Sewer flow monitoring method and system
US6807494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring and analyzing flow in a sewer system includes the steps of using a monitoring assembly to collect data representative of actual flow volume of a fluid substance in a first location such as a sewer pipe, storing the actual flow volume data in a memory, maintaining previously stored data in the memory, determining a predicted flow volume and comparing the actual flow volume with the predicted flow volume to yield a difference value. The predicted flow volume is dependent on the data selected from the previously stored data and a day and time that corresponds to both the actual flow volume data and the data selected from the previously stored data. The predicted flow volume may also be dependent upon additional data corresponding to a rain event.
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