Patent ID: 12002120

Abstract:
A method is provided for determining and monitoring gas consumption in a gas network under pressure or under vacuum. The gas network may include a sensor(s) capable of recording the state or status of a source(s), consumers, consumer areas or applications. The method includes: a start-up phase, during which the aforementioned sensors are calibrated before use; an optional leak quantification phase, in which unrecorded consumers or leaks are quantified on the basis of measurements from the aforementioned sensors; an operational phase, in which the flow and/or gas volume consumed by each consumer, consumer areas, application or possibly the leak/non-registered consumer is calculated or determined using a cumulative algorithm and a predefined, adjustable time horizon; an output phase, in which the calculated or determined flow and/or gas volume consumed by each consumer, consumer area, application or possibly the leak/non-registered consumer is displayed.