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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2007
Applicant:
Thomas F. Smaidris, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas F. Smaidris, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
Data Flow Systems, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 7/00 (2006.01); E03B 1/00 (2006.01); F23N 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Reductions in energy consumption and maintenance requirements for operating a wastewater treatment plant are achieved by controlling the operation of pumps at pump stations along a force main in a systematic fashion. The operation of the pumps is controlled to manage the flow of wastewater along the force main to minimize energy consumption, to eliminate sediment, to manage peak pressures encountered by smaller pumps and to avoid septic conditions.