Gate Station Compressor Pressure Control for Smart Gas IoT
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high operational costs of gas gate station compressors, primarily due to energy consumption and regulation costs, necessitate a method to optimize rated outlet pressure adjustment to reduce these expenses.
Innovation Solution
An Internet of Things (IoT) system for gate station compressor operation optimization, which includes a smart gas device management platform, a smart gas sensor network platform, and a smart gas object platform, to obtain user features and operation parameters, and determine a rated outlet pressure adjustment amount based on these inputs, using prediction models for accurate and efficient compressor operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the compressor operates with high rated outlet pressure to ensure sufficient gas supply, then gas usage reliability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the compressor's rated outlet pressure based on real-time downstream gas usage conditions. The system continuously monitors user features and operation parameters, then dynamically optimizes the pressure setting to match actual demand, avoiding unnecessary high-pressure operation while ensuring sufficient gas supply when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operating parameter (rated outlet pressure) of the compressor based on varying downstream conditions. By adjusting the pressure parameter according to user features and real-time operation parameters, the system achieves optimal balance between supply reliability and energy consumption different from fixed high-pressure operation.
2Reliability
If the compressor operates with high rated outlet pressure to maintain pressure stability, then pressure regulation reliability is improved, but regulation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a feedback mechanism where the system monitors downstream gas usage conditions and operation parameters, then uses this information to adjust the compressor's rated outlet pressure. This closed-loop control ensures pressure regulation reliability while avoiding excessive pressure settings that would increase regulation costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user features and downstream conditions to determine the optimal rated outlet pressure adjustment amount before actual operation. This advance planning allows the compressor to operate at the most efficient pressure setting from the start, reducing unnecessary regulation costs while maintaining pressure stability.
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AI summary
This present disclosure provides a method for gate station compressor operation optimization for smart gas, which is implemented based on an Internet of Things system for gate station compressor operation optimization for smart gas. The Internet of Things system includes a smart gas device management platform, a smart gas sensor network platform, and a smart gas object platform interacting in sequence. The method is executed by the smart gas device management platform, comprising: obtaining user features of a downstream gas usage based on the smart gas object platform, the user features including at least a user type; obtaining operation parameters of a compressor based on the smart gas object platform, the operation parameters including at least a rated outlet pressure set by the compressor; and determining a rated outlet pressure adjustment amount of the compressor based on the user features and the operation parameters.