Wireless Socket Compliance Monitoring for Faster Commissioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for verifying and configuring compliance with energy efficiency standards for wireless sockets are manual, time-consuming, and prone to errors, requiring re-commissioning if mistakes occur.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that automates the management of wireless sockets by accessing site models, equipment models, and compliance rules, comparing operational data against these rules to identify non-compliance, and providing recommendations for correction, including automated installation and state changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual verification and configuration methods are used for wireless socket compliance, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but time consumption and error probability increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-verification of compliance rules by the wireless socket infrastructure itself. The compliance verification system automatically collects operational data, compares it against predefined rules, and generates compliance reports without requiring manual intervention from installers or commissioning engineers, thus dramatically reducing commissioning time while maintaining accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
Compliance rules are predefined and configured in advance before the actual commissioning process. The system pre-establishes all necessary compliance criteria, mapping relationships between space models, equipment models, and compliance rules, so that during commissioning only data collection and automatic verification are needed, eliminating time-consuming manual configuration
2Reliability
If manual configuration of compliance rules is performed, then complex rule sets can be customized, but human errors and omissions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where operational data from wireless sockets is automatically collected, compared against compliance rules, and used to generate compliance status reports. This automated feedback mechanism eliminates human error in verification while providing clear guidance on compliance status and required actions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes of compliance verification with automated electronic systems. Instead of manual data collection, comparison, and report generation, the system uses automated data extraction from operational sensors, algorithmic comparison against predefined rules, and computer-generated compliance reports, thereby eliminating human error while maintaining ease of operation
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive compliance monitoring is implemented, then energy efficiency standards are better met, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The compliance verification system is segmented into distinct modular components: space model management, equipment model management, compliance rule definition, operational data collection, data comparison engine, and report generation. Each module handles a specific aspect of compliance verification, reducing overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive rule coverage through coordinated operation of independent segments
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AI summary
A system and a method of managing operational compliance of wireless sockets is described. The method includes accessing a space model, an equipment model, and compliance rules applicable for the site. The space model provides mapping of the site with a plurality of wireless sockets, and the equipment model provides mapping of the plurality of wireless sockets with electrical powered devices. Operational data of the wireless sockets is obtained and compared with the compliance rules for identifying non-compliance of one or more rules. One or more recommendations are provided to obviate the non-compliance of the one or more rules.