JP4200253B2 - Jarpot power adapter - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a power adapter for a jar pot that measures the amount of power used by a device that uses an AC power source and is intended to save power.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of power adapter for a jar pot has realized power saving with a timer, and cuts off electricity during a set time zone. Further, even in a function with a built-in jar pot, by pressing a button, the heat insulation heater or the like is turned off and turned on after a predetermined time, or the heat insulation temperature is kept low for a predetermined time to reduce the power required for heat insulation.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional jarpot power adapter, a person has to set a button, and since there is usually only one timer, it is not possible to distinguish between weekdays and holidays. Therefore, it has to be set according to either one, and there is a problem that frequent power saving cannot be performed.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a jar pot power adapter that allows the user to save power frequently as a configuration in which a user's use state is judged and notified from the jar pot warming power pattern or automatically turned on / off.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention described in claim 1 includes a power connection part to an AC power outlet, a device connection part with the equipment, a current detection means for periodically detecting a current flowing through the equipment, and a result detected by the current detection means. Power calculating means for determining the power consumption of the device, heat insulation power detection means for detecting the power when the heat insulation heater is turned on from the power measurement result within a predetermined time, use state determination means, and notification means, the use state determination The means is configured to determine that the person is not in use and notify when the other than the heat insulation power detected by the heat insulation power detection means is not detected for a predetermined time or more and the variation of the ON / OFF pattern of the heat insulation power is less than a predetermined value. A jarpot power adapter that alerts users when they haven't used for a long time, and when they are on the spot or when they come later To have.
[0006]
The invention described in claim 2 includes weighted life learning means, and the weighted life learning means stores the time zone determined by the use state determining means as non-used within one day for the latest predetermined period. As a configuration that weights the degree of use and informs the degree of non-use, the user learns when the user has not used it for a long time and predicts and informs the weighted result so that the user can use the power in his / her life without any special operation. It is a power adapter for jar pots that shows waste in more detail and helps you save power.
[0007]
The invention described in claim 3 includes device connection unit ON / OFF means, and the device connection unit ON / OFF means at a start time of a time zone in which the degree of non-use of the person learned by the weighted life learning means is a predetermined value or more. To turn off the device and turn on the device connection unit ON / OFF means a predetermined time before the end time of the time zone in which the degree of non-use by the weighted life learning means is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. As a configuration that performs one or both of energizing the device, the user learns when the user has not used the device for a long time and automatically turns on / off according to the weighting result, so that the user can be more conscious. It is a power adapter for jar pots that can save electricity according to the daily life.
[0008]
The invention described in claim 4 includes a connection device selection means, and the connection device selection means includes a jar pot as one of the options, and is configured for other devices as a configuration that functions when a jar pot is selected. It is a jarpot power adapter that can be dealt with by changing the algorithm for judging the state of use of the person.
[0009]
【Example】
(Example 1)
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. 1 is a main body of a power adapter for a jar pot (hereinafter simply referred to as a main body 1), 2 is a power line, 3 is a power supply connection part for connecting the main body 1 to the power line 2, 4 is a jar pot, 5 is a device in the main body 1 4 is a device connection unit for connecting 4. In this embodiment, the power supply connection unit 3 is a plug and is connected to an outlet. In addition to the power supply connection unit 3 and the device connection unit 5, the main body 1 periodically supplies the current flowing from the jar pot 4 connected to the device connection unit 5 and one of the two connection lines to the power line 2 to the jar pot 4. Current detection means 6 to detect the target (every second in this embodiment), power calculation means 7 for obtaining power consumption from the result detected by the current detection means 6, and a predetermined time of power calculated by the power calculation means 7 Insulation power detection means 8 for detecting the power when the insulation heater is turned on from the result of power measurement in this embodiment (in this embodiment, the result of one hour after the start of measurement, ie, 3600 sampling data), the use state determination means 9, and notification Means 10 are provided.
[0010]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is an example in which power values for one hour of measurement start calculated by the power calculation means 7 of this embodiment are plotted. FIG. 3 is a pattern example of the power during warming when nothing is performed such as hot water or water injection calculated by the power calculation means 7 of this embodiment. The current detection means 6 flows to the jar pot 4 every second in a state in which the main body 1 which is an example of the power value plotted for one hour from the start of measurement is connected to the power line and the jar pot 4 is connected to the device connection unit 5. Based on the detected current value, the power calculation means 7 continues to calculate the power every second. After 1 hour from the start of measurement, that is, when 3600 pieces of sampling data have been prepared, the thermal insulation power detection means 8 calculates the mode value average with a power value of less than a predetermined value (200 W in this embodiment) and a difference of ± 2 W. It is detected as electric power when the insulation heater is turned on. In FIG. 2, the value is 11 (about 100 W). As shown by 12 in FIG. 3, this heat retention power is an 11 level (heat retention heater ON level) and 12 level (heat retention heater OFF level of about 5 W) repeated in a substantially constant pattern. Of course, the heat insulation heater is turned on according to the hot water temperature, but if it is continuous for about 1 hour, it takes into account sudden changes in hot water temperature and temperature, etc. Since it is not necessary, it can be considered that the pattern is repeated in a substantially constant pattern. For this reason, the use state determination means 9 does not detect the power 13 other than the heat insulation power as shown in FIG. 2 during one hour, and the variation in the ON / OFF pattern of the heat insulation power for one hour is a predetermined value. If it is less than that, it is determined that the person is not used, and if the state continues for 5 hours, the notification means 10 sounds a buzzer and displays “not used for a long time”.
[0011]
In this embodiment, the time when the use state determining means 9 determines that “person is not in use” is 1 hour, and the time in which it is notified that “person is not in use for a long time” is 5 hours or more. It may be an arbitrary time without any error and may be set by the user. If there is a clock function, the time may be changed between daytime and nighttime. In the present embodiment, the notification method to the notification means 10 is displayed as characters, but an LED or the like may be used or performed by voice.
[0012]
As described above, according to this embodiment, not only when the user is on the spot, but also when he / she comes to the side later, the energy conservation awareness is raised, and the user can consciously turn off when not in use for a long time. A power adapter for a jar pot is realized.
[0013]
(Example 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a device connection unit ON / OFF means 14 is provided. The device connection unit ON / OFF means 14 has a function that allows the user to forcibly turn on / off the connection of the jar pot 4 to the main body 1.
[0014]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The operation until the usage state determination unit 9 determines that the device is not used for a long time and notifies the same is the same as that in the first embodiment. The device connection unit ON / OFF means 14 waits for 10 seconds after notification of non-use for a long time, and during this time the user operates the device connection unit ON / OFF means 14 to force the main body of the jar pot 4. If no power other than the warming power is detected by some operation such as forcibly turning on the connection to 1 or water injection, the connection to the main body 1 of the jar pot 4 is turned off to cut off the energization.
[0015]
In the present embodiment, the energization is cut off by providing a standby time from the non-use notification for a long time, but it may be cut off immediately.
[0016]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the user has not used for a long time, the jar pot power adapter that can automatically save power according to his / her life without being aware of it is realized by automatically turning OFF. Is.
[0017]
(Example 3)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment, a life learning means 15 is provided.
[0018]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 shows an example of the Monday determination result of the use state determination means 9 and the learning result example of the life learning means 15 of this embodiment. The operation until the use state determination means 9 determines that the person is not used, notifies the user that it has not been used for a long time, and cuts off the energization is the same as in the second embodiment. The life learning unit 15 first stores, for each day of the week, the time period in which the use state determination unit 9 determines that the person is not used within one day for one month. The life learning means 15 learns the unused time zone by taking these logical products from the stored unused time zone data and notifies the unused time zone by the notification means 10 after the first month of use. . That is, in the example of FIG. 6, “23:00 to 5:00 the next morning” is learned as a non-use time zone, and the notification means 10 displays “the non-use time zone is from 23:00 to the next morning 5:00”. Sound the buzzer to inform the user. The data to be learned is the latest one-month data, and the old data is discarded at any time.
[0019]
In this embodiment, the life learning means learns the judgment result of the use state judging means for one month for each day of the week. However, it is one week regardless of the day of the week, or one month for two types of Monday to Friday and Saturday and Sunday. It does not matter even if it is between. Further, the number of learning may be increased for the data to be learned as the latest months.
[0020]
As described above, according to this embodiment, the user learns, predicts and notifies when the user has not used the device for a long time, so that the user can understand the waste of power in his / her life without any special operation. It is intended to realize a power adapter for jar pots that can be easily understood.
[0021]
Example 4
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment is FIG. 5 similar to the third embodiment.
[0022]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The operation until the use state determination means 9 determines that the person is not used and informs the non-use for a long time and cuts off the power supply, and the operation where the life learning means 15 learns and notifies the non-use time period is the same as in the third embodiment. It is the same. FIG. 7 shows energization ON / OFF timing as a result of learning the data for one month on Monday shown in the third embodiment. When the life learning means 15 learns that “the non-use time zone is from 23:00 to the next morning at 5 o'clock”, the jar pot 4 and the main body 1 at the start time of the non-use time zone, that is, at the time of 23:00, by the device connection part ON / OFF means 14. Is turned off and the energization is cut off, and the non-use time zone end time, that is, a predetermined time before 5 o'clock (in this embodiment, it is a time when there is room for the normal home jar pot to boil in a full state) 30 minutes before), the connection between the jar pot 4 and the main body 1 is turned on by the device connection part ON / OFF means 14 and energized. In this embodiment, when the continuous time of the non-use time zone is less than 1 hour, the energization control is not performed for that time zone.
[0023]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to learn more when the user has not used the device for a long time, and to automatically save the power by automatically turning on / off the user without being aware of it. A power adapter for a jarpot that can be realized is realized.
[0024]
(Example 5)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment, weighted life learning means 16 is provided.
[0025]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is an example of the Monday determination result of the use state determination means 9 and the learning result example of the weighted life learning means 16 of the present embodiment. The operation until the use state determination means 9 determines that the person is not used, notifies the user that it has not been used for a long time, and cuts off the energization is the same as in the second embodiment. The weighted life learning unit 16 first stores, for each day of the week, the time period in which the use state determination unit 9 determines that the person is not used within one day for one month. After one month from the start of use, the weighted life learning means 15 counts whether or not it has been determined that the unit is not used by this unit in units of one hour from the data of the stored non-use time zone. The ratio (degree of non-use) is calculated. That is, in the example of FIG. 9, “from 22:00 to 4 am the next morning is 4 with a count of 100%”, “from 4 to 6 am is a count of 3 and is 75%”, and “from 6 to 8 am is a count of 1” ”25%”, “8 to 20:00 count 0 and 0%”, and “20:00 to 22:00 count 2 and 50%”. The degree of use is notified by the notification means 10. In this embodiment, the notification means 10 is notified by time bar color coding. The data to be learned is the latest one-month data, and the old data is discarded at any time.
[0026]
In this embodiment, the weighted life learning means learns the judgment result of the use state judging means for one month for each day of the week. However, it is 1 for one week or two types of Monday to Friday and Saturday and Sunday regardless of the day of the week. It does not matter even if it is done for months. Further, the number of learning may be increased for the data to be learned as the latest months.
[0027]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user learns the case where the user has not used for a long time and predicts and notifies the weighted result, so that the user can waste more power in his / her life without any special operation. It is intended to realize a power adapter for jar pots that can be understood in detail and easy to save electricity.
[0028]
(Example 6)
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment is FIG. 8 similar to the fifth embodiment.
[0029]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The operation until the use state determination means 9 determines that the person is not in use and notifies the nonuse for a long time and cuts off the power supply, and the operation in which the weighted life learning means 16 learns and notifies the nonuse time period is described in the fifth embodiment. It is the same. FIG. 10 shows energization ON / OFF timing as a result of learning the data for one month on Monday shown in the fifth embodiment. The weighted life learning means 16 learns the degree of non-use every hour, and further selects a time zone in which the degree of non-use is a predetermined value or more (75% or more in this embodiment) as “the non-use time zone is from 22:00 to next morning 6 ”, And the connection between the jar pot 4 and the main body 1 is turned off by the device connection part ON / OFF means 14 at the start time of the non-use time zone, that is, at 22:00, and the power is cut off. At the end time, that is, at a predetermined time before 6 o'clock (in this embodiment, 30 minutes before the usual time when the household jar pot is fully watered up) The connection between the pot 4 and the main body 1 is turned on and energized. In this embodiment, when the continuous time of the non-use time zone is less than 1 hour, the energization control is not performed for that time zone.
[0030]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the user has not used the device for a long time, the power is automatically turned on / off according to the weighting result, so that the user can save power more according to his / her life without being aware of it. A power adapter for a jarpot that can be realized is realized.
[0031]
(Example 7)
Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the sixth embodiment, a connected device selection unit 17 is provided.
[0032]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Before connecting the jar pot 4 to the device connection unit 5 of the main body 1, the user uses the connected device selection means 17 to adjust the position to the JP (jar pot) in advance. Hereinafter, the operation until the use state determination unit 9 determines that the device is not used for a long time and notifies the same is the same as that in the first embodiment. If JP (jar pot) has not been selected by the connected device selection means 17, the detection of the warming power relating to the jar pot and the determination of the non-use state are not performed at all. The determination of the non-use state is performed by an algorithm according to the device selected by the connected device selection means 17.
[0033]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, a jarpot power adapter that can be used for other devices by changing the algorithm for determining the state of use of the person is realized.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
The invention described in claim 1 includes a power connection part to an AC power outlet, a device connection part with the equipment, a current detection means for periodically detecting a current flowing through the equipment, and a result detected by the current detection means. Power calculating means for determining the power consumption of the device, heat insulation power detection means for detecting the power when the heat insulation heater is turned on from the power measurement result within a predetermined time, use state determination means, and notification means, the use state determination The means is configured to determine that the person is not in use and notify when the other than the heat insulation power detected by the heat insulation power detection means is not detected for a predetermined time or more and the variation of the ON / OFF pattern of the heat insulation power is less than a predetermined value. By notifying the user when the user has not used the device for a long time, not only when the user is on the spot, but also when he / she comes to the side later, the user is conscious of energy saving. use It realizes the power adapter for pots that can be turned OFF.
[0035]
The invention described in claim 2 includes weighted life learning means, and the weighted life learning means stores the time zone determined by the use state determining means as non-used within one day for the latest predetermined period. As a configuration that weights the degree of use and informs the degree of non-use, the user learns when the user has not used it for a long time and predicts and informs the weighted result so that the user can use the power in his / her life without any special operation. It is intended to realize a jar pot power adapter with more detailed information on waste and an indication of power saving.
[0036]
The invention described in claim 3 includes device connection unit ON / OFF means, and the device connection unit ON / OFF means at a start time of a time zone in which the degree of non-use of the person learned by the weighted life learning means is a predetermined value or more. To turn off the device and turn on the device connection unit ON / OFF means a predetermined time before the end time of the time zone in which the degree of non-use by the weighted life learning means is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. As a configuration that performs one or both of energizing the device, the user learns when the user has not used the device for a long time and automatically turns on / off according to the weighting result, so that the user can be more conscious. A power adapter for jarpots that can save electricity according to the life of the people.
[0037]
The invention described in claim 4 includes a connection device selection means, and the connection device selection means includes a jar pot as one of the options, and is configured for other devices as a configuration that functions when a jar pot is selected. It is intended to realize a power adapter for a jarpot that can be dealt with by changing an algorithm for judging the state of use of a person.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a jarpot power adapter according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating calculation by a power calculation means of the jarpot power adapter according to the first embodiment. Graph of power value for 1 hour of measurement start [Fig. 3] Same as above, graph of warming power when nothing is performed such as hot water or water injection calculated by the power calculation means of the jarpot power adapter according to the first embodiment FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a jarpot power adapter according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a jarpot power adapter according to the third and fourth embodiments. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the Monday determination result of the use state determination means of the jarpot power adapter according to the third embodiment and the learning result of the life learning means. FIG. 7 is the same as the fourth embodiment. Jarpot power for FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a jar pot power adapter according to the fifth and sixth embodiments. FIG. 9 is the fifth embodiment. The figure which shows the judgment result of Monday of the use condition judgment means of the power adapter for jarpots, and the learning result of the weighted life learning means. [FIG. 10] Same as the sixth embodiment, energization ON / OFF timing of the jarpot power adapter FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the jarpot power adapter according to the seventh embodiment.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Power line 3 Power supply connection part 4 Jar pot 5 Equipment connection part 6 Current detection means 7 Electric power calculation means 8 Thermal insulation power detection means 9 Use state judgment means 10 Notification means 11 Thermal insulation heater ON level 12 Thermal insulation heater OFF level 13 Other than thermal insulation power 14 Device connection part ON / OFF means 15 Life learning means 16 Weighted life learning means 17 Connected device selection means

Claims (4)

  A power connection to the AC power outlet, a device connection to the device, a current detection means for periodically detecting the current flowing through the device, and a power calculation for determining the power consumption of the device from the result detected by the current detection means Means, a heat insulation power detection means for detecting the power when the heat insulation heater is turned on from a power measurement result within a predetermined time, a use state determination means, and a notification means, wherein the use state determination means includes the heat insulation for a predetermined time or more. A power adapter for a jarpot that determines that a person is not in use and notifies when a power value other than the heat insulation power detected by the power detection means is not detected and the variation of the ON / OFF pattern of the heat insulation power is less than a predetermined value. Weighted life learning means, wherein the weighted life learning means stores the time period determined by the use state determination means as non-used by a user within a day for the latest predetermined period and weights the degree of non-use. The power adapter for jarpots according to claim 1 to notify. A device connection part ON / OFF means is provided, and the device connection part ON / OFF means is turned off at the start time of the time zone in which the degree of non-use of the person learned by the weighted life learning means is a predetermined value or more to cut off the power supply to the device And turning on the device connection unit ON / OFF device to energize the device before a predetermined time before the end time of the time zone in which the degree of non-use of people learned by the weighted life learning device is a predetermined value or more. The power adapter for a jarpot according to claim 2 , wherein one or both of them are performed. A power adapter for a jarpot according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a connected device selecting means, wherein the connected device selecting means includes a jarpot as one of the options, and functions when the jarpot is selected. .

Images