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US-20260127330-A1 - APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THAT PREPARE ENERGY FLOW DIAGRAM

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Abstract

There is provided an apparatus including a processor, in which the processor acquires information of a layout diagram in relation to one or more pieces of energy equipment which generate or consume energy and one or more energy transmission paths which are connected to the energy equipment, selects equipment to be included in a first energy flow diagram, from the layout diagram, and prepares, based on the selected equipment, the first energy flow diagram which shows the energy equipment, the energy transmission path, and one or more pieces of metering equipment which measure parameters in relation to the energy.

Inventors

  • Akihisa Kawamura

Assignees

  • YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20251021
Priority Date
20241101

Claims (18)

  1. 1 . An apparatus comprising: at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor acquires information of a layout diagram in relation to one or more pieces of energy equipment which generate or consume energy and one or more energy transmission paths which are connected to the energy equipment, selects equipment to be included in a first energy flow diagram, from the layout diagram, and outputs, based on the selected equipment, information of the first energy flow diagram which shows the energy equipment, the energy transmission path, and one or more pieces of metering equipment which measure parameters in relation to the energy.
  2. 2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor extracts the energy equipment for which the metering equipment corresponding to the energy equipment is not installed, and prepares a proposal for one or more pieces of new metering equipment in the first energy flow diagram.
  3. 3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor prepares the proposal for new metering equipment, based on at least one of information or an allowable cost of the energy equipment extracted by the at least one processor.
  4. 4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor uses a learning model that outputs the proposal for new metering equipment according to an input of information in relation to the energy equipment, and prepares the proposal for new metering equipment in accordance with the energy equipment extracted by the at least one processor.
  5. 5 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor prepares the proposal for new metering equipment based on another energy equipment which is connected to an input or an output of the energy equipment extracted by the at least one processor.
  6. 6 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor prepares the proposal for new metering equipment based on a number of branches of the energy transmission path.
  7. 7 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor prepares the proposal for new metering equipment based on a number of a plurality of pieces of the energy equipment extracted by the at least one processor, of a same type connected in parallel.
  8. 8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor acquires a user input to the layout diagram, and selects the equipment to be included in the first energy flow diagram, based on the user input.
  9. 9 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor extracts the energy equipment for which the metering equipment corresponding to the energy equipment is not installed, and prepares a proposal for one or more pieces of new metering equipment in the first energy flow diagram.
  10. 10 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor acquires a user input to the first energy flow diagram, and outputs information of a second energy flow diagram, based on the user input to the first energy flow diagram and the first energy flow diagram.
  11. 11 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor acquires a plurality of layout diagrams, each of which is the layout diagram, selects, in the plurality of layout diagrams, equipment to which a common mark is attached, as equipment to be included in the first energy flow diagram, and combines pieces of equipment to which the common mark is attached in the plurality of layout diagrams, and outputs information of the first energy flow diagram.
  12. 12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor extracts the energy equipment for which the metering equipment corresponding to the energy equipment is not installed, and prepares a proposal for one or more pieces of new metering equipment in the first energy flow diagram.
  13. 13 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor acquires a user input to the first energy flow diagram, and outputs information of a second energy flow diagram, based on the user input to the first energy flow diagram and the first energy flow diagram.
  14. 14 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor acquires a user input to the first energy flow diagram, and outputs information of a second energy flow diagram, based on the user input to the first energy flow diagram and the first energy flow diagram.
  15. 15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor prepares the second energy flow diagram which displays unspecified equipment, and acquires a user input to the unspecified equipment.
  16. 16 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor prepares, together with the second energy flow diagram, an input point list indicating information in relation to data of each piece of the metering equipment.
  17. 17 . A method which is executed by at least one processor, the method comprising: acquiring information of a layout diagram in relation to one or more pieces of energy equipment which generate or consume energy and one or more energy transmission paths which are connected to the energy equipment; selecting equipment to be included in a first energy flow diagram, from the layout diagram; and outputting, based on the selected equipment, information of the first energy flow diagram which shows the energy equipment, the energy transmission path, and one or more pieces of metering equipment which measure parameters in relation to the energy.
  18. 18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program that causes a computer to: acquire information of a layout diagram in relation to one or more pieces of energy equipment which generate or consume energy and one or more energy transmission paths which are connected to the energy equipment; select equipment to be included in a first energy flow diagram, from the layout diagram; and output, based on the selected equipment, information of the first energy flow diagram which shows the energy equipment, the energy transmission path, and one or more pieces of metering equipment which measure parameters in relation to the energy.

Description

The contents of the following patent application (s) are incorporated herein by reference: NO. 2024-193056 filed in JP on November 1, 2024. BACKGROUND 1. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. 2. RELATED ART Patent Document 1 discloses converting and displaying a processing flow of site data of a factory or the like according to the execution environments or requirements. RELATED ART DOCUMENTS Patent Document Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-181262 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a system 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 shows an example of an operation flow of a preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 shows an example of a layout diagram 300 which is acquired by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 shows an example of a branch layout diagram 400 which is acquired by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 shows an example of a first energy flow diagram 500 which is prepared by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 shows an example of a second energy flow diagram 600 which is prepared by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 shows an example of an input point list 690 which is prepared by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is an example of a layout diagram 700 which schematically shows a single-line diagram. FIG. 9 shows an example of a first energy flow diagram 800 which is prepared from the layout diagram 700 by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of a second energy flow diagram 900 which is prepared from the first energy flow diagram 800 by the preparation apparatus 110 of the present embodiment. FIG. 11 shows an example of a computer 2200 in which a plurality of aspects of the present invention may be embodied entirely or partially. DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to a solution of the invention. FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a system 10 of the present embodiment. The system 10 prepares, for example, an energy flow diagram which displays a flow of energy in a plant. Here, examples of the plant include: in addition to an industrial plant such as a chemical plant, a plant for managing and controlling a well site such as a gas field or an oil field and its surrounding area; a plant for managing and controlling power generation such as hydroelectric, thermal, or nuclear power generation; a plant for managing and controlling energy harvesting from solar power, wind power, or the like; a plant for managing and controlling water and sewerage, dams, or the like; and others. In addition, the system 10 may prepare, for example, an energy flow diagram which displays a flow of energy in a factory that produces, for example, food, electronic parts, or the like. In addition, the energy may be, for example, electricity, fuel, steam, heat, compressed air, or another similar medium. The system 10 includes a user apparatus 100 and a preparation apparatus 110. The user apparatus 100 may be at least one of a terminal such as a smartphone and a personal computer, a display apparatus such as a display, or an input apparatus such as a mouse and a keyboard, which are used by one or more users. The user apparatus 100 receives an input of information from a user, and also displays the energy flow diagram. The preparation apparatus 110 may be a computer such as a PC, a tablet type computer, a smartphone, a workstation, a server computer, or a general purpose computer, or may be a computer system in which a plurality of computers are connected. Such a computer system is also a computer in a broad sense. In addition, the preparation apparatus 110 may be implemented by one or more virtual computer environments which are able to be run in the computer. Instead of this, the preparation apparatus 110 may be a dedicated computer designed to prepare the energy flow diagram, or may be dedicated hardware realized by a dedicated circuit. When the computer is used, the preparation apparatus 110 is realized by executing a program by the computer. The preparation apparatus 110 includes an acquisition unit 120, a first preparation unit 130, a second preparation unit 140, and an output unit 150. The acquisition unit 120 is connected to the user apparatus 100, and acquires the information from one or more users via the user apparatus 100. The acquisition unit 120 acquires, from the user apparatus 100, the information of a layout diagram in relation to one or more pieces of energy equipment which generate or consume energy and one