Method and system for controlling a water reservoir
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2022001640
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-02-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-02-24
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Abstract
Claims
Claims
1. Method for controlling a water tank (1) in an environment comprising a rainwater recovery source (2) and a watering zone (3), said tank (1) being connected according to a first upstream input (11) to said source (2) and according to a first downstream output (21) to said watering zone (3), said method implemented by computer means comprising the following steps: - a first reception (SI) of at least one first weather forecast data item from a remote device; - a second reception (S2) of at least one second local conditions data item from a set of sensors (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) comprising at least one sensor associated with said environment;- a processing (S3) of said first data and said second data to generate a control program for said tank (1), said programming comprising a plurality of commands for actuating said first input (11) and / or said first output (21); and - an actuation (S4) of said first input (11) and / or said first output (21) according to said programming.;
2. Control method according to claim 1, in which said at least one first data item comprises first information representative of at least one forecast rainfall and said at least one second data item comprises second information representative of a level of said reservoir (1).
3. Control method according to claim 2, in which said processing step comprises a first comparison (P3_l) of a total volume of announced rainfall resulting from said first information with a free volume of said reservoir (1) resulting from said second information.
4. Control method according to claim 3, in which said processing step comprises the following phases: - a first detection (P3_2), when said total volume is greater than said free volume, of a period of intense rain from said first information; and - a first generation (P3_3) of a first command to actuation said first input (11) as a function of said detected period of intense rain.
5. A driving method according to claim 4, wherein said first detection (P3_2) includes a second comparison of a rain level associated with said period of intense rain with a first threshold value.
6. Control method according to one of claims 3 to 5, in which said processing step (S 3) comprises a second generation (P3_2'), when said total volume is less than or equal to said free volume, of a second command for actuation of said first input (11).
7. Control method according to one of claims 2 to 6, in which said processing step comprises the following phases: - a third comparison (P3_4) of a usable volume of water from said first information and said second information with a second threshold value; and - a third generation (P3_5), when said usable volume of water is greater than or equal to said second threshold value, of a third command for actuation of said first output (21).
8. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 7, in which said at least one second data item comprises a third piece of information representative of a current rainfall, said first input (11) being actuated according to said current rainfall and said programming.
9. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 8, in which said at least one first data item comprises a fourth piece of information representative of at least one announced temperature, and in which said processing step (S3) comprises the following phases: - a second detection (P3_6) of a heat peak from said fourth piece of information; and - a fourth generation (P3_7) of a fourth command for actuation of said first output (21), associated with said detected heat peak.
10. Control method according to claim 9, in which said second detection (P3_6) comprises a fourth comparison of at least one temperature value associated with the at least one announced temperature with a third threshold value.
11. Control method according to claim 9 or 10, in which said at least one second data item comprises a fifth piece of information representative of a current temperature, said processing step (S3) comprising a confirmation (P3_8) of said heat peak from said fifth information.
12. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 11, in which said at least one second data item comprises a sixth piece of information representative of water stress in said watering zone (3), said processing step (S3) comprising a fifth generation (P3_9) of a fifth command for actuation of said first output (21) according to said sixth piece of information.
13. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 12, in which said at least one first data item comprises a seventh piece of information representative of at least one announced temperature, and in which said processing step comprises the following phases: - a third detection (P3_10) of a freezing period from said seventh piece of information; and - a sixth generation (P3_11) of a sixth command to actuation said first output as a function of said freezing period.
14. Control method according to one of claims 1 to 13, which further comprises a step of transmitting (S5) an alert to a remote server (4) associated with a manager of said water tank.
15. A system for controlling a water tank, which comprises: - a rainwater recovery source (2), a watering zone (3) and a water tank (1) arranged in an environment, said tank (1) comprising at least one first upstream inlet (11) capable of being connected with said source (2) and at least one first downstream outlet (21) capable of being connected with said watering zone (3); - a beacon unit (41) configured to receive at least one first weather forecast data item from a remote device (5) and at least one second local conditions data item from a set of sensors (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) associated with said environment;- a processing unit (42) of said at least one first data item and said at least one second data item configured to generate a control program for said tank (1) comprising a plurality of actuation commands for said first input (11) and / or said first output (21); and - at least one actuation circuit (43) for said first input (11) and / or said first output (21) according to said programming.;
16. A control system according to claim 15 comprising computer means configured for implementing any one of claims 2 to 14.
17. Control system according to claim 15 or 16, for which said set of sensors (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) comprises: - at least one level probe (31); and / or - at least one high (33) and / or low (32) safety level; and / or - at least one temperature sensor (36); and / or - at least one humidity probe (34); and / or - at least one fertilizer concentration sensor; and / or - at least one brightness sensor.
18. Control system according to one of claims 15 to 17, in which said watering zone (3) comprises a vegetated wall.
19. A control system according to claim 18, wherein said vegetated wall comprises water recovery means (6) and said reservoir (1) comprises a second upstream inlet (12) capable of being connected with said water recovery means (6).
20. Control system according to one of claims 15 to 19, wherein said watering zone (3) further comprises: - a green space in the open ground; and / or - a greenhouse; and / or - a washing station; and / or - sanitary facilities.
21. Control system according to one of claims 15 to 20, wherein said reservoir (1) comprises a third upstream inlet (13) capable of being connected with a non-rainwater source (7).
22. Control system according to one of claims 15 to 21, in which said reservoir (1) comprises a second downstream outlet (22) capable of being connected with draining means (8).
23. Control system according to one of claims 15 to 22, which further comprises a communication terminal (9) configured to communicate with a communication network of the home automation network type.