IP Library Granted Patent US 12,146,811
Granted Patent B2
US 12,146,811 · App. 17/552,904 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Systems, methods, and computer program products for fugitive emission determinations

Inventors: Patrick Charles O'Driscoll (Houston, TX); Reza Katebi (Decatur, GA); Mohammad Lotfollahi Sohi (Houston, TX); Chuan Zhao (Sugar Land, TX); Quan Shen (Houston, TX); Xiaodan Ma (Houston, TX); Amirhossein Rafati (Alpharetta, GA); Bo Fu (Zhongshan, CN); Jaehoon Lee (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Rebellion Photonics, Inc.
G01M3/04G01M3/16G01M3/18
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Patent No.
US 12,146,811
App. No.
17/552,904
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products for fugitive emission determinations are provided. An example imaging system includes a first infrared (IR) imaging device configured to generate first IR image data of a field of view of the first IR imaging device that include one or more data entries associated with a fugitive emission from an emission source. The system further includes a computing device operably connected with the first IR imaging device and configured to receive the first IR image data from the first IR imaging device, generate spectral absorption data based on the first IR image data, and determine a gas amount associated with the fugitive emission based upon the spectral absorption data. The computing device also determines a leak rate and leak duration of the fugitive emission based upon the determined gas amount and determines a total emission loss based on the same.

Claims (45)

1. An imaging system comprising:

a first infrared (IR) imaging device configured to generate first IR image data of a field of view of the first IR imaging device, wherein the first IR image data includes one or more data entries associated with a fugitive emission from an emission source; and

a computing device operably connected with the first IR imaging device, wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive the first IR image data from the first IR imaging device;

generate spectral absorption data based upon the first IR image data;

determine a gas amount associated with the fugitive emission based upon the spectral absorption data;

determine a leak rate and a leak duration of the fugitive emission based upon the determined gas amount;

determine a total emission loss of the fugitive emission from the emission source based upon the determined leak rate and leak duration; and

receive a user input indicative of one or more of an open state and a closed state of the emission source.

2. The imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to generate an alert signal comprising the total emission loss.

3. The imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:

determine the open state of the emission source at a first time based upon first IR image data generated at the first time; and

generate the spectral absorption data based upon the first IR image data generated at the first time in response to the determined open state.

4. The imaging system according to claim 3 , wherein the computing device is further configured to iteratively generate first IR image data for iteratively determining the total emission loss of the fugitive emission in an instance in which the open state of the emission source is determined.

5. The imaging system according to claim 3 , where the computing device is further configured to determine the closed state of the emission source at a second time based upon first IR image data generated at the second time.

6. The imaging system according to claim 5 , wherein the computing device is further configured to generate the total emission loss of the fugitive emission based upon first IR image data generated between and including the first time and the second time.

7. The imaging system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second IR imaging device operably connected to the computing device and configured to generate second IR image data of a field of view of the second IR imaging device, wherein the second IR image data includes one or more data entries associated with the fugitive emission from the emission source and wherein the computing is further configured to determine the gas amount associated with the fugitive emission based upon spectral absorption data generated based upon the second IR image data.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving first IR image data from a first infrared (IR) imaging device of a field of view of the first IR imaging device, wherein the first IR image data includes one or more data entries associated with a fugitive emission from an emission source;

generating spectral absorption data based upon the first IR image data;

determining a gas amount associated with the fugitive emission based upon the spectral absorption data;

determining a leak rate and a leak duration of the fugitive emission based upon the determined gas amount;

determining a total emission loss of the fugitive emission from the emission source based upon the determined leak rate and leak duration; and

receiving a user input indicative of one or more of an open state and a closed state of the emission source.

9. The computer-implemented method according to claim 8 , further comprising generating an alert signal comprising the total emission loss.

10. The computer-implemented method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

determining the open state of the emission source at a first time based upon first IR image data generated at the first time; and

generating the spectral absorption data based upon the first IR image data generated at the first time in response to the open state.

11. The computer-implemented method according to claim 10 , further comprising iteratively generating first IR image data for iteratively determining the total emission loss of the fugitive emission in an instance in which the open state of the emission source is determined.

12. The computer-implemented method according to claim 10 , further comprising determining the closed state of the emission source at a second time based upon first IR image data generated at the second time.

13. The computer-implemented method according to claim 12 , further comprising generating the total emission loss of the fugitive emission based upon first IR image data generated between and including the first time and the second time.

14. The computer-implemented method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving second IR image data from a second IR imaging device of a field of view of the second IR imaging device, wherein the second IR image data includes one or more data entries associated with the fugitive emission from the emission source, wherein determining the gas amount associated with the fugitive emission is based upon spectral absorption data generated based upon the second IR image data.

15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer program code thereon that, in execution with at least one processor, configures the computer program product for:

receiving first IR image data from a first infrared (IR) imaging device of a field of view of the first IR imaging device, wherein the first IR image data includes one or more data entries associated with a fugitive emission from an emission source;

generating spectral absorption data based upon the first IR image data;

determining a gas amount associated with the fugitive emission based upon the spectral absorption data;

determining a leak rate and a leak duration of the fugitive emission based upon the determined gas amount;

determining a total emission loss of the fugitive emission from the emission source based upon the determined leak rate and leak duration; and

receiving a user input indicative of one or more of an open state and a closed state of the emission source.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15 , further configured for generating an alert signal comprising the total emission loss.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15 , further configured for:

determining the open state of the emission source at a first time based upon first IR image data generated at the first time; and

generating the spectral absorption data based upon the first IR image data generated at the first time in response to the open state.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17 , further configured for iteratively generating first IR image data for iteratively determining the total emission loss of the fugitive emission in an instance in which the open state of the emission source is determined.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2024
From: FU, BO; LEE, JAEHOON
To: REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 068889/0645 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2022
From: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 061589/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: RAFATI, AMIRHOSSEIN
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 060872/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2022
From: O'DRISCOLL, PATRICK CHARLES; KATEBI, REZA; LOTFOLLAHI SOHI, MOHAMMAD; ZHAO, CHUAN; SHEN, QUAN; MA, XIAODAN
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 058576/0406 →
Continuity (1)
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