Gas detector systems and methods for monitoring gas leaks from buried pipelines
AssigneesColorado State University Research Foundation, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsGerald Patrick Duggan, Kathleen Maron Smits, Riley DeWitt Ancona, Younki Cho
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Abstract
Gas monitoring network and deployment systems and methods are described for detecting gas leaks (e.g., natural gas leaks) from gas infrastructures (e.g., buried natural gas) within residential, commercial, rural, and industrial areas. A method of deployment involves placing detector systems indoor and outdoor environments in distinct patterns, providing early warning or long-term monitoring of gas leaks via data communication technologies.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a central computing device;
- and
- a plurality of gas detectors deployed in a geographic region, wherein each of the plurality of gas detectors is configured to sense real-time data and transmit the real-time data to the central computing device.
A method comprising:
- deploying a plurality of gas detectors deployed in a geographic region, wherein the geographic region comprises a gas pipeline, an environment with a known existing leak, or a high-risk area;
- sensing real-time data with the plurality of gas detectors;
- and
- transmitting the real-time data to a central computing device.
A method comprising:
- receiving, over a network at a computing device, real-time data from a plurality of gas detectors deployed in a geographic region;
- storing the real-time data in storage associated with the computing device;
- analyzing the real-time data to determine whether to generate at least an alert or other information based on the real-time data;
- generating at least the alert or other information based on the real-time data, responsive to the analyzing;
- and
- providing the at least the alert or other information to at least one recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.