Patents by Inventor Martin Byskov Skafsgaard

Martin Byskov Skafsgaard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11933308
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Byskov Skafsgaard, Susanne Hamann Gade, Keld Benner Valbjørn, Jan Carøe Aarestrup
  • Publication number: 20220186733
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Byskov SKAFSGAARD, Susanne Hamann GADE, Keld Benner VALBJØRN, Jan Carøe AARESTRUP
  • Patent number: 10900490
    Abstract: A method controls a circulation pump (1) in an installation with at least two circulation circuits (3, 4), with which the circulation pump (1) is integrated by way of a switch-over valve (2) into the one or the other circulation circuit (3 or 4) depending on the switched position. The pump (1) is activated differently depending on the switched position of the switch-over valve (2). The switch-over procedure is detected by way of determining the pressure course and/or the flow rate course in the pump (1) or an electrical variable which is dependent thereon, of the motor driving the pump, and the pump (1) is operated in another manner accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Byskov Skafsgaard, Bent Døssing
  • Publication number: 20150211528
    Abstract: A method controls a circulation pump (1) in an installation with at least two circulation circuits (3, 4), with which the circulation pump (1) is integrated by way of a switch-over valve (2) into the one or the other circulation circuit (3 or 4) depending on the switched position. The pump (1) is activated differently depending on the switched position of the switch-over valve (2). The switch-over procedure is detected by way of determining the pressure course and/or the flow rate course in the pump (1) or an electrical variable which is dependent thereon, of the motor driving the pump, and the pump (1) is operated in another manner accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Byskov Skafsgaard, Bent Døssing