I-Corps: Acoustic monitoring of remote pumping equipment

这种用于远程泵送设备的声学监测技术的更广泛影响/商业潜力是帮助确保关键产品（如公共水或石油和天然气）的可靠和连续流动，同时增加社会福祉并减少工业碳足迹。 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。这种新颖的声学方法和相应的人工智能分析带来了新颖和先进的功能，而成本只是现有方法的一小部分。这使得自来水公司或石油生产商等用户能够减少设备的能源需求，同时减少停机时间，并能够早期检测多种类型的故障。这个I-Corps项目进一步开发了远程泵送设备的声学监控平台。 它是一个全栈物联网解决方案，用于工业设备的监测、诊断和控制。声学监测是一种新的方法，它使用传感器来检测远程泵送设备中的复杂问题。简单的地面传感器通过将声学传感与人工智能分析相结合，提供了对地下或远程设备运行状况的重要洞察。然后，控制解决方案调整设备的运行条件，以延长其使用寿命并提高其效率。建议的工业控制解决方案旨在减少停机时间，减少泄漏，并提高许多工业泵的效率和输出。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.