Method and system for controlling operation of a pump based on filter information in a filter information tag
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1. A pump comprising:
- one or more motors to draw fluid into an inlet of the pump and dispense fluid from an outlet of the pump;
a connection for a removable filter so that the removable filter can be placed in a fluid flow path between the pump inlet and the pump outlet;
an electronic tag reader positioned and configured to read filter information for the removable filter from an electronic tag on the removable filter when the removable filter is connected to the pump;
a pump controller configured to;
receive filter information for the removable filter from the electronic tag reader; and
apply one or more rules to the filter information to determine if the removable filter connected to the pump is an appropriate filter and, if the filter is appropriate, to determine further operation of the pump including how to prime the removable filter connected to the pump in preparation for dispense cycles.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes systems and methods relating generally to filtration. Even more particularly, this disclosure relates to controlling the operation of a pump using filter information. A removable filter can include an electronically readable tag storing filter information. The filter information can be read by a tag reader and rules applied to the filter information to determine whether or how to operate a pump.
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17 Claims
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1. A pump comprising:
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one or more motors to draw fluid into an inlet of the pump and dispense fluid from an outlet of the pump; a connection for a removable filter so that the removable filter can be placed in a fluid flow path between the pump inlet and the pump outlet; an electronic tag reader positioned and configured to read filter information for the removable filter from an electronic tag on the removable filter when the removable filter is connected to the pump; a pump controller configured to; receive filter information for the removable filter from the electronic tag reader; and apply one or more rules to the filter information to determine if the removable filter connected to the pump is an appropriate filter and, if the filter is appropriate, to determine further operation of the pump including how to prime the removable filter connected to the pump in preparation for dispense cycles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A pump comprising:
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one or more motors to draw fluid into an inlet of the pump and dispense fluid from an outlet of the pump; a removable filter in a fluid flow path between the pump inlet and the pump outlet, the removable filter having an electronic tag storing filter information for the removable filter; an electronic tag reader positioned and configured to read the filter information from the electronic tag; a pump controller coupled to the electronic tag reader, the pump controller configured to; receive filter information for the removable filter from the electronic tag reader; and apply one or more rules to the filter information to determine if the removable filter connected to the pump is an appropriate filter and, if the removable filter is appropriate, to determine further operation of the pump including how to prime the removable filter connected to the pump in preparation for dispense cycles. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling operation of a pump comprising:
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connecting a removable filter having an electronic tag storing filter information for the filter to a pump; reading the filter information for the filter from the electronic tag with an electronic tag reader; communicating the filter information for the filter from the electronic tag reader to a pump controller coupled to the electronic tag reader; and applying one or more rules to the filter information to determine if the removable filter connected to the pump is an appropriate filter and, if the removable filter is appropriate, to determine further operation of the pump including how to prime the removable filter connected to the pump in preparation for dispense cycles. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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