Portable natural gas leak detector
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1. A portable optical spectroscopy apparatus for measurement of gas concentration, said apparatus comprising:
- a laser light source;
a fixed length optical path receiving light from said source and containing a gas to be detected;
a beamsplitter, a sample container containing the gas, a detector receiving light from the sample container, and signal-processing electronics establishing linelockinq and a comparative signal source of said absorption feature;
a detector receiving light at an end of said path;
signal processing electronics acquiring data from said detector; and
a microcontroller receiving said data from said signal processing electronics;
wherein said apparatus is handheld.
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Abstract
The present invention is a portable gas leak detector preferably comprising a portable optical spectroscopy apparatus for measurement of gas concentration.
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27 Claims
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1. A portable optical spectroscopy apparatus for measurement of gas concentration, said apparatus comprising:
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a laser light source; a fixed length optical path receiving light from said source and containing a gas to be detected; a beamsplitter, a sample container containing the gas, a detector receiving light from the sample container, and signal-processing electronics establishing linelockinq and a comparative signal source of said absorption feature; a detector receiving light at an end of said path; signal processing electronics acquiring data from said detector; and a microcontroller receiving said data from said signal processing electronics; wherein said apparatus is handheld. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable optical spectroscopy method for measurement of gas concentration, the method comprising the steps of:
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holding a portable optical spectroscopy apparatus in an area to be measured; emitting light from a laser light source attached to the apparatus; receiving light via a fixed length optical path from the source and containing a gas to be detected; employing a beamsplitter, a sample container containing the gas, a detector receiving light from the sample container, and signal-processing electronics to establish linelockinq and a comparative signal source of the absorption feature; receiving light via the detector at an end of the path; determining one or more gas concentrations via signal processing electronics connected to the detector; and reporting the gas concentration data to a microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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