Pump drive that minimizes a pulse width based on voltage data to improve intake and discharge strokes
AssigneeMilton Roy Company
InventorsJason Carman, Nile Fairfield
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AssigneeMilton Roy Company
InventorsJason Carman, Nile Fairfield
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The performance of a solenoid drive liquid pump can be very dependent on the magnitude and stability of an input voltage, with non-ideal input power resulting in loss of efficiency and potential damage to the pump. Pulse width of drive signals provided to the pump, which cause solenoids to alternately energize to move liquid through the pump, may be adjusted in duration in order to compensate for non-ideal input voltage. A drive control module of the pump gathers voltage information, determines an improved pulse width based upon that voltage information, and then provides drive signals based upon the improved pulse width. Operating in this manner, a pump can operate at or near peak efficiency despite both significant variances in input voltage and non-sinusoidal input voltage, and without customized components or adapters.
A pump comprising:
A method for adapting drive signals for a pump comprising:
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