Patent ID: 7734379
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: C02F,G05B,G06Q

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for monitoring and controlling an individual wastewater treatment installation, said individual wastewater treatment installation including a control unit and wastewater treatment equipment arranged to treat wastewater of a residence or other building, said equipment subject to a malfunction that affects an ability of the equipment to treat the wastewater, said control unit comprising circuitry for controlling and monitoring said wastewater treatment equipment, detecting said malfunction of said equipment, and notifying a remote monitor at a location remote from said individual wastewater treatment installation when said equipment malfunctions, wherein said control unit includes a plurality of auxiliary inputs arranged to be selectively connected to any of a plurality of different types of auxiliary devices included in said wastewater treatment equipment of the individual wastewater treatment installation, said circuitry thereby being adapted to monitor and detect malfunctions in a variety of different equipment configurations, said circuitry includes auxiliary input circuits respectively connected to said auxiliary inputs, and said auxiliary input circuits are adapted to be configured to detect said malfunctions at voltages having different voltage levels, and further to detect said malfunctions whether the voltages are applied or removed, or whether a relay is open or closed, depending on the type of device to which a respective auxiliary input is connected.