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US 12,241,769 · App. 18/455,569 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Method and system for determining abnormal device in process of measuring energy of natural gas based on internet of things

Inventors: Zehua Shao (Chengdu, CN); Haitang Xiang (Chengdu, CN); Xiaojun Wei (Chengdu, CN); Bin Liu (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G01F15/063G01F15/075G16Y20/30G16Y40/10H04L67/12
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Patent No.
US 12,241,769
App. No.
18/455,569
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for determining an abnormal device in a process of measuring energy of natural gas based on Internet of Things (IOT). The method may include obtaining a natural gas detection parameter detected by at least one detection device via a sense network platform in response to a query request; determining first energy data and second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter; determining whether the abnormal device exists by comparing the first energy data and the second energy data; in response to determining that the abnormal device exists, for each detection device, determining a probability that the detection device is abnormal based on related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data; and determining the abnormal device based on the probability that the detection device is abnormal.

Claims (70)

1. A method for determining an abnormal device in a process of measuring energy of natural gas based on Internet of Things (IoT), wherein the method is performed by a management platform, comprising:

in response to a query request received by a user platform, obtaining a natural gas detection parameter detected by at least one detection device of a sense control platform via a sense network platform;

determining first energy data and second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter;

determining whether the abnormal device exists by comparing the first energy data and the second energy data;

in response to determining that the abnormal device exists, for each detection device of the at least one detection device for detecting the natural gas detection parameter,

determining a probability that the detection device is abnormal based on related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data; and

determining the abnormal device based on the probability that the detection device is abnormal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sense control platform includes at least one first detection device at a pipe network end, the natural gas detection parameter includes at least one first detection parameter detected by the at least one first detection device, and

the determining the first energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter includes:

determining the first energy data by processing the at least one first detection parameter based on a predetermined algorithm.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sense control platform includes at least one second detection device at a user end, the natural gas detection parameter includes at least one second detection parameter detected by the at least one second detection device, and

the determining the second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter includes:

determining the second energy data by processing the at least one second detection parameter based on a prediction model, wherein the prediction model is a machine learning model.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one second detection parameter includes natural gas temperature, natural gas pressure, natural gas components, and natural gas density, and

the determining the second energy data by processing the at least one second detection parameter based on the prediction model includes:

determining the second energy data by processing at least one of the natural gas temperature, the natural gas pressure, the natural gas components, or the natural gas density based on the prediction model.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating natural gas metering data based on the first energy data and the second energy data; and

transmitting the natural gas metering data to the user platform via a service platform.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the natural gas metering data includes at least one of energy data or volume data, and

the transmitting the natural gas metering data to the user platform via the service platform includes:

transmitting the at least one of the energy data or the volume data to the user platform via the service platform according to a type of the query request.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining the volume data by processing the natural gas detection parameter based on a predetermined algorithm V n =V t ×P t /P n ×(273.15+T n )/(273.15+T t )×F z 2 , wherein F z =√{square root over (Z n /Z t )} and is a super compression factor, Z n is a natural gas compression factor in a standard state, Z t is a natural gas compression factor obtained by the at least one detection device, V n is a natural gas flow in the standard state, V t is a natural gas flow obtained by the at least one detection device, P n is a natural gas pressure intensity under the standard state, P t is a natural gas pressure obtained by the at least one detection device, T n is a natural gas temperature under the standard state, and T t is a natural gas temperature obtained by the at least one detection device.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining the energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter based on a predetermined algorithm E=({tilde over (H)}[t 1 ,V(t 2 , p 2 )]×V n ), wherein E is energy generated by a complete combustion of natural gas in a standard state, {tilde over (H)}[t 1 ,V(t 2 , P 2 )] is a real volume calorific value of natural gas, V n is a natural gas flow under the standard state, t 1 is a temperature of combustion reference condition, t 2 is a temperature of meter reference condition, p 2 is a pressure.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the probability that the detection device is abnormal based on related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data includes:

determining the probability that the detection device is abnormal by processing the related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data based on an abnormality determination model, wherein the abnormality determination model is a machine learning model.

10. A system for determining an abnormal device in a process of measuring energy of natural gas based on Internet of Things (IoT), comprising:

at least one storage device including a set of instructions; and

at least one processor configured to communicate with the at least one storage device, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

in response to a query request received by a user platform, obtaining a natural gas detection parameter detected by at least one detection device of a sense control platform via a sense network platform;

determining first energy data and second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter;

determining whether the abnormal device exists by comparing the first energy data and the second energy data;

in response to determining that the abnormal device exists, for each detection device of the at least one detection device for detecting the natural gas detection parameter,

determining a probability that the detection device is abnormal based on related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data; and

determining the abnormal device based on the probability that the detection device is abnormal.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the sense control platform includes at least one first detection device at a pipe network end, the natural gas detection parameter includes at least one first detection parameter detected by the at least one first detection device, and

to determine the first energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

determining the first energy data by processing the at least one first detection parameter based on a predetermined algorithm.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the sense control platform includes at least one second detection device at a user end, the natural gas detection parameter includes at least one second detection parameter detected by the at least one second detection device, and

to determine the second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

determining the second energy data by processing the at least one second detection parameter based on a prediction model, wherein the prediction model is a machine learning model.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

generating natural gas metering data based on the first energy data and the second energy data; and

transmitting the natural gas metering data to the user platform via a service platform.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the natural gas metering data includes at least one of energy data or volume data, and

to transmit the natural gas metering data to the user platform via the service platform, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

transmitting the at least one of the energy data or the volume data to the user platform via the service platform according to a type of the query request.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein to determining the probability that the detection device is abnormal, the at least one processor is configured to direct the system to perform operations including:

determining the probability that the detection device is abnormal by processing the related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data based on an abnormality determination model, wherein the abnormality determination model is a machine learning model.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising at least one set of instructions, wherein when executed by at least one processor of a computer device, the at least one set of instructions directs the at least one processor to perform operations including:

in response to a query request received by a user platform, obtaining a natural gas detection parameter detected by at least one detection device of a sense control platform via a sense network platform;

determining first energy data and second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter;

determining whether an abnormal device exists by comparing the first energy data and the second energy data;

in response to determining that the abnormal device exists, for each detection device of the at least one detection device for detecting the natural gas detection parameter,

determining a probability that the detection device is abnormal based on related information of the detection device, the first energy data, and the second energy data; and

determining the abnormal device based on the probability that the detection device is abnormal.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the sense control platform includes at least one first detection device at a pipe network end, the natural gas detection parameter includes at least one first detection parameter detected by the at least one first detection device, and

to determine the first energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter, the at least one set of instructions directs the at least one processor to perform operations including:

determining the first energy data by processing the at least one first detection parameter based on a predetermined algorithm.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the sense control platform includes at least one second detection device at a user end, the natural gas detection parameter includes at least one second detection parameter detected by the at least one second detection device, and

to determine the second energy data by processing the natural gas detection parameter, the at least one set of instructions directs the at least one processor to perform operations including:

determining the second energy data by processing the at least one second detection parameter based on a prediction model, wherein the prediction model is a machine learning model.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the at least one set of instructions further directs the at least one processor to perform operations including:

generating natural gas metering data based on the first energy data and the second energy data; and

transmitting the natural gas metering data to the user platform via a service platform.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the natural gas metering data includes at least one of energy data or volume data, and

to transmit the natural gas metering data to the user platform via the service platform, the at least one set of instructions directs the at least one processor to perform operations including:

transmitting the at least one of the energy data or the volume data to the user platform via the service platform according to a type of the query request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2024
From: SHAO, ZEHUA; XIANG, HAITANG; WEI, XIAOJUN; LIU, BIN
To: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068175/0033 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202110155152.9 · Feb 4, 2021 · national
CN 202210043885.8 · Jan 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
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