[특허]Thermography camera configured for leak detection

FLIR Systems, Inc.

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Thermography camera configured for leak detection

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H04N-005/33
미국특허분류(USC)	348/164; 348/165; 250/330; 250/338.1
출원번호	US-0726918 (2007-03-23)
등록번호	US-8659664 (2014-02-25)
발명자 / 주소	Benson, Robert G. Scanlon, Thomas J. Czerepuszko, Paul A.
출원인 / 주소	FLIR Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Haynes and Boone, LLP
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 3 인용 특허 : 53

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A portable camera system (100) includes a lens (104) for forming a focused image of a survey scene (106) onto a focal plane array (108). The focal plane array (108) comprises a cooled two dimensional array of quantum well infrared photo detectors, (QWIP) having a peak spectral responsivity in the wavelength range of 10.4 to 10.8 μm. The camera includes a cooled band pass optical filter (110) having a peak spectral transmittance approximately centered at a wavelength of 10.57 μm and a full width half maximum spectral transmittance bandwidth of approximately 10.3 to 10.7 μm. The camera system (100) is usable to detect an invisible gas plume in a video image of a survey scene if the gas plume contains sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), ammonia, (NH3), Uranyl Fluoride (U2O2F2), or any other gas having an absorption band that that at least partially falls within the wavelength band 10.3 to 10.8 μm.

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1. A camera system configured to render a video image of a scene, the camera system comprising: a lens element having a field of view for collecting radiation from the scene and forming a focused image of the scene at a focal plane;a focal plane array, disposed substantially coincident with the focal plane, comprising an active area formed by a two dimensional array of quantum well infrared photo detectors (QWIPs) each having an active surface and each generating a photo current responsivity profile in response to an irradiance at the active surface, wherein the QWIPs are tuned using alternating layers of quantum wells and barriers to have a photo current responsivity profile having a peak response within a wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm and a full width half maximum spectral bandwidth of less than 0.7 μm;a narrowband optical filter positioned between the focal plane array and the lens element and having a peak transmittance within the wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm;a housing for enclosing the focal plane array therein and for supporting the lens element attached to a surface thereof;a readout, contained within the housing and associated with the focal plane array, for reading a photo current output from each QWIP; anda signal processor, contained within the housing, for receiving the photo current output from each QWIP from the readout, for converting the photo current output from each QWIP to a digital signal value, and for rendering a video image of the scene in accordance with the digital signal values, wherein the less than 0.7 μm spectral bandwidth of the focal plane array is selected to reduce signal noise substantially outside the wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm associated with the optical band pass filter and/or the focal plane array. 2. The camera system of claim 1, wherein: the narrowband optical band pass filter has a transmittance of 0.1% or less of the peak transmittance outside the wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm; andthe less than 0.7 μm spectral bandwidth of the focal plane array is selected to reduce dark current associated with the optical band pass filter and/or the focal plane array. 3. The camera system of claim 2 further comprising a refrigeration device contained within the housing and configured to cool the focal plane array and the optical band pass filter to an operating temperature of less than 65° K. 4. The camera system of claim 1 wherein the quantum well layers comprise GaAs doped with silicon to generate a desired flow of free electrons in response to the radiation and whereinthe barrier layers AlGaAs. 5. The camera system of claim 2 further comprising a vacuum tight enclosure formed to enclose the focal plane array and the optical band pass filter in a vacuum cavity drawn down to a vacuum pressure to thermally insulate elements contained with the vacuum cavity. 6. The camera system of claim 5 further comprising a video driver and a video display device, each contained within the housing, and wherein the video driver receives the video image from the signal processor and formats the video image for display on the display device. 7. The camera system of claim 6 further comprising a user interface module comprising actuator elements disposed on external surfaces of the housing for converting user actions into input commands suitable for operating the camera system in one or more operating modes. 8. The camera system of claim 7 further comprising a power module that includes a rechargeable battery attached to the housing for operating the camera system as a portable device. 9. A method for detecting a gaseous compound in a survey scene comprising: collecting radiation from the survey scene with a lens element;passing the radiation collected from the survey scene through an optical band pass filter configured with a transmittance profile having a peak transmittance and a full width half maximum transmittance spectral bandwidth each falling within a wavelength range of 10.3 μm to 10.8 μm;focusing the radiation collected from the survey scene and filtered by the optical band pass filter onto a focal plane comprising an active area formed by a two dimensional array of quantum well infrared photo detectors (QWIPs) each having an active surface and each generating a photo current responsivity profile in response to an irradiance at the active surface, wherein the QWIPs are tuned using alternating layers of quantum wells and barriers to have a photo current responsivity profile having a peak response within a wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm and a full width half maximum spectral bandwidth of less than 0.7 μm;reading out analog photo current values from each QWIP; andconverting the analog photo current values to corresponding digital signal values; andrendering a video image corresponding to the digital signal values, wherein the less than 0.7 μm spectral bandwidth of the focal plane array is selected to reduce signal noise substantially outside the wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm associated with the optical band pass filter and/or the focal plane array. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising cooling the focal plane array to an operating temperature of less than 65° K. 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising: formatting the video image for display on a display device; and,displaying the video image on a display device. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the formatting the video image further comprises: generating video signals for displaying text or graphic information that may be informative to a user; and,displaying the video signals simultaneously with the video image. 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising repeating the following at a rate of 15 to 100 cycles per second: reading out analog photo current values from each QWIP;converting the analog photo current values to corresponding digital signal values;rendering a video image corresponding to the digital signal values;formatting the video image for display on the display device; and,displaying the video image on the display device. 14. The method of claim 13 further comprising: pointing the camera system at a survey scene that may include a gas leak plume comprising a compound having an absorption band that at least partially falls within the wavelength range of 10.4 μm to 10.8 μm; and,observing the display device to determine if there is a gas leak plume visible on the display device. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein: the passing the radiation collected from the survey scene through an optical band pass filter comprises passing the radiation collected from the survey scene through an optical band pass filter configured with a transmittance profile having a peak transmittance and a full width half maximum transmittance spectral bandwidth each falling within a wavelength range of 10.3 μm to 10.7 μm; andthe less than 0.7 μm spectral bandwidth of the focal plane array is selected to reduce dark current associated with the optical band pass filter and/or the focal plane array. 16. The method of claim 15 further comprising: pointing the camera system at a survey scene that may include a gas leak plume comprising a compound having an absorption band that at least partially falls within the wavelength range of 10.3 μm to 10.7 μm; and,observing the display device to determine if there is a gas leak plume visible on the display device. 17. The method of claim 13 wherein the displaying the video image includes displaying a black and white grey scale image with different grey scale values corresponding with different analog photo current values. 18. The method of claim 13 wherein the displaying the video image includes displaying a color image with different colors corresponding with different analog photo current values.

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