PIPELINE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A pipeline monitoring system, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless sensor nodes positioned along a length of fluid transportation pipeline, wherein each of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes includes circuitry configured to measure and classify sensor data collected from one or more associated sensors;
one or more sink nodes interconnected to a respective base station, wherein each of the one or more sink nodes includes circuitry configured to analyze the classified sensor data and determine a size and location of a leakage within the fluid transportation pipeline; and
a central-controlling infrastructure, interconnected to the one or more base stations, wherein the central-controlling infrastructure includes circuitry configured to analyze leakage data from the one or more base stations and implement a course of action in response to the analyzed leakage data.
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Abstract
A pipeline monitoring system and method include wireless sensor nodes positioned along a length of fluid transportation pipeline. Each of the wireless sensor nodes is configured to measure and classify sensor data collected from one or more associated sensors. The pipeline monitoring system also includes sink nodes interconnected to a respective base station. Each of the sink nodes is configured to analyze the classified sensor data and determine a size and location of a leakage within the fluid transportation pipeline. The pipeline monitoring system also includes a central-controlling infrastructure, interconnected to the base stations. The central-controlling infrastructure is configured to analyze leakage data from the base stations and implement a course of action in response to the analyzed leakage data.
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1. A pipeline monitoring system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless sensor nodes positioned along a length of fluid transportation pipeline, wherein each of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes includes circuitry configured to measure and classify sensor data collected from one or more associated sensors; one or more sink nodes interconnected to a respective base station, wherein each of the one or more sink nodes includes circuitry configured to analyze the classified sensor data and determine a size and location of a leakage within the fluid transportation pipeline; and a central-controlling infrastructure, interconnected to the one or more base stations, wherein the central-controlling infrastructure includes circuitry configured to analyze leakage data from the one or more base stations and implement a course of action in response to the analyzed leakage data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of monitoring a pipeline, comprising:
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measuring sensory information of fluid flowing through the pipeline via a plurality of sensors; extracting and processing leakage-related data from the measured sensory information via a plurality of associated sensor nodes at a first tier level; classifying the leakage-related data according to a potential leak in the pipeline via the plurality of associated sensor nodes; determining a size and location of a true leak from the classified leakage-related data via a sink node; responding to the determination of the size and location of the true leak via a local base station at a second tier level; and forwarding the determination of the size and location of the true leak to a central processing infrastructure for a system-wide processing at a third tier level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A means of monitoring a pipeline, comprising:
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a means of measuring sensory information of fluid flowing through the pipeline; a means of extracting and processing leakage-related data from the measured sensory information; a means of classifying the leakage-related data according to a potential leak in the pipeline; a means of determining a size and location of a true leak from the classified leakage-related data; a means of responding to the determination of the size and location of the true leak; and a means of forwarding the determination of the size and location of the true leak to a central processing infrastructure for a system-wide processing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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