REMOTELY LOCATED PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A control system for a pumping system of a pumping vehicle, the system comprising:
- a valve control unit communicatively connectable to a plurality of valve interface units of one or more pumping vehicles, the valve control remote from at least one of the one or more pumping vehicles and configured to independently exchange control and status data with the plurality of valve interface units regarding at least one pump valve associated with each of the plurality of valve interface units; and
a valve interface unit communicatively connected to the valve control unit, the valve interface unit configured to exchange control and status data regarding the pump valve with the valve control unit.
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Abstract
A control system for a pumping system of a pumping vehicle is disclosed. The control system includes a valve control unit communicatively connectable to a plurality of valve interface units of one or more pumping vehicles, the valve control remote from at least one of the one or more pumping vehicles and configured to independently exchange control and status data with the plurality of valve interface units regarding at least one pump valve associated with each of the plurality of valve interface units. The control system also includes a valve interface unit communicatively connected to the valve control unit, the valve interface unit configured to exchange control and status data regarding the pump valve with the valve control unit. Methods of communicating commands in a control system and a fire apparatus are also disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A control system for a pumping system of a pumping vehicle, the system comprising:
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a valve control unit communicatively connectable to a plurality of valve interface units of one or more pumping vehicles, the valve control remote from at least one of the one or more pumping vehicles and configured to independently exchange control and status data with the plurality of valve interface units regarding at least one pump valve associated with each of the plurality of valve interface units; and a valve interface unit communicatively connected to the valve control unit, the valve interface unit configured to exchange control and status data regarding the pump valve with the valve control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of communicating a pump valve command between a valve control unit and a valve interface unit, the method comprising:
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receiving an input signal at a valve control unit, the input signal representing a pump valve command relating to a pump valve; transmitting the pump valve command over a communication link to a valve interface unit, the pump valve command specifically directed to the valve interface unit associated with the pump valve; and receiving the pump valve command with the valve interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A fire apparatus comprising:
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a pumping system; and a control system for the pumping system, the control system including; a valve control unit communicatively connectable to a plurality of valve interface units of one or more pumping vehicles, the valve control remote from at least one of the one or more pumping vehicles and configured to independently exchange control and status data with the plurality of valve interface units regarding at least one pump valve associated with each of the plurality of valve interface units; and a valve interface unit communicatively connected to the valve control unit, the valve interface unit configured to exchange control and status data regarding the pump valve with the valve control unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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