CN101882356A - Wireless meter reading method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a wireless meter reading method, which is used for sending a variable of a metering instrument to a meter reading device. The metering instrument comprises a control module and a wireless communication module and a data acquirer which are connected with the control module. The method comprises the following steps that: the control module timingly starts the wireless communication module; the started wireless communication module receives a meter reading instruction of the meter reading device; the control module starts the data acquirer after receiving the meter reading instruction; the data acquirer acquires the variable of the metering instrument and transmits the variable to the control module; the wireless communication module sends the variable to the meter reading device; and the control module turns off the wireless communication module. The wireless meter reading method makes the metering instrument in a receiving/sending state at the metering time and in a dormant state at other time so as to greatly reduce power consumption and prolong the service life of a power supply thereof.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the field of checking meter, particularly a kind of wireless meter reading method.
Background technology
Along with development of science and technology, robotization is seen everywhere in people's life, yet with people live closely bound up water, electricity, gas, heat management still be in the artificial stage, for example manual check meter register one's residence difficulty, labour intensity is big, efficient is low, and accuracy and promptness can not get reliable guarantee, have all caused very big puzzlement on both side for user and Administration of Public Affairs department.
In order to solve this puzzlement, the automatic data logging technology has obtained development fast, for example, and IC-card prepayment meter, wired automatic data logging and wireless automatic meter reading etc.Wherein to be easy to realization, transfer efficiency height, reliability height, cost cost with it low for wireless automatic meter reading, advantage such as is easy to popularize and becomes the inexorable trend of future development.
Existing wireless meter reading method is: at measuring instrument turned position sensor installation (for example tongue tube, hall device, photoelectric device etc.), converting mechanical rotation to electric impulse signal sends, the real-time accumulated pulse number of kilowatt meter recorder is converted into the variable of measuring instrument with it.As seen, the payment foundation of this moment is pulse, so measuring instrument and kilowatt meter recorder all need uninterrupted power supply, and with transmission and received pulse signal, this certainly will cause the waste of the energy.In addition, measuring instrument often all utilizes dry cell to be powered, and this uninterrupted power supply will make sharply shorten the service time of battery, uses to the user and brings a lot of inconvenience, and cause the meter reading data mistake because of outage easily.In addition, data transmit and are subjected to the extraneous factor influence easily, and for example: the table tool shake that miscellaneous equipments such as pipeline cause can cause the generation of mistake pulse, causes the meter reading data mistake; And pulse is subjected to the interference of external electromagnetic ripple easily in transmission course.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is to reduce the power consumption of measuring instrument, and improves the accuracy that continuous data is made a copy for.
For solving above technical matters, the invention provides a kind of wireless meter reading method, be used for the variable of measuring instrument is sent to meter copying device, wherein said measuring instrument comprises control module and wireless communication module that links to each other with control module and data acquisition unit, and this method may further comprise the steps: utilize control module regularly to start wireless communication module; Receive the meter reading instruction of meter copying device by the wireless communication module after starting; After control module is received described meter reading instruction, the turn-on data collector; Utilize the variable of data acquisition unit collection measuring instrument and send control module to; By wireless communication module described variable is sent to meter copying device; Utilize control module to close wireless communication module.
Further, built-in first clock unit of control module regularly starts or closes wireless communication module by described first clock unit.
Further, described wireless meter reading method also comprises: after described variable is sent to meter copying device, utilize control module to close data acquisition unit.
Further, the built-in second clock of control module unit regularly starts or closes described data acquisition unit by described second clock unit.
Further, described data acquisition unit utilizes the described variable of photo-electronic directly reading sensor acquisition.
Further, establish storage unit in the measuring instrument, send variable to control module after, also comprise the steps: described variable is stored in the storage unit.
The present invention also provides a kind of wireless meter reading method, be used for sending the variable of measuring instrument to meter copying device, wherein said measuring instrument comprises control module and the wireless communication module that links to each other with control module, data acquisition unit and storage unit, this method may further comprise the steps: utilize the variable of data acquisition unit collection measuring instrument and send control module to; Described variable is stored in the storage unit; Utilize control module regularly to start wireless communication module; Receive the meter reading instruction of meter copying device by the wireless communication module after starting; After control module is received described meter reading instruction, from storage unit, obtain described variable; By wireless communication module described variable is sent to meter copying device; Utilize control module to close wireless communication module.
Further, built-in first clock unit of control module regularly starts or closes wireless communication module by described first clock unit.
Further, before gathering described variable, also comprise: utilize control module time opening data acquisition unit; And after being stored in described variable in the storage unit, utilize control module to close data acquisition unit.
Further, the built-in second clock of control module unit regularly starts or closes described data acquisition unit by described second clock unit.
Further, described data acquisition unit utilizes the described variable of photo-electronic directly reading sensor acquisition.
In sum, utilize wireless meter reading method provided by the invention, measuring instrument was in the time of checking meter receives and transmit status, and in other times, be in dormant state.Like this, Administration of Public Affairs department just can be according to the start-up time of its time setting wireless communication module of checking meter.Thereby make wireless communication module be in dormant state, and saves energy consumption greatly, prolong the serviceable life of its power supply (for example battery) in the non-period of checking meter.
And, data acquisition unit utilizes the photo-electronic directly reading sensor to replace existing pulse signal sending type sensor to gather variable, like this, can utilize the regular log-on data collector of control module, and need not to keep data acquisition unit to be in power supply state always, so, reduce power consumption, further prolong the serviceable life of its power supply.And adopt this mode to gather variable, be not subject to the extraneous factor influence, make that the transmission data are more accurate.
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Figure 1 shows that the structural representation of the measuring instrument that one embodiment of the invention provides;
Figure 2 shows that the wireless meter reading method process flow diagram that one embodiment of the invention provides;
Figure 3 shows that the wireless meter reading method process flow diagram that another embodiment of the present invention provides.
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For purpose of the present invention, feature are become apparent, provide preferred embodiment also in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the invention will be further described.
Please refer to Fig. 1, it is depicted as the structural representation of the measuring instrument that one embodiment of the invention provides.This measuring instrument 1 comprises wireless communication module 11, control module 12, data acquisition unit 13.Wherein wireless communication module 11 is in order to realize the exchanges data between measuring instrument 1 and the meter copying device; And data acquisition unit 13 is used to gather the variable of measuring instrument 1; Control module 12 is electrically connected at wireless communication module 11 and data acquisition unit 13, is in charge of whole measuring instrument.And control module 12 inside are provided with clock unit 121, regularly to start and to close wireless communication module 11.In addition, also storage unit 14 can be set in the measuring instrument 1, with the variable of storage measuring instrument 1, in order to using.
See also Fig. 2, it is depicted as the wireless meter reading method process flow diagram that one embodiment of the invention provides.This wireless meter reading method may further comprise the steps:
S21: utilize control module 12 regularly to start wireless communication module 11;
S22: the meter reading instruction that receives meter copying device by the wireless communication module after starting 11;
S23: after control module 12 is received described meter reading instruction, turn-on data collector 13;
S24: utilize data acquisition unit 13 to gather the variable of measuring instrument 1 and send control module 12 to;
S25: described variable is sent to meter copying device by wireless communication module 11;
S26: utilize control module 12 to close wireless communication module 11.
In the present embodiment, the control module 12 of measuring instrument 1 is built-in with clock unit 121, can regularly start wireless communication module 11, makes measuring instrument 1 be in accepting state.So wireless communication module 11 just can receive the meter reading instruction that meter copying device sends, and control module 12 this meter reading instruction that makes an immediate response, obtain variables by data acquisition unit 13, send to meter copying device by wireless communication module 11 again.In the whole variable transport process, do not need artificial participation, greatly reduced manual labour intensity of checking meter, having solved the checks meter great number of issues such as difficulty of registering one's residence.And wireless communication module 11 is in dormant state at ordinary times, regularly starts under the control of control module 12, and like this, administrative authority just can be according to the start-up time of its time setting wireless communication module 11 of checking meter.
For example, specifying the date section of checking meter in month is of that month ten No. five to two No. ten, then sets clock unit 121, makes its ten No. five generation time clock in every month, start wireless communication module 11, and wireless communication module 11 is in accepting state in these six days; To checking meter the date at the last moment, clock unit 121 produces time clock, close wireless communication module 11, make it be in dormant state, that is to say that in every month ten No. five of wireless communication module 11 are in accepting state to two No. ten, other times all are in dormant state, thereby have significantly reduced energy resource consumption, have prolonged the serviceable life of measuring instrument 1 electric supply installation (being generally battery).In the present embodiment, the start-up time of above wireless communication module is only for giving an example, be not in order to limit the present invention, those skilled in the art can change and start the date as required voluntarily, and administrative authority also can specify intraday certain period for checking meter the time period, for example: 6 o'clock of every day to ten eight for checking meter the time period, can check meter in 12 hours, other times wireless communication module 11 is in dormant state, equally can energy savings.
In the present embodiment, in order further to reduce power consumption, the open and close of control module 12 control data collectors 13 for example, are controlled its startup and are closed in the mode of control data collector 13 on/offs.So, usually under the state, data acquisition unit 13 is in dormant state, after control module 12 obtains meter reading instruction, control data collector 13 is opened again, gathers the variable of measuring instrument, and after variable sent to meter copying device, control module 12 control data collectors 13 cut out, and keep dormant state.Like this, just, can significantly reduce energy resource consumption.But in this case, traditional pulse signal sending type data acquisition unit just can not satisfy this requirement, for this reason, in a preferred embodiment, data acquisition unit (for example adopts the direct-reading data acquisition unit, the photo-electronic directly reading sensor) replaces traditional pulse signal sending type data acquisition unit, just can reach better energy-saving effect.Usually, data acquisition unit is sealed in the measuring room of measuring instrument, guaranteeing its safe operation, and is not subjected to the influence (for example, humidity, oil smoke etc.) of external environment.
Please refer to Fig. 3, the measuring instrument shown in Figure 1 that utilizes that being depicted as another embodiment of the present invention provides carries out the process flow diagram of the method for radio meter register.This method may further comprise the steps:
S32: utilize data acquisition unit 13 to gather the variable of measuring instrument 1 and send control module 12 to;
S33: described variable is stored in the storage unit 14;
S35: utilize control module 12 regularly to start wireless communication module 11;
S36: the meter reading instruction that receives meter copying device by the wireless communication module after starting 11;
S37: after control module 12 is received described meter reading instruction, from storage unit 14, obtain described variable;
S38: described variable is sent to meter copying device by wireless communication module 11;
S39: utilize control module to close wireless communication module 11.
Present embodiment is different from above embodiment part and is: carry out the collection of variable earlier, the variable of being gathered is stored among the storage unit 14, but when needing, when promptly wireless communication module 11 receives meter reading instruction, from storage unit 14, read variable again, send.
Like this, can be the same for the activation of data acquisition unit 13 with the activation of wireless communication module 11, adopt the mode of clock signal control.Specifically, before above step S32, increase following steps:
S31: utilize control module 12 time opening data acquisition units 13;
And after step S33, increase following steps:
S34: utilize control module 12 to close data acquisition unit 13;
So, just regular turn-on data collector 13 gathering the variable of measuring instrument, and is stored in variable in the storage unit 14.Then, when meter copying device was checked meter, control module 12 just can directly read variable from storage unit 14, send to meter copying device by wireless communication module 11.Especially for the interconnected situation of several measuring instruments, extremely is helped saves energy consumption, all be provided with data acquisition unit in the interconnected measuring instrument, regularly their variable collection is come, store in the storage unit of one of them measuring instrument.Like this, when meter copying device is checked meter, only need carry out exchanges data and get final product, thereby significantly reduce power consumption with the wireless communication module 11 of a measuring instrument.Certainly, storage unit 14 also can be integrated in the control module 12, the invention is not restricted to this.
Please refer to table 1, it has been listed: the meter register method that adopts above embodiment to provide, the working current of measuring instrument under the different operating state, as can be seen from the table, under dormant state, working current has only 0.0045 milliampere (mA), has saved power consumption greatly, has prolonged the serviceable life of power supply.The lithium battery that for example with the battery capacity is 2200mAh is a power supply, and working temperature is in the time of-45 ℃～+ 70 ℃, and its battery life is 10 years.
Table 1
| During dormant state: | ??＜0.0045ma |
| When checking meter state: | ??＜12ma |
| During received signal: | ??＜10ma |
| When transmitting: | ??＜30ma |
In sum, utilize wireless meter reading method provided by the invention, measuring instrument was in the time of checking meter receives and transmit status, and in other times, be in dormant state.Like this, Administration of Public Affairs department just can be according to the start-up time of its time setting wireless communication module of checking meter.Thereby make wireless communication module be in dormant state, and saves energy consumption greatly, prolong the serviceable life of its power supply (for example battery) in the non-period of checking meter.
And, data acquisition unit utilizes the photo-electronic directly reading sensor to replace existing pulse signal sending type sensor to gather variable, like this, can utilize the regular log-on data collector of control module, and need not to keep data acquisition unit to be in power supply state always, so, reduce power consumption, further prolong the serviceable life of its power supply.And adopt this mode to gather variable, be not subject to the extraneous factor influence, make that the transmission data are more accurate.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; have in the technical field under any and know the knowledgeable usually; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.
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1. wireless meter reading method, be used for the variable of measuring instrument is sent to meter copying device, wherein said measuring instrument comprises control module and wireless communication module that links to each other with control module and data acquisition unit, it is characterized in that, this method may further comprise the steps:
Utilize control module regularly to start wireless communication module;
Receive the meter reading instruction of meter copying device by the wireless communication module after starting;
After control module is received described meter reading instruction, the turn-on data collector;
Utilize the variable of data acquisition unit collection measuring instrument and send control module to;
By wireless communication module described variable is sent to meter copying device;
Utilize control module to close wireless communication module.
2. wireless meter reading method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, built-in first clock unit of control module regularly starts or closes wireless communication module by described first clock unit.
3. wireless meter reading method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
After described variable sent to meter copying device, utilize control module to close data acquisition unit.
4. wireless meter reading method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the built-in second clock of control module unit regularly starts or closes described data acquisition unit by described second clock unit.
5. wireless meter reading method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described data acquisition unit utilizes the described variable of photo-electronic directly reading sensor acquisition.
6. wireless meter reading method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein establishes storage unit in the measuring instrument, send variable to control module after, also comprise the steps:
Described variable is stored in the storage unit.
7. wireless meter reading method, be used for sending the variable of measuring instrument to meter copying device, wherein said measuring instrument comprises control module and the wireless communication module that links to each other with control module, data acquisition unit and storage unit, it is characterized in that this method may further comprise the steps:
Utilize the variable of data acquisition unit collection measuring instrument and send control module to;
Described variable is stored in the storage unit;
Utilize control module regularly to start wireless communication module;
Receive the meter reading instruction of meter copying device by the wireless communication module after starting;
After control module is received described meter reading instruction, from storage unit, obtain described variable;
By wireless communication module described variable is sent to meter copying device;
Utilize control module to close wireless communication module.
8. wireless meter reading method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, built-in first clock unit of control module regularly starts or closes wireless communication module by described first clock unit.
9. wireless meter reading method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises before gathering described variable:
Utilize control module time opening data acquisition unit; And
After being stored in described variable in the storage unit, utilize control module to close data acquisition unit.
10. wireless meter reading method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, the built-in second clock of control module unit regularly starts or closes described data acquisition unit by described second clock unit.
11. wireless meter reading method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described data acquisition unit utilizes the described variable of photo-electronic directly reading sensor acquisition.
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