KR102356139B1 - Salt water spray managing system controlled through wireless communication technology - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic saltwater spray system controlled by wireless communication technology, capable of controlling saltwater sprayers in a specific region at a long distance through wireless communication, and providing a saltwater spray state or the like to a manager while performing independent power supply. The automatic saltwater spray system includes: at least one saltwater supply device controlled by a management device to generate and supply saltwater to a first spray region; at least one saltwater spray flow path receiving the saltwater from the saltwater supply device to spray or cut off the saltwater to at least one spray zone in the first spray region through wireless communication control of the management device; and the management device controlling the saltwater supply device to produce, supply and cut off the saltwater, and performing wireless communication control on the spraying and cutoff of the saltwater from each of the saltwater spray flow paths. The at least one saltwater spray flow path includes: a transfer pipe connected to the saltwater supply device; and a plurality of wireless saltwater sprayers spaced apart from each other and connected to the transfer pipe to individually receive the saltwater, and controlled by wireless communication with the management device to spray and cut off the saltwater.

Description

Automatic salt water spraying system controlled by wireless communication technology

The present invention relates to a salt water spraying system, and in particular, controlling salt water spraying devices in a specific area at a distance through wireless communication, performing independent power supply, and automatically controlled by wireless communication technology that provides a salt water spray status to a manager It relates to a salt spray system.

In general, when snow falls on a road in winter, it is easy to freeze, and when it freezes, vehicle accidents and pedestrian safety accidents may occur.

So, to prevent freezing of the road surface on both sides of the road surface in a place such as the front or rear of a toll gate or a tunnel or in a mountainous area, a device that sprays an anti-icing solution (hereinafter, 'salt water') such as calcium chloride (hereinafter, 'salt water') ) is installed.

Such a conventional salt water spraying device includes a transfer pipe for transferring salt water from the salt water storage to the spraying area, a mechanism having a plurality of nozzles installed in the delivery pipe to spray salt water in the spraying area, and a mechanism part that is spaced apart from each other, along the delivery pipe It is configured to include an electric control unit including an electric wire for controlling opening and closing of each nozzle.

When the conventional electric control unit is installed, the existing road traffic flow is blocked, there is a difficulty in road passage due to long-term construction, and there is a problem in that excessive construction costs are generated due to wiring work to a remote place.

In addition, due to the characteristics of roads or urban facilities, when a breakdown occurs due to collision of vehicles, etc., it is difficult to find the origin of the failure of electrical wiring, power lines, etc. As the exposed area of the system increased due to the exposure of the electrical wiring, there was a problem that the probability of an accident was high.

The present invention provides an automatic salt water spray system controlled by wireless communication technology that controls remote salt water spray devices in a specific area through wireless communication, performs independent power supply, and quickly provides salt water spray status to the user. aim to

The automatic salt water spraying system controlled by the wireless communication technology of the present invention includes at least one salt water supply device for generating and supplying salt water to the first spraying area under the control of the management device, and receiving salt water from the salt water supply device for the management device At least one salt water injection flow path for performing injection and blocking of injection of salt water for at least one injection zone in the first injection region by wireless communication control, and a salt water supply device to control the production, supply, and blocking of salt water and a management device for wirelessly controlling the spraying of the salt water in each of the salt water spray passages and the blocking of spraying, wherein at least one salt water spray passage includes a transfer pipe connected to the salt water supply device, and a transfer pipe that is spaced apart from each other and connected to the transfer pipe for salt water It includes a plurality of wireless salt water spraying devices that are supplied with each and perform spraying and spraying of salt water by control by wireless communication with the management device.

In addition, the wireless salt water spraying device includes a nozzle that receives salt water from a transfer pipe, a nozzle valve mounted between the nozzle and the transfer tube to perform spraying through the nozzle and cut off spraying, and independent power by sunlight or solar heat. and a wireless control module that performs wireless communication with the management device using the control device and performs an opening/closing operation of the nozzle valve under the control of the management device,

The wireless control module additionally includes a detection unit that detects the surrounding conditions, and generates individual state information including the power charge level and output voltage level of the power independent of the detection value from the detection unit and the identifier of the wireless control module and transmit it to the management server.

In addition, the brine supply device transmits individual information including the operating status of the motor for stirring, the current level of the brine, the acceptable brine level and the identifier of the brine supply device to the management device, and the management device sends the receiving and storing the individual status information of the

The salt water spray management system communicates with the management device, transmits individual information and individual status information to the manager terminal, and receives the control commands for the salt water supply device and the wireless salt water spray device from the manager terminal and transmits them to the management device And, it is preferable to communicate with the management server, receive and display individual information and individual status information, obtain control commands for the salt water supply device and the wireless salt water spray device from the manager, and transmit them to the management server.

In addition, the management server calculates or determines the related information using the individual state information and the individual information and transmits it to the manager terminal, and the related information determines the ratio of the wireless salt water spraying devices during the spraying operation and the available salt water ratio of the salt water supply device. It is preferable to include

In addition, the wireless control module includes a GPS module to include a GPS coordinate value from the GPS module in individual state information, and the management device or management server compares the GPS coordinate value with the installation location of the wireless control module to obtain information about the wireless control module. It is preferable to determine whether a location change has occurred and transmit the determined location change to the manager terminal.

The present invention supplies the power of the wireless salt water spraying device using solar heat or sunlight, so that a separate power line construction is not required, and the administrator can check the output voltage, the degree of charging, etc., and the wireless salt water spraying device by wireless communication And the administrator can check the injection state and facility state of the salt water supply device, etc., and has the effect of enabling the administrator to easily perform overall control and independent control of the wireless salt water injection device and the salt water supply device.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of checking the movement, loss, departure from the flow path, etc. of the wireless salt water spraying device by using the information on the location of each wireless salt water spraying device, and notifying the manager.

1 is a block diagram of an automatic salt water injection system controlled by wireless communication technology according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through examples and drawings. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood that various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of the present invention are included. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like components.

In this document, expressions such as "have", "may have", "includes", or "may include" indicate the presence of a corresponding characteristic (eg, a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B”, “at least one of A or/and B”, or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", or "at least one of A or B" means (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B; Or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

Expressions such as "first", "second", "first", or "second" used in this document may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and may modify one element to another. It is used only to distinguish it from the components, and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this document, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be renamed as a first component.

A component (eg, a first component) is "coupled with/to (operatively or communicatively)" to another component (eg, a second component); When referring to "connected to", it will be understood that the certain element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (eg, a third element). On the other hand, when it is said that a component (eg, a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (eg, a second component), the component and the It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between other components.

The expression "configured to (or configured to)" as used in this document, depending on the context, for example, "suitable for", "having the capacity to" It can be used interchangeably with "," "designed to", "adapted to", "made to", or "capable of". The term "configured (or set up to)" may not necessarily mean only "specifically designed to" in hardware. Instead, in some circumstances, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured to perform) A, B, and C" executes a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor), or one or more software programs stored in a memory device, to perform the corresponding operations. By doing so, it may refer to a generic-purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe specific embodiments, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expression may include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted with the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, have an ideal or excessively formal meaning. not interpreted In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be construed to exclude embodiments of this document.

In the present specification, the spraying area is composed of at least one or more spraying zones. For example, when the first spraying zone is a road adjacent to tunnel A between a city and b, the first spraying zone of the first spraying zone is It is a road from city a to tunnel A, and the second injection zone may be set such as a road from tunnel A to city a.

1 is a block diagram of an automatic salt water injection system controlled by wireless communication technology according to the present invention.

The salt water spray management system includes at least one salt water supply device 10 for generating and supplying salt water to the first spray area under the control of the management device 30 , and a management device receiving salt water from the salt water supply device 10 . The first to Nth salt water injection passages (1-1 to 1-N) for performing injection and injection blocking of the salt water for each of the first to N injection zones by the wireless communication control of (30), and the salt water supply device A management device 30 for controlling the production, supply, and blocking of salt water by controlling (10) and controlling the spraying and blocking of the salt water in each of the first to N-th salt water injection passages 1-1 to 1-N. ) is included. The above salt water supply device 10 and the first to Nth salt water spray passages 1-1 to 1-N and the management device 30 are configured for salt water spraying for the first spraying area (first spraying area management) device), where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2.

In addition, the salt water injection management system may be provided with components (second injection area management device) for salt water injection to the second injection area in addition to the first injection area, these components are the above-described salt water supply device (10) and the first to Nth salt water injection passages 1-1 to 1-N and the management device 30 are the same or similar.

In addition, the salt water spraying management system communicates with the first and second spraying area management devices, respectively, to perform control and monitoring, and communicates with the first and second management servers 40 . It is configured to include a manager terminal 50 (eg, smart phone, tablet, desktop, etc.) that enables spraying execution and blocking control in the spraying area management device and displaying the spraying state and equipment status.

The brine supply device 10 receives and stores the brine generated from the stirred tank 10a for generating brine by mixing and stirring water and snowmelting material (eg, salt, calcium chloride, etc.), and the stirred tank 10a. and a pump (P) (10c) for discharging the salt water from the storage tank (10b) to the first to N-th transfer pipes (12-1 to 12-N), and a pump (P) ( 10c) and the first to Nth main valves (MV_1 to MV_N) respectively connected between the first to Nth transfer pipes (12-1 to 12-N), a motor for operating the agitator installed in the stirring tank (10a) (not shown) city), and a water level sensor (not shown) for detecting the level of salt water in the storage tank 10b and applying the level value to the management device 30 . However, since the salt water supply device 10 is only a technique widely known to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The management device 30 controls the motor of the salt water supply device 10 , the pump (P) 10c, the first to Nth main valves (MV_1 to MV_N), and the like.

Since each of the first to Nth salt water injection passages 1-1 to 1-N has the same configuration, the first salt water injection passage 1-1 will be described as an example.

The first salt water injection passage 1-1 is separated from the first transfer pipe 12-1 connected to the first main valve MV_1 and is connected to the first transfer pipe 12-1 to receive salt water, respectively. It is configured to include the first to Mth wireless salt water spraying devices 20-1 to 20-M respectively performing spraying and spraying blocking of salt water by control by wireless communication with the management device 30 .

Each of the first to Mth wireless salt water spraying devices 20-1 to 20-M is installed to be spaced apart from each other, and has the same configuration, so that the first wireless salt water spraying device 20-1 is illustratively described.

The first wireless salt water spraying device 20-1 is mounted between the nozzle O receiving the salt water supplied from the first transport pipe 12-1, and the nozzle 0 and the first transport pipe 12-1. A nozzle valve (V) for performing and blocking injection through the nozzle (O), and wireless communication with the management device (30) using an independent power source, and by the control of the management device (30), the nozzle valve ( V) is configured to include a radio control module (C) that performs the opening and closing operation.

The wireless control module (C) generates and charges electricity using sunlight or solar heat, and an independent power supply that supplies power to the components (communication unit, nozzle valve (V), sensing unit, control unit, etc.) in the wireless control module (C). A branch, a communication unit for performing wireless communication with the management device 30, a sensing unit for sensing ambient conditions (eg, temperature, humidity, etc.), and wireless communication with the management device 30 through the communication unit to control information including an identifier (eg, nozzle_ID, etc.) of the wireless control module C to perform a control command (eg, performing injection, blocking injection, etc.) from the management device 30 and a control command Controls the opening/closing operation of the nozzle valve (V) according to the sensing value (eg, temperature, humidity, etc.) and a control unit that generates individual state information including an output voltage magnitude and an identifier of the radio control module C and wirelessly transmits the generated individual state information to the management device 30 through a communication unit. In addition, the wireless control module (C) includes a GPS module for generating GPS coordinate values, the GPS module operates by receiving power from an independent battery unit, and the control unit operates the GPS coordinates of the wireless control module (C) from the GPS module The value is included in the individual status information and transmitted to the management device 30 through the communication unit, or individual location information including the GPS coordinate value and the identifier of the radio control module (C) is generated and managed through the communication unit 30 can be sent to

In addition, the wireless control module (C) generates information on whether the nozzle valve (V) is opened or closed, normal operation, and operation failure, and includes the information on the individual state information to the management device 30 and transmits it.

In addition, the management device 30 includes a first communication unit 31 that performs wireless communication with at least one radio control module C within the first injection area, and a second communication unit that communicates with the management server 40 ( 33), and a control unit 39 for controlling the brine supply device 10 and controlling the radio control module C and obtaining individual status information. However, an unillustrated power supply unit, an input unit, a display unit, etc. may be provided in the management device 30, and these configurations correspond to techniques naturally recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, and the description thereof will be omitted. .

Each of the first communication unit 31 and the communication unit of the radio control module C includes, for example, a communication module for performing communication in a 2.4 GHz RF communication method.

In addition, the second communication unit 33 is a communication module for performing wired or wireless communication through the Internet, and performs communication with the management server 40 .

In addition, each of the first and second communication units 31 and 33 performs communication according to an independent communication network or communication method.

The control unit 30 controls the brine supply device 10 (for example, motor operation control for the agitator, operation control for the pump (P) 10c, etc.), and the first to Nth main valves MV_1 to MV_N) for each control and control for the radio control module C (such as control of the opening/closing operation of the nozzle valve V), and the motor operation state (stop, operation, etc.) from the salt water supply device 10 and receiving and storing individual information of the brine supply device 10 including the current level of the brine and the acceptable brine amount (water level) and an identifier (eg, ID, etc.) of the brine supply device 10; Receives and stores individual status information and individual location information from each of the control modules (C).

In addition, the control unit 39 of the management device 30 includes individual information of the brine supply device 10, individual state information and individual position information from each of the radio control modules C in the first spraying area, and first to first Each of the N salt water injection flow paths 1-1 to 1-N (eg, injection operation, injection stop or block) is transmitted to the management server 40 through the second communication unit 33 . In addition, the control unit 39 receives a control command for the brine supply device 10 from the management server 40 and control information including an identifier of the brine supply device 10 , and in response thereto, the brine supply device 10 . Each of the radio control modules C is operated, and control information including a control command and an identifier for each of the radio control modules C is received, and each radio control module C is operated correspondingly.

In addition, the control unit 39 stores the installation location information (eg, address, name, etc.) of each of the first to Nth salt water injection passages 1-1 to 1-N installed in the first spraying area, and the second Identifiers of each of the first to Mth wireless salt spraying devices 20-1 to 20-M mounted in the first spraying area, and installation positions of the first to Mth wireless salt spraying devices 20-1 to 20-M, respectively Information and information on the wireless salt water spraying device including information on the installed spraying area (one of the first to Nth salt water spray passages) are stored. In addition, the control unit 39 transmits the installation location information and the wireless salt water injection device information of each salt water injection flow path to the management server 40 .

In addition, the management server 40 includes a communication unit and a control unit (data processor) to communicate with the first and second spraying area management devices (including the first and second spraying area management devices 30, respectively). to individual information of the salt water supply device 10 in the first and second injection regions, information on each of the first to Nth salt water injection passages 1-1 to 1-N, and the first to Nth salt water injection passages ( 1-1 to 1-N) by receiving the information (individual state information, individual location information, installation location information, etc.) of each of the first to Mth wireless salt water spraying devices 20-1 to 20-M installed in each Save.

The management server 40 receives the above information, and the injection state (injection operation, injection stop) and the equipment state (operation of the motor, the current level of salt water, the nozzle valve (V), and the first to Nth main valves (MV_1 to MV_N) ), etc.), etc.) can be saved.

In addition, the management server 40 performs wired or wireless communication with the manager terminal 50, for example, performs communication through a dedicated application, and stores pre-stored information (including the injection state and equipment state). Alternatively, the related information is calculated or determined using pre-stored information, and the related information is transmitted to the manager terminal 50 . The pre-stored information includes information received from the management server 30, and the related information is the ratio of the wireless salt spray devices in normal spray operation among the wireless salt spray devices installed in each of the first and second spray areas (for example, 67%, etc.), the ratio of usable brine of each brine supply 10 (ie, the ratio representing the current level of brine to the acceptable brine volume (water level)), and the like. In addition, the management server 40 stores the reference salt water amount (or water level) to be accommodated in each salt water supply device 10 , compares it with the current water level of the salt water, and confirms the normal or insufficient state of the current water level, and related information be included in For example, when the current water level is lower than the reference water level, the management server 40 determines that the salt water is insufficient.

By providing the information of the management server 40, the manager terminal 50 receives information through a dedicated application or through a web page provided by the management server 40, and through the built-in display unit, the manager can use the first and second 2 Make it possible to check the information for each of the spraying areas.

In addition, the management server 40 is a first to Mth wireless salt water spraying device (20-) installed in each of the first to Nth salt water spray passages (1-1 to 1-N) installed in each of the first and second spraying areas, respectively. 1 to 20-M), a control interface capable of controlling each is created and transmitted to the manager terminal 50 . The control interface is the first to Mth wireless salt water spraying devices (20-1 to 20-M) mounted in each of the first to Nth salt water spray passages (1-1 to 1-N) by the manager through the manager terminal 50 ) may be collectively controlled, and each of the first to Mth wireless salt water injection devices (20-1 to 20-M) may be individually controlled. In addition, the control interface also enables control (operation, stop control) of the motor of the salt water supply device 10 . The manager terminal 50 inputs a control command through the control interface, and applies the input control command to the management server 40 .

The management server 40 transmits the control command to the management device 30 capable of executing the received control command. The management device 30 receives a control command from the management server 40, the salt water supply device 10, the 11th to Nth salt water injection passages 1-1 to 1-N (the first to Nth main valves ( MV_1 to MV_N)) and the first to Mth wireless salt water injection devices 20-1 to 20-M. However, in the case of such a salt water injection control, the detailed description thereof is omitted because it is only recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In addition, the management server 40 may use the GPS coordinate values from the wireless control module (C) to determine whether the wireless control module (C) has moved, etc., and transmit it to the manager terminal (50). The management server 40 receives the installation location information of each of the radio control modules C from the management device 30 and has already stored it. The management server 40 receives the current GSP coordinate value of each radio control module (C) from the management device 30, compares the received GSP coordinate value with the pre-stored installation location information, and the received GPS coordinate value is installed When the reference distance or range (for example, 100 m, etc.) is exceeded from the installation location in the location information, it is determined that a location change such as movement, loss or theft has occurred in the wireless control module (C) and the manager terminal (50) to transmit this location change information. When the management device 30 also exceeds the reference distance or range (for example, 100 m, etc.) from the installation location in the location information, the GPS coordinate value received in the same way as the management server 40, the radio control module (C) It may be determined that a change of location, such as movement or loss or theft, has occurred.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and anyone with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains can use various methods without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. It goes without saying that modifications are possible, and such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims.

10: brine supply device 30: management device

Claims (5)

at least one salt water supply device for generating and supplying salt water to the first spraying area under the control of the management device;
at least one or more salt water spray passages for receiving salt water from the salt water supply device and performing spraying and blocking of spraying of salt water for at least one spray zone in the first spray area by wireless communication control of the management device;
a management device for controlling the salt water supply device to produce, supply, and cut off the salt water, and wirelessly control the spraying and spraying of the salt water in each of the salt water injection passages;
and a management server that communicates with the management device and communicates with the manager terminal,
At least one or more salt water injection passages include a transfer pipe connected to the salt water supply device, a plurality of spaced apart from each other and connected to the transfer pipe to receive salt water, and to perform spraying and blocking spraying of salt water by control by wireless communication with a management device Including wireless salt spray devices of
The wireless salt water spraying device includes a nozzle that receives salt water from a transfer pipe, a nozzle valve installed between the nozzle and the transfer pipe to perform spraying through the nozzle and cut off spraying, a GPS module, and solar or It includes a wireless control module that performs wireless communication with a management device using independent power by solar heat and performs an opening and closing operation of the nozzle valve under the control of the management device,
The wireless control module generates and transmits individual status information including GPS coordinate values from the GPS module to the management device, and the management device transmits the individual status information to the management server,
The management device or management server stores installation location information of each wireless control module, compares the GPS coordinate value received from the wireless control module with the installation location information, and the received GPS coordinate value exceeds the reference distance or range from the installation location In one case, an automatic salt water injection system controlled by wireless communication technology, characterized in that it is determined that a change in location for the wireless control module has occurred. The method of claim 1,
The wireless control module additionally includes a sensing unit that detects the surrounding situation,
The wireless control module is controlled by wireless communication technology, characterized in that the individual status information includes the detection value from the detection unit and the independent power supply charge level and output voltage level, as well as the identifier of the wireless control module, and transmits it to the management device automatic brine dispensing system. 3. The method of claim 2,
the brine supply device transmits individual information including the operating status of the motor for agitation, the current level of the brine, the acceptable brine level and the identifier of the brine supply to the management device;
The management device receives and stores the individual information from the brine supply device, and the management device sends the individual information to the management server;
The management server transmits individual information and individual status information to the manager terminal, and receives control commands for the salt water supply device and the wireless salt water spray device from the manager terminal. 4. The method of claim 3,
The management server calculates or determines related information using individual status information and individual information and transmits it to the manager terminal,
and the associated information includes a proportion of the wireless brine dispensing devices during the dispensing operation, and an available brine ratio of the brine supply device. The method of claim 1,
Management server automatic salt water injection system controlled by wireless communication technology, characterized in that for transmitting the determined change of location to the manager terminal.

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