Visualization for compressed natural gas(CNG) secondary station refilling behaviors

Abstract

Data visualizations are recently used for providing an access to complex data and information. In this paper, the visualization method is adopted to find possible ways of improving CNG secondary filling station’s refilling efficiency. Based on single attribute of volume, initial and final pressure, the visualization results show that one possible way to improve refilling efficiency is to by avoid abnormal inefficient refilling behaviors with small volume, higher initial pressure or lower final pressure. Based on time, the visualization results, considering the periodic property of refilling behaviors, present another possible way to improve refilling efficiency through reducing inefficient use of time. From the refilling log’s visualization, it is found that there is room for improvement in refilling efficiency and possible improving ways are primary studied. But the reasons of these abnormal actions are needed to be studied in future research.