Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Frozen pipe alert
A method for determining whether water contained within a water pipe system 120 in a building is at risk of freezing. The method is carried out by a detector device 102 comprising a processor 104. The method comprises determining a plurality temperature measurements of a pipe 122a of the water pipe system based on temperature data received from a first temperature sensor 106a in thermal contact with the pipe. The first temperature sensor is coupled to the processor which analyses the plurality of pipe temperature measurements to detect whether a water draw has occurred in the water pipe system during a predetermined first period of time. The processor also receives an indicative temperature of an exterior building environment e.g. via interface 114 and remote server 118, and compares the indicative temperature to a predetermined freeze alert threshold. If the processor detects that a water draw has not occurred in the water pipe system during the predetermined first period of time and that the indicative temperature of the exterior building environment is lower than the predetermined freeze alert threshold. An alert is transmitted to a remote device 126 to indicate that water contained within the water pipe system is at risk of freezing. Later embodiments relate to said detector device and a non transitory computer readable medium containing instructions for carrying out said method.
Frozen pipe alert
A method for determining whether water contained within a water pipe system 120 in a building is at risk of freezing. The method is carried out by a detector device 102 comprising a processor 104. The method comprises determining a plurality temperature measurements of a pipe 122a of the water pipe system based on temperature data received from a first temperature sensor 106a in thermal contact with the pipe. The first temperature sensor is coupled to the processor which analyses the plurality of pipe temperature measurements to detect whether a water draw has occurred in the water pipe system during a predetermined first period of time. The processor also receives an indicative temperature of an exterior building environment e.g. via interface 114 and remote server 118, and compares the indicative temperature to a predetermined freeze alert threshold. If the processor detects that a water draw has not occurred in the water pipe system during the predetermined first period of time and that the indicative temperature of the exterior building environment is lower than the predetermined freeze alert threshold. An alert is transmitted to a remote device 126 to indicate that water contained within the water pipe system is at risk of freezing. Later embodiments relate to said detector device and a non transitory computer readable medium containing instructions for carrying out said method.
Frozen pipe alert
SAMUEL BAILEY (Autor:in) / GREER GRAY (Autor:in)
14.10.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC:
E03B
Anlagen oder Verfahren zum Gewinnen, Sammeln oder Verteilen von Wasser
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INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
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G01M
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
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Prüfen der statischen oder dynamischen Massenverteilung rotierender Teile von Maschinen oder Konstruktionen