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

Claim 0:
1. 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 a fluid pressure at the control valve; and
a controller configured to:
receive the flow rate data from the fluid sensor;
identify fluid consumption from the supply line based on the flow rate;
compare the fluid consumption of a usage event to one of a time limit and a volume limit;
in response to the fluid consumption exceeding the time limit or the volume limit, control the valve to a closed position and identify a potential fluid leak; and
control a verification procedure in response to the valve controlled to the closed position, wherein the verification procedure is configured to distinguish the potential fluid leak between an actual fluid leak and a failure of at least one of the pressure sensor, the fluid sensor, and the valve of the monitoring system based on the fluid pressure and the flow rate with the valve controlled to the closed position.