Cathodic Integrety Monitor

• US 20080218377A1
• Filed: 03/09/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Genesys Instrumentation
• Original Assignee: Genesys Instrumentation
• Inventors: Klaiber, Martin S.
• Application Number:
  US11/684,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20080218377A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.03
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/10 using a centralized architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/826 where the data is sent periodically
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A monitoring system monitors input levels. The monitoring system includes a meter, a local storage system, a processing system, and a transmitter. The meter is configured to periodically measure the input levels. The local storage system is configured to record the measured input levels as data values. The processing system is configured to calculate statistical representations of the data values. The transmitter is configured to transmit the statistical representations.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring input levels, the method comprising:

periodically measuring the input levels,

recording the measured input levels as data values,

calculating statistical representations of the data values, and

transmitting the statistical representations to a centralized database storage system.

2. The method of claim 1 further including:

generating a report about the input levels, from the statistical representations and

displaying the report to a user.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the report is generated from the statistical representations transmitted to the centralized database storage system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein periodically measuring the input levels includes simultaneously measuring a plurality of input levels.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein calculating statistical representations of the data values includes periodically calculating statistical representations of the data values.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein calculating statistical representations of the data values includes calculating a mean and a standard deviation of the data values.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the statistical representations to a centralized database storage system includes periodically transmitting the statistical representations.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the statistical representations to a centralized database storage system includes:

transmitting the statistical representations to a communication relay device and

retransmitting the statistical representations from the communication relay device to the centralized database storage system

9. An input level monitoring system comprising:

a meter configured to periodically measure the input levels,

a local storage system configured to record the measured input levels as data values,

a processing system configured to calculate statistical representations of the data values, and

a transmitter configured to transmit the statistical representations.

10. The monitoring system of claim 9 further including a centralized database storage system and wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the statistical representations to the centralized database storage system.

11. The monitoring system of claim 10 further including a communication relay device and wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmitting the statistical representations to the communication relay device and wherein the communication relay device is configured to retransmit the statistical representations to the centralized database storage system.

12. The monitoring system of claim 10 further including:

a report generator configured to generate a report about the input levels, from the statistical representations and

a user interface configured to display the report to a user.

13. The monitoring system of claim 12 wherein the report is generated from statistical representations transmitted to the centralized database storage system.

14. The monitoring system of claim 9 the meter is further configured to simultaneously measure a plurality of input levels.

15. The monitoring system of claim 9 wherein the processing system is further configured to periodically calculate statistical representations of the data values.

16. The monitoring system of claim 9 wherein the statistical representations of the data values include a mean and a standard deviation of the data values.

17. The monitoring system of claim 9 wherein the transmitter is further configured to periodically transmit the statistical representations.

18. A program storage system readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program, applet, or instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for monitoring input levels, the method comprising:

periodically measuring the input levels,

recording the measured input levels as data values,

calculating statistical representations of the data values, and

transmitting the statistical representations to a centralized database storage system.

19. The program storage system of claim 18 further including:

generating a report about the input levels, from the statistical representations and

displaying the report to a user.

20. The program storage system of claim 19 wherein the report is generated from the statistical representations transmitted to the centralized database storage system.

21. The program storage system of claim 18 wherein periodically measuring the input levels includes simultaneously measuring a plurality of input levels.

22. The program storage system of claim 18 wherein calculating statistical representations of the data values includes periodically calculating statistical representations of the data values.

23. The program storage system of claim 18 wherein calculating statistical representations of the data values includes calculating a mean and a standard deviation of the data values.

24. The program storage system of claim 18 wherein transmitting the statistical representations to a centralized database storage system includes periodically transmitting the statistical representations.

25. The program storage system of claim 18 wherein transmitting the statistical representations to a centralized database storage system includes:

transmitting the statistical representations to a communication relay device and

retransmitting the statistical representations from the communication relay device to the centralized database storage system.