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US20170221332A1
US20170221332A1 US15/116,337 US201515116337A US2017221332A1 US 20170221332 A1 US20170221332 A1 US 20170221332A1 US 201515116337 A US201515116337 A US 201515116337A US 2017221332 A1 US2017221332 A1 US 2017221332A1
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  • the present invention pertains to a gas detection device.
  • Gas detection devices are used, for example, in plants for delivering and processing combustible and/or toxic gases in order to detect unintentionally discharged gases.
  • Gas detection devices are known that measure the concentration of such gases locally, i.e., in the immediate surrounding area, and are interlinked with one another in order to make it possible to monitor larger areas.
  • Open-path gas detection devices analyze electromagnetic or light radiation, which has passed through a defined monitoring area. The electromagnetic or light radiation is analyzed with respect to a possible interaction with an unintentionally discharged gas, which interaction causes changes in the properties of the radiation. This makes possible a continuous monitoring of a relatively large area in respect to an unintentional discharge of gases, and the quantity and the species of the discharged gas or gases can also be inferred by analyzing the changed properties of the radiation.
  • the radiation used for the monitoring may be, for example, thermal radiation of the background, or this originates from a radiation source of the gas detection device itself.
  • the functional devices used in gas detection devices have, as a rule, a limited field of view, i.e., these must be aligned relatively accurately towards the radiation source or the area to be monitored.
  • This also applies to open-path gas detection devices, which comprise as functional devices, as a rule, at least one transmitter with a radiation source and a receiver with a radiation detector, to which the radiation emitted by the radiation source is focused.
  • the radiation source may be, for example, a thermal radiator, for example, a xenon flash lamp, or a semiconductor radiator, for example, a tunable laser.
  • Such open-path gas detection devices require that both the transmitter and the radiation source integrated therein be aligned in order to direct sufficient radiation output to the entry aperture of the receiver and also that the receiver be aligned in order for the radiation falling on the entry aperture to reach the radiation detector as centrally as possible.
  • Another type of open-path gas detection devices comprises a reflector, which is positioned at a distance of usually up to 50 m from a combined transmitter/receiver unit and to which the radiation emitted by a radiation source of the transmitter is projected.
  • the reflector reflects the radiation in the direction of the transmitter/receiver unit, as a result of which this can be detected by a radiation detector of the unit.
  • Open measured paths may, moreover, be blocked by obstacles, e.g., vehicles or persons, or blocked by contamination of the functional devices of the gas detection device and the detection of the radiation may thus be interrupted (so-called “beam block”).
  • obstacles e.g., vehicles or persons
  • contamination of the functional devices of the gas detection device and the detection of the radiation may thus be interrupted (so-called “beam block”).
  • beam block As a rule, a fault indication is issued only in case of a rather long-term interruption of the measured path, because it can no longer be assumed in this case that only a person or a vehicle is moving through the measured path.
  • the cause should be able to be established as quickly as possible when a “beam block” or a concentration of a gas to be detected above a limit value is determined.
  • a fire alarm box for monitoring a room and for triggering a fire alarm is known from DE 10 2010 015 467 B4.
  • This box comprises a smoke sensor and a temperature sensor, and the measurement results of the smoke sensor and the temperature sensor are linked in order to avoid false triggering as much as possible.
  • the fire alarm box may have, in addition, a camera, by which the room can be seen optically for monitoring for break-in. A picture taken by the camera can be transmitted for this via a radio network.
  • the fire alarm box may have a gas sensor, which is used to detect carbon dioxide formed during a fire.
  • the monitoring center comprises a steel cylinder with an attached mast, which has at least one sensor system and an auxiliary device, the steel cylinder comprising a supply unit with a power supply from the power line or from a battery. Furthermore, a control unit and a device for online communication shall be present.
  • the sensors shall be image-recording devices, a motion sensor and a stereometric sound-recording device. The possible use of a module for gas detection is also disclosed.
  • the auxiliary devices shall comprise a searchlight and devices for optical and acoustic signal generation.
  • a basic object of the present invention is to advantageously perfect an open-path gas detection device and especially to improve the possibility of analyzing a fault indication transmitted by this.
  • a basic idea of the present invention comprises analyzing a fault indication issued by the gas detection device such that it can be improved by an integration of a camera in an (open-path) gas detection device of this class and by a linking of the data generated by these.
  • a gas detection device with at least one functional device, which is configured at least to receive a radiation having passed through a defined monitoring area, and with at least one analysis unit, which is configured to detect and analyze a change in the radiation received, which is due to an interaction of the radiation with a gas (to be detected) present within the monitoring area, is characterized by at least one camera, i.e., an optical image-recording device, whose field of view detects the monitored range at least partially and preferably completely.
  • the gas detection device may have at least one data transmission device, which can be used to transmit data generated by the functional device and the at least one camera to a (remotely positioned) reception site.
  • the reception site may be a monitoring center or an (additional) analysis unit used in a monitoring center, optionally in combination with an output device (e.g., a monitor).
  • the monitoring center may also act centrally as a reception site for a plurality of gas detection devices according to the present invention and also other monitoring devices.
  • the data transmission may be either wired or wireless transmission (e.g., via any desired radio transmission).
  • the at least one analysis unit may be used to analyze the data, which are generated by the functional device and are based on the received radiation, as well as the data generated by the at least one camera and optionally to derive or initiate follow-up measures from these.
  • the analysis unit or the at least one analysis unit may be integrated in a functional unit comprising the functional device and the at least one camera, as a result of which an analysis of the data can already take place on the spot. This makes it possible, in particular, for the data transmission device to be used for transmitting a fault indication to the reception site only when a fault was determined by the analysis unit by an analysis of the data.
  • the analysis unit or the at least one analysis unit may also be integrated in the reception site, so that provisions may be made for transmitting the data generated by the functional device and the camera to the reception site and to have them analyzed by the analysis unit only there.
  • Provisions may be made in an especially preferred manner for a (first) analysis unit to be integrated in the functional unit and for a (second) analysis unit to be integrated in the reception site. Provisions can now be made, in particular, for a fault indication being issued by the first analysis unit based on an analysis of the received radiation and being transmitted to the reception site. At the same time, the output of the fault indication may be used as a trigger for a beginning transmission of the (image) data generated by the camera to the reception site. The image data can then be transmitted from the second analysis unit to an output device (e.g., monitor) or analyzed and also be linked in the process, in particular, with the fault indication issued by the first analysis device.
  • an output device e.g., monitor
  • provisions may be made for image data to be transmitted to the reception site only when a fault indication is issued by the first analysis unit based on an analysis of the data that depend on the received radiation.
  • the image data are transmitted to the reception site (and are, for example, displayed there on a monitor and/or are stored there) independently from such a fault indication, especially upon polling or permanently, but an analysis of these image data transmitted upon polling or permanently by the second analysis unit takes place only upon the issuing of a fault indication by the first analysis unit.
  • Provisions may preferably be made for the camera to be sensitive in the visible and/or infrared range and especially in the near infrared range of the light spectrum and thus to record corresponding images. This makes possible, in particular, a visual analysis of the image data. Sensitivity in the infrared range of the light spectrum makes it, moreover, possible not to illuminate the monitoring area with visible light by means of infrared light sources.
  • the camera may be configured as a thermal imaging camera or for such a thermal imaging camera to be additionally present, i.e., next to one or more cameras sensitive in the visible and/or near infrared range.
  • a thermal imaging camera which is sensitive to the middle to far infrared range, is advantageously suitable for detecting position sources of ignition by the surface temperatures of objects to be determined in the monitoring area by means of data determined by this camera and by a monitoring being performed by an analysis unit (by analysis units) with respect to whether or not possible temperature limits are exceeded.
  • an analysis of the fault indication can be improved by the integration according to the present invention of a camera in the gas detection device and this linking thus made possible between a fault indication generated by this with the images recorded by the camera to the extent that a direct initiation of a follow-up measure can be derived from this.
  • the linking of the fault indication with the images may be carried out manually (i.e., by a person) by a person relating the contents of the fault indication and the visual contents of the images recorded by the camera.
  • an automatic linking is also possible by the analysis unit or one of the analysis units, for which means for the automatic analysis of the images should be present. Provisions may be made with both possibilities for linking the fault indication with the images for an initiation of one or more follow-up measures, which is based on this, to take place manually or automatically (especially by an analysis unit integrated in the reception site).
  • a decision may be made, for example, on shutting off a plant, especially the plant for the monitoring of which the gas detection device is used, or on the shutting off of a gas line, which carries a gas present at an unacceptably high concentration in the monitoring area.
  • a source of a detected gas can be determined.
  • a decision can be made on whether to temporarily interrupt the reception of the radiation (so that it is not necessary to initiate further follow-up measures).
  • a potential ignition source may also be determined for a gas to be detected.
  • the integration according to the present invention of a camera in the gas detection device may preferably also be used to detect a maladjustment of the functional device.
  • the analysis unit may be configured for this to compare an image recorded by the camera with a reference image (recorded with the functional device aligned correctly) in order to infer the direction and extent of the maladjustment from a deviation or displacement of the images being compared to one another.
  • the camera should preferably be arranged at or in a housing of the functional device, so that it will correspondingly be moved along during an aligning motion of the functional device.
  • a detected maladjustment of the functional device may cause a readjustment of the functional device to take place as a follow-up measure. This may take place automatically if the gas detection device has a corresponding adjusting device with aligning actuators.
  • the aligning actuators may be configured, for example, in the form of electrical stepping motors, servomotors, motor/gear combinations and/or piezo motors. Pneumatic or hydraulic aligning actuators may be used as well.
  • the aligning actuators (and/or the analysis unit) may be supplied with power via a power supply unit provided for the functional device (especially the radiation source and/or the radiation detector) and/or a separate power supply unit.
  • a separate power supply unit may be embodied by means of a supply line to be connected temporarily for connection to an electric supply network and/or by means of batteries.
  • connection between the functional device and the platform may preferably be configured as a pivotable connection, especially as a connection pivotable about at least two pivot axes, in order to make it possible to accurately align the functional device with the monitoring area.
  • An especially accurate alignment of the functional device can be achieved if the pivot axes are aligned at right angles to one another. In particular, these can be aligned vertically and horizontally in the position of the platform, which position is intended for the operation of the gas detection device.
  • the “platform” is a structure (preferably configured such that it is immobile in relation to the intended monitoring area), on which the functional device is or can be permanently or detachably fixed.
  • the functional device may be a wall or an earth-fixed ground structure (e.g., a ground surface or a post anchored in the ground) or a base plate that can be fastened to a wall or to an earth-fixed ground structure.
  • a platform in the form of the stand device e.g., in the form of a tripod, is also possible.
  • Provisions may be made in an especially preferred embodiment of the gas detection device according to the present invention for the camera to be arranged within a housing of the functional device, which is especially encapsulated in a pressure-tight (pressure-proof also known as explosion-proof and also flameproof) manner according to EN 60079-1.
  • Such housings are configured such that they withstand the pressure of an explosion (of an unintentionally escaping gas to be detected) which takes place in the interior of the housing and essentially prevent hot combustion gases from being discharged.
  • the gas detection device can be prevented to the extent possible from acting itself as an ignition source for the escaping gas or from transmitting the ignition of this gas within the housing to the surrounding area.
  • the housing may have a passage window on a side facing the monitoring area, said passage window being configured in a first area that is intended for the passage of the radiation as a lens and hence curved on at least one side, while a second area located in the field of view of the camera is configured as a plane-parallel window. Due to the lens-like configuration of the first area, the radiation entering the housing of the functional device can be bundled in order to thus be projected essentially completely onto a radiation detector of the functional device.
  • the lens-like configuration of the first area may be used to make parallel the radiation exiting from the housing of the functional device, so that this can be directed as completely as possible onto a functional device acting as a receiver, which is arranged at a distance from this functional device, or onto a reflector of the gas detection device.
  • the gas detection device is preferably configured such that it has an additional functional device configured for emitting the radiation, both functional devices being preferably fixed on a platform and being provided at a defined distance (e.g., between about 4 m and about 200 m) for being positioned aligned with one another.
  • the functional device is configured for emitting and for receiving the radiation, i.e., as a transmitter/receiver unit and that, in addition, a reflector, which can be positioned independently from this transmitter/receiver unit, is present.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a gas detection device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of a gas detection device according to the present invention.
  • the gas detection device schematically shown in FIG. 1 comprises a first functional device 1 , which is connected to a base plate 3 via a swivel joint 2 .
  • the base plate 3 is placed on a ground surface 5 at one end of a defined monitoring area 4 .
  • a radiation source 7 , a camera 8 as well as a first analysis unit 9 , which is connected to the radiation source 7 and the camera 8 in a signal-conducting manner, are integrated in a housing 6 of the first functional device 1 , which said housing is encapsulated in a pressure-tight manner according to EN 60079-1.
  • the side of the housing 6 facing the monitoring area 4 is formed by an optically transparent passage window, through which radiation 10 generated by the radiation source 7 can exit from the housing 6 . Furthermore, ambient light can enter the housing 6 via the passage window, so that an image of the monitoring area 4 can be made by the camera 8 .
  • the field of view 11 of the camera 8 is configured and aligned here such that it covers a large part of the monitoring area 4 .
  • the radiation 10 emitted by the radiation source 7 which may be, for example, thermal or light radiation, is made parallel by a first area 12 of the passage window, which said area is configured as a curved area on both sides and is thus a lens and is sent, thus directed, in the direction of a second functional device 13 arranged at an opposite end of the monitoring area 4 .
  • a second area 22 of the passage window, which is covered by the field of view 11 of the camera 8 is configured as a plane-parallel area, in order to distort the images to be recorded by the camera 8 as little as possible.
  • a radiation detector 14 is arranged within a housing 6 of the second functional device 13 , which housing is likewise encapsulated in a pressure-tight manner according to EN 60079-1.
  • the radiation 10 enters via a passage window facing the monitoring area 4 into the housing 6 of the second functional device 13 and is focused in the process by a (first) area 12 of the passage window, which area is configured as a lens and is curved on both sides.
  • the two functional devices 1 , 13 are aligned in relation to one another such that the optical axes 15 of the radiation source 7 and of the radiation detector 14 extend as coaxially as possible.
  • the received signals generated by the radiation detector 14 as a function of the received radiation 10 are sent via a signal transmission path 16 , which may be a wired or wireless path, to the analysis unit 9 integrated in the first functional device 1 and analyzed there.
  • This analysis is based on the detection of changed properties (e.g., radiation output, spectral components, etc.) of the received radiation 10 , the changes being based on interactions of the radiation 10 with gases to be detected, which possibly occur in the monitoring area.
  • a fault indication is transmitted to a reception site 18 via a data transmission path 17 , which may preferably be a wireless path but may also be a wired path.
  • the reception site 18 comprises a second analysis unit 19 as well as an output device, for example, a monitor 20 , and may be arranged, for example, in a manned monitoring center 21 .
  • the fault indication may also contain, in addition to general fault information, concrete information concerning the fact that a detection was made, for example, concerning the species of the detected gas as well as on the integral concentration thereof.
  • the latter may also activate the camera 8 , in which case the image data generated by the camera 8 are transmitted via the first analysis unit 9 and the data transmission path 17 to the second analysis unit 19 .
  • the image data may then be displayed as individual images or image sequences (film) on the monitor 20 .
  • This makes it possible, for example, for persons manning the monitoring center 21 to infer the source of the gas present in the monitoring area 4 at an unacceptably high concentration by a visual analysis of the images and to initiate corresponding follow-up measures, for example, a shut-off of a plant being monitored by means of the gas detection device or a shut-off of a gas line that carries the gas detected at an unacceptably high concentration.
  • the integration according to the present invention of a camera 8 in a radiation-analyzing gas detection device may also make it possible, for example, to infer the cause of an interruption in case of an interruption in the reception of the radiation by the radiation detector 14 .
  • it can now be detected by a visual analysis of the images generated by the camera 8 whether the monitoring area 4 is crossed and thus blocked only briefly, for example, by a vehicle or a person, or whether another fault, which makes a follow-up measure necessary, is present.
  • a possible contamination of the optical system of the gas detection device can also be detected by a linked analysis of the data generated by the radiation detector 14 and by the first analysis unit 9 as well as the camera 8 .
  • the camera 8 is configured as a thermal imaging camera or such a thermal imaging camera is present in addition to a camera 8 that is sensitive in the visible and/or near infrared range, possible ignition sources for flammable gases, such as open flames or hot objects, can advantageously also be detected, especially automatically.
  • the radiation source 7 is integrated with the camera 8 and with the first analysis unit 9 in the first functional device 1
  • any other desired configuration is possible.
  • the camera 8 and/or the first analysis unit 9 may also be integrated in the second functional device 13 accommodating the radiation detector 14 .
  • the second embodiment of a gas detection device according to the present invention shown in FIG. 2 differs from the gas detection device shown in FIG. 1 essentially in respect to the functional devices 1 used.
  • a first functional device 1 which is configured as a transmitter/receiver unit and integrates in the housing 6 the radiation source 7 , the radiation detector 14 , the camera 8 and the first analysis unit 9 , is used here.
  • the second functional device 13 at the correspondingly opposite end of the monitoring area 4 is configured, by contrast, as a reflector, which reflects the radiation 10 emitted by the radiation source 7 into the radiation detector 14 .
  • the configuration and the mode of operation of this gas detection device may also correspond to those of the gas detection device according to FIG. 1 .

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