Battery-powered control valve and operation thereof
The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method. The method may include receiving, by a wireless communication device, an instruction to actuate a valve. The method may also include receiving a period of time. The method may also include applying energy from a battery to the valve for the period of time.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a communication device, an instruction to actuate a valve;
receiving, by a processing unit, a first period of time;
applying, by the processing unit, energy to the valve for the first period of time;
determining, by the processing unit, a first state of the valve matches the state in the instruction;
increasing, by the processing unit, a number of actuations of the valve;
comparing, by the processing unit, the number of actuations of the valve and a threshold;
overwriting, by the processing unit, the first period of time with a second period of time when the number of actuations of the valve equals the threshold.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein overwriting the first period of time further comprises:
determining the second period of time based on a default period of time.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein overwriting the first period of time further comprises:
determining the second period of time by decreasing the first period of time.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein overwriting the first period of time further comprises:
determining the second period of time by decreasing the first period of time by a fixed period.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein overwriting the first period of time further comprises:
determining the second period of time by decreasing the first period of time by a percentage.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
resetting, by the processing unit, the number of actuations of the valve when the number of actuations equals the threshold.