Heuristic based analytics for gas leak source identification

Muralidhar, Ramachandran; Chang, Josephine B.; Lu, Siyuan; Van Kessel, Theodore G.; Hamann, Hendrik F.

Title: Heuristic based analytics for gas leak source identification

Abstract

Heuristic-based techniques for gas leak source identification are provided. In one aspect, a method for identifying a location of a gas leak source includes: obtaining gas sensor data and wind data synchronously from a gas leak detection system having a network of interconnected motes comprising gas sensors and wind sensors, with the gas sensors arranged around possible gas leak sources in a given area of interest; identifying the location of the gas leak source using the gas sensor data and wind data; and determining a magnitude of gas leak from the gas leak source using the location of the gas leak source and a distance d between the location of the gas leak source and a select one of the gas sensors from which the gas sensor data was obtained. A gas leak detection system is also provided.

Inventors:: Muralidhar, Ramachandran; Chang, Josephine B.; Lu, Siyuan; Van Kessel, Theodore G.; Hamann, Hendrik F.

Issue Date:: 2020-09-15

Research Org.:: International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1735261

Patent Number(s):: 10775258

Application Number:: 15/919,405

Assignee:: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17D - PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK
G01P5/00 - Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream
G01P13/025 - {indicating air data, i.e. flight variables of an aircraft, e.g. angle of attack, side slip, shear, yaw}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17D - PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS
F17D5/005 - {of gas pipelines, e.g. alarm}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
G01M3/04 - by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point
G01M3/22 - for pipes, cables or tubes
G01M3/38 - by using light

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000540

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/13/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Muralidhar, Ramachandran, Chang, Josephine B., Lu, Siyuan, Van Kessel, Theodore G., and Hamann, Hendrik F. Heuristic based analytics for gas leak source identification.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Muralidhar, Ramachandran, Chang, Josephine B., Lu, Siyuan, Van Kessel, Theodore G., & Hamann, Hendrik F. Heuristic based analytics for gas leak source identification.  United States.

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  title        = {Heuristic based analytics for gas leak source identification},

  author       = {Muralidhar, Ramachandran and Chang, Josephine B. and Lu, Siyuan and Van Kessel, Theodore G. and Hamann, Hendrik F.},

  abstractNote = {Heuristic-based techniques for gas leak source identification are provided. In one aspect, a method for identifying a location of a gas leak source includes: obtaining gas sensor data and wind data synchronously from a gas leak detection system having a network of interconnected motes comprising gas sensors and wind sensors, with the gas sensors arranged around possible gas leak sources in a given area of interest; identifying the location of the gas leak source using the gas sensor data and wind data; and determining a magnitude of gas leak from the gas leak source using the location of the gas leak source and a distance d between the location of the gas leak source and a select one of the gas sensors from which the gas sensor data was obtained. A gas leak detection system is also provided.},

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  year         = {2020},

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