Devices and systems for remote and automated monitoring and control of water removal, mold remediation, and similar work

A system that enables remote monitoring and control of water remediation work at a work site, comprising:

• a. at least one programmable processor that can be placed and operated at the work site and that contains or interacts with:
• (i) at least one data transfer device that enables data and signals to be transferred from said work site to a remote computer at a different site;
• and,
• (ii) means that enable said programmable processor to receive data from at least one sensor positioned at the work site;
• and,
• b. at least one sensor that can measure temperature and humidity, wherein said sensor is provided with means for transmitting data to said programmable processor,
• wherein all of components are portable and suited for convenient transport to a series of differing work sites, and wherein said components are suited for remote monitoring and control of electric-powered drying equipment at locations that have suffered water damage.

A sensor and switching device, comprising:

• a. means for conveying, in a switch-controlled and interruptible manner, current from an electrical current supply, to a switch-controlled outlet that can be used to provide electrical power to a powered device designed for remediation work at a work site;
• b. sensor means for detecting whether current is passing through said switch-controlled outlet to a powered device;
• c. a programmable microprocessor within said sensor and switching device, which has been loaded with software that has been written to enable the sensor and switching device to exchange signals with a processor that is designed to interact with at least one sensor and switching device;
• and,
• d. an antenna component designed to transmit wireless signals in either direction between said sensor and switching device, and said processor.

A sensor and switching system that can be monitored from a remote location, comprising:

• a. a processor designed to process and transmit signals from each sensor-switch device among a plurality of sensor-switch devices;
• and,
• b. a plurality of sensor-switch devices, each of said sensor-switch devices comprising:
• (i) means for conveying, in a switch-controlled and interruptible manner, current from an electrical current supply, to a switch-controlled outlet that can be used to provide electrical power to a powered device;
• (ii) sensor means for detecting whether current is passing through said switch-controlled outlet to a powered device;
• and,
• (iii) means for conveying signals between said sensor-switch device and said processor,
• and wherein said processor is also provided with means for:
• (a) polling any sensor-switch device within said plurality of sensor-switch devices, to determine whether such device is providing electrical current to a powered device, when such polling is activated by a human operator at a remote site;
• and,
• (b) transmitting information to a human operator at a remote site, indicating whether a polled sensor-switch device was providing electrical current to a powered device when said sensor-switch device was polled by said processor.