Identifying the Technology Opportunities and the Technology Taxonomy for Railway Static Inverters With Patent Data Analytics

In this study, we identify and forecast promising railway static inverter technologies and the technology taxonomy using patent data analytics. To this end, we identify technology topics through LDA topic modeling and interpret them through N-gram analysis. We then derive detailed promising technolo...

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Published inIEEE access Vol. 12; pp. 17389 - 17403
Main Authors Lee, Yong-Jae, Han, Young Jae, Kim, Sang-Soo, Lee, Chulung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway IEEE 2024
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Analytical models
Data analysis
Inverters
Network analysis
patent analytics
R&D
Rail transportation
Research & development
Research and development
Research facilities
semantic analytics
Semantics
social network analysis
Social networking (online)
Social networks
Static inverter
Static inverters
Taxonomy
technological forecasting
Technological innovation
Technology forecasting
technology mapping
Time series analysis
topic modeling
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Summary:In this study, we identify and forecast promising railway static inverter technologies and the technology taxonomy using patent data analytics. To this end, we identify technology topics through LDA topic modeling and interpret them through N-gram analysis. We then derive detailed promising technology topics through time series analysis and technology mapping. Finally, we identify leading companies and research institutes in the field of promising technology topics through bibliography and social network analysis of patent applicants. Our study identified six technology topics, and fields related to converter technology were identified as detailed promising technologies. Japanese companies represented by Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Toshiba are leading R&D in this field, while Chinese companies represented by CRRC have also secured technological competitiveness. Additionally, France's Alstom is technically competitive when considering only the centrality index. Our study will contribute to its use as a meaningful reference for the establishment of railway R&D and the development of promising railway static inverter technologies.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3360138