Topology-Based Operation Planning for Complex Equipment Systems

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing operation plan creation devices face challenges in efficiently creating optimized operation plans for complex systems with multiple pieces of equipment, as they require time-consuming model expression creation and optimization.

Innovation Solution

The operation plan creation device includes a topology diagram creation unit, a topology information generation unit, and a model expression generation unit, which create a topology diagram, generate characteristic and connection information, and produce model expressions representing the system's characteristics, enabling optimized operation plan creation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a model expression is created for a system with a complicated structure, then the operation plan can be optimized, but much time is required for creating the model expression and optimizing the plan

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoptimization accuracyVSAvoidtime required for model creation and optimization
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the complicated system into multiple pieces of equipment (nodes), where each node has its own characteristic data. This segmentation allows the model expression to be constructed from individual node characteristics rather than requiring a complete system-level model, significantly reducing model creation time while maintaining optimization accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary acquisition of characteristic data for each piece of equipment before optimization is needed. This advance preparation of node-level characteristics enables rapid model expression creation when optimization is required, eliminating the time-consuming process of creating system-level models from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If characteristic data of multiple pieces of equipment is acquired to create an operation plan, then the operation plan can be optimized, but the complexity of creating the model expression increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation plan optimization capabilityVSAvoidmodel expression creation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the overall system model into individual node models, where each node represents a piece of equipment with its own characteristic data. This segmentation simplifies model creation by allowing independent characterization of each component rather than requiring complex system-level modeling, thus reducing overall model expression creation complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses a universal model expression structure that can accommodate multiple types of equipment through standardized node characteristics. This universal approach allows the same modeling framework to handle diverse equipment (generators, transformers, transmission lines, etc.), reducing the complexity of creating models for different equipment types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4495847A1Operation plan creation device, operation plan creation system, operation plan creation method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.01.22 KK TOSHIBA
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AI summary

According to some embodiments, an operation plan creation device of an embodiment includes a topology diagram creation unit, a topology information generation unit, and a model expression generation unit. The topology diagram creation unit creates a topology diagram in which a plurality of nodes are connected by an edge. The topology information generation unit generates characteristic information of the plurality of nodes in the topology diagram and connection information of the plurality of nodes connected by the edge. The model expression generation unit generates a model expression representing the characteristics of a system including a plurality of pieces of equipment based on the characteristic information and the connection information.