# US 11,906,190 B2 · Metering and distribution device and method based on a matching coefficient

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- Number: US 11,906,190 B2
- Document ID: US11906190B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/291,917
- Filed: 2019-10-18
- Published: 2022-04-28
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-08
- Applicants: Yuming Cheng
- Inventors: Yuming Cheng; Yurong Cheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906190B2

## CPC

- F24D 19/1048: {Counting of energy consumption}
- F24F 11/80: for controlling the temperature of the supplied air
- F24F 11/49: ensuring correct operation, e.g. by trial operation or configuration checks
- G01K 17/08: based upon measurement of temperature difference {or of a temperature}
- F24D 10/00: District heating systems
- F24F 2110/10: Temperature
- G05B 2219/2614: HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
- Y02B 30/17: District heating
- F24D: DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR (using steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plants for heating purposes F01K17/02)
- F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02)
- G01K: MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (radiation pyrometry G01J5/00)
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

## Abstract

A distributed metering device and method based on a matching coefficient, wherein the room temperature is regulated by means of an on-off controller according to an on-off time area method based heat metering device, and heat meter for the building is distributed to heat consumers according to a ratio of the on-off control valve opening cumulative time, the building area and the radiator power to a design heat load; or multiplying the ratio of heat meter reading of each household divided by heat load per unit area of each household to heat reading of a heat meter of each household of the entire building divided by the sum of the heat load per unit area of each household by the heat meter reading of a settlement point as the user's shared heat according to a heat meter method based household metering device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A metering and distribution method based on a matching coefficient, comprising the steps of: regulating a room temperature by means of an on-off controller based on a heat allocation by heating on-off time and heating area measurement, wherein a heat measured in the heat meter for a building is distributed to heat consumers according to a cumulative opening time based on an on-off control valve (ratio), the building area and a ratio (matching coefficient) of radiator power to design heat load of the heat consumers, as shown in the equation below:
q
i
=
Q
×
A
i
×
T
i
×
X
i
∑
A
i
×
T
i
×
X
i
Q: a total heat metered by a master meter at a building entrance in a set period of time (kw·h);
Ai: an area of an i-th household (room) in the building (m2);
Ti: a cumulative opening temperature control time of an entrance valve of an i-th household (room) in the building in a corresponding period of time (h or time ratio);
Xi: a ratio of the power of the heating equipment to the design load of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time, that is the matching coefficient;
Xi=Ei/Fi
Ei: a radiating power of the heating equipment of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (kw·h);
Fi: a design heat load of the i-th household (room) in the building (kw·h);
qi: a metered and distributed heat quantity of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (kw·h);
ΣAi×Ti×Xi: i=1 to N, wherein N is a total number of household (rooms) in the building, ΣAi×Ti×X i refers to a summation from A1×T1×X 1 to AN×TN×X N.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 1, characterized in that: a time required by the master meter to measure the total heat of a fixed unit is taken as a metering period.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 2, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to charge calculation and distribution of the centralized or household heating of other clean energy so that the room temperature is regulated by means of the on-off controller, and the charge of the heat meter is distributed to heat consumers according to the on-off control valve cumulative opening time (ratio), the house area and the ratio (matching coefficient) of radiator power to heat load of the heat consumers, as shown in the equation below:
q
1
⁢
i
=
Q
1
×
A
i
×
T
1
⁢
i
×
X
i
∑
A
i
×
T
1
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i
×
X
i
Q1: a monetary usage charge of electricity or gas measured by the master meter of the building in the set period of time (yuan);
Ai: an area of the i-th household (room) in the building (m2);
T1i: a cumulative opening temperature control time of the control valve of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (h);
Xi: the ratio of the power of the heating equipment to the design load of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time, that is the matching coefficient;
Ei: the radiating power of the heating equipment of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (kw·h);
Fi: the design heat load of the i-th household (room) in the building (kw·h);
Xi=Ei/Fi;
q1i: the monetary usage charge of electricity or gas distributed to the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (yuan);
in ΣAi×T1i×Xi: i=1 to n, n is the total number of households in the building, ΣAi×T1i×Xi refers to the summation from A1×T1×X1 to An×T1n×Xn.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 2, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to the metering and distribution of various paid resources and the charge distribution; and distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
2
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i
=
Q
2
×
A
2
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i
×
T
2
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i
×
X
2
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×
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2
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A
2
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i
×
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2
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×
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2
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×
X
2
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j
Q2: a monetary charge, consumption or distribution of a paid resource or equipment investment in a set period of time;
A2i: a volume or value of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
T2i: a cumulative action time of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
X2i: a matching coefficient of an item of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
X2i=E2i/F2i
E2i: a completion effect of an action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
F2i: a rated completion effect of an action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
X2i: some other matching coefficient of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
E2i: the completion effect of some other action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
F2i: a rated completion effect of some other action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
in ΣA2i=T2i×X2i×X2i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of all individuals;
X2i=E2i/F2i;
q2i: a distributed charge or consumption or distribution in the corresponding period of time of the i-th individual in a set period of time.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 2, characterized in that: according to the metering and distribution method, if the radiating equipment power and the design heat load well match, that is, the radiating equipment power is equal to the design heat load, then the matching coefficient is 1, with the calculation as follows:
q
i
=
Q
×
A
i
×
T
i
∑
A
i
×
T
i
.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 2, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to metering and distribution of various compensations of legal cases for which a final decision on a verdict has been made and the expense distribution; distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
7
⁢
i
=
Q
7
×
A
7
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i
×
T
7
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i
×
X
7
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i
∑
A
7
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i
×
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7
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i
×
X
7
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i
Q7: a total compensation loss or gain of a case;
A7i: a loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case;
T2i: a cumulative action time of the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case;
X7i: a matching coefficient of an item within the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case and the cumulative action time;
X7i=E7i/F7i;
E7i: a completion effect of an action within the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case and the cumulative action time;
F7i: a rated completion effect of an action within the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case and the cumulative action time;
in ΣA7i×T7i×X7i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of all individuals;
q7i: paid responsibility or consumption or distribution distributed to the i-th individual in a case.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 2, characterized in that: with the metering device and method, the network terminal management department sets a minimum or maximum temperature for each household, control and manage the temperature of each household according to the temperature and meter the basic heat charge by controlling and managing the minimum temperature.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 1, characterized in that: the heat metering and distribution method is extended to charge calculation and distribution of a centralized or household heating of other clean energy so that the room temperature is regulated by means of the on-off controller, and a monetary usage charge of a building heat meter is distributed to heat consumers according to the on-off control valve cumulative opening time (ratio), the building area and the ratio (matching coefficient) of radiator power to heat load of the heat consumers, as shown in the equation below:
q
1
⁢
i
=
Q
1
×
A
i
×
T
1
⁢
i
×
X
i
∑
A
i
×
T
1
⁢
i
×
X
i
Q1: the monetary usage charge of electricity or gas measured by the master meter of the building in the set period of time (yuan);
Ai: the area of the i-th household (room) in the building (m2);
T1i: the cumulative opening temperature control time of the control valve of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (h);
Xi: a ratio of the power of the heating equipment to the design load of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time, that is the matching coefficient;
Ei: the radiating power of the heating equipment of the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (kw·h);
Fi: the design heat load of the i-th household (room) in the building (kw·h);
X i=Ei/Fi;
q1i: the monetary usage charge of electricity or gas distributed to the i-th household (room) in the building in the corresponding period of time (yuan);
ΣAi×T1i×Xi: i=1 to n, n is the total number of households in the building, ΣAi×T1i×Xi refers to the summation from A1×T1i×X1 to An×T1n×Xn.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 1, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to the metering and distribution of various paid resources and the charge distribution; and distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
2
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i
=
Q
2
×
A
2
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i
×
T
2
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×
X
2
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Q2: a monetary charge, consumption or distribution of a paid resource or equipment investment in a set period of time;
A2i: a volume or value of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
T2i: a cumulative action time of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
X2i: a matching coefficient of an item of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
X2i=E2i/F2i
E2i: a completion effect of an action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
F2i: a rated completion effect of an action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
X2i: some other matching coefficient of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
E2i: a completion effect of some other action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
F2i: a rated completion effect of some other action of the i-th individual in a set period of time for a certain charge or consumption or distribution;
in ΣA2i×T2i×X2i×X2j: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of all individuals;
X2i=E2i/F2j;
q2i: a distributed charge or consumption or distribution in the corresponding period of time of the i-th individual in a set period of time.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 1, characterized in that: according to the metering and distribution method, if the radiating equipment power is equal to the design heat load, then the matching coefficient is 1, with the calculation as follows:
q
i
=
Q
×
A
i
×
T
i
∑
A
i
×
T
i
.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 1, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to metering and distribution of various compensations of legal cases for which a final decision on a verdict has been made and the expense distribution; distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
7
⁢
i
=
Q
7
×
A
7
⁢
i
×
T
7
⁢
i
×
X
7
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i
∑
A
7
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i
×
T
7
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×
X
7
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i
Q7: a total compensation loss or gain of a case;
A7i: a loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case;
T7i: a cumulative action time of the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case;
X7i: a matching coefficient of an item within the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case and the cumulative action time;
X7i=E7i/F7i;
E7i: a completion effect of an action within the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case and the cumulative action time;
F7i: a rated completion effect of an action within the loss or gain range of the i-th individual in a case and the cumulative action time;
in ΣA7i×T7i×X7i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of all individuals;
q7i: a paid responsibility or consumption or distribution distributed to the i-th individual in a case.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 1, characterized in that: with the metering and distribution method, the network terminal management department can set the minimum or maximum temperature for each household, control and manage the temperature of each household according to this temperature and meter the basic heat charge by controlling and managing the minimum temperature.

### Claim 13

A metering and distribution method based on a matching quantity, characterized in that a product of a ratio of heat meter reading of each household divided by a matching heat load per unit area of each household to heat readings of the household heat meters of the entire building divided by a sum of the matching heat load per unit area of each household and a heat meter reading of a settlement point is taken as a user's distributed heat according to a heat meter method based household metering device, with the heat distribution equation is given below:
q
3
⁢
i
=
Q
3
×
q
3
⁢
m
⁢
i
/
f
3
⁢
i
∑
q
3
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m
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i
/
f
3
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i
q3i—a heat distributed to the i-th user (kW·h);
q3mi—a heat metered by the heat meter at the entrance of the i-th user (kW·h);
f3i: a matching heat load per unit area of the i-th house (room) in the building (kw/m2);
Q3—a total heat metered by the heat meter at the entrance of the building (kW·h); in Σq3mi/f3i: i=1 to n, n is a total number of households in the building.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 13, characterized in that: a master meter meters a total heat of a fixed unit as one metering and distribution unit, and the master meter meters the total heat of the fixed unit as one metering information transmission cycle.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 14, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to charge calculation and distribution of the household heating of other energy, that each household regulates the room temperature using their own temperature regulating method, and the product of the ratio of electricity or gas meter reading of each household divided by heat load of each household to the readings of the household electricity or gas meters of the entire building divided by the sum of the heat load of each household and the electricity or gas meter reading of a settlement point is taken as the user's distributed heat according to an electricity or gas meter method based household metering device, with the heat distribution equation given below:
q
4
⁢
i
=
Q
4
×
q
4
⁢
m
⁢
i
/
f
4
⁢
i
∑
q
4
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m
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i
/
f
4
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i
q4i—an electricity meter or gas meter quantity distributed to the i-th user (kW·h or m3);
q4mi—an electricity meter or gas meter quantity metered by the heat meter at the entrance of the i-th user (kW·h or m3);
f4i: a matching heat load per unit area of the i-th house (room) in the building (kw/m2);
Q4—a total quantity metered by the electricity meter or gas meter at the entrance of the building (kw·h or m3);
in Σq4mi/f4i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of households in the building.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 14, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to the metering and distribution of various paid resources or work quantity in other fields and the charge distribution; and distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
5
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i
=
Q
5
×
q
5
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m
⁢
i
/
f
5
⁢
i
∑
q
5
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m
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i
/
f
5
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i
q5i—paid resources or work quantity distributed by a system to the i-th individual;
q5mi—paid resources or work metered for and used by the i-th individual;
f5i—a first technical index of the unit system of the i-th individual in a system;
Q5—total paid resources or work metered by a system;
in Σq5mi/f5i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of individuals in the system.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 14, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to metering and distribution of various compensations of legal cases for which a final decision on a verdict has been made and the expense distribution; distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
6
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i
=
Q
6
×
q
6
⁢
m
⁢
i
/
f
6
⁢
i
∑
q
6
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m
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i
/
f
6
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i
q6i—the paid responsibility distributed to the i-th individual in a case;
q6mi—a loss or gain of the i-th individual in a case;
f6i: a cost of the i-th individual in a system to avoid a case;
Q6—a total compensation loss or gain of a case;
in Σq6mi/f6i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of individuals in the system.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 13, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to charge calculation and distribution of the household heating of other energy that each household regulates a room temperature using their own temperature regulating method, and a product of a ratio of electricity or gas meter reading of each household divided by heat load of each household to readings of the household electricity or gas meters of an entire building divided by a sum of the heat load of each household and an electricity or gas meter reading of a settlement point is taken as the user's distributed heat according to an electricity or gas meter method based household metering device with the heat distribution equation given below:
q
4
⁢
i
=
Q
4
×
q
4
⁢
m
⁢
i
/
f
4
⁢
i
∑
q
4
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m
⁢
i
/
f
4
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i
q4i—an electricity meter or gas meter quantity distributed to the i-th user (kW·h or m3);
q4mi—an electricity meter or gas meter quantity metered by the heat meter at the entrance of the i-th user (kW·h or m3);
f4i: a matching heat load per unit area of the i-th house (room) in the building (kw/m2);
Q4—a total quantity metered by the electricity meter or gas meter at the entrance of the building (kw·h or m3);
in Σq4mi/f4i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of households in the building.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 13, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to metering and distribution of various paid resources or work quantity in other fields and a charge distribution; and distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
5
⁢
i
=
Q
5
×
q
5
⁢
m
⁢
i
/
f
5
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i
∑
q
5
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m
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i
/
f
5
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i
q5i—the paid resources or work quantity distributed by a system to the i-th individual;
q5mi—the paid resources or work metered for and used by the i-th individual;
f5i: a first technical index of the unit system of the i-th individual in a system;
Q5—a total paid resources or work metered by a system;
in Σq5mi/f5i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of individuals in the system.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The metering and distribution method according to claim 13, characterized in that: the metering and distribution method is extended to metering and distribution of various compensations of legal cases for which a final decision on a verdict has been made and the expense distribution; distribution is made according to the equation below:
q
6
⁢
i
=
Q
6
×
q
6
⁢
m
⁢
i
/
f
6
⁢
i
∑
q
6
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m
⁢
i
/
f
6
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i
q6i—a paid responsibility distributed to the i-th individual in a case;
q6mi—a loss or gain of the i-th individual in a case;
f6i: cost of the i-th individual in a system to avoid a case;
Q6—a total compensation loss or gain of a case;
in Σq6mi/f6i: i=1 to n, wherein n is the total number of individuals in the system.