Methods and systems for detection in an industrial internet of things data collection environment with noise pattern recognition for boiler and pipeline systems

A computer-implemented method for data collection in an industrial environment, the method comprising:

• collecting data via a data collector electrically coupled to a plurality of data input channels, the plurality of data input channels being electrically connected to data collection points operationally coupled to at least one industrial component in at least one of an industrial boiler system or an industrial pipeline system, the data collection points electrically transmitting the collected data to the data collector via the plurality of data input channels;
• receiving a library of stored noise patterns from a noise pattern data market, the noise pattern data market comprising a self-organizing data marketplace for industrial IoT noise pattern data;
• storing the library of stored noise patterns in a data storage, the stored noise patterns being associated with operation of the at least one industrial component;
• interpreting a plurality of detection values from the collected data with a data acquisition circuit, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the plurality of data input channels;
• analyzing the collected data;
• determining a measured noise pattern for the at least one industrial component;
• comparing the measured noise pattern to the library of stored noise patterns to identify a changed condition of the at least one industrial component;
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• utilizing a noise pattern analysis to determine if the measured noise pattern matches a noise pattern of a second industrial component stored in the library of stored noise patterns.

An apparatus for monitoring data collection in an industrial environment, the apparatus comprising:

• a data collector electrically coupled to a plurality of data input channels electrically connected to data collection points operationally coupled to at least one industrial component in at least one of an industrial boiler system or an industrial pipeline system;
• a library of stored noise patterns received from a noise pattern data market, the noise pattern data market comprising a self-organizing data marketplace for industrial IoT noise pattern data;
• a data storage structured to store the library of stored noise patterns associated with operation of the at least one industrial component;
• a data acquisition circuit in electronic communication with the data collector and structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from collected data, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the plurality of data input channels;
• and
• a data analysis circuit in electronic communication with the data acquisition circuit and structured to:
• analyze the collected data;
• determine a measured noise pattern for the at least one industrial component;
• and
• compare the measured noise pattern to the library of stored noise patterns to identify a state value of the at least one industrial component,
• wherein the library of stored noise patterns uses a distributed ledger to store transactional data.