US 12,071,783 B2
Systems and methods for managing bodies of water
Jorge Miguel Gamboa, Oxnard, CA (US); Terence Sean Doyle, Oak Park, CA (US); and Juan Carlos Montanez, Oxnard, CA (US)
Assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/493,285.
Application 17/493,285 is a continuation of application No. 16/542,958, filed on Aug. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,136,773.
Prior Publication US 2022/0136270 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04H 4/14 (2006.01); E04H 4/12 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 4/14 (2013.01) [E04H 4/1245 (2013.01); E04H 4/1254 (2013.01); E04H 4/1272 (2013.01); E04H 4/1281 (2013.01); E04H 4/129 (2013.01); E04H 4/148 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water management system comprising:
a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with a volume of water;
a pump configured to circulate the volume of water through a circulation system;
an ancillary system joined in fluid communication with the circulation system by a piping system, the ancillary system being configured to alter the parameter associated with the volume of water as the volume of water flows through the ancillary system;
a storage device configured to store one or more protocols, wherein execution of the one or more protocols triggers one or more external measurements corresponding to the parameter; and
a controller in communication with the sensor and the pump, the controller being configured to:
receive a request for an amount of time necessary to heat the volume of water to a target temperature;
cause execution of the one or more protocols;
receive sensor data;
determine, using the sensor data, a current ambient temperature;
determine, using at least the sensor data, forecasted ambient temperatures over a predetermined period of time;
determine a target energy cost based at least in part on the target temperature, the current ambient temperature, and the forecasted ambient temperatures;
determine a characteristic associated with the volume of water and the target energy cost based at least in part on the parameter; and
communicate the characteristic to the pump or the ancillary system for controlling the parameter of the volume of water.