CPC F04D 15/0227 (2013.01) [F04D 13/08 (2013.01); F04D 13/086 (2013.01); F04D 15/0077 (2013.01); F04D 15/0088 (2013.01); F04D 15/0209 (2013.01); F04D 15/0218 (2013.01); F04D 15/0254 (2013.01); F04D 15/0272 (2013.01); G05B 13/021 (2013.01); G05B 13/026 (2013.01); G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for detecting and utilizing rise rates when implementing control of a sump pump, the system comprising: a sump pump configured to pump water out of a sump basin; a sensor coupled to the sump basin; a sump pump control system coupled to the sump pump and the sensor, wherein the sump pump control system is configured to: detect, via the sensor, a first rise rate of water in the sump basin during a first time period before an activation of the sump pump; detect, via the sensor, a second rise rate of the water in the sump basin during a second time period after a deactivation of the sump pump; detect, based on a comparison of the first rise rate to the second rise rate, a backflow condition indicating whether or not water is backflowing into the sump basin; and implement control based on the detected backflow condition, wherein the control includes at least generating a signal indicating the backflow condition in the sump basin.
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