KR20190123915A - Virtual environment control device for integration and distribution control through virtualization of multiple environment control devices (or iot sensor nodes) and a system for generating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a virtual environment controlling device including at least part of control elements of multiple environment controlling devices includes a communication controlling module, a control controlling module, a sensor controlling module, and an actuator module. Each of the environment controlling devices includes at least part of the communication controlling module, control controlling module, and actuator module. Each of the control controlling module, sensor controlling module, and actuator module of the virtual environment controlling device may include at least one of control elements of each of the communication controlling module, control controlling module, sensor controlling module, and actuator module of the environment controlling devices.

Description

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTEGRATION AND DISTRIBUTION CONTROL THROUGH VIRTUALIZATION OF MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DEVICES (OR IOT SENSOR NODES) AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a virtual environment control device for farming, and more particularly, a virtual environment control device in which various sensing information sensed by a plurality of environmental control devices (or IoT sensor nodes) are logically connected to implement precise complex control. It is about.

The environmental control device used in the agricultural field collects the sensor value and executes the actuator in the power distribution unit by the set value in the controller. In order to perform the environmental control, the environmental control device is operated by the physically received sensor value.

The environmental control device used in the existing agricultural field is applied at a single site, and the connection to the Internet is used as a client server concept for storing data information and accessing remotely. In many agricultural environments, remote control is a remote access program from a PC in a farm. It is serviced by connecting with VNC or Teamviewer.

Environmental control devices used in most agricultural environments conventionally require additional sensors physically according to the environment or user's request for precise control, and for this, firmware modification, protocol change, user application (web, app, application) S / W) needs to be changed.

In addition, the existing environmental control device is controlled around a single facility, so when cultivating a place separated by an integrated large-scale facility or environment, it is difficult to control each individual environment integrally and also optimize through AI and machine learning. In order to apply the environmental control information, there is a disadvantage that a setting value must be input to each individual environmental control device.

In addition, the existing agricultural environment control device is optimized for the installation site and lacks the expandability of additional demands, and the work due to the construction of two independent systems under the same crops and environmental conditions when the place is separated by a certain distance (control As the environment is inconvenient, and the complexity of sensors and control algorithms required for precise control increases, the cost of system installation increases and management costs are not intentional.

In addition, there are disadvantages in that it is impossible to provide flexible services for various monitoring, control, and control for decision making by participating in various experts (growth, control, distribution) when installing remotely (overseas).

In addition, for precise environment control, it is necessary to control through more various sensor values, and for this purpose, a virtual environment control device that can utilize a value of a sensor that is not dependent on a specific environment control device is needed.

The present invention aims to solve the aforementioned problem and other problems associated with it.

One exemplary object of the present invention is to provide a virtual environment control device that can perform a variety of precise environmental control functions regardless of the existing environmental control device installed.

Another exemplary object of the present invention is to provide a virtual environment control apparatus using a variety of sensor information in the cloud-based.

A virtual environment control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a virtual environment control apparatus including at least a part of control elements of a plurality of environment control apparatuses, wherein the virtual environment control apparatus includes a communication control module, a control control module, and a sensor. A control module, and an actuator module, each of the plurality of environmental control devices including at least some of a communication control module, a control control module, a sensor control module, and an actuator module, a control control module of the virtual environment control device, Each of the sensor control module and the actuator module may include at least one of control elements of each of the communication control module, the control control module, the sensor control module, and the actuator module of the plurality of environmental control devices.

The system for generating a virtual environment control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least some of an application service unit, a device virtualization unit, a control module classifier, an authentication unit, and a communication control unit. You can create a virtual environment control device.

Previously, to implement additional functions in the environmental control device, it was necessary to upgrade the installation equipment and modify the firmware. However, if only the actuator part of the basic spare part is secured, the user logic (algorithm) is added to the virtual environment control device and the controller is logically mapped. Can be used.

The virtual environment controller can be created and used according to the purpose of use, thus ensuring the purpose and flexibility. For example, it can be used for overall monitoring for sensor and operation status, error alarm, for detailed control for modifying environmental information or executing operation command, or for monitoring production and sales information linkage.

On the other hand, the effects described above are merely exemplary, and effects predicted or expected from the detailed configuration of the present invention may be added to the effects unique to the present invention from the viewpoint of those skilled in the art.

1 is a view for explaining a virtual environment control apparatus according to the present invention.
2 to 4 are conceptual diagrams of a virtual environment control apparatus according to various embodiments.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or similar components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed herein, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are intended to facilitate understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein, but are not limited to the technical spirit disclosed herein by the accompanying drawings, all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be understood to include equivalents and substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In this application, the terms "comprises" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Environmental control device related to the present invention may mean an environmental control device that can be used in an environment house, a glass greenhouse, a plant factory, a container, an indoor greenhouse, and the like as an agricultural environment control device.

Hereinafter, a system for generating a virtual environment control apparatus will be described first, and the virtual environment control apparatus will be described in detail.

The system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least some of an application service unit, a device virtualizer, a control module classifier, an authentication unit, and a communication controller.

The communication controller may be configured to communicate a protocol of data structurally converted into a format required for virtualization according to a setting (virtualization option) in an existing controller.

The authentication unit may go through an authentication process (TLS) with a unique ID, store control device meta information, classify the received devices, and assign an independent identifier to each device.

The application service unit may provide API generation so that an application and a pC can use a virtual environment control device.

In addition, referring to Figure 1, the application service unit may be associated with the virtual monitoring device (S301). The virtual monitoring device may monitor the types of control elements of the sensor control module of the environmental control devices or IoT environmental sensor nodes participating in the virtualization.

The control module classification unit may be associated with a device meta and module classification storage and an environment and control information storage.

The device virtualization unit may generate a virtual environment control device related to the present invention.

For example, a virtual environment control device may be created in the cloud based on the following procedure. When the virtual device is generated through authentication, the user may select control elements of the communication control module, the control control module, the sensor control module, and the actuator module of each environmental control device. For example, after the control element of the sensor control module is selected first, after the control element of the actuator module is selected, the control element of the control control module may be selected. By selecting the control element of the control control module, existing environmental control information can be applied or virtual application control logic can be added. In addition, it is possible to create a communication API and add application service logic by selecting a control element of the communication control module.

The virtual environment control apparatus according to the present invention may include at least some of the control elements of the plurality of environmental control apparatus.

Each environmental control device S100 may include at least one of a communication control module, a control control module, a sensor control module, and an actuator module.

Meanwhile, hereinafter, for convenience, an environmental control apparatus including only a communication control module and a sensor control module may be referred to as an IoT environmental sensor node.

The virtual environment control apparatus S300 according to the present invention may include a communication control module, a control control module, a sensor control module, and an actuator module.

Each of the communication control module, the control control module, the sensor control module, and the actuator module of the virtual environment control device includes control elements of each of the communication control module, the control control module, the sensor control module, and the actuator module of the plurality of environment control devices. It may include at least one of.

For example, referring to FIG. 1, the communication control module VC of the virtual environment control apparatus S300 may control communication of the control element C1 and the IoT environment sensor node N2 of the communication control module of the first environmental control apparatus. It may comprise a control element C2 of the module.

1, the control control module VM of the virtual environment control apparatus S300 may include a control element M1 of the control control module of the first environmental control apparatus.

1, the sensor control module VS of the virtual environment control apparatus S300 controls the control element S1 of the control control module of the first environmental control apparatus and the sensor environment of the IoT environmental sensor node N2. It may comprise a control element (S2) of the module.

1, the actuator module VA of the virtual environment control apparatus S300 includes the control element A1 of the actuator module of the first environmental control apparatus and the control element An of the actuator module of the nth environmental control apparatus. ) May be included.

Hereinafter, a possible embodiment of the virtual environment control device will be described.

For example, the first environmental control device may be a smart farm, the second environmental control device may be a carbon dioxide generator, and the third environmental control device may be a nutrient solution.

Here, the first environmental control device (smart farm) detects the amount of insolation, and when the amount of insolation is greater than or equal to a predetermined level, the first environmental control device (smart farm) may perform a function of automatically controlling the environment inside the greenhouse.

In addition, the second environmental control device (carbon dioxide generator) may detect the amount of insolation and may perform a function of generating an appropriate amount of carbon dioxide when lower than a predetermined level.

The third environmental control device (nutrient solution) is a device for supplying nutrients and water to plants or crops based on the detected amount of solar radiation, for example, can be used in hydroponic cultivation.

At this time, all of the first to third environmental control apparatus may include a solar radiation sensor in each sensor control module. At this time, the solar radiation sensor may correspond to the control element (S) associated with the solar radiation.

Referring to FIG. 2, the system according to the present embodiment may create control logic of the first to third environmental control apparatuses in the application service unit.

In addition, the virtual environment control apparatus according to the present embodiment may select a love detection sensor of any one of the first to third environmental control devices.

According to such a case, for example, when the second to third environmental control devices are added in a situation where only the first environmental control device is installed, the existing solar radiation sensor is used without installing additional solar radiation sensors. It is possible to use the second to third environmental control devices through the virtual environment control device generated to.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3, in the system according to the present embodiment, the first to second environmental control apparatuses may be the same control in the application service unit, and the third environmental control apparatus may be prepared as the independent control.

In addition, the virtual environment control apparatus according to the present embodiment can select all the sensors (control elements) of the sensor control module of the first to third environmental control apparatus.

In such a case, when the first to third environmental control apparatuses are installed at different positions, the first to second environmental control apparatuses can set and / or control the same environment and perform the third environmental control. In the case of a device, it is possible to independently set and / or control the environment.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 may show an example related to performing control of the integration complex. It may be useful to set up and / or control with the same environmental information collectively if numerous facilities are concentrated in the same environment. Integrated monitoring of multiple integrated complexes can be configured to enable immediate identification and quick response to exceptions.

Although the present disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and the foregoing description, the disclosure is to be considered illustrative rather than restrictive, and only certain embodiments have been shown and described, and are within the spirit of the disclosure. It will be appreciated that all changes and modifications entered are desirable to be protected.

Claims (2)

A virtual environment control device comprising at least a part of control elements of a plurality of environment control devices,
The virtual environment control apparatus includes a communication control module, a control control module, a sensor control module, and an actuator module,
Each of the plurality of environmental control devices includes at least some of a communication control module, a control control module, a sensor control module, and an actuator module,
Each of the communication control module, the control control module, the sensor control module, and the actuator module of the virtual environment control device includes control elements of each of the communication control module, the control control module, the sensor control module, and the actuator module of the plurality of environment control devices. Virtual environment control device comprising at least one of. In the system for creating a virtual environment control device according to claim 1,
And an application service unit, a device virtualizer, a control module classifier, an authentication unit, and a communication controller, wherein the device virtualizer generates the virtual environment control device.

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