Remote sensing of natural gas leaks

    公开(公告)号:US10578514B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15630882

    申请日:2017-06-22

    Applicant: Synodon Inc.

    Inventor: T. Boyd Tolton

    Abstract: A method of detecting natural gas releases that includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of methane in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.

    REMOTE SENSING OF NATURAL GAS LEAKS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170370797A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-28

    申请号:US15630882

    申请日:2017-06-22

    Applicant: Synodon Inc.

    Inventor: T. Boyd Tolton

    Abstract: A method of detecting natural gas releases that includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of methane in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.

    ATMOSPHERIC GAS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    8.
    发明申请
    ATMOSPHERIC GAS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD 审中-公开
    大气气体检测装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2008106770A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-12

    申请号:PCT/CA2008000396

    申请日:2008-03-03

    CPC classification number: G01J3/457 G01N21/3518 G01N2021/1793 G01N2021/3531

    Abstract: A method of detecting a target gas includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of the target gas in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.

    Abstract translation: 检测目标气体的方法包括用具有朝向目标区域的视场的气体滤波器相关辐射计横穿目标区域的步骤。 气体过滤器相关辐射计从目标区域接收通带中的反射辐射,并从接收到的反射辐射产生气体滤波器相关辐射计信号。 确定目标区域的表面反射光谱轮廓。 然后基于所接收的反射辐射和目标区域的表面反射光谱轮廓来确定目标区域中目标气体的存在。

    REMOTE SENSING OF HYDROCARBON LEAKS

    公开(公告)号:CA2814683A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-27

    申请号:CA2814683

    申请日:2013-04-29

    Applicant: SYNODON INC

    Abstract: A gas filter correlation radiometer mounted on an aircraft is flown over a target area. The gas filter correlation radiometer is configured to detect a gas in a vapour plume in the event of a liquid leak. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses a gas in the vapour or a gas that has a spectral band overlapping a spectral band of the vapour. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses background radiation to detect the vapour.

    REMOTE SENSING OF GAS LEAKS
    10.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:CA2458123C

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-15

    申请号:CA2458123

    申请日:2004-02-16

    Applicant: SYNODON INC

    Abstract: A gas filter correlation radiometer mounted on an aircraft is flown over a target area. The gas filter correlation radiometer is configured to detect ethane (C2H6) gas in the event of a gas leak. The gas filter correlation radiometer may use an ethane peak at 3000 cm-1 to detec ethane. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses background radiation to detect ethane. The gas filter correlation radiometer splits incoming radiation into two paths with different ethane path lengths, detectors on each path having corresponding pixels having collocated fields of view, the corresponding pixels being sampled simultaneously to detect ethane.

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