ES2270727B1 - READING SYSTEM AWAY FROM CONSUMER COUNTER EQUIPMENT. - Google Patents

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ES2270727B1
ES2270727B1 ES200502328A ES200502328A ES2270727B1 ES 2270727 B1 ES2270727 B1 ES 2270727B1 ES 200502328 A ES200502328 A ES 200502328A ES 200502328 A ES200502328 A ES 200502328A ES 2270727 B1 ES2270727 B1 ES 2270727B1
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
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    • G01F15/06—Indicating or recording devices
    • G01F15/061—Indicating or recording devices for remote indication
    • G01F15/063—Indicating or recording devices for remote indication using electrical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D4/00—Tariff metering apparatus
    • G01D4/002—Remote reading of utility meters
    • G01D4/004—Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/26—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light
    • G01D5/39—Scanning a visible indication of the measured value and reproducing this indication at the remote place, e.g. on the screen of a cathode ray tube
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
    • G01F15/06—Indicating or recording devices
    • G01F15/061—Indicating or recording devices for remote indication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
    • H04M11/002—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with telemetering systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
    • H04M11/007—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with remote control systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D2204/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of tariff-metering apparatus
    • G01D2204/10—Analysing; Displaying
    • G01D2204/18—Remote displaying of utility meter readings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02B90/20—Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y04—INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
    • Y04S—SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
    • Y04S20/00—Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
    • Y04S20/30—Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

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Abstract

Sistema de lectura a distancia de equipos contadores de consumo en instalaciones del tipo de agua, gas y electricidad, para llevar a cabo la posterior facturación, comprendiendo por lo menos un dispositivo óptico (1) para la captación de imágenes, dispuesto de tal modo que permite captar la imagen correspondiente a los números del contador propiamente dicho del equipo contador (2), estando dicho dispositivo óptico (1) asociado a un transmisor de datos (3) que envía en periodos predeterminados la imagen captada a través de un sistema de comunicaciones telefónico a una base de datos (4) centralizada, y habiéndose provisto un reloj de control de los periodos predeterminados.Remote reading system of consumption meter equipment in installations of the type of water, gas and electricity, to carry out subsequent billing, comprising at least one optical device (1) for image capture, arranged in such a way that it allows capturing the image corresponding to the counter numbers proper of the counter equipment (2), said optical device (1) being associated with a data transmitter (3) that sends the image captured through predetermined periods in a predetermined period of time. telephone to a centralized database (4), and a control clock of the predetermined periods having been provided.

Description

Sistema de lectura a distancia de equipos contadores de consumo.Equipment remote reading system consumption counters

Objeto de la invenciónObject of the invention

La presente solicitud de Patente de Invención tiene por objeto el registro de un sistema de lectura a distancia de equipos contadores de consumo de instalaciones de cualquier tipo con una gestión eficaz, que incorpora notables innovaciones y ventajas frente al sistema convencional de lectura así como a sistemas electrónicos, con un bajo coste de realización y mantenimiento.The present invention patent application It aims at registering a remote reading system of equipment counters of consumption of facilities of any type with effective management, which incorporates notable innovations and advantages over the conventional reading system as well as electronic systems, with a low cost of realization and maintenance.

Antecedentes de la invenciónBackground of the invention

En la actualidad existe un gran parque instalado de equipos contadores de lectura de consumo para las instalaciones de agua, gas o electricidad. Dicha lectura se lleva a cabo de forma manual a través de operarios, de modo que existe la posibilidad de cometer errores de interpretación de la lectura de contadores, así como un coste relativamente elevado para la empresa proveedora del suministro para llevar a cabo dicha lectura.There is currently a large park installed of consumption meter counting equipment for facilities of water, gas or electricity. This reading is carried out in a way manual through operators, so that there is the possibility of make interpretation errors of meter reading as well as a relatively high cost for the company providing the supply to carry out said reading.

Por otro lado, son conocidos nuevos modelos de equipos contadores que incorporan sistemas automatizados de medida y transmisión de datos de forma electrónica, como por ejemplo el equipo de medida que se describe en el Modelo de Utilidad nº ES 1037659 o sistemas de telegestión como el que se describe en la patente nº ES 2174750 que dispone de una tarjeta de control que lee electrónicamente el contador o la patente nº ES 2015810 que realiza la lectura mediante emisores de impulsos dispuestos en los equipos. No obstante, la substitución de los equipos convencionales por estos otros técnicamente más avanzados implica una inversión económica con un coste elevado que resulta inviable en el parque actual debido al coste de cada equipo individual y al coste de instalación.On the other hand, new models of counting equipment that incorporates automated measurement systems and transmission of data electronically, such as measuring equipment described in Utility Model No. ES 1037659 or telemanagement systems as described in the Patent No. ES 2174750 which has a control card that reads electronically the counter or the patent number ES 2015810 that performs reading by pulse emitters arranged in the equipment. However, the replacement of conventional equipment by these other technically more advanced involves an investment economic with a high cost that is unfeasible in the park current due to the cost of each individual equipment and the cost of installation.

Descripción de la invenciónDescription of the invention

La presente invención se ha desarrollado con el fin de proporcionar un sistema de lectura a distancia que resuelva los inconvenientes anteriormente mencionados, aportando, además, otras ventajas adicionales que serán evidentes a partir de la descripción que se acompaña a continuación.The present invention has been developed with the in order to provide a remote reading system that solves the aforementioned drawbacks, also providing other additional advantages that will be apparent from the Description attached below.

El sistema de lectura a distancia de equipos contadores de consumo de instalaciones de suministro del tipo de agua, gas y electricidad de la invención para llevar a cabo la posterior facturación por parte de la empresa proveedora del suministro, se caracteriza por el hecho de que comprende por lo menos un dispositivo óptico para la captación de imágenes, dispuesto de tal modo que permite captar la imagen correspondiente a los números del contador propiamente dicho del equipo contador, estando dicho dispositivo óptico asociado a un transmisor de datos que envía en periodos predeterminados la imagen captada a través de un sistema de comunicaciones telefónico por cable o telefonía móvil hacia una base de datos centralizada, y habiéndose provisto un reloj de control de los periodos predeterminados.The equipment remote reading system consumption meters of supply facilities of the type of water, gas and electricity of the invention to carry out the subsequent billing by the company providing the supply, is characterized by the fact that it comprises less an optical device for image capture, arranged in such a way that it allows to capture the corresponding image to the counter numbers proper of the counter team, said optical device being associated with a data transmitter which sends the image captured through predetermined periods a cable or mobile phone communications system towards a centralized database, and having provided a control clock of the predetermined periods.

Gracias a estas características, se consigue un sistema de lectura de datos a distancia fiable y fácilmente adaptable a cualquier equipo contador o conjunto de equipos contadores mediante la ayuda de soportes físicos convencionales sin la necesidad de manipulación de los propios equipos, un aspecto importante teniendo en cuenta que se trata de equipos calibrados y precintados, que tiene un bajo coste de mantenimiento y creación de dicho sistema. Ello se debe esencialmente a que no requiere de la substitución de los contadores convencionales existentes ni tampoco de un grupo de operarios para la lectura de forma manual de los mismos.Thanks to these characteristics, you get a Remote data reading system reliably and easily adaptable to any counter equipment or equipment set counters through the help of conventional physical media without the need to manipulate the equipment itself, an aspect important considering that it is calibrated equipment and sealed, which has a low maintenance cost and creation of said system. This is essentially because it does not require replacement of existing conventional counters nor of a group of operators to manually read the same.

Según otro aspecto de la invención, el sistema incluye un dispositivo de alimentación autónomo independiente de una red de alimentación eléctrica, siendo dicho dispositivo de alimentación una batería. De este modo, el sistema puede funcionar independientemente de que existan o no cortes de corriente eléctrica y de la disponibilidad de suministro eléctrico en las proximidades de la ubicación de los equipos contadores.According to another aspect of the invention, the system includes a stand-alone power supply independent of a power supply network, said device being I power a battery. In this way, the system can work regardless of whether or not there are power outages and the availability of electricity supply in the vicinity of the location of the counting equipment.

Otras características y ventajas del sistema de lectura a distancia objeto de la presente invención resultarán evidentes a partir de la descripción de una realización preferida, pero no exclusiva, que se ilustra a modo de ejemplo no limitativo en los dibujos que se acompañan, en los cuales:Other features and advantages of the system remote reading object of the present invention will result evident from the description of a preferred embodiment, but not exclusive, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Breve descripción de los diseñosBrief description of the designs

Figura 1.- Es una vista esquematizada del sistema de lectura a distancia de acuerdo con el objeto de la presente invención.Figure 1.- It is a schematic view of the remote reading system according to the purpose of the present invention

Descripción de una realización preferenteDescription of a preferred embodiment

Tal como se muestra en la figura 1, el sistema de lectura a distancia del consumo de equipos contadores de instalaciones del tipo de agua, gas y electricidad ubicados en viviendas, locales o industrias, con la principal finalidad de realizar la facturación del consumo a los usuarios, está constituido por un dispositivo óptico (1) para la captación de imágenes, tal como un equipo fotográfico digital, dispuesto de tal modo que permite captar la imagen correspondiente a los números del contador propiamente dicho de uno o más equipos contadores (2). Dicho dispositivo óptico está asociado a un transmisor de datos (3) que envía en periodos predeterminados la imagen captada codificada a través de un sistema de comunicaciones telefónico convencional (fijo o telefonía móvil) que se ha representado en la figura por líneas discontinuas a una base de datos (4) centralizada que dispondrá de un programa de recepción de las imágenes enviadas. El sistema de lectura está provisto además de un reloj de control de los periodos predeterminados que definirán con que frecuencia se realiza la captación de imágenes.As shown in Figure 1, the system distance reading of the consumption of counting equipment water, gas and electricity type facilities located in homes, premises or industries, with the main purpose of Billing users for consumption, is constituted by an optical device (1) for the capture of images, such as a digital photographic equipment, arranged in such mode that allows to capture the image corresponding to the numbers of the proper counter of one or more counting equipment (2). Said optical device is associated with a data transmitter (3) which sends the encoded captured image in predetermined periods through a conventional telephone communications system (landline or mobile phone) represented in the figure by dashed lines to a centralized database (4) that You will have a program to receive the images sent. He reading system is also provided with a control clock of the predetermined periods that will define how often Performs image capture.

Ventajosamente, se dispone de un dispositivo de alimentación autónomo asociado al dispositivo óptico (1) independiente de una red de alimentación eléctrica, como por ejemplo una batería (5).Advantageously, there is a device for autonomous power supply associated with the optical device (1) independent of a power supply network, as per example a battery (5).

Los detalles, las formas, las dimensiones y demás elementos accesorios, así como los materiales empleados en la fabricación del sistema de lectura a distancia de la invención podrá, ser convenientemente sustituidos por otros que sean técnicamente equivalentes y no se aparten de la esencialidad de la invención ni del ámbito definido por las reivindicaciones que se incluyen a continuación.The details, the shapes, the dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the remote reading system of the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or of the scope defined by the claims to be include below.

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1. Sistema de lectura a distancia de equipos contadores de consumo en instalaciones del tipo de agua, gas y electricidad, para llevar a cabo la posterior facturación caracterizado por el hecho de que comprende por lo menos un dispositivo óptico (1) para la captación de imágenes, dispuesto de tal modo que permite captar la imagen correspondiente a los números del contador propiamente dicho del equipo contador (2), estando dicho dispositivo óptico (1) asociado a un transmisor de datos (3) que envía en periodos predeterminados la imagen captada a través de un sistema de comunicaciones telefónico a una base de datos (4) centralizada, y habiéndose provisto un reloj de control de los periodos predeterminados.1. System for remote reading of consumption meter equipment in installations of the type of water, gas and electricity, to carry out subsequent billing characterized by the fact that it comprises at least one optical device (1) for the collection of images, arranged in such a way that it allows capturing the image corresponding to the numbers of the counter itself of the counter equipment (2), said optical device (1) being associated with a data transmitter (3) that sends the captured image in predetermined periods through a telephone communications system to a centralized database (4), and a control clock of the predetermined periods having been provided. 2. Sistema de lectura a distancia según la reivindicación 1, caracterizado por el hecho de que incluye un dispositivo de alimentación autónomo asociado al dispositivo óptico (1) independiente de una red de alimentación eléctrica.2. Remote reading system according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes an autonomous feeding device associated with the optical device (1) independent of a power supply network. 3. Sistema de lectura a distancia según la reivindicación 2, caracterizado por el hecho de que dicho dispositivo de alimentación comprende una batería (5).3. Remote reading system according to claim 2, characterized in that said power device comprises a battery (5).
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