Refuse compaction method for determining fill condition by sensing pressure changes during compaction

摘要

A refuse management system (10) has a refuse container (18) associated with a compactor (20) for compacting refuse in the container (18) at a local position, a local controller (26) for receiving and transmitting signals from the compactor, and a processor (14) at a remote position for receiving and processing signals from the local controller (26). A transmitter/receiver is positioned at each of the local and remote positions for establishing two-way communication between the local controller and the remote processor such that the controller and processor can each send and receive signals from each other. A local display (22) is in communication with the controller (26) for displaying signals from the controller and signals received in the controller from the processor to thereby display container condition. A keypad (82) can be provided with the local display (22) and controller for entering data into the controller and displaying data on the display. Preferably, the keypad has function keys for entering and displaying data representative of system parameters and conditions, and scroll keys for scrolling through the data on the display. Methods of determining the condition of the compactor and refuse container are also disclosed.