Smart Gas Meter Maintenance via IoT Flow Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inaccurate gas meter measurements lead to disputes and financial losses for both gas users and companies, as it is difficult for gas companies to efficiently inspect and maintain a large number of gas meters.
Innovation Solution
An IoT system comprising a smart gas user platform, service platform, device management platform, sensing network platform, and object platform interacts to obtain gas flow information, determine candidate areas with potential issues, identify target gas meters, and create maintenance plans, which are then sent to the user platform for action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If gas companies manually inspect each gas meter to ensure measurement accuracy, then measurement precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to the large number of gas meters
Solution Approach 1:
The gas meter performs self-diagnosis by automatically detecting its own measurement status and transmitting this information to the gas company's server, eliminating the need for manual inspection while maintaining measurement accuracy monitoring
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical inspection with an automated electronic system that uses sensors, communication modules, and server-based analysis to monitor gas meter performance, thereby improving inspection efficiency
2Reliability
If gas companies manually check each gas meter to eliminate measurement issues, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases due to the extensive inspection required
Solution Approach 1:
The gas meter continuously monitors its own measurement status and transmits data to the server in advance, allowing the system to detect and alert potential issues before they affect measurement reliability, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual checks
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where the gas meter automatically reports its status to the gas company's server, which then provides guidance for maintenance, enabling timely intervention to maintain reliability without manual inspection
Data Source
AI summary
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for determining a gas meter measurement failure of a smart gas, the method including: by the smart gas data center, obtaining, based on the smart gas sensing network platform, gas flow information of pipelines of each level from at least one flow monitoring device, the at least one flow monitoring device being configured in the smart gas object platform; by the indoor smart gas device management sub-platform, determining a candidate area based on the gas flow information; determining a target gas meter based on gas meter reading information of the candidate area, and then determining a maintenance plan for the target gas meter; and sending the maintenance plan to the smart gas data center, and sending the maintenance plan to the smart gas user platform based on the smart gas service platform.