EP3540225B1 - Control device for pumps - Google Patents
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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
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- F04B49/025—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control by means of floats
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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
- F04B49/04—Regulating by means of floats
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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
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- 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
- F04D15/02—Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions
- F04D15/0209—Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the working fluid
- F04D15/0218—Stopping of pumps, or operating valves, on occurrence of unwanted conditions responsive to a condition of the working fluid the condition being a liquid level or a lack of liquid supply
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H35/00—Switches operated by change of a physical condition
- H01H35/18—Switches operated by change of liquid level or of liquid density, e.g. float switch
- H01H35/186—Switches operated by change of liquid level or of liquid density, e.g. float switch making use of a cable suspended floater containing an inclination sensing switch
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Description
- This invention relates to the field of the hydraulic machines, in particular a control device for pumps and a level regulator comprising the above-mentioned control device.
- Devices are known for controlling pumps known as floating switches and comprising a floating body connected to a pump by means of a flexible cable.
- The floating body is configured so that it can be placed in a chamber or tank "P" and, if totally or partly immersed in a liquid, be subject to a pair of forces which determine a moment on the floating element such as to incline it with an angle depending on the height of the liquid in the chamber or tank "P".
- The pair of forces consists of the hydrostatic force directed upwards and the opposing force directed downwards applied by the cable which fixes the floating body to the pump.
- Moreover, the floating body in the prior art devices comprises a sensor for measuring the inclination, which normally consists of a ball or a sliding body which can be moved along a guide in such a way as to activate a switch when the guide (and, therefore, the floating body) reaches a angle of inclination greater than a predetermined threshold.
- In the prior art floating switches the switch is directly connected to the pump for driving it and powering it through an electrical connection inside the flexible cable.
- Disadvantageously, this configuration limits, due to the intrinsic limitations of the switches of the type described which are available in the prior art, the maximum intensity of the electric current directed to the pump to 8 inductive amperes, which is not sufficient for the most heavy-duty uses. To overcome the drawback of the low current intensity directed to the pump, level regulators have been developed comprising a floating switch configured as described above connected, on the side of the pump, to a control panel which switches the currents coming from the sensor into higher intensity currents, in such a way as to operate pumps with a greater power.
- A prior art device is described, for example, in patent document
DE3610984A1 . - In this context, the technical purpose which forms the basis of this invention is to provide a control device for pumps and a relative level regulator which overcomes at least some of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.
- More specifically, the aim of this invention is to provide a control device for pumps and a relative level regulator which can increase the electrical power available for powering the electric pump.
- A further aim of this invention is to provide a control device for pumps and a relative level regulator which is less bulky than prior art devices.
- The technical purpose indicated and the aims specified are substantially achieved by a control device for pumps and a relative level regulator comprising the technical features described in one or more of the appended claims.
- The dependent claims correspond to possible embodiments of the invention.
- Further features and advantages of the invention are more apparent in the non-limiting description which follows of a preferred embodiment of a control device for pumps and a relative level regulator illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
- The description is set out below with reference to the accompanying drawings which are provided solely for purposes of illustration without restricting the scope of the invention and in which:
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Figure 1 is a simplified side view of a control device for pumps made according to the invention; -
Figure 2 is a simplified view of a configuration of use of a level regulator made in accordance with the invention; -
Figure 3 shows a schematic representation of the level regulator ofFigure 2 . - With reference to the accompanying drawings, a control device for pumps is indicated generically with the
reference numeral 1 and it will be referred to below as "control device 1". - The
control device 1 comprises ahollow body 5 extending about an axis or main plane of extension in such a way as to have, in at least one condition of use, the above-mentioned plane or main axis of extension oriented substantially parallel to the horizontal plane. - In the preferred embodiment the
hollow body 5 extends along a main axis of extension and has a portion with increasing cross-section along the above-mentioned axis of extension and a rounded end portion at the end of the portion with increasing cross-section, in such a way as to be provided with a greater displacement (and therefore buoyancy) at the side of the rounded end portion. - More specifically, in the embodiment illustrated, the
hollow body 5 has a substantially rounded shape having a centre of hydrostatic thrust not coinciding with the centre line of the same, but moved more to the side of the rounded end portion. - The
hollow body 5 is connected at the end of aflexible element 10 and configured to be positioned in a chamber or tank "P" for controlling the level of liquid present therein. - Preferably, the
flexible element 10 comprises aflexible cable 11 connectable to anelectric pump 101, configured to apply on the hollow body 5 a constraining force which, in combination with the weight force acting on thehollow body 5, balances the buoyancy thrust and defines a centre of rotation about which thehollow body 5 can rotate by modifying its inclination relative to a horizontal plane. - The
hollow body 5 has a shape such as to determine a buoyancy thrust acting on it which defines an arm relative to the above-mentioned centre of rotation, in such a way as to apply a moment on thehollow body 5 and determine a change in its inclination relative to the horizontal plane as a function of the volume of the immersed portion. - This causes a variation in the orientation of the
hollow body 5 as a function of the height of the liquid mass in the chamber or tank "P" in which thehollow body 5 is at least partly immersed. - Preferably, the
flexible cable 11 is connected to thehollow body 5 in such a way as to protrude from it along an incident direction and preferably substantially perpendicular to the main axis of extension (or of the main plane of extension in the embodiment wherein thehollow body 5 has one). According to an equivalent embodiment, theflexible cable 11 of thecontrol device 1 is connected to thehollow body 5 in such a way as to be substantially parallel or slightly angularly spaced relative to the direction of the hydrostatic thrust force acting on it when thehollow body 5 is positioned according to the orientation typical of a configuration of normal use, except for variations of inclination due to the configuration of use in relation to the level of water in the chamber or tank "P". - Preferably, the
flexible cable 11 is connected to thehollow body 5 at a lateral surface close to an end portion of it, in particular of the end portion opposite the rounded end portion described above, in such a way as to be spaced from the portion with greater buoyancy. - More specifically, the hydrostatic thrust force, which is directed upwards and of variable intensity as a function of the volume of the immersed part of the
hollow body 5, the weight force directed downwards and the tension of theflexible cable 11 contribute to determining the equilibrium of forces of the hollow body 5 (and therefore its orientation in space). - Preferably, the
flexible cable 11 and its connection with thehollow body 5 are configured for balancing any differences between the weight force and the of hydrostatic thrust force. - In this regard, different configurations of use are possible: in a first embodiment, illustrated in
Figures 1 and2 , the weight of thehollow body 5 is greater than the intensity of the hydrostatic thrust force and theflexible cable 11 is configured to exert a tension upwards on thehollow body 5 to keep it at least partly raised relative to the bottom of the chamber or tank "P". - In a second embodiment not illustrated, the weight of the
hollow body 5 is less than the intensity of the hydrostatic thrust force and theflexible cable 11 is configured to apply a downward thrust on thehollow body 5. - In both the embodiments described above, the connection point between the
flexible cable 11 and thehollow body 5 determines the position of the centre of rotation of thehollow body 5 with regard to the rotations due to the variations of the thrust force. - More specifically, the
flexible cable 11 is connected to thehollow body 5 in a position moved away from the centre of hydrostatic thrust in such a way as to determine an arm between the centre of hydrostatic thrust and the centre of rotation, corresponding to the moment arm of the hydrostatic thrust force acting in use on thehollow body 5. - Preferably, the above-mentioned arm is large enough to allow, in use, a variation of inclination of the
hollow body 5 as a function of the intensity of the hydrostatic thrust force. - In other words, the arm is configured for determining a variation of inclination of the
hollow body 5 as a function of the volume of the immersed portion of it, and therefore, in a condition of use, the quantity of liquid in the chamber or tank "P". - In the embodiment illustrated the arm is defined by the distance between the respective vertical projections on the axis (or plane) of main extension of the centre of rotation and the centre of hydrostatic thrust in an operating configuration of the
control device 1, for example an operating configuration wherein the above-mentioned axis or plane of vertical extension is horizontal. - In the preferred embodiment, the
hollow body 5 supports a printedcircuit 14 and forms an impermeable casing for the printedcircuit 14 and theflexible cable 11 has on the inside of a plurality of electrical contacts configured to connect the printedcircuit 14 to theelectric pump 101. Moreover, thehollow body 5 supports anorientation sensor 15 which is configured for measuring an angle relative to a horizontal plane and switching the angle to an electrical output signal. - Preferably, the
orientation sensor 15 comprises a rotary or slidable body positioned on a guide and movable along it by the force of gravity as a function of the inclination of the guide and a switch positioned along the guide in such a way as to be able to be activated by the rotary or slidable body in the presence of a predetermined angle of inclination of the guide (and therefore of the hollow body 5). - More specifically, the above-mentioned switch is connected to the printed
circuit 14 or preferably linked or integrated with it in such a way as to transmit the output signal to acontrol unit 16, positioned at thehollow body 5 and preferably also integrated in the printedcircuit 14. - Moreover, the
control device 1 comprises a power supply terminal, connected to thecontrol unit 16 for connecting it to a source ofelectrical power 102 through theflexible cable 11. - Preferably, the power supply terminal comprises a
first phase connection 17a and aneutral connection 17b associated with it. - Moreover, the
control device 1 comprises a control terminal connected to thecontrol unit 16 preferably comprising asecond phase connection 18 which passes through theflexible cable 11. - Advantageously, the
control unit 16 is configured to determine a power current in the control terminal as a function of the output signal coming from theorientation sensor 15. - The above-mentioned power current is such as to actuate an
electric pump 101 of alevel regulator 100 to which thecontrol device 1 can be connected by means of theflexible cable 11 in such a way that the control terminal is connected to the power supply circuit of the same. - More specifically, the
control unit 16 comprises anactuation relay 20 controlled by the output signal of theorientation sensor 15 and connected to the first andsecond phase connection electric pump 101. - Preferably, the
control device 1 also comprises anearthing connection 19 which passes through theflexible cable 11 for earthing all the electrical components supported by thehollow body 5. - In the preferred embodiment, the components listed above which constitute the power supply and/or control terminals and the
control unit 16 are dimensioned and configured for operating in the presence of currents even greater than 16 inductive amperes and, in particular, are suitable for operating in the presence of electric currents of between 9 and 22 inductive amperes, preferably between 11 and 16 inductive amperes. Another object of the invention is alevel regulator 100 comprising thecontrol device 1 described above, anelectric pump 101 electrically connected to thesecond phase connection 18 and to theneutral connection 17b and a source of alternating currentelectrical power 102 electrically connected to thefirst phase connection 17a and to theneutral connection 17b. - The
control device 1, depending on the orientation of thehollow body 5 establishes and/or interrupts the electrical connection between theelectrical power source 102 and theelectric pump 101 in such a way as to control the level of liquid in the chamber or tank "P". - Preferably, the
electric pump 101 and theelectrical power source 102 are configured for the operation in the presence of currents of between 9 and 16 Amperes, preferably between 11 and 14 Amperes. - The invention achieves the set aim by obviating the drawbacks of the prior art.
- In fact, the control device and the regulator level described, thanks to the mutual configuration of the orientation sensor and control unit and the respective terminals, allow the use of electric pumps with a higher power compared with the prior art in which the switch opens and closes directly the circuit for powering the electric pump and without requiring the use of additional control panels, thus allowing a greater elasticity of use and resulting in a reduced overall size.
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- A control device (1) for pumps, comprising:- a hollow body (5) connected to an end of a flexible element (10);- an orientation sensor (15) positioned on the hollow body (5) and configured for measuring an angle of the hollow body (5) relative to a horizontal plane and converting the angle into a electric output signal;- a control unit (16) positioned at the hollow body (5) and connected to the orientation sensor (15) in such a way as to receive the output signal;- a power supply terminal (17a, 17b) connected to the control unit (16) and configured for connecting the control unit (16) to a source of electrical power (102);- a control terminal (18) connected to the control unit (16),
characterised in that the control unit (16) being configured to determine in the control terminal (18) a power current for actuating an electric pump (101) as a function of the output signal coming from the orientation sensor (15). - The control device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the control unit (16) comprises an actuation relay (20), acting on the power supply terminal (17a, 17b) for powering a motor of the electric pump (101) as a function of the output signal.
- The control device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the orientation sensor (15) comprises a rotary or sliding body which can be moved by gravity along a guide integral with the hollow body (5) and a switch which can be operated by the sliding body.
- The control device (1) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the hollow body (5) supports a printed circuit (14), and wherein the actuation relay (20) and the switch of the orientation sensor (15) are mounted on the printed circuit (14) in such a way that the switch commands the opening and closing of the actuation relay (20).
- The control device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the flexible element (10) comprises a flexible cable (11) connectable to an electric pump (101), the flexible cable (11) being configured to determine, in use, a change in the orientation of the hollow body (5) as a function of a height of a liquid mass in which the hollow body (5) is at least partly immersed, the control terminal (18) and/or the power supply terminal (17a, 17b) comprising a plurality of respective electrical connections positioned inside the flexible element (10) and configured for connecting the control unit (16) to the electric pump (101).
- The control device (1) according to claim 5, comprising an earthing connection (19) which passes through the flexible cable (11) for earthing the control unit (16).
- The control device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the power supply and/or control terminals (17a, 17b, 18) and the control unit (16) are dimensioned and/or configured for operating in the presence of currents of up to 16 inductive Amperes.
- The control device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the power supply terminal comprises a first phase connection (17a) and a neutral connection (17b) associated with the first phase connection (17a) and the control terminal comprises a second phase connection (18), the control unit (16) controlling an electrical contact between the first phase connection (17a) and the second phase connection (18).
- The control device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hollow body (5) comprises the control unit (16), preferably positioned inside the hollow body (5).
- A level adjusting device (100) comprising a control device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims and an electric pump (101) connected to the control terminal (18) of the control device (1) in such a way that a current coming by the control unit (16) of the control device (1) powers the electric pump (101) and preferably controls the pumping speed of the electric pump (101).
- The level adjusting device (100) according to claim 10, wherein the electric pump (101) is configured for operation in the presence of currents coming from the control device (1) of up to 16 inductive Amperes.
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