Sensing and control of vehicle wash components and systems and methods thereof

A vehicle wash system comprising a pump configured to control delivery of a motive fluid to a vehicle wash component at a vehicle wash location, comprising:

• a fluid line fluidly coupling the pump to the vehicle wash component, wherein the pump is configured to deliver the motive fluid to a motive fluid inlet of the vehicle wash component via the fluid line;
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• a processor integrated into an assembly of the pump and configured to control delivery of the motive fluid to the motive fluid inlet,
• wherein the processor is configured to receive a control signal corresponding to a first set of vehicle wash operating parameters for controlling the delivery of the motive fluid to the motive fluid inlet from at least one of a car wash controller or from a communications gateway located at the vehicle wash location, and upon receipt of the control signal, the processor interprets the control signal, generates a separate signal for controlling the delivery of the motive fluid to the motive fluid inlet according to a second set of vehicle wash operating parameters that are different from the first set of operating parameters, and transmits the generated signal to the pump such that the pump delivers the motive fluid to the vehicle wash component using the second set of operating parameters.

A vehicle wash system comprising a pump configured to control delivery of a chemical to a vehicle wash component at a vehicle wash location, comprising:

• a chemical line fluidly coupling the pump to the vehicle wash component, wherein the pump is configured to deliver the chemical to at least one chemical inlet of the vehicle wash component via the chemical line;
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• a processor integrated into an assembly of at least one of the pump or the vehicle wash component and configured to control delivery of the chemical to the at least one chemical inlet,
• wherein the processor is configured to receive a control signal corresponding to a first set of vehicle wash operating parameters for controlling the delivery of the chemical to the at least one chemical inlet from at least one of a car wash controller or from a communications gateway located at the vehicle wash location, and upon receipt of the control signal, the processor interprets the control signal, generates a separate signal for controlling the delivery of the chemical to the at least one chemical inlet according to a second set of vehicle wash operating parameters that are different from the first set of operating parameters, and transmits the generated signal to the at least one of the pump or the vehicle wash component such that the pump is caused to deliver the chemical to the at least one chemical inlet of the vehicle wash component using the second set of operating parameters.