IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0284225
(2002-10-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
21 인용 특허 :
16 |
초록
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In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank and the well pump and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating the well pump and deactivating the well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined rest cycle, the improvement is
In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank and the well pump and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating the well pump and deactivating the well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined rest cycle, the improvement is a controller for adjusting at least one of the first predetermined run cycle and the predetermined rest cycle. This controller detects either changes in rate of rise in liquid in the collecting tank and/or water level in the well when the pump is in a run cycle. When these parameters change, by a predetermined increment, the pump run cycle and/or rest cycle is automatically adjusted.
대표청구항
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1. In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank and at least one well pump and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating said at least one well pump and deactivating said one well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined
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In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank and at least one well pump and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating said at least one well pump and deactivating said one well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined rest cycle, the improvement, which comprises:a controller for adjusting at least one of said first predetermined run cycle and said predetermined rest cycle, said controller including:(a) detecting means for detecting change in rate of rise in liquid in said collecting tank when said at least one pump is in a run cycle;(b) upward adjustment means for increasing said first run cycle or decreasing said first rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined increment, in response to a detection of increase in said rate of rise of liquid in said collecting tank that exceeds a preset rate of rise increase increment;(c) downward adjustment means for decreasing said first run cycle or increasing said first rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined increment, in response to a detection of decrease in said rate of rise of liquid in said collecting tank that exceeds a preset rate of rise decrease increment; and,(d) a computer device with sufficient hardware and software affiliated therewith so as to:(i) read and store liquid levels of said at least on collecting tank at specified times during well pump run cycles;(ii) calculate rates of rise in said at least one collecting tank during run cycles by calculating differences in said liquid levels for specified periods of times;(iii) associate said rates of rise with a chronological designation and store said rates of rise with their associated chronological designation;(iv) compare a new calculated rate of rise with an earlier stored rate of rise to determine if a change had occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference; and,(v) if a change has not occurred in excess of a specified increment difference, maintain status quo, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, and if the change is an increase, increase said run cycle or decrease said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, and if the change is a decrease, decrease said run cycle or increase said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said controller also includes:(d) limiting means to prevent further increase adjustment beyond a preset limit. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said detecting means includes a level gauge, a clock, and a comparator. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein said detecting means includes a pressure sensor, a clock, and a comparator. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein said computer device operates on the basis of utilizing said first run cycle and said first rest cycle to obtain said earlier stored rate of rise as a benchmark for all comparisons of step (iv). 6. The system of claim 1 wherein said computer device includes means for setting said first run cycle and said first rest cycle. 7. The system of claim 1 wherein said upward adjustment means and said downward adjustment means is a single means with sufficient hardware to accommodate both upward adjustments and downward adjustments. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein said computer device includes sufficient software and hardware associated therewith to enable a user to input a specific tank size and a specific well yield rate, and to then calculate and display a first run cycle and a first rest cycle. 9. In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank, at least one well pump, at least one well, and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating said at least on well pump and deactivating said one well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined rest cycle, the improvement, which comprises:a controller for adjusting at least one of said first p redetermined run cycle and said predetermined rest cycle, said controller including:(a) detecting means for detecting change in water level in said at least one well;(b) upward adjustment means for increasing said first run cycle or decreasing said first rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined increment, in response to a detection of increase in said water level that exceeds a preset well water level increase increment;(c) downward adjustment means for decreasing said first run cycle or increasing said first rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined increment, in response to a detection of decrease in said water level that exceeds a preset well water level decrease increment; and,(d) a computer device with sufficient hardware and software affiliated therewith so as to:(i) read and store liquid levels of said at least on collecting tank at specified times during well pump run cycles;(ii) calculate rates of rise in said at least one collecting tank during run cycles by calculating differences in said liquid levels for specified periods of times;(iii) associate said rates of rise with a chronological designation and store said rates of rise with their associated chronological designation;(iv) compare a new calculated rate of rise with an earlier stored rate of rise to determine if a change had occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference; and,(w) if a change has not occurred in excess of a specified increment difference, maintain status quo, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, and if the change is an increase, increase said run cycle or decrease said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, and if the change is a decrease, decrease said run cycle or increase said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount. 10. The system of claim 9 wherein said detecting means includes a level gauge, a clock, and a comparator. 11. The system of claim 9 wherein said computer device operates on the basis of utilizing said first run cycle and said first rest cycle to obtain said earlier stored water level as a benchmark for all comparisons of step (iii). 12. The system of claim 9 wherein said computer device includes means for setting said first run cycle and said first rest cycle. 13. The system of claim 9 wherein said upward adjustment means and said downward adjustment means is a single means with sufficient hardware to accommodate both upward adjustments and downward adjustments. 14. In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank, at least one well pump, at least one well and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating said at least on well pump and deactivating said one well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined rest cycle, the improvement, which comprises:a controller for adjusting at least one of said first predetermined run cycle and said predetermined rest cycle, said controller including:(a) automatic shut off means to shut down said at lease one well pump when said well has a water level that falls below said pump during a run cycle;(b) detecting means for detecting shut down of said at least one well pump when it is in a run cycle;(c) downward adjustment means for decreasing said first run cycle or increasing said first rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined increment, in response to a detection of said shut down of said at least one well pump; and,(d) a computer device with sufficient hardware and software affiliated therewith so as to:(i) read and store liquid levels of said at least one collecting tank at specified times during run cycles;(ii) calculate rates of rise in said at least one collecting tank during run cycles by calculating differences in said liquid levels for specified periods of times;(iii) associate said rates of rise with a chronological designation and store said rates of rise with their associates ch ronological designation;(iv) compare a new calculated rate of rise with an earlier stored rate of rise to determine if a change had occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference; and,(v) if a change has not occurred in excess of a specified increment difference, maintain status quo, and if a change has occurred with excess of a specified incremental difference, if an increase has occurred, increase said run cycle or decrease said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, if a decrease has occurred, decrease said run cycle or increase said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount. 15. The system of claim 14 wherein said computer device operates on the basis of utilizing said first run cycle and said first rest cycle to obtain said earlier stored rate of rise as a benchmark for all comparisons of step (iv). 16. In a well production management and storage system having at least one collecting tank, at least one well pump, at least one well and a control panel with a timing trigger for activating said at least on well pump and deactivating said one well pump for a first predetermined run cycle and a first predetermined rest cycle, the improvement, which comprises:a controller for adjusting at least one of said first predetermined run cycle and said predetermined rest cycle, said controller including:(a) automatic shut off means to shut down said at lease one well pump when said well has a water level that falls below said pump during a run cycle;(b) detecting means for detecting shut down of said at least one well pump when it is in a run cycle;(c) downward adjustment means for decreasing said first run cycle or increasing said first rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined increment, in response to a detection of said shut down of said at least one well pump; and,(d) a computer device with sufficient hardware and software affiliated therewith so as to:(i) read and store well water level in said at least one well at specified times during run cycles;(ii) associate each said read water level with a chronological designation and store said the pressures with their associated chronological designation;(iii) compare a new read water level with an earlier stored water level to determine if a change had occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference; and,(iv) if a change has not occurred in excess of a specified increment difference, maintain status quo, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, and if the change is an increase, increase said run cycle or decrease said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount, and if a change has occurred in excess of a specified incremental difference, and if the change is a decrease, decrease said run cycle or increase said rest cycle, or both, by a predetermined amount. 17. The system of claim 16 wherein said computer device operates on the basis of utilizing said first run cycle and said first rest cycle to obtain said earlier stored well water level as a benchmark for all comparisons of step (iii).
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