Fuel Island Redundant Monitoring System

摘要

A fuel island redundant monitoring system having sensors of varying purpose to transmit data signals to dual remote monitoring stations. One monitoring site is a live monitoring station manned by personnel. The other monitoring station is a data receiving station utilizing unmanned machines, e.g., computers. The unmanned data station is capable of transmitting information to the manned monitoring station, to local fuel island managers and/or to local emergency responders, and/or to control equipment at the fuel island. The manned monitoring station is capable of transmitting commands or inquiries to the unmanned data station and/or to control equipment at the fuel island, and/or to local fuel island managers and/or to local emergency responders. Sensors may be dedicated to either the unmanned data station or the manned live monitoring station, or may send data to both stations.

主权项

1. An unmanned fuel island monitoring system comprising:
an unmanned fuel island adapted to deliver fuel to self-service consumers on demand; an unmanned data station geographically distant from said fuel island; a manned monitoring station geographically distant from said fuel island; a plurality of fuel island monitoring sensors incorporated in said fuel island, a first set of said monitoring sensors comprising machine-to-machine sensors transmitting data to said unmanned data station, and a second set of said monitoring sensors comprising live sensors transmitting data to said manned monitoring station; said unmanned data station transmitting information to said manned monitoring station.