Pump with water management

Abstract

A pumping system configured to pump fluid from the ambient environment to a target reservoir, the pumping system including: a fluid pump configured to statically mount to a rotating surface, the pump configured to rotate about an axis of rotation; a pump reservoir statically coupled to the fluid pump and configured to fluidly couple to the target reservoir, the pump reservoir including a collection area defined along a portion of the pump reservoir radially outward of the axis of rotation; and a liquid separation member arranged along a portion of the collection area, the liquid separation member including a membrane configured to preferentially permit liquid flow therethrough.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A pumping system configured to pump fluid from the ambient environment to a target reservoir, the pumping system comprising:
 a fluid pump configured to statically mount to a rotating surface, the pump configured to rotate about an axis of rotation;   a pump reservoir statically coupled to the fluid pump and configured to fluidly couple to the target reservoir, comprising:
 a collection area defined along a portion of the pump reservoir radially outward of the axis of rotation; and 
 a liquid separation member arranged along a portion of the collection area, the liquid separation member comprising a membrane configured to preferentially permit liquid flow therethrough.