Method and determination for fugitive emissions monitoring time
AssigneeInspectionlogic Corporation
InventorsWilliam Guenthner, Chris Patterson
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for inspecting and recording leak detection and repair components. The method and systems provide a visual representation of the inspection data and provide feedback to the operator to indicate the location of a maximum reading so that the location of the maximum reading may be properly interrogated for a predetermined response time multiple.
Claims26
A computer implemented method for inspecting a leak detection and repair (LDAR) component on a visual representation device, comprising:
- receiving an LDAR component ID for an LDAR component;
- associating the LDAR component ID with a required component inspection time;
- receiving an instrument response time;
- receiving incremental inspection data for the LDAR component represented by the LDAR component ID;
- displaying on a display the incremental inspection data over a time graph with a representation of the required component inspection time;
- maintaining a remaining inspection time;
- increasing the displayed representation of the required component inspection time when the remaining inspection time is less than the instrument response time and while the incremental inspection data represents an increasing detection value;
- fixating the displayed representation of the required component inspection time while the incremental inspection data represents at least one of a decreasing or equal detection value.
A computer implemented method for inspecting a leak detection and repair component, comprising:
- starting an inspection of an LDAR component;
- representing on a visual display device incremental inspection data;
- representing on the visual device an elapsed inspection time;
- placing the incremental inspection data and the elapsed inspection time on a graph;
- placing a minimum component inspection time point on the graph;
- increasing and repositioning the minimum component inspection time point on the graph during detection of an increasing value of the incremental inspection data when the remaining inspection time is less than an instrument response time;
- fixating the minimum component inspection time point on the graph upon detection of an equal or reduced value of the incremental inspection data.
A system comprising memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
- start an inspection of an LDAR component;
- read inspection data values from an LDAR inspection device;
- display a component inspection time on a display device;
- display the inspection data values on a time graph form on the display device;
- relate the inspection data values on the display device and the component inspection time on the display device in the graph form;
- increase the component inspection time to an increased component inspection time on the graph form on the display device while detecting an increased reading value in the inspection data values;
- maintain on the graph form on the display device the increased component inspection time at a point on the graph when the inspection data values begin to decrease;
- discontinuing the inspection of the LDAR component when a remaining inspection time reaches at least a predetermined value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.