Method of monitoring a fluid level within a fluid volume
AssigneeHydro AiD LLC
InventorEugene Bright
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Abstract
A method of monitoring a low water volume of a water circulation system is disclosed that includes detecting an auxiliary measurement associated with an ancillary device fluidly coupled with a reservoir of water in a water circulation system and then determining whether the ancillary device is performing under a low water volume operation. The low water volume operation is based upon a comparison between at least the detected auxiliary measurement of the ancillary device and a condition associated with a performance of the ancillary device under the low water volume operation.
Claims20
A method for making use of an indirect measurement of a pool water level, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a main water reservoir formed as a pool, the pool being an artificial structure operably configured to store and recirculate water contained within;
- providing an ancillary reservoir formed as a surface skimmer fluidically coupled, via a skimmer intake, to the pool;
- providing a recirculation pump, the recirculation pump being coupled to a processor and the recirculation pump being fluidically coupled to the surface skimmer such that the recirculation pump is operable to pump water, aerated water, and air from the surface skimmer;
- pumping, by the recirculation pump, from the surface skimmer, water, aerated water, or air, wherein:
- the recirculation pump pumps water from the surface skimmer when a water level in the pool is within a high-range such that air does not mix with water in the surface skimmer;
- the recirculation pump pumps aerated water from the surface skimmer when the water level in the pool is within a mid-range that is lower than the high range such that air and water mix in the surface skimmer;
- the recirculation pump pumps air from the surface skimmer when the water level in the pool is in a low range that is lower than the mid-range where the water level in the pool is below a bottom of the skimmer intake such that water does not flow from the pool to the surface skimmer;
- determining, by the processor coupled to the recirculation pump, an estimated level at which the pool water level should be by analyzing power measurements of the recirculation pump, the power measurements of the recirculation pump being different when pumping water, aerated water, and air;
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- executing, by the processor coupled to the recirculation pump, a computer executable instruction to perform at least one predetermined action based on the determination made by the processor by analyzing the power measurements of the recirculation pump in the determining step.
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