Method and system for nuclear power plant key information infrastructure asset management
By designing an asset data field list, drawing network topology diagrams, and processing offline data, combined with a predictive maintenance model, a core database and modular system were constructed, solving the problems of incomplete management and security of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants, and achieving efficient and secure asset management.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-13
AI Technical Summary
The lack of methods and systems for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants leads to incomplete and inefficient management, as well as a lack of predictive maintenance capabilities, which fails to effectively protect asset security.
Design a list of key information infrastructure asset data fields for nuclear power plants, draw network topology diagrams, conduct offline data collection and processing, utilize predictive models for preventative maintenance, and combine intelligent algorithms and early warning mechanisms to build a core database and modular system for management.
It enables comprehensive management of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, improves management efficiency and security, reduces the frequency of emergency procurement and equipment replacement, lowers the risk of failure, and enhances the scientific nature of operation and maintenance decisions and user experience.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] This invention belongs to the field of nuclear power, specifically relating to a method and system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants. Background Technology
[0002] With the gradual improvement of cybersecurity-related laws and administrative regulations, the efficient management of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants has become crucial. Whether from the perspective of protecting the security of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants or from the perspective of the independent and controllable application and replacement of information assets of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants, establishing a ledger of information assets of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants is the key task.
[0003] Currently, there is a lack of methods and systems for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants. To address this issue, we propose an innovative method and system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a method and system for the management of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, which can achieve comprehensive, efficient and secure management of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, and reduce the frequency of emergency procurement and equipment replacement by identifying problems in advance and taking measures.
[0005] Technical solution to achieve the purpose of this invention:
[0006] A method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, the method comprising:
[0007] Step 1: Design a list of data fields for critical information infrastructure assets of nuclear power plants;
[0008] Step 2: Intelligently draw a network topology diagram based on the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data;
[0009] Step 3: Collect, process, and store the data of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets offline;
[0010] Step 4: Conduct preventative maintenance analysis on the data of critical information infrastructure assets of the nuclear power plant.
[0011] Further, the field list in step 1 includes: 01. Critical information infrastructure, 02. Equipment code, 03. Component code, 04. Equipment component code, 05. Topology map code, 06. Asset name description, 07. Supplier name, 08. Supplier country / region, 09. Procurement time, 10. Software system, 11. Software / hardware brand, 12. Software / hardware model, 13. Software / hardware version number, 14. Software / hardware category, 15. Software / hardware type, 16. Installation disk code, 17. CPU model, 18. CPU brand, 19. CPU quantity, 20. Memory brand, 21. Memory, 22. Hard disk, 23. Operating system, 24. Database brand, 25. Database quantity, 26. MAC address, 27. IP address, 28. Data communication method, 29. Degree of localization, 30. Description of localization status, 31. Degree of import dependence, 32. Degree of independent operation and maintenance, 33. Disaster recovery capability, 34. Industrial control software, 35. Antivirus software, 36. Asset purpose, 37. Specialty, 38. Whether it is critical equipment, 39. Judgment basis.
[0012] Further, step 2 specifically involves: extracting equipment and its connection information from the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data through an intelligent drawing interface, analyzing the logical connection relationships between the equipment, generating a network topology map using intelligent algorithms, and establishing a regular data synchronization mechanism through a data synchronization interface to synchronize the network topology map data to the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data.
[0013] Furthermore, step 3 specifically involves: collecting data on the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets offline; performing preliminary processing such as deduplication and formatting on the collected data; storing the data in an offline storage device using an offline data table; and importing the data from the offline data table into the system database through a preset data import interface. Subsequently, the asset data can be maintained online.
[0014] Furthermore, step 4 specifically involves: using predictive models to deeply analyze the asset data of critical information infrastructure of nuclear power plants, generating analysis results, identifying potential problems through the analysis results, issuing early warnings for preventive maintenance, and automatically generating preventive maintenance plans based on the analysis results.
[0015] A system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, the system comprising:
[0016] The nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset management module is used to build a data model of nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure assets and establish a core database.
[0017] The preventive maintenance module is used to analyze data from the asset management module of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure. It generates analysis results through predictive analysis algorithms, identifies potential equipment failure trends and problems based on the analysis results, issues early warnings for preventive maintenance, and generates preventive maintenance plans.
[0018] The offline data acquisition, processing, and storage module is used to acquire offline data at the site of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants using offline data acquisition equipment, preprocess the acquired offline data, store the processed offline data, obtain the stored offline data, and import it into the core database.
[0019] The network topology graph module is used to extract equipment and connection information from the core database of nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure assets, perform correlation analysis, obtain the network topology relationships between equipment, and generate a network topology graph.
[0020] Furthermore, the nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset data model includes multiple categories of equipment such as computer terminals, servers, network switches, control systems, firewalls, operating systems, and databases. Each category of equipment contains key attributes, including: the critical information infrastructure to which it belongs, equipment code, component code, equipment component code, topology map code, asset name description, supplier name, supplier country / region, and procurement time.
[0021] Furthermore, the core database is used to store data in the data model of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets; the offline data stored in the offline data acquisition, processing and storage device module is imported into the core database.
[0022] Furthermore, the network topology graph module can also update the network topology graph in a timely manner according to changes in device and its connection information; and store topological relationship data between devices through a graph database to support the rapid generation and updating of the network topology graph.
[0023] Furthermore, the system also includes an interface display module, which is used to visualize and interact with the data in the nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset management module, offline data acquisition, processing and storage device module, and network topology diagram module.
[0024] The beneficial technical effects of this invention are as follows:
[0025] 1. This invention enables comprehensive management of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, covering computer terminals, servers, network switches, firewalls, control systems, operating systems, databases, etc.
[0026] 2. The fields in the field list designed in this invention are comprehensive, which can improve work efficiency in terms of management and reduce the workload caused by repeated collection.
[0027] 3. This invention enables predictive maintenance of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants. By collecting relevant data, it can grasp the operating status and accurate information of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, implement predictive maintenance, and reduce the risk of failure. Through data analysis, it provides strong support for operation and maintenance decisions, helping operation and maintenance personnel to make more informed judgments based on accurate data, and improve the scientificity and accuracy of the judgments.
[0028] 4. The preventive maintenance and comprehensive management of this invention can help reduce management costs by identifying problems in advance and taking measures to reduce the frequency of emergency procurement and equipment replacement.
[0029] 5. This invention can improve the security of critical information infrastructure asset management in nuclear power plants. By introducing network security technology and strict access control mechanisms, it can protect the security of critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants and prevent potential network threats and risks.
[0030] 6. This invention can improve user experience and operational efficiency, and designs an intuitive and user-friendly interface to ensure that operators can easily operate and manage the critical information infrastructure asset information of nuclear power plants, fully realize the system benefits, and reduce operational errors. Attached Figure Description
[0031] Figure 1 This invention provides a flowchart of a method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants. Detailed Implementation
[0032] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0033] like Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides a method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, specifically including the following steps:
[0034] Step 1: Design a list of data fields for critical information infrastructure assets of nuclear power plants.
[0035] The field list includes 39 fields, namely: 01. Critical information infrastructure, 02. Equipment code, 03. Component code, 04. Equipment component code, 05. Topology map code, 06. Asset name description, 07. Supplier name, 08. Supplier country / region, 09. Procurement time, 10. Software system, 11. Software and hardware brand, 12. Software and hardware model, 13. Software and hardware version number, 14. Software and hardware category, 15. Software and hardware type, 16. Installation disk code, 17. CPU model, 18. CPU brand, 19. Number of CPUs (cores), 20. Memory brand, 21. Memory (GB), 22. Hard disk, 23. Operating system (name, brand, and version), 24. Database brand, 25. Number of databases, 26. MAC address, 27. IP address, 28. Data communication method, 29. Degree of localization, 30. Description of localization status, 31. Degree of import dependence, 32. Degree of independent operation and maintenance, 33. Disaster recovery capability, 34. Industrial control software, 35. Antivirus software, 36. Asset purpose, 37. Specialty, 38. Whether it is critical equipment, 39. Judgment basis.
[0036] Preset values can be set for 08 Supplier Country / Region, 14 Software / Hardware Category, 15 Software / Hardware Type, 28 Data Communication Method, 29 Localization Level, 31 Import Dependence, and 32 Self-Operation and Maintenance Level, which can be selected via drop-down lists.
[0037] Step 2: Intelligently draw network topology diagrams based on the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data.
[0038] The system extracts essential data, such as equipment and connection information, from the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data via an intelligent mapping interface. Leveraging network discovery technology, it analyzes the logical connections between devices and uses intelligent algorithms, such as graph traversal and shortest path algorithms, to generate a network topology map. A regular data synchronization mechanism is established through a data synchronization interface to synchronize the network topology map data to the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data, ensuring that the network topology map promptly reflects changes in the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets. The network topology map can be visualized using professional visualization tools.
[0039] Step 3: Offline collection, processing, and storage of data on critical information infrastructure assets of nuclear power plants.
[0040] Offline data collection is performed on the critical information infrastructure assets of nuclear power plants. The collected data undergoes preliminary processing such as deduplication and formatting, and is stored in offline storage devices in the form of offline data tables. The data in the offline data tables is imported into the system database through a preset data import interface, and the asset data can be maintained online subsequently.
[0041] Step 4: Conduct preventative maintenance analysis on the critical information infrastructure asset data of the nuclear power plant.
[0042] Predictive models are used to deeply analyze critical information infrastructure asset data of nuclear power plants, generating analysis results that identify potential problems and issue early warnings for preventative maintenance. Based on the analysis results, preventative maintenance plans are automatically generated to reduce the risk of failure. Analysis results, early warnings, and preventative maintenance plans can be displayed through intuitive data visualization methods.
[0043] The present invention also provides a system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, comprising:
[0044] The nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset management module is used to build a data model of nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure assets and establish a core database.
[0045] The data model for critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants includes multiple categories of equipment such as computer terminals, servers, network switches, control systems, firewalls, operating systems, and databases. Each category of equipment contains key attributes. These key attributes include: the critical information infrastructure to which the equipment belongs, equipment code, component code, equipment component code, topology map code, asset name and description, supplier name, supplier country / region, and procurement time.
[0046] The core database stores data from the data model of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets. The core database can be a relational database or a NoSQL database to meet the system's flexibility and scalability requirements.
[0047] The preventative maintenance module analyzes data from the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset management module. It generates analysis results using predictive analytics algorithms, which then identify potential equipment failure trends and problems. These predictive analytics algorithms can employ methods such as machine learning and statistics.
[0048] The preventative maintenance module is also used to set thresholds for key performance indicators (KPIs). When the measured value of a KPI exceeds the threshold, an early warning notification is triggered. The threshold settings are adjusted based on the specific equipment and operating conditions.
[0049] The preventative maintenance module is also used to automatically generate preventative maintenance plans for equipment based on the analysis results. These plans include specific maintenance tasks, schedules, and required resources.
[0050] The offline data acquisition, processing, and storage module is used to collect offline data at the site of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants using offline data acquisition equipment. The offline data acquisition equipment may include functions such as data scanning and data entry.
[0051] The collected offline data is preprocessed to obtain processed offline data. Preprocessing includes deduplication and formatting, which ensures the accuracy and consistency of the offline data.
[0052] The processed offline data is stored using a local database or offline storage device. The stored offline data is then imported into the core database.
[0053] The network topology graph module is used to extract equipment and connection information from the core database of nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure assets, perform correlation analysis, obtain the network topology relationships between equipment, and generate a network topology graph.
[0054] The network topology map module can also update the network topology map in a timely manner based on changes in device and connection information.
[0055] A graph database stores topological relationship data between devices to support the rapid generation and updating of network topology maps.
[0056] The interface display module is used to visualize and interact with the data in the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset management module, offline data acquisition, processing and storage device module, and network topology diagram module.
[0057] Specifically, it can provide an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Through this interface, data from the nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset data model in the nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset management module, and network topology diagrams in the network topology diagram module, can be visualized. Users can also query equipment overviews, real-time status, historical records, and connections between devices through the user interface.
[0058] The present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. All contents not described in detail in the present invention can be derived from existing technologies.
Claims
1. A method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, characterized in that, The method includes: Step 1: Design a list of data fields for critical information infrastructure assets of nuclear power plants; Step 2: Intelligently draw a network topology diagram based on the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data; Step 3: Collect, process, and store the data of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets offline; Step 4: Conduct preventative maintenance analysis on the data of critical information infrastructure assets of the nuclear power plant.
2. The method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The field list in step 1 includes:
01. Critical information infrastructure, 02. Equipment code, 03. Component code, 04. Equipment component code, 05. Topology map code, 06. Asset name description, 07. Supplier name, 08. Supplier country / region, 09. Procurement time, 10. Software system, 11. Software / hardware brand, 12. Software / hardware model, 13. Software / hardware version number, 14. Software / hardware category, 15. Software / hardware type, 16. Installation disk code, 17. CPU model, 18. CPU brand, 19. CPU quantity, 20. Memory brand, 21. Memory, 22. Hard disk, 23. Operating system, 24. Database brand, 25. Database quantity, 26. MAC address, 27. IP address, 28. Data communication method, 29. Degree of localization, 30. Description of localization status, 31. Degree of import dependence, 32. Degree of independent operation and maintenance, 33. Disaster recovery capability, 34. Industrial control software, 35. Antivirus software, 36. Asset purpose, 37. Specialty, 38. Whether it is critical equipment, 39. Judgment basis.
3. The method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Step 2 specifically involves: extracting equipment and its connection information from the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data through an intelligent drawing interface, analyzing the logical connection relationships between the equipment, generating a network topology map using intelligent algorithms, and establishing a regular data synchronization mechanism through a data synchronization interface to synchronize the network topology map data to the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure asset data.
4. A method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Step 3 specifically involves: collecting data on the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets offline; performing preliminary processing such as deduplication and formatting on the collected data; storing the data in an offline storage device using an offline data table; and importing the data from the offline data table into the system database through a preset data import interface. The asset data can then be maintained online.
5. A method for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Step 4 specifically involves: using predictive models to deeply analyze the asset data of critical information infrastructure of nuclear power plants, generating analysis results, identifying potential problems through the analysis results, and issuing early warnings for preventive maintenance. Based on the analysis results, a preventative maintenance plan is automatically generated.
6. A system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants, characterized in that, The system includes: The nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset management module is used to build a data model of nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure assets and establish a core database. The preventive maintenance module is used to analyze data from the asset management module of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure. It generates analysis results through predictive analysis algorithms, identifies potential equipment failure trends and problems based on the analysis results, issues early warnings for preventive maintenance, and generates preventive maintenance plans. The offline data acquisition, processing, and storage module is used to acquire offline data at the site of critical information infrastructure in nuclear power plants using offline data acquisition equipment, preprocess the acquired offline data, store the processed offline data, obtain the stored offline data, and import it into the core database. The network topology graph module is used to extract equipment and connection information from the core database of nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure assets, perform correlation analysis, obtain the network topology relationships between equipment, and generate a network topology graph.
7. A system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 6, characterized in that, The nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset data model includes multiple categories of equipment such as computer terminals, servers, network switches, control systems, firewalls, operating systems, and databases. Each category of equipment contains key attributes. Key attributes include: the critical information infrastructure to which it belongs, equipment code, component code, equipment component code, topology map code, asset name description, supplier name, supplier country / region, and procurement time.
8. A system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 6, characterized in that, The core database is used to store data in the data model of the nuclear power plant's critical information infrastructure assets; the offline data stored in the offline data acquisition, processing and storage device module is imported into the core database.
9. A system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 6, characterized in that, The network topology graph module can also update the network topology graph in a timely manner according to changes in devices and their connection information; it stores topological relationship data between devices through a graph database to support the rapid generation and updating of the network topology graph.
10. A system for managing critical information infrastructure assets in nuclear power plants according to claim 6, characterized in that, The system also includes an interface display module, which is used to visualize and interact with the data in the nuclear power plant critical information infrastructure asset management module, offline data acquisition, processing and storage device module, and network topology map module.