US 11,935,387 B2
Apparatus and systems for flood/moisture detection and notification
Shiva K Sainoju Korremla, Cary, NC (US); Steven P. Hinkel, California, KY (US); Jason L. Plummer, Mocksville, NC (US); Christian Petit Guenther, Atlanta, GA (US); and Jason P. Handley, Waxhaw, NC (US)
Assigned to Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on May 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/736,734.
Application 17/736,734 is a continuation of application No. 17/182,665, filed on Feb. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,335,180.
Prior Publication US 2022/0270468 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/20 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/20 (2013.01) [G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.