Method and system for detecting and diagnosing fluid line leakage for industrial systems
AssigneeWatlow Electric Manufacturing Company
InventorsRobert E. JOHNSTON, Daniel GANDER, Chelsea HOGARD, Miranda PIZZELLA, Andrew D. SELVY
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Abstract
A method of detecting a leak-induced abnormal condition in a fluid line system comprising a heater may include monitoring a temperature characteristic of the fluid line system and an electrical characteristic of the heater, and determining the leak-induced abnormal condition is present within the fluid line system in response to the temperature characteristic indicating a temperature of the heater is greater than a threshold temperature and a value of the electrical characteristic of the heater is less than a threshold value.
Claims20
A method of detecting a leak-induced abnormal condition in a fluid line system comprising a heater, the method comprising:
- monitoring a temperature characteristic of the fluid line system and an electrical characteristic of the heater;
- and
- determining the leak-induced abnormal condition is present within the fluid line system in response to the temperature characteristic indicating a temperature of the heater is greater than a threshold temperature and a value of the electrical characteristic of the heater is less than a threshold value.
A system of detecting a leak-induced abnormal condition in a fluid line system having a heater, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more nontransitory computer-readable mediums comprising instructions that are executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions comprise:
- monitoring a temperature characteristic of the fluid line system and an electrical characteristic of the heater;
- and
- determining the leak-induced abnormal condition is present within the fluid line system in response to the temperature characteristic indicating a temperature of the heater is greater than a threshold temperature and a value of the electrical characteristic of the heater is less than a threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.