# US 11,906,112 B2 · Methods for safety management of compressors in smart gas pipeline network and internet of things systems thereof

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- Number: US 11,906,112 B2
- Document ID: US11906112B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/154,016
- Filed: 2023-01-12
- Published: 2023-06-01
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-12-19
- Assignees: Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zehua Shao; Yong Li; Yuefei Wu; Bin Liu; Guanghua Huang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906112B2

## CPC

- F17D 3/01: for controlling, signalling, or supervising the conveyance of a product
- F17D 5/005: {of gas pipelines, e.g. alarm}
- Y02P 90/02: Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]
- F17D: PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES (pumps or compressors F04; fluid dynamics F15D; valves or the like F16K; pipes, laying pipes, supports, joints, branches, repairing, work on the entire line, accessories F16L; steam traps or the like F16T; fluid-pressure electric cables H01B9/06)
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for safety management of a compressor in a smart gas pipeline network and an Internet of Things system thereof. The method is implemented based on a smart gas safety management platform of an Internet of Things system for safety management of a compressor in a smart gas pipeline network. The method comprises: obtaining sound data and a target vibration feature of a gas compressor, and determining a target sound feature based on the sound data; obtaining gas data and device data, and determining a standard sound feature and a standard vibration feature based on the gas data and the device data; and predicting whether there is a safety hazard in the gas compressor based on the target vibration feature and the standard vibration feature, or based on the target sound feature and the standard sound feature.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for safety management of a compressor in a smart gas pipeline network, wherein the method is implemented based on a smart gas safety management platform of an Internet of Things system for safety management of a compressor in a smart gas pipeline network, comprising:
obtaining sound data and a target vibration feature of a gas compressor, and determining a target sound feature based on the sound data, including determining the target sound feature based on purifying the sound data; wherein a purifying process includes obtaining the target sound feature by processing the sound data using a purification model;
obtaining gas data and device data, and determining a standard sound feature and a standard vibration feature based on the gas data and the device data; and
predicting whether there is a safety hazard in the gas compressor based on the target vibration feature and the standard vibration feature, or based on the target sound feature and the standard sound feature, including predicting the safety hazard in the gas compressor by processing the target vibration feature and the standard vibration feature, or processing the target sound feature and the standard sound feature using a hazard model.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet of Things system for safety management of the compressor in the smart gas pipeline network further includes: a smart gas user platform, a smart gas service platform, a smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform, and a smart gas pipeline network device object platform;
the smart gas user platform is configured to issue a query instruction for safety management information of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas service platform, and receive the safety management information of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas service platform;
the smart gas service platform is configured to receive the query instruction for the safety management information of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas user platform; issue the query instruction for the safety management information of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas safety management platform; and receive the safety management information of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas safety management platform and upload the safety management information to the smart gas user platform;
the smart gas safety management platform is configured to receive the query instruction for the safety management information of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas service platform; issue an instruction for obtaining safety-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform; receive and process the safety-related data of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform; and upload the safety management information of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas service platform;
the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform is configured to receive the instruction for obtaining the safety-related data of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas safety management platform; issue an instruction for obtaining operation-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas pipeline network device object platform; receive the operation-related data of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas pipeline network device object platform; and upload the safety-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas safety management platform; and
the smart gas pipeline network device object platform is configured to receive the instruction for obtaining the operation-related data of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform; and upload the operation-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform.

### Claim 3

An Internet of Things system for safety management of a compressor in a smart gas pipeline network, wherein the Internet of Things system comprises: a smart gas safety management platform; and
the smart gas safety management platform is configured to perform operations including:
obtaining sound data and a target vibration feature of a gas compressor, and determining a target sound feature based on the sound data, including determining the target sound feature based on purifying the sound data; wherein a purifying process includes obtaining the target sound feature by processing the sound data using a purification model;
obtaining gas data and device data, and determining a standard sound feature and a standard vibration feature based on the gas data and the device data; and
predicting whether there is a safety hazard in the gas compressor based on the target vibration feature and the standard vibration feature, or based on the target sound feature and the standard sound feature, including predicting the safety hazard in the gas compressor by processing the target vibration feature and the standard vibration feature, or processing the target sound feature and the standard sound feature using a hazard model.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The Internet of Things system of claim 3, wherein the Internet of Things system further includes: a smart gas user platform, a smart gas service platform, a smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform, and a smart gas pipeline network device object platform;
the smart gas user platform is configured to issue a query instruction for safety management information of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas service platform, and receive the safety management information of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas service platform;
the smart gas service platform is configured to receive the query instruction for the safety management information of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas user platform; issue the query instruction for the safety management information of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas safety management platform; and receive the safety management information of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas safety management platform and upload the safety management information to the smart gas user platform;
the smart gas safety management platform is configured to receive the query instruction for the safety management information of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas service platform; issue an instruction for obtaining safety-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform; receive and process the safety-related data of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform; and upload the safety management information of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas service platform;
the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform is configured to receive the instruction for obtaining the safety-related data of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas safety management platform; issue an instruction for obtaining operation-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas pipeline network device object platform; receive the operation-related data of gas pipeline network device uploaded by the smart gas pipeline network device object platform; and upload the safety-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas safety management platform; and
the smart gas pipeline network device object platform is configured to receive the instruction for obtaining the operation-related data of gas pipeline network device issued by the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform; and upload the operation-related data of gas pipeline network device to the smart gas pipeline network device sensor network platform.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores computer instructions, and when the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to claim 1 is implemented.
