I-Corps: Acoustic monitoring of remote pumping equipment

这项用于远程抽水设备的声学监测技术的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是帮助确保关键产品的可靠和持续流动，如公共水或石油和天然气，同时增加社会福祉和减少工业碳足迹。最初的重点将是位于偏远或危险地点的压缩机、阀门或泵等设备。这种新的声学方法和相应的人工智能分析带来了新的和先进的功能，而成本只有现有方法的一小部分。这使得用户，如自来水公司或石油生产商，可以减少其设备的能源需求，同时减少停机时间，并能够及早检测到多种类型的故障。这个i-Corps项目进一步开发了远程抽水设备的声学监测平台。它是用于工业设备监测、诊断和控制的全栈物联网解决方案。声学监测是一种利用传感器检测远程抽水设备中复杂问题的新方法。通过将声传感与人工智能分析相结合，简单的表面传感器可以对地下或远程设备的运行状况提供重要的洞察。然后，控制解决方案调整设备的运行条件，以延长其寿命并提高其效率。建议的工业控制解决方案旨在减少停机时间，减少泄漏，提高许多工业泵的效率和产量。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this acoustic monitoring technology for remote pumping equipment is to help ensure the reliable and continuous flow of critical products, such as public water or oil and gas while increasing societal well-being and reducing industrial carbon footprint. The initial focus will be on equipment such as compressors, valves or pumps located in a remote or dangerous location. This novel acoustic method and the corresponding AI analytics brings novel and advanced functionalities at a fraction of the cost of existing methods. This allows users such as water companies or oil producers to reduce the energy needs of their equipment while reducing downtime and enabling early detection of many types of failures.This I-Corps project further develops an acoustic monitoring platform for remote pumping equipment. It is a full stack internet of things solution for the monitoring, diagnostic and control of industrial equipment. Acoustic monitoring is a novel method that uses sensors to detect complex issues in remote pumping equipment. Simple surface sensors give important insight on the running condition of underground or remote equipment by integrating acoustic sensing with AI analytics. A control solution then adjusts the running condition of the equipment to extend its lifetime and increase its efficiency. The proposed industrial control solution aims to reduce down time, decrease leakage and increase the efficiency and output of many industrial pumps.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.