US 2017/0363453 A1 · WATER FLOW AND LEAK DETECTOR

Abstract

A fluid flow detecting system and approach incorporating a collar configured to be clamped to a fluid conveyance mechanism, a temperature probe held within temperature sensing range of the fluid conveyance mechanism with the collar, an ambient temperature sensor, and a controller connected to the temperature probe and the ambient temperature sensor. The controller may incorporate a data analytics module to determine fluid flow starts, characteristics of fluid flows and fluid stops from temperatures received from the temperature probe and the ambient temperature sensor. The system may further incorporate a heater in contact with the fluid conveyance mechanism to increase speed and accuracy of determinations of fluid flow starts, characteristics of fluid flows and fluid stops by the data analytics module.

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Dependent claims

A fluid flow detection system comprising:

a collar;
a first temperature sensor situated on an inside surface of the collar;
a second temperature sensor situated on an outside surface of the collar;
and
a controller having a first input connected to the first temperature sensor and a second input connected to the second temperature sensor;
and
wherein:
the collar is configured to wrap around a fluid conveyance mechanism;
the first temperature sensor indicates a temperature at a location on an outside surface of the fluid conveyance mechanism;
the second temperature sensor indicates an ambient temperature in a vicinity of the collar and the fluid conveyance mechanism;
and
the controller goes through a process to detect fluid flow starts, fluid flows and fluid stops received at the first and second inputs from the first and second sensors.

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Water flow and leak detector

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Water flow and leak detector

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Abstract

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