IoT Management Apparatus with Dynamic Load Control for Peak Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
IoT systems face challenges in managing peak loads without increasing the specifications of management apparatuses, leading to unpredictable operation costs and potential system failures due to excessive or insufficient processing loads.
Innovation Solution
The management apparatus includes a receiving unit, a calculation unit, a load detecting unit, a load determining unit, and a reduction control unit that detects and manages processing loads by adjusting communication conditions between the management apparatus and control terminals, reducing the load by suppressing non-essential equipment information transmission when thresholds are exceeded.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the management apparatus is designed to withstand peak load by increasing specifications, then the system reliability is improved, but the construction and operation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic load management by continuously monitoring the processing unit's load and adjusting communication conditions in real-time. The management apparatus switches between normal communication mode and reduced communication mode based on detected load levels, allowing the system to adapt its resource consumption dynamically rather than being statically over-provisioned for peak loads.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes communication parameters (communication intervals, data transmission frequency) based on the processing unit's load state. When load exceeds a threshold, the system modifies communication conditions to reduce the volume of equipment information transmitted, thereby reducing processing requirements and allowing smaller, more cost-effective hardware specifications.
2Loss of information
If the management apparatus processes all equipment information, then the information completeness is improved, but the processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and prioritizes essential equipment information from the complete data set. By identifying critical parameters that must be monitored versus non-essential data, the system transmits only necessary information to the management apparatus during high-load conditions, reducing processing requirements while maintaining operational safety and effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial processing by selectively handling equipment information based on system load. During normal conditions, all information is processed completely. During peak load, the system processes a subset of critical information while reducing or suspending processing of non-essential data, allowing the management apparatus to function within its capacity limits.
3Measurement precision
If the communication interval is reduced to transmit more equipment information, then the monitoring precision is improved, but the network load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic communication with variable intervals based on system conditions. Instead of continuous or fixed-interval communication, the system adjusts the periodicity of data transmission according to the processing unit's load and the criticality of equipment states, reducing network traffic while maintaining adequate monitoring coverage.
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AI summary
An equipment management system includes a control terminal and a management apparatus. The control terminal transmits equipment information related to equipment. The management apparatus includes a CPU and an interface. The management apparatus controls the control terminal through a network. The CPU executes calculation of information processing that is based on information received from the control terminal, determines a load level corresponding to a load of the information processing by the calculation unit, and executes reduction control to reduce the load on the calculation unit in accordance with the load level. The interface being transmits the load level to the control terminal. The control terminal changes, in accordance with the load level, a communication condition of equipment information to be transmitted to the management apparatus.