Pump Controller System and Method
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1. A pumping system programmable by a user, the pumping system comprising:
- a pump;
a motor coupled to the pump;
a drive connected to the motor;
a controller connected to the drivea serial communication link; and
an external device including at least one of a personal computer and a personal digital assistant;
the serial communication link being connectable to the external device;
the user accessing the controller with the external device through the serial communication link in order to at least one of read drive parameters, configure drive parameters, run the drive, and stop the drive.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when system parameters are exceeded and/or fault conditions occur, can detect fault conditions, and can store fault conditions for later retrieval.
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36 Claims
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1. A pumping system programmable by a user, the pumping system comprising:
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a pump; a motor coupled to the pump; a drive connected to the motor; a controller connected to the drive a serial communication link; and an external device including at least one of a personal computer and a personal digital assistant; the serial communication link being connectable to the external device; the user accessing the controller with the external device through the serial communication link in order to at least one of read drive parameters, configure drive parameters, run the drive, and stop the drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of programming a pumping system, the method comprising:
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providing a pump coupled to a motor connected to a drive connected to a controller; connecting a serial communication link between the controller and an external device, the external device including at least one of a personal computer and a personal digital assistant; and accessing the controller with the external device in order to at least one of read drive parameters, configure drive parameters, run the drive, and stop the drive. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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