Swimming pool filter detection system and method
AssigneePentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
InventorsJason Cowell, Gerry Callahan, Andrew Phy
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for filter detection are provided. The filter detection system includes a filter provided in the form of a filter element, a housing surrounding the filter element, and an identification element. A controller is designed to detect the identification element, determine a filter characteristic based on the identification element, determine a remaining lifetime period of the filter element based on the filter characteristic, and provide an alert indicating the remaining lifetime period of the filter element.
Claims19
A method of determining a filter lifetime for a swimming pool system, comprising:
- providing a filter having
- a filter element,
- a housing surrounding the filter element, and
- an identification element associated with either the housing or the filter element;
- providing a pump in fluid communication with the filter;
- communicatively pairing the filter to a controller via the identification element;
- communicatively pairing the pump to the controller;
- providing at least one characteristic of the filter to the controller based on the identification element;
- determining a runtime of the pump;
- and
- determining a filter lifetime based on the at least one characteristic of the filter and the runtime of the pump.
A swimming pool filter detection system, comprising:
- a filter provided in the form of a housing with a filter element therein, and an identification element associated with the filter, the filter being defined by a filter characteristic;
- a pump in fluid communication with the filter;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- detect the identification element,
- determine the filter characteristic based on the identification element,
- determine a pump run time parameter of the pump,
- determine a remaining lifetime of the filter element based on the filter characteristic and the pump run time parameter, and
- provide an alert indicating the remaining lifetime of the filter element.
A method of using a filter detection system for a pool system, comprising:
- providing a pump, a filter in the form of a filter element, a housing surrounding the filter element, and an identification element associated with a component part of the filter;
- scanning the identification element via a user device to pair the filter to a controller via the identification element;
- providing at least one characteristic of the component part of the filter to the controller based on the identification element;
- determining a run time of the pump;
- determining a remaining lifetime of the filter based on the run time of the pump and the at least one characteristic of the component part;
- and
- based on the remaining lifetime of the filter, providing a signal from the controller to a third party that the identification element has been scanned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.