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GAS METER DATA VALIDATION

  • US 20150276433A1
  • Filed: 03/26/2014
  • Published: 10/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of data validation for a Meter Data Management (MDM) system, comprising:

  • said MDM system including a communications network communicably connecting at least one gas data downloading device receiving gas meter data including corrected gas volume data (CGVD) and at least one state variable for a combustible gas during a time interval from at least a first primary gas meter to said MDM system, said MDM system including at least one MDM server having a processor implementing gas data validation (GDV) software stored in a first memory and a second memory storing said gas meter data, said GDV software implementing said method, said method including;

    performing at least one data validation check on said gas meter data including checking said CGVD during said time interval to identify erroneous CGVD;

    if at least one data validation check fails, performing a root cause analysis to diagnose a root cause involved in said erroneous CGVD using said data validation check and additional information including diagnostic information regarding said communications network and said first primary gas meter, andperforming error resolution depending on said root cause for said time interval by (i) calculating a revised CGVD by refetching uncorrected GVD and data for said state variable (state variable data) or (ii) without said refetching estimating said state variable data and calculating said revised CGVD therefrom.

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