Swimming pool control system having central processing unit and remote communication
First Claim
1. A control system for controlling water flow in a swimming pool system, said pool system including a swimming pool and at least one filter tank means, said control system comprising:
- control circuit means for controlling at least a first valve assembly and a second valve assembly, said first valve assembly being operable to control pool water flow from a swimming pool to at least one filter tank means of said pool system, and said second valve assembly being operable to control pool water flow from said at least one filter tank means to said swimming pool when at least one sensor located at said swimming pool and electrically coupled to said control circuit means senses a decrease of a prescribed water level, said control circuit means being adapted to maintain water levels in said at least one filter tank means and said swimming pool at said prescribed water level;
a programmable central processing unit and means for transmitting information from said central processing unit to a location remote from said central processing unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a control system adapted to control water flow in a swimming pool system including a swimming pool having a filter tank. The pool control system includes a control circuit for controlling at least a first pool water valve assembly and a second valve assembly so as to control water flow to the filter tank and from the filter tank to the swimming pool. The control circuit is adapted to maintain the water levels in the filter tank and swimming pool to within a prescribed water level. Each pool water valve assembly is preferably fitted with a potentiometer and air solenoid coupled to the control circuit for respectively determining the position of each respective water valve and controlling the position of each water valve. The system also features a central, programmable processing unit and apparatus for transmitting data between a remote location and the processing unit.
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26 Claims
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1. A control system for controlling water flow in a swimming pool system, said pool system including a swimming pool and at least one filter tank means, said control system comprising:
control circuit means for controlling at least a first valve assembly and a second valve assembly, said first valve assembly being operable to control pool water flow from a swimming pool to at least one filter tank means of said pool system, and said second valve assembly being operable to control pool water flow from said at least one filter tank means to said swimming pool when at least one sensor located at said swimming pool and electrically coupled to said control circuit means senses a decrease of a prescribed water level, said control circuit means being adapted to maintain water levels in said at least one filter tank means and said swimming pool at said prescribed water level;
a programmable central processing unit and means for transmitting information from said central processing unit to a location remote from said central processing unit.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control system for a swimming pool system, said swimming pool system including a swimming pool having water supply pipes connected to first water pump means and a surge tank, a first valve assembly for controlling pool water flow from said first water pump means to said surge tank, said surge tank being connected to at least one filter tank through a second valve assembly which controls pool water flow from said surge tank to said filter tank, said swimming pool system further including second water pump means for pumping filtered pool water into said swimming pool, and a third valve assembly for controlling pool water flow from said second water pump means to said swimming pool, said control system comprising:
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(a) valve positioning and control means operatively associated with said first, second and third valve assemblies for remotely controlling and determining the position of each said valve assembly; (b) water level sensing means operatively associated with said at least one filter tank and said surge tank for determining the pool water level of said at least one filter tank and said surge tank; (c) water flow means operatively associated with said swimming pool for determining pool water flow from said at least one filter tank to said swimming pool; (d) control circuit means electrically coupled to said valve positioning means, said water level sensing means and said water flow means for controlling said first, second and third valve assemblies so as to maintain a prescribed pool water flow in said swimming pool system and maintaining a prescribed water level in said surge tank, said at least one filter tank, and said swimming pool; (e) a programmable central processing unit; and
(f) means for transmitting information from said central processing unit to a location remote from said central processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A pool water valve assembly for controlling pool water flow in a pool system and configured to be coupled to a swimming pool control system, said pool water valve assembly comprising:
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a water valve being actuable between an open position and a closed position by valve control means; said valve control means including; (a) a potentiometer operatively connected to said water valve and electrically coupled to said pool control system, wherein the resistance of said potentiometer is indicative of the position of said water valve; and (b) actuation means operatively connected to said water valve and electrically coupled to water level sensing means of said pool control system, wherein said water level sensing means senses pool water level and transmits information to said actuation means, said actuation means being operative to actuate said water valve between said open and closed positions to maintain level of said pool water at a prescribed level and further comprising a programmable central processing unit and means for transimitting information from said central processing unit to a location remote from said central processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A control system configured for remotely controlling a swimming pool control system, said swimming pool control system including processor means configured to automatically control pool system components, said control system comprising:
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communication means coupled to said processor means for connecting said processor means to a communication line; and water level sensing means electrically coupled to said processor means for sensing pool system water levels and transmitting said sensed water levels to said communication line via said processor means and communication means to a location remote from said processor means. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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