diff --git a/main/flaredetector/util.py b/main/flaredetector/util.py
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+import numpy as np
+from scipy.signal import find_peaks
+
+def findMaxIndices(data, num=3, distance=100):
+    peak_indices, peak_dict = find_peaks(data, height=(None, None), distance=distance)
+    peak_heights = peak_dict["peak_heights"]
+    maxIndices = peak_indices[np.argsort(peak_heights)[-num:][::-1]]
+    return maxIndices
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