Empty pumping prevention apparatus and method
AssigneeTsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorsYousheng CHEN, Yafei HAN
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses an empty pumping prevention apparatus. A bottom of a water tank is provided with a water outlet, and a temperature sensor is provided proximate the water outlet. After a heater stops heating, a water pumping action is performed; during operation of a water pump, temperature data collected by the temperature sensor is continuously read, and a current slope of temperature drop is calculated; then it is determined whether there is water based on a value of the current slope of temperature drop; and the water pump stops operating when it is determined that there is no water in the water tank.
Claims15
An empty pumping prevention apparatus, comprising a water tank, a water pump, a heater, a temperature sensor and a controller;
- a bottom of the water tank is provided with a water outlet, and the temperature sensor is provided at the bottom of the water tank and proximate the water outlet;
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- the controller is connected to the temperature sensor, the water pump, and the heater for controlling the heater to perform heating;
- controlling, after the heater stops heating, the water pump to operate to perform a water pumping action;
- continuously reading, during operation of the water pump, temperature data collected by the temperature sensor, and calculating a current slope of temperature drop at the water outlet;
- then determining whether there is water based on a value of the current slope of temperature drop at the water outlet;
- and stopping the water pump from operating when it is determined that there is no water in the water tank.
An empty pumping prevention method, wherein the empty pumping prevention method is applied to an empty pumping prevention apparatus, the empty pumping prevention apparatus comprises a water tank, a water pump, a heater, a temperature sensor and a controller, a bottom of the water tank is provided with a water outlet, the temperature sensor is provided at the bottom of the water tank and proximate the water outlet, and the controller is connected to the temperature sensor, the water pump and the heater for:
- heating, before operation of the water pump, water in the water tank to a preset temperature;
- continuously reading, during the operation of the water pump, temperature data collected by the temperature sensor, and calculating a current slope of temperature drop at the water outlet;
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- determining whether there is water based on a value of the current slope of temperature drop at the water outlet, and stopping the water pump from operating when it is determined that there is no water in the water tank.
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