Patents Assigned to Grundfos Management A/S
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Patent number: 9071091Abstract: A rotor can for a wet running electric motor includes an inner layer (2) made from a thermoplastic material which is at least partly surrounded by a supporting layer (4) in form of a thermoplastic tape layer attached to the outside of the inner layer (2).Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Sébastien D'Antonio
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Patent number: 9051936Abstract: The device for energy-optimization on operation of several centrifugal pumps controlled in rotational speed, in a hydraulic installation, begins firstly with determining which pumps as pilot pumps are assigned directly to a consumer and which pumps are hydraulically connected in series upstream of the pilot pumps. Thereafter, one or more energy-optimization circuits are formed, which in each case consist of one or more pilot pumps and of one or more pumps connected in series upstream, which deliver into the pilot pumps, wherein the energy-optimization circuits are selected such that the pumps connected in series upstream in each case are assigned to only one energy-optimization circuit, whereupon the energy-optimization circuits are energy-optimized with respect to the pumps.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Carsten Skovmose Kallesøe, Claudio De Persis
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Patent number: 9038711Abstract: A borehole pump system includes an immersion pump (20) and a riser (15) accommodated in the borehole (10). A water treatment system for cleaning pumped water is disposed in the riser.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jørgen Bach
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Patent number: 9028204Abstract: The centrifugal pump assembly comprises a device for separating gas from the fluid to be delivered, which is arranged on the suction side. The gas separation device is provided with an impact body (2) which at least partly is arranged in the suction-side flow path (11) of the fluid to be delivered, and on the housing side is arranged at a distance to the suction port of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Bent Døssing
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Patent number: 9024209Abstract: A terminal box (45) for electrical connection to an electric motor (32), in particular of a circulation pump (10), includes at least one wall (215) and at least one circuit board (145), wherein the terminal box (45) on the wall (215) includes at least one electrical contact (220) for connection to the circuit board (145), said contact designed as a clamping element (220) for releasably clamping the circuit board (145) which is orientated with its flat sides (150, 152) perpendicularly to this wall (215). A terminal box system includes at least two different circuit boards (145, 145?) selectively insertable into the at least one clamping element (220) of the terminal box (45) and/or at least two different covers (105, 105?) selectively connectable to a housing part (100) of the terminal box (45). A pump assembly (5) includes such a terminal box (45) or such a terminal box system.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jorgen Ellegaard
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Patent number: 8957552Abstract: A can of a drive motor is provided for a pump assembly, wherein the can (22) is manufactured at least partly of plastic (52). At least in a part of the can (22) the plastic (52) is reinforced by individual fibers (32) distributed in the plastic (52). The fibers (32) in at least one layer (35) of the can (32) are aligned in a defined manner in the peripheral direction with respect to the longitudinal axis (Z) of the can (22). A method for manufacturing such a can is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Jørn Toftegaard Hansen, Tom Eklundh Larsen, Finn Mathiesen HøJ
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Patent number: 8949045Abstract: A method for determining characteristic values of an electrometrically driven centrifugal pump assembly with a speed controller, said assembly being integrated in an installation, includes determining characteristic values by way of electrical variables of the motor and of the pressure produced by the pump, with which one successively runs to at least two different operating points of the pump. Delivery rates are determined in the installation at the run-to operating points, and the characteristic values are determined based on the delivery rates.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Carsten Skovmose Kallesøe
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Patent number: 8937802Abstract: A terminal box for electrical connection to an electric motor, in particular to a circulating pump, includes at least one housing part, designed as a cast plastic part, and an operating switch wherein the operating switch is arranged on the housing part, wherein at least one fixed electrical switch contact of the operating switch is embedded in the housing part. The pump aggregate features one such terminal box.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jorgen Ellegaard
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Patent number: 8920130Abstract: A circulation pump assembly (1) includes an electric drive motor (6) and a control device (10, 12) for the control of the drive motor (6). The control device (12) includes a communication interface (13) designed for connection to at least one external sensor (38, 50, 52, 54, 56) and/or at least one further assembly (40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68) to be controlled by the control device, as well as to a heating installation and/or air conditioning installation with such a circulation pump assembly (1).Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Kim Hulegaard Jensen
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Patent number: 8858170Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal pump assembly with at least one impeller, with a suction union, which is situated on the entry side of the impeller, and with a pressure union, which is situated on the exit side of the impeller. A flow sensor and at least one guidance element are arranged in a conduit section, which is formed by the suction union and/or by the pressure union. The guidance element is suitable for influencing the flow prevailing in the conduit section.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management A/SInventor: Nicholas Pedersen
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Patent number: 8827665Abstract: An immersion motor includes a housing (3) having a wall (4) with a watertight cable penetration (5, 6; 5, 6?). The cable penetration includes an inlet (5) in the wall (4) for a cable (25) and a sealing collar (6; 6?) that can be released from the inlet (5) having a penetration (20) for the cable (25). The sealing collar (6; 6?) includes a first seal (45; 45?) disposed on the penetration (20) and means for applying force (75, 85, 90) to the first seal (45; 45?), which is designed for permanently applying force to the first seal (45; 45?) radially in the penetration (20). The cable penetration (5, 6; 5, 6?) further includes means for releasably attaching (35, 40) the sealing collar (6; 6?) to the inlet (5). At least one second seal (120, 125) is provided between the sealing collar (6; 6?) and the inlet (5).Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management A/SInventor: Soren Dybdal
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Patent number: 8807920Abstract: A pump assembly with a rotatable rotor shaft (10), wherein the rotor shaft (10) includes at least one axial bearing (36, 40) and a radial bearing (30, 32), which are integrated into a common bearing assembly (16).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Helge Grann, Alfred Lisbjerg Pedersen
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Patent number: 8796970Abstract: A method serves for starting a polyphase electric motor which is operated in a star connection. The method conductively bridges at least one winding part of a phase of the motor and electrically disconnects the bridged winding part, in order in this manner, to supply a higher voltage to the remaining, electrically effective windings, and thus to increase the flow of current and thus the torque.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jan Caroe Aarestrup
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Patent number: 8777137Abstract: A grinder unit (2) includes an electrical grinder motor (20), a current sensing device for measuring the current (32) used by the grinder motor (20), and a control device (16) for controlling the activity of the grinder motor (20). The control device (16) is configured to change the activity of the grinder motor (20) on the basis of the measured current (32) of the grinder motor (20).Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Peter Jungklas Nybo
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Patent number: 8777586Abstract: The inventive rotational direction indicator for an electric motor having a cooling fan has a baffle element movable between two positions and which can be arranged on an electric motor with a cooling fan in such a way that the baffle element is positioned in an airstream of the cooling fan whose direction depends on the rotational direction of the electric motor. The baffle element is respectively moved into one of its two positions by the electric motor as a function of the direction of the airstream. The rotational direction indicator has a display unit designed to visually indicate the position of the baffle element and can be arranged on an outer side of the electric motor. The rotational direction indicator has a display actuating unit which connects the display unit and baffle element to one another, and transmits the position of the baffle element to the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Lars Østergaard, Carsten Nørgård
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Patent number: 8764378Abstract: A centrifugal pump assembly with at least one impeller (8) and with a thrust bearing (44) which includes a rotating (50) and a stationary (48) bearing part. The rotating (50) as well as the stationary (48) bearing part are designed in a self-aligning manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Bjarne Dindler Rasmussen, Peter Monster, Carl-Christian Danielsen
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Patent number: 8740569Abstract: The impeller for a centrifugal pump includes a carrier disk and possibly a shroud. The blades of the impeller are identical, but are arranged in pairs such that impellers of different hydraulic characteristics are formed with blades of the same shape.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Aage Bruhn, Lars Ostergaard
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Patent number: 8729768Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor including a magnetic material. At least one surface section of the magnetic material is provided with a wear-resistant coating.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Helge Grann, Uffe Staehr, Oluf Kjaer
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Patent number: 8721306Abstract: A pump unit includes an electric motor, located in a stator housing (6), a terminal box being arranged on an axial face of the stator housing (6). The terminal box (12) includes a tubular housing element (44) having a first axial face to which the axial face of the stator housing (6) is connected. An opposite second axial face (46) of the tubular housing element (44) is closed by at least one cover element (40) into which operating and/or display elements (38) are integrated. An electrical connecting element (42) is arranged on the outer periphery of the tubular housing element (44).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Lars Kannegaard Andersen, Steen Mikkelsen, Brian Lundsted Poulsen
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Patent number: 8721263Abstract: A centrifugal pump includes at least one impeller (4) and at least one sealing arrangement arranged between the impeller (4) and a housing wall. The sealing arrangement seals a suction side of the impeller (4) with respect to a pressure side of the impeller (4). The sealing arrangement including a seal (12) fastened on the impeller (4) in a rotationally fixed manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jorgen Schmidt