Patents Assigned to Grundfos Management A/S
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Patent number: 9543807Abstract: An electric motor includes a motor housing (1) and a further housing (6), in which electrical and/or electronic components (7) are arranged. A fluid-leading channel circuit is provided for cooling these components (7) and conductively connects the inside of the motor hosing (1) to the inside of the further housing (6).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: GRUNDFOS MANAGEMENT A/SInventors: Niels Erik Linnemann Nielsen, John B. Jacobsen
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Patent number: 9528944Abstract: A monitoring system (2) for monitoring the number and/or concentration of particles and/or micro organisms (12, 22) in a fluid (10). The monitoring system (2) generates an alarm if a predefined criterion is met. The monitoring system (2) includes a micro processer (6) which executes programmed instructions in order to identify and classify particles (12), a storage member (8), and an optical sensor member (40) having a 2-D optical sensor (4) and a light source (36). The optical sensor member (40) records an image of a part of the fluid (10) and the monitoring system (2) determines the number and/or concentration of particles (12) in the fluid (10) on the basis of the optical response of single particles (12) in a sample zone (38) in the fluid (10). The fluid (10) in the sample zone (38) is kept stationary relative to the optical sensor member (40) during the image recording.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Anders Bentien
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Patent number: 9429164Abstract: A rotor (2) provided for a canned motor of a wet-running centrifugal pump forms the shaft for the drive of the impeller (7) and includes at least one permanent magnet (12) which is encapsulated in a fluid-tight manner. The peripheral part of the encapsulation in the region of the at least one permanent magnet (12) forms the rotor shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Oluf Kjaer, Finn Mathiesen Hoj, Helge Grann, Kare Iversen
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Patent number: 9422941Abstract: An impeller (2) for a pump is designed as a casting and includes at least one blade (4). The impeller (2), when casting, is molded by way of at least two core parts (14, 16). Partition lines (26, 28) between the at least two core parts (14, 16) are distanced to an end-edge (10) of the at least one blade. The end-edge is at a front in a flow direction (S).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Jon Ricky Nielsen, Christian A. Jørgensen
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Patent number: 9405297Abstract: A system and a method for controlling the pressure of a fluid in a distribution network. The network includes at least one pump station having a number of pumps that are configured to pressurize the fluid from a supply line; means for determining at least one flow value (Q) of at least a part of the distribution network and a control unit for controlling the activity and/or speed of the pump(s) of the pump station according to a predefined pump curve defining the relationship between the pressure and the flow of the fluid pressurized by the pump station. The control unit is configured to change the pump curve automatically according to at least one determined flow value (Q).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Carsten Skovmose Kallesøe, Jacob Saksvold Mortensen
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Patent number: 9393528Abstract: A filtration membrane (4) including a porous base layer (8) arranged adjacent to a filtration layer (6) having pores (10) extending through the filtration layer (6) is provided. The filtration layer is electrically conductive and at least one compound (24, 26) is attached on the filtration layer (6), thereby providing a protective surface layer (40). The at least one compound (24, 26) is configured to be at least partially cleaved off of the filtration layer (6) by a predefined cleave-off process.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Allan Hjarbæk Holm
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Patent number: 9388800Abstract: A metering pump assembly includes a metering space (6) and a displacement body (8) which is linearly movable via a conrod (10). A helical spring (20) designed as a compression spring (20) impinges the conrod (10) with a force in a movement direction. The helical spring (20) at at least one axial end (24) is designed such that in a relaxed condition an end (26) of a spring wire projects axially with respect to a connecting winding (28).Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Sergei Gerz, Klaus Müller, Bernd Rosner
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Patent number: 9388813Abstract: A method for determining the functional relationship of several pumps which are controllable in their rotational speed, in a hydraulic installation. At least one pump is activated with a changed rotational speed, and at least one functional relationship of the installation is determined from the hydraulic reactions. With a suitable selection of the control and detection of the hydraulic changes, one may determine the functional relationship of the complete installation.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Carsten Skovmose Kallesøe, Jan Carøe Aarestrup
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Patent number: 9382904Abstract: A metering pump unit with a metering chamber (6), a positive-displacement body that adjoins the latter and can be moved by a positive-displacement drive (22), as well as a controller (30) for actuating the positive-displacement drive (22). The controller (30) is designed to actuate the positive-displacement drive (22) at least in a specific operating state in such a way that a stroke, in particular a pressure stroke, of the positive-displacement body is started at a first, lower stroke rate, and the stroke rate is increased to a second, elevated stroke rate as the pressure stroke (36) continues. A method is provided for controlling the positive-displacement drive (22) of such a metering pump unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Sergei Gerz, Markus Simon
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Patent number: 9366447Abstract: A service water heating unit (2), provided for use in a heating installation, includes at least one heat exchanger (6), defining a first flow path (10) for a heating medium and a second flow path (12) for service water to be heated. The two flow paths (10, 12) are guided relative to one another in a first portion (A) in a countercurrent arrangement with directions of flow oriented in opposite directions, and in a second portion (B) connecting downstream, viewed in the direction of flow of the service water, in a co-current arrangement with directions of flow oriented in the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Bent Døssing, Olav Jensen
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Patent number: 9360018Abstract: The invention relates to a pump system comprising at least one pump unit, a control unit for controlling the pump unit and at least one sensor, wherein the sensor is connected to a data detection module which is spatially separate from the control unit and detects the output signals of the sensor, the data detection module comprises an output interface, at which it provides the detected sensor signals and/or data derived therefrom, and the control unit is provided with an input interface for the acquisition of signals or data from the output interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Jens Kjaer Milthers, Kim Hulegaard Jensen, Lars Sund Mortensen
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Patent number: 9328941Abstract: A service water heating unit (2) provided for use in a heating installation includes at least one heat exchanger (6), having a first flow path (10) in which a heating medium flows and a second flow path (12) in which service water to be heated flows, and a first circulation pump (46) which pumps the heating medium. The first circulation pump (46) is connected to the first flow path (10) of the heat exchanger (6) and mounted onto the heat exchanger (6). The service water heating unit (2) can also include a second circulation pump (76) mounted to on the heat exchanger (6), that pumps the heated service water.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Olav Jensen
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Patent number: 9243646Abstract: An impeller (2) for a centrifugal pump includes a first shroud having a plurality of blades (8). A second shroud is joined onto the first shroud by way of welding. Each blade (8) has an apex region (12), at which the blade contacts the second shroud. At least one of the blades (8) in a first section (20) of the apex region (12) has a weld connection to the second shroud, and in at least one second section (14) of the apex region (12) is free of a weld connection.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jens Vestergaard Boll
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Patent number: 9234523Abstract: A submersible pump includes an impeller (8) arranged in a pump housing (2). A seal (22) seals the impeller (8) with respect to a stationary part of the pump housing (2). The seal (22) includes a sealing ring (24) arranged on the impeller side. The sealing ring engages in a second sealing ring (26) arranged on the pump housing side. The sealing ring (26) on the pump housing side has at least one hole (28) for discharging solid particles from the impeller (8).Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Poul Johannes Henning
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Patent number: 9225221Abstract: A stator housing assembly (3) for a pump (2) having a wet-running electric motor (8) includes a stator housing (4) and a can (6), wherein the stator housing (4) and the can (6) are designed as a single component (3). The stator housing assembly (3) also includes at least one engagement element (310) for positively connecting to a pump housing (14).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Steen Mikkelsen, Brian Lundsted Poulsen
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Patent number: 9194785Abstract: A sensor system for capturing and specifying individual particles (16) in a fluid includes a measurement cell (14) through which the fluid can flow, a light source (2; 30) that is arranged on the measurement cell (14) and creates a light beam (4; 36) passing through the measurement cell (14), and an intensity sensor (26; 44) that is arranged on the measurement cell (14) opposite the light source (2; 30) such that it captures the light beam exiting the measurement cell (14) and is designed for separately capturing the intensity (IA, IB) of the light beam in at least two different wavelength regions (?A, ?B).Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Anders Bentien
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Patent number: 9103344Abstract: An immersion pump assembly includes an electric drive motor and a control device (14) for controlling the drive motor, which are configured for dipping into a liquid (18) to be conveyed. An external display device (26) and/or an external communications device are/is configured for arrangement outside the liquid (18) to be conveyed and are/is connected to the control device (14) for signal transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventor: Jens Andresen
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Patent number: 9103264Abstract: A device for the discharge of urea solution into an exhaust gas conduit (40) includes an injection nozzle (2) with a conduit connection (14) for the supply of urea solution, and a nozzle head which is conductively connected thereto. The urea solution may be supplied to an exhaust gas flow in a finely distributed manner by way of the nozzle head. Furthermore, the device includes a receiver (42), which surrounds an opening (46) in the exhaust gas conduit wall (44) and which is designed for the tight bearing of the nozzle head and for the releasable fastening of the injection nozzle (2). Moreover, a spring is provided for the non-positive fit bearing of the nozzle head in the receiver (42).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Cheikh Diouf, Frédéric Supernat, Georges Maguin, John Jessen Gammelgaard
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Patent number: 9079344Abstract: A method for injection molding a pump impeller (1) of plastic, with which the cores which define the flow channels (8) in the inside of the impeller (1), are formed in each case of at least two core parts (26, 30). After the injection molding, a first core part (26) is firstly pulled out of the flow channel (8) and subsequently, an additional relative movement between the impeller (1) and the core part (30) is effected in a direction transverse to the pulling direction of the second core part (30), before or during the pulling-out of a second core part (30).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Martin Vad, Morten Holst Bogh
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Patent number: 9074625Abstract: A bearing arrangement of a shaft (2) is provided, with which an annular bearing sleeve (4) is applied onto the shaft (2). The bearing sleeve (4), for axial fixation, bears with at least one axial end (8, 10) on a retaining sleeve (6) applied onto the shaft (2). The retaining sleeve (6), at least at one axial end (16), has a greater wall thickness than in its axial middle region (18).Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Grundfos Management a/sInventors: Per Frost Vedsted, Brian Lundsted Poulsen, Helge Grann