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US 2017/0285192 A1Published application
Vibration Monitoring
OwnerJeff Barryinventor
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Abstract
A buried hydrophone may be configured to identify real-time changes in pipeline acoustics and vibrations during a flood event. Monitoring vibrations may allow predicting the likelihood of pipeline exposure and suspension.
Claims5
A system, comprising:
- a sensor, the sensor operable to detect vibrations;
- a data acquisition unit, operable to receive input from the sensor;
- a processor, operable to receive input from the data acquisition unit;
- a telemetry transmitter, operable to receive input from the processor and transmit it to a computer;
- and
- a power supply operable to provide power to the data acquisition unit, the processor, and the telemetry transmitter.
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A method, comprising:
- measuring a baseline vibration profile for a pipeline;
- sensing a vibration in the pipeline;
- detecting a difference between the baseline vibration profile and the sensed vibration in the pipeline;
- and
- predicting a likelihood of pipeline exposure and suspension based on the detected difference.
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A computer-readable storage device with instructions thereon which, when executed, perform a method comprising:
- sensing a vibration in the pipeline;
- detecting a difference between a previously measured baseline vibration profile and the sensed vibration in the pipeline;
- and
- predicting a likelihood of pipeline exposure and suspension based on the detected difference.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.