Optimizing a water recovery system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRamratan Vennam, Spencer T. Reynolds, Belinda M. Vennam
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provides a systems and methods for conserving liquids. The system detects, via sensors, if an object is interrupting the liquid flowing between a faucet and a drain. If the system detects an object is interrupting the flowing liquid, then the system routes the flowing liquid to a first destination using a diverter valve associated with the drain. The diverter valve is controlled by a microprocessor and connected to the sensors. However, if there are no object interrupting the flowing liquid, then the system routes the flowing liquid to a second destination.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for liquid conservation, the method comprising:
- detecting, by one or more processors, if an object is interrupting liquid flowing between a faucet and a drain;
- responsive to detecting the object is interrupting the flowing liquid, routing, by the one or more processors, the flowing liquid to a first destination, based on sending a command to a diverter valve associated with the drain;
- and
- responsive to detecting the object is not interrupting the flowing liquid, routing, by the one or more processors, the flowing liquid to a second destination, based on sending a command to a diverter valve associated with the drain.
A computer program product for liquid conservation, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to detect if an object is interrupting liquid flowing between a faucet and a drain;
- responsive to detecting the object is interrupting the flowing liquid, program instructions to route the flowing liquid to a first destination, based on sending a command to a diverter valve associated with the drain;
- and
- responsive to detecting the object is not interrupting the flowing liquid, program instructions to route the flowing liquid to a second destination, based on sending a command to a diverter valve associated with the drain.
A system for liquid conservation, the system comprising:
- a faucet attached to the top of a liquid containing shell;
- one or more sensors adjacent to the faucet;
- a drain connected to the bottom of the liquid containing shell for allowing liquid to exit;
- a diverter valve disposed within a first drain pipe and a second drain pipe and configured to direct the flow of liquids between the first drain pipe and the second drain pipe;
- and
- a control computer communicatively connected to the one or more sensors and a output module wherein the output module is connected to the diverter valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.