Cloud Meter Management Autoscaling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cloud-based meter management systems face challenges in efficiently managing and storing large volumes of meter log data from intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), particularly in scaling to handle increased loads and ensuring data integrity and security.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based meter management system is implemented, featuring a meter manager module that collects and sends meter log data in standardized formats (JSON, XML, HTML) to a server, which includes autoscaling, load balancing, and a message broker for efficient data routing, along with user authentication and data validation to manage and store data effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a cloud-based meter management system is implemented to manage large volumes of meter log data, then data collection and storage capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message broker as an intermediary component that sits between the data producers (meter manager modules) and data consumers (servers, databases). This message broker simplifies the overall system architecture by providing a standardized communication interface, enabling the system to handle large volumes of meter log data without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If autoscaling and load balancing are implemented to handle increased loads, then system scalability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements autoscaling capabilities that allow the system to dynamically adjust its resource allocation based on actual load conditions. The system can automatically scale computing resources up or down in response to changing data volumes and processing requirements, enabling scalability without requiring manual intervention or complex fixed-architecture designs.
3Reliability
If user authentication and data validation are implemented to ensure data integrity and security, then reliability is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authentication and validation mechanisms that verify user credentials and data integrity before data enters the main processing pipeline. By performing these security checks in advance, the system ensures data integrity and security without requiring repeated validation during subsequent processing operations, thereby minimizing the impact on overall processing time.
4Ease of operation
If standardized data formats (JSON, XML, HTML) are used for data transmission, then ease of operation is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adopts multiple standardized data formats (JSON, XML, HTML) to enable the system to interface with various types of devices and platforms. This universal approach allows different components of the meter management system to communicate effectively using industry-standard formats, improving ease of operation while the message broker handles the complexity of format conversion and processing transparently.
Data Source
AI summary
Devices, systems and methods for a cloud-based meter management system are provided. The present disclosure includes a meter cloud server, a plurality of IEDs or meters, and one or more clients 608 (e.g., a web browser client), which are coupled together via a network (e.g., via various wireless and/or hardwired communication networks). The various components and modules of the present disclosure provide a plurality of functions to enable one or more users to manage a plurality of IEDs or meters via the at least one client device.