Alarm-based prevention and control method, internet of things system, and medium for safety risk of smart gas

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Solution Overview

Problem

Residents are often unaware of how to prevent and respond to gas leaks in indoor gas systems, leading to potential personal and property losses due to inadequate solutions.

Innovation Solution

An alarm-based prevention and control method for smart gas systems that includes obtaining gas monitoring data, determining gas leaks, generating control instructions for fans to remove leaking gas, and using indicator lights to alert users through dynamic flicker patterns and frequencies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If gas monitoring data is obtained and fan operation strategy is applied to remove leaking gas, then the effectiveness of gas leakage control is improved, but the response time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegas leakage control effectivenessVSAvoidresponse time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-establishes fan operation strategies and notification instructions before gas leakage occurs. When leakage is detected, the pre-prepared control instructions are immediately executed, eliminating the need for real-time decision-making and reducing response time while maintaining effective gas leakage control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically generates control instructions for fan operation and notification instructions for indicator lights based on detected gas leakage data, without requiring human intervention. This automated self-service approach reduces response time while ensuring reliable and consistent gas leakage control effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of information

If indicator light is used to provide alarm notifications with different flicker states and frequencies, then the information transmission to users is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transmission to usersVSAvoidnotification system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The indicator light uses different flicker states and frequencies to represent different types of gas leakage and notification priorities. This visual encoding method transmits multiple types of information through a single indicator light device, improving information transmission without requiring multiple separate notification devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The indicator light employs periodic flickering at different frequencies to convey different information about gas leakage situations. This periodic action allows the system to transmit detailed information about leakage severity and type using a simple on/off light mechanism, avoiding the need for complex display systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

3Reliability

If fan operation strategy is applied to remove leaking gas, then the safety response effectiveness is improved, but the energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesafety response effectivenessVSAvoidfan energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies fan operation strategies selectively based on the detected gas leakage situation. Fan operation is activated only when gas leakage is detected and the concentration exceeds thresholds, rather than running continuously. This partial action approach maintains high safety response effectiveness while significantly reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12008883B2Alarm-based prevention and control method, internet of things system, and medium for safety risk of smart gas
Publication Date: 2024.06.11 CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an alarm-based prevention and control method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for a safety risk of smart gas, including: obtaining gas monitoring data based on a data acquisition instruction, and determining whether a gas leakage occurs; in response to a determination that the gas leakage occurs, generating a control instruction based on a fan operation strategy to control operation of a fan, and obtaining the gas monitoring data under the fan operation strategy, the fan being configured to remove leaking gas and assist in determining a type of the gas leakage; and generating a notification instruction based on the gas monitoring data in conjunction with an operating strategy of an indicator light, and controlling the indicator light to issue an alarm notification based on the notification instruction.