DETECTING AND UTILIZING WATER VIBRATIONS IN SUMP PUMP SYSTEM CONTROL

A sump pump system may detect and utilize motion or acceleration of water in sump basins when implementing control of sump pumps. To detect the motion or acceleration, the sump pump system may utilize a sensor that is configured to detect motion or acceleration, such as an accelerometer or gyroscope...

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Hauptverfasser:	Tofte, Nathan L, Donovan, John R, Hull, Jonathan Christopher, Tjaden, Richard Jan
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS BLASTING CALCULATING COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS COMPUTING CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS ORDER TELEGRAPHS PHYSICS POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS REGULATING SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A sump pump system may detect and utilize motion or acceleration of water in sump basins when implementing control of sump pumps. To detect the motion or acceleration, the sump pump system may utilize a sensor that is configured to detect motion or acceleration, such as an accelerometer or gyroscope. The sump pump system may identify a water level in a sump basin based on the detected motion or acceleration, which may be compared to a reading or expected signal from the sump pump system's "typical" sensor (e.g., float switch) that is used to detect one or more water levels. In this manner, the sump pump system may detect a malfunctioning level sensor that is used by the pump to detect high-water and low-water marks at which the sump pump activates and deactivates, respectively.