,
- a control unit, connected to the input unit, and arranged to control the motor based on the fluid demand signal received from the input unit, so that the fluid compressing unit delivers compressed fluid, to meet the fluid demand from the cable laying device,
- and in that a volume of tubing forming fluid path between the supply port and the exhaust valve is lower than 15 liters.
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