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Infrastructure monitoring system and method and particularly as related to fire hydrants and water distribution

  • US 9,799,204 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2014
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An infrastructure monitoring system comprising:

  • an operations center;

    a monitoring device coupled to a component of an infrastructure, the monitoring device comprising a plurality of sensors, each sensor sensing at least one condition within the infrastructure, a data storage device storing data sensed by each sensor, a transceiver device adapted to transmit and receive data, and a processor communicatively coupled to each sensor, the data storage device, and the transceiver device, the processor configured to;

    receive the data sensed by each sensor,determine, based on the data sensed by each sensor, whether there is a problem with the at least one condition within the infrastructure that each sensor sensed,upon determining that there is a problem with the at least one condition within the infrastructure that each sensor sensed, transmitting a message to the operations center via the transceiver device, andperiodically compile sensing data stored in the data storage device and transmit the compiled sensing data to the operations center via the transceiver device, wherein at least two sensors of the plurality of sensors are configured to sense a first condition and at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to sense a second condition; and

    a control device communicatively coupled to at least one of the operations center and the monitoring device, the control device configured to operate a plurality of output devices when signaled by at least one of the operations center and the monitoring device, wherein the control device is positioned within a fire hydrant,wherein at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to determine a status of at least one of the plurality of output devices,wherein at least one of the plurality of output devices is a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) device, the RFID device configured to broadcast at least one of manufacturer information, location information, a last service date, device information, and a current status, andwherein at least one of the plurality of output devices is an alarm, the alarm comprising at least one of a visual alarm, an audible alarm, and a tactile alarm.

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