Patent · US Expired

Speed control of variable speed pump

US6739840B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by
18References
25Claims
0Family size

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 2002
Grant dateMay 25, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/70
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method, article of manufacture and apparatus for monitoring operating characteristics of a system comprising a variable speed vacuum pump. Operating characteristics reflective of gas load on the pump are observed for behavior indicating a change in the gas load. In one embodiment, the operating characteristic is the current in a power signal being provided to the pump.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.