Digital Twin Fire Protection for Plant-Specific Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fire protection systems in power plants struggle with inconsistent fire response due to varying fire evaluation standards, leading to delayed reactions to fire situations.
Innovation Solution
A fire protection system utilizing a digital twin that integrates multiple sensors, a first server, and a second server with building information modeling, synchronization, and simulation units to provide real-time fire information and action plans based on sensor data and big data, enabling prompt and tailored responses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fire protection systems use different fire evaluation standards for each facility, then each facility can be evaluated according to its specific requirements, but the response to fire situations becomes delayed and inconsistent
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal fire evaluation system that integrates multiple fire evaluation standards into a single platform. The system uses a standardized data structure and communication protocol that can accommodate different facility types and their specific fire evaluation requirements, enabling consistent and prompt response across all facilities while maintaining adaptability to individual needs
2Reliability
If a fire protection system integrates multiple sensors and servers with digital twin technology, then real-time fire detection and response efficiency are enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital twin (virtual copy) of the physical fire protection system that mirrors the actual sensor network and facility infrastructure. This virtual model allows real-time monitoring and analysis without requiring direct intervention in the physical system, enhancing detection reliability while managing complexity through simulation and virtualization
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a server layer that acts as an intermediary between multiple sensors and the user interface. This server consolidates data from various sensors, processes fire evaluation according to different standards, and presents unified results, thereby managing system complexity while maintaining high detection accuracy
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AI summary
A fire protection system according to an embodiment of the inventive concept includes a plurality of sensors having different address values, detecting fire occurrence, generating a fire alarm, and performing Radio Frequency (RF) communication with each other, a first server configured to perform RF communication with each of the plurality of sensors, and a second server in communication with the first server, wherein the second server includes a building information modeling unit configured to virtually implement a plant and provide modeling, a synchronization unit configured to synchronize the modeling and sensor data measured from each of the plurality of sensors, and a simulation unit configured to provide fire information based on the synchronized modeling and sensor data and outputs a digital twin plant based on the fire information.