Systems to monitor and detect status changes of fluid flow devices

A system for detecting status changes to fluid flow devices, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a sensor disposed proximate to a fluid flow device, a vibration signal,
• determine a current flow rate within the fluid flow device based upon the vibration signal,
• detect a status change of the fluid flow device based upon a comparison between the current flow rate and a prior flow rate,
• determine an estimated occupancy of a structure corresponding to the fluid flow device based at least in part upon the vibration signal,
• determine a recommended remediation action to adjust the current flow rate to the prior flow rate, and
• generate an alert signal indicating the status change, the recommended remediation action, and the estimated occupancy.

A tangible non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions for detecting status changes to fluid flow devices that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• receive, from a sensor disposed proximate to a fluid flow device, a vibration signal;
• determine a current flow rate within the fluid flow device based upon the vibration signal;
• detect a status change of the fluid flow device based upon a comparison between the current flow rate and a prior flow rate;
• determine an estimated occupancy of a structure corresponding to the fluid flow device based at least in part upon the vibration signal,
• determine a recommended remediation action to adjust the current flow rate to the prior flow rate;
• and
• generate an alert signal indicating the status change, the recommended remediation action, and the estimated occupancy.