KR101558273B1 - Apparatus for controlling street lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a street lamp control apparatus includes: a control terminal arranged in a street lamp pole; a GPS antenna module which has a body unit in which a GPS antenna is embedded, and a coupling unit which is extended from the body unit, and is arranged on the outside of the street lamp pole; and a communications line which has a coupling terminal on one end thereof to be detachably coupled to the coupling unit of the GPS antenna module through a hole formed on the street lamp pole. The control terminal includes: a DB unit which stores control schedule information regarding the street lamps being turned on or off for each time period; a signal reception unit which is connected to the other end of the communications line to receive current time information from the GPS antenna; and a control unit which uses the control schedule information and the current time information received from a the signal reception unit to control the street lamps to be turned on or off for each time period. When the coupling unit of the GPS antenna and the coupling terminal are coupled to each other, the GPS antenna and the signal reception unit can communicate by using the communications line as a medium.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STREET LAMP [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a streetlight, and more particularly, to a system for controlling the lighting of a street lamp in a power saving mode according to time, season, etc., And more particularly, to a streetlight control device for controlling the lighting of a street lamp more accurately and efficiently using time information included in a signal.

Street lamps or security lamps are facilities installed on roads, parks, alleys, etc. As the social issues related to energy conservation or green energy have increased in recent years, there is a hardware method of replacing lamps provided in street lamps with LEDs, And a method of adjusting the illuminance of the lamp or controlling the lighting of the lamp according to the moving frequency of the lamp.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0010171 discloses a sensor that detects a pedestrian, a sensor that detects the ambient brightness, temperature, and the like, and changes the illuminance of the street lamp in conjunction with the operation of the sensor have.

However, in the technique disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0010171, since various sensors need to be provided in all the street lamps by hand, the installation efficiency is low and the control of the street lamp depends only on the sensing ability of the sensor, The possibility of realization is low. In order to increase the feasibility, various expensive sensors must be provided, so that the cost-effectiveness is considerably low.

On the other hand, Korean Utility Model Registration Utility Model No. 20-0389289 discloses a street lighting system for lighting a street lamp using time information included in a GPS signal to control the turn-off of the streetlight by time zone. This technology is included in the GPS signal Therefore, it can be said that it is possible to receive the GPS signal correctly and to continuously receive the GPS signal in a short period of time.

Therefore, this technology requires a GPS receiving module at the top of the antenna and a complicated electric and electronic structure for signal processing. Therefore, installation efficiency is low and applicability is also considerably limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a GPS antenna module that can be applied to a conventional streetlight structure or to minimize a structural change of a conventional streetlight, The present invention is directed to a streetlight control device capable of precisely controlling the lighting of the streetlight without the need of controlling the lighting of the streetlight.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, and it will be apparent from the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Further, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by a combination of the constitution shown in the claims and the constitution thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a streetlight control apparatus comprising: a control terminal provided inside a streetlight; A GPS antenna module including a body portion having a built-in GPS antenna and a coupled body portion extending from the body portion, the GPS antenna module being provided outside the streetlight; And a communication line provided at one end with a coupling terminal detachably coupled to a coupling body of the GPS antenna module through a hole formed in the streetlight. In this case, A signal receiving unit connected to the other end of the communication line and receiving current time information from the GPS antenna; and a control unit for receiving the current time information and the control schedule information received from the signal receiving unit The GPS antenna and the signal receiving unit can communicate with each other via the communication line when the coupling unit of the GPS antenna module and the coupling terminal are coupled to each other. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the control terminal of the present invention may further include a time information providing unit for providing reference time information. In this case, when the current time information is received from the signal receiving unit, And control the turn-off of the streetlight by time zone using the corrected reference time information and the control schedule information.

Further, the connection terminal of the communication line of the present invention is provided with a fastening structure and is connected to a GPS signal line and protruded to the outside of the streetlight through a hole formed in the streetlight, and correspondingly, The fastening part is provided with a fastening structure corresponding to the fastening structure of the coupling terminal, and may be configured to include a GPS signal line connected to the GPS antenna.

More preferably, the hole formed in the backlight is formed as a hole to which the management opening / closing cover of the backlight is coupled, and the coupling terminal is exposed to the outside after passing through the holes formed in the opening and the management opening / .

In addition, the connection terminals of the present invention may be provided in two or more connected in parallel, and in this case, the GPS antenna module is preferably provided in the same number as the connection terminal.

In order to implement the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention may further include a wireless communication unit for receiving update information on a control schedule from an administrator terminal through wireless communication. In this case, It is possible to update the control schedule information.

The streetlight control apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to an existing streetlight structure either as an existing streetlight structure or through a minimal structural change, so that the device expandability can be realized more economically and effectively.

Further, since accurate and frequent reception of GPS signals is not required, it is unnecessary to provide an antenna for receiving GPS signals at the top of the streetlight as in the prior art, so that installation efficiency can be improved. It is possible to provide an effect of being installed and utilized as it is.

In addition, the present invention realizes the GPS antenna module in a shape corresponding to the fastening means of generally known screws, nuts, etc., thereby improving the installation convenience and minimizing damage or damage due to external exposure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the detailed description of the invention given below, serve to better understand the technical idea of the invention, And shall not be construed as limited to such matters.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the entire configuration of a streetlight control apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a detailed configuration of a control terminal, which is a constitution of a streetlight control apparatus;
2 is a view schematically illustrating a state in which a streetlight control device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is installed,
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupling terminal and a GPS antenna module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a coupling terminal and a GPS antenna module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a streetlight through a streetlight controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

1 shows the overall configuration of a streetlight control device (hereinafter referred to as a control device) 1000 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the detailed configuration of a control terminal 100 which is a constitution of the control device 1000 2 is a view schematically illustrating a state in which a control apparatus 1000 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is installed.

 The control device 1000 of the present invention can be configured to include a control terminal 100, a GPS antenna module 200 and a communication line 300 as shown in the figure, As shown in FIG. 2, may be provided in the inside of the street lamp 50 using a bracket shelf 53 or the like in the form of a single device.

3, the communication line 300 of the present invention includes a control terminal 100 inside the streetlight 50 and a control terminal 100 installed outside the streetlight. The GPS antenna module 200 is installed outside the streetlight, And the antenna module 200 are connected to each other in a mutually communicable manner.

The GPS antenna module 200 according to the present invention includes a body 220 having a built-in GPS antenna 210 and a coupling body 230 extending from the body 220 and formed with threads for fastening, 3 and 4 as a whole.

3 and the like illustrate an embodiment in which a screw thread is formed in the coupling part 230 of the GPS antenna module 200. However, the coupling structure of the coupling terminal 310 of the communication line 300, which will be described later, Of course, can be implemented.

The communication line 300 of the present invention includes a coupling terminal 310 detachably coupled to a coupling body 230 of the GPS antenna module 200 through a hole or hole 54 formed in the backlight 50, And the signal receiving unit 120 of the control terminal 100, which will be described later, is communicably connected.

If a hole is not formed in the existing street light fixture 50, holes can be easily formed on the surface of the street light pole 50 through an appropriate perforation means or device. The present invention is also applicable to a through hole 52 of a management opening / closing cover 51 and a through hole 52 of a management opening / closing cover 51, which are generally provided in a street lamp holder 50, Holes 54 formed in the surface 55 of the ledge 50 to be engaged.

A detailed description of the antenna module 200 and the communication line 300 will be given later with reference to the accompanying drawings, do.

1, the control terminal 100, which is a component of the control apparatus 1000 of the present invention, includes a DB unit 110, a signal receiving unit 120, a control unit 130, a power source unit 140, And a wireless communication unit 160. The wireless communication unit 160 may be a wireless communication unit.

Prior to the description, each component of the control terminal 100 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is implemented by a combination of a communication module, a RAM, a ROM, an electric / electronic circuit, a CPU, an integrated circuit, These configurations should be understood to be logically distinct components rather than physically separate components.

That is, since each constitution corresponds to a logical constituent element for realizing the technical idea of the present invention, even if each constituent element is constituted integrally or separately, if the function performed by the logical constitution of the present invention can be realized, Should be interpreted as being within the scope of the present invention, and any component that performs the same or similar function should be interpreted as falling within the scope of the present invention, regardless of the consistency of the name.

The DB unit 110 stores control schedule information for controlling the lighting of the street lamp. The control schedule information includes information such as lighting, lighting, and illumination of a street lamp based on a specific date, time, etc. based on a season, a sunset time, Control and the like may be included in the form of a look-up table or the like. In a case where a plurality of street lamps are provided in the street lamp 50, control information on each of them may be stored.

For example, in the control schedule information, the street lamp is turned on at 7:00 PM in the sunset time, the street lamp is turned off at 5:00 AM in the sunrise time, and the brightness of the street lamp May be stored in the control information.

The signal receiving unit 120 of the control terminal 100 is connected to the other end of the communication line 300 and receives the current time information from the GPS antenna module 200. The control unit 130 of the control terminal 100 Using the current time information received from the signal receiver 120 and the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 110, The power supply unit 140 performs a function of supplying electric power to the streetlight and / or supplying driving power of the control terminal 100. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the power supply unit 140 may be included in the control terminal 100, And may be implemented as a separate device outside the control terminal 100 according to the embodiment.

In addition, the control terminal 100 of the present invention may further include a time information providing unit 150 for providing reference time information. The time information providing unit 150 may include clock means for periodically generating a clock, An electronic timer for generating time with information, or the like, so as to generate reference time information for time zone control of the streetlight.

In this case, the present invention can control the street lamp lighting, illuminance, and the like for each time period by using the reference time information provided in the interior and the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 110. [

However, since the reference time information included in the time information may have an error, the time information providing unit 150 may use the current time information included in the GPS signal received through the signal receiving unit 120, It is more preferable to implement control so that the lighting of the streetlight can be controlled more accurately by using the corrected reference time information and the control schedule information.

In such a configuration, considering the error range or error time of the clock means or the electronic timer, it is not necessary to receive the GPS signal constantly and continuously. Therefore, in order to receive the GPS signal accurately and continuously, There is no need to install a module and there is no need to implement a large and wide antenna module to increase the directionality of the GPS satellite.

The signal receiving unit 120 of the control terminal 100 controlling the lighting of the streetlight is connected to the end of the communication line 300 and the other end of the communication line 300 is connected to the connection terminal 310 The coupling terminal 310 is exposed to the outside through a hole 54 formed in the street lamp 50 and is connected to the GPS antenna module 200 Is coupled to the coupling terminal 310 exposed to the outside.

The GPS antenna 210 built in the GPS antenna module 200 is connected to the communication line 300 when the coupling part 230 of the GPS antenna module 200 and the coupling terminal 310 of the communication line 300 are coupled to each other, The signal receiving unit 120 of the control terminal 100 and the GPS antenna module 200 provided outside the streetlight lamp 50 provided inside the streetlight lamp 50 can communicate with each other. Lt; / RTI >

3 and 4, a fastening structure such as a screw is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the coupling terminal 310, and in the center of the coupling terminal 310, The GPS signal line may be connected.

The coupling terminal 310 is connected to the outside of the lamppost 50 through both the hole 54 formed in the surface 55 of the backlight 50 and the through hole 52 formed in the hole 54 and the management opening / As shown in Fig.

In order to correspond to the structure of the coupling terminal 310, the coupling coupling part 230 of the GPS antenna module 200 is provided with a coupling structure corresponding to the coupling structure of the coupling terminal 310, And a GPS signal line 240 connected to the antenna 210 may be provided.

A coupling structure such as a screw thread is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the coupling terminal 310 and the coupling terminal 310 is fastened to the outer circumferential surface of the coupling coupling part 230 of the GPS antenna module 200, And the coupling coupling part 230 may be coupled to the inside of the coupling terminal 310. In this case, Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to other embodiments other than the discrete shape illustrated in the drawings and the description as long as the structure can be interlocked and detachable.

The GPS signal line 340 of the communication line 300 and the GPS signal line 240 of the GPS antenna module 200 are connected to each other at the center portion of the GPS antenna module 200, And is electrically connected. It is needless to say that the GPS signal line 340 of the communication line 300 and the GPS signal line 240 of the GPS antenna module 200 may be electrically connected to each other at an outer circumferential portion thereof.

Meanwhile, it may be preferable that the shielding line or the grounding line are mutually connected in order to minimize the signal degradation or noise when the line for receiving the GPS signal is long. In one embodiment, The ground lines 250 and 350 may be connected to each other through the contact between the outer circumferential surface of the coupling terminal 310 and the inner circumferential surface of the coupling joint 230.

Since the management locking cover 51 of the backlight 50 is screwed inward from the outside to be easily fastened to the backlight 50, the surface 55 of the backlight 50 The nut 54 may be provided with a nut means 56 having a screw thread on its inner circumferential surface.

In the case where the nut means 56 is provided as described above, the fastening structure of the fastening terminal 310 can be realized to correspond to the diameter of the nut, etc. When the fastening terminal 310 is coupled to the nut means 56 while rotating, It is preferable that the electrical connection between the communication line 300 and the signal receiving unit 120 is established after the coupling terminal 310 is fastened to the nut means 56 in order to prevent twisting of the line 300, It is also possible to add a configuration in which an electrical connection is made.

The flange portion of the coupling terminal 310 can be adhered or joined to the inner circumferential surface of the backlight 50 without the nut means 56. Even when the nut means 56 is provided, 310 may be made smaller than the diameter of the nut means 56 and passed through the nut means 56 as it is and the flange portion may be joined to the rear surface of the nut means 56.

When a screw structure is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 52 of the opening and closing cover 51 and / or the hole 54 formed in the backlight 50, Or the inner surface of the through hole 52 of the opening and closing cover 51. The diameter of the portion where the coupling structure of the coupling terminal 310 is implemented may be set to be larger than the diameter of the hole 54 and / 52 so that the hole 54 and the through hole 52 can be more easily penetrated.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, since the constituent elements provided inside and outside the street lamp 50 are coupled to each other, dust, moisture, water and the like are prevented from entering into the inside of the street lamp 50, It is preferable to further include a sealing means for waterproofing or the like, and a corrosion inhibitor may be applied to prevent corrosion due to contact with the external environment. Furthermore, it is preferable that the outer portion of the housing of the GPS antenna module 200 of the present invention is made of a material resistant to rust or corrosion, such as a non-metallic material.

The management opening / closing cover 51 of the backlight 50 is usually provided at a height corresponding to the manager or at a height higher than that of the manager. Therefore, the opening / closing cover 51 of the embodiment of the present invention using the through- The GPS antenna module 200 may also be provided at a corresponding height.

In this case, since the position of the GPS antenna module 200 is not high, the reception probability of the GPS signal may not be high. However, the present invention does not continuously use the time information included in the GPS signal, Since it is not necessary to simultaneously receive signals from a plurality of satellites, it is possible to further increase the signal reception sensitivity and the reception frequency.

In addition, since the present invention realizes the shape of the GPS antenna module 200 in the form of coupling or fastening means as described above, it is possible to utilize the existing hole 54 and / or the through hole 52 as it is, , Damage, breakage, and the like.

When the GPS antenna module 200 is fastened to the coupling terminal 310 by appropriately adjusting the length of the screw structure of the coupling part 230 of the GPS antenna module 200 and the like, 50 at the same time.

In general, the management opening / closing cover 51 is provided with four or more through holes 52, so that it can be positively utilized to receive signals from GPS satellites more effectively, It is preferable that the GPS antenna module 200 is configured to have the same number as the number of the coupling terminals 310 so as to correspond to the two or more coupling terminals connected to each other in parallel.

In addition, the control terminal 100 of the present invention may further include a wireless communication unit 160 that receives update information on a control schedule from an administrator terminal, which may be implemented as a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet, In this case, the control unit 130 of the present invention can be configured to update the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 11 when the update information is received from the administrator terminal.

Even if the schedule information for the streetlamp control is changed according to seasonal changes or policy changes, it is possible to simplify and simplify the control schedule information without manually changing the memory or performing work such as connection of the wired line by the manual operation It can be updated.

Hereinafter, the process of controlling the streetlight according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, the control terminal 100 provided inside the streetlight 50 includes the holes 54 formed in the surface of the streetlight 50 or the through holes 52 of the opening / closing cover 51 for management And is communicatively connected to the GPS antenna module 200 provided outside the street lamp 50 through the intermediary of the communication line 300.

The control unit 130 reads the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 110 and reads the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 110. The control unit 130 reads the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 110, Control is performed (S210).

If the GPS signal is received (S220), the current time information included in the GPS signal is extracted (S230) and the reference time information of the time information providing unit 150 is corrected using the extracted current time information (S240 ).

Since the reference time information is corrected by such processing and the lighting of the street lamp is controlled by using the corrected reference time information and the control schedule information, it is possible to more precisely control the lighting or illumination control of the street lamp by time period or period .

If the update information for the control schedule is received through the wireless communication unit 160 of the present invention at step S250, the control unit 130 updates the control schedule information stored in the DB unit 110 to the latest control schedule information (S260), the control of the street lamp is performed using the updated control schedule information and the reference time information corrected at the current time (S210).

It goes without saying that the above-described processing can be repeated cyclically unless a predetermined end condition (S270) such as power-off, forced termination signal input, etc. is made.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. It should be understood that various modifications may be made in the ordinary skill in the art.

1000: Control device of the present invention
50: Street light 51: Management opening / closing cover
52: through hole 53: bracket shelf
54: Hall 55: Streetlight surface
56: nut means
100: control terminal 110: DB part
120: signal receiving unit 130:
140: power supply unit 150: time information providing unit
160:
200: GPS antenna module 210: GPS antenna
220: body part 230: engaging part
240: GPS signal line 250: ground line
300: communication line 310: coupling terminal
340: GPS signal line 350: ground line

Claims (6)

A GPS antenna module including a body part having a GPS antenna built therein, a coupling part extending from the body part and having a GPS signal line connected to the GPS antenna, and having a fastening structure;
And a coupling terminal which is protruded to the outside of the streetlight via a hole formed in the streetlight and is detachably coupled to the coupling body of the GPS antenna module through a coupling structure corresponding to the coupling body of the GPS antenna module, Communication lines; And
A signal receiving unit connected to the other end of the communication line and receiving current time information from the GPS antenna, a control unit for controlling the current time information received from the signal receiving unit and the control information And a control terminal provided in the inside of the underground lamp, having a control unit for controlling the turn-off of the streetlight by time period using schedule information,
Wherein the GPS antenna and the signal receiving unit are communicably connected through the communication line when the coupling unit of the GPS antenna module and the coupling terminal of the communication line are coupled. The apparatus of claim 1,
Further comprising a time information providing unit for providing reference time information,
Wherein,
And when the current time information is received from the signal receiver, corrects the reference time information using the received current time information, and controls the turn-off of the street lamp by time zone using the corrected reference time information and the control schedule information Wherein the light source is a light source. delete The lighting apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein a management open / close cover of the backlight is coupled,
Wherein the coupling terminal comprises:
And the through hole formed in the hole and the opening / closing cover for management is passed through and then exposed to the outside. The connector according to claim 4,
Two or more of them are connected in parallel,
Wherein the GPS antenna module is provided in the same number as the connection terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a wireless communication unit for receiving update information on a control schedule from an administrator terminal through wireless communication,
Wherein the control unit updates the control schedule information when update information is received from the administrator terminal.

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