System and method for pump control and fault detection
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a pump for use in a gas detection device, the system comprising:
- a. a power source;
b. a switch in operative connection with the power source,c. a pump motor in operative connection with the switch such that the pump motor receives energy from the power source when the switch is in a first state, and the pump motor does not receive energy from the power source when the switch is in a second state;
d. transmitting circuitry adapted to transmit a motor signal proportional to a speed of the pump motor; and
e. a processing unit in operative connection with the switch and the transmitting circuitry, the processing unit adapted to modulate the switch between the first state and the second state, the processing unit being further adapted to control the modulation of the switch in response to the motor signal received from the transmitting circuitry to control the motor;
the processing unit being further adapted to compare the motor signal with a predetermined range of acceptable values to determine if a fault condition exists.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and a method for controlling and detecting faults in a pump system for use in a gas detection device. The system comprises a power source and a switch in operative or electrical connection with the power source. The system further comprises a pump motor in operative connection with the switch such that the pump motor receives energy from the power source when the switch in a first state, and the pump motor does not receive energy from the power source when the switch in a second state. The system preferably also comprises regeneration circuitry in operative connection with the pump motor. The regeneration circuitry operates to redirect energy produced from momentum of the pump motor while the switch is in the second state back to the pump motor. Transmitting circuitry is preferably provided to transmit a motor signal proportional to the speed of the pump motor during the second state of the switch. Preferably, the switch is modulated between the first state and the second state using a processing or control unit such as a microprocessor. The processing unit preferably controls the modulation of switch in response to the motor signal received from the transmitting circuitry.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a pump for use in a gas detection device, the system comprising:
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a. a power source; b. a switch in operative connection with the power source, c. a pump motor in operative connection with the switch such that the pump motor receives energy from the power source when the switch is in a first state, and the pump motor does not receive energy from the power source when the switch is in a second state; d. transmitting circuitry adapted to transmit a motor signal proportional to a speed of the pump motor; and e. a processing unit in operative connection with the switch and the transmitting circuitry, the processing unit adapted to modulate the switch between the first state and the second state, the processing unit being further adapted to control the modulation of the switch in response to the motor signal received from the transmitting circuitry to control the motor;
the processing unit being further adapted to compare the motor signal with a predetermined range of acceptable values to determine if a fault condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a pump motor for use in a gas detection instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. supplying energy to the pump motor from a power source; b. modulating a switch connected between the power source and the pump motor between a first state in which the pump motor receives energy from the power source and a second state in which the pump motor does not receive energy from the power source, c. measuring a motor signal proportional to a speed of the pump motor; and d. controlling the modulation of the switch in response to the motor signal to control the pump motor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for controlling a pump comprising:
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a. a power source; b. a switch in operative connection with the power source, c. a pump motor in operative connection with the switch such that the pump motor receives energy from the power source when the switch is in a first state, and the pump motor does not receive energy from the power source when the switch is in a second state; d. transmitting circuitry adapted to transmit a motor signal proportional to a speed of the pump motor; e. a processing unit in operative connection with the switch and the transmitting circuitry, the processing unit adapted to modulate the switch between the first state and the second state, the processing unit being further adapted to control the modulation of the switch in response to the motor signal received from the transmitting circuitry to control the motor; and f. regeneration circuitry in operative connection with the pump motor, the regeneration circuitry adapted to redirect energy produced from momentum of the pump motor while the switch is in the second state back to the pump motor.
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