Patent ID: 11971328
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC F  G

Claim 12:
13. A method of calculating existence and severity of a leakage in a transporting network by measuring pressure in the transporting network using a flow sensor which determines an amount of gas or liquid that has been flowed in the network over a specific period of time, comprising:
provisioning a system by placing necessary sensors, processors, and communication units, in the network;
preparing the system to accept data that allows the system to detect patterns of flow over time;
measuring flow and changes in flow at a point of measurement over a period of time, by a flow sensor;
processing flow data over time to determine pressure and changes in pressure at the point of measurement, by a flow processor;
calculating patterns of pressure over time at the point of measurement, by a data processor; and
communicating calculated patterns of pressure to the flow sensor, by a communication unit,
wherein the data processor further detects a deviation of the determined pressure from the calculated patterns, and
wherein the calculated pattern is a relatively fixed pressure over the period of time, the deviation is a decrease in measured pressure from the expected value, and the processor calculates the existence and severity of a leakage based on the decrease in pressure.