Systems, methods, and software for determining spatially variable distributions of the dielectric properties of a heterogeneous material

Farrington, Stephen P.

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Title: Systems, methods, and software for determining spatially variable distributions of the dielectric properties of a heterogeneous material

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Systems, methods, and software for measuring the spatially variable relative dielectric permittivity of materials along a linear or otherwise configured sensor element, and more specifically the spatial variability of soil moisture in one dimension as inferred from the dielectric profile of the soil matrix surrounding a linear sensor element. Various methods provided herein combine advances in the processing of time domain reflectometry data with innovations in physical sensing apparatuses. These advancements enable high temporal (and thus spatial) resolution of electrical reflectance continuously along an insulated waveguide that is permanently emplaced in contact with adjacent soils. The spatially resolved reflectance is directly related to impedance changes along the waveguide that are dominated by electrical permittivity contrast due to variations in soil moisture. Various methods described herein are thus able to monitor soil moisture in profile with high spatial resolution.

Inventors:: Farrington, Stephen P.

Issue Date:: 2018-05-15

Research Org.:: Transcend Engineering and Technology, LLC, Bethel, VT (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1440762

Patent Number(s):: 9970969

Application Number:: 14/813,929

Assignee:: Transcend Engineering and Technology, LLC (Bethel, VT)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N33/246 - {for water content

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R27/2617 - {Measuring dielectric properties, e.g. constants

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DOE Contract Number:: SC0009646

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Jul 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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  abstractNote = {Systems, methods, and software for measuring the spatially variable relative dielectric permittivity of materials along a linear or otherwise configured sensor element, and more specifically the spatial variability of soil moisture in one dimension as inferred from the dielectric profile of the soil matrix surrounding a linear sensor element. Various methods provided herein combine advances in the processing of time domain reflectometry data with innovations in physical sensing apparatuses. These advancements enable high temporal (and thus spatial) resolution of electrical reflectance continuously along an insulated waveguide that is permanently emplaced in contact with adjacent soils. The spatially resolved reflectance is directly related to impedance changes along the waveguide that are dominated by electrical permittivity contrast due to variations in soil moisture. Various methods described herein are thus able to monitor soil moisture in profile with high spatial resolution.},

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Comprehensive Wave Propagation Model to Improve TDR Interpretations for Geotechnical Applications journal, January 2007

Method for rapid sealing of boreholes patent, May 2012

Method and system for monitoring soil properties patent, February 2013

Moisture sensor for layers patent, January 2003

Spatial time domain reflectometry and its application for the measurement of water content distributions along flat ribbon cables in a full-scale levee model: SPATIAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY journal, February 2009

Measurement and Modeling of the TDR Signal Propagation through Layered Dielectric Media journal, January 2003

Helical sensor for testing a composite medium patent, September 2013

Generalized pencil-of-function method for extracting poles of an EM system from its transient response journal, February 1989

Instrument for measuring moisture in materials patent, July 1981

Near field free space anisotropic materials characterization patent, September 2010

Method and device for determining the moisture content and conductivity in the ground and in bulk materials patent-application, September 2005

Method and apparatus for time domain reflectometry moisture sensing in various media patent, August 2002

Measurement of Soil Bulk Electrical Conductivity Using Partially Coated TDR Probes journal, January 2009

Modified TDR Method and Apparatus for Suspended Solid Concentration Measurement patent-application, August 2009

Spatially resolved water content profiles from inverted time domain reflectometry signals journal, December 2003

A fast TDR-inversion technique for the reconstruction of spatial soil moisture content journal, January 2005

Apparatus and method for sensing particle and water concentrations in a medium patent, January 2006

The time-domain reflectometry method for measuring soil water content and salinity journal, September 1986

Borehole conductivity profiler patent, June 2005

Device and method for processing and measuring properties of a moving rod of material patent, December 2014

Feasibility of Sequential and Coupled Inversion of Time Domain Reflectometry Data to Infer Soil Hydraulic Parameters under Falling Head Infiltration journal, January 2011

Soil pf value measuring method, and irrigation control method and irrigation control device patent-application, February 2003

Remote sensor system for monitoring the condition of earthen structure and method of its use patent, August 2010

Moisture sensor probe and control mechanism patent, April 1997

Moisture sensor using helical transmission line patent, October 1998

Cable device for detecting and monitoring rock and soil displacement patent, February 2004

Time domain electromagnetic well logging sensor including arcuate microwave strip lines patent, May 1997

Method and apparatus for measuring dry density and water content of soil patent, May 2006

Soil moisture sensor patent, November 2006

Method for borehole conductivity profiling patent, October 2007

Environmental sensor patent-application, November 2007

Automatic soil moisture sensing and watering system patent, June 2000

System and method for monitoring water content or other dielectric influences in a medium patent, August 2001

Transmission line reflectometer using frequency-modulated continuous wave patent, August 2001

System and method for determining downhole conditions patent, June 2007

Method of determining the volumetric proportion of liquid water and the density of snow and a device for carrying out the method patent, November 2001

High-resolution moisture profiles from full-waveform probabilistic inversion of TDR signals journal, November 2014

Laboratory measurements of electromagnetic wave velocity in layered sands journal, April 2001

Soil-Crop Dynamic Depth Response Determined from TDR of a Corn Silage Field Compared to EMI Measurements journal, September 2010

Analysis of nonuniform and dispersive time domain reflectometry measurement systems with application to the dielectric spectroscopy of soils journal, January 2003

Method and apparatus for removing a rigid liner from within a cylindrical cavity patent, October 2001

A Review of Advances in Dielectric and Electrical Conductivity Measurement in Soils Using Time Domain Reflectometry journal, November 2003

Analyzing Method Using a Processing Structure as a Probe patent-application, January 2011

Method and device for determining the moisture content and conductivity in the ground and in bulk materials patent, October 2006

Remote Sensor System for Monitoring the Condition of Earthen Structure and Method of Its Use patent-application, January 2010

Flexible probe for measuring moisture content in soil patent, October 2005

Two-conductor moisture activated switch patent, July 2009

A Review of Advances in Dielectric and Electrical Conductivity Measurement in Soils Using Time Domain Reflectometry journal, January 2003

Open sensor for testing a split sample of a composite medium patent, December 2014

Reflectometry real time remote sensing for in situ hydrocarbon processing patent, July 2013

Absolute-reading soil moisture and conductivity sensor patent-application, March 2003

Pavement Material Microwave Moisture-Density Measurement Methods and Apparatuses patent-application, January 2015

Sensing water and moisture using a delay line patent, May 2000

Moisture sensor and control system patent, October 1996

RF imaging of low observable coatings using a wire-over-ground-plane transmission line patent, January 1996

Flexible probe for measuring moisture content in soil patent, February 2007

Flexible probe for measuring moisture content in soil patent-application, April 2003

Plant Watering System patent-application, December 2009

Flexible liner system for borehole instrumentation and sampling patent, September 2001

Time domain reflectometry system and method of use patent, January 2013

Underground instrumentation emplacement system patent, January 1993

Reflectometric moisture meter for capillary-porous materials, especially for the soil patent, April 1990

Multi-frequency Microwave Sensor for Temperature Independent Measurement of Moisture patent-application, January 2015

Apparatus for determining the moisture content of a medium patent, October 1995

Comprehensive Wave Propagation Model to Improve TDR Interpretations for Geotechnical Applications
journal, January 2007

Method for rapid sealing of boreholes
patent, May 2012

Method and system for monitoring soil properties
patent, February 2013

Moisture sensor for layers
patent, January 2003

Spatial time domain reflectometry and its application for the measurement of water content distributions along flat ribbon cables in a full-scale levee model: SPATIAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY
journal, February 2009

Measurement and Modeling of the TDR Signal Propagation through Layered Dielectric Media
journal, January 2003

Helical sensor for testing a composite medium
patent, September 2013

Generalized pencil-of-function method for extracting poles of an EM system from its transient response
journal, February 1989

Instrument for measuring moisture in materials
patent, July 1981

Near field free space anisotropic materials characterization
patent, September 2010

Method and device for determining the moisture content and conductivity in the ground and in bulk materials
patent-application, September 2005

Method and apparatus for time domain reflectometry moisture sensing in various media
patent, August 2002

Measurement of Soil Bulk Electrical Conductivity Using Partially Coated TDR Probes
journal, January 2009

Modified TDR Method and Apparatus for Suspended Solid Concentration Measurement
patent-application, August 2009

Spatially resolved water content profiles from inverted time domain reflectometry signals
journal, December 2003

A fast TDR-inversion technique for the reconstruction of spatial soil moisture content
journal, January 2005

Apparatus and method for sensing particle and water concentrations in a medium
patent, January 2006

The time-domain reflectometry method for measuring soil water content and salinity
journal, September 1986

Borehole conductivity profiler
patent, June 2005

Device and method for processing and measuring properties of a moving rod of material
patent, December 2014

Feasibility of Sequential and Coupled Inversion of Time Domain Reflectometry Data to Infer Soil Hydraulic Parameters under Falling Head Infiltration
journal, January 2011

Soil pf value measuring method, and irrigation control method and irrigation control device
patent-application, February 2003

Remote sensor system for monitoring the condition of earthen structure and method of its use
patent, August 2010

Moisture sensor probe and control mechanism
patent, April 1997

Moisture sensor using helical transmission line
patent, October 1998

Cable device for detecting and monitoring rock and soil displacement
patent, February 2004

Time domain electromagnetic well logging sensor including arcuate microwave strip lines
patent, May 1997

Method and apparatus for measuring dry density and water content of soil
patent, May 2006

Soil moisture sensor
patent, November 2006

Method for borehole conductivity profiling
patent, October 2007

Environmental sensor
patent-application, November 2007

Automatic soil moisture sensing and watering system
patent, June 2000

System and method for monitoring water content or other dielectric influences in a medium
patent, August 2001

Transmission line reflectometer using frequency-modulated continuous wave
patent, August 2001

System and method for determining downhole conditions
patent, June 2007

Method of determining the volumetric proportion of liquid water and the density of snow and a device for carrying out the method
patent, November 2001

High-resolution moisture profiles from full-waveform probabilistic inversion of TDR signals
journal, November 2014

Laboratory measurements of electromagnetic wave velocity in layered sands
journal, April 2001

Soil-Crop Dynamic Depth Response Determined from TDR of a Corn Silage Field Compared to EMI Measurements
journal, September 2010

Analysis of nonuniform and dispersive time domain reflectometry measurement systems with application to the dielectric spectroscopy of soils
journal, January 2003

Method and apparatus for removing a rigid liner from within a cylindrical cavity
patent, October 2001

A Review of Advances in Dielectric and Electrical Conductivity Measurement in Soils Using Time Domain Reflectometry
journal, November 2003

Analyzing Method Using a Processing Structure as a Probe
patent-application, January 2011

Method and device for determining the moisture content and conductivity in the ground and in bulk materials
patent, October 2006

Remote Sensor System for Monitoring the Condition of Earthen Structure and Method of Its Use
patent-application, January 2010

Flexible probe for measuring moisture content in soil
patent, October 2005

Two-conductor moisture activated switch
patent, July 2009

A Review of Advances in Dielectric and Electrical Conductivity Measurement in Soils Using Time Domain Reflectometry
journal, January 2003

Open sensor for testing a split sample of a composite medium
patent, December 2014

Reflectometry real time remote sensing for in situ hydrocarbon processing
patent, July 2013

Absolute-reading soil moisture and conductivity sensor
patent-application, March 2003

Pavement Material Microwave Moisture-Density Measurement Methods and Apparatuses
patent-application, January 2015

Sensing water and moisture using a delay line
patent, May 2000

Moisture sensor and control system
patent, October 1996

RF imaging of low observable coatings using a wire-over-ground-plane transmission line
patent, January 1996

Flexible probe for measuring moisture content in soil
patent, February 2007

Flexible probe for measuring moisture content in soil
patent-application, April 2003

Plant Watering System
patent-application, December 2009

Flexible liner system for borehole instrumentation and sampling
patent, September 2001

Time domain reflectometry system and method of use
patent, January 2013

Underground instrumentation emplacement system
patent, January 1993

Reflectometric moisture meter for capillary-porous materials, especially for the soil
patent, April 1990

Multi-frequency Microwave Sensor for Temperature Independent Measurement of Moisture
patent-application, January 2015

Apparatus for determining the moisture content of a medium
patent, October 1995