Smart Gas Pipeline Network Opening by Regional Demand Classification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity and management costs of gas pipeline networks due to urbanization and expansion of urban areas necessitate a more efficient management method to optimize gas demand and pipeline operations.
Innovation Solution
A smart gas management platform utilizing an Internet of Things system that includes a smart gas sensing network, data center, and operation management sub-platform to determine region-specific gas demand and pipeline network opening schemes based on region features and demand thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the gas pipeline network system expands to cover more regions, then the service coverage is improved, but the management complexity and management costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the gas pipeline network into multiple regional units, each with its own feature parameters (population, economy, geography). The system divides the large-scale network management into smaller manageable regions, allowing independent analysis and control of each segment while maintaining overall system coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms physical and economic characteristics of regions into quantifiable parameters (population density, GDP, geographic coordinates). By converting complex regional attributes into standardized parameters, the system enables automated processing, comparison, and decision-making, thereby reducing management complexity despite network expansion.
2Area of stationary object
If the gas pipeline network system expands to cover more regions, then the service coverage is improved, but the management costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service through the management platform that automatically collects regional data, analyzes demand characteristics, and generates pipeline opening schemes without requiring extensive manual intervention. The platform performs self-monitoring and self-optimization of network operations, reducing the need for additional management personnel and resources as the network expands.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the management platform continuously monitors regional features and pipeline operations, then adjusts management strategies based on actual performance data. This closed-loop control allows the system to optimize resource allocation dynamically, preventing wasteful spending and maintaining cost efficiency as the network grows.
3Productivity
If region-specific management is implemented, then the operational efficiency is improved, but the data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal management platform that handles multiple functions (data collection, analysis, pipeline planning, and monitoring) through a single integrated system. The platform uses standardized parameter structures that can process different types of regional data uniformly, enabling efficient region-specific management without proportionally increasing data processing complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a preset management method of a gas pipeline network for a smart gas, which is performed by a smart gas management platform. The smart gas management platform comprises a smart user service management sub-platform, a smart operation management sub-platform and a smart gas data center. The method comprises: obtaining, by the smart gas data center, a region feature of each region within a target range through a smart gas sensing network platform; determining, by the smart operation management sub-platform, a gas demand degree of the each region based on the region feature of the each region; determining, by the smart operation management sub-platform, a region as a first-class region based on the gas demand degree in the region meeting a preset condition, and determining a gas pipeline network opening scheme for the region.