Water Booster Control System and Method
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Abstract
A water booster control system designed with a controller having an algorithm that determines optimum starting parameters for one or more pumps is disclosed. The water booster control system supplies water to a location at specified operating parameters. Water enters a suction manifold, travels through pipes, and into the pumps. The pumps accelerate the water to the desired pressure and/or flow rate and discharge the water through pipes and out of a discharge manifold. One or more of the components of the water booster control system are monitored during use, and data regarding the parameters is displayed locally and/or remotely. Alarms are specified relating to one or more of the operating parameters and the alarm conditions may be displayed locally and/or remotely. A user may make modifications to the system locally and/or remotely through a screen and/or through a remote device using a smart phone application.
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35 Claims
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21. A water booster control system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of pumps in communication with respective drive units; a user interface; and a controller in communication with the pump and the drive unit, the controller designed to control at least one operating parameter of the pump, wherein the controller further includes an algorithm stored thereon that is designed to determine the at least one operating parameter of the pump, and the algorithm performing the steps of; determining a set point defined by at least one of a system pressure and a system flow for which the water control booster system demands; capturing and storing a minimum speed for each pump; capturing and storing a maximum speed for each pump initiating the one or more additional pumps at a pre-determined time/frequency rate to meet the set point; and automatically adjusting the at least one operating parameter when the set point is not met. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of operating pumps in a water booster control system, comprising the step of:
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calculating one or more operating parameters of one or more pumps using an algorithm, the algorithm utilizing a proportional integral derivative (PID) loop that determines a difference between a set process variable and a desired set point; calculating an error value that is based on the difference between the set process variable and the desired set point; utilizing the error value to adjust at least one of input parameters and operational parameters of the water booster control system to reduce the error value and tune the at least one of the input parameters and the operational parameters. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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