GAS LEAK DETECTION AND LOCATION DETERMINATION

    公开(公告)号:EP3462139A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-03

    申请号:EP18197819.8

    申请日:2016-12-19

    申请人: Itron, Inc.

    发明人: Cornwall, Mark K.

    IPC分类号: G01D21/00 G01M3/00

    摘要: A method of gas detection includes receiving, by a data collection device, reports of detected concentrations of a particular gas from one or more gas sensing devices having one or more associated gas sensors, receiving an alarm from a gas sensing device indicating a detected concentration greater than a predetermined threshold, and receiving concentration updates from the alarming device at a rate faster than that provided by its predetermined reporting schedule. The method may further include sending a command to one or more gas sensing devices nearby the alarming device to send concentration updates. The method may further include determining a location of a gas leak by triangulating the received updates from the alarming device and the nearby devices based on their locations and/or creating and displaying a gas concentration map based on the received updates from the alarming device and the nearby devices and their locations.

    Clear-channel system and related applications
    2.
    发明公开
    Clear-channel system and related applications 有权
    Klarkanalsystem undzugehörigeAnwendungen

    公开(公告)号:EP2375576A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-12

    申请号:EP10182898.6

    申请日:2007-05-10

    申请人: Itron, Inc.

    发明人: Cornwall, Mark K.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/713

    CPC分类号: H04B1/715 H04B2001/7154

    摘要: A wireless spread-spectrum communication system for transmitting data includes a plurality of end point transmitters and at least one receiver. The end point transmitters transmit data via a frequency-hopped spread-spectrum FHSS signal wherein a receiver is configured for
    taking a series of measurements of the power level of signals received on the predetermined channels within the predetermined frequency band;
    evaluating the series of measurements over a predetermined time period;
    constructing a band profile of the signal levels received on the predetermined channels;
    identifying noisy channels within the predetermined channels based on the band profile; and
    enabling the FHSS transmitter to adjust its transmission of signals to transmit signals avoiding identified noisy channels.

    摘要翻译: 用于发送数据的无线扩频通信系统包括多个终点发射机和至少一个接收机。 终端发射机经由跳频扩频FHSS信号发送数据,其中接收机被配置为对预定频带内的预定信道上接收的信号的功率电平进行一系列测量; 在预定时间段内评估所述一系列测量; 构建在预定信道上接收的信号电平的频带分布; 基于所述频带分布来识别所述预定信道内的噪声信道; 并使FHSS发射机可以调整其信号传输,以发射信号,避免发现有噪声信道。