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US 2021/0333314 A1Published application
Home leakage (hl) detection with direction-to-source indication
AssigneeViavi Solutions Inc.
InventorsMarius-Laurentiu PIPER, Bogdan ENCIU
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Abstract
A method, an apparatus and a system that may be configured to determine and provide a direction-to-source indicator on a signal level meter or other test instrument that may be used by a user of the meter (e.g., a technician, maintenance personnel or other personnel) to locate the source of leakage such as home leakage (HL).
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A computer-implemented method, said method being performed on a test instrument, said method comprising:
- receiving inertial data from an inertial measurement unit during a leakage test;
- receiving test signals from a network during the leakage test;
- analyzing the inertial data and signal levels of the received test signals;
- determining a direction to a source of leakage based on the analyzed inertial data and signal levels of the received test signals;
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- outputting a direction-to-source indication on the test instrument.
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An instrument system comprising:
- a test instrument;
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- an inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled to or integrated within the test instrument, said IMU being operable to generate inertial data, the test instrument including a controller operable to:
- receive inertial data from the IMU during a leakage test,
- receive test signals from a network during the leakage test,
- analyze the inertial data and signal levels of the received test signals,
- determine a direction to a source of leakage based on the analyzed inertial data and signal levels of the received test signals, and
- output a direction-to-source indication on the test instrument.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.