EP1455092A3 - Battery-driven pump with control device - Google Patents

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EP1455092A3
EP1455092A3 EP04004954A EP04004954A EP1455092A3 EP 1455092 A3 EP1455092 A3 EP 1455092A3 EP 04004954 A EP04004954 A EP 04004954A EP 04004954 A EP04004954 A EP 04004954A EP 1455092 A3 EP1455092 A3 EP 1455092A3
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battery
driven pump
control device
control
power
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Thomas Renner
Erik Felser
Hans Waigel
Ram Krishna Agrawal
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Gardena Manufacturing GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B17/00—Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors
    • F04B17/03—Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors driven by electric motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D13/00—Pumping installations or systems
    • F04D13/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
    • F04D13/06—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
    • F04D13/068—Battery powered

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Control Of Electric Motors In General (AREA)
  • Control Of Non-Positive-Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Control Of Positive-Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)

Abstract

A battery-driven pump (1) for watering gardens has a control (2) to adjust the power output from the battery to the pump motor (1.4,2.1). Preferably the power is adjusted continuously or in steps and pulse-width modulation is used to control the battery output.
EP04004954A 2003-03-03 2004-03-03 Battery-driven pump with control device Expired - Lifetime EP1455092B1 (en)

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DE10309995 2003-03-03
DE10309995A DE10309995A1 (en) 2003-03-03 2003-03-03 Battery operated pump with a control device

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EP1455092A2 EP1455092A2 (en) 2004-09-08
EP1455092A3 true EP1455092A3 (en) 2005-08-03
EP1455092B1 EP1455092B1 (en) 2007-12-05

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US4836147A (en) * 1987-12-14 1989-06-06 Ford Motor Company Cooling system for an internal combustion engine
US6206298B1 (en) * 1998-01-05 2001-03-27 T.L. Products Promoting Co., Ltd. DC powered low resistance water pump and a waterworks display employing said pump
WO2000067368A1 (en) * 1999-04-29 2000-11-09 Robert Bosch Gmbh Electronically commutable motor, in particular, for a liquid pump
US6189811B1 (en) * 1999-11-15 2001-02-20 David Owen Rudy Portable water-pumping system

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EP1455092A2 (en) 2004-09-08
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DE502004005635D1 (en) 2008-01-17
DE10309995A1 (en) 2004-09-16

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