Patent ID: 11866916
Assignee: NIBCO INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 18:
19. A fluid supply monitoring system in connection with a supply line, the system comprising:
a fluid sensor configured to capture flow data identifying a flow rate of a fluid through the supply line;
a valve configured to control the flow rate through the supply line;
a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure at the control valve; and
a controller configured to:
receive the flow rate data from the fluid sensor;
identify a fluid consumption from the supply line based on the flow rate;
store the flow rate data as historic consumption data in a memory;
update at least one of a time threshold and a volume threshold based on the historic consumption data of the fluid consumption;
compare the fluid consumption of a usage event to one of the time threshold and the volume threshold;
in response to the fluid consumption exceeding the time threshold or the volume threshold, control the valve to a closed position and identify a potential fluid leak; and
control a verification procedure in response to the valve in the closed position, wherein the verification procedure is configured to identify whether the potential fluid leak is associated with a failure of at least one of the pressure sensor, the fluid sensor, and the valve of the fluid supply monitoring system or an actual fluid leak based on the pressure and the flow rate communicated with the valve controlled to the closed position.