CN216624802U - Intelligent socket and intelligent control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides an intelligent socket, which is characterized in that a carrier socket module is used for connecting or disconnecting a power supply according to a switching signal of an intelligent terminal, measuring the consumed electric quantity and sending the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal; sending a control signal of the intelligent terminal to the functional module, and sending a feedback signal of the functional module to the intelligent terminal; and when the functional module is in a connection state with the carrier socket module, corresponding operation is carried out according to the control signal, and the feedback signal is sent to the carrier socket module. This application can dismantle the connection with functional module on carrier socket module, directly provides power and communication transmission for functional module through carrier socket module to save the inside power structure and the communication structure of functional module, dwindle functional module's volume greatly, and then dwindle smart jack's whole volume, improve user experience degree.

Description

Intelligent socket and intelligent control system

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of sockets, and particularly relates to an intelligent socket and an intelligent control system.

Background

The intelligent socket is a socket capable of realizing an intelligent control function, and plays an important role in intelligent home.

However, the existing intelligent socket is single in function, one intelligent socket can only realize one function generally, and when a user needs to use multiple functions, multiple intelligent sockets are needed, so that the whole size is large, and the user experience degree is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application aims to provide an intelligent socket and aims to solve the problem that a traditional intelligent socket is large in size.

In order to achieve the above object, in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a smart socket, including a carrier socket module and a function module;

the carrier socket module is provided with a first interface, the functional module is provided with a second interface, and the second interface is matched with the first interface;

the carrier socket module is configured to switch on or off a power supply according to a switching signal of the intelligent terminal, measure the consumed electric quantity and send the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal; sending a control signal of the intelligent terminal to the functional module, and sending a feedback signal of the functional module to the intelligent terminal;

the functional module is configured to perform corresponding operation according to the control signal when being in a connection state with the carrier socket module, and send the feedback signal to the carrier socket module.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the functional module comprises one or more functional units;

when the functional module comprises a plurality of functional units, each functional unit is provided with the second interface and the third interface, and the second interface and the third interface are matched with each other.

In another possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first interface, the second interface, and the third interface each include a magnetic connector, a pin header connector, a male and female earphone socket, or a USB interface.

In another possible embodiment of the first aspect, the carrier outlet module comprises a relay unit, a fuel gauge unit and a control unit;

the relay unit is electrically connected with the electric quantity metering unit, and the control unit is electrically connected with the relay unit and the electric quantity metering unit;

the relay unit configured to turn on or off a power supply according to the switching signal;

the electric quantity metering unit is configured to meter the electric quantity consumed by the power supply and send the electric quantity to the control unit;

the control unit is configured to receive the switching signal, send the switching signal to the relay module, and send the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal.

In another possible embodiment of the first aspect, the carrier receptacle module further comprises an isolated power supply unit, a communication unit, and a load interface;

the isolation power supply unit is electrically connected with the electric quantity metering unit, the control unit, the communication unit, the load interface and the first interface, and the control unit is electrically connected with the communication unit, the load interface and the first interface;

the isolated power supply unit is configured to convert the power supply into an isolated power supply and supply power to the control unit, the communication unit, the load interface and the first interface;

the communication unit is configured to wirelessly communicate with the intelligent terminal;

the load interface is configured to provide a connection port to a load.

In another possible embodiment of the first aspect, the communication unit comprises at least one of a bluetooth subunit, a wifi subunit, a ZigBee subunit, and a Zwave subunit.

In another possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the carrier outlet module is provided with a power interface configured to access a power source.

In another possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the functional module includes a signal expander, an infrared human body monitoring sensor, an air monitoring sensor, a temperature and humidity integrated sensor, a night light controller or a lighting controller.

In another possible embodiment of the first aspect, the first interface is disposed around the carrier jack module.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an intelligent control system, which includes the smart socket, a cloud server, and an intelligent terminal;

the cloud server is configured to provide a wireless communication channel to the smart socket and the smart terminal;

the intelligent terminal is configured to input a switching signal and a control signal, and receive an electric quantity and a feedback signal.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the application has the advantages that: foretell smart jack can dismantle the connection on carrier socket module with functional module, directly provides power and communication transmission for functional module through carrier socket module to save the inside power structure and the communication structure of functional module, dwindle functional module's volume greatly, and then dwindle smart jack's whole volume, improve user experience.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of a smart socket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of a smart socket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a first structure of a carrier receptacle module of a smart receptacle according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of a carrier socket module of a smart socket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent control system of a smart socket according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-a smart socket, 1-a carrier socket module, 10-a first interface, 11-a relay unit, 12-an electricity metering unit, 13-a control unit, 14-an isolated power supply unit, 15-a communication unit, 16-a load interface, 17-a power supply interface, 2-a function module, 20-a second interface, 21-a function unit, 22-a third interface, 3-a power supply, 200-a cloud server and 300-a smart terminal.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present application clearer, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

At present, a traditional intelligent socket generally has a power supply structure and a communication structure, and the intelligent socket is remotely controlled through a client terminal to realize self functions; meanwhile, each intelligent socket needs an external power supply to provide electricity for the intelligent socket. However, when the user needs to realize various intelligent controls, a plurality of power supply sockets and intelligent sockets are needed, so that the power supply sockets in a family are occupied, the whole size is large, the user can easily touch the power supply sockets, the use of other household appliances is influenced, and the user experience degree is poor.

Therefore, the application provides an intelligent socket, carries out circuit connection with carrier socket module and functional module, directly provides power and communication transmission for functional module through carrier socket module, a power supply socket and communication unit of sharing to reduce traditional intelligent socket's whole volume greatly, improve user experience degree.

The smart socket provided by the present application is described in an exemplary manner with reference to the accompanying drawings: fig. 1 is a schematic view of a first structure of a smart socket provided in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, for convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment are shown, and detailed descriptions are as follows: illustratively, the smart socket 100 includes a carrier socket module 1 and a function module 2;

the carrier socket module 1 is provided with a first interface 10, the functional module 2 is provided with a second interface 20, and the second interface 20 is matched with the first interface 10;

the carrier socket module 1 is configured to turn on or off the power supply 3 according to a switching signal of the intelligent terminal, measure the consumed electric quantity and send the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal; sending a control signal of the intelligent terminal to the functional module 2, and sending a feedback signal of the functional module 2 to the intelligent terminal;

and the functional module 2 is configured to perform corresponding operation according to the control signal when being in a connection state with the carrier socket module 1, and send a feedback signal to the carrier socket module 1.

In the application, the carrier socket module can also be used independently, when the carrier socket module is connected with a load, the carrier socket module is opened remotely through the intelligent terminal, so that the carrier socket module supplies power supply electric energy to the load, simultaneously measures the electric quantity consumed by the load through the carrier socket module in real time, and sends the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal, and a user can know the electric energy consumption condition of the load in real time.

Optionally, when the user needs other intelligent detection or control functions, the functional module is connected to the carrier socket module, that is, the second interface of the functional module is used in cooperation with the first interface of the carrier socket module, so that the power supply and the electric energy are supplied to the functional module through the carrier socket module. Because the functional module only has a basic function and does not have a communication function, when the intelligent terminal remotely controls the functional module, a control signal of the intelligent terminal is sent to the functional module through a communication structure in the carrier socket module; the functional module carries out corresponding operation according to the control signal, for example, functions of detecting environment temperature and humidity, detecting air quality or lighting and the like, the obtained feedback signal is sent to the carrier socket module, and the carrier socket module sends the feedback signal to the intelligent terminal by utilizing an internal communication structure.

When the function of the functional module is not needed to be used, the functional module and the carrier socket module are disassembled, so that the functional module can utilize the power supply and the communication structure inside the carrier socket module, namely, the communication interface is not needed to be designed inside the functional module, and the electric quantity metering structure or the switch and the like, the whole volume of the intelligent socket is reduced, different functional modules can be replaced according to actual conditions, and different functions are realized.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the smart socket provided in the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the functional module 2 includes one or more functional units 21;

when the functional module 2 includes a plurality of functional units 21, each functional unit 21 is provided with a second interface 20 and a third interface 22, and the second interface 20 and the third interface 22 are mutually matched.

In application, one or more functional units can be selectively connected to the carrier socket module according to actual conditions, so as to realize one or more different intelligent control functions. In other words, not only functional modules with different functions can be replaced on the carrier socket module, but also a plurality of functional modules with different functions can be connected in series on the carrier socket module.

When the carrier socket module is connected with the plurality of functional units, the plurality of functional units are sequentially connected in series, namely the second interface of the first functional unit is electrically connected with the first interface of the carrier socket module, and the third interface of the first functional unit is electrically connected with the second interface of the second functional unit, so that electric energy is provided for the plurality of functional units through the carrier socket module at the same time.

When a plurality of functional units need to be controlled simultaneously, intelligent terminal sends control signal to corresponding functional unit through the communication structure in the carrier socket module, corresponding functional unit carries out corresponding operation according to control signal after with feedback signal transmission to carrier socket module, and send to intelligent terminal by the communication structure in the carrier socket module, thereby make a power structure and communication structure of a plurality of functional module and carrier socket module sharing, reduce intelligent socket's whole volume greatly, conveniently use at home.

The first interface 10, the second interface 20 and the third interface 22 each include a magnetic connector, a pin header connector, a male and female earphone socket or a USB interface.

In application, the first interface and the second interface are used in a matched mode, and the second interface and the third interface are used in a matched mode, so that suitable connecting devices can be selected for the first interface, the second interface and the third interface according to actual conditions. For example, the first interface, the second interface and the third interface can all select the magnetic connector to connect and disconnect; or the first interface can select the row mother, the second interface can select the row pin, and the third interface can select the row mother; or the first interface can be selected from a female earphone seat, the second interface can be selected from a male earphone seat, and the third interface can be selected from a female earphone seat; or the first interface can be a female USB connector, the second interface can be a male USB connector, and the third interface can be a female USB connector, so that the second interface of the first functional module is connected to the first interface of the carrier socket module, the second interface of the second functional module is connected to the third interface of the first functional module, and so on when there are more functional modules.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a carrier receptacle module of a smart receptacle provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 3, the carrier receptacle module 1 exemplarily includes a relay unit 11, a power metering unit 12, and a control unit 13;

the relay unit 11 is electrically connected with the electric quantity metering unit 12, and the control unit 13 is electrically connected with the relay unit 11 and the electric quantity metering unit 12;

a relay unit 11 configured to turn on or off the power supply 3 according to a switching signal;

a power amount metering unit 12 configured to meter the amount of power consumed by the power supply 3 and send the power amount to the control unit 13;

and a control unit 13 configured to receive the switching signal and transmit the switching signal to the relay module 11, and transmit the power amount to the smart terminal.

In application, the relay unit is used as a power switch to control the connection or disconnection between the carrier socket module and a power supply, so that the relay unit can be controlled to be connected or disconnected according to the switching signal received by the control unit according to actual requirements, and the power supply or the disconnection of the power supply is selected to be provided for the carrier socket module and the functional module. The power supply can also measure the consumed electric quantity through the electric quantity measuring unit in the process of supplying power to the whole intelligent socket, and the electric quantity is sent to the intelligent terminal through the control unit, so that a user can know the consumed electric quantity of the intelligent socket and the load in real time. The control unit can also receive a control signal of the remote intelligent terminal, send the control signal to the functional module, process feedback information of the functional module and send the feedback information to the intelligent terminal.

The control Unit may be implemented by any device having a data Processing function, for example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete Gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, and the like. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor (e.g., a Microcontroller Unit (MCU)) or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

As shown in fig. 3, the carrier jack module 1 further illustratively includes an isolated power supply unit 14, a communication unit 15, and a load interface 16;

the isolated power supply unit 14 is electrically connected with the electric quantity metering unit 12, the control unit 13, the communication unit 15, the load interface 16 and the first interface 10, and the control unit 13 is electrically connected with the communication unit 15, the load interface 16 and the first interface 10;

an isolated power supply unit 14 configured to convert the power supply 3 into an isolated power supply and supply power to the control unit 13, the communication unit 15, the load interface 16, and the first interface 10;

a communication unit 15 configured to wirelessly communicate with a smart terminal;

a load interface 16 configured to provide a connection port to a load.

In the application, the mains supply is converted into the low-voltage isolation power supply through the isolation power supply unit, so that the carrier socket module and the functional module can be conveniently used, meanwhile, the threat to the human body can not be caused, and the overall safety of the intelligent socket is improved. And the communication unit receives the instruction of the intelligent terminal to control the carrier socket module and the functional module and sends the feedback information of the functional module and the carrier socket module to the intelligent terminal. A connection port is provided for a load through a load interface, so that the carrier socket module can supply power for household appliances such as televisions, refrigerators and table lamps, and the basic functions of the socket are realized.

Illustratively, the communication unit includes at least one of a bluetooth subunit, a wifi subunit, a ZigBee subunit, and a Zwave subunit.

In application, information interaction between the intelligent socket and the intelligent terminal is realized through Wireless communication technologies such as a Bluetooth subunit, a wifi subunit (Wireless-Fidelity), a ZigBee subunit (Zigbee) or a Zwave subunit (Z wave Wireless communication technology), instructions of the intelligent terminal are sent to the control unit through the communication unit and then forwarded to the relay unit, the electric quantity metering unit and the function module, the relay unit is opened or closed, the function module is correspondingly controlled, and feedback signals of the function module and electric quantity metered by the electric quantity metering unit are forwarded to the intelligent terminal.

Illustratively, the carrier receptacle module is provided with a power interface configured to receive a power source 3.

In application, the power interface of the carrier receptacle module is used for connecting an external power source, such as a plug, and when the carrier receptacle module is used, the power interface of the carrier receptacle module can be directly plugged into a common household receptacle, so as to provide power for the whole smart receptacle and a load connected to the receptacle. Likewise, the power interface on the carrier receptacle module may be other interfaces that enable access to electrical power.

Illustratively, the functional module comprises a signal expander, an infrared human body monitoring sensor, an air monitoring sensor, a temperature and humidity integrated sensor, a night light controller or a lighting controller.

In application, the functional module can select different types or different numbers of sensors or controllers according to actual needs, so that the requirements of different users are met, and the functions of signal expansion, human body detection, air detection, temperature and humidity detection, illumination or timing and the like are realized. Meanwhile, the functional modules can be electrically connected with the carrier socket module and can also be sequentially connected in series on the carrier socket module, electric energy is provided through the carrier socket module, information interaction is carried out between the communication unit in the carrier socket module and the intelligent terminal, and the application range is wide.

Fig. 4 is a second structural schematic diagram of a carrier receptacle module of a smart receptacle according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, where the first interface is exemplarily disposed around the carrier receptacle module.

In application, two opposite surfaces of the carrier socket module are respectively provided with a plug and a socket just like a common conversion socket, the plug is used for being plugged in a traditional socket, the socket is used for connecting a load, and then the first interface can be arranged on the rest four surfaces according to actual requirements. The number of the first interfaces can also be determined as one or more according to the actual situation. The type of the first interface is not limited, and can be set according to actual needs.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a water supply control system provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 5, the embodiment discloses an intelligent control system, which includes an intelligent socket 100, a cloud server 200, and an intelligent terminal 300;

a cloud server 200 configured to provide a wireless communication channel to the smart socket 100 and the smart terminal 300;

the smart terminal 300 is configured to input a switching signal and a control signal, and receive a power amount and a feedback signal.

In application, the intelligent terminal can be a terminal device such as a notebook Computer, a palm Computer, a tablet Computer, a Personal Computer (PC), a mobile phone, a wearable device and the like. And the intelligent terminal is provided with application software for realizing information interaction with the cloud server. The user can realize the functions of controlling the on-off of the relay unit, inquiring the electric quantity, controlling the functional module to implement corresponding operation and the like through the application software.

The intelligent socket carries out information interaction with the intelligent terminal through the cloud server, for example, when the communication mode adopts the wifi subunit, then send the information of intelligent socket to the cloud server through the router, send to intelligent terminal by the cloud server again, intelligent terminal's instruction is also sent to the router by the cloud server to send for intelligent socket by the router. When the communication mode adopts the Bluetooth subunit, information interaction can be directly carried out between the Bluetooth subunit of the intelligent terminal and the Bluetooth subunit of the intelligent socket. Thereby can directly provide power and communication transmission for functional module through carrier socket module, save the inside power structure and the communication structure of functional module, reduce functional module's volume greatly, and then reduce smart jack's whole volume, improve user experience.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional units and modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above-mentioned function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional units or modules, so as to perform all or part of the functions described above. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in a certain embodiment.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed ups parallel redundancy system and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the ups parallel redundancy system embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and for example, a division of modules or units is merely a logical division, and in practice, there may be other divisions, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

Units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A smart jack comprising a carrier jack module and a functional module;

the carrier socket module is provided with a first interface, the functional module is provided with a second interface, and the second interface is matched with the first interface;

the carrier socket module is configured to switch on or off a power supply according to a switching signal of the intelligent terminal, measure the consumed electric quantity and send the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal; sending a control signal of the intelligent terminal to the functional module, and sending a feedback signal of the functional module to the intelligent terminal;

the functional module is configured to perform corresponding operation according to the control signal when being in a connection state with the carrier socket module, and send the feedback signal to the carrier socket module.

2. The smart jack of claim 1, wherein the functional module comprises one or more functional units;

when the functional module comprises a plurality of functional units, each functional unit is provided with the second interface and the third interface, and the second interface and the third interface are matched with each other.

3. The smart jack of claim 2, wherein the first interface, the second interface, and the third interface each comprise a magnetic attraction connector, a pin header connector, a male-female headset receptacle, or a USB interface.

4. The smart jack of claim 1, wherein the carrier jack module includes a relay unit, a power metering unit, and a control unit;

the relay unit is electrically connected with the electric quantity metering unit, and the control unit is electrically connected with the relay unit and the electric quantity metering unit;

the relay unit configured to turn on or off a power supply according to the switching signal;

the electric quantity metering unit is configured to meter the electric quantity consumed by the power supply and send the electric quantity to the control unit;

the control unit is configured to receive the switching signal, send the switching signal to the relay unit, and send the electric quantity to the intelligent terminal.

5. The smart jack of claim 4, wherein the carrier jack module further comprises an isolated power supply unit, a communications unit, and a load interface;

the isolation power supply unit is electrically connected with the electric quantity metering unit, the control unit, the communication unit, the load interface and the first interface, and the control unit is electrically connected with the communication unit, the load interface and the first interface;

the isolated power supply unit is configured to convert the power supply into an isolated power supply and supply power to the control unit, the communication unit, the load interface and the first interface;

the communication unit is configured to wirelessly communicate with the intelligent terminal;

the load interface is configured to provide a connection port to a load.

6. The smart jack of claim 5, wherein the communication unit comprises at least one of a Bluetooth subunit, a wifi subunit, a ZigBee subunit, and a Zwave subunit.

7. The smart jack of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the carrier jack module is configured to receive a power source.

8. The smart jack of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the functional module comprises a signal extender, an infrared human body monitoring sensor, an air monitoring sensor, an integrated temperature and humidity sensor, a night light controller, or a lighting controller.

9. The smart jack of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the first interface is disposed about the carrier jack module.

10. An intelligent control system, comprising the smart socket, the cloud server and the intelligent terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 9;

the cloud server is configured to provide a wireless communication channel to the smart socket and the smart terminal;

the intelligent terminal is configured to input a switching signal and a control signal, and receive an electric quantity and a feedback signal.

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