Digital twin-based system and method for reducing peak power and energy consumption in a physical system

An electronic device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• identify a route for passengers seeking to enter a building at an original destination, the route including:
• at least one section of road, within a physical system, for automobiles to access the building;
• or
• at least one access point, within a physical system, inside the building for pedestrians to pass through;
• receive, from at least one sensor, traffic flow information corresponding to the route;
• determine whether the received traffic flow information corresponds to a condition that impedes the route, from among a set of pre-trained conditions respectively impeding the route, the set of pre-trained conditions within a digital twin of the physical system;
• identify and display a list of user-selectable state alternatives for redirection of a traffic flow of multiple vehicles or multiple pedestrians in the physical system, based on a determination that the received traffic flow information corresponds to the condition, the list of user-selectable state alternatives related to the condition that impedes the route;
• receive a selection, from among the list of user-selectable state alternatives, of a selected state alternative;
• and
• implement the selected state alternative in the physical system,
• wherein the user is a policymaker associated with the physical system.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to:

• identify a route for passengers seeking to enter a building at an original destination, the route including:
• at least one section of road, within a physical system, for automobiles to access the building;
• or
• at least one access point, within a physical system, inside the building for pedestrians to pass through;
• receive, from at least one sensor, traffic flow information corresponding to the route;
• determine whether the received traffic flow information corresponds to a condition that impedes the route, from among a set of pre-trained conditions respectively impeding the route, the set of pre-trained conditions within a digital twin of the physical system;
• identify and display a list of user-selectable state alternatives for redirection of a traffic flow of multiple vehicles or multiple pedestrians in the physical system, based on a determination that the received traffic flow information corresponds to the condition, the list of user-selectable state alternatives related to the condition that impedes the route;
• receive a selection, from among the list of user-selectable state alternatives, of a selected state alternative;
• and
• implement the selected state alternative in the physical system,
• wherein the user is a policymaker associated with the physical system.