CONTROLLING AN AGITATOR FOR A FOOD WASTE DISPOSAL, STORAGE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A system and method are provided for a food loading station located at a facility that processes food waste. The food loading station (102) has a disposer (108) that grinds food waste. A storage tank (105) receives a slurry of food waste and water from the disposer for storage until the slurry is collected for transportation to an processing facility. The storage tank has an agitator (336) that mixes the slurry in the storage tank. A module is in communication with a controller (124) connected to the disposer, receives data from the controller, and monitors and control processes to optimize composition characteristics of the slurry. The controller is connected to the disposer and has a timer that expires after a first predetermined time period. The controller uses the timer to determine when the first predetermined time period expires and operates the agitator for a second predetermined time period when the first predetermined time period expires.