DETECTING LEAKS IN A FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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1. A processor-implemented method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a processor, historical leak detection information from a first sensor in a fluid distribution system;
collecting, by the processor, the historical leak detection information in a database;
determining, by the processor, a baseline from the historical leak information;
receiving, at the processor, current leak detection information from the first sensor; and
determining, by the processor, a probability of a leak in the fluid distribution system based on a difference between the current leak detection information and the baseline.
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Abstract
Technologies for detecting leaks in a fluid distribution system are described herein. Historical leak detection information is received from a sensor in the fluid distribution system and collected in a database. A baseline is determined from the historical leak information. Current leak detection information is then received from the sensor and the probability of a leak in the fluid distribution system is determined based on a difference between the current leak detection information and the baseline.
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20 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a processor, historical leak detection information from a first sensor in a fluid distribution system; collecting, by the processor, the historical leak detection information in a database; determining, by the processor, a baseline from the historical leak information; receiving, at the processor, current leak detection information from the first sensor; and determining, by the processor, a probability of a leak in the fluid distribution system based on a difference between the current leak detection information and the baseline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for detecting a leak in a fluid distribution system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of leak detectors in the fluid distribution system, each leak detector comprising one or more sensors, a processing device, and a first communication device, the processing device configured to receive signal data from the one or more sensors, process the signal data, and send the processed signal data via the communication device to a host; and the host comprising a processor, a database, and a communication module, the processor configured to receive via the communication module the processed signal data from the plurality of leak detectors, store the processed signal data in the database, determine a baseline from the stored signal data for each of the plurality of leak detectors, receive later signal data from one of the plurality of leak detectors that is different from the baseline determined for that leak detector, and determine that a leak has occurred in the fluid distribution system based on the difference between the later signal data and the baseline determined for that leak detector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more sensors; a communication device; and a processing device operatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the communication device and configured to receive an acoustic waveform from the one or more sensors, compare the acoustic waveform to a predetermined threshold to determine if the predetermined threshold has been exceeded, upon determining that the predetermined threshold has been exceeded, remove a section of the acoustic waveform that exceeds the threshold and rejoin the waveform, and upon rejoining the acoustic waveform, transmit data regarding the acoustic waveform to a host via the communication device, the host configured to detect a leak in a fluid distribution system based on the data regarding the acoustic waveform. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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