Patent ID: 11920585
Assignee: EKU POWER DRIVES INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a reservoir configured to receive a lubricant from a machine lubricated with the lubricant:
wherein:
the reservoir comprises a machine inlet, a machine outlet, a regulation inlet, and a regulation outlet,
the reservoir further comprises a baffle system separating the reservoir into a first zone and a second zone, wherein a temperature of the lubricant in the reservoir in the first zone is warmer than the temperature of the lubricant in the second zone,
the first zone and the second zone are in fluid communication with each other,
the machine inlet and the regulation outlet are in fluid communication with the first zone, and
the machine outlet and the regulation inlet are in fluid communication with the second zone;

a pressure equalizer connected to the reservoir;
a first loop comprising a first line system through which the lubricant flows between the machine and the reservoir, wherein:
the lubricant within the first loop is at a first pressure,
the first line system comprises a first line connecting the reservoir to the machine via the machine outlet, for providing the lubricant from the second zone of the reservoir to the machine,
the first line system further comprises a second line connecting the machine to the reservoir via the machine inlet, for providing the lubricant from the machine to the first zone of the reservoir;

a temperature regulation system configured to regulate the temperature of the lubricant; and
a second loop comprising a second line system through which the lubricant flows between the temperature regulation system and the reservoir, wherein:
the lubricant within the second loop is at a second pressure that is less than the first pressure,
the second loop is separate from the first loop,
the second line system comprises a third line connecting the reservoir to the temperature regulation system via the regulation outlet, for providing the lubricant from the first zone of the reservoir to the temperature regulation system, and
the second line system further comprises a fourth line connecting the temperature regulation system to the reservoir via the regulation inlet, for providing the lubricant from the temperature regulation system to the second zone of the reservoir.