Distributed monitoring and control system
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1. A distributed monitoring and control system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes forming a communication network, wherein each node includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver, wherein said plurality of nodes includes a first node with a sensor for acquiring sensor information, a second node with an actuator, and a third node with an actuator;
wherein said second node is adapted to receive sensor information from said first node and to receive actuator information from said third node;
wherein said third node is adapted to receive sensor information from said first node and to receive actuator information from said second node; and
,further wherein said processors for said second and said third nodes are each programmed with a distributed control algorithm to determine a control decision for said respective node'"'"'s actuator based upon said sensor information from said first node and said actuator information from the other of said second or said third node.
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A distributed monitoring and control system includes a plurality of nodes forming a redundant communication network. Each of the nodes includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver. At least one of the nodes includes a sensor for acquiring information. At least one of the nodes includes an actuator. At least one of the processors is programmed with a control algorithm to receive information acquired from the sensors, calculate a control command and communicate the control command to the actuators for execution.
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1. A distributed monitoring and control system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes forming a communication network, wherein each node includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver, wherein said plurality of nodes includes a first node with a sensor for acquiring sensor information, a second node with an actuator, and a third node with an actuator; wherein said second node is adapted to receive sensor information from said first node and to receive actuator information from said third node; wherein said third node is adapted to receive sensor information from said first node and to receive actuator information from said second node; and
,further wherein said processors for said second and said third nodes are each programmed with a distributed control algorithm to determine a control decision for said respective node'"'"'s actuator based upon said sensor information from said first node and said actuator information from the other of said second or said third node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system that monitors and controls a sewer system comprising:
a plurality of nodes forming a communication network, wherein each node includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver, wherein said plurality of nodes includes a plurality of sensor nodes each of which include a sensor for acquiring information selected from the group of hydraulic, chemical, biological and physical information and a plurality of actuator nodes each of which include an actuator for altering a condition within a sewer system, wherein at least one node is adapted to receive information from any other node in the system and to rebroadcast said information to another node which may also receive information from any other node in the system, further wherein each of said actuator nodes is programmed with a distributed control algorithm for determining a control decision for that node'"'"'s actuator, based on sensor information from at least one of said sensor nodes and actuator information from at least one other actuator node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring and controlling sewer overflow events comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of nodes forming a distributed communication network, wherein each node includes a processor, a memory, and a transceiver, wherein each of said nodes further includes a sensor for acquiring hydraulic, chemical, biological or physical information, further wherein each of said nodes includes an actuator for altering a condition within a sewer system, further wherein each of said processors is programmed with a distributed combined sewer system control algorithm to receive information acquired from said one or more nodes, calculate a control command and communicate said control command to said one or more actuators for execution; and altering at least one condition within a sewer system by one of said actuators based on a decision determined at that actuator'"'"'s node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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