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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2024
Zoeller Pump Company, Llc, Louisville, KY (US);
Yao-Yu Fang, Keelung, TW;
Yu-Hung Yeh, New Taipei, TW;
Tzyy-Yang Tzeng, New Taipei, TW;
Fu-Sheng Kao, New Taipei, TW;
Thomas Ming-Hui Chiu, Taipei, TW;
ZOELLER PUMP COMPANY, LLC, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a pump and a method for controlling the pump for detecting a fluid around the pump based on a value detected by a capacitive sensor. The pump may include a motor housing accommodating a motor configured to drive an impeller to discharge fluid. The pump may include a pump cap, located above the motor housing, accommodating a controller configured to drive the motor. The pump may include a sensor box, provided on a side of the pump, accommodating a capacitive sensor. The controller may be configured to drive the motor after determining that a value detected by the capacitive sensor indicates that the fluid is present around the pump.