DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LEAKS AND MEASURING USAGE
Devices, systems and methods for leak detection are provided herein. Also provided are devices, systems and methods for monitoring and/or measuring fluid usage. In some aspects, a system comprising a sensor, a processing system, and a platform are provided. In some aspects, the sensor may be coupled to a spinning device. The sensor can be configured to detect fluid data, which can comprise, for example, displacement data of liquid and/or movement data associated with the liquid in a container and/or flow data associated with a flow of fluid in a conduit. The processing system can be coupled with the sensor and configured to communicate the fluid data. The platform can comprise an application communicatively coupled to one or more databases storing evaluation data (e.g., known pattern data) and configured to receive the fluid data and determine if there is a leak.
1 . A system for a conduit having a fluid flowing therethrough, comprising:
a spinning device comprising a hub, the spinning device configured to be positioned in the conduit and to rotate when the fluid flows therethrough;
an electrical generator coupled to the spinning device, and configured to generate an output based at least in part on a rotation of the spinning device when the fluid flows therethrough;
a resistor, wherein the output passes through the resistor;
at least one module configured to obtain output data associated the output that passes through the resistor;
a battery coupled to the electrical generator and configured to be charged by the output; and
a controller comprising:
an application configured to receive the output data and determine a status of a fluid system comprising the conduit based at least in part on the output data.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical generator is coupled to the controller via wires and a slip ring device.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical generator is coupled to the spinning device via gears, and wherein the gears are configured to reduce a torque of a rotational motion generated by the spinning device.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical generator is coupled to the hub.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the spinning device further comprises a set of blades radiating from the hub.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the application is coupled to a database storing evaluation data.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the application is configured to determine the status based at least in part on the evaluation data.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the application is configured to determine the status based at least in part on determining a current in the system based on the output data.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the application is configured to determine the status based at least in part on determining an overall power of the system based on the current and the power data.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the application is further configured to transmit power data associated with the overall power to a user system application.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the battery is configured to charge the system or component thereof such that not external power source is needed.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein output data comprises a length of time a voltage across the resistor is measured.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the status of the fluid system comprises a current or future leak.