CN211790960U

CN211790960U - Intelligent cabinet power management system

Info

Publication number: CN211790960U
Application number: CN202020644197.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨国潮; 邱福振
Original assignee: Hangzhou Lifuhao Polytron Technologies Inc
Current assignee: Hangzhou Lifuhao Polytron Technologies Inc
Priority date: 2020-04-24
Filing date: 2020-04-24
Publication date: 2020-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-24

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses intelligence cabinet power management system, its configuration has power management module's control mainboard, and this power management module is according to setting for and predetermines the action of environment power consumption policy control electronic switch, realizes adjusting the power consumption of intelligence cabinet host computer and functional module. The embodiment of the utility model provides a according to environment control intelligence cabinet equipment power consumption, help realizing energy-conserving effect.

Description

Intelligent cabinet power management system

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model provides an embodiment relates to intelligent cabinet, especially relates to an intelligent cabinet power management system.

Background

In recent years, various intelligent cabinets (such as intelligent cabinets, take-out cabinets, self-service cabinets, etc.) have been widely entered into people's daily lives. Because the user uses intelligent cabinet to have proruption nature, the operating time of intelligent cabinet is hardly optimized to the operator, therefore can make intelligent cabinet be continuous operating condition usually, leads to intelligent cabinet power consumptive too much because of each power consumption module lasts the power consumption like this, can not effectively realize energy-conservation from this. In addition, if the power failure of the intelligent cabinet, the intelligent cabinet cannot be used, and the user experience is not good at the moment. In addition, when faults such as crash occur in the intelligent cabinet host and the functional module, operators or equipment manufacturers cannot carry out remote repair due to the fact that the intelligent cabinet data cannot be acquired, and therefore the problem that faults cannot be timely eliminated occurs. The above problems lead to the performance of the whole intelligent cabinet being not ideal enough, so that improvement is urgently needed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Only can not effectively carry out power management to prior art to lead to the problem of extravagant electric power, the utility model aims to provide an intelligence cabinet power management system to realize the energy-conserving effect of power saving.

For solving above technical problem, the utility model provides a technical scheme as follows:

the utility model provides an intelligence cabinet power management system, sets up the control mainboard in intelligent cabinet, wherein the control mainboard has power management module, and this power management module is connected with intelligence cabinet host computer/intelligent cabinet functional module through electronic switch for adjust the power supply of intelligence cabinet host computer/intelligent cabinet functional module according to setting for the action of presetting environmental power consumption policy control electronic switch.

Preferably, the power management module comprises a power utilization environment detection unit, a power utilization mode determination unit and a power utilization instruction generation unit, wherein the power utilization environment detection unit acquires use environment parameters of the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet functional module, the power utilization mode determination unit determines the power utilization mode according to the use environment parameters, and the power utilization instruction generation unit generates and outputs the power utilization instruction to the corresponding electronic switch according to the power utilization mode.

Preferably, the electronic switch comprises a relay connected between the power consumption instruction generating unit and the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet functional module, and is used for switching on or off the power supply of the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet functional module according to the power consumption instruction.

Preferably, the electronic switch comprises an NPN type triode, wherein the base electrode of the triode is connected with the output end of the instruction unit through a base resistor, the collector electrode of the triode is connected with the power supply of the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet functional module, the emitter electrode of the triode is grounded, and a load resistor and a relay coil are connected in parallel between the collector electrode and the emitter electrode of the triode.

Preferably, the power management module has a power conversion module for selecting whether to be powered by the smart cabinet power device or the backup power device according to the presence or absence of the external voltage input.

Preferably, the backup power supply device comprises a rechargeable battery and a battery charging module, and the battery charging module is connected to the intelligent cabinet power supply device through the power supply conversion module.

Preferably, the monitoring mainboard is provided with a communication module group and a sensor group, and the communication module group is simultaneously connected with the intelligent cabinet host and the cloud so as to collect the detection data of the operating environment of the intelligent cabinet by the sensor group to the cloud and transmit the detection data back to the intelligent cabinet host.

Preferably, the communication module group comprises a 232 module, a 485 module and an NB-IOT module, wherein the 232 module is used for realizing communication between the main control module and the host of the intelligent cabinet, the 485 module is used for realizing communication between the main control module and the functional module of the intelligent cabinet, and the NB-IOT module is used for realizing communication between the main control module and the cloud.

Preferably, the monitoring mainboard can judge the fault according to whether the intelligent cabinet operation environment detection data is abnormal, generates and outputs a repair instruction for repairing the intelligent cabinet host or the intelligent cabinet functional module which has the fault, and uploads fault information to the cloud.

Preferably, the monitoring mainboard is provided with a GPS module for acquiring the address information of the intelligent cabinet.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the utility model provides a through the power consumption environment of analysis intelligent cabinet, control intelligent cabinet host computer or intelligent cabinet functional module's power break-make or quantity correspondingly, can close or reduce the power that need not open functional module under the idle state, reach the effect of power saving from this.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a power management system of an intelligent cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of functional elements of the power management module of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electronic switching circuit for FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the monitoring motherboard in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The invention can be implemented in many different ways than those described herein, and those skilled in the art will be able to do so without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

It should be noted that some modules related to the embodiments of the present invention have certain data processing capabilities (such as query, comparison, judgment, transmission, etc.), and these modules can complete corresponding functions by adopting a conventional working manner, that is, the present invention does not improve the data processing method for the related modules.

Referring to fig. 1, it is a block diagram of an intelligent cabinet power management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The intelligent cabinet power management system (hereinafter referred to as system) is configured with a monitoring mainboard 200 in a cabinet body of an intelligent cabinet, wherein the monitoring mainboard 200 is provided with a power management module, the power management module is connected with an intelligent cabinet host 101 or an intelligent cabinet function module 102 through an electronic switch and is used for controlling the action of the electronic switch according to a preset environment power utilization strategy to control the intelligent cabinet host 101 or the intelligent cabinet function module 102 to supply power, thus, the power utilization environment of the intelligent cabinet can be analyzed, the power on-off or the electric quantity reduction of the intelligent cabinet host 101 or the intelligent cabinet function module 102 can be correspondingly controlled, the power supply which does not need to be opened in an idle state can be closed or reduced, and the effect of saving power is achieved, and the following further description is provided.

Referring to fig. 2, a block diagram of functional units of the power management module in fig. 1 is shown. This power management module specifically comprises power consumption environment detecting element, power consumption mode decision unit and power consumption instruction generation unit etc. and the three connects gradually, and wherein power consumption instruction generation unit connects to intelligent cabinet host computer 101 or control intelligent cabinet functional module 102 through electronic switch, and concrete working method is: the power utilization environment detection unit acquires the service environment parameters of the intelligent cabinet host 101 and the intelligent cabinet functional module 102, the power utilization mode determination unit determines the power utilization mode according to the service environment parameters, the power utilization instruction generation unit generates and outputs the power utilization instruction to the corresponding electronic switch according to the power utilization mode, and therefore power supply of the intelligent cabinet host 101 and the intelligent cabinet functional module 102 is controlled.

Specifically, the present embodiment may comprehensively perform analysis according to the device usage period, the busy/idle state of the device, the magnitude of the user traffic of the device, and the like of the intelligent cabinet, thereby determining the power consumption mode and selecting the power consumption scheme favorable for energy saving. For example, by analyzing each use period, the power supply of the related equipment circuit is turned off at the time when the use is not needed, and the purpose of saving power is achieved. For another example, when the piece is not thrown, the power supply device of the scanning head is turned off. In addition, at night, or low traffic period, send the instruction through control mainboard 200, make intelligent cabinet host computer (like the tall and erect host computer of ann) get into the low-power consumption mode to reduce the luminance in a poor light of screen, wait until someone adjusts luminance according to ambient light when using again, etc.. By this control strategy, energy savings can be effectively realized.

In this embodiment, the power supply of the intelligent cabinet host 101 and the intelligent cabinet functional module 102 is controlled or adjusted by an electronic switch, wherein the electronic switch may be a common on-off switch or an adjustable power switch. Without loss of generality, the following description will be made with an on-off switch.

Referring to fig. 3, a block diagram of an electronic switching circuit for fig. 2 is shown. In this embodiment, the electronic switch includes a relay connected between the power consumption instruction output end of the monitoring motherboard 200 and the intelligent cabinet function module 102, and is specifically connected between the fault processing unit of the main control module of the monitoring motherboard 200 and the intelligent cabinet function module 102, so that the power supply of the corresponding intelligent cabinet function module 103 can be turned on or off according to the power consumption instruction.

Specifically, a contact J1 of the relay is connected to a power supply loop of the intelligent cabinet host 101 or the corresponding intelligent cabinet functional module 102; the electronic switch is provided with an NPN type triode T1, and the connection mode is as follows: the base electrode of the triode T1 is connected with the power utilization instruction output end of the fault processing unit through a base electrode resistor R1, the collector electrode of the triode is connected with the power supply of the intelligent cabinet function module 103, the emitter electrode of the triode is grounded, and a load resistor R2 and a relay coil P1 are connected between the collector electrode and the emitter electrode of the triode in parallel.

The electronic switch controls the on-off of the relay through the power utilization instruction, not only can control the power supply of equipment, but also can realize the restarting and repairing of the intelligent cabinet functional module 102. Similarly, when the intelligent cabinet functional module 102 is changed into the intelligent cabinet host 101, the fault can be repaired in the restarting mode. Such electronic switches are hard-start and have a higher success rate of repair than soft-start.

In order to enable the monitoring motherboard 200 to work in the case of power failure, the power management module of the present embodiment has a backup power device. Specifically, a battery charging module and a power conversion module are configured for the monitoring motherboard 200, so that power is supplied by power equipment in the intelligent cabinet during normal power supply, and power is supplied by the battery charging module after being converted by the power conversion module during abnormal power supply, so that power can be supplied uninterruptedly. In addition, the power management module can also close certain functional modules to save energy in idle according to the service condition of the intelligent cabinet, and the details are not repeated.

Further, in order to upload the operating data and status of the intelligent cabinet, the monitoring motherboard 200 is provided with a communication module group and a sensor group, wherein the communication module group is simultaneously connected with the intelligent cabinet host 101 and the cloud end, so as to collect the operating environment detection data of the intelligent cabinet by the sensor group to the cloud end and transmit the operating environment detection data back to the intelligent cabinet host 101.

At this time, different communication modules can be set according to different interactive data objects and types, specifically as follows: the communication module group mainly comprises a 232 module, a 485 module and an NB-IOT module, wherein the 232 module is used for realizing communication between the main control module 200 and the intelligent cabinet host 101, the 485 module is used for realizing communication between the main control module 200 and the intelligent cabinet functional module, and the NB-IOT module is used for realizing communication between the main control module and the cloud.

In addition, a GPS module is further arranged, so that the address information of the intelligent cabinet can be acquired, a user can conveniently inquire the position of the intelligent cabinet to monitor the position of the intelligent cabinet, and an operator or an equipment provider can carry out online maintenance or field maintenance.

After the optimization, the monitoring motherboard 200 can troubleshoot, repair and report faults, and the specific process is as follows: and judging the fault according to whether the detection data of the operating environment of the intelligent cabinet are abnormal, generating and outputting a repair instruction for repairing the intelligent cabinet host or the intelligent cabinet functional module which has the fault, and uploading fault information to the cloud. Therefore, the detection data of the operating environments of various intelligent cabinets are acquired and uploaded or transmitted back, so that the intelligent cabinet is beneficial to timely troubleshooting and fault solving, and is beneficial to ensuring that the intelligent cabinet operates more stably by taking emergency treatment measures if necessary.

The working principle and the working process of the intelligent cabinet power management system are described in detail, and the comprehensive effectiveness of intelligent cabinet monitoring is improved. A specific monitoring motherboard product is provided below to implement the above monitoring scheme.

The monitoring main board 200 collects data of a communication module, a power bus, a sensor module, a power management module and the like of the intelligent cabinet, so as to comprehensively monitor the running state of the intelligent cabinet, and perform field maintenance by an equipment manufacturer when a fault occurs and the intelligent cabinet cannot be repaired, which is described in detail below.

Fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the monitoring motherboard in fig. 1. The monitoring motherboard 200 is installed in an intelligent cabinet, the hardware of the monitoring motherboard is configured according to fig. 4, and the software writes a program according to the control strategy. Therefore, the running states of a power supply, a network and the like can be monitored, simple self-repairing is carried out when problems occur, and a manufacturer is timely notified to maintain under the condition that the problems cannot be repaired. Because the monitoring main board 200 obtains the address information through the GPS module, the monitoring main board can be conveniently inquired by a user, and is also beneficial to guiding maintenance personnel of a device manufacturer to carry out field maintenance.

As shown in fig. 4, the monitoring motherboard 200 integrates battery charging, has a power-down operation function, can continue to supply power to the system through the battery after power failure, and can send power-down information to the cloud through the NB-IOT module, so that the cloud obtains the power-down information of the cabinet body to determine the specific situation on the spot. In addition, the product can also monitor other functional modules (such as lock control boards, cameras and the like) in the intelligent cabinet through the monitoring main board, when a certain module crashes, the corresponding relay is controlled to restart the module to repair the fault, and the repair probability is improved by the hard starting mode.

The structure and operation of the monitor board 200 are further described below with reference to fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 4, the smart cabinet host 101 may be an android host, which is connected with the network device 104. The monitoring motherboard 200 is configured with a main control chip 201, a module 232, a GPS module 203, a power conversion module 204, a battery charging module 205, an NB-IOT module 208, a 485 module 209, a current sampling module 211, a relay 210, a vibration/smoke sensor 206, a temperature and humidity sensor 207, and other components, and functions and connection structures of the modules are described in detail below.

The main control chip 201, as the aforementioned main control module, is a core component of the whole monitoring motherboard 200, and transmits data with the 232 module 202, the GPS module 203, the NB-IOT module 208, and the 485 module 209 through serial ports, specifically: the main control chip 201 is connected with the intelligent cabinet host 101 of the intelligent cabinet through the 232 module 202, so as to realize the communication between the main control chip 201 and the intelligent cabinet host 101; the NB-IOT module 208 is connected with the cloud 300 to realize communication between the main control chip 201 and the cloud 300, so that fault data can be reported to the cloud 300; the 485 module is connected with the related intelligent cabinet functional modules 102 of intelligent cabinets such as lock control boards, cameras and the like, so that instructions or data can be transmitted to the intelligent cabinet functional modules 102. Thus, after the main control chip 201 writes the program according to the control strategy described above, the corresponding monitoring process can be completed. Particularly, because the main control chip 201 is connected with the GPS module 203, the address of the intelligent cabinet can be obtained through the GPS module 203, which is convenient for inquiry, so that a mobile intelligent cabinet can be formed for operation and maintenance.

As shown in fig. 4, a current sampling module 211 is connected between the main control chip 201 and the intelligent cabinet functional module 102 to obtain a working current of the corresponding intelligent cabinet functional module 102, which can be used as detection data of the intelligent cabinet functional module in the intelligent cabinet, so as to monitor a working state of the intelligent cabinet functional module 102 through the working current. In addition, a relay 210 is connected between the main control chip 201 and the intelligent cabinet functional module 102, a contact of the relay 210 may be connected to a power supply loop of the intelligent cabinet functional module, and a coil of the relay is connected to an instruction output end of the monitoring main board through a switching element (such as a triode), so that a power supply resetting mechanism can be formed. When the main control chip 201 sends a restart signal, the input level of the base electrode of the triode can be changed, so that the triode is switched on or switched off, a coil of the relay 210 is powered on or powered off, and the contact state of the relay 210 is finally controlled, so that the on-off of the relay 210 can be controlled, and the restart of the intelligent cabinet functional module 102 is effectively realized.

It can be understood that the current sampling module 211 may also be disposed between the power device 103, the network device 104 and the main control chip 201 to collect the working current thereof, and meanwhile, the restart thereof is controlled by correspondingly disposing a relay, which is not described again.

In addition, in order to monitor the operating environment of the intelligent cabinet in real time and avoid the influence of the external environment change on the normal operation of the intelligent cabinet, a certain sensor group can be configured, mainly a vibration/smoke sensor 206, a temperature and humidity sensor 207 and the like. Real-time detection data of the sensors are sent to the main control chip 201, then the main control chip 201 can upload operating environment data of the intelligent cabinet to the cloud 300, and corresponding control instructions are sent to take measures when the intelligent cabinet is in an abnormal environment.

In particular, the monitoring motherboard 200 should be provided with a backup power source, and may specifically be powered by a battery. Specifically, the monitoring motherboard 200 is configured with a power conversion module 204 and a battery charging module 205, the power conversion module 204 is connected with the power device 103 and the battery charging module 205, wherein the battery charging module 205 is configured with a rechargeable battery 212; in addition, the power conversion module 204 is also connected to the main control chip 201. Normally, the power conversion module 204 switches to the power device 103 of the main power system to supply power to the main control chip 201 and other modules, and simultaneously charges the battery 212 of the battery charging module 205. Otherwise, when the power is cut off, the power supply of the intelligent cabinet is converted into the power supply of the battery charging module 205, so that the normal work of the monitoring mainboard 200 can be ensured all the time. Therefore, when the intelligent cabinet host 101 cannot upload data due to power failure and network disconnection, the fault can still be reported through the monitoring main board 200.

The monitoring mainboard 200 can judge the fault and partially repair the fault, and report fault data to the cloud when the fault cannot be repaired, and the main working process is as follows: the method comprises the following steps of firstly completing preparation work such as initialization of a monitoring main board 200, address information acquisition, system self-checking and the like, wherein the address information can be acquired through a GPS module, so that the position of an intelligent cabinet can be indicated when fault data are reported; sending instructions such as heartbeat packets and the like to the intelligent cabinet host 101 and other intelligent cabinet functional modules at regular intervals so as to obtain detection data of the corresponding intelligent cabinet functional modules in the intelligent cabinet according to the corresponding reply information condition, thus judging whether the intelligent cabinet host 101 and other intelligent cabinet functional modules work normally or not, if so, repeating the process, otherwise, sending a target repair instruction for repairing, and the main mode of the method comprises that the crash fault can be solved by restarting; and then, feedback data of the repaired intelligent cabinet functional module is obtained through host reply information so as to evaluate whether the intelligent cabinet functional module is successfully repaired, measures such as power-off protection are taken if the intelligent cabinet functional module is not successfully repaired, meanwhile, fault data are reported to the cloud 300, and in addition, the repair data are returned to the host so that equipment manufacturers and operators can obtain data information about fault types, reasons, repair results and the like, so that a proper maintenance scheme is formulated, and remote repair or field maintenance is carried out if necessary.

The monitoring motherboard 200 has a plurality of monitoring functions, including but not limited to the following aspects: the intelligent cabinet host 101 can be comprehensively monitored through the 232 module and the relay module; monitoring the specific position of the intelligent cabinet through a GPS module; monitoring the voltage and current of a system input power supply through a power supply conversion acquisition module; monitoring the voltage and the charging state of the battery through a charging power supply module; the temperature and humidity of the intelligent cabinet are monitored through a temperature and humidity sensor in the cabinet body; theft prevention by means of a vibration sensor; monitoring the current of each module through a current sampling module; the intelligent cabinet can be communicated with a control panel and other intelligent cabinet internal modules through a 485 module and can be monitored in real time; and uploading the monitored data to the cloud end through the NB-IOT module.

In a specific embodiment, the monitoring motherboard 200 adds the battery charging module 205 and the NB-IOT module 208 to solve the problem that the intelligent cabinet cannot upload data to the cloud 300 due to network failure, power failure, and the like, wherein when the battery charging module 205 can be powered off, the monitoring motherboard 200 can be ensured to continue to operate by the power supply of the battery. At this time, the NB-IOT module 208 of the monitoring motherboard 200 continues to send the native state, power-off information, and the like to the cloud 300 via the mobile network. When there is a failure in the intelligent cabinet, the NB-IOT module 208 will upload the failure data. For example, when a certain functional module, such as a certain road lock, cannot be unlocked, the monitoring motherboard 200 sends the fault information to the cloud 300 through the NB-IOT module, so that the device provider and the operator can obtain the damage information of the certain road grid lock at the same time, and thus, the problem can be searched, analyzed and solved more quickly, and remote repair can be performed according to the problem analysis.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that the above preferred embodiment should not be considered as limiting the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the scope defined by the claims. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and enhancements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and enhancements are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an intelligence cabinet power management system which characterized in that sets up the control mainboard in the intelligence cabinet, wherein the control mainboard has power management module, and this power management module is connected with intelligence cabinet host computer/intelligent cabinet functional module through electronic switch for adjust the power supply of intelligence cabinet host computer/intelligent cabinet functional module according to setting for the action of presetting environmental power consumption policy control electronic switch.

2. The intelligent cabinet power management system according to claim 1, wherein the power management module comprises a power utilization environment detection unit, a power utilization mode determination unit and a power utilization instruction generation unit, wherein the power utilization environment detection unit acquires usage environment parameters of the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet function module, the power utilization mode determination unit determines the power utilization mode according to the usage environment parameters, and the power utilization instruction generation unit generates and outputs the power utilization instruction to the corresponding electronic switch according to the power utilization mode.

3. The intelligent cabinet power management system according to claim 2, wherein the electronic switch comprises a relay connected between the power consumption instruction generating unit and the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet functional module, and is configured to turn on or off the power supply of the intelligent cabinet host/intelligent cabinet functional module according to the power consumption instruction.

4. The intelligent cabinet power management system according to claim 3, wherein the electronic switch comprises an NPN-type triode, wherein a base electrode of the triode is connected with the output end of the instruction unit through a base resistor, a collector electrode of the triode is connected with the power supply of the intelligent cabinet main unit/intelligent cabinet functional module, an emitter electrode of the triode is grounded, and a load resistor and a relay coil are connected between the collector electrode and the emitter electrode of the triode in parallel.

5. The intelligent cabinet power management system of claim 1, wherein the power management module has a power conversion module for selecting whether to power the intelligent cabinet power device or the backup power device based on the presence or absence of an external voltage input.

6. The intelligent cabinet power management system according to claim 5, wherein the backup power device comprises a rechargeable battery and a battery charging module, and the battery charging module is connected to the intelligent cabinet power device through the power conversion module.

7. The intelligent cabinet power management system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring motherboard comprises a communication module group and a sensor group, the communication module group is connected to the intelligent cabinet host and the cloud end simultaneously, so as to collect the detection data of the operating environment of the intelligent cabinet by the sensor group, and transmit the detection data to the cloud end and back to the intelligent cabinet host.

8. The power management system of claim 7, wherein the communication module group comprises 232 modules, 485 modules and NB-IOT modules, wherein the 232 modules are used for enabling the host control module to communicate with the host computer of the smart cabinet, the 485 modules are used for enabling the host control module to communicate with the functional modules of the smart cabinet, and the NB-IOT modules are used for enabling the host control module to communicate with the cloud.

9. The intelligent cabinet power management system according to claim 7, wherein the monitoring motherboard can determine a fault according to whether the detection data of the operating environment of the intelligent cabinet is abnormal, generate and output a repair instruction for repairing the faulty intelligent cabinet host or the intelligent cabinet functional module, and upload fault information to the cloud.

10. The intelligent cabinet power management system according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein the monitoring motherboard has a GPS module for obtaining intelligent cabinet address information.