Gas Pressure Regulator Cabinet IoT Monitoring for Early Accident Warning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current gas pressure regulator cabinets require specialized personnel for daily inspection and maintenance, leading to inefficiencies and potential safety risks due to delayed repairs and lack of real-time failure detection.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for safety control based on regulatory Internet of Things (IoT) that determines accident warning information using light, air, and inspection data, and adjusts power use strategies for gas pressure regulator cabinets through a network of platforms, enabling early warnings and adaptive control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If specialized personnel perform daily inspection and maintenance of gas pressure regulator cabinets, then the safety and functionality of the cabinets can be maintained, but the response time for repairs is long and the system requires high operational complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesafety of gas pressure regulator cabinetVSAvoidrepair time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The gas pressure regulator cabinet is equipped with multiple sensors (light sensors, air quality sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors) that enable the system to autonomously monitor its own status, detect abnormalities, and send alerts without requiring continuous human inspection. This self-monitoring capability reduces dependency on specialized personnel for daily checks while maintaining safety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously collects data from various sensors, processes this information through a control module, and provides feedback by sending alerts to mobile devices or central monitoring systems when abnormalities are detected. This real-time feedback mechanism enables rapid response to issues, significantly reducing repair time compared to scheduled manual inspections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If multiple sensors and monitoring systems are installed in gas pressure regulator cabinets, then early warning of potential failures can be achieved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveearly warning capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control module serves multiple functions: it processes data from various sensors, determines whether abnormalities exist, sends alerts to mobile devices, and can control power supply to functional modules. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single control module, the system achieves multi-functionality without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system combines multiple sensor types (light, air quality, temperature, humidity) and their processing functions into an integrated monitoring system. The control module unifies the processing of data from all sensors, and the power supply module consolidates power management for all functional components, reducing overall system complexity through merging.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If real-time monitoring and control systems are implemented, then operational efficiency and safety are enhanced, but the power consumption and energy usage increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs periodic sampling of sensor data rather than continuous monitoring, and the control module processes information at intervals. The power supply module can periodically adjust power supply to functional modules based on operational needs, reducing overall power consumption while maintaining operational efficiency through scheduled monitoring and control actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The power supply module provides differentiated power management by controlling power supply to specific functional modules based on their operational requirements and priority. Critical functions receive continuous power while non-critical functions may have reduced or periodic power supply, optimizing energy distribution according to local needs of different system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20240310008A1Methods and systems for safety control of gas pressure regulator cabinet based on regulatory IoT
Publication Date: 2024.09.19 CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method and system for safety control of gas pressure regulator cabinet based on regulatory Internet of Things (IoT). The method may include: determining accident warning information based on light data, air data, and inspection information, sending the accident warning information to a government safety regulatory management platform, and obtaining feedback information from the government safety regulatory management platform; and determining a power use strategy based on power supply information, power storage module information, and power use information of at least one gas pressure regulator cabinet, and sending the power use strategy to the at least one gas pressure regulator cabinet. The system may include: a government safety regulatory service platform, a government safety regulatory management platform, a government safety regulatory sensor network platform, a gas company management platform, a gas company sensor network platform, and a gas device object platform.