Flow sensing to improve system and device performance
AssigneeRachio, Inc.
InventorsChristopher M. Klein, Bradley W. Alcorn
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for optimizing downstream processes for a flow controller controlling various devices in a flow system is disclosed. The method includes receiving by a processing element historical data corresponding to flow characteristics for one or more flow devices controlled by the flow controller; evaluating by the processing element one or more current run settings based on the historical data; modifying by the processing element the one or more current run settings based on the historical data; and transmitting by the processing element the modified run settings to the flow controller to vary the operation of the one or more flow devices.
Claims21
A method for optimizing downstream processes for a flow controller comprising:
- receiving by a processing element historical data corresponding to flow characteristics for one or more flow devices controlled by the flow controller;
- evaluating by the processing element one or more current run settings based on the historical data;
- modifying by the processing element the one or more current run settings based on the historical data;
- and
- transmitting by the processing element the modified run settings to the flow controller to vary the operation of the one or more flow devices.
A method for optimizing downstream processes for a flow controller comprising:
- activating, by a processing element, a valve associated with a flow device controlled by the flow controller;
- determining, by the flow sensor, a current flow characteristic of the flow device;
- associating, by the processing element, a time stamp with the current flow characteristic of the flow device;
- determining, by the processing element, whether historical flow data associated with the flow device is available;
- and
- responsive to determining that historical flow data is available:
- comparing, by the processing element, the current flow characteristic with the historical flow data to identify a difference between the current flow characteristic and the historical flow data;
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- modifying, by the processing element, one or more settings for controlling the flow device based on the identified difference between the current flow characteristic and the historical flow data.
A system for updating run settings for a flow controller comprising:
- a flow controller that controls fluid flow to a flow device based on current run settings;
- a flow sensor that measures one or more flow characteristics of the flow device;
- a memory that stores historical flow data associated with the flow device;
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- a processing element configured to execute program instructions that cause the processing element to:
- receive, from the memory, the historical flow data associated with the flow device;
- evaluate the current run settings based on the historical data;
- modify the current run settings based on the historical data;
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- transmit the modified run settings to the flow controller to vary the operation of the one or more flow devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.