Flood Prevention System and Method

a technology of flood prevention and control system, applied in dams, dams, applications, etc., can solve the problems of increasing flood risk in flood prone areas, affecting the safety of residents and businesses, and affecting the safety of floodwater management, so as to optimize flood water management, or reduce the likelihood and/or severity of flooding

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-09-22
SMITH ALEXIS HANNAH
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[0006]A flood management system seeks to provide an improved system and method of preventing, or at least reducing the likelihood and

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Flooding is a phenomenon which is experienced in many countries and has devastating consequences on inhabitants and businesses.
Environmental changes are also bringing flooding to areas not previously affected and increasing flooding in flood prone zones.
Such approaches, while

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[0048]The term “asset” used herein refers to the contents of the area protected by the system and method taught herein. The asset can include one or more buildings, ground level structures such as gardens, paths, roadways and so on. The term “protected zone” is used to denote an asset or the area of an asset.

[0049]FIG. 1 shows in schematic form an embodiment of flood defense system 10 for protecting an asset, which in this example includes a building, such as dwelling 12, and surrounding garden, from being flooded. System 10 includes perimeter barrier 14 which surrounds building 12 and specifically the entire asset or protected zone 22. Barrier 14 can include one or more access points(not shown), such as openable flood gates, for gaining access to the asset or protected zone 22 and building(s) 12 located within zone 22. Flood gates and other access points can provide openable or removable fluid impermeable panels disposable in associated openings in wall 14. When closed, the flood ...

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A flood defense system includes a perimeter barrier around an asset or zone to be protected and a soak way system disposed sub-surface within the protected zone and designed to collect surface water from within the protected zone. A sump is provided within the protected zone and includes a pump for pumping water from the sump outside the protected zone beyond the perimeter barrier. A series of sensors senses for the presence of ground water inside and outside of the protected zone and within the sump and a control unit coupled to the sensors controls the operation of the pump in order to remove water from the sump at a rate sufficient for preventing, or at least reducing, flooding within the protected zone. A control unit can provide warning of impending flooding.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims foreign priority benefits from UK patent application GB1504764.0 filed on Mar. 20, 2015 entitled “Flood Prevention System and Method”. The '764.0 application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a flood control system and method and in the preferred embodiments to a system and method able to prevent, or at least reduce, floodwater ingress into an asset, such as a dwelling or other building or location within a protected zone.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Flooding is a phenomenon which is experienced in many countries and has devastating consequences on inhabitants and businesses. Environmental changes are also bringing flooding to areas not previously affected and increasing flooding in flood prone zones.[0004]A variety of flood defenses have been developed, most of which involve the construction of permanent high barriers around ...

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IPC IPC(8): E02D19/00E02D19/22E02B7/02
CPCE02D19/00E02D19/22E02B7/02E04H9/145E02B11/00E02B3/10E02B3/041E04H15/62
Inventor SMITH, ALEXIS HANNAH
Owner SMITH ALEXIS HANNAH
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