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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Philip Alan Cole, Stow, MA (US);
ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to detect leaks are disclosed. A disclosed leak probability analysis apparatus associated with a utility distribution system having sensors includes a receiver to receive spectral recording data associated with spectral recordings measured at the sensors, and a storage device to store the spectral recording data. The leak probability analysis apparatus also includes a processor to calculate spectral energies associated with the spectral recording data, calculate deviations of the spectral energies, normalize the spectral energies based on the respective deviations, and generate a leak probability distribution of the utility distribution system based on the normalized spectral energies.