System for flood control
View Patent ↗A system for flood control that includes: a water sensor; a control panel, where the water sensor is connected to the control panel; and a convertible sea wall, where the convertible sea wall is adapted to toggle between an extended position and a retracted position. The system for flood control may further include a steel base structure, wherein the steel base structure houses the convertible sea wall when the convertible sea wall is in a retracted position. The steel base structure further includes hydraulic lifts within the steel base structure that lift and extend the convertible sea wall into the extended position and allows for the retraction of the sea wall to the retracted position.
1. A system for flood control, the system comprising:
a sensor assembly, comprising:
a concrete base,
a sensor extension, comprising:
a first portion perpendicularly disposed away from the concrete base with respect to a first direction,
a second portion perpendicularly disposed away from the first portion with respect to a second direction, and
a third portion perpendicularly disposed away from the second portion with respect to a third direction, such that the first portion and the third portion are in parallel, and
a plurality of water sensors disposed on at least a portion of the third portion to detect water levels and transmit the detected water levels to a control panel, such that each of the plurality of water sensors are disposed at a different portion of the third portion with respect to another of the plurality of water sensors; and
a convertible sea wall connected to the sensor assembly to move from retracted in a first position to at least partially extended in a second position in response to the detected water levels indicating a storm surge.
2. The system for flood control according to claim 1 , further including a steel base structure, wherein the steel structure houses the convertible sea wall when the convertible sea wall is in the first position.
3. The system for flood control according to claim 2 , wherein the steel base structure further includes hydraulic lifts within the steel base structure that lift and extend the convertible sea wall into the second position and allows for retraction of the convertible sea wall to the first position.
4. The system for flood control according to claim 2 , wherein the steel base structure includes an outer concrete wall and a steel wall inside the concrete wall as further support structure.
5. The system for flood control according to claim 1 , wherein the convertible sea wall includes a steel plate structure with a steel support on a back side of the convertible sea wall.
6. The system for flood control according to claim 5 , wherein the convertible sea wall includes a curve side adapted to break an incoming wave.
7. The system for flood control according to claim 1 , wherein the water sensor includes a concrete base, a sensor extension that vertically extends and horizontally extends from the concrete base further comprising a plurality of sensors at the distal end.