Network-Enabled Power Equipment Content Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical power distribution equipment lacks an efficient and reliable system for maintaining and managing maintenance records, often relying on manual methods that can lead to mismanagement and uncertainty regarding document accuracy and ownership.
Innovation Solution
A network-enabled power distribution system incorporating a web server with a content management system, allowing for a centralized maintenance log accessible via a web browser, which can be edited and updated by authorized personnel, utilizing a web log or wiki format for accurate and collaborative documentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual means or computer-based maintenance logs are used, then maintenance records can be maintained, but the records can be misplaced or mismanaged with uncertainty regarding document accuracy and ownership
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of maintenance records stored on a server, replacing physical manual logs. This digital copy can be accessed, viewed, and edited multiple times without degradation, eliminating the risk of misplaced physical documents while maintaining complete audit trails of who accessed or modified records and when.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between users and maintenance records. The server centrally stores all records and manages access control, authentication, and documentation history. This intermediary system ensures that only authorized users can access or modify records while maintaining a complete audit log of all actions.
2Reliability
If manual maintenance logs are used, then maintenance information can be recorded, but it is difficult to ensure which documents reflect official records and who is responsible for entries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism through audit logs that track every access, view, and modification of maintenance records. The system automatically records who accessed what record and when, providing continuous feedback about document history. This feedback loop ensures complete accountability while maintaining simple user interaction through a web interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal web-based interface that serves multiple functions: viewing records, editing records, adding new entries, and auditing access. This multi-functional system consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems into a single unified platform, improving reliability without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Ease of operation
If centralized server storage is implemented, then document accuracy and accessibility are improved, but network infrastructure and server configuration are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the web server automatically handles user authentication, record locking, version control, and audit logging without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically manages its own operations, reducing the need for complex manual configuration and maintenance of the infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent leverages standard web technologies and protocols as fixed parameters, allowing the system to operate using established standards rather than requiring custom complex infrastructure. By using standard HTTP protocols, web browsers, and authentication mechanisms, the system achieves high accessibility while minimizing infrastructure complexity.
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AI summary
Network-enabled electrical power distribution equipment includes one or more networked intelligent devices coupled to a power distribution system and measuring and storing at least one sensed condition in the power distribution system; a server in the power equipment for storing a document that can be accessed by browsers and that contains data relating to the sensed condition; a content management system in the power equipment for maintaining a document that can be accessed by browsers and that contains a log of information relating to the power equipment; and a user interface for accessing the document containing the log of information and editing the information contained in the log. The log of information relating to the power equipment may be a web log or a wiki. The content management system can be included in a web server in the power equipment, the user interface can include a web browser, and the network can include a LAN, a private WAN and/or a public WAN such as the Internet.