US20160265520A1 - Electronic control for a rotary fluid device - Google Patents
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- An electronic controlled rotary fluid device improves robustness of the device identified in U.S. Patent Publication Number 2010/0021313 for systems in which the variation in performance due to external factors such as fluid temperature is to be reduced.
- Certain examples of the disclosure can include systems and methods for controlling a rotary fluid device.
- a control methodology can be applied to single motor-pump configurations and multiple motor-pump configurations.
- the single and multiple motor-pump configurations may only require a single pressure sensor for an entire power pack system.
- the single pressure sensor can be integrated into a control loop to periodically provide pressure data used to reduce variation in the performance of the system. Accordingly, the sensed pressure data may initiate an updating step causing a recalculation to the parameters used to control the fluid device system.
- control methodology can be implemented by a controller that allows for the system to further refine current commands sent to a motor by using a dynamic current command update.
- the dynamic current command update can be applied to maintain steady state operation, when a flow demand or system pressure may cause the fluid device system to operate in a transient state.
- the periodic sampling of the pressure sensor of system can be used to determine if an update to the operating parameters should be made. For example, when the desired system pressure and the sensed system pressure exceed a predetermined threshold, the operating parameters may be updated to minimize the difference between the current and desired system pressure. In the proceeding system operations, updates may serve as the system parameters.
- the control methodology also possesses fail safe mechanisms, wherein when certain operating parameters exceed predetermined thresholds the system may revert back to initial factory settings.
- the controller uses updated operating parameters to perform control operations on multi-motor pump systems.
- the controller can maintain and update a lookup table for each motor-pump configuration in the system.
- the controller can recalibrate the lookup table for each configuration.
- the controller can also be configured to determine the operation of the pressure sensor by comparing the operation of the sensor by alternating the active motor-pump configuration.
- the controller can be configured to statistically differentiate the current operation from the initial operation of the system using the system operating parameters to determine the useful life of system components.
- the controller can operate the system in a power savings mode, wherein various configurations and alternating activity of multi-motor-pumps can be used to maximize the useful life of the motor-pumps, while maintaining a requested system flow output and pressure.
- the power saving mode may be applied in controller examples where the controller is configured with sub-controllers that control an individual motor-pump and communicate with each other.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and control methodology according to an example of the disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and control methodology according to another example of the disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and control methodology according to another example of the disclosure utilizing a dynamic current command adjustment.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a dynamic current command adjustment.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a motor drive controller command.
- FIG. 6 is a lookup table according to an example of the disclosure.
- FIG. 7 is a chart illustrating health trending of a rotary fluid device.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram for illustrating an example method for controlling a fluid system with a plurality of pumps according to an example of the disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method recalibrating the modifiable lookup table for a fluid pump according to an example of the disclosure.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method for determining the fluid pump operation in a plurality of pumps and pressure sensor operation according to an example of the disclosure.
- An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a fluid system that has a fluid pump having an output, an electric motor that operates the fluid pump in response to an electrical signal, a pressure sensor, and a controller.
- the controller communicates the electrical signal derived from a modifiable lookup table.
- the pressure sensor communicates with the controller and the controller updates the modifiable lookup table based on a difference between the desired system pressure and the sensed system pressure to minimize variation between the sensed system pressure and the desired system pressure.
- the fluid system also including a temperature sensor for sensing a hydraulic fluid temperature of hydraulic fluid passing through the fluid pump.
- the controller also includes a plurality of initial lookup tables and plurality of modifiable lookup tables corresponding to different hydraulic fluid temperatures. Based on the hydraulic fluid temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, the controller selects an appropriate modifiable lookup table from the plurality of updatable lookup tables.
- controller in the fluid system being configured to monitor the sensed motor speed over time and determine whether an acceleration condition exists.
- the controller is also configured to modify the electrical signal sent to power the motor when the acceleration condition exits.
- the recalibration steps may comprise receiving sensed performance data from a sensor; retrieving initial performance data related to the fluid pump and the electric motor from a memory module; storing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data in a modified lookup table; in response to a sensed measurement from the pressure sensor, comparing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data to determine a correlation between the sensed performance data, the initial performance data and the desired system pressure; generating an updated version of the modifiable lookup table; using the updated version of the modifiable lookup table to send a motor current command signal to the controller.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a fluid system that has a plurality of fluid pumps, each pump coupled to a motor.
- the fluid system includes a junction location for combining fluid output flow from the fluid pumps, and wherein a pressure sensor is positioned at or downstream of the junction location.
- each motor is controlled by a sub-controller.
- the steps to determine pressure sensor functionality may comprise sensing a first pressure measurement while first individual pump in the plurality of pumps produces an output flow and the remainder pumps in the plurality of pumps do not produce a flow output; determining whether the first pressure measurement is an anomaly based on a predetermined threshold for system pressure; in response to determining that the first pressure measurement is an anomaly, sensing a second pressure measurement wherein the second pressure measurement is based on alternating the first individual pump to a no flow output state and producing the flow output from a second individual pump from the remainder pumps; and determining whether the second pressure measurement is an anomaly based on the predetermined threshold for system pressure.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and a methodology for control of a rotary fluid device system 100 , such as a motor 104 and pump 102 , in which the indirect pressure control using motor current and lookup tables is supplemented using a pressure sensor 108 .
- the rotary fluid device described herein is a positive displacement pump 102 (e.g., inline piston, radial piston, gear, etc.) that is driven by a variable speed electric motor 104 .
- a low pressure side of the pump 102 can be in fluid communication with a reservoir 136 .
- a current sensor 112 used for a lookup table 116 based control can be installed anywhere that steady state current can be detected including on the input cables of the motor drive (e.g., 3Phase 400 Hz 115 VAC), after the transformer and rectification in a controller 106 (135 VDC, not illustrated), or in the power cables between the motor drive and the motor (PWM phase current).
- the controller receives a motor phase current 134 from the current sensor 112 .
- the controller 106 further includes a plurality of outputs including a voltage output, a phase current output, and a phase angle output.
- each of the plurality of outputs is in electrical communication with the electric motor 104 .
- the controller 106 further includes a circuit having a microprocessor and a storage media.
- the microprocessor may be a field programmable gate array (FPGA).
- the FPGA is a semiconductor device having programmable logic components, such as logic gates (e.g., AND, OR, NOT, XOR, etc.) or more complex combinational functions (e.g., decoders, mathematical functions, etc.), and programmable interconnects, which allow the logic blocks to be interconnected.
- the FPGA can be programmed to provide voltage and current to the electric motor 104 of the rotary fluid device system 100 such that the rotary fluid device system 100 responds in accordance with desired performance characteristics (e.g., constant horsepower, pressure compensation, constant speed, constant pressure, etc.).
- the storage media can be volatile memory (e.g., RAM), non-volatile memory (e.g., ROM, flash memory, etc.), or a combination of the two.
- the storage media includes program code for the FPGA, an initial lookup table 120 and a modified (dynamic) lookup table 116 .
- Motor speed command 128 is based on a modifiable lookup table 116 , which consolidates the pump and motor characteristics (e.g., torsional, volumetric, and electrical efficiency) into a single curve of steady state motor speed versus current that results in the desired pressure 132 versus flow at the output of the pump 102 .
- This approach may be modified to use a family of curves for external factors, which may have a strong influence on the motor-pump performance.
- Fluid temperature 138 is an example of one such variable illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- a temperature transducer 110 installed in a flow stream of the pump 102 can be used to adjust the speed versus current curve to ensure a more consistent output pressure from the system 100 .
- the fast speed response required by typical hydraulic consumers 124 will be satisfied by the internal motor speed control loop based on the lookup tables ( 120 and 116 ) as described in U.S. Patent Publication Number 2010/0021313.
- the adjustments to the control tables described herein can be applied to the steady state performance—an adjustment/re-calibration control should not respond to transient conditions including pressure changes during flow transients. This is achieved by requiring persistence in the operating condition (e.g., greater than about 0.5 seconds) prior to invoking the control and monitoring logic described.
- the input to update the modifiable lookup table 116 can be a measured motor speed 202 sensed by a speed sensor 203 and the output sent to the controller 106 can be a motor current command 204 .
- the control methodology adjusts the motor-pump steady state operating characteristics, which can be considered a slow control loop that adjusts the pump performance at a very slow rate (e.g., less than about 1 Hz).
- a pressure sensor 108 between the pump outlet port 102 and the hydraulic consumers 124 , the pump control lookup table 120 can be modified in order to minimize the variation in the outlet pressure.
- a pressure sensed 130 by the sensor 108 is compared with a desired set pressure 132 (e.g., 3000 psi) and the difference is added as an error signal to adjust the speed versus current modified lookup table 116 (possibly as an outer proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control, although other control schemes are possible).
- PID proportional-integral-derivative
- the fluid device system can include a dynamic current adjustment.
- the dynamic current adjustment 302 is a control element that can be used to further adjust the current command when the systems respond to conditions that may cause the system to operate in a transient state. As discussed later, the dynamic current adjustment 302 can use the inputs of the motor current command 204 and the measured motor speed 202 to generate and an updated motor current command 304 .
- the output from the modified table 116 is a motor current command 204 , which is sent to the controller 106 that may adjust the speed of the motor 104 in order to maintain the desired attribute of the system 300 , depicted in FIG. 3 .
- the dynamic current adjustment is completed in element 302 as depicted in FIG. 4 .
- the motor 104 may respond by accelerating into a transient state.
- the dynamic current command adjustment 302 may further modify the motor current command 204 generated from a recalibration routine 118 . As shown in the example in FIG.
- the motor current command 204 and measured motor speed 202 serve as inputs.
- the controller 106 may calculate a motor acceleration 402 and determine whether the calculated acceleration exceeds a predetermined threshold. Based on the calculated acceleration, a control gain 404 may be applied to generate a command adjustment 406 .
- the command adjustment 406 may be an output of a proportional derivative integral (PID) control function.
- the adjustment factor may be an output of a function generated from various combinations of proportional, derivative, and integral controller functions.
- the dynamic current command adjustment routine 302 may then perform a function operation at a summing point 408 to combine the command adjustment 406 with the motor current command 204 to produce an updated motor current command 304 .
- the controller takes the feedback from the system operation to determine the electrical power 114 sent to a motor 104 .
- the controller 106 takes the motor current command 204 and the measured motor current 510 , sensed from a current sensor 508 and determines the difference between the two inputs at a summation point 502 .
- the error indicates the difference between current supplied to power the motor and the current that the system requires to maintain a desired attribute.
- the error signal resultant from the summation point can be minimized.
- the controller 106 may apply a PID controlling function 504 to the error signal to generate a motor control signal.
- the motor control signal may be an output of a function generated from various combinations of proportional, derivative and integral controller functions.
- input electrical power 126 is combined with aspects of the generated motor control signal that may include adjustments to: current, frequency, voltage, or phase angle.
- the resulting output can be the motor power 114 sent to power the motor.
- the updated motor command 304 may be used as an input to the controller 106 , instead of the motor current command 204 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary modified lookup table data 600 to be stored in a memory device, such as re-writable memory, and used for the motor control.
- the initial lookup table 120 is stored in read-only-memory (ROM) and is used for health monitoring and reversion as described later in this disclosure. Since the pressure sensor 108 is being used only to adjust the modified lookup table 116 within the motor controls and is not within the speed control loop, a low frequency (e.g., ⁇ 1 Hz) loop rate can be used. In addition, direct communication between the pressure sensor 108 and the controller 106 is not required to prevent latency.
- ROM read-only-memory
- the pressure sensor 108 signal can be discretized and communicated over a standard communication serial bus at relatively slow sampling rates.
- This method of updating modifiable lookup table 116 based on sensed output pressure allows for on the fly re-calibration of the motor-pump system as required by variations due to internal and external influences (e.g., temperature, wear-out, etc.) and does not require prior knowledge of all of these effects before designing the controller 106 hardware/software.
- a least squares error 608 for each operating point 606 as compared to the factory set lookup table curves 602 can be used to measure the change in motor-pump performance over time. For instance, as mechanical wear-out of the pump 102 occurs, the pump internal leakage and internal friction may increase causing a drift in the motor current required to maintain the pump pressure at the set point 606 . This drift can be measured using a least squares calculation of the error 608 between the adjusted operating condition to maintain steady state 604 and initial curves 602 programmed into read-only memory when the motor-pump was assembled at the factory. For example, the value of the least squares error 608 can be plotted over time, as shown in FIG. 7 . By trending this over time, the health of the motor 104 and pump 102 can be determined in addition to trending the degradation in pump performance to predict the onset of failure before it occurs (predictive health monitoring 122 ).
- Curve 7128 illustrates a sudden shift in motor-pump performance, which may be the result of a total pump failure or loss of the pressure sensor.
- Curve 712 D illustrates a gradual drift, which would make the motor-pump appear to be more efficient. This would likely indicate calibration drift in the pressure sensor ( 108 ) or temperature sensor 110 .
- a lower threshold 704 may be used to indicate required replacement of the motor-pump assembly or testing of the sensors.
- Any detected faults or prediction of faults to occur will be communicated outside of the control system through an appropriate interface, such as an aircraft user interface. These communications can be used by a system controller or maintenance computer to direct action (e.g., maintenance activity or reconfiguration of the aircraft system).
- the motor-pump control described herein is robust as described above and fail safe.
- pressure sensor failure e.g., detectable by a time history similar to curve 7128 but differentiated from normal transient flow response by persistence greater than about 0.5 seconds for instance
- the motor 104 and pump 102 will continue operating with the data table as constructed just prior to loss of the signal. If the error is too great (exceeds a pre-determined threshold 702 ), the motor 104 and pump 102 will revert to the initial lookup table coded in read-only memory at the factory. In this condition the motor 104 and pump 102 would operate at a lower operating pressure, but would still be available to power the hydraulic consumers 124 .
- the pressure sensor 108 will continue to update the lookup table 116 to control the motor-pump device to the set pressure.
- the motor-pump control 106 can be set to reduce the set pressure to continue operation. Trending, as described above, can be used to determine the maximum duration of safe operation within an operating threshold based on the maximum current allowed and the minimum pressure required.
- FIG. 8 an example is described in which additional controls may be added to a hydraulic power pack system 800 that includes at least two motors ( 802 , 806 ) and two pumps ( 804 , 808 ) providing hydraulic flow. Each pump is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir ( 812 , 813 ).
- the configuration illustrated obviates multiple pressure sensors in each power pack system 800 .
- the example illustrated in FIG. 1 uses one pressure sensor 108 per motor 104 and pump ( 102 )
- the example in FIG. 8 uses only one pressure sensor 814 per power pack system 800 .
- the illustrated pressure sensor 814 has been placed on the down-stream side of the output filter 816 .
- pressure sensors 814 may be installed before the filter 816 or in systems in which no pressure filter 816 is installed.
- the hydraulic system 800 is shown in which two electric motors ( 802 , 806 ) and two pumps ( 804 , 808 ) may also include check valves ( 822 , 824 ).
- the check valves ( 822 , 824 ) are included at the outlet of each pump to allow flow only in one direction, protecting against back flow across the hydraulic pumps that may occur.
- a controller 810 can be configured to operate multiple sub-controllers.
- sub-controller 1 ( 818 ) and sub-controller 2 ( 820 ) may each individually operate a respective motor-pump configuration.
- sub-controller 1 ( 818 ) controls the operation of motor 1 ( 802 ) and pump 1 ( 804 ).
- sub-controller 2 controls operation of motor 2 ( 806 ) and pump 2 ( 808 ).
- these controllers may be installed in a single enclosure as illustrated schematically.
- adjustment to a modifiable lookup table 116 can also be impacted based on the temperature of the hydraulic fluid in the pumps received from the temperature sensors ( 830 , 832 ).
- the power packs can be individually powered and calibrated (e.g., only one motor-pump is powered at a time) using the common pressure sensor 814 illustrated in FIG. 8 after the power pack output filter 816 .
- the remaining pumps can be commanded to operate at reduced pressure (e.g., 1500 psi).
- reduced pressure e.g. 1500 psi
- the pump(s) set to operate at lower pressure will have their output flow blocked by the outlet check valve ( 822 , 824 ) and will not contribute to the system flow.
- the pump operating at full pressure may be calibrated using the methodology described above in reference to FIGS. 1-7 to adjust the speed versus measured current lookup table 116 to maintain system pressure.
- the remaining pumps can then be sequenced individually to full pressure (while all others are set to low pressure) using the single pressure sensor 814 to calibrate the modifiable lookup table 116 .
- This method can be used for calibration any time the power-pack system 800 is operational and the calibration mode can be aborted immediately if a system flow demand is detected by reduced power pack output pressure in combination with the full pressure pump operating at or near its maximum speed or above a predetermined threshold (25% speed for instance).
- Health monitoring 826 and prognostics described above may also be used to monitor the performance of the individual motor-pumps over time.
- the alternate pump will maintain the required system pressure (e.g., 3000 psi) and hold the reduced pressure pump check valve closed. If a high flow demand is detected by a low pressure in combination with the primary pump reaching maximum speed or a speed above a predetermined threshold (e.g., 90% speed), the lower pressure pump will immediately exit power savings mode and provide supplemental flow to the system at the rated system pressure (e.g., 3000 psi).
- a predetermined threshold e.g. 90% speed
- a communication link between the motor-pump sub-controllers ( 818 , 820 ) may be used to reduce the individual motor-pump power/energy extraction, to minimize wear and tear and/or to minimize the audible noise generated by the power pack system 800 .
- an additional monitoring and control function may be used to track the motor-pump usage (e.g., time at torque/speed for the individual motors) and balance the power savings mode between the two units.
- One such method is to always opt to operate the motor-pump with the highest damage ratio (calculated as integral of input electrical power over the operating time) in power savings mode. This will balance the wear and tear between the two motor-pumps ( 802 , 804 , 806 , 808 ) and maximize system life.
- a communication linkage between sub-controller 1 ( 818 ) and sub controller 2 ( 820 ) may also be used to prevent the individual motor-pumps from operating at maximum speed (or minimize the time operating at or near maximum speed) by balancing the loads between the two motors ( 802 , 806 ). For example, if a large hydraulic consumer 828 flow is demanded, the typical control will cause one motor-pump to ramp-up to near full speed while the other, potentially in a lower pressure power savings mode, will continue to operate at a near zero speed.
- a system monitoring and control function may be used to command the two pumps ( 804 , 808 ) to equal speeds, whereby each pump will output half of the system flow demand by operating at one-half its rated speed.
- a speed threshold may be used on the primary pump to determine when the second pump should be powered to supplement the system flow. For example, the second motor-pump may be commanded out of low pressure power savings mode if the primary motor-pump speed exceeds 25% of its rated value.
- temperature sensors ( 830 , 832 ) on the motor-pumps can be used by a monitoring and control function to adjust which motor-pump is providing system flow based on the individual motor temperatures. This can potentially be used to permit safe operation of the power pack if the usage, duty cycle, or failure of one of the motor-pumps causes one of the motor-pumps to overheat. In this case, the overheating motor-pump will be commanded into a lower power state (or off depending on the severity of the overheat condition) and the other (in a dual motor-pump arrangement) will be commanded into full pressure mode.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method for recalibrating 118 a modifiable lookup 116 table according to an example of the disclosure.
- the method 900 can be implemented by systems 200 in FIG. 2 .
- the operations described and shown in the method 900 of FIG. 9 may be carried out or performed in any suitable order as desired in various examples of the disclosure. Additionally, in certain examples, at least a portion of the operations may be carried out in parallel.
- the method 900 can start in Block 905 ; the method can include receiving sensed performance data from a sensor.
- the method can include retrieving initial performance data related to the fluid pump and the electric motor from a memory module.
- the method can include storing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data in a modified lookup table.
- the method can include in response to a sensed measurement from the pressure sensor, comparing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data to determine a correlation between the sensed performance data, the initial performance data and the desired system pressure.
- the method can include generating an updated version of the modifiable lookup table. In certain examples, the update to the modified lookup table will only occur when deviations between the desired and the sensed pressure exceed a predetermined threshold.
- the method can include using the updated version of the modifiable lookup table to send a motor current command signal to the controller.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method for determining an operating functionality of the pressure sensor.
- the method 1000 can be implemented using a multi pump system, such as 800 in FIG. 8 .
- the operations described and shown in the method 1000 of FIG. 10 may be carried out or performed in any suitable order as desired in various examples of the disclosure.
- the method can start in Block 1005 , the method can include sensing a first pressure measurement while a first individual pump in the plurality of pumps produces flow output and the remainder pumps in the plurality of pumps have no flow output.
- the first individual pump can be the only pump that is powered to produce flow for the system, while the remaining pumps in the system are unpowered.
- the first individual pump can operate at the desired pressure of the system and the remaining pumps in this system are powered but operated a lower pressure such that the flow from the remaining pumps is inhibited by check valves.
- Block 1005 is followed by Decision Block 1010 .
- a determination is made whether the first system pressure from the pressure sensor is an anomaly. An anomaly can be a predefined variation from a threshold. If it is determined that the first pressure measurement is an anomaly, then the YES branch is followed and the method 1000 continues to Block 1020 .
- a second pressure measurement is sensed, while a second individual pump in the plurality of pumps produces the output flow and the first individual pump is no longer producing flow. Referring back to Decision Block 1010 , if it is determined that the first pressure measurement is not at anomaly, then the NO branch is followed and the method 1000 continues to Block 1015 where no responsive action is required for the first pump.
- Method 1000 proceeds to Decision Block 1025 from Block 1020 and a determination is made whether the second pressure measurement is an anomaly. If it is determined that the second sensed pressure is an anomaly, then the YES branch is followed and the method continues to block 1035 . At Block 1035 , a responsive action may be required to address the pressure sensor. Referring back to Decision Block 1025 , if it is determined that the second pressure measurement is not an anomaly, then the NO branch is followed and the method 1000 continues to Block 1030 where a responsive action may be required for the first pump.
- method 1000 can be applied to a fluid device system where there are more than two pumps, where active pump operational status can be rotated through each pump in the plurality to determine the operational efficiency of each pump, as well as determine the operation of the pressure sensor.
- blocks of the block diagrams and flow diagrams support combinations of means for performing the specified functions, combinations of elements or steps for performing the specified functions and program instruction means for performing the specified functions. It will also be understood that each block of the block diagrams and flow diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flow diagrams, can be implemented by special purpose, hardware-based computer systems that perform the specified functions, elements or steps, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
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- This application is being filed on Oct. 29, 2014, as a PCT International Patent application and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 61/896,683 filed on Oct. 29, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- An electronic controlled rotary fluid device according to the present disclosure improves robustness of the device identified in U.S. Patent Publication Number 2010/0021313 for systems in which the variation in performance due to external factors such as fluid temperature is to be reduced.
- Some or all of the above needs and/or problems may be addressed by certain examples of the disclosure. Certain examples of the disclosure can include systems and methods for controlling a rotary fluid device. A control methodology can be applied to single motor-pump configurations and multiple motor-pump configurations. In addition, the single and multiple motor-pump configurations may only require a single pressure sensor for an entire power pack system. The single pressure sensor can be integrated into a control loop to periodically provide pressure data used to reduce variation in the performance of the system. Accordingly, the sensed pressure data may initiate an updating step causing a recalculation to the parameters used to control the fluid device system.
- Other facets of the control methodology can be implemented by a controller that allows for the system to further refine current commands sent to a motor by using a dynamic current command update. In an example, the dynamic current command update can be applied to maintain steady state operation, when a flow demand or system pressure may cause the fluid device system to operate in a transient state. In controlling the system, the periodic sampling of the pressure sensor of system can be used to determine if an update to the operating parameters should be made. For example, when the desired system pressure and the sensed system pressure exceed a predetermined threshold, the operating parameters may be updated to minimize the difference between the current and desired system pressure. In the proceeding system operations, updates may serve as the system parameters. However, the control methodology also possesses fail safe mechanisms, wherein when certain operating parameters exceed predetermined thresholds the system may revert back to initial factory settings.
- In other examples, the controller uses updated operating parameters to perform control operations on multi-motor pump systems. For example, the controller can maintain and update a lookup table for each motor-pump configuration in the system. In the process of maintaining the lookup tables, the controller can recalibrate the lookup table for each configuration. When the system output flow is sensed by the pressure sensor and the flow can be isolated to a single motor-pump configuration, the recalibrations can be completed. The controller can also be configured to determine the operation of the pressure sensor by comparing the operation of the sensor by alternating the active motor-pump configuration. In another example, the controller can be configured to statistically differentiate the current operation from the initial operation of the system using the system operating parameters to determine the useful life of system components. In addition, the statistical calculations may be used to predict component failure. Further, the controller can operate the system in a power savings mode, wherein various configurations and alternating activity of multi-motor-pumps can be used to maximize the useful life of the motor-pumps, while maintaining a requested system flow output and pressure. The power saving mode may be applied in controller examples where the controller is configured with sub-controllers that control an individual motor-pump and communicate with each other.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and control methodology according to an example of the disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and control methodology according to another example of the disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and control methodology according to another example of the disclosure utilizing a dynamic current command adjustment. -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a dynamic current command adjustment. -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a motor drive controller command. -
FIG. 6 is a lookup table according to an example of the disclosure. -
FIG. 7 is a chart illustrating health trending of a rotary fluid device. -
FIG. 8 is a block diagram for illustrating an example method for controlling a fluid system with a plurality of pumps according to an example of the disclosure. -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method recalibrating the modifiable lookup table for a fluid pump according to an example of the disclosure. -
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method for determining the fluid pump operation in a plurality of pumps and pressure sensor operation according to an example of the disclosure. - Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary aspects of the present disclosure that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like structure.
- An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a fluid system that has a fluid pump having an output, an electric motor that operates the fluid pump in response to an electrical signal, a pressure sensor, and a controller. The controller communicates the electrical signal derived from a modifiable lookup table. The pressure sensor communicates with the controller and the controller updates the modifiable lookup table based on a difference between the desired system pressure and the sensed system pressure to minimize variation between the sensed system pressure and the desired system pressure.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to the fluid system also including a temperature sensor for sensing a hydraulic fluid temperature of hydraulic fluid passing through the fluid pump. The controller also includes a plurality of initial lookup tables and plurality of modifiable lookup tables corresponding to different hydraulic fluid temperatures. Based on the hydraulic fluid temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, the controller selects an appropriate modifiable lookup table from the plurality of updatable lookup tables.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to the controller in the fluid system being configured to monitor the sensed motor speed over time and determine whether an acceleration condition exists. The controller is also configured to modify the electrical signal sent to power the motor when the acceleration condition exits.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to the controller in the fluid system being configured to perform a recalibration routine to update the modifiable table. The recalibration steps may comprise receiving sensed performance data from a sensor; retrieving initial performance data related to the fluid pump and the electric motor from a memory module; storing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data in a modified lookup table; in response to a sensed measurement from the pressure sensor, comparing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data to determine a correlation between the sensed performance data, the initial performance data and the desired system pressure; generating an updated version of the modifiable lookup table; using the updated version of the modifiable lookup table to send a motor current command signal to the controller.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a fluid system that has a plurality of fluid pumps, each pump coupled to a motor. The fluid system includes a junction location for combining fluid output flow from the fluid pumps, and wherein a pressure sensor is positioned at or downstream of the junction location. In another example, each motor is controlled by a sub-controller.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to the controller in the fluid system being configured to determine pressure sensor functionality in multi-motor-pump configurations. The steps to determine pressure sensor functionality may comprise sensing a first pressure measurement while first individual pump in the plurality of pumps produces an output flow and the remainder pumps in the plurality of pumps do not produce a flow output; determining whether the first pressure measurement is an anomaly based on a predetermined threshold for system pressure; in response to determining that the first pressure measurement is an anomaly, sensing a second pressure measurement wherein the second pressure measurement is based on alternating the first individual pump to a no flow output state and producing the flow output from a second individual pump from the remainder pumps; and determining whether the second pressure measurement is an anomaly based on the predetermined threshold for system pressure.
- Referring now to the drawings,
FIG. 1 illustrates a hydraulic system having a rotary fluid device and a methodology for control of a rotaryfluid device system 100, such as amotor 104 andpump 102, in which the indirect pressure control using motor current and lookup tables is supplemented using apressure sensor 108. In an example, the rotary fluid device described herein is a positive displacement pump 102 (e.g., inline piston, radial piston, gear, etc.) that is driven by a variable speedelectric motor 104. A low pressure side of thepump 102 can be in fluid communication with areservoir 136. While not expressly described within this disclosure, the principles described herein may also be applied to a centrifugal type pump driven by a variable speed motor to achieve a desired pressure flow characteristic. Acurrent sensor 112 used for a lookup table 116 based control can be installed anywhere that steady state current can be detected including on the input cables of the motor drive (e.g., 3Phase 400 Hz 115 VAC), after the transformer and rectification in a controller 106 (135 VDC, not illustrated), or in the power cables between the motor drive and the motor (PWM phase current). In generating the modified lookup table 116, the controller receives amotor phase current 134 from thecurrent sensor 112. - The
controller 106 further includes a plurality of outputs including a voltage output, a phase current output, and a phase angle output. In the subject example, each of the plurality of outputs is in electrical communication with theelectric motor 104. - The
controller 106 further includes a circuit having a microprocessor and a storage media. In an example, the microprocessor may be a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The FPGA is a semiconductor device having programmable logic components, such as logic gates (e.g., AND, OR, NOT, XOR, etc.) or more complex combinational functions (e.g., decoders, mathematical functions, etc.), and programmable interconnects, which allow the logic blocks to be interconnected. In an example, the FPGA can be programmed to provide voltage and current to theelectric motor 104 of the rotaryfluid device system 100 such that the rotaryfluid device system 100 responds in accordance with desired performance characteristics (e.g., constant horsepower, pressure compensation, constant speed, constant pressure, etc.). In another example, the storage media can be volatile memory (e.g., RAM), non-volatile memory (e.g., ROM, flash memory, etc.), or a combination of the two. The storage media includes program code for the FPGA, an initial lookup table 120 and a modified (dynamic) lookup table 116. -
Motor speed command 128 is based on a modifiable lookup table 116, which consolidates the pump and motor characteristics (e.g., torsional, volumetric, and electrical efficiency) into a single curve of steady state motor speed versus current that results in the desiredpressure 132 versus flow at the output of thepump 102. This approach may be modified to use a family of curves for external factors, which may have a strong influence on the motor-pump performance.Fluid temperature 138 is an example of one such variable illustrated inFIG. 1 . Atemperature transducer 110 installed in a flow stream of thepump 102 can be used to adjust the speed versus current curve to ensure a more consistent output pressure from thesystem 100. - The fast speed response required by typical
hydraulic consumers 124 will be satisfied by the internal motor speed control loop based on the lookup tables (120 and 116) as described in U.S. Patent Publication Number 2010/0021313. Unlike U.S. Patent Publication Number 2010/0021313, the adjustments to the control tables described herein can be applied to the steady state performance—an adjustment/re-calibration control should not respond to transient conditions including pressure changes during flow transients. This is achieved by requiring persistence in the operating condition (e.g., greater than about 0.5 seconds) prior to invoking the control and monitoring logic described. In referring toFIG. 2 , there can be another example where the input to update the modifiable lookup table 116 can be a measuredmotor speed 202 sensed by aspeed sensor 203 and the output sent to thecontroller 106 can be a motorcurrent command 204. - One technical effect of certain examples of the disclosure is that the control methodology adjusts the motor-pump steady state operating characteristics, which can be considered a slow control loop that adjusts the pump performance at a very slow rate (e.g., less than about 1 Hz). By adding a
pressure sensor 108 between thepump outlet port 102 and thehydraulic consumers 124, the pump control lookup table 120 can be modified in order to minimize the variation in the outlet pressure. A pressure sensed 130 by thesensor 108 is compared with a desired set pressure 132 (e.g., 3000 psi) and the difference is added as an error signal to adjust the speed versus current modified lookup table 116 (possibly as an outer proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control, although other control schemes are possible). - In another example as depicted in
FIG. 3 , the fluid device system can include a dynamic current adjustment. The dynamiccurrent adjustment 302 is a control element that can be used to further adjust the current command when the systems respond to conditions that may cause the system to operate in a transient state. As discussed later, the dynamiccurrent adjustment 302 can use the inputs of the motorcurrent command 204 and the measuredmotor speed 202 to generate and an updated motorcurrent command 304. - In referring to
FIG. 4 , the output from the modified table 116 is a motorcurrent command 204, which is sent to thecontroller 106 that may adjust the speed of themotor 104 in order to maintain the desired attribute of thesystem 300, depicted inFIG. 3 . As discussed earlier, the dynamic current adjustment is completed inelement 302 as depicted inFIG. 4 . In circumstances, such as increased flow demand, pressure drop or other cause to change the load placed on themotor 104, themotor 104 may respond by accelerating into a transient state. In order to return to steady state operation, the dynamiccurrent command adjustment 302 may further modify the motorcurrent command 204 generated from arecalibration routine 118. As shown in the example inFIG. 4 , the motorcurrent command 204 and measuredmotor speed 202 serve as inputs. In the adjustment routine, thecontroller 106 may calculate amotor acceleration 402 and determine whether the calculated acceleration exceeds a predetermined threshold. Based on the calculated acceleration, acontrol gain 404 may be applied to generate acommand adjustment 406. In one example, thecommand adjustment 406 may be an output of a proportional derivative integral (PID) control function. In other examples, the adjustment factor may be an output of a function generated from various combinations of proportional, derivative, and integral controller functions. The dynamic currentcommand adjustment routine 302 may then perform a function operation at a summingpoint 408 to combine thecommand adjustment 406 with the motorcurrent command 204 to produce an updated motorcurrent command 304. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , the controller takes the feedback from the system operation to determine theelectrical power 114 sent to amotor 104. In an example, thecontroller 106 takes the motorcurrent command 204 and the measured motor current 510, sensed from acurrent sensor 508 and determines the difference between the two inputs at asummation point 502. The error indicates the difference between current supplied to power the motor and the current that the system requires to maintain a desired attribute. In another example, the error signal resultant from the summation point can be minimized. Thecontroller 106 may apply aPID controlling function 504 to the error signal to generate a motor control signal. In other examples, the motor control signal may be an output of a function generated from various combinations of proportional, derivative and integral controller functions. In apower conversion process 506, inputelectrical power 126 is combined with aspects of the generated motor control signal that may include adjustments to: current, frequency, voltage, or phase angle. The resulting output can be themotor power 114 sent to power the motor. In another example, when the system uses a dynamic current adjustment fromFIG. 4 , the updatedmotor command 304 may be used as an input to thecontroller 106, instead of the motorcurrent command 204. -
FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary modifiedlookup table data 600 to be stored in a memory device, such as re-writable memory, and used for the motor control. In an example, the initial lookup table 120 is stored in read-only-memory (ROM) and is used for health monitoring and reversion as described later in this disclosure. Since thepressure sensor 108 is being used only to adjust the modified lookup table 116 within the motor controls and is not within the speed control loop, a low frequency (e.g., <1 Hz) loop rate can be used. In addition, direct communication between thepressure sensor 108 and thecontroller 106 is not required to prevent latency. Instead, for configurations where the motor controller (drive) 106 is remote from themotor 104 and pump 102, thepressure sensor 108 signal can be discretized and communicated over a standard communication serial bus at relatively slow sampling rates. This method of updating modifiable lookup table 116 based on sensed output pressure allows for on the fly re-calibration of the motor-pump system as required by variations due to internal and external influences (e.g., temperature, wear-out, etc.) and does not require prior knowledge of all of these effects before designing thecontroller 106 hardware/software. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , aleast squares error 608 for eachoperating point 606 as compared to the factory set lookup table curves 602 can be used to measure the change in motor-pump performance over time. For instance, as mechanical wear-out of thepump 102 occurs, the pump internal leakage and internal friction may increase causing a drift in the motor current required to maintain the pump pressure at theset point 606. This drift can be measured using a least squares calculation of theerror 608 between the adjusted operating condition to maintainsteady state 604 andinitial curves 602 programmed into read-only memory when the motor-pump was assembled at the factory. For example, the value of theleast squares error 608 can be plotted over time, as shown inFIG. 7 . By trending this over time, the health of themotor 104 and pump 102 can be determined in addition to trending the degradation in pump performance to predict the onset of failure before it occurs (predictive health monitoring 122). - In
FIG. 7 , it is assumed that the least squares error is “signed” indicating whether the present motor operation is above (positive) or below (negative) the initial lookup table performance. Typical pump wear out would result in a gradual increase in motor current required to maintain a given pump pressure. This is illustrated as curve 712C—the slope of the curve over time could easily be used to predict when the performance variation will cross apredetermined threshold 702 at which point the motor-pump would need to be replaced.Curve 712A illustrates typical random error that should be expected with normal operation (note, the error varies both above and below the initial curves). It may be desirable to add inner thresholds, where one inner threshold is positive 706 and another is negative 708 (indicated as inner dashed lines) within which no adjustment to the motor data table would be required. Curve 7128 illustrates a sudden shift in motor-pump performance, which may be the result of a total pump failure or loss of the pressure sensor. Curve 712D illustrates a gradual drift, which would make the motor-pump appear to be more efficient. This would likely indicate calibration drift in the pressure sensor (108) ortemperature sensor 110. Alower threshold 704 may be used to indicate required replacement of the motor-pump assembly or testing of the sensors. - Any detected faults or prediction of faults to occur will be communicated outside of the control system through an appropriate interface, such as an aircraft user interface. These communications can be used by a system controller or maintenance computer to direct action (e.g., maintenance activity or reconfiguration of the aircraft system).
- The motor-pump control described herein is robust as described above and fail safe. In the event of pressure sensor failure (e.g., detectable by a time history similar to curve 7128 but differentiated from normal transient flow response by persistence greater than about 0.5 seconds for instance), the
motor 104 and pump 102 will continue operating with the data table as constructed just prior to loss of the signal. If the error is too great (exceeds a pre-determined threshold 702), themotor 104 and pump 102 will revert to the initial lookup table coded in read-only memory at the factory. In this condition themotor 104 and pump 102 would operate at a lower operating pressure, but would still be available to power thehydraulic consumers 124. - If a temperature sensor signal is lost (broken cable for instance), the
pressure sensor 108 will continue to update the lookup table 116 to control the motor-pump device to the set pressure. - If performance of the
motor 104 and pump 102 degrades to a point where the steady state current exceeds the limit allowed by the electrical power distribution system, the motor-pump control 106 can be set to reduce the set pressure to continue operation. Trending, as described above, can be used to determine the maximum duration of safe operation within an operating threshold based on the maximum current allowed and the minimum pressure required. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , an example is described in which additional controls may be added to a hydraulicpower pack system 800 that includes at least two motors (802, 806) and two pumps (804, 808) providing hydraulic flow. Each pump is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir (812, 813). The configuration illustrated obviates multiple pressure sensors in eachpower pack system 800. Where the example illustrated inFIG. 1 uses onepressure sensor 108 permotor 104 and pump (102), the example inFIG. 8 uses only onepressure sensor 814 perpower pack system 800. In the example, the illustratedpressure sensor 814 has been placed on the down-stream side of the output filter 816. This allows for adjustment of the motor-pump control to maintain a constant pressure at thehydraulic consumers 828 as the pressure drop across the filter 816 varies over time and with varying fluid temperature and flow rates. In another example,pressure sensors 814 may be installed before the filter 816 or in systems in which no pressure filter 816 is installed. - Referring still to
FIG. 8 , thehydraulic system 800 is shown in which two electric motors (802, 806) and two pumps (804, 808) may also include check valves (822, 824). The check valves (822, 824) are included at the outlet of each pump to allow flow only in one direction, protecting against back flow across the hydraulic pumps that may occur. In another example, acontroller 810 can be configured to operate multiple sub-controllers. InFIG. 8 , sub-controller 1 (818) and sub-controller 2 (820) may each individually operate a respective motor-pump configuration. For example sub-controller 1 (818) controls the operation of motor 1 (802) and pump 1 (804). Similarly, sub-controller 2 (820) controls operation of motor 2 (806) and pump 2 (808). However, these controllers may be installed in a single enclosure as illustrated schematically. In another example, adjustment to a modifiable lookup table 116 can also be impacted based on the temperature of the hydraulic fluid in the pumps received from the temperature sensors (830, 832). - In order to distinguish each motor-pump performance from the others for the purpose of calibrating the modifiable lookup table 116 as described in the example of
FIGS. 1-8 , the following examples are considered. - In one example, during conditions where there is no requirement for all of the parallel motor-pumps to remain powered simultaneously (e.g., steady cruise in an aircraft hydraulic system), the power packs can be individually powered and calibrated (e.g., only one motor-pump is powered at a time) using the
common pressure sensor 814 illustrated inFIG. 8 after the power pack output filter 816. - In another example, during conditions where a total flow rate demanded by the
hydraulic consumers 828 is less than the maximum flow capacity of a single pump, the remaining pumps can be commanded to operate at reduced pressure (e.g., 1500 psi). In this case, the pump(s) set to operate at lower pressure will have their output flow blocked by the outlet check valve (822, 824) and will not contribute to the system flow. The pump operating at full pressure may be calibrated using the methodology described above in reference toFIGS. 1-7 to adjust the speed versus measured current lookup table 116 to maintain system pressure. The remaining pumps can then be sequenced individually to full pressure (while all others are set to low pressure) using thesingle pressure sensor 814 to calibrate the modifiable lookup table 116. This method can be used for calibration any time the power-pack system 800 is operational and the calibration mode can be aborted immediately if a system flow demand is detected by reduced power pack output pressure in combination with the full pressure pump operating at or near its maximum speed or above a predetermined threshold (25% speed for instance).Health monitoring 826 and prognostics described above may also be used to monitor the performance of the individual motor-pumps over time. - Similar to the calibration mode described above, it is possible to reduce the power consumed by a dual motor-pump power pack by reducing the pressure of one of the pumps to a low pressure setting (e.g., 1500 psi), the alternate pump will maintain the required system pressure (e.g., 3000 psi) and hold the reduced pressure pump check valve closed. If a high flow demand is detected by a low pressure in combination with the primary pump reaching maximum speed or a speed above a predetermined threshold (e.g., 90% speed), the lower pressure pump will immediately exit power savings mode and provide supplemental flow to the system at the rated system pressure (e.g., 3000 psi).
- It may be desirable to add a communication link between the motor-pump sub-controllers (818, 820) to reduce the individual motor-pump power/energy extraction, to minimize wear and tear and/or to minimize the audible noise generated by the
power pack system 800. For example, if a dual motor-pump power pack is used and it is determined that one of the motor-pumps will operate in the low pressure power savings mode for most of the system life, an additional monitoring and control function may be used to track the motor-pump usage (e.g., time at torque/speed for the individual motors) and balance the power savings mode between the two units. One such method is to always opt to operate the motor-pump with the highest damage ratio (calculated as integral of input electrical power over the operating time) in power savings mode. This will balance the wear and tear between the two motor-pumps (802, 804, 806, 808) and maximize system life. - A communication linkage between sub-controller 1 (818) and sub controller 2 (820) may also be used to prevent the individual motor-pumps from operating at maximum speed (or minimize the time operating at or near maximum speed) by balancing the loads between the two motors (802, 806). For example, if a large
hydraulic consumer 828 flow is demanded, the typical control will cause one motor-pump to ramp-up to near full speed while the other, potentially in a lower pressure power savings mode, will continue to operate at a near zero speed. Alternatively, a system monitoring and control function may be used to command the two pumps (804, 808) to equal speeds, whereby each pump will output half of the system flow demand by operating at one-half its rated speed. This has the advantage of reducing the typical wear and tear on the otherwise high speed motor-pump as well as reducing the audible noise levels. To balance the power savings with the reduced speed objective, a speed threshold may be used on the primary pump to determine when the second pump should be powered to supplement the system flow. For example, the second motor-pump may be commanded out of low pressure power savings mode if the primary motor-pump speed exceeds 25% of its rated value. - Additionally, temperature sensors (830, 832) on the motor-pumps can be used by a monitoring and control function to adjust which motor-pump is providing system flow based on the individual motor temperatures. This can potentially be used to permit safe operation of the power pack if the usage, duty cycle, or failure of one of the motor-pumps causes one of the motor-pumps to overheat. In this case, the overheating motor-pump will be commanded into a lower power state (or off depending on the severity of the overheat condition) and the other (in a dual motor-pump arrangement) will be commanded into full pressure mode.
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FIG. 9 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method for recalibrating 118 amodifiable lookup 116 table according to an example of the disclosure. Themethod 900 can be implemented bysystems 200 inFIG. 2 . The operations described and shown in themethod 900 ofFIG. 9 may be carried out or performed in any suitable order as desired in various examples of the disclosure. Additionally, in certain examples, at least a portion of the operations may be carried out in parallel. Themethod 900 can start inBlock 905; the method can include receiving sensed performance data from a sensor. InBlock 910, the method can include retrieving initial performance data related to the fluid pump and the electric motor from a memory module. InBlock 915, the method can include storing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data in a modified lookup table. InBlock 920, the method can include in response to a sensed measurement from the pressure sensor, comparing the sensed performance data and the initial performance data to determine a correlation between the sensed performance data, the initial performance data and the desired system pressure. InBlock 925, the method can include generating an updated version of the modifiable lookup table. In certain examples, the update to the modified lookup table will only occur when deviations between the desired and the sensed pressure exceed a predetermined threshold. InBlock 930, the method can include using the updated version of the modifiable lookup table to send a motor current command signal to the controller. -
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for illustrating an example method for determining an operating functionality of the pressure sensor. Themethod 1000 can be implemented using a multi pump system, such as 800 inFIG. 8 . The operations described and shown in themethod 1000 ofFIG. 10 may be carried out or performed in any suitable order as desired in various examples of the disclosure. The method can start inBlock 1005, the method can include sensing a first pressure measurement while a first individual pump in the plurality of pumps produces flow output and the remainder pumps in the plurality of pumps have no flow output. In an example, the first individual pump can be the only pump that is powered to produce flow for the system, while the remaining pumps in the system are unpowered. In another example, the first individual pump can operate at the desired pressure of the system and the remaining pumps in this system are powered but operated a lower pressure such that the flow from the remaining pumps is inhibited by check valves.Block 1005 is followed byDecision Block 1010. AtDecision Block 1010, a determination is made whether the first system pressure from the pressure sensor is an anomaly. An anomaly can be a predefined variation from a threshold. If it is determined that the first pressure measurement is an anomaly, then the YES branch is followed and themethod 1000 continues to Block 1020. AtBlock 1020, a second pressure measurement is sensed, while a second individual pump in the plurality of pumps produces the output flow and the first individual pump is no longer producing flow. Referring back toDecision Block 1010, if it is determined that the first pressure measurement is not at anomaly, then the NO branch is followed and themethod 1000 continues to Block 1015 where no responsive action is required for the first pump. -
Method 1000 proceeds toDecision Block 1025 fromBlock 1020 and a determination is made whether the second pressure measurement is an anomaly. If it is determined that the second sensed pressure is an anomaly, then the YES branch is followed and the method continues to block 1035. AtBlock 1035, a responsive action may be required to address the pressure sensor. Referring back toDecision Block 1025, if it is determined that the second pressure measurement is not an anomaly, then the NO branch is followed and themethod 1000 continues to Block 1030 where a responsive action may be required for the first pump. In addition,method 1000 can be applied to a fluid device system where there are more than two pumps, where active pump operational status can be rotated through each pump in the plurality to determine the operational efficiency of each pump, as well as determine the operation of the pressure sensor. - Accordingly, blocks of the block diagrams and flow diagrams support combinations of means for performing the specified functions, combinations of elements or steps for performing the specified functions and program instruction means for performing the specified functions. It will also be understood that each block of the block diagrams and flow diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flow diagrams, can be implemented by special purpose, hardware-based computer systems that perform the specified functions, elements or steps, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
- While the disclosure has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical of various examples, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be limited to the disclosed examples, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
- Various modifications and alterations of this disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure, and it should be understood that the scope of this disclosure is not to be unduly limited to the illustrative examples set forth herein.
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