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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2023
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Jin Doo Jeong, Sejong-si, KR;
Il Woo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the suitability of a network configuration for a factory energy management system (FEMS) are provided. The method includes receiving an energy management level for obtaining the suitability of a network configuration for an FEMS, receiving second parameters according to the energy management level among first parameters set for the network configuration, receiving a communication characteristics matrix and a communication adaptability matrix for communication schemes usable for the network configuration, obtaining a communication characteristics metric matrix by normalizing the communication characteristics matrix, based on the second parameters and the communication characteristics matrix, obtaining a communication adaptability metric matrix by normalizing the communication adaptability matrix, based on the energy management level, the second parameters, and the communication adaptability matrix, and determining the suitability of the network configuration at the energy management level based on the communication characteristics metric matrix and the communication adaptability metric matrix.