BeverEdge: Using novel ultrasound-algorithms with IoT technology to continuously measure the product quality of consumer beverages travelling in kegs and casks

近四分之一的啤酒在提供给客户之前就被浪费了：每桶大约20%的啤酒因变质或处理不当而损失，另外5%的损失是由于温度控制不善造成的，啤酒行业每年花费近20亿GB，但由于水浪费和碳排放造成的环境成本可能更高。尽管桶中的二氧化碳浓度是一个很好的质量指标，但目前还没有传感器可以连续测量桶中的二氧化碳浓度。智能集装箱公司(TSCC)开发了一种安装在桶上的物联网设备KegTracker，该设备正在申请专利。它在桶的整个生命周期中不显眼地(通过超声波)连续测量桶的温度、位置、移动和体积。它希望扩展其功能，使用现有的传感器也可以跟踪二氧化碳饱和度。本工业研究项目旨在获得从TRL2到TRL5的BeverEdge算法。这种新的算法可以准确、连续、低成本地测定桶中的二氧化碳浓度。它帮助啤酒厂优化供应链，避免浪费，从而节省资金和环境。

Nearly a quarter of beer is wasted before it is served to customers: about 20% of each keg is lost due to spoilage or mishandling with an additional 5% lost due to poor temperature control costing the brewery sector nearly £2bn per year but the cost for the environment due to water wastage and carbon emissions may even be higher. Even though CO2 concentration in a Keg is a good quality indicator there is currently no sensor that can continuously measure a keg's CO2 concentration.The Smart Container Company (TSCC) has developed a patent-pending keg mounted IoT device, the KegTracker. It measures keg temperature, location, movement, and volume unobtrusively(via ultrasound) and continuously throughout the keg's life cycle. It wants to extend its functionality to also track CO2 saturation using existing sensors. This industrial research project aims to get the BeverEdge algorithm from TRL2 to TRL5\. This novel algorithm could determine CO2 concentration in Kegs accurately, continuously and at low cost. It helps breweries to optimise their supply chains, avoid wastage and thus save money and the environment.