Patent ID: 11867395
Assignee: WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G  Y | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for remote monitoring and control of flare activity in a landfill facility for disposal of waste materials, comprising:
a memory;
a display for viewing by a user;
a processor coupled to the memory programmed with executable instructions, the instructions including a landfill interface for obtaining specific real-time data relating to landfill activity comprising at least one of temperature data, gas pressure data, gas vacuum data, gas flow data, blower motor current, vacuum target setpoint and gas flow target setpoint;
a flare control valve or blower that is connected to a flare gas supply from the landfill and is operable to regulate the amount of flare gas delivered to the flare;
wherein the processor is configured to:
compare the obtained landfill activity real-time data with pre-stored information from a database,
analyze the difference between the obtained landfill activity real-time data and the pre-stored information to identify whether the landfill activity has surpassed a pre-set threshold value, wherein the pre-set threshold value is based on one or more of gas pressure/vacuum, gas flow, and flare temperature,
display the analysis results on the display, and
receive instructions from the user to send a control signal to the flare control valve to increase or decrease the amount of flare gas provided to the flare, based on a determination made by the user after reviewing the results of the analysis of the landfill activity data.