TELECOMMUNICATIONS REMOTE TERMINAL FIELD DEVICE MONITORING USING DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSING

    公开(公告)号:WO2023081179A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-11

    申请号:PCT/US2022/048654

    申请日:2022-11-02

    Abstract: Remote terminal field device monitoring using distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) comprising a length of optical sensor fiber extending into the remote terminal, said remote terminal including one or more field devices located therein, wherein said length of optical sensor fiber located in the remote terminal includes one or more fiber loops formed in the length of optical sensor fiber, said one or more fiber loops respectively positioned proximate to the one or more field device(s) located in the remote terminal, a DFOS interrogator in optical communication with the optical sensor fiber and configured to generate optical pulses, introduce the generated pulses into the length of optical sensor fiber, and receive backscattered signals from the one or more fiber loops formed in the length of the optical sensor fiber, and an intelligent analyzer configured to analyze DFOS data received by the DFOS interrogator and determine from the backscattered signals, environmental activity occurring at the one or more fiber loops located within the remote terminal; operating the DFOS system and collecting / analyzing / reporting the environmental activity determined at the one or more fiber loops located within the remote terminal.

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