KR102412801B1 - Smart aquarium system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart aquarium system. More particularly, it relates to a smart aquarium system that measures water quality information in an aquarium using a sensor and outputs the measured water quality information to a display unit or a user terminal installed in the aquarium to monitor the aquarium water quality information.

Description

Smart aquarium system

The present invention relates to a smart aquarium system. More particularly, it relates to a smart aquarium system that measures water quality information in an aquarium using a sensor and outputs the measured water quality information to a display unit or a user terminal installed in the aquarium to monitor the aquarium water quality information.

In general, an aquarium is a facility that collects fish that live in water and creates an environment suitable for their ecological conditions and raises them. back can be grown.

In particular, the ornamental fish industry market, which is mainly raised in aquariums, has a high added value compared to edible fish species, and the industrial market is growing because it is possible to generate considerable profits when developing and possessing production technology of rare fish species.

On the other hand, in order to increase the growth rate of ornamental fish and to grow them in a healthy state, it is desirable to accurately understand the growth conditions according to the type of organism and create an environment suitable for the type.

In particular, ornamental fish can grow in a healthy state only when appropriate management methods such as feeding time and overall water quality management are accompanied, so skilled growth techniques are required.

Existing aquariums have the inconvenience of having to periodically inject or manage water treatment agents, prevention and vitamin agents directly for water quality improvement and aquatic life.

Accordingly, it is required to develop a smart aquarium system that can remotely monitor the internal environmental conditions of the aquarium and control it when the environment of the aquarium is not properly maintained.

Prior art document: KR Patent Publication No. 2018-0049492 (published on May 11, 2018)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and it is possible to measure the water quality information in the aquarium using a sensor, and to output the measured water quality information to a display unit or a user terminal installed in the aquarium to monitor the aquarium water quality information. It aims to provide a smart aquarium system that allows

The smart aquarium system according to the present invention devised to achieve the above object is a water temperature sensor that detects water temperature, a Dissolved Oxygen (DO) sensor that detects the amount of oxygen dissolved in water, and a pH sensor that detects the pH in the water. It consists of a pH sensor, a sensor unit including a salinity sensor for measuring the salt concentration in the aquarium, a control unit that receives sensing data from the sensor unit and controls the water quality environment of the aquarium based on the sensed data, and a transparent display panel, and the control signal of the control unit Outputs information on the environmental condition in the aquarium and information about the creatures living inside the aquarium by the display unit, and includes a display unit equipped with an operation function for input processing to control the environmental conditions including the water quality environment of the aquarium to the aquarium; a server connected to the aquarium through wireless communication to receive, analyze, and store sensing data from the aquarium in real time; It receives and outputs environmental information including water quality information in the aquarium from the server, and includes a user terminal that is connected to the aquarium through wireless communication to remotely control the environment of the aquarium, and the aquarium is made of a transparent window. , The display unit made of a transparent display panel is integrally coupled to the window of the transparent material or coupled in a detachable manner to transparently control the display unit to observe the creatures in the aquarium through the window of the transparent material, and to the touch of the user. It may include enabling the output of image data related to the aquarium information through the display unit according to the input by the user.

In addition, the aquarium is driven by a control signal from the control unit, and a water replenishment tank that supplies water to the aquarium, a heat supply device that supplies a heat source, a water filter that replaces water, an oxygen supply device that supplies oxygen, It further comprises a driving unit comprising a driving device including a salt supply device and a cooling fan for imparting a cooling function, wherein the control unit is at least one of driving devices capable of improving the current water quality condition based on sensing data measured from the sensor unit. is selectively operated, and the control unit receives the sensing data from the sensor unit, calculates the difference between the current water quality value and the target water quality value, and requests to reach the target water quality value from the current water quality value according to the calculated value. The driving condition including the driving time and driving period to be determined may include operating the driving unit based on data that is divided into at least one or more sections and stored in advance.

In addition, when the control unit wants to grow several species of living things in one aquarium, when each biological information is input and processed through the display unit or the user terminal, it analyzes whether each individual species is a species capable of merging according to the input command and outputting the possibility to a display unit or a user terminal, wherein the control unit stores in advance a range of suitable growth environment conditions according to the living organism, and when biological information is inputted from the display unit or the user terminal, it responds to the input command. When the appropriate growth environment conditions for living things are automatically set accordingly, and when different types of living things are grown in one aquarium, if each biological information is inputted using the display unit or user terminal, the inputted command Accordingly, standard growth environmental conditions corresponding to each biological information are extracted, and based on each extracted growth environmental conditions, it may include automatically setting by analyzing a range of common growth environmental conditions.

According to the present invention, by measuring the water quality information of the aquarium using a sensor and visually displaying it through a display unit or a user terminal installed in the aquarium, it is effective in enabling the user to visually monitor the water quality information of the aquarium.

In addition, according to the present invention, input processing through the display unit or the user terminal to control the water quality environment of the aquarium according to the input command is effective in making it more convenient for the user to use.

In addition, according to the present invention, the display unit for outputting environmental information and biological information of the aquarium is made of a transparent display, so that living things in the aquarium are reflected on the back side of the display, which is effective in giving a beautiful appearance.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a smart aquarium system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a smart aquarium system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, it should be noted that in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously implemented by those skilled in the art without being limited thereto.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a smart aquarium system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a smart aquarium system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 2 , a smart aquarium system 1000 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an aquarium 100 , a server 200 , and a user terminal 300 .

The aquarium 100 includes a sensor unit 110 , a control unit 120 , a display unit 130 , and a driving unit 140 .

The sensor unit 110 measures water quality information including the temperature, dissolved oxygen amount, salt concentration, and pH of the water in the aquarium 100 . More specifically, the sensor unit 110 includes a water temperature sensor 112 for detecting the water temperature, a Dissolved Oxygen (DO) sensor 114 for detecting the amount of oxygen dissolved in water, and a pH sensor for detecting the pH in the water. It is configured to include a pH sensor 116, a salinity sensor 118 for measuring the salt concentration in the aquarium.

In addition, although not shown, the smart aquarium system 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a camera module (not shown) for photographing creatures living in the aquarium and the inside of the aquarium, creatures living in the aquarium, and moss attached to the aquarium. It may further include an ultrasonic sensor module (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of.

The sensors configured in the sensor unit 110 may be selectively mounted according to the ecological condition and the state of the living organism accommodated in the aquarium.

For example, since the growth environment of saltwater fish is adjusted to seawater, when growing in an aquarium, the condition of water in the aquarium must be the same or similar to that of seawater to survive. Accordingly, when the fish species accommodated in the aquarium are saltwater fish, a salinity sensor is mounted to control the salinity of the water to detect the salinity concentration of the aquarium so that the habitat environment of the saltwater fish can be created in an optimal state.

As another example, when a disease called white spot disease in which white spots spread on the skin of tropical fish occurs, as a treatment for this, a mixture of water and salt is added, and a heat source is supplied to gradually increase the temperature. Accordingly, the controller 120 operates the water replenishment tank 142 and the salt supply device 148 to operate the water replenishment tank 142 and the salt supply device 148 when a disease including white spot disease in tropical fish is confirmed based on the image information captured by the camera module (not shown). Salt is added, and the heat supply device 144 is operated to supply a heat source.

The control unit 120 receives the sensing data from the sensor unit 110 and generates a control signal for outputting the sensing data to the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 . For example, the control unit 120 receives the water temperature information from the water temperature sensor 112 to display the water temperature information on the display unit 130 or the user terminal (300).

When the sensor data sensed by the sensor unit 110 deviates from the pre-stored standard value, the control unit 120 drives the driving unit to control the water temperature, pH, salinity, heat supply, water supply, and water replacement of the aquarium.

The driving unit 140 is connected to the control unit 120 of the aquarium 100 through wired/wireless communication, and the water replenishment tank 142 for supplying water to the aquarium according to the control signal of the control unit 120, and the control unit 120 of the aquarium 100 ) and a heat supply device 144 for supplying heat to the aquarium 100 by a control signal from the control unit 120 through wired/wireless communication, and a control unit 120 through wired/wireless communication with the control unit 120 of the aquarium 100 The oxygen supply device 146 for supplying oxygen to the aquarium 100 by a control signal of A salt supply device 148 for supplying salt, a water quality filtration device 150 that is connected to the controller 120 of the aquarium 100 through wired/wireless communication and filters water in the aquarium 100 by a control signal from the controller 120 , a cooling fan (not shown) that is connected to the controller 120 of the aquarium 100 through wired/wireless communication and provides a cooling function to the aquarium 100 by a control signal of the controller 120 .

The driving unit 140 is driven by a control signal of the control unit 120 when the sensing data measured from the sensor unit 110 is out of a preset environmental information value to adjust the internal environment of the aquarium 100 .

The driving unit 140 may be selectively provided according to the state of living things and the state of water quality.

The control unit 120 analyzes the sensing data measured from the sensor unit 110 to selectively operate at least one of driving devices capable of improving the current water quality condition.

When the value detected by the water temperature sensor 112 is out of a preset value, the control unit 120 generates a control signal and drives the water replenishment tank 142 or the heat supply device 144 or the cooling fan (not shown) to drive the water temperature to adjust The water replenishment tank 142 and the heat supply device 144 may be selectively driven according to the water temperature value measured by the water temperature sensor 112 .

The control unit 120 analyzes the sensed data received from the sensor unit 110 to drive the driving unit 140 .

In addition, the control unit 120 receives the sensing data from the sensor unit 110, calculates a difference between the current water quality value and the target water quality value, and sets a driving condition including a driving time and a driving period corresponding to the calculated value to the driving unit. Apply it to make it work.

The driving condition is divided into at least one section according to the difference between the current water quality value and the target water quality value and sensed data and stored in advance.

Here, the current water quality value is sensed data received from the sensor unit 110 in real time, and the target water quality value means a standard value optimized for the pre-stored water quality condition of the aquarium.

For example, if the current water temperature in the tank tube is 15°C and the target water temperature value is 25°C, in order to reach the target value from the initial water temperature value, the rapid temperature change of the water in the aquarium does not cause significant stress on the creatures living in the aquarium. Make sure to raise the temperature over a certain period and period to prevent it from happening. Accordingly, the control unit 120 calculates the difference between the initial water temperature value and the target water temperature value and based on the driving condition of the driving unit stored in advance according to the calculated value, the water replenishment tank 142 or the heat supply device 144 or the cooling fan (not shown). city) to be activated.

When the value detected by the water temperature sensor 112 is lower than a preset value, the controller 120 operates the heat supply device 144 to supply a heat source to the aquarium 100 . Also, when the value detected by the water temperature sensor 112 is higher than a preset value, the controller 120 operates the water replenishment tank 142 to replenish water in the aquarium 100 .

Also, although not shown, when the value detected by the water temperature sensor 112 is lower than a preset value, the controller 120 operates a cooling fan (not shown) to lower the temperature of the aquarium 100 .

In addition, when the value detected by the pH sensor 116 is out of a preset value, the controller 120 generates a control signal to drive the water replenishment tank 142 to adjust the pH. More specifically, when the value sensed by the pH sensor 116 is lower than the preset value, the controller 120 generates a control signal to drive the water replenishment tank 142 to supply water to the aquarium.

Since the water quality changes to acidic or alkaline when rearing organisms in the same water for a long time, when the pH value is measured in real time and out of the pre-stored pH range, the water replenishment tank 142 is operated to supply water to the aquarium. At this time, the driving unit 140 may be provided with a chemical supply means (not shown) for supplying the pH adjusting agent by the driving means instead of the water replenishment tank 142 .

In addition, when the value detected by the salinity sensor 118 deviates from a preset value, the control unit 120 generates a control signal to drive the salinity supply device 148 or the water replenishment tank 142 .

More specifically, when the salinity concentration measured by the salinity sensor 118 does not reach the preset salinity concentration, the controller 120 operates the salinity supply device 148 to supply salinity into the aquarium, and the salinity sensor 118 ), when the measured salinity exceeds the preset salinity, the water replenishment tank 142 is operated to supply water to the aquarium.

In addition, when the value sensed by the dissolved oxygen amount sensor 114 is out of a preset value, the control unit 120 generates a control signal to drive the oxygen supply device 146 .

More specifically, the control unit 120 receives the dissolved oxygen amount sensed from the dissolved oxygen amount sensor 114 and generates a control signal to supply oxygen from the oxygen supply device 146 to the inside of the aquarium when it does not reach a preset dissolved oxygen amount. do.

In addition, the control unit 120 sets the water replacement amount and water replacement time in advance according to the type of organism, and drives the water quality filtering device 150 according to the preset values to filter the water.

For example, arowana, one of the ornamental fish, must survive at a water temperature of 22°C to 28°C, and is more sensitive to nitrite than other fish species, so it is required to filter the water periodically to maintain water quality. In order to maintain water quality, it is necessary to replace about 10% to 20% of the amount of water in the aquarium, and it is desirable to perform this process twice a week. Accordingly, the control unit 120 sets the replacement amount of arowana water from 100% by weight to 10-20% by weight of the total aquarium water, and sets the water replacement time twice a week. Accordingly, the water in the aquarium 100 can be replaced by driving the water quality filtration device 150 based on the replacement time and replacement amount.

The control unit 120 is provided with a wireless communication module 122 to perform wireless communication with the server 200 and the user terminal 300 to transmit and receive data.

The control unit 120 controls the growth environment conditions according to a command input by the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 . More specifically, the control unit 120 stores in advance a range of suitable growth environment conditions according to the living organism, and when biological information is inputted from the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300, according to the input command, the Allow the proper growth environment conditions to be set automatically.

In addition, when different types of creatures are grown in one aquarium, the control unit 120 uses the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 to input and process biological information including the types of creatures, Growth environment conditions suitable for biological information are extracted, and the common environmental condition range is analyzed based on each extracted growth environment condition to automatically set processing.

For example, when tropical fish A and tropical fish B live in one aquarium at the same time, each growth environment information including the appropriate water temperature range and appropriate pH range of the tropical fish A and tropical fish B stored in advance in the controller 120 is extracted and , based on the extracted environmental information, the common growth environment information including the common suitable temperature range and pH range of tropical fish A and tropical fish B is analyzed and automatically set.

At this time, by analyzing whether or not breeding is possible based on common growth environment information, if it does not meet the pre-designated breeding possible conditions, it is determined that breeding is not possible, and notification information about breeding impossible is output to the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 . do it

When the control unit 120 inputs and processes biological information accommodated in the aquarium through the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 before several types of living things are accommodated in one aquarium, the individual species are killed according to each input command. By analyzing whether a species is possible, whether or not it is possible to engrave is output to the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 . To this end, the control unit 120 may store information on a species capable of merging according to each biological information.

The control unit 120 analyzes the form and type of the organism based on the data photographed and sensed by the camera module (not shown) and the ultrasonic sensor module (not shown), and analyzes the aquaculture method and ecological condition corresponding to the analyzed organism. It is output to the display unit 130 .

In addition, the controller 120 sends an alarm to the user terminal 300 when a foreign material including moss is photographed by the camera module (not shown), and transmits ultrasonic waves to the aquarium wall by an ultrasonic sensor module (not shown). When a foreign substance including moss attached to the wall of the aquarium is detected in the process of being reflected and returned, an alarm is sent to the user terminal 300 . A guide phrase such as 'It is time to remove the moss' may be output on the screen of the display unit 130 or the user terminal 300 .

The display unit 130 visually outputs the information on the environmental condition in the aquarium and the information on the creatures living in the aquarium sensed by the sensor unit 110 on the screen, so that the user can visually confirm it.

The display unit 130 is provided with an operation button capable of input processing for controlling the aquarium, and allows the type of organism and the ecological condition list according to the type of organism to be input and processed by the operation button. The display unit 130 may be formed by an input method using a touch panel.

The aquarium 100 is made of a window made of a transparent material, and the display unit 130 made of a transparent display panel is integrally coupled to the window of the transparent material or coupled in a detachable manner.

Therefore, in normal times, by transparently controlling the display unit 130, living things in the aquarium can be easily observed through a window made of a transparent material, and information of the aquarium can be accessed through the display unit 130 according to a user's touch input. It enables the output of related image data.

The display unit 130 is coupled to the transparent window of the aquarium 100, and is made of a transparent display panel so that living things in the aquarium are reflected on the back side of the display to give a beautiful appearance.

For example, the display unit 130 is made of a transparent OLED. Transparent OLED has a higher transparency than general displays, so you can easily observe the creatures in the aquarium behind the display. Here, the display unit 130 is not limited to a transparent OLED.

The server 200 is connected to the aquarium 100 in a wired/wireless communication method to receive, analyze, and store the sensing data of the aquarium 100 in real time.

The server 200 receives sensing data from each aquarium to collectively monitor the water quality management for each aquarium.

The user terminal 300 is connected to the aquarium 100 and the server 200 by wireless communication, monitors environmental information including water quality information in the aquarium 100, and controls the environmental conditions of the aquarium 100. Equipped with an aquarium management program. For example, the user terminal 300 may be a PC or a smart device.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications, changes and substitutions within the scope without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are for explaining, not limiting, the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100 - aquarium 110 - sensor unit
112 - water temperature sensor 114 - dissolved oxygen amount sensor
116 - pH sensor 118 - Salinity sensor
120 - control unit 130 - display unit
140 - drive unit 142 - water replenishment tank
144 - heat supply device 146 - oxygen supply device
148 - Salt supply system 150 - Water quality filter
200 - server 300 - user terminal

Claims (3)

Water temperature sensor that detects water temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) sensor that detects the amount of dissolved oxygen in water, pH sensor that detects pH in water, Salinity sensor that measures salt concentration in the aquarium, living in the aquarium A sensor unit including a camera module for photographing living creatures and the inside of the aquarium, and an ultrasonic sensor module for detecting the presence or absence of creatures living in the aquarium and moss attached to the aquarium;
A control unit that receives sensing data from the sensor unit and controls the water quality environment of the aquarium based on the sensing data;
It consists of a transparent display panel, and outputs information about the environmental condition in the aquarium and the living things in the aquarium according to the control signal of the control unit, and performs input processing to control the environmental conditions including the water quality environment of the aquarium. A display unit equipped with an operation function that can
It is driven by a control signal from the control unit and is driven by a water replenishment tank that supplies water to the aquarium, a heat supply device that supplies a heat source, a water filter that filters water, an oxygen supply device that supplies oxygen, a salt supply device that supplies salt, A driving unit composed of a driving device including a cooling fan that provides a cooling function
an aquarium comprising;
a server connected to the aquarium through wireless communication to receive, analyze, and store sensing data from the aquarium in real time;
A user terminal that receives and outputs environmental information including water quality information in the aquarium from the server, and is connected to the aquarium through wireless communication to remotely control the environment of the aquarium
including,
the aquarium
It is made of a window made of a transparent material, and the display unit made of a transparent display panel is integrally coupled to the window of the transparent material or is coupled in a detachable manner to control the display unit transparently so that living things in the aquarium can be observed through the window of the transparent material. and enabling the output of image data related to aquarium information through the display unit according to the input by the user's touch.
includes,
the control unit
Selectively operating at least one of the driving devices capable of improving the current water quality condition based on the sensing data measured from the sensor unit
including,
the control unit
A driving condition including a driving time and a driving cycle required to receive the sensing data from the sensor unit, calculate the difference between the current water quality value and the target water quality value, and reach the target water quality value from the current water quality value according to the calculated value to operate the driving unit based on the data that is divided into at least one section and stored in advance
includes,
the control unit
When it is desired to grow multiple species of living things in one aquarium, each biological information is inputted through the display unit or user terminal. to output to a copy or user terminal
including,
the control unit
The range of suitable growth environment conditions for each organism is stored in advance, and when biological information is inputted from the display unit or user terminal, the appropriate growth environment conditions of the organism are automatically set according to the input command,
In the case of growing different types of organisms in one aquarium, if each biological information is input and processed using the display unit or user terminal, the standard growth environment conditions corresponding to each biological information are extracted according to the input command, and the extracted Analyze and automatically set the range of common growth environment conditions based on each growth environment condition
including,
the control unit
Based on the data captured and detected by the camera module and the ultrasonic sensor module, the form and type of the organism are analyzed, and the aquaculture method corresponding to the analyzed organism and the ecological condition are analyzed and output to the display unit.
includes,
When a foreign substance including moss is detected by the camera module or a foreign substance including moss attached to the aquarium wall is detected in the process of sending ultrasonic waves to the aquarium wall by the ultrasonic sensor module and returning it, the control unit sends notification information to the user terminal. having the ability to transmit
A smart aquarium system that includes











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