SUMP MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. A method of monitoring one or more sumps the method comprising:
- pumping, using at least one pump, liquid from the or each sump;
monitoring a liquid level in the or each sump using a level monitor and outputting liquid level data;
monitoring at least one operating condition of the or each pump and outputting pump condition data wherein the operating condition is selected from the group comprising temperature of the pump, current drawn by the pump, restart condition of the pump, flow rate through the pump line, efficiency of the pump; and
processing the liquid level and pump condition data, using processing circuitry, to predict whether the sump will overflow within a predetermined future period and outputting the prediction and the pump condition data.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring one or more sumps in order to predict an overflow condition comprising: pumping, using at least one pump (14), liquid from the or each sump (16); monitoring the liquid level in the or each sump (16) using a level monitoring means (24) and outputting liquid level data; monitoring at least one operating condition of the or each pump (16) and outputting pump condition data; and processing the liquid level and pump condition data, using processing means, to predict whether the sump will overflow within a predetermined future period.
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1. A method of monitoring one or more sumps the method comprising:
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pumping, using at least one pump, liquid from the or each sump; monitoring a liquid level in the or each sump using a level monitor and outputting liquid level data; monitoring at least one operating condition of the or each pump and outputting pump condition data wherein the operating condition is selected from the group comprising temperature of the pump, current drawn by the pump, restart condition of the pump, flow rate through the pump line, efficiency of the pump; and processing the liquid level and pump condition data, using processing circuitry, to predict whether the sump will overflow within a predetermined future period and outputting the prediction and the pump condition data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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36. An apparatus, for monitoring a condition of one or more sumps from a remote location, comprising
at least one pump located in the or each sump; -
a pump monitor which monitors at least one operating condition of the or each pump and to output pump condition data; a sump liquid level monitor which monitors a liquid level in the sump and to output liquid level data; processing circuitry arranged to input pump condition data and liquid level data and output sump status indication data; a transmitter to transmit data to the remote location; wherein the operating condition of the at least one pump is selected from the group comprising a temperature of the pump, a current drawn by the pump, a flow rate of liquid through the pump, a restart condition of the pump, and wherein an output indicative of the sump condition is generated from the status indication data
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