Application based water drain feature for fuel water separators and/or natural gas filters

A method for remotely draining a filter assembly, the method comprising:

• connecting, via a network configured for wireless connectivity, to an intelligent solenoid coupled to a filter assembly;
• receiving, from the intelligent solenoid, information corresponding to a filter state indicative of a fluid amount corresponding to the filter assembly;
• and
• transmitting instructions so as to actuate the intelligent solenoid to thereby cause a release of fluid responsive to the filter state and the transmitted instructions.

An apparatus comprising:

• a remote user device, the remote user device configured to:
• connect, via a network configured for wireless connectivity, to an intelligent solenoid coupled to a filter assembly;
• receive, from the intelligent solenoid, information corresponding to a filter state indicative of a fluid amount corresponding to the filter assembly;
• and
• transmit instructions so as to actuate the intelligent solenoid to thereby cause, via a vehicle management interface corresponding to the remote user device, a release of fluid responsive to the filter state and the transmitted instructions.

A system, comprising:

• a filter;
• an intelligent solenoid coupled to the filter;
• a controller communicatively coupled to the intelligent solenoid, the controller configured to:
• determine, via a filter management circuit, a filter state based, at least in part, on a determination of the fluid amount exceeding a predetermined threshold value;
• and
• a remote user device configured for wireless operation with the intelligent solenoid, the remote user device configured to:
• connect, via a network configured for wireless connectivity, to the intelligent solenoid coupled to the filter;
• receive, from the intelligent solenoid, information corresponding to the filter state indicative of the fluid amount corresponding to the filter;
• and
• transmit, to the intelligent solenoid, instructions so as to actuate the intelligent solenoid to thereby cause a release of fluid responsive to the filter state and the transmitted instructions.