Granted Patent B2

US 12,596,050 · App. 18/376,567 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Inventors: Gongtian Shen (Beijing, CN); Baoxuan Wang (Beijing, CN); Yongna Shen (Beijing, CN); Bin Hu (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: CHINA SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INSPECTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

G01M3/24

Abstract

Claims (26)

1 . A device for leakage detecting of a crude oil tank floor, comprising a control system, a detection robot and a plurality of acoustic signal receivers, wherein

the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are all configured to be outside a crude oil tank during the leakage detecting; the control system is configured to be outside the crude oil tank during the leakage detecting; the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are all connected with the control system; the detection robot is configured to be in the crude oil tank during the leakage detecting;

the detection robot comprises a moving mechanism, a positioning sonar and an array leakage detection sensor; the positioning sonar and the array leakage detection sensor are both arranged on the moving mechanism; the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are used for receiving sonar signals sent by the positioning sonar; the array leakage detection sensor comprises a 360-degree rotating platform and a plurality of ultrasonic sensors; and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are all arranged on the 360-degree rotating platform, and the array leakage detection sensor is used for detecting a leakage point of the crude oil tank;

the control system is configured for:

receiving the sonar signals from the plurality of acoustic signal receivers and a leakage signal from the array leakage detection sensor;

determining an alignment direction of the array leakage detection sensor upon detecting the leakage signal according to the leakage signal, and coordinates and an orientation of the detection robot upon detecting the leakage signal according to the sonar signals, thereby obtaining a data set comprising the alignment direction of the array leakage detection sensor and coordinates and an orientation of the detection robot;

controlling the detection robot to move such that the array leakage detection sensor detects at least three leakage signals, thereby obtaining at least three data sets; and

determining a position of the leakage point according to the at least three data sets.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are all arranged outside the floor of the crude oil tank.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the plurality of acoustic signal receivers is at least four.

4 . The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a releasing and retracting device, wherein the releasing and retracting device is configured to release or retracting the detection robot.

5 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein the releasing and retracting device comprises a tripod and a steel wire rope connected with the tripod; the tripod is configured to be on the crude oil tank during the leakage detecting; and the steel wire rope is connected with the detection robot.

6 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein orientations of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are the same.

7 . A method for leakage detecting of a crude oil tank floor, wherein the method is implemented by a device for leakage detecting of a crude oil tank floor, the device comprises a control system, a detection robot and a plurality of acoustic signal receivers,

the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are all configured to be outside a crude oil tank during the leakage detecting; the control system is configured to be outside the crude oil tank during the leakage detecting; the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are all connected with the control system; the detection robot is configured to be in the crude oil tank during the leakage detecting;

the detection robot comprises a moving mechanism, a positioning sonar and an array leakage detection sensor; the positioning sonar and the array leakage detection sensor are both arranged on the moving mechanism; the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are used for receiving sonar signals sent by the positioning sonar; the array leakage detection sensor comprises a 360-degree rotating platform and a plurality of ultrasonic sensors; and the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are all arranged on the 360-degree rotating platform, and the array leakage detection sensor is used for detecting a leakage point of the crude oil tank;

the method comprises following steps:

acquiring the sonar signals received by the plurality of acoustic signal receivers and a leakage signals and an alignment direction of the array leakage detection sensor upon detecting the leakage signal from the array leakage detection sensor;

determining an alignment direction of the array leakage detection sensor upon detecting the leakage signal according to the leakage signal, and coordinates and an orientation of the detection robot upon detecting the leakage signal according to the sonar signals, thereby obtaining a data set comprising the alignment direction of the array leakage detection sensor and coordinates and an orientation of the detection robot;

controlling the detection robot to move such that the array leakage detection sensor detects at least three leakage signals, thereby obtaining at least three data sets; and

determining a position of the leakage point according to according to the at least three data sets.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of acoustic signal receivers are all arranged outside the floor of the crude oil tank.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein a number of the plurality of acoustic signal receivers is at least four.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises a releasing and retracting device, the releasing and retracting device is configured to release or retract the detection robot.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the releasing and retracting device comprises a tripod and a steel wire rope connected with the tripod; the tripod is configured to be on the crude oil tank during the leakage detecting; and the steel wire rope is connected with the detection robot.

12 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein orientations of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are the same.

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