IoT Pipeline Signal Acquisition for Smart Gas Monitoring Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge in gas pipeline network monitoring is accurately determining and adjusting signal acquisition devices and parameters to efficiently monitor vast and complex pipeline networks.
Innovation Solution
An IoT system and method that includes a government safety monitoring and management platform, gas company management platform, and device object platform to activate and control signal acquisition devices, determine signal acquisition parameters, and manage alternative devices for intelligent signal acquisition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple signal acquisition devices are deployed at different locations in the gas pipeline network, then the monitoring coverage and comprehensiveness are improved, but the device complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the gas pipeline network into multiple monitoring areas, each managed by a dedicated signal acquisition device. The management platform divides the network into regional segments and assigns specific devices to each segment, enabling localized control and simplifying overall management despite the large number of devices deployed across the extensive pipeline network.
Solution Approach 2:
The management platform serves as an intermediary between the numerous signal acquisition devices and the supervisors. It automatically determines which devices need to be activated based on monitoring requirements, manages device parameters centrally, and filters information for supervisors, thereby reducing the complexity of direct device management while maintaining comprehensive coverage.
2Speed
If signal acquisition devices are activated based on real-time requirements, then the response speed and monitoring efficiency are improved, but the system complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple signal acquisition devices with different acquisition parameters before actual monitoring tasks. When a monitoring requirement arises, the management platform selects from pre-configured devices and activates them with appropriate parameters, enabling rapid response without complex real-time configuration decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The management platform dynamically adjusts signal acquisition parameters (such as sampling rate, detection range, and device activation status) based on real-time monitoring requirements. By changing parameters rather than reconfiguring entire devices, the system achieves flexible, fast response while maintaining simpler control mechanisms.
3Productivity
If the pipeline network is divided into separate monitoring areas, then the monitoring efficiency and manageability are improved, but the information loss and data fragmentation increase
Solution Approach 1:
While dividing the pipeline network into separate monitoring areas for efficient management, the system merges data from all areas through the centralized management platform. The platform aggregates information from regional devices, consolidates monitoring data, and presents a unified view to supervisors, preventing information loss while maintaining the benefits of divided management.
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AI summary
A method and an IoT system for acquiring pipeline signals for smart gas monitoring are provided, and the method is executed by a gas company management platform of the IoT system. The method includes obtaining acquisition device information of a plurality of signal acquisition devices in a gas pipeline network, determining a device to be activated based on a signal acquisition requirement and the acquisition device information, generating an activation instruction based on the device to be activated, determining a signal acquisition parameter based on the signal acquisition requirement, controlling the activated acquisition device and the operating acquisition device to perform signal acquisition based on the signal acquisition parameter to obtain a gas pipeline network signal, in response to an activation failure of the device to be activated, determining an alternative acquisition device based on the acquisition device information, generating an alternate device instruction based on the alternative acquisition device.