Water supply monitoring and control system
View Patent ↗The wireless supervisory control and data acquisition water supply monitoring system is an apparatus/device for monitoring the conditions of water supply equipment, lines, storage, and processing tanks using a wireless and/or cellular network for data transfer and exchange. The present invention is compact and completely cellular, reducing the wiring needed compared to what is currently available. The water monitoring system of the present invention includes remote monitoring, remote control for starting and stopping pumps and valves, automatic control for pumps, notification/alerts when sensor values are out of range, notification/alerts when system goes offline, notification/alerts for power outages, monitoring amp usage of pump motors to track health of pump or motor, generic four to twenty milliamp connections custom sensors, mapping features, simple user interface for ease of use, and company administrator feature which allows company administrator to add company users and control user access.
1. A water monitoring system comprising:
a controller device in a housing having
a micro processor running an algorithm,
a temperature sensor,
a first sensor connection, a second sensor connection, a third sensor connection, and/or a fourth sensor connection for connection to a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, and/or a fourth sensor, and
a first relay/valve connection, a second relay/valve connection, a third relay/valve connection, and/or a fourth relay/valve connection for connection to a first relay/valve, a second relay/valve, a third relay/valve, and/or a fourth relay/valve;
a cellular modem;
an uninterruptible power supply; and
a display having a motion sensor configured to turn off said display;
wherein said algorithm is further configured to
control said relay/valve connections in a manual mode or an automatic mode, and
turn a connected peripheral device on and off remotely via a cell phone, a tablet, or a computer or if in said automatic mode said relays or valve connections can be automatically turned on and off based on a value of a sensor (local or remote); and
wherein said algorithm is further configured to
enable a user to configure an alert based on a high value or a low value of said first, second, third, and/or fourth sensor connections,
wherein said alert further comprises
sending either or both of a simple messaging system text and an email,
issuing said alert to indicate whether the controller is offline, and/or
issuing said alert to indicate when there is a power outage at a location, and/or of said first sensor connection, said second sensor connection, said third sensor connection, and/or said fourth sensor connection are below or above an acceptable operating value.
2. The water monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor, and/or said fourth sensor is configured for operating at up to five volts, twelve volts, or twenty-four volts.
3. The water monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor, and/or said fourth sensor is configured for operating between four and twenty milliamps.
4. The water monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said algorithm comprises
a website customer portal configured with a customer home page displaying a simple overview of a water system showing a current value and a trend or direction history of a set of sensor values related to a sensor, and enabling said sensor to be calibrated and/or adjusted.
5. The water monitoring system of claim 4 wherein said algorithm is further configured to
provide historical data viewable to show said set of sensor values over time in a graph.
6. The water monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said algorithm further comprises a mapping and location function.
7. A plurality of water monitoring systems for sharing data and operating together to control a water system each comprising
a controller device in a housing having
a micro processor running an algorithm,
a temperature sensor,
a first sensor connection, a second sensor connection, a third sensor connection, and/or a fourth sensor connection for connection to a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, and/or a fourth sensor, and
a first relay/valve connection, a second relay/valve connection, a third relay/valve connection, and/or a fourth relay/valve connection for connection to a first relay/valve, a second relay/valve, a third relay/valve, and/or a fourth relay/valve;
a cellular modem;
an uninterruptible power supply; and
a display having a motion sensor configured to turn off said display;
wherein said algorithm is further configured to control said relay/valve connections in a manual mode or an automatic mode, and
turn a connected peripheral device on and off remotely via a cell phone, a tablet, or a computer or if in said automatic mode said relays/valve connections can be automatically turned on and off based on a value of a sensor (local or remote); and
wherein said algorithm is further configured to
enable a user to configure an alert based on a high value or a low value of said first, second, third, and/or fourth sensor connection,
wherein said alert further comprises
sending either or both of a simple messaging system text and an email,
issuing said alert to indicate whether the controller is offline, and/or
issuing said alert to indicate when there is a power outage at a location, and/or of said first sensor connection, said second sensor connection, said third sensor connection, and/or said fourth sensor connection are below or above an acceptable operating value.
8. The plurality of water monitoring systems of claim 7 wherein said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor, and/or said fourth sensor is configured for operating at up to five volts, twelve volts, or twenty-four volts.
9. The plurality of water monitoring systems of claim 7 wherein said first sensor, said second sensor, said third sensor, and/or said fourth sensor is configured for operating between four and twenty milliamps.
10. The plurality of water monitoring systems of claim 7 wherein said algorithm comprises
a website customer portal configured with a customer home page displaying a simple overview of a water system showing a current value and a trend or direction history of a set of sensor values related to a sensor, and enabling said sensor to be calibrated and/or adjusted.
11. The plurality of water monitoring systems of claim 10 wherein said algorithm is further configured to
provide historical data viewable to show said set of sensor values over time in a graph.
12. The plurality of water monitoring systems of claim 7 wherein said algorithm further comprises a mapping and location function.