SMART WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A smart water management system comprising:
- a housing associated with a turbine system and an electronics unit, the housing further comprising a housing inlet and a housing outlet configured to engage with a water line;
a water chamber disposed in the housing between the housing inlet and the housing outlet, the housing inlet, water chamber, and the housing outlet defining a water passageway;
the turbine system comprising an impeller disposed within the water chamber, the impeller rotatable within the water chamber; and
an electronics module in communication with the turbine system and including a wireless communication unit disposed in the housing, the wireless communication unit in communication with the one or more sensors.
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Abstract
A smart water management system fixture device is positioned on a water line. The device includes a measuring unit, an electronics unit, and an energy unit associated with a housing. The measurement unit includes an impeller of a turbine disposed in a water chamber and rotatable therein. The water chamber is positioned between an inlet and an outlet to define a fluid flow path. The measurement unit is in communication with the electronics unit. The electronics unit received information from one or more sensors and harvests electricity using the motion of the turbine and is in communication with an energy unit for story electricity.
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19 Claims
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1. A smart water management system comprising:
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a housing associated with a turbine system and an electronics unit, the housing further comprising a housing inlet and a housing outlet configured to engage with a water line; a water chamber disposed in the housing between the housing inlet and the housing outlet, the housing inlet, water chamber, and the housing outlet defining a water passageway; the turbine system comprising an impeller disposed within the water chamber, the impeller rotatable within the water chamber; and an electronics module in communication with the turbine system and including a wireless communication unit disposed in the housing, the wireless communication unit in communication with the one or more sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing water comprising:
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receiving a flow of water from a water source at a smart water management system fixture device; generating electricity from a turbine of the smart water management system fixture device in communication with the flow of water; storing the electricity in a storage device associated with the smart water management system fixture device; determining the rate of flow through the turbine of the smart water management system fixture device; and calculating a first volume of water passing through the smart water management system fixture device based upon the rate of flow and an elapsed time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented system for managing water consumption comprising:
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a smart water management system fixture device comprising; a housing associated with a turbine system and an electronics unit, the housing further comprising a housing inlet and a housing outlet configured to engage with a water line; a water chamber disposed in the housing between the housing inlet and the housing outlet, the housing inlet, water chamber, and the housing outlet defining a water passageway; the turbine system comprising an impeller disposed within the water chamber, the impeller rotatable within the water chamber; an electronics module in communication with the turbine system and including a wireless communication unit disposed in the housing, the wireless communication unit in communication with the one or more sensors and in communication with a remote device; and the remote device having a processor and a tangible computer-readable medium operatively connected to the processor and including computer code configured to; determine a rate of flow through the turbine of the smart water management system fixture device; and calculate the volume of water passing through the smart water management system fixture device based upon the rate of flow and an elapsed time; display information on a graphical user interface regarding water consumption based upon the calculated volume. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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Specification