Emissions monitoring apparatus, system, and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a sampling chamber configured to receive a portion of an exhaust flow from an exhaust stack, wherein the portion of the exhaust flow comprises one or more gases and particulate matter;
a gas analyzer configured to receive the portion of the exhaust flow to measure at least one emission level of the one or more gases using a laser and output a signal indicative thereof; and
a particulate matter analyzer operatively connected to the sampling chamber and configured to measure the particulate matter using optics and output a signal indicative thereof.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention generally relate to an apparatus configured to monitor emissions. The apparatus includes a sampling chamber, a gas analyzer, and a particulate matter analyzer. The sampling chamber is configured to receive a portion of an exhaust flow from an exhaust stack. The portion of the exhaust flow comprises one or more gases and particulate matter. The gas analyzer is configured to receive the portion of the exhaust flow to measure at least one emission level of the one or more gases using a laser and output a signal indicative thereof. The particulate matter analyzer is operatively connected to the sampling chamber and is configured to measure the particulate matter using optics and output a signal indicative thereof.
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49 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a sampling chamber configured to receive a portion of an exhaust flow from an exhaust stack, wherein the portion of the exhaust flow comprises one or more gases and particulate matter; a gas analyzer configured to receive the portion of the exhaust flow to measure at least one emission level of the one or more gases using a laser and output a signal indicative thereof; and a particulate matter analyzer operatively connected to the sampling chamber and configured to measure the particulate matter using optics and output a signal indicative thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus configured to monitor emissions of an engine, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to receive and process data associated with a plurality of gases, particulate matter, and an engine state, and process a time the data is received, and configured to generate a report, based on the processed data, indicative of a concentration level for each emitted gas, a concentration level of the particulate matter, and the engine state; and a transmitter configured to transmit an alert when the concentration level of one of the gases exceeds a predetermined gas level, or when the concentration level of the particulate matter exceeds a predetermined particulate matter level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a sampling chamber, a portion of an exhaust flow from an exhaust stack, wherein the portion of the exhaust flow comprises one or more gases and particulate matter; receiving, at a gas analyzer, the portion of the exhaust flow to measure at least one emission level of the one or more gases using a laser and outputting a signal indicative thereof; and measuring, by a particulate matter analyzer, the particulate matter using optics and outputting a signal indicative thereof. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for monitoring emissions of an engine, the method comprising:
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receiving and processing data associated with a plurality of gases, particulate matter, and an engine state, and processing a time the data is received; generating a report, based on the processed data, indicative of a concentration level for each emitted gas, a concentration level of the particulate matter, and the engine state; and transmitting an alert when the concentration level of one of the gases exceeds a predetermined gas level, or when the concentration level of the particulate matter exceeds a predetermined particulate matter level. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program, when executed, is configured to control a processor to perform:
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receive and process data associated with a plurality of gases, particulate matter, and an engine state, and processing a time the data is received; generate a report, based on the processed data, indicative of a concentration level for each emitted gas, a concentration level of the particulate matter, and the engine state; and transmit an alert when the concentration level of one of the gases exceeds a predetermined gas level, or when the concentration level of the particulate matter exceeds a predetermined particulate matter level. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method, comprising:
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receiving and processing data associated with a plurality of gases and particulate matter, and processing a time the data is received; generating a report, based on the processed data, indicative of a concentration level for each emitted gas and a concentration level of the particulate matter; and transmitting an alert when the concentration level of one of the gases exceeds a predetermined gas level, or when the concentration level of the particulate matter exceeds a predetermined particulate matter level.
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49. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program, when executed, is configured to control a processor to perform:
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receive and process data associated with a plurality of gases and particulate matter, and processing a time the data is received; generate a report, based on the processed data, indicative of a concentration level for each emitted gas and a concentration level of the particulate matter; and transmit an alert when the concentration level of one of the gases exceeds a predetermined gas level, or when the concentration level of the particulate matter exceeds a predetermined particulate matter level.
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