KR101200192B1 - Multi-tap including sleep mode and operation method for the multi-tap - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A power saving multi tap and an operating method thereof are provided to cut off power when power supplied to a plugged-in electric product is excessive, thereby preventing a fire. CONSTITUTION: A control circuit unit(160) measures currents outputted to a corresponding outlet(171~173). A plurality of control modules(161~163) of the control circuit unit cuts off currents which are supplied to an electric product plugged into a sub outlet in response to a corresponding control signal. A controller(150) generates a control signal in response to the value of the currents, a wakeup signal, and a command signal. The controller cuts off currents which flow in sub outlets when measured power is larger than a set reference value. [Reference numerals] (120) Watt-hour meter; (140) Remote control module; (150) Controller; (AA) Power

Description

Power-saving multi-tap and operation method of the multi-tap {Multi-tap including sleep mode and operation method for the multi-tap}

The present invention relates to a power-saving power strip, can be set to the power-saving mode, standby current mode and the use mode for each outlet, it is possible to check the current consumption supplied to the home appliances from the entire power-saving power strip in real time, the mode for each outlet constant Power-saving power strip that can monitor at time intervals to switch off standby current mode to sleep mode if necessary to cut off the standby current, and to switch the operation mode of power saving power taps using the remote control used by home appliances plugged into power saving power strips; It relates to a method of operating the power saving power strip.

Multi-Tap is a mobile outlet having a plurality of outlets into which a plurality of plugs can be plugged, and allows a plurality of household appliances connected to each of the plurality of outlets to be used simultaneously.

Although there is an advantage in that a plurality of home appliances can be operated simultaneously using one power strip, when the power supplied to the home appliances in one power strip is more than a predetermined power, the wires forming the power strip may melt. In addition, there is a problem in that overheating occurs in the contact portion of the power strip and ignition of the surrounding combustible material may occur.

Recently, home appliances provide a convenient method of turning on and off using a remote controller. Even when the home appliance is not used, the remote controller signal receiver for determining whether the remote controller signal is activated should always be operated. do. In addition, a certain amount of current must be supplied at all times to maintain the standby state in order to use the key input device mounted in the product to operate the appliance.

Technical problem to be solved by the present invention, when the power supplied from the power strip is more than the set reference power is cut off and emits a warning sound for danger to the user, it can be set to the power saving mode, standby current mode and use mode for each outlet It periodically monitors the current flowing through each outlet and switches the outlet to sleep mode if the standby current mode continues for a certain period of time, and operates the power-saving power strip using the remote control used by home appliances plugged into the power-saving power strip. It is to provide a power saving power tap which can convert.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention, when the power supplied from the power strip is more than the set reference power is cut off and emits a warning sound, it is possible to set the power saving mode, standby current mode and use mode for each outlet, each outlet Monitors the current flowing through the power supply periodically, and if the standby current mode lasts for a certain period of time, the outlet is switched to the power saving mode, and the operation mode of the power saving power strip can be changed using the remote control used in the home appliance plugged into the power saving power strip. A method of operating a power saving power strip.

Energy-saving multi-tap according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the technical problem, the main switch for opening and closing the power, having a main outlet and a plurality of sub-outlets connected to the main switch, a power meter, a wake-up key, a remote control module It further comprises at least one of a control circuit unit, a warning sound buzzer and a controller. The electricity meter measures the amount of electrical energy delivered from the main switch to the power saving power strip. The wake-up key switches the mode from the power saving mode to the standby mode in response to a mode change instruction applied from the outside. The remote control module displays the state of each outlet currently operating and performs the same wake-up key operation. The control circuit unit measures the current values output to each of the main outlet and the plurality of sub outlets, checks the overvoltage state to control the system, or monitors the standby current supply time supplied to the home appliances plugged into each sub outlet. The control unit displays the operation state of each outlet, and switches the mode of the plurality of sub-outlets according to the wake-up signal received through the wake-up key input or communication with the remote control module.

The controller generates the control signal in response to the current values, the wake-up signal, and the execution command signal, which are monitored at regular intervals, and when the amount of power measured by the electricity meter exceeds a predetermined reference value, except for the main outlet. Cut off the current flowing to the plurality of sub-outlets, and transmits a warning sound to the warning sound buzzer. The control signal may include information for monitoring the current values and instructing the sub-outlet to maintain the standby current mode for a predetermined time to switch to the power saving mode.

Energy-saving power strip operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the other technical problem relates to a method for operating the power-saving power strip according to claim 4, the current supply blocking step, remote control key data registration step, home appliance current At least one of the supply step and the mode conversion step. In the current supply blocking step, when the amount of power measured by the electricity meter exceeds a set reference power, the plurality of sub-outlets except the main outlet are converted into a power saving mode and a power saving mode for an unused home appliance, A warning sound is sent to the warning sound buzzer. The remote control key data registration step uses the remote control module to register any remote control key data to the controller. The home appliance current supplying step supplies electric energy to the home appliance plugged in using the wake-up key. The mode converting step monitors the current values and converts the sub outlets in the standby current mode state for a predetermined time or more into a power saving mode.

The power-saving power strip according to the present invention not only prevents fire by cutting off the power supplied to the plug-in home appliance, but also reduces the consumption of standby current of home appliances that are not scanned and scanned at regular intervals. There is an advantage.

The beeping buzzer has the advantage of preventing overload by inducing overload protection.

1 is a block diagram of a power saving type power strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 illustrates an example of using a power saving power strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates a current cutoff switch constituting a power saving power strip according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention and the operational advantages of the present invention and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings, which are provided for explaining exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and the contents of the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram of a power saving type power strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a power saving power strip 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a main switch 110, a plurality of outlets 171 to 173, a power meter 120, a wake up key 130, and a remote control module. 140, a control circuit unit 160, a warning sound buzzer 180, and a controller 150 are provided.

The main switch 110 manually opens and closes external power. The electricity meter 120 measures the amount of power of electrical energy transferred from the main switch 110 to the power saving multi-tap 100. The wakeup key 130 outputs a wakeup signal W / U in response to a mode conversion instruction applied from the outside. Here, the power saving type power strip 100 according to the present invention may be classified into a power saving mode (OFF mode), a standby current mode, and a use mode, and the user contacts the wake up key 130 of the power saving type multi tap or wakes up the remote control module 140. When the touch of the up key (FIGS. 2 and 200) and the specific remote control data are received by the remote control receiver (FIGS. 2 and 230) of the remote control module 140, the instruction to convert to the standby current mode is activated.

The use of the wake-up key 130 is to operate the wake-up key 130 when the power-saving power strip 100 is in the power saving mode, and the state mode of each outlet of the power-saving power strip 100 switches to the standby current mode. . The power saving mode refers to a case in which no current is supplied to all or some of the plurality of sub-outlets 172 and 173 except for the main outlet 171 of the power saving power strip 100, and the standby current mode is plugged in. This means supplying a standby current required by the home appliance so that the home appliance can operate normally.

The remote control module 140 receives a performance command signal transmitted from at least one type of remote control. Recently, not only televisions but also audio, video, and air conditioners use remote controllers.Because they have different vendor codes for signals transmitted to the electronic products, the key data except for the manufacturer's vendor code is extracted to save the key. key) is used to store the key data. After receiving the key data, the state of each outlet is switched to the current standby mode. The configuration of the remote control module 140 will be described later.

The control circuit unit 160 is installed in each of a plurality of outlets except for the main outlet, and measures and outputs current values (CSO1 to CSOn; n is a natural number) that is a current value output to the corresponding outlet, and a plurality of control signals CON1 to CONn) includes a plurality of control modules (161, 162, 163) for blocking the current supplied to the home appliance plugged into the outlet in response to the control signal. Here, each of the control modules 161, 162, and 163 responds to a current sensor (CTS) and a corresponding control signal capable of measuring a current value CS1, which is a current amount supplied to a plug-in home appliance via a power source and an outlet. It is equipped with a current cut-off switch (S / W) to cut off the current delivered to the plug-in home appliances through the power supply and outlet. Current cut off switch (S / W) can be implemented using a relay or triac. The warning sound buzzer 190 outputs a fire prevention warning sound due to overload.

The controller 150 controls the control signals CON1 to CONn in response to the monitored current values CSO1 to CSOn, the wakeup signal W / U, and the execution command signal received from the remote controller module 140 at regular time intervals. When the amount of power P measured by the watt-hour meter 120 exceeds the set reference amount, the operation of all the sub-outlets 172 and 173 except the main outlet 171 is blocked, and the warning sound buzzer 180 sounds. To pass. The control signals CON1 to CONn include information instructing to switch to a power saving mode that completely cuts off the current supplied to the home appliance plugged into the outlet when the standby current mode lasts for a predetermined time. The operation mode of the outlets 171 to 173 may be determined by the amount of current CSO1 to CSOn flowing through the outlets 171 to 173.

In the following description, the main body 200 and the remote control module 140 of the power saving power strip for performing RS-232 communication with each other will be described separately.

2 illustrates an example of using a power saving power strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the power saving power strip main body 200 includes a main switch 110, a plurality of outlets 171 to 173, a power meter 120, a wake up key 130, a control circuit unit 160, and a warning sound. A buzzer 180 and a controller 150 are provided, and the remote controller module 140 includes a save key 210, a wake up key 220, a remote controller receiver 230, and an indicator LED array 240.

The save key 210 is used to register specific remote control key data to the controller 150 constituting the power saving power strip main body 200. The wakeup key 220 switches the power saving mode of the power saving type multi-tap to the standby current mode regardless of the use of the remote control.

After the save key 210 is activated, the remote controller 230 receives the registered remote controller data from the remote controller and transmits the registered remote controller data to the controller 150. The indicator LED array 240 includes a plurality of indicator LEDs to indicate an operation state of each of the plurality of outlets. At this time, the remote control module 140 registers the key data received from the remote control receiver 230 to the controller 150.

Referring to the remote control module 140 shown in FIG. 2, among the plurality of LEDs constituting the indicating LED array 240, the hatched main outlet (main) and the outlet No. 3 (3) are respectively plugged-in electronic products. It means that the normal power is being supplied to the remaining LEDs, and that the remaining LEDs 1, 2, and 4 are not used.

Referring to the power-saving power strip main body 200 shown in FIG. have. Televisions or air conditioners plugged into subs 1 and 2, respectively, are plugged in but do not have power. Socket 4 has no electronics plugged in at all.

The present invention performs a current supply cutoff step, which converts the plurality of outlets 171-173 into a power saving mode when the amount of power measured by the electricity meter 120 exceeds a set reference power, and generates a warning sound from the warning buzzer 180. It is to send out.

In addition, a mode conversion step is performed, which monitors the current values CSO1 to CSOn, and automatically switches the power outlet to the power saving mode when the outlet is in the standby current mode for a predetermined time.

Registering any key data among various types of remote controller data to the controller 150 of the power saving power strip 100 includes a save key activation step, a remote control data reception step, and a remote control key data registration step.

The save key activation step activates the save key 210. In the remote control data receiving step, after the save key 210 is activated, the remote controller data received from the remote controller is received. In the remote control registration step, the remote controller key data arbitrarily determined by the user is registered in the controller 150. Thereafter, the remote control data received by the remote control module 140 may affect the operation of the power saving power strip 100 according to the present invention only when registered in the controller 150. In order to change the registration key, the remote control key data to be registered may be input while pressing the save key 210 of the remote control receiver. At this time, the key data already registered is deleted and the new key data is registered in the controller 150.

When the product in the power saving mode of the home appliances plugged into the power saving multi-tap 100 according to the present invention includes a function of being turned on by the remote control, the corresponding remote controller key data is the controller 150 of the power saving multi-tap 100. Even if registered in the home appliance, the power saving mode state of the home appliance can not receive the remote control data, it is impossible to use the home appliance.

In the present invention, in order to overcome this disadvantage, it is proposed to perform the current supply step of the home appliance.

In the home appliance current supplying step, first activate the save key 210 included in the remote control module 140 to register any remote control key data selected by the user to the controller 150, and then use the registered remote control key data. To activate the state of the outlet to which the home appliance is connected to the standby current mode, or the wake-up key 220 included in the remote control module 140 or the wake-up key 130 included in the power-saving multi-tap 100. By activating the state of the outlet to which the home appliance is connected can be activated in the standby current mode, the home appliance can be used by sequentially turning on the home appliance by pressing the power key of the remote control or manually.

Here, the wattmeter 120 preferably expresses the power consumption in watts (Watt), but it is also possible to convert the current to the magnitude of the current or the magnitude of the voltage. The warning sound buzzer 180 detects an overcurrent or an overpower due to overload in advance and outputs a warning sound to prevent a fire.

3 illustrates a current cutoff switch constituting a power-saving power strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The operating characteristics of the triacs shown in FIG. 3, which are presented as examples of the power saving power strip according to the present invention, are not only the core idea of the present invention but are well known to those skilled in the art, and thus will be described in detail herein. I never do that.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention.

110: main switch 120: power meter
130, 220: wake-up key 140: remote control module
150: controller 160: control circuit unit
171-1731: Outlet 180: Beep buzzer

Claims (6)

In the power saving type power strip having a main switch for opening and closing the power, a main outlet connected to the main switch and a plurality of sub outlets,
A power meter for measuring the amount of electric energy transferred from the main switch to the power saving power strip;
A wake-up key for outputting a wake-up signal in response to a mode conversion command applied from the outside;
A remote control module for receiving a performance command signal transmitted from at least one type of remote control;
A current installed in each of the main outlet and the plurality of sub-outlets, measuring and outputting current values output to a corresponding outlet, and a current supplied to a home appliance plugged into the sub-outlet in response to a corresponding control signal among a plurality of control signals; A control circuit unit including a plurality of control modules to block the;
Beep buzzer; And
The control signal is generated in response to the current values, the wake-up signal, and the execution command signal monitored at regular time intervals, and when the amount of power measured by the electricity meter exceeds a predetermined reference value, A controller which blocks a current flowing in the sub-outlet and transmits a warning sound to the warning sound buzzer; medium
At least one further,
The control signal, power saving power strip characterized in that for monitoring the current value, the sub-outlet that maintains the standby current mode for a predetermined time or more to instruct to switch to the power saving mode. The method of claim 1, wherein each control module of the control circuit unit,
A current sensor for generating a voltage value of the current supplied to the main outlet and the home appliances plugged into the plurality of sub outlets via the main switch; And
And a current cut-off switch such as a relay or a triac, which cuts off a current delivered to the plugged-in home appliance via the sub-outlet except the main outlet in response to the control signal. The method of claim 1,
The power saving power strip further includes the controller,
The remote control module,
A save key used to register any remote control key data value with the power saving power strip;
A wake-up key used to switch the power-saving power strip state mode to a standby current mode when the remote controller cannot be used or a manual operation is desired;
A remote controller receiving unit for receiving remote controller key data transmitted from an arbitrary remote controller using the save key and transmitting the received remote controller key data to the controller; And
And an indicator LED array having a plurality of indicator LEDs for indicating whether current is supplied to the plurality of sub-outlets,
And the controller registers the key data received from the remote control receiver.
In the operation method of the power saving type power strip according to claim 3,
A current supply blocking step of converting the plurality of sub outlets excluding the main outlet into a power saving mode when the amount of power measured by the electricity meter exceeds a set reference power, and transmitting a warning sound from the warning sound buzzer;
A remote control key data registration step of registering various remote control key data with the controller by using the remote control module;
A home appliance current supplying step of supplying electrical energy to the plugged-in home appliance using the wake-up key or the registered remote controller key; And
A mode conversion step of monitoring the current values and converting the sub-outlets in the standby current mode state for a predetermined time to a power saving mode; medium
Energy-saving power strip operating method characterized in that it comprises at least one step. The method of claim 4, wherein registering the remote control key data comprises:
A save key activation step of activating the save key;
A remote control signal receiving step of receiving remote control key data transmitted from an arbitrary remote control after the save key is activated; And
And a remote control key data registration step of registering the received remote control key data with the controller. The method of claim 5, wherein the home appliance current supplying step,
Using a wake-up key for activating a wake-up key included in the power-saving power strip, switching to a standby current mode using the wake-up key included in the remote control module, and then sequentially turning on the corresponding home appliance; And
And converting into a standby current mode by using the registered key data, and using one of the remote controllers to sequentially turn on the corresponding product.

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