Booster pump control algorithms
OwnerShawn Ellis Beverly, Benjamin W. Schafer +5inventors
InventorsShawn Ellis Beverly, Benjamin W. Schafer, Kevin Michael Fox, Adrian Chavis, Matthew D. Rumple, Amjad Masood, Jeffrey Duane Wilder
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Abstract
Various systems and methods are provided for controlling a water pressure booster pump to (1) change operation during a future time period that may repeat on a weekly basis, (2) enter a sleep mode in response to no or low demand, (3) require a user to perform an unlock sequence to exit sleep mode, (4) preventing access to configure operating parameters of a pump until a user enters a password, (5) and configure a network of pumps for coordinated operation.
Claims26
A method of controlling a water pressure booster pump, comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a presence or an absence of flow data provided by a flow sensor in flow communication with an outlet of the pump;
- determining, by the processor in response to detecting a presence of flow data, whether the flow data is greater than zero, indicating a demand of water from the pump;
- responding, by the processor, to a determination that the flow data is not greater than zero, indicating no demand of water from the pump, by entering a sleep mode of operation wherein the processor causes a pump/motor assembly (“PMA”) of the pump to discontinue operation.
A method of controlling a water pressure booster pump, comprising:
- providing, via a first interface of a first pump, a network option enabling a user to establish a first pump network through interaction with the first interface;
- responding to the user selecting the network option by designating the first pump a lead pump role;
- responding to the user selecting the network option by broadcasting, via a communication circuit of the first pump, an invitation option to at least one second pump within range of the communication circuit to join the first pump network;
- providing, via an interface of the at least one second pump, a join option enabling the user to cause the at least one second pump to join the pump network;
- responding to the user selecting the join option by designating the at least one second pump a lag pump role;
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- controlling the first pump and the at least one second pump to operate together to provide pressurized water to at least one water consuming device.
A method of controlling a water pressure booster pump, comprising:
- enabling a user to specify a future time period during which a processor controlling operation of a pump/motor assembly (“PMA”) of the pump causes a change in the operation of the PMA;
- enabling the user to specify the change in the operation of the PMA as one of operating the PMA at a temporary pressure setpoint or stopping operation of the PMA;
- controlling, by the processor, the operation of the PMA at an original pressure setpoint until a start time of the future time period occurs;
- controlling, by the processor, the operation of the PMA according to the user-specified change in operation of the PMA when the start time of the future time period occurs;
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- controlling, by the processor, the operation of the PMA at an original pressure setpoint when a stop time of the future time period occurs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.