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US 12,595,643 B2Granted
Liquid flow processing for plumbing systems
AssigneePhyn LLC
InventorsRyan Yong Kim, Salil P. Banerjee
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining leaks in a water distribution system using water devices within buildings. Pressure readings over time from two or more water devices. Egress readings and possibly other noise are removed from the pressure readings to isolate signals for leaks from outside of the buildings. Using the isolated signals, the location of the leak in the water distribution system can be approximated.
Claims20
A water analysis system for detecting seismic events through geographically dispersed water devices, the water analysis system comprising:
- a cloud analyzer configured to:
- receive sensor data from sensors of a plurality of water devices located in one or more buildings of the water analysis system;
- receive seismic measurements associated with a plurality of locations from third-party sources using a plurality of data bases that are accessible over the internet, wherein the seismic measurements greater than a threshold value trigger the cloud analyzer to process the sensor data from the plurality of water devices to detect movement of water in respective plumbing systems of the one or more buildings, and a water device detects movement of water in a pipe of a plumbing system;
- use movement models for plumbing systems of the one or more buildings of the water analysis system to transform the sensor data into building movement, wherein the movement models include a three-dimensional function that translates the building movement and acceleration to readings for the water device coupled to the plumbing system;
- determine earthquake movement of the plumbing system based on the readings from the water in a pipe proximate to the sensors of the plurality of water devices;
- in response to determining the earthquake movement, activating a high sensitivity mode for the plurality of water devices;
- and
- transmit a control signal to shut off the plumbing system via a valve actuator, and
- a water device configured to:
- receive the control signal;
- and
- shut off the plumbing system using the valve actuator.
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A method for detecting seismic events through geographically diverse water devices, the method comprising:
- receiving by a cloud analyzer, sensor data from sensors of a plurality of water devices located in one or more buildings of a water analysis system;
- receiving by the cloud analyzer, seismic measurements associated with a plurality of locations from third-party sources using a plurality of data bases that are accessible over the internet, wherein the seismic measurements greater than a threshold value trigger the cloud analyzer to process the sensor data from the plurality of water devices to detect movement of water in respective plumbing systems of the one or more buildings, and a water device detects movement of water in a pipe of a plumbing system;
- using by the cloud analyzer, movement models for plumbing systems of the one or more buildings of the water analysis system to transform the sensor data into building movement, wherein the movement models include a three-dimensional function that translates the building movement and acceleration to readings for the water device coupled to the plumbing system;
- determining by the cloud analyzer, earthquake movement of the plumbing system based on the readings from the water in a pipe proximate to the sensors of the plurality of water devices;
- transmit a control command indicative of the earthquake movement to a water device;
- and
- shutting off the plumbing system using a valve actuator controlled by the water device.
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A cloud analyzer for detecting seismic events through geographically diverse water devices, the cloud analyzer comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories with code for:
- receiving sensor data from sensors of a plurality of water devices located in one or more buildings of a water analysis system;
- receiving seismic measurements associated with a plurality of locations from third-party sources using a plurality of data bases that are accessible over the internet, wherein the seismic measurements greater than a threshold value triggers the cloud analyzer to process the sensor data from the plurality of water devices to detect movement of water in respective plumbing systems of the one or more buildings, and a water device detects movement of water in a pipe of a plumbing system;
- using movement models for plumbing systems of the one or more buildings of the water analysis system to transform the sensor data into building movement, wherein the movement models include a three-dimensional function that translates the building movement and acceleration to readings for the water device coupled to the plumbing system;
- determining earthquake movement of the plumbing system based on the readings from the water in a pipe proximate to the sensors of the plurality of water devices;
- transmit a control command indicative of the earthquake movement to a water device;
- and
- shutting off the plumbing system using a valve actuator controlled by the water device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.