Method and system for remotely monitoring a group of circulating-water utilization systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10315930-B2
Application number	US-201415037601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2014
Priority date	Dec 5, 2013
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A method of remotely monitoring a group of circulating-water utilization systems comprising a plurality of circulating-water utilization systems 1, includes: an operational-ratio detection step of detecting operational ratios of treatment vessels forming a treatment-vessel row of a purifying unit 8, for each of the plurality of circulating-water utilization systems constituting the group of circulating-water utilization systems; a data transmission step of transmitting data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels detected in the operational-ratio detection step via a transmission line 60; a data reception step of receiving the data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels transmitted in the data transmission step; and a data display step of displaying the data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels received in the data reception step.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of remotely monitoring a group of circulating-water utilization systems including a plurality of circulating-water utilization systems each of which at least includes a circulation channel through which circulating water flows, a discharge channel through which wastewater discharged from a water consumer is discharged to the circulation channel, the water consumer being composed of a plurality of water consuming members including at least one of a residence, a tenant shop, or an office which uses the circulating water flowing through the circulating channel, a purifying unit including a treatment-vessel row including a plurality of treatment vessels connected in a row, the treatment vessels including containers which house treatment devices configured to perform respective treatment processes which constitute a purifying process of purifying the circulating water containing the wastewater flowing through the circulation channel, and a supply channel configured to supply the circulating water purified by the purifying unit to the water consumer, the method comprising:
an operational-ratio detection step of detecting operational ratios of the treatment vessels forming the treatment-vessel row of the purifying unit, for each of the plurality of circulating-water utilization systems constituting the group of circulating-water utilization systems;
a data transmission step of transmitting data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels detected in the operational-ratio detection step via a transmission line;
a data reception step of receiving the data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels transmitted in the data transmission step;
a data display step of displaying the data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels received in the data reception step, and
a treatment-vessel moving step of moving the treatment vessel from the purifying unit of one of the circulating-water utilization systems having a detected operational ratio lower than a first threshold set in advance, to the purifying unit of another one of the circulating-water utilization systems having a detected operational ratio higher than a second threshold which is set to be greater than the first threshold, from among the plurality of circulating-water utilization systems constituting the group of circulating-water utilization systems.

2. The method of remotely monitoring a group of circulating-water utilization systems according to claim 1 ,
wherein the treatment-vessel moving step comprises moving the treatment-vessel row comprising the plurality of treatment vessels connected in a row.

3. A remote monitoring system for a group of circulating-water utilization systems comprising a plurality of circulating-water utilization systems each of which at least comprises:
a circulation channel through which circulating water flows;
a discharge channel through which wastewater discharged from a water consumer is discharged to the circulation channel, the water consumer being composed of a plurality of water consuming members including at least one of a residence, a tenant shop, or an office which uses the circulating water flowing through the circulating channel;
a purifying unit comprising a treatment-vessel row including a plurality of treatment vessels connected in a row, the treatment vessels comprising containers which house treatment devices configured to perform respective treatment processes which constitute a purifying process of purifying the circulating water containing the wastewater flowing through the circulation channel; and
a supply channel configured to supply the circulating water purified by the purifying unit to the water consumer,
the remote monitoring system comprising:
an operational-ratio detecting unit capable of detecting operational ratios of the treatment vessels forming the purifying unit of each of the plurality of circulating-water utilization systems constituting the group of circulating-water utilization systems;
a data transmitting unit capable of transmitting data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels detected by the operational-ratio detecting unit via a transmission line; and
a remote monitoring device including a data receiving part capable of receiving the data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels transmitted from the data transmitting unit, and a data display part capable of displaying the data related to the operational ratios of the treatment vessels received by the data receiving part,
wherein the treatment vessel is capable of being moved from the purifying unit of one of the circulating-water utilization systems having a detected operational ratio lower than a first threshold set in advance, to the purifying unit of another one of the circulating-water utilization systems having a detected operational ratio higher than a second threshold which is set to be greater than the first threshold, from among the plurality of circulating-water utilization systems constituting the group of circulating-water utilization systems.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Sys

Inventors

• Yagita Hiroyuki
• Minamiura Junichi
• Hyodo Jun
• Yokota Yukinobu
• Shin Hayato
• Kitagawa Riki

Classifications

• C02F2103/001

  Runoff or storm water · CPC title

• C02F2209/008

  comprising telecommunication features, e.g. modems or antennas · CPC title

• E03B1/042

  Details thereof, e.g. valves or pumps · CPC title

• C02F2201/008

  Mobile apparatus and plants, e.g. mounted on a vehicle · CPC title

• E03B2001/045

  using household water · CPC title