AUTONOMOUS METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING RAINWATER

Abstract

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: AUTONOMOUS METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING RAINWATER The rainwater collection device (10) comprises: - a collection surface (32) mounted on at least one mobile element (22) of a frame provided with at least one actuator (29) configured to set each said mobile element in motion between a so-called "folded" configuration, in which the collection surface is folded and has a first footprint and a so-called "deployed" configuration, in which the collection surface is deployed and has a second footprint with a surface area greater than the surface area of the first footprint, - a storage tank for the rainwater collected on the collection surface, and - a central control unit for each actuator of the frame. Figure for the abstract: figure 3

Claims

an actuator (29) configured to set each said mobile element in motion between a so-called "folded" configuration, in which the collection surface is folded and has a first footprint and a so-called "deployed" configuration, in which the collection surface is deployed and has a second footprint with a surface area greater than the surface area of the first footprint, - a step (112) of determining whether an instruction to distribute water present in the tank is present, - a step (113) of determining whether at least one inhibition factor applies to the requested water distribution, - a step (114) of determining an optimization of the quantity of water to be distributed as a function of the distribution instruction, of each possible inhibition factor and of a prediction of future rains and future water needs, and - a step (117) of distributing water according to the determined optimization, in the absence of a contrary command from the user during a predetermined duration. 69 M / 8 67 [Fig. 13] 100 S No Restoration of the quality of ---- stored water? Yes

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