Anti-microbial application equipment with controls
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US-10701948-B2
Publication Date
2020-07-07
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Abstract
A control system for monitoring an antimicrobial application system may include a controller having a monitoring program including an operations unit and an interface unit. The operations unit may include a sensor module operatively coupled to a plurality of sensors positioned to detect operation data associated with the application system in real-time. An adjustment module may adjust the operation of the application system. An analysis module may analyze real-time operation data and initiate a specified response when the analysis indicates that a trigger event has occurred. The response may include issuing a notification to a notification device or initiating the adjustment module to perform a control operation to modify the operation of the antimicrobial application system. A remote monitoring center may control multiple and remote application systems. Mobile devices and a control panel may be operable to interface with operations of the antimicrobial application system via the control system.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a control system for monitoring antimicrobial treatment equipment for multiple antimicrobial application systems. A multi-plant controller executes a multi-plant monitoring program in which a multi-plant interface unit receives real-time operation data from a plurality of antimicrobial application systems, and each antimicrobial application system includes antimicrobial application equipment operatively coupled to the multi-plant controller and controllable by the multi-plant controller.
The multi-plant monitoring program includes a multi-plant operations unit comprising a multi-plant analysis module. The multi-plant analysis module analyzes the real-time operation data and initiates a specified response when the analysis indicates that a trigger event has occurred. The specified response comprises at least one of issuing a notification to one or more notification devices or initiating a control operation at one or more antimicrobial application equipment to modify an operation thereof.
The invention also includes a method of monitoring antimicrobial application equipment using a monitoring framework based on real-time operation data. Operation data is collected from a plurality of sensors positioned to detect real-time operation data associated with operation of the antimicrobial application equipment, analyzed to determine an operational condition, compared to a set point to identify an administrative state corresponding to the set point, and then an administrative decision rule is applied to the administrative state to initiate a response when the administrative state corresponds to a trigger event.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes two independent claims. Across these claims, the coverage centers on real-time data collection and analysis, administrative state selection via set points, trigger-event-based responses, and representative antimicrobial equipment components tied to sensor-derived operation data.
Multi-plant monitoring controller with trigger-event response
A multi-plant controller executes a multi-plant monitoring program comprising a multi-plant interface unit configured to receive real-time operation data from a plurality of antimicrobial application systems, and a multi-plant operations unit with a multi-plant analysis module that analyzes the real-time operation data and initiates a specified response when the analysis indicates that a trigger event has occurred, wherein the response comprises at least one of issuing a notification to one or more notification devices or initiating a control operation at one or more antimicrobial application equipment to modify an operation thereof.
Sensor-based administrative state monitoring with decision-rule response
Collecting operation data from a plurality of sensors positioned to detect real-time operation data, analyzing the operation data to determine an operational condition, comparing the operational condition to a set point to identify an administrative state corresponding to the set point, and applying an administrative decision rule to the administrative state and initiating a response specified by the decision rule when the administrative state corresponds to a trigger event, wherein the antimicrobial application equipment comprises one or more components including a rotary screen filter, a plurality of spray nozzles in a spray cabinet, a dip tank with a conveyer, a suction box with a sensor sensing a level in the dip tank, a first capture unit comprising a first series of activated carbon filters, and a second capture unit comprising a second series of activated carbon filters including a header with a plurality of arms defining fluid ports for distributing antimicrobial treatment solution over the activated carbon.
The independent claims provide coverage of a multi-plant control architecture that receives real-time operation data, analyzes it to detect trigger events, and initiates a response via notifications and/or control operations, as well as a sensor-driven monitoring method that maps an operational condition to an administrative state via set points and applies an administrative decision rule to initiate responses when the administrative state corresponds to a trigger event. The method claim further grounds operation data attributes to specified antimicrobial equipment components including filtration, spraying, dipping with level sensing, and activated-carbon capture arrangements.
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