Electrical Load Configuration Management for Lifecycle Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large-scale electrical systems, such as those in aircraft, ships, buildings, and factories, undergo significant changes over their lifecycle, leading to fluctuations in load and requiring frequent adjustments in architecture and components, which existing technologies struggle to manage efficiently.
Innovation Solution
An electrical load life-cycle management system that includes a database module for storing configuration data and requirements, an analysis module for determining performance characteristics, and a configuration management module for managing changes, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If components are added, deleted, and changed over the life of the electrical system, then the electrical system can adapt to changing requirements, but the load management complexity and analysis difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic load management system that continuously monitors and adjusts to configuration changes throughout the electrical system's lifecycle. The system automatically detects additions, deletions, or modifications of components and recalculates load distributions in real-time, transforming the static analysis approach into a dynamic adaptive process that handles changes without manual reconfiguration
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates continuous feedback mechanisms where load analysis results are fed back into the configuration management process. When configuration changes occur, the system automatically performs new load analyses and compares results against requirements, providing feedback that triggers alerts or notifications when compliance is violated, enabling proactive management of load management complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If frequent changes are made to electrical system architecture and components, then the system can meet evolving requirements, but the cost and time for load analysis increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes baseline load analysis results and configuration records at each lifecycle stage (design, manufacturing, delivery, post-delivery). These preliminary analyses serve as reference points that can be quickly updated when changes occur, avoiding the need to perform complete re-analyses from scratch and significantly reducing the time required for subsequent load assessments
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal load management framework that serves multiple functions: initial design analysis, manufacturing verification, delivery certification, and post-delivery change management. By establishing a reusable analytical model and database structure that can handle all these stages, the system eliminates the need to develop separate analysis procedures for each lifecycle phase, reducing overall analysis time and costs
3Reliability
If comprehensive load analysis is performed throughout the electrical system lifecycle, then compliance and optimal performance are ensured, but the cost of analysis increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs load analysis at strategically selected lifecycle stages and triggers additional analyses only when configuration changes occur or when compliance violations are detected. This partial action approach—conducting analysis selectively rather than continuously—maintains compliance assurance while significantly reducing the total cost of analysis compared to exhaustive continuous monitoring
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically monitors its own configuration state and triggers load analyses only when changes are detected that could affect compliance. The configuration management module self-services by tracking modifications and autonomously determining when re-analysis is necessary, eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing overall analysis costs while maintaining reliable compliance assurance
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AI summary
An electrical load life-cycle management and analysis system and method are disclosed. In the system and method, a database module stores electrical system configuration data and electrical system requirements, and an electrical system analysis module determines electrical system performance characteristics as a function of and based on the electrical system configuration data. In addition, an electrical system configuration management module manages at least one change to the electrical system configuration data, and compares the electrical system performance characteristics to the electrical system requirements to enable optimal performance and to provide compliance information.