Smart Leakage Detection Pipes

该项目将为现有和新建的水管开发一种易于安装的泄漏检测系统。基于位于管道外部的独立传感器节点，该系统将检测压力和振动的变化，以指示泄漏的形成及其发生时的位置。该系统的创新特征包括，使用以前没有使用过的传感器从管道外部监测内部状况，因为它们需要电源，现在将由一种新的放射性同位素电池提供，持续管道本身的寿命。这些特点共同开发了一种低成本、易于安装的系统，该系统将持续管道的使用寿命。这使得这些传感器可以沿着管道安装，从而可以实时监测所有的配水管，从而消除位置误差和由于需要泄漏流量增长到可以在地区流量计上识别的大小而导致的当前在识别泄漏方面的延迟。

This project will develop an easy to install leak detection system for existing and new water pipes. Based on self-contained sensor nodes located on the outside of the pipe the system will detect changes in pressure and vibration to indicate the formation of leaks and their location as they occur. The innovative features of the system include the fact that internal conditions are monitored from the outside of the pipe using sensors not used before due to their need for a power source, which now will be supplied by a novel radioisotopic battery lasting the lifetime of the pipes themselves. These features together develop a low cost, easy to install system which will last the lifetime of the pipes. This allows these sensors to be installed along pipes such that all water distribution pipes can be monitored in real time, eliminating location errors and the current delay in identifying leaks due to the need for the leak flow to grow to a size where it can be identified on a district flow meter.