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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Inventor:
Robert M. Koehl, Lakemoor, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 15/02 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); F04B 49/10 (2006.01); G05D 16/20 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02H 7/085 (2006.01); H02P 29/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 16/202 (2013.01); F04B 49/06 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01); F04B 49/10 (2013.01); F04D 15/0066 (2013.01); F04D 15/0088 (2013.01); F04D 15/02 (2013.01); F04D 15/0236 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H02H 7/0852 (2013.01); H02P 29/00 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37371 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when system parameters are exceeded and/or fault conditions occur, can detect fault conditions, and can store fault conditions for later retrieval.