Utility station automated design system and method
First Claim
1. An expert system for designing an electrical power utility station facility, comprising:
- a storage mechanism configured to store a plurality of symbols, the symbols representing components of the facility; and
a server coupled to the storage mechanism and configured to display a plurality of predefined layouts of the facility, the server being loaded with an association mechanism that applies the symbols to the predefined layouts to generate a facility construction drawing set, wherein said association mechanism is configured to recognize a selection of at least one of a component of the facility and a design parameter for the facility, and based on said selection automatically define which of at least one of said plurality of symbols of the facility and design parameters are candidates for a subsequent selection.
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Abstract
A system and method provide a computer-based automated tool for quickly and efficiently designing utility stations. One example of such a utility station is a unit substation. The tool includes a database of user-selective predrawn symbols that are associated with a pre-defined and stored station template. Each of the respective symbols have associated therewith attributes that are computer recognizable as being attributes associated with the respective symbols, and may be combined into a list, when the symbols are selected for use with the station. The tool presents a graphical rendering of the symbols arranged on the station, after the respective symbols have been identified.
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18 Claims
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1. An expert system for designing an electrical power utility station facility, comprising:
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a storage mechanism configured to store a plurality of symbols, the symbols representing components of the facility; and
a server coupled to the storage mechanism and configured to display a plurality of predefined layouts of the facility, the server being loaded with an association mechanism that applies the symbols to the predefined layouts to generate a facility construction drawing set, wherein said association mechanism is configured to recognize a selection of at least one of a component of the facility and a design parameter for the facility, and based on said selection automatically define which of at least one of said plurality of symbols of the facility and design parameters are candidates for a subsequent selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of designing an electrical power utility station facility, the method comprising:
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selecting a facility layout among a plurality of standard facility layouts;
retrieving a plurality of symbols from a symbol database based upon the selecting step, the symbols representing components of the facility;
associating the symbols with the selected facility layout;
overlaying the symbols onto the selected facility layout; and
generating a facility construction drawing set based upon the overlaying step, wherein said association step recognizes a selection of at least one of a component of the facility and a design parameter for the facility, and based on said selection automatically define which of at least one of said plurality of symbols of the facility and design parameters are candidates for a subsequent selection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for designing an electrical power utility station facility, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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retrieving a plurality of symbols from a symbol database based upon a selected facility layout among a plurality of standard facility layouts, each of the standard facility layouts corresponding to a plurality of symbols, the symbols representing components of the facility;
associating the symbols with the selected facility layout;
overlaying the symbols onto the selected facility layout; and
generating a facility construction drawing set based upon the overlaying step, wherein said association step recognizes a selection of at least one of a component of the facility and a design parameter for the facility, and based on said selection automatically define which of at least one of said plurality of symbols of the facility and design parameters are candidates for a subsequent selection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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