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公开(公告)号:US11662489B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US16607924
申请日:2018-04-25
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
CPC classification number: G01V1/18 , G01H9/004 , G01V1/20 , G01V1/40 , H05K1/0274
Abstract: There is described a method of making an acoustic sensor having a frequency response approximating a desired frequency response. The method comprises wrapping optical fiber around a core according to a wrapping pattern. The wrapping pattern is determined from an impulse response of the acoustic sensor. The impulse response is determined from the desired frequency response of the acoustic sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US20200096658A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-26
申请号:US16607924
申请日:2018-04-25
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
Abstract: There is described a method of making an acoustic sensor having a frequency response approximating a desired frequency response. The method comprises wrapping optical fiber around a core according to a wrapping pattern. The wrapping pattern is determined from an impulse response of the acoustic sensor. The impulse response is determined from the desired frequency response of the acoustic sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US11906394B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US17046539
申请日:2019-04-04
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
IPC: G01M3/24 , E21B47/107 , E21B47/117 , G01D5/353
CPC classification number: G01M3/243 , E21B47/107 , E21B47/117 , G01D5/353
Abstract: There is described a method of locating an area of interest in a conduit, comprising: measuring multiple acoustic signals at multiple locations along the conduit; for each acoustic signal, determining its autocorrelation; and applying a relationship to the determined autocorrelations to estimate a location of the area of interest, wherein the relationship is between autocorrelations of acoustic signals measured in a modelled conduit and modelled areas of interest in the modelled conduit, wherein it is assumed that acoustic signals propagating along the modelled conduit reflect from at least one point in the modelled conduit.
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公开(公告)号:US11428600B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-30
申请号:US16625640
申请日:2018-06-29
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian , David Westwick
Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for determining whether an acoustic event lias occurred along a fluid conduit iliat lias acoustic sensors positioned along its length. For each of the sensors, a processor is used to determine a linear relationship between a measured acoustic signal measured using the sensor and a white noise acoustic source located along a longitudinal segment of the fluid conduit overlapping the sensor. From the linear relationship, the processor determines an acoustic path response that includes an acoustic response of the longitudinal segment and an acoustic source transfer function dial transforms the white noise acoustic source. Over time, variations in the acoustic path responses and/or acoustic source transfer functions are monitored. When the event threshold is exceeded, the acoustic event is identified as having occurred along the longitudinal segment corresponding to the acoustic path response or acoustic source transfer function that varied in excess of the event threshold.
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公开(公告)号:US20190137045A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-09
申请号:US16024513
申请日:2018-06-29
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Seyed Ehsan Jalilian , Arne Dankers , David Westwick
Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for determining whether an acoustic event has occurred along a fluid conduit having acoustic sensors positioned therealong. The method uses a processor to, for each of the sensors, determine a predicted acoustic signal using one or more past acoustic signals measured prior to measuring a measured acoustic signal using the sensor; determine a prediction error between the measured acoustic signal and the predicted acoustic signal; from the prediction error, determine a power estimate of an acoustic source located along a longitudinal segment of the fluid conduit overlapping the sensor; and determine whether the power estimate of the acoustic source exceeds an event threshold for the sensor. When the power estimate of at least one of the acoustic sources exceeds the event threshold, the processor attributes the acoustic event to one of the sensors for which the power estimate of the acoustic source exceeds the event threshold.
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公开(公告)号:US11946732B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US17429220
申请日:2020-02-05
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
IPC: G01B11/16 , E21B47/01 , B65H59/40 , E21B47/113 , F17D5/06
CPC classification number: G01B11/165 , E21B47/01 , B65H59/40 , B65H2701/32 , E21B47/114 , F17D5/06
Abstract: A method of wrapping optical fiber around a fluid conduit. The optical fiber is wrapped at least partially around the conduit. The optical fiber is secured relative to the conduit at one or more securing locations, thereby defining a sequence of multiple optical fiber portions. Each optical fiber portion comprises a portion of the optical fiber. Each securing location delimits a given optical fiber portion from the subsequent optical fiber portion in the sequence of optical fiber portions. A direction of wrapping of each consecutive optical fiber portion in the sequence of optical fiber portions may be alternated between a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20220334020A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-20
申请号:US17634525
申请日:2020-08-10
Applicant: HIFI ENGINEERING INC.
Inventor: Niloufar Ghazavi , Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
Abstract: Using at least one sensor positioned to monitor a fluid conduit, an acoustic event is detected. A speed of sound of the acoustic event is determined. The speed of sound of the acoustic event is compared to a baseline speed of sound. Based on the comparison, whether or not a leak has occurred in the fluid conduit may be determined.
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公开(公告)号:US20220146253A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:US17429220
申请日:2020-02-05
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
Abstract: A method of wrapping optical fiber around a fluid conduit. The optical fiber is wrapped at least partially around the conduit. The optical fiber is secured relative to the conduit at one or more securing locations, thereby defining a sequence of multiple optical fiber portions. Each optical fiber portion comprises a portion of the optical fiber. Each securing location delimits a given optical fiber portion from the subsequent optical fiber portion in the sequence of optical fiber portions. A direction of wrapping of each consecutive optical fiber portion in the sequence of optical fiber portions may be alternated between a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction.
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公开(公告)号:US11754462B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17299302
申请日:2019-12-02
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
IPC: G01M3/38 , E21B47/117
CPC classification number: G01M3/38 , E21B47/117
Abstract: There are described methods, systems, and computer-readable media for detecting events in a conduit. Multiple lengths of optical fiber positioned alongside a conduit are used to detect a signal. For each length of optical fiber, interferometric data is obtained from the detected signal. The interferometric data obtained for one length of optical fiber is compared to the interferometric data obtained for one or more other lengths of optical fiber. Based on the comparison, it is determined whether the signal originated from the conduit.
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公开(公告)号:US20210239516A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-05
申请号:US17053041
申请日:2019-05-07
Applicant: Hifi Engineering Inc.
Inventor: Arne Dankers , Seyed Ehsan Jalilian
Abstract: There is described an optical fiber assembly comprising an optical fiber casing and optical fiber deployed within and fixed relative to the casing at multiple fixation points spaced along the casing. The optical fiber assembly may further comprise one or more weights attached within the casing to the optical fiber, for increasing a tension of the optical fiber between the multiple fixation points. The optical fiber casing may comprise flexible portions and rigid portions, with the optical fiber fixed to the flexible portions.
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