KR101064510B1 - Desorption the integrated AMR modem which is possible - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a detachable integrated remote metering modem, and to detachable wireless modem unit capable of RF communication capable of receiving gas and water usage data in a power line communication (PLC) modem itself of an existing meter reading remote meter. Form.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the shortcomings of the prior art in which all modems need to be replaced in order to equip the integrated integrated remote meter type modem capable of performing both power line communication and wireless communication. Even if a separate device is not formed, integrated reading data (consumption data such as water, gas, and electricity of the customer and control signals of home devices, etc.) are transmitted to an upper server (remote server) through an incoming power line connected to the customer. Therefore, it improves the economics and convenience of work.

Water, Gas, Electricity, Remote Meter, Removable Integrated Meter Modem

Description

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The present invention forms a detachable wireless communication modem in a power meter communication modem that uses a customer's incoming power line as a communication line, and integrates remote meter reading data such as electricity, water, and gas, and transmits the data to a higher server. Type integrated remote metering modem.

In general, as for the meter reading method (electronic wattmeter, gas meter, water meter, integrated calorimeter, etc.), a remote metering method that collects information such as direct meter reading by a meter reader and usage amount stored in the meter remotely when needed. There is this.

Among these, direct meter reading by meter readers may be unreliable, a large amount of manpower required for meter reading is required, and a lot of advance work is required to prepare bills sent to customers.

As is well known, the remote metering method has been proposed to solve the problems occurring in the direct metering method.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the remote meter reading method includes a power line communication module mounted on an electronic electricity meter 110 installed in an individual customer 100 and transmits electricity usage metering data to a resident by using an incoming power line of the customer 100. The device 140 transmits the meter reading data to a format requested by the upper server 160 and transmits the meter reading data to the upper electronic meter operating PC 170.

In addition, the water meter 120 or the gas meter 130 installed in the individual customer 100 is equipped with a wireless (RF) communication module to transmit the water and gas meter reading data to the complex modem 150 attached to the electronic power meter 110. The electronic electricity meter 110 integrates the electricity, water, and gas data, and transmits the data to the distant data transmission device 140 through power line communication to the company managing each data through the Internet network.

That is, the data transmission device 140 processes the meter reading data in accordance with the format requested by the higher server 160 and transmits the meter reading data to the upper level water meter reading PC 180 or the gas meter reading PC 190.

In addition, the composite modem 150 embedded in the electronic electricity meter 110 is an integrated integrated remote metering modem used in an integrated remote metering device which is widely used at present. The PLC modem and the RF modem are integrated with each other and wireless communication from water and gas meters. The data is acquired using the data, the electrical data read by the electricity meter is acquired, and all the acquired data are integrated and transmitted to the data transmission device 140 through power line communication.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the composite modem 150, that is, the integrated integrated remote metering modem 1120, is electrically coupled with the electronic electricity meter 1110 through the connector 1121, and the electricity usage metering through the meter communication unit 1122. The data is received and transmitted to the controller 1124. The wireless modem 1123 receives meter reading data of the water consumption amount and the gas consumption amount and transmits the reading data to the control unit 1124.

The controller 1124 integrates the received gas, electricity, and water data, and converts the gas, electricity, and water data into a standard of the PLC modem in the main processor 1125 and transmits the data to the data transmission apparatus through the power line communication modem 1126.

However, in the case of an integrated remote metering device (a device containing an integrated integrated remote metering modem), the existing electronic meter is removed and a new integrated remote metering meter (an integrated remote device including an integrated integrated remote metering modem) is used. The initial cost is high because of the replacement, and the integrated remote metering modem has to be changed according to the type of communication modem used by the electric company and the water company. There is a problem.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art that replaces the modem unit itself in order to install the integrated integrated meter reading modem to install only the RF modem to the existing meter of the electricity meter (electronic electricity meter modem), the incoming power line of the customer to the communication line Its purpose is to provide a removable integrated remote metering modem that transmits integrated meter reading data (such as usage data such as water, gas, and electricity of consumers, and home appliance control signals).

In order to achieve the above object, the detachable integrated remote metering modem of the present invention is configured to detachably attach a wireless modem to a power line communication modem of an electricity meter that performs electric remote metering, and when the wireless modem is not installed, the amount of electricity consumed by the consumer The data is transmitted to the upper server, and when the wireless modem is installed, the gas, water, and electricity usage data of the customer are integrated and transmitted to the upper server.

The present invention is removable in the modem of the electricity meter for transmitting the electricity consumption data of the metered customer to the upper server, and includes a wireless modem unit for receiving the water and gas usage data of the customer, water and gas from the wireless modem unit And a power line communication modem unit for receiving the usage data and integrating the metered electricity usage data to transmit the data to the data transmission apparatus.

In the present invention, the wireless modem unit includes a RF receiver for receiving water and gas usage data from a water meter and a gas meter, and includes a controller for integrating the water and gas usage data received from the RF receiver, wherein the power line communication modem It may include a first connector that electrically connects with the part.

In the present invention, the power line communication modem unit includes a second connector electrically connected to the wireless modem unit to receive water and gas usage data, and is electrically connected to the electricity meter through a third connector, the electricity consumption of the customer And an instrument communication unit for receiving data. And a main processor configured to receive and integrate the water and gas usage data and the electricity usage data, and to process the integrated data into a data format of the upper server, wherein the data is processed using the main processor. It may include a power line communication modem for transmitting to the data transmission device through.

According to the present invention, when performing integrated remote meter reading (consumption data reading in a consumer such as gas, water, electricity, etc.), an integrated remote metering modem integrated with a remote meter reading modem (power line communication modem) and a wireless modem is used. By installing only the wireless modem in the existing power line communication modem of the electricity meter without replacement, it is possible to reduce the cost of the integrated remote meter and secure economic feasibility.

In addition, many operators are using wireless modems to install power meter communication modems of existing electricity meters, so that meter data can be received from remote locations through data lines installed on power lines and pods introduced into electricity meters without additional equipment for communication. Therefore, there is an effect of improving the convenience of operators.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail below. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a view showing a removable integrated remote metering modem according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The detachable integrated remote metering modem is formed of a power line communication modem unit 220 attached to the electronic electricity meter 210 and a wireless modem unit 230 detachably formed on the power line communication modem unit 220.

The wireless modem unit 230 includes an RF receiver 232, a controller 234, and a first connector 236.

The RF receiver 232 receives gas usage data read by a gas meter installed outside the consumer and water usage data read by the water meter.

At this time, each of the gas meter and the water meter is equipped with an RF modem, but in the present invention, the data was transmitted to the RF receiver of the former by using the RF modem, but in the present invention, the electronic detachable integrated remote meter is installed in the customer. By transmitting to a modem, in particular, a wireless modem unit, the transmission distance is shortened to improve the reliability of data transmission.

The controller 234 integrates the gas usage data and the water usage data received by the RF receiver 232. In the present invention, the type of data received through the RF receiver 232 is described as water and gas. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various signals such as a device control signal in a consumer may be received and integrated in the controller 234.

The first connector 236 attaches and wirelessly connects the wireless modem unit 230 to the power line communication modem unit 220 to transmit the integrated RF signal from the control unit 234 to the power line communication modem unit 220.

The power line communication modem unit 220 includes a second connector 221, a third connector 222, an instrument communication unit 223, a main processor 224, and a power line communication modem 225.

The second connector 221 is mechanically and electrically connected to the first connector 236 of the wireless modem unit 230, and the third connector 222 is electrically connected to the power line to receive electrical signals and power from the power line. .

At this time, the third connector 222 of the power line communication modem unit 220 is always connected, but in the case of the second connector 221, the connection is determined depending on whether the wireless modem unit 230 is detached or not. If it does not receive the signal of the wireless modem unit 230, and if not connected does not play a separate role.

That is, the second connector 221 attaches a wireless modem unit (received data transmitted from an RF modem) directly to an electronic wattmeter for the integrated meter reading of the customer, and allows different types of RF modems (different standards for each company to make). In order to prevent the replacement of the entire power line communication modem unit, irrespective of detachment of the wireless modem unit, the electricity usage data is formed in the power line communication modem unit 220 instead of the electronic electricity meter to transmit the data to the data transmission apparatus via the power line.

The meter communication unit 223 is composed of an infrared (IR) sensor, and is mechanically connected to the electronic electricity meter 210 to receive electricity usage data of a customer read by the electronic electricity meter 210.

The main processor 224 is a single signal for the integrated data of gas and water usage received from the wireless modem unit 230 and the electricity usage data of the customer received by the instrument communication unit 223 via the second connector 221 as one signal. After integrating it into the server, the data is processed in accordance with the data format of the host server.

At this time, when the wireless modem unit 230 is not attached to the power line communication modem unit 220, only the electricity usage data of the customer received from the electronic watt hour meter 210 is processed.

The power line communication modem 225 transmits the data processed by the main processor 224 to the data transfer device of the large-capacity through the customer incoming power line.

FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a remote meter reading system using a detachable integrated remote meter reading modem according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the electricity meter 200 including the removable integrated remote meter reading modem of FIG. 2A is installed in the customer 100, and the integrated meter reading data of the customer 100 is connected through an incoming power line of the customer 100. Water, gas, electricity, etc.) are transmitted to the data transmission device 140.

In addition, the data transmission device 140 transmits to the upper server 160 through the Internet, such as a high-speed communication network, a mobile communication network, and transmits from the upper server to each meter reading PC 170, 180, 190.

At this time, the reason that the upper server can transmit to each meter operating PC (170, 180, 190) is the header portion of the packet when integrating data (electricity, water, and gas usage data) in the removable integrated remote metering modem You can indicate what data is in the to avoid confusion.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and are not construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

1A and 1B show a conventional integrated integrated remote metering modem.

Figure 2a is a view showing a removable integrated remote metering modem according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2b is a diagram showing a remote meter reading system using a removable integrated remote meter reading modem according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: customer 110: power meter (power line communication modem built-in)

1110, 210: Electronic power meter 1120: Integrated integrated remote meter modem

1121: connectors 1122, 223: instrument communication unit

1123: wireless modem 1124: control unit

1125, 224: main processor 1126, 225: power line communication modem

120: water meter 130: gas meter

140: data transmission device 150: complex modem (RF + PLC)

160: Top Server 170: Electric Meter Reading PC

180: water meter reading PC 190: gas meter reading PC

200: Power meter (Removable integrated remote meter modem)

220: power line communication modem unit 221: second connector

222: third connector 230: wireless modem unit

232: RF receiver 234: control unit

236: first connector

Claims (3)

In the modem of the electricity meter for transmitting the electricity consumption data of the metered customer to the upper server, RF receiver for receiving water and gas usage data from the water meter and gas meter, A controller for integrating water and gas usage data received from the RF receiver; A wireless modem unit having a first connector electrically connected to the power line communication modem unit, the wireless modem unit being detachable; And A second connector selectively connected to the wireless modem unit to selectively receive water and gas usage data; A third connector electrically connected to the power line to receive power; An instrument communication unit electrically connected to the electricity meter, receiving electricity usage data of the consumer, and formed of an infrared sensor; A main processor that receives and integrates the water and gas usage data and electricity usage data, and processes the integrated data into a data format of the upper server; A power line communication modem unit including a power line communication modem configured to transmit data processed by the main processor to a data transmission device through a power line; Removable integrated remote meter reading modem comprising a. delete delete

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