Patent ID: 11935387
Assignee: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
at least one sensor configured to detect a level of liquid in a vicinity of the monitoring apparatus;
a transmitter; and
a controller in electrical communication with the at least one sensor and the transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to determine a rate at which the liquid level is changing if the liquid level is rising, and to determine a rate at which the liquid level is changing if the liquid level is falling, wherein the controller is configured to cause the transmitter to transmit rate of change data and data received from the at least one sensor to a remote device, and wherein the controller is configured to cause the transmitter to transmit a first command to electrical equipment in a vicinity of the monitoring apparatus to de-energize when the liquid level is rising, and to cause the transmitter to transmit a second command to the electrical equipment to re-energize when the liquid level is falling.