Upgrade Evaluation Using Multi-Point Performance Effect Calculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Both manufacturers and users face risks when introducing upgrade menus in power plants, as the guaranteed value for performance improvement is difficult to secure, leading to hesitation in adoption due to uncertainty in the effectiveness of the upgrade.
Innovation Solution
An upgrade evaluation method and device that calculates the introduction effect by comparing performance data before and after the introduction of the upgrade, considering external factors and calculating consideration based on the degree of performance improvement, allowing for frequent evaluation and fair compensation between the provider and recipient.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a guaranteed value for performance improvement is set, then the user can be assured of minimum performance gain, but the manufacturer faces difficulty in securing profit due to the risk of not meeting the guaranteed value
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of evaluation frequency from annual to multiple time points within a year. This allows the guaranteed value to be evaluated at multiple intervals, reducing the risk for both parties while maintaining the reliability of performance improvement guarantee.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the annual evaluation period into multiple smaller evaluation intervals. By evaluating the guaranteed value at multiple time points throughout the year rather than once annually, both manufacturer and user share the risk more equitably while maintaining profit security.
2Adaptability or versatility
If upgrade menus with small introduction effects are introduced, then more upgrade options become available, but it becomes difficult to verify whether the guaranteed value has been achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the evaluation frequency parameter to multiple time points within a year. This increased measurement frequency improves the ability to detect and verify small performance improvements that would be difficult to measure with annual evaluations alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where performance data is collected and analyzed at multiple time points. This continuous feedback allows for verification of small introduction effects by accumulating evidence of performance improvement across multiple measurement opportunities.
3Device complexity
If evaluation is performed only once a year, then the evaluation process is simple, but the risk for both manufacturer and user increases due to uncertainty in performance improvement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the single annual evaluation into multiple smaller evaluation intervals. This segmentation reduces risk for both parties by providing more data points while maintaining manageable complexity through automated data collection and analysis at each time point.
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AI summary
Provided is an upgrade evaluation device for calculating cost in relation to the introduction effects of an upgrade menu. The present invention has: a performance data acquisition step for acquiring the performance data of an apparatus; and an effect calculation step for calculating, on the basis of the performance data, introduction effects based on a difference in performance when an improvement function for improving the performance of the apparatus is introduced and when the improvement function is not introduced; the introduction effects being calculated for each of a plurality of points in time in a prescribed period in the effect calculation step. There may also be calculated a cost exchanged between an improvement-function-supply side and the supplied side, the cost being based on the introduction effects calculated in the effect calculation step.