Industrial Protocol Energy Object for Automated Grid Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing industrial protocols lack standardized methods for aggregating energy data and managing energy resources, leading to inefficient and manual control of complex energy flows across networks, which is particularly challenging in dynamic environments such as smart grids and Cap & Trade applications.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of an energy object within industrial communication networks that aggregates energy data from various sources, enabling automated management and control of energy usage across networks, including smart grids, by specifying energy types, measurements, and time references, and facilitating energy conservation and demand response programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual methods are used for energy management, then implementation is simple, but efficiency and responsiveness are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The energy management system performs automated data collection, aggregation, and analysis without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages energy resource monitoring by automatically gathering data from multiple sources, processing it through standardized protocols, and generating management decisions, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining simplicity and improving efficiency through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an energy object as an intermediary layer between raw energy data sources and management systems. This energy object standardizes energy data representation and provides a unified interface for energy management operations, enabling automated control while maintaining system simplicity through abstraction.
2Productivity
If standardized energy management methods are implemented, then energy control efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The energy object is designed as a universal standardized structure that can represent different types of energy resources (electricity, gas, water, etc.) through a common framework. This multi-functional approach allows the same standardized protocol to handle diverse energy management tasks, improving efficiency without proportionally increasing system complexity through reuse of the same structural patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter-based configuration where energy resource characteristics are defined through adjustable parameters rather than hard-coded complex structures. By changing parameters such as energy type, measurement units, and aggregation rules, the system adapts to different energy management scenarios without requiring structural modifications, thus maintaining simplicity while achieving standardized efficiency.
3Speed
If real-time energy data aggregation is performed, then energy management responsiveness improves, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments energy data aggregation into hierarchical levels: individual energy resource data collection, energy object-level aggregation, and system-level consolidation. This segmentation allows real-time processing at each level independently, improving overall responsiveness while distributing complexity across multiple manageable segments rather than requiring monolithic complex processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The energy object creates standardized copies or representations of raw energy data from various sources. Instead of processing heterogeneous raw data directly, the system generates unified energy object instances that replicate essential energy characteristics in a standardized format, enabling fast real-time processing while simplifying data handling through consistent representation.
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AI summary
An energy object extension to an industrial protocol having a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages and services utilized for the monitoring and control of energy consuming or producing resources by a manufacturing automation application is provided. The energy object includes an identifier associated with an energy resource that is associated with a manufacturing automation application and an energy type associated with the energy resource. This includes a measurement characteristic associated with the energy resource to facilitate energy management by the manufacturing automation application.