Ultrasonic sensor based drain systems and methods
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsMohan Raj Dakshinamurthy, Rhushikesh Patil
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Abstract
A plumbing system may comprise: a fluid conduit configured to receive waste water; a first ultrasonic flow sensor coupled to the fluid conduit; a valve in fluid communication with a drain conduit, the valve configured to impede a fluid path of the plumbing system in response to being in a closed state; and a controller electronically coupled to the first ultrasonic flow sensor and the valve, the controller configured to: determine fluid is flowing through the fluid conduit in response to receiving a sensor data from the first ultrasonic flow sensor, and activate the valve based on the sensor.
Claims20
A plumbing system, comprising:
- a fluid conduit configured to receive waste water;
- a first ultrasonic flow sensor coupled to the fluid conduit;
- a valve in fluid communication with a drain conduit, the valve configured to impede a fluid path of the plumbing system in response to being in a closed state;
- and
- a controller electronically coupled to the first ultrasonic flow sensor and the valve, the controller configured to:
- determine fluid is flowing through the fluid conduit in response to receiving a sensor data from the first ultrasonic flow sensor, and
- activate the valve based on the sensor data.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a controller, a sensor data measured from a first ultrasonic flow sensor coupled to a fluid conduit of a plumbing system;
- and
- determining, via the controller, a fluid is flowing through the fluid conduit in response to receiving the sensor data.
An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via the processor, a sensor data from an ultrasonic flow sensor coupled to a fluid conduit;
- determining, via the processor, a fluid is flowing through the fluid conduit based at least in part on the sensor data from the ultrasonic flow sensor;
- calculating, via the processor, a volumetric flow rate based on the sensor data, and
- activating, via the processor, a valve based on the sensor data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.