Building type classification
AssigneePhyn LLC
InventorsSalil P. Banerjee, Babak Abbasi Bastami
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Abstract
A method of identifying a type of plumbing system of a building is provided. The method includes determining a spectral energy ratio as a function of first pressure data acquired during a first time period in which a water flow through a plumbing system of a building is below a threshold. The method also includes determining a multimodal test value as a function of second pressure data acquired during a second time period that includes at least some time during which the water flow through the plumbing system is greater than or equal to the threshold. Further, the method includes identifying a type of the plumbing system of the building as a function of the spectral energy ratio and the multimodal test value.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- determining a spectral energy ratio as a function of first pressure data acquired during a first time period in which a water flow through a plumbing system of a building is below a flow threshold;
- determining a multimodal test value as a function of second pressure data acquired during a second time period that includes at least some time during which the water flow through the plumbing system is greater than or equal to the flow threshold;
- identifying a type of the plumbing system of the building as a function of the spectral energy ratio and the multimodal test value, wherein the first pressure data and the second pressure data is analyzed to determine the type of the plumbing system has a working pressure reducing valve (PRV), no PRV, a well, a check value, and/or a non-functional PRV based on a comparison with the flow threshold;
- in response to identifying the type of plumbing system of the building, determining at least one water analysis system status including instantaneous water usage, water usage over a time period, or one or more error conditions including one or more of water leaks, running toilets, missing PRV, defective PRV, water bill estimates, low pressure, water heater malfunction, or well pump issues related to the plumbing system;
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- displaying, on a point interface, at least the determined water analysis system status for further action.
A method comprising:
- determining a spectral energy ratio as a function of first pressure data acquired during a first time period in which a water flow through a plumbing system of a building is below a flow threshold;
- determining at least one metric as a function of second pressure data acquired during a second time period that includes at least some time during which the water flow through the plumbing system is greater than or equal to the flow threshold;
- identifying a type of the plumbing system of the building as a function of the spectral energy ratio and the metric, wherein the first pressure data and the second pressure data is analyzed to determine the type of the plumbing system has a working pressure reducing valve (PRV), no PRV, a well, a check value, and/or a non-functional PRV based on a comparison with the flow threshold;
- in response to identifying the type of plumbing system of the building, determining at least one water analysis system status including instantaneous water usage, water usage over a time period, or one or more error conditions including one or more of water leaks, running toilets, missing PRV, defective PRV, water bill estimates, low pressure, water heater malfunction, or well pump issues related to the plumbing system;
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- displaying, on a point interface, at least the determined water analysis system status for further action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.