System and method for determining optimal path arrangements for an infrastructure link with terrain slope consideration

US11635544B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG · CN

Inventors

• Moshe Zukerman
• Zengfu Wang · Tuji, CN
• Qing Wang · Kowloon, CN
• Bill Moran · Melbourne, AU
• Elias Tahchi

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 2, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H02G1/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining optimal path arrangements for an infrastructure link between two geographic locations, in particular, in uneven terrain. The method includes modelling a geographic terrain containing the two geographic locations; optimizing an arrangement cost and a repair rate for two or more potential paths based on the modelled geographic terrain, an arrangement cost model, and a repair rate model, taking into account at least two design levels, wherein the arrangement cost model incorporates direction-dependent factor and direction-independent factor associated with the path arrangements; and determining the optimal path arrangements each including multiple path portions and respective design levels associated with the path portions based on the optimization.