Demand management system for fluid networks

摘要

The invention provides a method of demand management for fluid networks. The method includes the steps of providing a computer controlled fluid network for delivery of fluid to at least one customer (14), maintaining a real time database (16) within the computer controlled fluid network of predetermined parameters, requesting a flow rate and time of delivery of said fluid from the fluid network through a user interface (22) to a customer (20), determining, using predetermined parameters from the real time database (16), the availability (24) of providing delivery of fluid from the fluid network to the customer (14) based on hydraulic capacity of the fluid network, and, if the hydraulic capacity is available, calculating parameters (38) using the real time database (16) to deliver fluid to the customer (14) through the computer controlled fluid network.

主权项

1. A method of demand management for liquid networks, said method including the steps of:
providing a computer controlled liquid network for delivery of liquid to at least one customer; maintaining a real time database within said computer controlled liquid network of predetermined parameters; requesting a desired flow rate and time of delivery of said liquid from the computer controlled liquid network through a user interface to said at least one customer; determining, using predetermined parameters from said real time database, an availability of providing said desired flow rate and time of delivery of said liquid from the computer controlled liquid network to said at least one customer based on hydraulic capacity of said computer controlled liquid network; and if said hydraulic capacity is available, calculating parameters using said real time database to deliver said liquid to said at least one customer through said computer controlled liquid network at the desired flow rate and time of delivery.