Apparatus, systems and methods for protecting pumps
First Claim
1. A module for protecting an electrical pump configured to pump a liquid and having a pump, a motor, a shaft housing disposed between the pump and the motor, a motor shaft arranged in a horizontal direction and positioned inside the shaft housing, and a pump seal for preventing the liquid from reaching inside the shaft housing, the module comprising:
- a circuitry, a collector positioned between a side of the motor shaft and an inner surface of the shaft housing, below the motor shaft inside the shaft housing and thus on a side of the pump seal facing the shaft housing, the collector having an opening facing the side of the motor shaft, and a liquid detection sensor positioned in the collector, the liquid detection sensor being adapted to send a signal to the circuitry to shut down the motor and generate a notice, when a portion of the liquid enters the collector due to a leak of the pump seal.
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Abstract
Modules for protecting pumps are provided having a sensor detecting leaks of the pump seal, a sensor detecting rain and/or a sensor detecting that the pump is running dry and thus is overheated. Each sensor communicates with a circuitry configured to shut down the pump until the problem is resolved and to send a notice or alarm to a person or a system. A reset button may be provided to override the shutdown of the pump by the circuitry. Methods of using the modules are also provided.
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12 Claims
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1. A module for protecting an electrical pump configured to pump a liquid and having a pump, a motor, a shaft housing disposed between the pump and the motor, a motor shaft arranged in a horizontal direction and positioned inside the shaft housing, and a pump seal for preventing the liquid from reaching inside the shaft housing, the module comprising:
- a circuitry, a collector positioned between a side of the motor shaft and an inner surface of the shaft housing, below the motor shaft inside the shaft housing and thus on a side of the pump seal facing the shaft housing, the collector having an opening facing the side of the motor shaft, and a liquid detection sensor positioned in the collector, the liquid detection sensor being adapted to send a signal to the circuitry to shut down the motor and generate a notice, when a portion of the liquid enters the collector due to a leak of the pump seal.
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12. A pump apparatus adapted to pump a liquid, the pump apparatus comprising:
- a pump, a motor, a shaft housing disposed between the pump and the motor, a motor shaft arranged in a horizontal direction and positioned inside the shaft housing, a pump seal adapted to prevent the liquid from reaching inside the shaft housing, a collector positioned between a side of the motor shaft and an inner surface of the shaft housing, below the motor shaft inside the shaft housing and thus on a side of the pump seal facing the shaft housing, the collector having an opening facing the side of the motor shaft, and a liquid detection sensor positioned in the collector, the liquid detection sensor being adapted to send a signal to a circuitry to shut down the motor when a portion of the liquid enters the collector due to a leak of the pump seal.
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