Portable Pool Water Fill Control With Adjustable Level Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pool filling solutions lack transportability and ease of setup, requiring manual monitoring to prevent overfilling and flooding.
Innovation Solution
A pool filling apparatus with a housing featuring a water inlet and outlet system, a vertically adjustable sensor to monitor pool water height, and a flow regulation subsystem with a valve controlled by the sensor to prevent overfilling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automated pool filling systems are implemented, then overfilling prevention is improved, but device complexity and transportability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into modular components: a housing unit containing the control system, a separately adjustable sensor assembly, and a flow regulation subsystem with valve. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates easier transport and setup while maintaining automated overfilling prevention functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
A vertically adjustable sensor acts as an intermediary between the water source and the pool, providing automated water level detection and signal transmission to the flow regulation subsystem. This intermediary enables reliable overfilling prevention without requiring complex integrated systems, as the sensor can be independently positioned and adjusted.
2Measurement precision
If vertically adjustable sensor is positioned below housing bottom surface, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor assembly incorporates vertical adjustability, allowing it to be dynamically positioned at optimal measurement points below the housing bottom surface. This dynamic positioning capability enables precise water level detection while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure through straightforward mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus allows for automated and controlled pool filling, preventing overfilling and flooding, while being easy to transport and set up.
Implementation Method 1
a vertically adjustable sensor coupled to the housing and is adapted to sense a water height of the pool
Implementation Method 2
a valve disposed in-line with the conduit between the water inlet port and water outlet port
Data Source
AI summary
A pool filling apparatus has a housing with a housing interior surrounded by an exterior surface. A water inlet port and a water outlet port are each disposed on the exterior surface for receiving and discharging water, respectively. A vertically adjustable sensor is coupled to the housing for sensing a water height of the pool and is configurable into a position vertically below the housing. A flow regulation subsystem is disposed within the housing interior and includes a conduit disposed between the water inlet port and the water outlet port, and a valve disposed in-line with the conduit between the water inlet port and water outlet port. The valve is electrically coupled to the sensor such that the sensor is configured to send a signal to the valve to change the valve from an open state to a closed state thereby preventing the water outlet port from discharging water.