Patent ID: 8855972
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a heat trace cable, the method comprising: receiving three dimensional pipe system data, the three dimensional pipe system data including pipe locations within a pipe system and data associated with a plurality of pipe system components; receiving a first pipe system component selected from the plurality of pipe system components; automatically extracting data associated with the first pipe system component and at least one second pipe system component, the at least one second pipe system component configured to be placed in a vicinity of the first pipe system component, the first pipe system component and the at least one second pipe system component sharing at least one of a heat loss characteristics and a heater selection criteria, the automatically extracted data relating to heat trace system component selection; determining a length of the heat trace cable for the first pipe system component and the at least one second pipe system component based at least in part on the automatically extracted data; and, manufacturing the heat trace cable to the determined length.