Methods and Supporting Telemetry to Determine, Monitor and Control the Metagenomic and Physical States of Grease Interceptors, FOGs, Vaults and other Waste Collecting Enclosures

• US 20090109057A1
• Filed: 10/26/2008
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adam's Ale LLC
• Original Assignee: Markus Johannes Lenger
• Inventors: Lenger, Markus Johannes
• Granted Patent: US 8,471,725 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.70
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A system capable of ascertaining, determining, monitoring and controlling the biological state of and metagenomic state of microbial colonies as well as the physical state of waste liquids in grease interceptors, vaults and other waste collecting enclosures. The system consists of an array of cameras (14) a multi-phased sonar array (18), pH in (42)/pH out (24) and delta temperature arrays (36, 44), redundant liquid level sensors (10, 12), a nutrient measurement array (30, 32) and dissolved oxygen sensor (22). These sensors are mounted inside a grease interceptor (2) or waste collecting enclosure and enable accurate monitoring and control of all physical and biological processes to enable, optimize and control bioremediation processes. Continuous optimized control algorithms are either generated locally or updated remotely via internet or modem connection. All data is collected, logged in a Control/Telemetry Unit (20) and can be retrieved either locally or remotely via internet or modem connection.

Claims

1. A system of ascertaining, determining monitoring and controlling the biological state of and metagenomic state of microbial colonies and the physical state of waste liquids in grease interceptors, vaults and other waste collecting enclosures comprising of the following elements:

(a) a UV camera and UV LED light source connected to a image processor.

(b) a multi-faced multi transducer transceiver sonar array,

(c) a pH in/pH out and delta temperature sensor array,

(d) a redundant liquid level sensor enabling lower and upper level reading,

(e) a full UV, visible to infrared tunable light source with corresponding image sensor to measure nutrient loading.

(f) a Dissolved oxygen probe

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said elements are installed inside a grease interceptor, vault or other waste collecting enclosure.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said elements are connected to a central control/telemetry unit.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein, said unit is connected to a network or modem.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said UV LED light source is pulsed.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said UV cameras image processor algorithmically calculates white content of the image.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein said image processor correlates said white content to visible grease or FOG amount.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said multi-faced multi transducer transceiver sonar array sending 3D image data to said image processor of claim 6.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said redundant liquid level sensor is correlated with the data produced in claim 7

10. The system of claim 1 wherein said full UV, visible to infrared tunable light source with corresponding image sensor thereof is measuring current nutrient levels.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein said system determines, monitors and controls the biological and metagenomic state of microbial colonies.

whereby the system will s accurate monitoring and control of all physical and biological processes to enable, optimize and control bioremediation processes.