Topological connectivity and relative distances from temporal sensor measurements of physical delivery system
US9599531B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technical solutions are described for determining topological connectivity between stations of a fluid-delivery pipeline network. An example method includes receiving temporal sensor measurements of the fluid-delivery pipeline network, that include a series of sensor measurements from each respective station of the fluid-delivery pipeline network. The method also includes generating a causality graph of the fluid-delivery pipeline network based on the temporal sensor measurements, where the causality graph includes a set of nodes and a set of links, where the nodes are representative of the stations, and a pair of nodes is connected by a link in response to the pair of stations being temporally dependent. The method also includes determining a topological network of the stations based on the causality graph, where the topological network identifies one or more destination stations for a supply station in the fluid-delivery pipeline network.
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