IP Library Granted Patent US 10,380,274
Granted Patent B2
US 10,380,274 · App. 15/186,585 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Computer-implemented method for generating or updating topology model of pressure pipe network

Inventors: Yong Deng Hu (Beijing, CN); Eoin Lane (Littleton, MA); Xiao Lv (Beijing, CN); Jian Wang (Beijing, CN); Ke Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G06F17/5004G06F17/50H04L41/12H04L67/12G06F17/509G06F17/5095G06F2217/34
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,380,274
App. No.
15/186,585
Filed
Jun 20, 2016
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2895
USPC
702/50
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for management of a pressure pipe network is provided. A processor retrieves a topology model of a pipe network. The processor retrieves one or more measurement expressions of the pressure pipe network. The processor determines a parameter list for a first measurement expression, wherein a first parameter of the parameter list represents a cutting point measurement device. The processor generates a first subsystem of the pipe network based, at least in part on, the first parameter.

Claims (17)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

retrieving, by one or more processors, a topology model of a pipe network;

retrieving, by the one or more processors, a measurement from a first boundary sensor of the pipe network;

retrieving, by the one or more processors, a measurement from a second boundary sensor of the pipe network;

in response to the measurements of the first and second boundary sensors matching flow amounts of a resource, combining, by the one or more processors, the first and second boundary sensors as a representation of a cutting point measurement device in the topology model of the pipe network;

retrieving, by the one or more processors, one or more measurement expressions of the pipe network;

determining, by the one or more processors, a parameter list for a first measurement expression, wherein a first parameter of the parameter list represents a cutting point measurement device;

generating, by the one or more processors, a first subsystem of the pipe network based, at least in part on, the first parameter and

generating, by the one or more processors, a visual representation of a boundary of the first subsystem, based, at least in part, on a location of the cutting point measurement device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a second parameter of the parameter list represents an ending point measurement device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to a determination that a change in the topology model of the pipe network impacts a second subsystem of the pipe network, updating, by the one or more processors, a second measurement expression of the second subsystem, wherein the second measurement expression includes one or more parameters describing the second subsystem of the pipe network.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

updating, by the one or more processors, the second measurement expression based, at least in part, on a change in direction to at least one flow measurement of the second subsystem of the pipe network.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

updating, by the one or more processors, the first measurement expression and the second measurement expression based, at least in part, on the change in the topology model of the pipe network includes a new connection to the first subsystem and the second subsystem.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein a new parameter is added to the parameter list representing the new connection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: HU, YONG DENG; LANE, EOIN; LV, XIAO; WANG, JIAN; ZHANG, KE
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038952/0175 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14700724 · Apr 30, 2015
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