Abstract: The invention concerns a vacuum pumping device comprising: a vacuum pump (100) having a casing (101), provided with a suction port (119) and an exhaust port (120), in which there is defined a first portion (102), housing the gas pumping stages formed by rotor disks (113, 114) secured to a pump rotatable shaft (123), and stator rings (115, 116) secured to the vacuum pump casing and cooperating with said rotor disks (113, 114); and a second portion (103) housing the electric motor (121) of the vacuum pump and at least one bearing (122) for supporting the shaft (123); an electronic control unit (1) comprising a housing (2) defining an inner space (17) containing the electronic components of an electronic circuit feeding the electric motor (121), and wherein at least the second portion (103) of the pump casing (101) is located within the inner space (17) containing the electronic components.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with an electronic control unit (1) for the electric motor of a vacuum pump (100) comprising a suction port (119), an exhaust port (120) and pumping stages formed by rotor disks (113, 114) secured to a rotating shaft driven by an electric motor, and stator rings (115, 116) secured to a pump housing (101) and cooperating with said rotor disks. The unit (1) comprises: a housing (2), first leads (50) for electrically feeding the control unit, second leads (60) for electrically feeding the motor of the pump (100), a circuit for generating a voltage adapted to feed the motor, the circuit generating drive signals (A, B, D, E, G, H, PWM) and providing at least a pulsating signal (PWM the width of which for combining said drive signals can be modulated, and means (201, 202, 203) for combining the, pulsating signal (PWM) with at least one of the drive signals (A, D, G) so as to change the rms voltage of said voltage system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved helium detecting unit particularly adapted to be used under difficult conditions and in places without power supply sources, which comprises an electronic processing stage [means] [implementing the task of] for calculating the helium concentration in the gas mixture to be sampled and an electronic controlling stage [means] for controlling the detecting unit, and wherein there is provided a sampling chamber, coated with a reflecting material and provided with a gap, mounting a sinterized filtering member adapted for cooling the sampled gas flow coming out of a sucking sampling pump equipped with a filter against the impurities.