METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NUMBER OF PUMPS, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING NUMBER OF PUMPS, PUMP SYSTEM, HEAT SOURCE SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM
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Nov 24, 2016
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Jun 18, 2014
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Abstract
A method for controlling number of pumps includes a process of increasing or decreasing the number of operating pumps based on a flow rate of a heat medium that is forcibly fed to a load (40) by a plurality of pumps connected in parallel or a heat load required by the load and a frequency command value commanded to each pump in operation among the plurality of pumps.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
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- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS LTD | 16-5 KONAN 2-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 108-8215 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- F04B Class
- 1041 Applications Filed
- 888 Patents Issued To-Date
- 85.31 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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MATSUO, Minoru | Tokyo, JP | 70 | 496 |
# of filed Patents : 70 Total Citations : 496 | |||
NIKAIDO, Satoshi | Tokyo, JP | 27 | 75 |
# of filed Patents : 27 Total Citations : 75 | |||
OUCHI, Toshiaki | Tokyo, JP | 20 | 79 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 79 | |||
TATEISHI, Koki | Tokyo, JP | 28 | 50 |
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 50 |
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