Dynamic Function Management in Energy Network Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current energy management systems lack effective methods for optimizing energy production, distribution, and usage, leading to inefficiencies and difficulties in managing energy sources like electricity, water, or gas.
Innovation Solution
A network system that includes a power plant, sub-control center, smart meter, advanced metering infrastructure, and energy management system (EMS) for real-time monitoring and management of energy production, distribution, usage, and storage, allowing for efficient communication between components to optimize energy usage based on pricing and demand.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If a component operates in power saving mode to reduce energy consumption, then energy efficiency is improved, but the availability of certain functions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The component dynamically adjusts its operational mode based on power supply conditions. When power supply is unstable or in power saving mode, the component automatically limits unavailable functions and notifies the user. When power supply stabilizes, the component restores full functionality. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making function availability flexible rather than fixed, allowing the system to optimize energy consumption while maintaining adaptability to different power conditions.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed information about power saving mode limitations to users, then user awareness and control are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification unit serves as an intermediary between the control unit and the user. Instead of implementing complex interfaces for users to query function availability, the system automatically generates and displays notifications that clearly indicate which functions are unavailable due to power saving mode. This intermediary approach provides comprehensive information to users while keeping the system implementation relatively simple, as the notification mechanism handles the complexity of translating internal power state into user-friendly information.
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AI summary
Provided is an exection method of one function of a plurality of functions at a component. The method includes inputting a plurality of commands to execute the one function of the plurality of functions; and executing the one function at the component, wherein the inputting a plurality of commands comprises a plurality of command input steps, at least one command can be input by each command input steps, when a specific condition is satisfied, at least a command that can be input by at least one of the plurality of command input steps is varied.