Ageing and dust detection in a meter

A dust detection system, comprising:

• a data collection unit connected to a gas meter, configured to collect a set of parameters of the gas meter, wherein the set of parameters of the gas meter are at least one of, a temperature inside the gas meter, a time of the gas meter in a field, a volume of a flow, an amplitude of a signal, a gain amplification from an automatic-gain-control, a shape of the signal, a resonance frequency, a capacity of a filter mat of a multifunctional dust trap, a resistance of the filter mat of the multifunctional dust trap;
• a memory device storing executable instructions;
• and
• a processing unit, in communication with the memory device and connected to the data collection unit, and an upper conductive grid and a lower conductive grid that is configured to:
• receive data associated with at least one parameter in the set of parameters of the gas meter, wherein the at least one parameter includes the resonance frequency;
• calculate a numerical value of the resonance frequency;
• compare the calculated numerical value of the resonance frequency with a standard resonance frequency to determine a shift;
• in response to determining a shift in the calculated resonance frequency from the standard resonance frequency, determine fault in the gas meter due to a presence of dust;
• and
• generate at least one of an alert or a report based on the fault.

A method comprising steps of:

• receiving data associated with a set of parameters of a gas meter from a data collection unit connected to the gas meter, and a plurality of conductive grids of a multifunctional dust trap, wherein the set of parameters of the gas meter are selected from one of, a temperature inside the gas meter, a time of the gas meter in a field, an accumulated volume of a flow, an amplitude of a signal, a shape of the signal, a gain amplification from an automatic-gain-control, a capacity of a filter mat of a multifunctional dust trap, a resistance of the filter mat of the multifunctional dust trap, a resonance frequency;
• calculating a numerical value of at least one parameter in the set of parameters based on the received data wherein the at least one parameter is resonance frequency;
• comparing the calculated numerical value of the resonance frequency with a standard resonance frequency to determine a shift;
• in response to determining a shift in the calculated resonance frequency from the standard resonance frequency, determining a fault in the gas meter due to the presence of dust;
• and
• generating at least one of an alert or a report based on the fault.