EP1959141A2 - Améliorations de systèmes d'approvisionnement d'eau - Google Patents

Améliorations de systèmes d'approvisionnement d'eau Download PDF

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EP1959141A2
EP1959141A2 EP20080250558 EP08250558A EP1959141A2 EP 1959141 A2 EP1959141 A2 EP 1959141A2 EP 20080250558 EP20080250558 EP 20080250558 EP 08250558 A EP08250558 A EP 08250558A EP 1959141 A2 EP1959141 A2 EP 1959141A2
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Alan Rodney Henderson
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Salamander Pumped Shower Systems Ltd
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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
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/20—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00 by changing the driving speed
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D15/00—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems
    • F04D15/0066—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems by changing the speed, e.g. of the driving engine

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  • This invention relates to water supply systems and in particular, though not exclusively to systems for boosting domestic mains water supplies.
  • a way of resolving this problem is to boost the pressure by means of a pump.
  • Water authorities tend not to allow extraction of water by means of a pump above a certain flow rate.
  • a typical solution therefore, is to install a pump in the supply line with a restrictor to limit the output. This arrangement has the disadvantage, however, that flow is restricted under all supply pressure conditions.
  • the present invention provides a water flow control assembly comprising a pump installable in a mains water supply line, first sensing means for measuring the rate of flow of water in the supply line, and control means for adjusting the speed of the pump when the pump is in operation in response to flow rate measured by said first sensing means, wherein the control means acts to limit the speed of the pump so that the flow rate does not exceed a predetermined value.
  • the flow control assembly seen in Figure 1 comprises a pump 11, a flow transducer 12 and control unit 13.
  • the pump 11 and flow transducer 12 are installed in a mains water supply line 10, with the flow transducer conveniently situated downstream of the pump.
  • the flow transducer 12 measures the rate of flow of water in the supply line 10.
  • the signal from the flow transducer 12 is fed to the control unit 13.
  • the rate of flow of water down the supply line 10 is proportional to the speed of the pump.
  • the control unit 13 is arranged to control the speed of the pump 11 in response to the flow rate measured by the flow transducer 12. In particular, the speed of the pump 11 is controlled to ensure that the boost that it gives to the mains supply pressure does not result in an over-extraction of water.
  • flow rates of up to 12 litres per minute are allowable in pump-assisted extraction.
  • a pressure sensor 14 situated upstream of the pump 11 measures the pressure of the water supply to the pump, ie. the prevailing mains pressure in the supply line 10.
  • the signal from the pressure sensor 14 is fed to the control unit 13.
  • the control unit 13 is arranged to allow the pump 11 to operate when the signal from the pressure sensor 14 indicates that the mains pressure has fallen below a certain value, which will be set typically at around 2 or 3 bar.
  • the pump 11 may or may not operate to boost the flow, depending on the demand.
  • the signal from the pressure sensor 14 indicates this to the control unit 13, which in turn acts to inhibit operation of the pump 11.
  • the control unit 13 acts to inhibit operation of the pump 11.
  • a by-pass may be provided in the supply line 10 to go around the pump 11. This would have the advantage of allowing water to flow freely around the by-pass when the pump is not in operation, rather than having to flow through the pump itself.
  • the by-pass would preferably incorporate a non-return valve in order to prevent backflow of water when the pump is in operation.
  • variable speed pump any suitable variable speed pump may be used in the assemblies described above.
  • the pump speed control may be stepped or smoothly variable.
  • the elements of the assemblies described above may be constructed as an integral unit so that they can be easily installed.
  • the assemblies can be pre-set in the factory so as to avoid the need for calibration or adjustment after installation. This also has the advantage of preventing the possibility of subsequent tampering.
  • the pump itself may be used to measure the rate of flow of water in the supply line 10.
  • the pump that is used is an impeller type pump driven by a brushless, electronically controlled motor.
  • Such motors have permanent magnet rotors and use electronic commutation. That is, built-in electronic sensors are used to detect the rotational position of the rotor and feed signals back to electronically control the energy supply to the motor and hence control the motor speed.
  • the pump impeller is able to rotate whether or not it is being driven by the motor.
  • the impeller acts like a turbine and the flow through the pump is thus directly proportional to the rotational speed of the impeller.
  • the signals from the built-in electronic sensors in the motor are an indication not only of the rotor speed, but also of the impeller speed.
  • these signals can be used as a measure of the flow rate through the pump, ie through the supply line. This has the advantage of doing away with the need for the separate flow transducer 12 of the earlier described arrangements.

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EP20080250558 2007-02-16 2008-02-18 Dispositif d'alimentation d'eau amélioré Withdrawn EP1959141A3 (fr)

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GBGB0703081.0A GB0703081D0 (en) 2007-02-16 2007-02-16 Improvements in water supply systems
GB0715406A GB2446673A (en) 2007-02-16 2007-08-07 A water flow control system

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