MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEWER AND OTHER CONDUIT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for a conduit network comprising one or more conduit sections joined at one or more conduit nodes, comprising:
- one or more sensor devices disposed at selected ones of the one or more conduit nodes, wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for sensing a blockage or breakage in an associated conduit section, and wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for communicating blockage or breakage information to a central location.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a monitoring system for a conduit network including one or more conduit sections joined at one or more conduit nodes, including: one or more sensor devices disposed at selected ones of the one or more conduit nodes, wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for sensing a blockage or breakage in an associated conduit section, and wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for communicating blockage or breakage information to a central location. Optionally, each of the sensor devices includes one of an audio sensor device and a radio frequency sensor device. Each of the sensor devices is operable for sensing the blockage or breakage in the associated conduit section by measuring an attribute of a transmitted/received signal, alone or in combination with another sensor device. Each of the sensor devices is operable for communicating the blockage or breakage information to the central location via a wireless link.
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1. A monitoring system for a conduit network comprising one or more conduit sections joined at one or more conduit nodes, comprising:
one or more sensor devices disposed at selected ones of the one or more conduit nodes, wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for sensing a blockage or breakage in an associated conduit section, and wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for communicating blockage or breakage information to a central location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A monitoring method for a conduit network comprising one or more conduit sections joined at one or more conduit nodes, comprising:
disposing one or more sensor devices at selected ones of the one or more conduit nodes, wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for sensing a blockage or breakage in an associated conduit section, and wherein each of the one or more sensor devices is operable for communicating blockage or breakage information to a central location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A monitoring and maintenance method for a conduit network comprising one or more conduit sections joined at one or more conduit nodes, comprising:
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assessing a blockage or breakage state of each of the one or more conduit sections by measuring an attribute of an audio or radio frequency signal at each of the one or more conduit nodes; and maintaining each of the one or more conduit sections responsive to the assessed blockage or breakage state. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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