Abstract: A pump assembly with a pump unit comprising an impeller for pumping fluid, an electric motor for driving the impeller, a control module for controlling the speed of the electric motor in a control mode, and an interface for receiving a pulse width modulated (PWM) control signal with a duty cycle indicative of the speed of the electric motor. The control module is configured to interpret the PWM control signal at start-up of the electric motor per default in a configuration mode as a configuration bit sequence based on the duty cycle of the PWM control signal during a pre-determined configuration window.

Abstract: A control method uses in a membrane filter system operated in iterative filtration cycles, the cycles including a production period and a following flushing. A setting of a crossflow on the entrance side (4) of a membrane (2) in the production period is controlled such that the energy consumption (E) per filtration cycle reaches an optimum. A corresponding membrane filter system is provided.

Abstract: A pump monitoring system associates a current operating state of a pump system including n?1 pumps with one or more of k?1 fault scenarios. The pump monitoring system includes an interface module for receiving at least one set of m?2 operational values from the pump system. The m operational values define a current operational point in an m-dimensional operating space. A processing module processes operational values received by the interface module and consults given or determined model parameters describing a non-faulty model pump characteristic in the m-dimensional operating space and determines a k-dimensional decision vector with k decision vector components indicative of a deviation between an actual differential volume in the m-dimensional operating space based on distances between the m operational values and the non-faulty model pump characteristic, and a modeled differential volume in the m-dimensional operating space for the respective fault scenario.

Abstract: A pump assembly with a pump unit comprising an impeller for pumping fluid, an electric motor for driving the impeller, a control module for controlling the speed of the electric motor in a control mode, and an interface for receiving a pulse width modulated (PWM) control signal with a duty cycle indicative of the speed of the electric motor. The control module is configured to interpret the PWM control signal at start-up of the electric motor per default in a configuration mode as a configuration bit sequence based on the duty cycle of the PWM control signal during a pre-determined configuration window.

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a rotor axle (45) extending along a rotor axis (R), an impeller (12) fixed to the rotor axle (45), a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12), and a drive motor with a stator (17) and a rotor (51). The rotor (51) is fixed to the rotor axle (45) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51). The rotor can (57) includes a rotor can flange (63). An electronics housing (13) has a cap (21) including a first material (139) forming a front face (19) of the cap (21). The front face (19) extends essentially perpendicular to the rotor axis (R). The first material (139) is at least partially overmolded with a second material (141) at an inner side of the cap (21). The second material (141) is more heat-conductive than the first material (139).

Abstract: A cleaning-in-place method includes terminating a cleaning-in-place cycle if a deviation of a currently detected value of a backwash hydraulic parameter (P) from a value of the same backwash hydraulic parameter (P) detected in a previous backwash cycle (32, 34, 36 38) in the same cleaning-in-place cycle exceeds a predefined deviation limit value. A filter device is provided having a control device for carrying out a respective cleaning-in-place method.

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a rotor axle (45) extending along a rotor axis (R), an impeller (12) fixed to the rotor axle (45), a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12), and a drive motor including a stator (17) and a rotor (51). The rotor (51) is fixed to the rotor axle (45) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51). The rotor can (57) include a rotor can flange (63). A stator housing (13) accommodates the stator (17). The stator housing (13) is secured to the pump housing (11) by a bayonet ring (113). The bayonet ring (113) is resiliently spring-loaded for axially biasing the stator housing (13) towards the impeller (12) against the pump housing (11).

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes an impeller with a rotor axis (R). A pump housing (11) accommodates the impeller. A drive motor with a stator (14) and a rotor (51) drives the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51), and a stator housing (13) accommodating the stator (14). The rotor can (57) is mounted by a first coupling to the pump housing (11). The stator housing (13) is mounted by a second coupling to the pump housing (11). The first coupling is located closer to the rotor axis (R) than the second coupling.

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes an impeller (12) with a rotor axis (R), a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12), a drive motor with a stator (14) and a rotor (51) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51), and a stator housing (13) accommodates the stator (14). The rotor can (57) includes a rotor can flange (63) having a lateral rotor can flange face (87) fitting within a peripheral wall (69) of the pump housing (11). The lateral rotor can flange face (87) has at least three radial projections (91) abutting against the peripheral wall (69) of the pump housing (11) and centering the rotor can (57) with respect to the peripheral wall (69) of the pump housing (11).

Abstract: A centrifugal pump includes at least one pump stage (14). This pump stage (14) includes an impeller (18) which is mounted rotationally fixed on a pump shaft (26). Apart from the pump stage (14), the centrifugal pump is equipped with a turbine wheel (32) which is arranged on the pump shaft (26), without a movement coupling to the pump shaft, in the delivery flow of the centrifugal pump. This turbine wheel (32) forms a transducer of a flow measuring device. A blading of the turbine wheel (32) is such that a torque exerted by the delivery flow onto the turbine wheel (32?) is directed counter to a torque exerted via the pump shaft (26) onto the impeller (18).

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a rotor axle (45), an impeller (12) fixed to the rotor axle (45), and a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12). The pump housing (11) defines a first radial inner reference surface (71). A drive motor includes a stator (17) and a rotor (51) fixed to the rotor axle (45) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51) and includes a rotor can flange (63). A stator housing (13) accommodates the stator (17) and includes windings around a stator core (114). A first surface portion of the stator core (114) is overmolded with a first material (122) as an electrically insulating layer between the windings and the stator core (114). A second surface portion of the stator core (114) is overmolded with a second material (124) forming walls of the stator housing (13).

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a rotor axle (45) extending along a rotor axis (R), an impeller (12) fixed to the rotor axle (45), a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12), and a drive motor with a stator (17) and a rotor (51). The rotor (51) is fixed to the rotor axle (45) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51). The rotor can (57) includes a rotor can flange (63). An electronics housing (13) has a cap (21) including a first material (139) forming a front face (19) of the cap (21). The front face (19) extends essentially perpendicular to the rotor axis (R). The first material (139) is at least partially overmolded with a second material (141) at an inner side of the cap (21). The second material (141) is more heat-conductive than the first material (139).

Abstract: A pump assembly includes a rotor axle, an impeller and a pump housing defining a radial inner reference surface. A drive motor includes a stator accommodated in stator housing and a rotor accommodated in a rotor can. A radial bearing ring is in sliding contact with the rotor axle. A bearing retainer engages the radial bearing ring and centers it with respect to the radial inner reference surface. A neck ring is coupled to the pump housing and has a circumferential wall section. The impeller is located axially between the bearing retainer and the neck ring. The circumferential wall section at least partially extends into the impeller or the impeller at least partially extends into the circumferential wall section. The circumferential wall section includes a cylindrical radial outer surface and a cylindrical radial inner surface. The radial outer surface is eccentric with respect to the radial inner surface.

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a rotor axle (45) extending along a rotor axis (R), an impeller (12) fixed to the rotor axle (45), a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller (12), and a drive motor including a stator (17) and a rotor (51). The rotor (51) is fixed to the rotor axle (45) for driving the impeller (12). A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor (51). The rotor can (57) include a rotor can flange (63). A stator housing (13) accommodates the stator (17). The stator housing (13) is secured to the pump housing (11) by a bayonet ring (113). The bayonet ring (113) is resiliently spring-loaded for axially biasing the stator housing (13) towards the impeller (12) against the pump housing (11).

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a rotor axle (45), an impeller (12) fixed to the rotor axle, and a pump housing (11) accommodating the impeller and defining a radial inner reference surface (71). A drive motor includes a stator (17) and a rotor (51). The rotor is fixed to the rotor axle for driving the impeller. A rotor can (57) accommodates the rotor and includes a rotor can flange (63). A stator housing (13) accommodates the stator. A radial bearing ring (47) is in sliding contact with the rotor axle. A bearing retainer (41) engages the radial bearing ring and centers the radial bearing ring with respect to the radial inner reference surface. The rotor can flange has a radial distance to the pump housing. The rotor can includes a radial inner centering surface (65) centered by radially abutting against a radial outer centering surface (67) of the bearing retainer.

Abstract: a filtering method, with which a fluid to be filtered is led through a filter (4), the filter (4) is back-flushed at regular time intervals and a pre-treatment agent is added to the fluid at the entry side of the filter. A process variable which describes the efficiency of the filtration is continuously computed during the filtration, and a metering quantity of the pre-treatment agent is reset on the basis of the values for the process variable or a characteristic values derived from this.

Abstract: An electromotorically driven pump (1) includes control electronics (6) for the connection of at least one sensor (5). The control electronics (6) are configured to detect values of an output signal (9) of the connected sensor (5) continuously or in temporal intervals, and after completion of a predefined time, to automatically set a measurement range of the sensor (5) based on the detected values.

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a pump unit (2) capable of providing a desired head (H0) at zero flow rate, a brushless speed-controlled permanent-magnet AC drive motor (205) for driving the pump unit (2), and a control unit for controlling the drive motor (205). The control unit includes a frequency converter configured to receive an input voltage (Uin). The drive motor (205) is operable in a field-weakening mode and non-field-weakening mode. The drive motor (205) is undersized for driving the pump unit (2) at a design input voltage (U0) to provide a lower head (H) than the desired head (H0) at zero flow rate in the non-field-weakening mode and for driving the pump unit (2) to provide the desired head (H0) at zero flow rate in the field-weakening mode.

Abstract: A pump assembly (1) includes a pump unit (2), an electrical drive motor (203) for driving the pump unit (2), and a control unit (201) for controlling the drive motor (203). The control unit (201) includes a frequency converter (209), a voltage converter (207) and a controller (211). The voltage converter (207) is configured to provide an input voltage (Uin) to the frequency converter (209). The input voltage (Uin) is adjustable within a voltage range between a minimum input voltage (Umin) and a maximum input voltage (Umax). The controller (211) is configured to determine an actual power consumption of at least one of the drive motor (203), the frequency converter (209) and the voltage converter (207) during operation of the pump unit (2). The controller (211) is further configured to tune the input voltage (Uin) depending on the determined actual power consumption during operation of the pump unit (2).

Abstract: A method for detecting faults or operational parameters in a pump assembly by use of a handheld communication device is described. The pump assembly includes an electric motor and a pump, wherein the pump assembly or electric motor has at least one rotating shaft The method comprises the steps of: a) contactless measuring a sound signal emanating from the pump assembly by use of a microphone connected to or implemented in the handheld communication device, b) processing the measured sound signal, and c) recognising one or more sound emanating condition including any possible faults by way of the processed sound signal.