# US 12,003,381 B2 · Apparatus and method for configuring network of factory energy management system

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- Number: US 12,003,381 B2
- Document ID: US12003381B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/665,351
- Filed: 2022-02-04
- Published: 2022-10-20
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-04-08
- Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Inventors: Jin Doo Jeong; Il Woo Lee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003381B2

## CPC

- H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
- H04L 41/12: Discovery or management of network topologies
- H04L 41/0803: Configuration setting
- H04L 41/142: using statistical or mathematical methods
- H04L 43/0817: by checking functioning
- Y02P 80/10: Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

The method for configuring the network of a factory energy management system (FEMS) includes receiving a parameter set for configuration of the network, generating a diagram based on a characteristic for the parameter of each of communication schemes available for configuration of the network, determining, based on the diagram, a communication characteristic matrix including a characteristic value representing the characteristic for the parameter of each of the communication schemes, determining a correlation matrix representing a weight for the parameter in each process to be managed by the FEMS, deriving a communication adaptability matrix by applying the weight corresponding to the parameter for each process of the correlation matrix to the characteristic value for the parameter of each of the communication schemes included in the communication characteristic matrix, and determining a communication scheme to be applied for each process from among the communication schemes using the communication adaptability matrix.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for configuring a network of a factory energy management system (FEMS), the method comprising:
receiving a parameter set for configuration of the network;
generating a diagram based on a characteristic for the parameter of each of communication schemes available for configuration of the network;
determining, based on the diagram, a communication characteristic matrix including a characteristic value representing the characteristic for the parameter of each of the communication schemes;
determining a correlation matrix representing a weight for the parameter in each process to be managed by the FEMS;
deriving a communication adaptability matrix by applying the weight corresponding to the parameter for each process of the correlation matrix to the characteristic value for the parameter of each of the communication schemes included in the communication characteristic matrix; and
determining a communication scheme to be applied for each process from among the communication schemes using the communication adaptability matrix.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the diagram comprises:
receiving an input range for one parameter among the set parameters;
receiving a value of the one parameter for one communication scheme among the available communication schemes;
normalizing the input range and the value of the one parameter;
deriving the characteristic value for the one parameter of the one communication scheme by multiplying the normalized value of the parameter by a resolution; and
generating, based on the characteristic value, a diagram for the one communication scheme and the one parameter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter is set based on an analysis on each process.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
adding a symbol corresponding to each value included in the communication adaptability matrix to the communication adaptability matrix.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein
the determining of the communication characteristic matrix further comprises determining whether to add a communication scheme available for configuration of the network, and
the generating of the diagram comprises generating a diagram based on a characteristic for the parameter of the added communication scheme, when it is determined to add the communication scheme.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of a low operating expense (OPEX) characteristic, a low capital expense (CAPEX) characteristic, a flexibility characteristic, a high data rate characteristic, a high reliability characteristic, a low latency characteristic, a low power characteristic, and a low cost characteristic of the network is set as the parameter.

### Claim 7

An apparatus for configuring a network of an FEMS, the apparatus comprising:
a memory including computer-executable instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions,
wherein, when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to perform the following operations:
an operation of receiving a parameter set for configuration of the network;
an operation of generating a diagram based on a characteristic for the parameter of each of the communication schemes available for configuration of the network;
an operation of determining, based on the diagram, a communication characteristic matrix including a characteristic value representing the characteristic for the parameter of each of the communication schemes;
an operation of determining a correlation matrix representing a weight for the parameter in each process to be managed by the FEMS;
an operation of deriving a communication adaptability matrix by applying the weight corresponding to the parameter for each process of the correlation matrix to the characteristic value for the parameter of each of the communication schemes included in the communication characteristic matrix; and
an operation of determining a communication scheme to be applied for each process from among the communication schemes using the communication adaptability matrix.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the operation of generating the diagram comprises:
an operation of receiving an input range for one parameter among the set parameters;
an operation of receiving a value of the one parameter for one communication scheme among the available communication schemes;
an operation of normalizing the input range and the value of the one parameter;
an operation of deriving the characteristic value for the one parameter of the one communication scheme by multiplying the normalized value of the parameter by a resolution; and
an operation of generating, based on the characteristic value, a diagram for the one communication scheme and the one parameter.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the parameter is set based on an analysis on each process.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the instruction further comprises an operation of adding a symbol corresponding to each value included in the communication adaptability matrix to the communication adaptability matrix.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8, wherein
the operation of determining the communication characteristic matrix further comprises an operation of determining whether to add a communication scheme available for configuration of the network, and
the operation of generating the diagram comprises an operation of generating a diagram based on a characteristic for the parameter of the added communication scheme, when it is determined to add the communication scheme.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least one of a low OPEX characteristic, a low CAPEX characteristic, a flexibility characteristic, a high data rate characteristic, a high reliability characteristic, a low latency characteristic, a low power characteristic, and a low cost characteristic of the network is set as the parameter.