Energy Storage Fire Protection with Predicted Sensor Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing fire-protection systems for energy storage devices face challenges in maintaining reliable communication between sensors and the fire-protection host, leading to potential thermal runaway issues due to communication link abnormalities, which can result in delayed fire-protection measures.

Innovation Solution

A fire-protection system that includes a data prediction apparatus connected to detector modules and a fire-protection host, which predicts detection data using historical data in case of communication link abnormalities, ensuring continuous data provision to the host and executing fire-protection strategies to prevent thermal runaway.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If communication link between detector modules and fire-protection host is used, then fire-protection monitoring is achieved, but communication abnormalities cause data loss and delayed response

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefire-protection communication reliabilityVSAvoiddetection data loss
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The data prediction apparatus performs preliminary actions by establishing a prediction model using historical detection data before communication failures occur. When communication abnormalities are detected, the pre-trained model can immediately generate predicted detection data without waiting for data recovery, thus preventing information loss and ensuring continuous fire-protection monitoring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The data prediction apparatus acts as an intermediary between the detector modules and the fire-protection host. When communication link fails, this intermediary uses the prediction model to generate and transmit predicted detection data to the host, bridging the information gap caused by communication abnormalities and maintaining system reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If communication link between detector modules and fire-protection host is used, then real-time monitoring is achieved, but communication link abnormalities cause delayed fire-protection measures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefire-protection response timelinessVSAvoidfire-protection response delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by training the prediction model in advance using historical data. When communication failures occur, the pre-trained model can immediately generate predicted detection data without waiting for data recovery, thus preventing information loss and ensuring continuous fire-protection monitoring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The data prediction apparatus ensures continuity of useful action by continuously generating predicted detection data even when communication link is abnormal. This continuous data provision to the fire-protection host maintains uninterrupted monitoring and enables timely fire-protection measures without delays caused by communication interruptions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Reliability

If prediction model is used to generate detection data, then continuous data provision is achieved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata provision continuityVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The data prediction apparatus acts as an intermediary between the detector modules and the fire-protection host. When communication link fails, this intermediary uses the prediction model to generate and transmit predicted detection data to the host, bridging the information gap caused by communication abnormalities and maintaining system reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12194328B2Fire-protection system and method for container-type energy storage device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.01.14 HITHIUM TECH HK LTD
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AI summary

A fire-protection system and a method for a container-type energy storage device and a storage medium are provided. The system includes at least one detector module, a data prediction apparatus and a fire-protection host of the container-type energy storage device, and the data prediction apparatus is communicatively connected to the at least one detector module and the fire-protection host of the container-type energy storage device, respectively. The current detection data of the detector can be predicted by using the historical detection data in the event of an abnormal communication link between the detector module and the fire-protection host of the container-type energy storage device. The detection data can be sent to the fire-protection host to ensure that data can be continuously provided to the fire-protection host.