KR20190026305A - Home automation automatic meter reading wall-pad and home automation automatic meter reading and advabced metering infrastructure system including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, an automatic remote home meter reading and advanced measurement infrastructure apparatus receives meter reading data from a water meter, a hot water meter, a gas meter, a calorimeter, and watt-hour meters installed in a household by a measurement data collection and control unit arranged on a wall pad of a household home automation system, transmits the meter reading data to a main unit of the wall pad to display the meter reading data, transmits the meter reading data to an automatic remote home meter reading server or transmits the meter reading data on the internet by the main unit, transmits data collected by the automatic remote home meter reading server to an advanced automatic home measurement infrastructure server via the internet by the automatic remote home meter reading server to construct a database for advanced measurement infrastructure processing, senses an event occurrence based on the meter reading data to perform control corresponding to an event determined to have occurred if a preset event is determined to have occurred to allow a household member of each household to directly check measurement data, and realizes a home automation function and a remote meter reading function in a single apparatus to reduce installation and management costs and realize an advanced measurement infrastructure function.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to home automatic remote meter reading pads, home automatic remote meter reading pads, home automatic remote meter reading systems,

The present invention relates to a home automatic remote sensing meter pad capable of performing an automatic meter reading function, a home automation function and an advanced metering infrastructure function by combining a remote meter reading device and a home automation device, a home automatic remote meter reading including the same, and an advanced metering infrastructure system It is about.

The home automation system is a system for centralized control of electronic devices installed in a home through a home automation device. The AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) is a system for controlling the home gas, water, hot water, The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) automatically analyzes the energy usage (electricity, water, gas, and calorie) based on the remote meter reading system. , And the remote meter reading system. Based on the metered data, energy companies charge energy fees to each user based on energy usage. In addition, through the meter reading information, it is possible to optimize or control the energy supply to the user by understanding the energy use patterns per user, thereby enabling the user to save energy costs and to prevent waste of energy. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the cost incurred by the meter reading operation by directly moving the meter reading unit, to eliminate the distrust of the difference in charge due to errors caused by the meter reading unit, and to obtain accurate large data Big data) can be used to efficiently produce and manage energy.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional home automation system 10 and an automatic meter reading system 20.

1, the home automation system 10 includes an elevator 11, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera 12, a front door 13, an interphone 14, a lamp 15, (Not shown), a home automation device 17 installed in the home to communicate with various home related devices, such as a personal computer 16, and a server 19 for communicating with the home automation device 17 have.

The home automation device 17 can reduce the elevator waiting time of the user by sending an elevator call signal to the elevator 11 and send the air conditioner temperature control signal to the air conditioner 16 to set the user's desired internal temperature. The home automation device 17 and the server 17 can communicate with each other only by performing communication.

1, the remote meter reading system 20 receives the metering data from the centralized devices 41 to 43, in which the remote meter reading server 30 is installed in each of the plurality of jugs, Each of the centralizing devices 41 to 43 receives metering data from the building centralizing devices 51 to 53 installed in each of the plurality of buildings, and each of the plurality of building centralizing devices 51 to 53 includes a plurality of generations And each of the plurality of household centralizing apparatuses 61 to 63 receives the metering data from the plurality of meters 71 to 73 installed in each of the plurality of generations Data can be received.

In the conventional remote meter reading system 20 having the configuration exemplified in Fig. 1, centralization apparatuses 41 to 73 are provided for each household, each building, and each complex in order to centralize the metering data of the various meters 71 to 73 installed in each household To 43, 51 to 53, and 61 to 63) must be installed and managed, which increases installation and management costs.

In addition, in the home automation system 10 and the remote meter reading system 20 having the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, each system is separately installed and managed.

In the case where the home automation system 10 having the configuration exemplified in Fig. 1 desires to check in-household meter reading data, the data read by the remote meter reading system 20 is transmitted to the home automation system 10 through communication The home automation system 10 has to display the received data. In the communication process between these systems 10 and 20, the data of the in-home meters 71 to 73 and the data of the home automation system There is a problem in that a large amount of complaints arise due to the occurrence of differences in the data displayed on the display unit 10.

In the conventional remote meter reading system 20 having the configuration exemplified in Fig. 1, the remote meter reading server 30 performs a remote reading operation (remote meter reading) of the weighing data of the various meters 71 to 73 installed in each household, But it is not possible to control the meter. As a result, there is a problem in that it is impossible to operate a meter to control the energy consumption of the advanced metering infrastructure or to shut off the meter in an emergency.

The Home Auto Remote Metering Wall Pad according to the present invention, Home Auto Remote Meter Reading and Advanced Metering Infrastructure System including the same, can reduce the installation and management cost at the time of implementing the remote meter reading function and confirm the meter reading data in the home automation system In this case, the reliability of the system is improved by making the data in the home meter and the data displayed in the home automation system always coincide with each other. The remote meter reading server performs remote meter reading and remote control functions for various meters installed in each household, We intend to implement a device and system capable of performing advanced metering infrastructure function that efficiently manage energy production and management through big data generated by integrated management of the metered data by the data server.

The home automatic remote meter reading wall pad and home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system according to an embodiment of the present invention can measure one or more weighing data from a water meter, a hot water meter, a gas meter, a calorimeter and a watt hour meter installed in a household A metering data collecting and controlling main unit for collecting the metering data received by the meter interface, a metering data collecting and controlling main unit for receiving the metering data from the metering data collecting and controlling main unit, And a control unit for receiving the metering data from the wall pad main unit, and for receiving the metering data from the metering unit, A display unit And a communication unit for receiving the metering data from the wall pad main unit and transmitting the received metering data to the home automobile metering server, so that the household members of each household can directly check the metering data, By implementing the meter reading function as a single device, installation and management costs are reduced, and advanced metering infrastructure functions as well as remote meter reading are realized.

The home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, the home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system including the same, does not require a separate meter reading server to implement the remote meter reading system function, By performing the function of the meter reading server, the server cost for the remote meter reading does not occur, and the server purchase cost, installation cost and operating cost are considerably saved.

Further, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system including the same, does not need to separately install a household concentration apparatus for receiving metering data of each household, It is not necessary to separately install the installed building centralizing devices and it is not necessary to install only the centralizing devices installed in each of the plurality of the complexes, thereby drastically reducing the cost of purchasing and installing the remote meter reading system.

In addition, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, the home automatic remote meter reading and the advanced metering infrastructure system including the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention can be used in a meter interface unit, a direct current power (DC-PLC) Line Communication), which is used for communication function and power supply function to solve the battery consumption problem of the digital meter.

In addition, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, the home automatic remote meter reading and the advanced metering infrastructure system including the same, can receive the meter reading data in the home automation system immediately and display it immediately, Data and home automation remote meter reading system are always consistent with each other so that the reliability of the system can be improved to expand the market of remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure.

Further, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, the home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system including the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention can perform home automation functions in the home automatic remote meter reading server in the home, A remote control function such as a function of interrupting the meter in an emergency or on demand as well as a meter reading function, and a control function for detecting an event occurrence based on the metering data, Can be performed. Therefore, the household member can check the meter reading value of the meter within the household with a smartphone or the like, and can control the meter in the household.

In addition, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system including the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention receive meter reading data through the meter data collection and control unit in the wall pad of the household home automation system, Since the metering data can be transmitted to the household Internet at the main part of the wall pad, the household member can display the weighing value on the wall pad even in a household or a single house where there is no home automatic remote meter reading server, , It is possible to check and control the value of the meter within the household, and to perform home automation control in the household.

In addition, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system including the same, transmit the metering data received on the wall pad of the household home automation system to a home automatic remote meter reading server, The data collected by Home Auto Remote Tester Server can be transferred to the Home Auto Advanced Weighing Infrastructure Server via the Internet and can be converted into a database for advanced metering infrastructure processing and the remote data management can be integrated in the data server, It is possible to carry out advanced metering infrastructure function that production management can be done.

In addition, the home auto-remote meter reading wall pad according to the present invention, the home auto-automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system including the same, stores the set values of the home auto-remote meter pad in the household, When a problem occurs or an exchange occurs, the setting value can be downloaded and used immediately. In addition, an application required for the month pad can be downloaded from a service provider via Ethernet or the Internet, or various applications such as a home service, Meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure work environment.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional home automation system and an automatic meter reading system.
FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a home automatic remote meter reading wall pad according to an embodiment of the present invention, a home automatic remote meter reading and an advanced metering infrastructure system including the same.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the description is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals in the drawings are used for similar elements and, unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the specification, including technical and scientific terms, are to be construed in a manner that is familiar to those skilled in the art. It has the same meaning as commonly understood by those who have it.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a detailed view illustrating a home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system 100 including a home automatic remote meter reading pad 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system 100 includes various meters 101 to 105, a home auto-meter remote meter pad 110, a common electronic device (For example, the elevator 141), electronic devices (for example, the entrance camera 142, the front door 143, the interphone 144, the light 145, and the air conditioner 146) A home automation metering infrastructure server 150, a home automation metering infrastructure server 160 and a household terminal 170.

First, various meters 101 to 105 are installed in each household to measure the usage amount of water, hot water, gas, heating and electric power of each household, and control the flow of water, hot water, gas, heating and electric power . Specifically, the water meter 101 generates the water meter data by measuring the water consumption of the installed household, the hot water meter 102 generates hot water metering data by measuring the hot water consumption of the installed household, And the calorimeter 104 measures the amount of heating of the installed household to generate calorific value data. The watt hour meter 105 measures the amount of power used in the installed household, And generates data. In addition, sensors such as a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor may be incorporated in the various meters 101 to 105.

The home automatic remote meter reading wall pad 110 includes a metering data collection and control unit 120 and a home automation control unit 130. The metering data collection and control unit 120 includes a meter interface 121, And a control main unit 125. The home automation control unit 130 includes a month pad main unit 131, a display unit 133, a communication unit 135, a storage unit 137, and a user input unit 139 do.

The meter interface 121 of the metering data collection and control unit 120 is connected to various meters 101 to 105 to receive the metering data and to receive the metering data from the metering devices 101, 102, a gas meter 103 and a calorimeter 104. [ Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the water meter 101, the hot water meter 102, the gas meter 103 and the calorimeter 104 are referred to as a first meter, and the watt hour meter 105 is referred to as a second meter.

The meter interface 121 is connected to the first meters 101 to 104 by a direct current power line communication method to receive metering data from the first meters 101 to 104, , It is possible to simultaneously supply electric power to the first meters (101 to 104). Accordingly, the first meters (101 to 104) can be driven by using the power supplied through the meter interface (121).

The meter interface 121 may be connected to the second meter 105 via a RS485 (Recommended Standard 485) method to receive the second metering data from the second meter 105. Accordingly, the second metering unit 105 can be driven using power supplied separately.

The metering data collection and control main unit 125 acquires metering data by connecting the metering interface 121 to one or more metering devices of the first and second metering devices and supplies the collected metering data to the home automation control unit 130. [ To the wall pad main unit 131 of the wall pad main body 131 of FIG. The metering data collection and control unit 125 of the metering data collection and control unit 120 and the wall pad main unit 131 of the home automation control unit 130 are connected to the RS 485, RS232 (Recommended Standard 232), and UART Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) to transmit / receive data to / from each other.

The wall pad main unit 131 of the home automation control unit 130 can display the metering data received from the metering data collection and control main unit 125 using the display unit 133. [

The communication unit 135 transmits the metering data received from the metering data collection and control main unit 125 to the home automatic remote meter reading server 150. The home automatic remote meter reading server 150 stores the received metering data in the database To manage the remote meter reading. In addition, the home auto-remote meter-reading server 150 may transmit the home automation metering infrastructure server 160 to the home auto advanced metering infrastructure server 160 using a communication such as Internet, LTE or the like in response to a request from the home automation advanced metering infrastructure server 160 . Accordingly, the home automation advanced metering infrastructure server 160 receives the metering data from a plurality of home automation metering servers connected to the home automation metering infrastructure server 160, integrates and manages the metering data, It is possible to carry out advanced metering infrastructure function that enables efficient energy production management. The communication unit 135 transmits the first and second metering data received from the metering data collection and control main unit 125 to terminals of household members (e.g., a smart phone, a PC, a PDA, a notebook computer, etc.) .

The communication unit 135 receives a control signal from the home automobile meter reading server 150 and / or a household terminal (for example, a smart phone, a PC, a PDA, a notebook computer) 170, To the destination of the control signal.

The communication unit 135 is connected to the supplier server 180 via the Internet and transmits various setting values of the home auto-alarm meter pad 110 to the supplier server 180, Data can be received.

Hereinafter, the specific operation of the wall pad main unit 131 of the home automation control unit 130 will be described.

The wall pad main unit 131 performs a home automation function with respect to the home-related device 140. Specifically, the wall pad main unit 131 is connected to the home appliance 140, that is, the common electronic apparatus (for example, the elevator 141) and the electronic apparatus (for example, the front door camera 142, the front door 143, the interphone 144, the light 145, and the air conditioner 146). For example, when a household member inputs a boarding request for the elevator 141 through the user input unit 139, the wall pad main unit 131 transmits the boarding request to the elevator 141 via the communication unit 135 So that the elevator 141 can be controlled.

Further, the wall pad main section 131 can control the in-household meters. For example, when the household member sets and inputs the room temperature through the user input unit 139, the wall pad main unit 131 senses the room temperature and compares the set temperature with the room temperature, Control signals are generated and transmitted to the calorimeter 104 through the calorimetric data collection and control unit 120 to control the operation of the calorimeter 104 to control the room temperature.

As another example, when the wall pad main unit 131 detects an abnormality in the generation (for example, earthquake, fire, etc.), the wall pad main unit 131 calculates The gas meter 103 can be shut off by sending a gas shutoff signal to the gas meter 103 via the metering data collection and control unit 120. [

In addition, the wall pad main unit 131 receives the metering data through the metering data metering and control unit 120, detects the occurrence of an event based on the received metering data, and when it is determined that a predetermined event has occurred It is possible to generate a control signal corresponding to an event determined to be generated.

Specifically, the wall pad main unit 131 sets various values such as a threshold value (i.e., an upper limit value and a lower limit value), a critical range, a critical time, and then calculates usage amounts and usage times based on the metering data, When the usage amount of at least one of the calculated usage amounts deviates from a preset threshold value or threshold range or the usage time approaches or exceeds the threshold time, the wall pad main unit 131 displays the respective notifications It is possible to control the communication section 135 to control the communication section 133 to generate a notification sound and to transmit a notification signal to the terminal 170 previously set and to send an alarm signal to the home auto- have.

 Specifically, for example, if the used amount of the calculated usage amounts is more than 1000 m 3 / h for 3 hours, the wall pad main unit 131 displays a warning signal 133, It may send a warning signal to the home auto-alarming meter reading server 150 and send the shutoff signal to the meter interface 121 to block the water meter 101 corresponding to the at least one usage of the meters . Thereafter, the meter interface 121 transmits the shutoff signal to the water metering device 101, and in response, the water metering device 101 blocks the water pipe, thereby reducing the water usage.

As another example, the wall pad main unit 131 may determine a threshold value or a threshold range for the meter based on previous metering data.

Specifically, the moon pad main unit 131 calculates previous main usage amounts of the previous water metering data stored in the storage unit 137, and calculates the upper a%, b%, and c% Can be determined by the critical metric value or the like for the metric data. Similarly, the wall pad main unit 131 calculates previous main usage amounts for the previous hot water metering data, gas metering data, heating metering data, and power metering data stored in the storage unit 137, The usage amounts corresponding to the upper a%, b%, and c% of the hot water metering data, the gas metering data, the hot water metering data, and the power metering data can be determined by the critical metering value or range.

In addition, the storage unit 137 may store previous metering data, various upper bound or lower bound critical metering values.

In addition, the monthly pad main unit 131 calculates usage fees for each of the calculated usage amounts, and if at least one usage fee of the usage rates exceeds a predetermined ratio of a predetermined upper limit charge, The main unit 131 may generate a control signal to transmit a warning signal to the terminal 170 of the predetermined generation member of the generation. Here, the predetermined upper limit charge may be set for each usage charge of each usage. For example, a pre-set upper limit rate of 5,000 won for a usage charge for a water service, and a pre-set upper limit charge of 100,000 for a power usage charge. In addition, the preset ratio may be a user preset value such as 50%, 80%.

The home automatic remote meter reading wall pad 110 and the home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system 100 including the home automatic remote meter reading system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above implement the remote meter reading system function, Since only the server used in home automation does not need to carry out the function of home auto remote meter reading server, server cost for remote meter reading does not occur, and the server purchase cost, installation cost and operation cost are considerably saved.

In addition, the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the home auto-remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system 100 including the same, There is no need to separately install the building centralization devices installed in each of the plurality of buildings and there is no need to install only the centralizing devices installed in each of the plurality of complexes so that the cost of purchasing and installing the remote meter reading system is drastically reduced .

The home automatic remote meter reading wall pad 110 and the home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system 100 including the same according to an embodiment of the present invention can be connected to a water meter, hot water, a calorie meter, a gas meter, a DC- Connected by PLC method, communication function and power supply function are performed to solve battery consumption problem of digital meter.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

Claims (12)

A meter interface for receiving one or more metering data from a water meter, hot water meter, gas meter, calorimeter and watt hour meter installed in a household;
A metering data collection and control main unit for collecting the metering data received by the meter interface;
A control unit for receiving the metering data from the metering data collecting and controlling main unit, detecting an event occurrence based on the received metering data, and, when it is determined that a preset event has occurred, A wall pad main portion for generating a wall pad;
A display unit for displaying the received metering data after receiving the metering data from the wall pad main unit; And
And a communication unit for receiving the metering data from the wall pad main unit and transmitting the received metering data to the home auto-
Home auto remote meter wall pad including. The method according to claim 1,
The metering data collection and control main unit is connected to the wall pad main unit using at least one of RS485 (Recommended Standard 485), RS232 (Recommended Standard 232) and UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter)
The wall pad main unit performs a home automation function on the home appliance
Home auto remote meter reading pad. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the display unit displays a predetermined notification when the usage amount calculated on the basis of the metering data reaches a predetermined threshold value or the usage time calculated based on the metering data reaches a threshold time, The communication unit transmits a warning signal to the home auto-remote meter-measurement server, and generates a control signal to transmit a notification signal to the user's terminal
Home auto remote meter reading pad. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the wall pad main unit is configured to cause the metering data collecting and controlling main unit to transmit the metered data to the water metering meter installed in the household when the calculated usage amount reaches a predetermined threshold value or the use time calculated based on the metering data reaches a threshold time, , Generating a control signal to perform a corresponding control operation on at least one of the hot water meter, the gas meter, the calorimeter and the watt hour meter
Home auto remote meter reading pad. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the meter interface is connected to at least one of the water meter, the hot water meter, the calorimeter, the calorimeter, and the watt hour meter provided in the household with the metering data collection and control main unit for direct current power line communication ) -Type interface to simultaneously receive metering data and provide power
Home auto remote meter reading pad. Home auto remote meter reading pad;
A Home Auto Remote Meter Reading Server for receiving metering data from the Home Auto Remote Metering Wall Pad and converting the data into a database; And
And a user terminal for receiving the metering data from the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad and transmitting a user command to the home automatic remote meter reading wall pad,
The home auto remote meter wall pad
A meter interface for receiving one or more metering data from a water meter, hot water meter, gas meter, calorimeter and watt hour meter installed in a household;
A metering data collection and control main unit for collecting the metering data received by the meter interface;
A control unit for receiving the metering data from the metering data collecting and controlling main unit, detecting an event occurrence based on the received metering data, and, when it is determined that a preset event has occurred, A wall pad main portion for generating a wall pad;
A display unit for displaying the received metering data after receiving the metering data from the wall pad main unit; And
A communication unit for receiving the metering data from the wall pad main unit and transmitting the received metering data to the home auto-remote meter-reading server and the user terminal;
Containing
Home auto remote meter reading system. The method according to claim 6,
The metering data collection and control main unit is connected to the wall pad main unit using at least one of RS485 (Recommended Standard 485), RS232 (Recommended Standard 232) and UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter)
The wall pad main unit performs a home automation function on the home appliance
Home auto remote meter reading system. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the display unit displays a predetermined notification when the usage amount calculated on the basis of the metering data reaches a predetermined threshold value or the usage time calculated based on the metering data reaches a threshold time, The communication unit transmits a warning signal to the home auto-remote meter-measurement server, and generates a control signal to transmit a notification signal to the user's terminal
Home auto remote meter reading system. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the wall pad main unit is configured to cause the metering data collecting and controlling main unit to transmit the metered data to the water metering meter installed in the household when the calculated usage amount reaches a predetermined threshold value or the use time calculated based on the metering data reaches a threshold time, , A control signal is generated to block at least one of the hot water meter, the gas meter, the calorimeter and the watt hour meter
Home auto remote meter reading system. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the meter interface is connected to at least one of the water meter, the hot water meter, the calorimeter, the calorimeter, and the watt hour meter provided in the household with the metering data collection and control main unit for direct current power line communication ) -Type interface to simultaneously receive metering data and provide power
Home auto remote meter reading system. The method according to claim 6,
A home server for storing various setting values for the home automatic remote meter reading pad so that the user can easily set a new home automatic remote meter reading pad;
A home automatic remote meter reading system, 12. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 11,
A home auto advanced metering infrastructure server for receiving the metering data from the home auto-remote meter-reading server via the Internet to form a database, and analyzing the energy usage pattern of the user based on the metering data;
Home automatic remote meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure system,

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