Technologies
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Embedded Passive RF Tags towards Intrinsically Locatable Buried Plastic Materials |
Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Pipe Locating
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Under Development |
| Description: | This project developed a low-cost, small thin-film sensor using passive Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags which use electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track stored information. Passive tags collect energy from a nearby RFID reader's radio waves. The RF tags can directly be... | ||
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ERW and Longitudinal Seam Welds |
Threats and Integrity Management -- Anomaly Detection and Characterization
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Under Development |
| Description: | The evaluation project provides operators with a comprehensive framework and guidance for integrity management of longitudinal seam welded pipe (see picture). The project evaluated various NDA technologies and summarized the applicability of ILI technologies of MFL, USCCD and EMAT in characterizing... | ||
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Explorer (EXP) 20/26 Cleaning Tool Field Demonstration | Under Development | |
| Description: | The project demonstrated the effectiveness of a cleaning tool consisting of an array of brushes mounted on the commercial EXP robot, which is used to conduct in-line inspections of live, unpiggable natural gas pipelines. Cleaning is performed by both light scraping of the tool's brushes on the pipe... | ||
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Explorer 20/26 Unpiggable Pipeline Inspection Platform Rescue Tool |
Threats and Integrity Management -- Anomaly Detection and Characterization
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Under Development |
| Description: | The rescue tool is designed to provide in-line assistance to the inspection robot in case of malfunction or problems with battery supply or wireless communication. The rescue tool was demonstrated at Con Edison’s Van Nest facility in October 2016. This activity was successful in that the rescue tool... | ||
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Explorer 30/36 |
Threats and Integrity Management -- Anomaly Detection and Characterization
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Under Development |
| Description: | The Explorer 30/36 tool is one of a series of pipeline robots designed by Invodane Engineering, including Explorer 6/8, Explorer 10/14 and Explorer 20/26. The system is battery-powered to inspect 30 – 36 inch pipe diameters. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) tested the 20-ft long robot in its... | ||
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First Responders DVD |
Pipeline Risk and Information Management -- System Risk Modeling and Security
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Developed Guidelines |
| Description: | AEGIS is a mutual insurance company that provides coverage and risk management services to the energy industry. The training program consists of two volumes presented in video and DVD formats. The first volume includes nine videos which present the gas delivery system, damage prevention, and how to... | ||
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Flow Stopping Mainline Control Systems |
Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Excavation Damage Prevention
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Commercial Product |
| Description: | Marketed as the Kleiss MCS inflatable stopping system, it is used to stop the flow of gas in polyethylene, steel, cast-iron, and PVC pipes at diameters up to 18 inches and pressures up to 60 psig. The system provides safe operation with a gas tight seal and two pressure gauges to monitor the... | ||
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Frequency Comb-Based Remote Methane Observation Network |
Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Leak Detection
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Under Development |
| Description: | Ground-based laser sends invisible, eye-safe laser beams to retroreflectors. Reduced-cost, dual frequency comb spectrometer with frequency comb consisting of 105 evenly spaced, sharp, single frequency laser lines covering a broad wavelength range that includes the unique absorption signatures of... | ||
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Gas Situational Awareness System (GSAS) for Emergency Response |
Pipeline Risk and Information Management -- System Risk Modeling and Security
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Under Development |
| Description: | This project develops a Gas Situational Awareness System (GSAS) to be used for major events that require response by more than one emergency responder, utility, or agency. The data model is a collection of tables describing the information to be tracked during a disaster to enable a utility to... | ||
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goGCI - Portable Methane Detection Solution |
Damage Prevention and Mitigation -- Leak Detection
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Under Development |
| Description: | Portable methane gas cloud imagers that can wirelessly transmit real-time data to a cloud-based computing service, allowing data on the concentration, leak rate, location, and total emissions of methane to be streamed to a mobile device, like an iPad, smartphone, or Google Glass. The infrared... | ||