RU2818078C1 - System and method for remote control of operation and maintenance for system for collecting information on power consumption - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: power connectivity.

SUBSTANCE: method includes request for availability of deviations of communication equipment of system for collecting information on power consumption, request for availability of deviations of the communication channel indicators of the power consumption information collection system, if there are no deviations of the operating state of the communication equipment, start-up of communication equipment to record an operational log, if there are no deviations of the communication channel indicators, checking the operational log, as well as information on operation and maintenance of communication equipment for localization of possible points of service failures.

EFFECT: providing the possibility of accurate localization of failures of the system for collecting information on power consumption.

10 cl, 5 dwg

Description

Cross reference to related applications

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202010254035.3, filed on April 02, 2020. The contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference.

Field of technology

The present invention relates to the field of energy communications and, more particularly, to a system and method for remote operation and maintenance management for an energy consumption information collection system.

Prerequisites for creating the invention

The existing electricity consumption information collection system consists of several segments, including the main station platform, remote communication channel, terminal (collection terminal, measurement terminal), local communication channel, communication equipment and other links. If energy consumption data collection fails, it is not possible to quickly isolate a hardware failure, a communications link failure, or a service function failure. The traditional way is to notify the equipment manufacturers of each link to move to the site, where the operation and maintenance personnel check the equipment of each link using external equipment (computer/tablet/mobile phone, site debug application, copy controller, etc.). ), understands problem points, localizes and analyzes the failure. This method requires large labor and material costs. As a result, there is ambiguous localization of the failure and its untimely elimination, which leads to low efficiency of equipment debugging, operation and maintenance, high costs, relatively passive operation and maintenance, as well as frequent customer complaints.

The essence of the invention

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and system for remote operation and maintenance management of an electricity consumption information collection system.

To achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention provides a method for remote operation and maintenance control for an electricity consumption information acquisition system, including:

request for deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption;

request for deviations in the communication channel indicators of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption, if there are no deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment;

launching communication equipment to record an operational log if there are no deviations in the communication channel indicators;

checking the operational log, as well as information on the operation and maintenance of communication equipment to localize possible service failure points.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

determination of failures of communication equipment of a system for collecting information on electricity consumption in the presence of deviations in the operating state of communication equipment, the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

if the communication link indicator is lower than the expected indicator, determine the communication link failure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes the following steps:

the collection terminal automatically detects deviations, and the deviations include at least one of the following: deviation of the operating state of the service communication serial port; zero crossing deviation; deviation of the network structure;

when a deviation occurs, the collection terminal generates a deviation event and reports it;

in accordance with the reported deviation event, the failure location of the terminal equipment of the electricity consumption information collection system is identified, the terminal equipment including a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

issuing an update file to remotely update communications equipment at the point of service deviation failure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:

for communication equipment with a communication channel communication indicator below the expected indicator, performing a frequency range switch or instructing this communication equipment to increase its power to improve the quality of the communication channel.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a remote operation and maintenance management system for a power consumption information acquisition system, including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to:

requesting any deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption;

requesting the presence of deviations in the communication channel indicators of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption, if there are no deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment;

launching communication equipment to record an operational log if there are no deviations in the communication channel indicators;

checking the operational log, as well as information on the operation and maintenance of communication equipment to localize possible service failure points.

In an embodiment of the present invention, said processor is further configured to:

determining failures of communication equipment of a system for collecting information on electricity consumption in the presence of deviations in the operating state of communication equipment, the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal; and/or

if the communication channel indicator is lower than the expected indicator, determine the communication channel failure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, said processor is further configured to:

receiving deviation events reported by the collection terminal, where the deviation events include at least one of the following: deviation of the operating state of the service communication serial port; zero crossing deviation; deviation of the network structure;

in accordance with the reported deviation event, identifying the location of the failure of terminal equipment of the electricity consumption information collection system, wherein the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, said processor is further configured to:

release of an update file is issued to remotely update communication equipment at the point of failure of a service deviation; and/or

for communication equipment with a communication link indicator below the expected indicator, performing a frequency range switch or instructing this communication equipment to increase its power to improve the quality of the communication channel.

Using the above technical solutions, statistics and analysis of common problems of the current system for collecting information on electricity consumption are carried out. Through comprehensive analysis of the operating status of each link's terminal equipment, communication indicators and problems, remote control of the acquisition system, communication channel, terminal equipment and service function, as well as fault localization and analysis, accurate fault localization and analysis is realized, reducing the frequency of operation and maintenance by personnel on-site operation and maintenance, reduce operation and maintenance costs, and improve operation and maintenance efficiency.

Other features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail in the following section on specific embodiments.

Brief description of graphic materials

The accompanying drawings are intended to provide further understanding of embodiments of the present invention and form part of the description. Together with the following specific embodiments, they explain the embodiments of the present invention, but do not limit them. On the attached drawings:

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an electricity consumption information acquisition system to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied;

Fig. 2 is a process diagram of a method for remote operation and maintenance management according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a process diagram of a method for remote operation and maintenance management according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a process diagram of a method for remote operation and maintenance management according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of a remote operation and maintenance management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the signs on the attached graphic materials

100 Main station platform 110 Remote communication channel 120 Local communication channel 200 Collection terminal 300 Measurement terminal 510 Functional module for equipment self-diagnosis 520 Equipment operating status module 530 Network communication status module 540 Operation and Maintenance Information Module 550 Network Maintenance Module 560 Data storage module

Detailed Description of Embodiments

The following accompanying drawings provide a detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are intended only to describe and explain embodiments of the present invention and not to limit them.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an electricity consumption information acquisition system to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied. As shown in FIG. 1, a power consumption information collection system may include a host station platform 100 (e.g., including a computer or computer cluster, server, memory, etc.), a remote communication link 110 (e.g., a wireless communication link), and a terminal (e.g., a terminal collection 200, one or more measurement terminals 300), the collection terminal and the measurement terminal may communicate via a local communication link 120 (eg, a wired connection or a wireless connection). The collection terminal 200 may include communication equipment for establishing a remote communication channel (referred to as remote communication equipment) and communication equipment for establishing a local communication channel (referred to as local communication equipment). The measurement terminal 300 may include local link communication equipment. The collection terminal 200 and the measurement terminal 300 may form a master-slave network.

The host station platform 100 may include a processor that includes a core and the core retrieves the corresponding program elements from memory. One or more kernels can be installed and functions according to embodiments of the present invention can be performed by configuring kernel parameters.

Examples of a processor may include, but are not limited to, general purpose processors, special purpose processors, general purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors coupled to a DSP core, controllers, microcontrollers, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) , field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), circuits, any other type of integrated circuit (IC), state machines, etc.

The memory may include volatile memory in a computer readable medium, random access memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory and other forms, such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM), the memory including at least one flash memory .

The collection terminal 200 may be equipment for collecting electricity consumption information at each information collection point, and equipment that can realize electricity meter data collection, data management, two-way data transmission, and sending or executing control commands. Types of collection terminals may include, but are not limited to, dedicated variable collection terminals, centralized metering terminals (including concentrators and collectors), distributed energy monitoring terminals, etc. The metering terminal 300 allows you to measure your electricity consumption.

Fig. 2 is a process diagram of a method for remote operation and maintenance management according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, a method for remote operation and maintenance management may include the following steps.

In step S21, the collection terminal automatically detects the deviation. Abnormalities may include abnormal serial communication port operating status (for example, including hardware abnormalities, software freezes and unresponsiveness, baud rate drift), zero crossing abnormalities, network design abnormalities, etc.

In step S22, when a deviation occurs, the collection terminal generates a deviation event and reports it to the remote operation and maintenance management system.

In step S23, the remote operation and maintenance management system identifies the failure point of the terminal equipment according to the reported event information.

In particular, the remote operation and maintenance management system may include an equipment self-diagnosis function or an equipment self-diagnosis functional module. The collection terminal can automatically detect meter file deviations, service serial communication deviations, zero crossing deviations and network structure function deviations. The equipment self-diagnosis function or the equipment self-diagnosis module allows the failure point of terminal equipment (including the collection terminal and the measurement terminal) to be identified according to the deviation detected by the collection terminal and the deviation event generated and reported from it.

Fig. 3 is a process diagram of a method for remote operation and maintenance management according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, the remote operation and maintenance control method may include the following steps.

In step S31, whether there is an abnormality in the operating state of the communication equipment is requested;

At step S32, the presence of abnormalities in the communication parameters of the communication channel is requested if there are no abnormalities in the operating state of the communication equipment;

In step S33, the communication equipment is started to record an operational log if there is no deviation in the communication channel performance.

Optionally, terminal equipment failures are detected in the presence of deviations in the operating state of communication equipment. In this case, it is necessary to go to the site for further localization and analysis of the communication channel (step S35).

Optionally, if the link rate is lower than the expected rate, a link failure is determined. In this case, it is necessary to go to the site for further localization and analysis of the communication channel (step S35).

Optionally, in step S34, the operational log as well as information about the operation and maintenance of the communication equipment is checked, so that possible service failure points are further detected (step S35). In particular, the log and operation and maintenance information may refer to the operation and maintenance log information of the local link communication equipment, including information about the mutual service processes between the local link communication equipment and the collection terminal, information about the mutual service processes between the equipment communication between the local communication channel and the measurement terminal, as well as information about the mutual communication processes between all communication equipment of the local communication channel. Information about mutual service processes and information about mutual communication processes allows the point of failure to be localized. For example, service failure point I: meter file synchronization process, the mutual service process can be checked to determine the alignment of the meter files of the collection terminal and the local link communication equipment. Service Failure Point II: Network structure failure, it is possible to check the compliance of mutual messages with the industry standard frame format through information about the mutual communication processes between communication equipment. Technical personnel in the field may realize that there may be other service failure points.

In particular, the remote operation and maintenance management system may include an equipment operating status function or an equipment operating status module. The equipment operating status function or module allows you to obtain the startup time of communication equipment (for example, collection terminal and measurement terminal), information about the operating frequency range, information about the current white list, information about network access denial, etc., and also receive from this, the operating state of the equipment (such as the collection terminal and the measurement terminal) in the electricity consumption information collection system, and identify the failure point of the communication equipment through the operating state.

The remote operation and maintenance management system may also include a network communication status function or a network communication status module. When there is no abnormality in the operating status of the communication equipment, the network communication status function or module can obtain the physical phase information of the communication equipment, version number, network topology information, detection list, multinetwork, point-to-point network, communication advance notification and other information, and obtain from this the communication indicators of the communication channel and identify the point of failure of the communication channel through the communication indicators. For example, if the communication link indicator is lower than the expected indicator, it can be concluded that the communication link has failed. Communication link metrics may include, but are not limited to, network layer, network connection time, network outage frequency, ground-to-air/air-to-ground communication success rate, signal-to-noise ratio, etc.

The remote operation and maintenance management system may also include an operation and maintenance information function or an operation and maintenance information module. The operation and maintenance information module allows you to start and stop logging, as well as query information about the operation and maintenance of communication equipment, thereby further locating the point of service failure of the power consumption information collection system.

Fig. 4 is a process diagram of a method for remote operation and maintenance management according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, a method for remote operation and maintenance management may include the following steps.

In step S41, the remote operation and maintenance management system outputs an update file for the service deviation failure point to remotely update the communication equipment associated with the failure point.

In step S42, for communication equipment with a communication link performance lower than the expected performance, frequency range switching is performed and/or its power is increased to improve the quality of the communication link. To increase the power, one-click remote power increase method can be used, for example, the remote operation and maintenance management system can remotely indicate the increase in power of communication equipment.

In particular, the remote operation and maintenance management system may include a network maintenance function or a network maintenance module. The network maintenance function or module can have the functions of remote upgrade, remote one-click power increase and remote channel switching, allows you to remotely maintain communication equipment, improve the quality of communication channel, and eliminate points of failure of equipment (collection terminal, measurement terminal and collection equipment) and service failure points.

In addition, the remote operation and maintenance management system may also include a data storage function or a data storage module to realize the storage and export of equipment operating data and service mutual logs.

It should be noted that the methods for remote operation and maintenance control according to the embodiments of the present invention described based on FIGS. 2-4, can be carried out individually or in any combination. Technologies and methods known to those skilled in the art are not described in detail in this application to avoid unnecessary redundancy of the application.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a remote operation and maintenance management system is provided that can be used in an electricity consumption information collection system. This system allows one or more of the above remote operation and maintenance control methods according to an embodiment of the present invention to be performed in any combination.

Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of a remote operation and maintenance management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in terms of functions, the remote operation and maintenance management system may include one or more of the following functions or modules.

Equipment self-diagnosis function module 510. Terminal equipment (such as data acquisition terminal and metering terminal) in the electricity consumption information acquisition system can automatically detect meter file deviation, service serial communication deviation, zero crossing deviation and network structure function deviation. The 510 hardware self-diagnosis function module allows you to identify the point of failure of terminal equipment through automatic detection.

Equipment operating status module 520. Equipment operating status module 520 allows you to obtain the operating status of equipment in the system through the start-up time of communication equipment, information about the operating frequency range, information about the current white list and information about network access denial, and also identify the point of equipment failure communication through the working state.

530 Network Communication Status Module The 530 Network Communication Status Module allows you to obtain communication link metrics through communication equipment physical phase information, version number, network topology information, discovery list, multinetwork, point-to-point network and communication pre-alarm to identify point of failure. communication channel.

540 O&M Information Module The 540 O&M Information Module allows you to start and stop logging and query communications equipment O&M information through the O&M Information Module to further isolate system service failure points. .

Network maintenance module 550. Network maintenance module 550 allows you to remotely maintain communication equipment, improve the quality of the communication channel, as well as eliminate points of equipment failure (collection terminal, measurement terminal and collection equipment) and service failure points through the functions of remote update, remote power increase in one click and remote switching of the frequency range.

Data storage module 560. Data storage module 560 allows storage and export of equipment operational data and service mutual logs.

In terms of structure, the remote operation and maintenance management system may include a processor, a memory, and a communication interface. The memory stores instructions, and when instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to:

Request for deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption;

Request for deviations in the communication channel indicators of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption, if there are no deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment;

Launching communication equipment to record an operational log if there are no deviations in the communication channel indicators;

Checking the operational log, as well as information on the operation and maintenance of communication equipment to localize possible service failure points.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor is further configured to:

Determination of failures of communication equipment of a system for collecting information on electricity consumption in the presence of deviations in the operating state of communication equipment, the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal; and/or

If the link value is lower than the expected value, a link failure is determined.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor is further configured to:

Receiving deviation events reported by the collection terminal, where the deviation events include at least one of the following: deviation of the operating state of the service communication serial port; zero crossing deviation; deviation of the network structure;

According to the reported deviation event, the failure location of the terminal equipment of the power consumption information collection system is identified, the terminal equipment including a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor is further configured to:

An update file is issued to remotely update communications equipment at the point of service deviation failure; and/or

For communication equipment with a communication channel communication indicator below the expected indicator, a frequency range switch is performed or this communication equipment is instructed to increase its power to improve the quality of the communication channel.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a remote operation and maintenance management system and method that includes an equipment self-diagnosis function, equipment operating status, network communication status, network maintenance, operation and maintenance information, and a data storage module. Through the collection of information from each functional module, the localization and analysis of failure points, and the targeted development of operation and maintenance services, customer satisfaction is increased.

The remote operation and maintenance management system and method perform statistics and analysis of common problems of the current electricity consumption information collection system. Through comprehensive analysis of the operating status of each link's terminal equipment, communication indicators and problems, remote control of the acquisition system, communication channel, terminal equipment and service function, as well as fault localization and analysis, accurate fault localization and analysis is realized, reducing the frequency of operation and maintenance by personnel on-site operation and maintenance, reduce operation and maintenance costs, and improve operation and maintenance efficiency.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that an embodiment of the present application may be presented as a method, system, or computer program. Therefore, the present application may take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware embodiments. Moreover, the present application may take the form of a computer program implemented on one or more computer-compatible storage media (including, but not limited to, a magnetic disk drive, CD-ROM, optical memory, etc.) containing computer-compatible software codes.

The present application is described on the basis of a process diagram and/or flow diagram of a method, equipment (system) and a computer program according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be understood that each process and/or block in a process diagram and/or flowchart, as well as a combination of processes and/or blocks in a process diagram and/or flowchart, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, an embedded processor, or a processor of other programmable data processing equipment to form a mechanism such that the instructions executed through the computer or the processor of other programmable data processing equipment form a setup for carrying out current functions, specified in one or more processes in a process diagram and/or in one or more blocks in a flow diagram.

Computer program instruction data may also be stored in a computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to operate in a particular manner such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory form an instruction installation product that performs the current functions specified in one or multiple processes in a process diagram and/or in one or more blocks in a flowchart.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded into a computer or other programmable processing equipment such that a series of operations are performed on the computer or other programmable equipment to generate computer-implemented processing, whereby the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable equipment provide steps for carrying out ongoing functions specified in one or more processes in a process diagram and/or in one or more blocks in a flow diagram.

In a typical configuration, computing hardware includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and internal memory.

Memory may include volatile memory in computer-readable media, random access memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, and other forms such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of computer-readable media.

Machine-readable media includes permanent and non-persistent, removable and non-removable media, which can store information in any way and technology. The information may be machine-readable instructions, a data structure, a program module, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, internal phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM) ), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other internal memory technologies, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, cassette tapes, drives magnetic disks and magnetic tapes, other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmitting media that can store information that can be accessed by computing equipment. As defined in this text, computer-readable media does not include computer-transition media with temporary storage, such as modulated data signals and carrier signals.

It should also be noted that the terms "include", "contain" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, it follows that processes, methods, goods or equipment containing a number of elements include not only those elements, but also others implicitly listed elements or elements inherent in given processes, methods, goods or equipment. Unless further limited, the phrase “include one...” while limiting elements does not preclude the existence of other similar elements in processes, methods, products or equipment containing the elements.

The foregoing is applicable only to the embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For technical personnel in the field, this application may be subject to various amendments and changes. Any amendments, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the framework of the basic idea and principles of this application must be included within the scope of the claims of this application.

Claims (31)

1. A method for remote operation and maintenance control for an electricity consumption information collection system, including: request for deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption; request for deviations in the communication channel indicators of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption, if there are no deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment; launching communication equipment to record an operational log if there are no deviations in the communication channel indicators; checking the operational log, as well as information on the operation and maintenance of communication equipment to localize possible service failure points. 2. The method according to claim 1, additionally including: determination of failures of communication equipment of a system for collecting information on electricity consumption in the presence of deviations in the operating state of communication equipment, the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal. 3. The method according to claim 1, additionally including: if the communication link indicator is lower than the expected indicator, determine the communication link failure. 4. The method according to claim 1, additionally including the following steps: the collection terminal automatically detects deviations, and the deviations include at least one of the following: deviation of the operating state of the service communication serial port; zero crossing deviation; deviation of the network structure; when a deviation occurs, the collection terminal generates a deviation event and reports it; in accordance with the reported deviation event, the failure location of the terminal equipment of the electricity consumption information collection system is identified, the terminal equipment including a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal. 5. The method according to claim 1, additionally including: issuing an update file to remotely update communications equipment at the point of service deviation failure. 6. The method according to claim 1, additionally including: for communication equipment with a communication channel communication indicator below the expected indicator, performing a frequency range switch or instructing this communication equipment to increase its power to improve the quality of the communication channel. 7. A remote operation and maintenance management system for an energy consumption information collection system, including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to: requesting any deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption; requesting the presence of deviations in the communication channel indicators of the system for collecting information on electricity consumption, if there are no deviations in the operating state of the communication equipment; launching communication equipment to record an operational log if there are no deviations in the communication channel indicators; checking the operational log, as well as information on the operation and maintenance of communication equipment to localize possible service failure points. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to: determining failures of communication equipment of a system for collecting information on electricity consumption in the presence of deviations in the operating state of communication equipment, the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal; and/or, if the communication channel indicator is lower than the expected indicator, determine the communication channel failure. 9. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to: receiving deviation events reported by the collection terminal, where the deviation events include at least one of the following: deviation of the operating state of the service communication serial port; zero crossing deviation; deviation of the network structure; in accordance with the reported deviation event, identifying the location of the failure of terminal equipment of the electricity consumption information collection system, wherein the terminal equipment includes a collection terminal and/or a measurement terminal. 10. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to: issuing an update file to remotely update communications equipment at the service deviation point of failure; and/or for communication equipment with a communication link indicator below the expected indicator, performing a frequency range switch or instructing this communication equipment to increase its power to improve the quality of the communication channel.