Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects, the invention aims to provide a scheduling method for offshore wind power operation and maintenance, which solves the problems of high operation and maintenance cost and low operation efficiency of the conventional offshore wind power plant.
A scheduling method for offshore wind power operation and maintenance comprises the following steps:
and (3) platform operation and maintenance scheduling: the platform scheduling processing center marks corresponding wind power plant operation and maintenance platforms of the wind generating sets with faults, and selects the normal wind power plant operation and maintenance platform closest to the marked wind power plant operation and maintenance platform for scheduling by acquiring the relative position of each wind power plant operation and maintenance platform;
a key device scheduling step: numbering the fan operation and maintenance platforms in the same sea area to obtain an operation and maintenance platform number n;
counting the existing operation and maintenance equipment in each wind power operation and maintenance platform operated in the same sea area, and respectively forming a corresponding existing equipment set N for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn;
Counting the recently used equipment in each wind power operation and maintenance platform of the same sea area operation, and respectively forming a corresponding used equipment set M for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn;
By aggregating existing devices NnAnd use the device set MnPerforming collective operation to obtain a collective operation result of the wind power operation and maintenance platform, and judging whether the wind power operation and maintenance platform needs to call in key equipment or call out the key equipment according to the collective operation result;
scheduling operation and maintenance personnel: acquiring the number B of operation and maintenance personnel of the wind power operation and maintenance platformnAnd acquiring the operation period C of the wind power operation and maintenance platformnAcquiring task completion progress D of wind power operation and maintenance platformnAcquiring the number of days E of the started operation of each wind power operation and maintenance platformn;
According to the number B of operation and maintenance personnelnAnd operation period CnTask completion progress DnAnd days of operation started EnJudging whether the wind power operation and maintenance platform needs to be called inThe operation and maintenance personnel or the call-out operation and maintenance personnel.
It is worth to be noted that the key device scheduling step specifically includes:
t1 calculating M for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn-Nn∩MnObtaining a calling equipment set, and when the calling equipment set Mn-Nn∩MnWhen the value is not equal to zero, judging that the wind power operation and maintenance platform is key equipment needing to be called;
t2 calculating N for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn-Nn∩MnObtaining a called device set, and when the called device set N is obtainedn-Nn∩MnAnd when the value is not equal to zero, judging that the wind power operation and maintenance platform is the key equipment needing to be called out.
Optionally, in the critical device scheduling step, after step T2, the method further includes:
t3, according to the sequence of the element number from small to large, setting the calling equipment set M corresponding to each wind power operation and maintenance platformn-Nn∩MnSorting is carried out;
t4 from the minimal-element calling device set Mn-Nn∩MnStarting, sequentially integrating the wind power operation and maintenance platform with each calling-out equipment set Nn-Nn∩MnPerforming intersection operation;
t5 when
Mn-Nn∩Mn≠(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn-Nn∩Mn)+(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn+1-Nn+1∩Mn+1) And judging that the wind power operation and maintenance platform with the operation and maintenance platform number n needs to call key equipment from the wind power operation and maintenance platform except the operation and maintenance platform number n + 1.
Specifically, in the key device scheduling step, the key device (M) that the wind power operation and maintenance platform with the operation and maintenance platform number n needs to be called from the outside of the sea area is equal to (M)n-Nn∩Mn)-[(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn-Nn∩Mn)+(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn+1-Nn+1∩Mn+1)]。
Preferably, the operation and maintenance personnel scheduling step specifically includes:
s1: calculating the working efficiency of each wind power operation and maintenance platform
Calculate at work efficiency X
nNumber of days remaining to complete the task
S2: will En+YnAnd CnPerforming difference comparison, when the comparison result is smaller than zero, classifying the operation and maintenance personnel of the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform into a scheduling group, when the comparison result is larger than zero, classifying the operation and maintenance personnel of the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform into a scheduled group, and when the comparison result is equal to zero, not processing the operation and maintenance personnel of the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform; the dispatching group is used for storing the operation and maintenance platform number n of the wind power operation and maintenance platform of the operation and maintenance personnel to be dispatched, and the dispatched group is used for storing the operation and maintenance platform number n of the wind power operation and maintenance platform of the operation and maintenance personnel to be dispatched.
It should be noted that, in the operation and maintenance personnel scheduling step, after step S2, the method further includes:
s3: by D
n+Z1
n×(C
n-E
n) The number of the operation and maintenance personnel needing to be called out by one wind power operation and maintenance platform in the dispatching group is more than or equal to 1, wherein the new first working efficiency of the wind power operation and maintenance platform
Wherein F1 is the total number of the operation and maintenance personnel of all the wind power operation and maintenance platforms in the dispatching group, and delta F1
nThe number of the operation and maintenance personnel required to be called out by the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform with the number n for the operation and maintenance platform in the dispatching group;
s4: by D
n+Z2
n×(C
n-E
n) Get quilt > 1The number of the operation and maintenance personnel needing to be called into one wind power operation and maintenance platform in the dispatching group and the new second working efficiency
F2 is the total number of operation and maintenance personnel of all wind power operation and maintenance platforms in the scheduled group, and delta F2
nThe number of the operation and maintenance personnel required to be called into the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform with the number n of the operation and maintenance platform in the dispatching group.
Optionally, in the operation and maintenance personnel scheduling step, after step S4, the method further includes:
s5: will be Δ F1nAnd Δ F2nComparing when the delta F1 is obtainednGreater than Δ F2nWhen the output is effective, the output is scheduled; when Δ F1nLess than Δ F2nAnd in time, the output scheduling is invalid, and the operation and maintenance personnel are required to be called from other wind power operation and maintenance platforms except the two wind power operation and maintenance platforms.
Specifically, the method further comprises a weather sensing and predicting step, wherein the weather sensing and predicting step comprises the following steps:
acquiring observation data of a meteorological office, wherein the observation data comprises air pressure, relative humidity, storm height, wave period, precipitation and visibility;
acquiring meteorological data around the wind power operation and maintenance platform through a meteorological sensor;
acquiring real-time sea condition detection through a meteorological sea condition forecasting system;
and comparing and analyzing the observation data and the meteorological data, calculating and predicting meteorological conditions, and correcting by combining real-time sea condition detection to obtain the final meteorological prediction.
Preferably, the method further comprises a sea area video monitoring step, wherein the sea area video monitoring step comprises the following steps:
monitoring a wind generating set of each wind power operation and maintenance platform in real time through a monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system comprises cameras which are distributed on each wind power operation and maintenance platform;
and receiving a real-time detection result of the monitoring system through a defense system, and giving an alarm through the defense system when the wind generating set of the wind power operation and maintenance platform is abnormal.
It should be noted that the platform operation and maintenance scheduling step further includes: and the dispatching detection center detects the wind generating set of each wind power operation and maintenance platform in real time, judges whether the wind generating set breaks down or not and sends the failure information to the platform dispatching processing center.
One of the above technical solutions has the following beneficial effects: in the method for dispatching the offshore wind power operation and maintenance, wind power generator sets with normal other wind power operation and maintenance platforms are dispatched to wind power operation and maintenance platforms with abnormal sets through a platform operation and maintenance dispatching step, so that each platform can normally operate; the key equipment of the wind power operation and maintenance platform with abundant key equipment is transferred to the wind power operation and maintenance platform with deficient key equipment through the key equipment scheduling step, so that each platform can normally operate; the operation and maintenance personnel of the wind power operation and maintenance platform with abundant operation and maintenance personnel are dispatched to the wind power operation and maintenance platform with deficient operation and maintenance personnel through the operation and maintenance personnel dispatching step, and normal operation of each platform is guaranteed. The problems that at present, offshore wind power operation and maintenance platforms are few, equipment is not enough in matching, the same set of equipment is scheduled and used among different platforms, an operation and maintenance equipment system is not complete and the like are solved, the operation and maintenance cost of an offshore wind power plant is reduced, and the operation efficiency is improved.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different configurations of embodiments of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of embodiments of the invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, a method for scheduling operation and maintenance of offshore wind power includes the following steps:
and (3) platform operation and maintenance scheduling: the platform scheduling processing center marks corresponding wind power plant operation and maintenance platforms of the wind generating sets with faults, and selects the normal wind power plant operation and maintenance platform closest to the marked wind power plant operation and maintenance platform for scheduling by acquiring the relative position of each wind power plant operation and maintenance platform; specifically, coordinate positioning is carried out on all wind generating sets; then carrying out coordinate positioning on the wind power operation and maintenance platform; and after the wind generating set fails and gives an alarm, calculating the distance between the wind generating set and each wind power operation and maintenance platform in the sea area through a coordinate system, and selecting the most appropriate wind power operation and maintenance platform to go to the operation and maintenance. The wind turbine generator set with faults can be judged through the dispatching monitoring center, the position of the wind turbine generator set relative to the wind power operation and maintenance platform is calculated through the dispatching calculation unit, the operation and maintenance cost can be effectively reduced through mutual matching of the wind power plant platforms, the operation and maintenance efficiency is improved, and safe and efficient operation of the offshore wind power plant is guaranteed.
A key device scheduling step: numbering the fan operation and maintenance platforms in the same sea area to obtain an operation and maintenance platform number n; counting the existing operation and maintenance equipment in each wind power operation and maintenance platform operated in the same sea area, and respectively forming a corresponding existing equipment set N for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn(ii) a Counting the recently used equipment in each wind power operation and maintenance platform of the same sea area operation, and respectively forming a corresponding used equipment set M for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn(ii) a By aggregating existing devices NnAnd use the device set MnPerforming set operation to obtain a set operation result of the wind power operation and maintenance platform, specifically, performing set operation as addition and subtraction of an intersection, a union or two sets between the sets, and judging whether the wind power operation and maintenance platform needs to call in key equipment or call out the key equipment according to the set operation result; specifically, the key equipment is called in to transfer the key equipment from other wind power operation and maintenance platforms to the wind power operation and maintenance platform, and the key equipment is called out to transfer the key equipment from the wind power operation and maintenance platform to other wind power operation and maintenance platforms.
Scheduling operation and maintenance personnel: acquiring the number B of operation and maintenance personnel of the wind power operation and maintenance platformnAnd acquiring the operation period C of the wind power operation and maintenance platformnAcquiring task completion progress D of wind power operation and maintenance platformnAcquiring the number of days E of the started operation of each wind power operation and maintenance platformn(ii) a The unit of the number of the operation and maintenance personnel is human, the unit of the operation period is day, the unit of the task completion progress is percentage, and the unit of the started operation days is day. According to the number B of operation and maintenance personnelnAnd operation period CnTask completion progress DnAnd days of operation started EnAnd judging whether the wind power operation and maintenance platform needs to call in or out operation and maintenance personnel. Specifically, the operation and maintenance personnel representatives are called in to transfer the operation and maintenance personnel to the wind power operation and maintenance platform from other wind power operation and maintenance platforms, and the operation and maintenance personnel representatives are called out to transfer the operation and maintenance personnel to other wind power operation and maintenance platforms from the wind power operation and maintenance platform.
In the method for dispatching the offshore wind power operation and maintenance, wind power generator sets with normal other wind power operation and maintenance platforms are dispatched to wind power operation and maintenance platforms with abnormal sets through a platform operation and maintenance dispatching step, so that each platform can normally operate; the key equipment of the wind power operation and maintenance platform with abundant key equipment is transferred to the wind power operation and maintenance platform with deficient key equipment through the key equipment scheduling step, so that each platform can normally operate; the operation and maintenance personnel of the wind power operation and maintenance platform with abundant operation and maintenance personnel are dispatched to the wind power operation and maintenance platform with deficient operation and maintenance personnel through the operation and maintenance personnel dispatching step, and normal operation of each platform is guaranteed. The problems that at present, offshore wind power operation and maintenance platforms are few, equipment is not enough in matching, the same set of equipment is scheduled and used among different platforms, an operation and maintenance equipment system is not complete and the like are solved, the operation and maintenance cost of an offshore wind power plant is reduced, and the operation efficiency is improved.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the key device scheduling step specifically includes:
t1 calculating M for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn-Nn∩MnObtaining a calling equipment set, and when the calling equipment set Mn-Nn∩MnWhen the value is not equal to zero, judging that the wind power operation and maintenance platform is key equipment needing to be called;
t2 calculating N for each wind power operation and maintenance platformn-Nn∩MnObtaining a called device set, and when the called device set N is obtainedn-Nn∩MnAnd when the value is not equal to zero, judging that the wind power operation and maintenance platform is the key equipment needing to be called out.
The scheduling of the key equipment comprises investigation and analysis, resource integration,And (5) reasonably scheduling. The scheduling of the key equipment mainly aims at the wind power operation and maintenance platforms operating in the same sea area. In one embodiment, the existing equipment set of each wind power operation and maintenance platform is N1、N2……、NnThe set of the using equipment of each wind power operation and maintenance platform is M1、M2……、MnThereby obtaining that the set of calling equipment of each wind power operation and maintenance platform is M respectively1-N1∩M1、M2-N2∩M2……、Mn-Nn∩MnObtaining the calling-out equipment set of each wind power operation and maintenance platform as N1-N1∩M1,N2-N2∩M2……、Nn-Nn∩Mn。
It should be noted that, in the key device scheduling step, after step T2, the method further includes:
t3, according to the sequence of the element number from small to large, setting the calling equipment set M corresponding to each wind power operation and maintenance platformn-Nn∩MnSorting is carried out;
t4 from the minimal-element calling device set Mn-Nn∩MnStarting, sequentially integrating the wind power operation and maintenance platform with each calling-out equipment set Nn-Nn∩MnPerforming intersection operation;
t5 when
Mn-Nn∩Mn≠(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn-Nn∩Mn)+(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn+1-Nn+1∩Mn+1) And judging that the wind power operation and maintenance platform with the operation and maintenance platform number n needs to call key equipment from the wind power operation and maintenance platform except the operation and maintenance platform number n + 1.
Calling-in equipment set M of wind power operation and maintenance platform with operation and maintenance platform number n being 1
1-N
1∩M
1For example, step T4 specifically includes: calculating (M)
1-N
1∩M
1)∩(N
1-N
1∩M
1)、(M
1-N
1∩M
1)∩(N
2-N
2∩M
2)……、(M
1-N
1∩M
1)∩(N
n-N
n∩M
n) Until when
And then, calculating all the calling equipment sets of all the wind power operation and maintenance platforms. If M appears
1-N
1∩M
1≠(M
1-N
1∩M
1)∩(N
1-N
1∩M
1)+(M
1-N
1∩M
1)∩(N
2-N
2∩M
2) And then, the wind power operation and maintenance platform with the operation and maintenance platform number n being 1 needs to call key equipment from the wind power operation and maintenance platform except for the operation and maintenance platform number n being 2.
Optionally, in the step of scheduling the key device, the key device that the wind power operation and maintenance platform with the operation and maintenance platform number n needs to be called from the outside of the sea area is equal to (M)n-Nn∩Mn)-[(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn-Nn∩Mn)+(Mn-Nn∩Mn)∩(Nn+1-Nn+1∩Mn+1)]. In one embodiment, the calling-in device set M of the wind power operation and maintenance platform with the operation and maintenance platform number n being 11-N1∩M1For example, (M)1-N1∩M1)-[(M1-N1∩M1)∩(N1-N1∩M1)+(M1-N1∩M1)∩(N2-N2∩M2)]The obtained elements are key equipment which is not scheduled in place, namely key equipment which needs to be called in from the wind power operation and maintenance platform except the operation and maintenance platform with the number n being 2.
Specifically, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the operation and maintenance personnel scheduling step specifically includes:
s1: calculating the working efficiency of each wind power operation and maintenance platform
Calculate at work efficiency X
nNumber of days remaining to complete the task
S2: will En+YnAnd CnPerforming difference comparison, when the comparison result is smaller than zero, classifying the operation and maintenance personnel of the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform into a scheduling group, when the comparison result is larger than zero, classifying the operation and maintenance personnel of the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform into a scheduled group, and when the comparison result is equal to zero, not processing the operation and maintenance personnel of the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform; the dispatching group is used for storing the operation and maintenance platform number n of the wind power operation and maintenance platform of the operation and maintenance personnel to be dispatched, and the dispatched group is used for storing the operation and maintenance platform number n of the wind power operation and maintenance platform of the operation and maintenance personnel to be dispatched. Specifically, for En+YnAnd CnMaking a difference comparison, i.e. calculating (E)n+Yn)-Cn. When the comparison result is less than zero, representing En+YnLess than CnAt the current working efficiency XnThe number of days for completing the task is less than the rated working period CnFew, namely the hands of the operation and maintenance personnel are sufficient; when the comparison result is greater than zero, representing En+YnGreater than CnAt the current working efficiency XnThe number of days for completing the task is less than the rated working period CnMost of them are that the hands of the operation and maintenance personnel are insufficient and need to be reinforced.
Preferably, the operation and maintenance personnel scheduling step further includes, after step S2:
s3: by D
n+Z1
n×(C
n-E
n) The number of the operation and maintenance personnel needing to be called out by one wind power operation and maintenance platform in the dispatching group is more than or equal to 1, wherein the new first working efficiency of the wind power operation and maintenance platform
Wherein F1 is the total number of the operation and maintenance personnel of all the wind power operation and maintenance platforms in the dispatching group, and delta F1
nFor schedulingThe number of the operation and maintenance personnel required to be called out by the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform with the number n of the operation and maintenance platforms in the group;
s4: by D
n+Z2
n×(C
n-E
n) The number of the operation and maintenance personnel to be called into one wind power operation and maintenance platform in the scheduled group is more than or equal to 1, and the new second working efficiency
F2 is the total number of operation and maintenance personnel of all wind power operation and maintenance platforms in the scheduled group, and delta F2
nThe number of the operation and maintenance personnel required to be called into the corresponding wind power operation and maintenance platform with the number n of the operation and maintenance platform in the dispatching group. The personnel scheduling method is that on the premise that operation and maintenance personnel of a certain wind power operation and maintenance platform can complete tasks, part of the operation and maintenance personnel of the wind power operation and maintenance platform are scheduled to another wind power operation and maintenance platform, so that the other wind power operation and maintenance platform can also complete the tasks.
It should be noted that, in the operation and maintenance personnel scheduling step, after step S4, the method further includes:
s5: will be Δ F1nAnd Δ F2nComparing when the delta F1 is obtainednGreater than Δ F2nWhen the output is effective, the output is scheduled; when Δ F1nLess than Δ F2nAnd in time, the output scheduling is invalid, and the operation and maintenance personnel are required to be called from other wind power operation and maintenance platforms except the two wind power operation and maintenance platforms. On the premise of calculating that a certain wind power operation and maintenance platform can complete tasks, delta F1 can be callednThe human and the other wind power operation and maintenance platform need delta F2nPeople finish tasks, if a certain wind power operation and maintenance platform can call delta F1nGreater than Δ F2nThen the two wind power operation and maintenance platforms can complete the task on time, if delta F1 is adoptednLess than Δ F2nIf the other wind power operation and maintenance platform cannot complete the task, the operation and maintenance personnel need to be continuously extracted and dispatched from other wind power operation and maintenance platforms except the two wind power operation and maintenance platforms; the number of the operation and maintenance personnel needing to be called from the other wind power operation and maintenance platforms except the two wind power operation and maintenance platforms is delta F2n-ΔF1n。
In some embodiments, the method further comprises a weather sensing and predicting step, wherein the weather sensing and predicting step comprises: acquiring observation data of a meteorological office, wherein the observation data comprises air pressure, relative humidity, storm height, wave period, precipitation and visibility; acquiring meteorological data around the wind power operation and maintenance platform through a meteorological sensor; in particular, the meteorological sensors include, but are not limited to, anemometers, temperature sensors, and the like; acquiring real-time sea condition detection through a meteorological sea condition forecasting system; and comparing and analyzing the observation data and the meteorological data, calculating and predicting meteorological conditions, and correcting by combining real-time sea condition detection to obtain the final meteorological prediction. The platform operation and maintenance scheduling step further comprises the steps of carrying out fault diagnosis and analysis on the real-time operation state information through a scheduling calculation unit, and carrying out operation and maintenance planning calculation by combining meteorological hydrological information, operation and maintenance personnel information, operation and maintenance ship information and spare part information to generate a scheduling scheme aiming at faults; storing collected data through an offshore wind farm database, wherein the collected data comprise real-time running state information, operation and maintenance personnel information, operation and maintenance ship information and spare part information of each device of the wind farm; and pushing the operation and maintenance scheduling scheme by combining the judgment and analysis result of the scheduling calculation unit, the collected data stored in the offshore wind farm database and the final weather prediction. The weather sensing and predicting step realizes the sensing function, and the obtained final weather prediction can be used as a considered parameter of offshore wind power operation and maintenance scheduling, so that the obtained scheduling scheme is more in line with the actual requirement.
Optionally, the method further comprises a sea area video monitoring step, wherein the sea area video monitoring step comprises: monitoring a wind generating set of each wind power operation and maintenance platform in real time through a monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system comprises cameras which are distributed on each wind power operation and maintenance platform; and receiving a real-time detection result of the monitoring system through a defense system, and giving an alarm through the defense system when the wind generating set of the wind power operation and maintenance platform is abnormal. Specifically, the wind turbine generator system abnormality includes, but is not limited to, an unexpected shutdown or excessive vibration. And monitoring and alarming the wind generating set through the sea area video monitoring step, and taking the wind generating set with abnormality as a considered parameter of offshore wind power operation and maintenance scheduling, so that the obtained scheduling scheme is more in line with actual requirements.
In some embodiments, the platform operation and maintenance scheduling step further includes: and the dispatching detection center detects the wind generating set of each wind power operation and maintenance platform in real time, judges whether the wind generating set breaks down or not and sends the failure information to the platform dispatching processing center. The fault information comprises the model, the position and the number of the generator sets. Specifically, the wind driven generators are monitored in real time, the task completion progress of each platform is updated in real time every week, when any fault occurs in each generator, the fault can be reflected in a display of a dispatching monitoring center, and the number and the fault point of the fault can be presented in time.
In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
Any process or method descriptions in flow charts or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps of the process, and alternate implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present invention.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.