KR200342139Y1 - A heating system using an wireless thermostatic - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless room control heating system, and wireless transmission and reception heating control to control the electric valve of each room of the boiler by wirelessly transmitting data between the main controller connected to the boiler and the wired room controller installed in each room. Relates to a device.

More specifically, the room temperature data detected by the room temperature sensor of the room controller installed in each room is transmitted to the main controller through the communication module, and the main controller processes the received data to determine whether the boiler is operating and By operating the motor of the valve, it was possible to control the boiler and each electric valve.

Description

Wireless angle control heating system {A HEATING SYSTEM USING AN WIRELESS THERMOSTATIC}

The present invention relates to a heating system, and more particularly, to a wireless room control heating system configured to control the indoor heating temperature while wirelessly communicating with a room controller of a heated room and a main controller connected to a boiler.

In general, it is common to control the temperature of the room and the living room by performing heat exchange while the heating is distributed through the heating pipe installed in the floor of the room and the living room, where the heat exchanged in the boiler is performed.

Here, the heating system is usually installed in the outdoor of the room and living room, such as a boiler, the controller to control the temperature and operating time of the boiler is installed in the room and the living room, etc., installed on the floor of the room A valve that controls the distribution of heating water in the heating pipe is generally installed at a specific place such as an indoor inlet of the heating pipe or a living room or a bathroom.

At this time, the boiler and the controller is connected to a common wire is configured to communicate the mutual control command and the status information of the boiler is common, and the connection of the boiler and the controller for easier control and appearance improvement of the heating system Attempts have been made to connect the boiler and the controller by embedding wires in a wall or the like or by using each outlet of a power line already embedded in the wall or the like.

However, the conventional heating system as described above has a problem such as dismantling the wall for the connection work between the boiler and the controller, the work that must be installed by dragging the controller to a position that can be easily operated by the user from the outlet already installed. This added has a problem that the installation work for the heating system is difficult.

In addition, in the conventional heating system, the connection wires of the boiler and the controller are exposed to the outside of the room and the living room, etc., thereby degrading the appearance of the room and the living room, and the controller is fixed to the wall to reduce the appearance. In order to use the controller, the user had to move to a wall on which the controller was installed.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and abolished the installation work of the room controller to control the boiler remotely, and the wireless room control heating system that enables the room controller to move the place. The purpose is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wireless room control heating system composed of a main controller and a room controller of a boiler capable of wireless communication.

1 is a schematic view of a heating system according to the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of a main controller according to the present invention,

3 is a block diagram of a room controller according to the present invention,

4 is a block diagram of a boiler controller according to the present invention,

5 is a flow chart of a wireless control room heating system according to the present invention

6 is a functional diagram of the wireless control room heating system according to the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

10-Boiler 11-Central Processing Unit

12-Water Temperature Sensor 13-Communication Circuit

14-Heat Exchanger 15-Safety

20-Main Controller 21-Central Processing Unit

22-Memory Unit 23-Display Unit

24-Communication Module 25-Communication Power Supply

26-Power Supply 27-Low Voltage Check Device

28-switch 29-temperature sensor actuator

60-Temperature Sensor 30-Room Controller

31-CPU 32-Memory

33-code input 34-code display

35-Communication Module 36-Communication Power Supply

37-Power Supply 38-Electric Valve Actuator

39-Valve Drive Processor 61-Communication Circuit

40-Electric valve 50-Heating piping

The present invention for achieving the above object, the boiler is a heat exchange of the heating water, the main controller is connected to the boiler via a wire, the electric valve connected through the main controller and the wire, and the electric valve And a heating controller through which the heating water of the boiler is distributed, and a room controller connected to the main controller by wireless.

Another feature of the present invention, the boiler is a comparative analysis of electrical signals, the central processing unit to achieve a control according to the corresponding signal, a water temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the heating water heated in the boiler, the main is connected to the boiler And a communication circuit installed to enable communication using a controller and a wire, a heat exchanger for heating the heating water, and a safety device for checking the heat exchanger and distribution of the heating water and controlling the abnormality. It is done.

Another feature of the present invention is that the main controller uses a central processing unit, a memory device for setting and storing control operations of the central processing unit, a code input unit for displaying the code of the code input unit and the code input unit, and using frequency. A communication module configured to communicate with each other, a communication power supply for applying power to the communication module, a power supply, an electric valve driving device for opening / closing an electric valve, and a driving accuracy of the electric valve. A valve drive processor configured to set an operation of the controller and to transmit a drive signal to the electric valve according to a control command of the central processing unit, and a communication circuit connected to communicate with the central processing unit to communicate with an electrical signal. Characterized in that made.

Another feature of the present invention is that the room controller is a central processing unit for processing an electrical signal, a memory device for setting and storing the control operation to be processed in the central processing unit, and displays the processing status of the central processing unit, etc. A display device, a communication module connected to the central processing unit to transmit / receive an electric signal as a frequency signal, a communication power supply connected to a power source and a central processing unit to apply power to the communication module, a power source, and It characterized in that it comprises a low voltage check device for measuring the voltage of the power supply and transmitting the voltage signal to the central processing unit, a switch for controlling each component of the main controller, and a temperature sensor.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows the configuration of the heating system according to the present invention, Figure 2 shows the configuration of the room controller 30 according to the present invention, Figure 3 shows the configuration of the main controller 20 according to the present invention 4 shows the configuration of the boiler 10 according to the present invention, FIG. 5 shows the operation of the room controller 30 according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows the main controller 20 and the room according to the present invention. The working state of the controller 30 is shown.

The present invention comprises a boiler 10, a main controller 20, a room controller 30, an electric valve 40, and a heating pipe 50.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the boiler 10 includes a central processing unit 11, a water temperature sensor 12, a communication circuit 13, a heat exchanger 14, and a safety device 15. It is configured to include.

The central processing unit 11 receives an electrical signal and generates and transmits another electrical signal according to the corresponding electrical signal, and analyzes, compares and stores each data according to the set matter, and transmits another according to the corresponding data. It consists of a normal microcomputer device which outputs and transmits data.

The water temperature sensor 12 is composed of a conventional temperature sensor to measure the water temperature of the heating water heated in the boiler 10, and transmits the data measured by the temperature sensor to the central processing unit 11, It is connected in a circuit configuration with the central processing unit 11 to receive the operation data of the central processing unit 11 according to the water temperature data.

The communication circuit 13 is composed of a conventional wired communication circuit 13 to transmit and receive an electrical signal with the main controller 20 to be described later, in this embodiment to transmit / receive an electrical signal through a wire It consists of chipset device or modem device.

In addition, the communication circuit 13 is connected to the central processing unit 11 by a circuit so as to transmit and receive data with each other.

The heat exchanger 14 is configured as a heat exchanger 14 of the total to heat the heating water, and is configured to control the heating temperature and the heating time according to a command set in the central processing unit 11. do.

The safety device 15 checks the abnormal heating phenomenon of the heat exchange device 14 and the abnormality of the circuit of the boiler 10 in accordance with a predetermined command of the central processing unit 11 at any time. In addition to controlling the operation of the heat exchanger 14 according to the data set in the device 11, it is configured to generate a signal such as sound or light to the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the main controller 20 includes a central processing unit 21, a memory device 22, a code input unit 23, a code display unit 24, and a communication module ( 25, a communication power supply device 26, a power supply 27, an electric valve drive device 28, a valve drive processor 29 and a communication circuit 61.

The central processing unit 21 is composed of a conventional microcomputer to achieve a similar operation to the central processing unit 11 of the boiler (10).

The memory device 22 stores various setting data to be transmitted / received by the central processing unit 21, so that the central processing unit despite the interruption of supply of the power 27 to the central processing unit 21 is performed. The data set in the device 21 is configured to be input again through the memory device 22.

The code input unit 23 is configured to allow a user to input identification symbols such as numbers through a normal key button, and is connected to the central processing unit 21 to determine the authenticity of the identification symbol input through the key button. Configured to achieve.

The code display unit 24 is configured with a conventional display device connected to the central processing unit 21 to display an identification symbol input through the code input unit 23 through an externally displayed screen.

The communication module 25 is composed of a conventional RF (radio frequency) type of communication circuit to enable wireless communication with the room controller 30 to be described later, the central processing unit 21 and It is connected in a circuit configuration.

The communication power supply device 26 is composed of a circuit configured to control the application of the power source 27 to the communication module 25 by setting and controlling the central processing unit 21.

The power source 27 is composed of a conventional power source, the main controller 20 according to the present embodiment is formed by being integrally connected to the boiler 10 as a typical AC power source (220V) supplied to a general home It is composed.

The electric valve driving device 28 is installed at the front end of the heating pipe 50 in accordance with the application of the power source 27 and the electrical signal of the valve drive processor 29 to be described later is distributed to the heating pipe 50 And control the motor of the electric valve 40 adapted to control the circulation of the number.

The valve driving processor 29 receives an electric signal from the central processing unit 21 and generates an electric signal to instruct the electric valve driving unit 28 to drive the motor of the electric valve 40 or to drive the motor. It consists of a circuit.

The communication circuit 61 is constituted by a general communication device having the same configuration as the communication circuit 13 of the boiler 10 to communicate with the communication circuit 13 of the boiler 10.

The room controller 30 includes a central processing unit 31, a memory device 32, a display device 33, a communication module 34, a communication power supply unit 35, a power source 36, The low voltage checking device 37, the switch 38, the temperature sensor drive device 39, and the temperature sensor 60 are comprised.

The central processing unit 31 is composed of a conventional microcomputer to achieve the same function as the central processing unit 21 of the main controller 20.

The memory device 32 is composed of a conventional memory circuit having the same function as the memory device 22 of the main controller 20.

The display device 33 is configured to display the operation state of the room controller 30 and the user's input information on the LCD screen according to the matter set in the CPU 31.

The communication module 34 is composed of a conventional RF communication module that performs the same operation as the communication module 25 of the main controller 20.

The communication power supply device 35 is composed of a circuit configured to energize the communication module 34 with a power supply 36 described later under the control of the central processing unit 31.

The power source 36 is composed of a conventional battery.

The low voltage checking device 37 determines whether the power source 36 composed of the battery is maintained at a power level higher than or equal to a predetermined voltage used in a circuit of the CPU 31, and the like, and displays the same through the CPU 31. And to display as device 33.

The switch 38 is composed of ordinary buttons which allow the user to input identification symbols and control operations by pushing or the like.

The temperature sensor driver 39 is composed of a circuit configured to control the time and the operation intervals for operating the temperature sensor 60, which will be described later, according to the user's setting or the matter set in the central processing unit 31.

The temperature sensor 60 is composed of a conventional thermometer to measure the air temperature or water temperature of the user's desired position.

Next will be described the operation of the wireless angle control heating system according to the present invention configured as described above.

As shown in Figure 1, the heating pipe 50 is installed on the floor of the room and the living room, opening the passage of the heating pipe 50 formed of the pipe by the driving force of the motor at the front end or the end of the heating pipe 50 The electric valve 40 to be closed / closed is installed, and the electric valve 40 is connected to the main controller 20 connected to the boiler 10. In addition, the heating pipe 50 is connected to the heat exchanger 14 of the boiler 10 is configured to distribute the heating water heated in the boiler 10 through the heating pipe 50. In addition, the room controller 30 connected to the main controller 20 through wireless communication is freely positioned at a location such as a room and a living room desired by the user.

Accordingly, the room controller 30 is initially operated by the battery power supply 36, and the central processing unit 31 is operated, and the central processing unit 31 is connected to the central processing unit 31 by the operation of the central processing unit 31. The temperature sensor driving device 39 connected to the central processing unit 31 is operated by receiving data on the setting data from the memory device 32.

According to the operation of the temperature sensor driver 39, the temperature sensor 60 connected to the temperature sensor driver 39 measures the atmospheric temperature of the space in which the room controller 30 is located, and the measured temperature. Information is sent to the CPU 31.

The temperature information is displayed on the display device 33 connected to the CPU 31 according to the settings stored in the memory device 32 in the CPU 31 receiving the temperature information. Operation of the boiler 10 or opening / closing information of the electric valve 40 set according to the temperature information is wirelessly transmitted to the main controller 20 through the communication module 34 connected to the central processing unit 31. do.

At this time, the room controller 30 can measure the temperature through the temperature sensor 60 at the same time or at the same time as the drive according to its own setting, of course, the switch 38 installed in the room controller 30 Of course, the temperature sensor 60 is operated by a user who operates to measure the temperature of the space in which the room controller 30 is located. In addition, when the room controller 30 is initially driven, the communication module 34 of the room controller 30 and the communication module 25 of the main controller 20 coincide with each other to enable wireless communication with each other. The user inputs the identification code of the room controller 30 through a code input unit 23 installed in the main controller 20 so as to encrypt the information of the frequency and to match the mutual identification code set to decrypt the encrypted information. In addition, the input identification code is checked through the code display unit 24 installed in the main controller 20 and at the same time the corresponding code through the communication module 25 of the main controller 20 the room controller 30 Is transmitted to the communication module 34.

The room controller 30 which has received the identification code information of the main controller 20 through the communication module 34 is previously set in the central processing unit 31 to receive the identification code information received from the communication module 34. The authenticity is determined by comparing with the identifier stored in the device 32, and if the identifier matches, the room controller 30 and the main controller 20 are wirelessly connected to each other.

When the room controller 30 and the main controller 20 are wirelessly connected to each other, the temperature is measured by the room controller 30 to transmit the corresponding control information or temperature information to the main controller 20 through wireless communication. The main controller 20 which has received the temperature information transmitted from the room controller 30 transmits an electric signal to the valve drive processor 29 according to the temperature information, thereby setting information on the valve drive processor 29. Is transmitted to the electric valve 40 driving device installed in the main controller 20 to control the opening / closing of the electric valve 40. In addition, according to the temperature information transmitted from the room controller 30, the predetermined information in the central processing unit 21 of the main controller 20 is transmitted to the boiler 10 through the communication circuit 61 to the While controlling the operation of the boiler 10 to adjust the temperature of the space in which the room controller 30 is located.

In addition, the low voltage checking device 37 of the room controller 30 measures the battery power supply 36 installed in the room controller 30 continuously or at a set time interval so that the voltage of the power supply 36 is equal to the set voltage. When measured below, the corresponding information is transmitted to the central processing unit 31, and the low voltage information is transmitted to the display device 33 according to the setting according to the low voltage information in the central processing unit 31 to display the display device ( The low voltage information of the power source 36 is displayed at 33 to allow the user to replace the battery power source 36 of the room controller 30.

Next, the operation of the inventive room controller configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5.

The power switch installed in the switch 38 of the first room controller 30 is operated by a user's selective operation, and the power supply 36 installed in the room controller 30 is operated by the operation of the power switch. The power supply 36 is applied to each component, such as), and the power supply 36 is applied to the low voltage checking device 37 installed in the room controller 30, and the low voltage checking device 37 is connected to the room controller 30. ) By measuring the power supply 36 of the power supply 36 and transmits the information to the central processing unit 31.

The low voltage checking device 37 compares the low voltage information with the predetermined voltage value at which the respective components of the room controller 30 can be properly driven in the CPU 31 having received the low voltage information. When the measured voltage information is higher than or equal to the preset voltage, the following process is performed. When the low voltage information is lower than the preset voltage information, the low voltage is set according to the setting of the central processing unit 31 according to the low voltage information. In addition to displaying information through the display device 33, the operation of the next process is stopped.

After the check of the low voltage checking device 37 is completed, the temperature sensor driving device 39 connected to the central processing unit 31 is operated according to the preset matters of the central processing unit 31. The temperature sensor 60 connected to 39 operates to measure the atmospheric temperature of the space in which the room controller 30 is located.

Transmitting data generated by measuring the atmospheric temperature through the temperature sensor 60 from the temperature sensor 60 to the central processing unit 31, and set in accordance with the temperature information transmitted to the central processing unit 31 Compared to the temperature information or the temperature information set by the user operating the switch 38, the setting information according to the temperature information of the temperature sensor 60 is transmitted from the central processing unit 31 to the main controller 20 The main controller 20 controls the distribution of the heating water of the heating pipe 50 by driving the electric valve 40 connected to the main controller 20.

At this time, the setting according to the temperature information of the room controller 30 to the communication module 25 of the main controller 20 through the communication module 34 connected to the central processing unit 31 of the room controller 30. Is sent.

Here, the communication modules 25 and 34 are RF communication modules 25 and 34, which are PLL oscillation methods, and have three frequency bands (173.0250Mhz ~ 173.2750Mhz, 311.0125Mhz ~ 311.1250Mhz, 44.7.6Mhz ~). 447.85Mhz), and one of the above three frequency bands is selected and used, and the selected frequency band is divided into several channels (CHANNEL) to communicate data using a channel without interference. To prevent errors.

According to the driving of the electric valve 40, the driving information of the electric valve 40 is transmitted to the central processing unit 21 through the valve driving processor 29 of the main controller 20, and the central processing unit ( The boiler 10 control information preset in the central processing unit 21 according to the driving information of the electric valve 40 input to the communication valve 61 of the main controller 20 and the boiler 10 ( 13 is transmitted to the boiler 10 so that the boiler 10 is operated or stopped. In addition, the room controller 30 may be formed in plural, as shown in FIG. 6 according to the set matter of the main controller 20 or the radio frequency band, and the room controller 30 and the main controller 20. ) Is confirmed as a mutual identifier by the wireless communication through the communication module (25) (34).

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims, various modifications Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the data between the room controller and the main controller is wirelessly transmitted / received, the installation and construction of the boiler is simplified and the inconvenience is not only reduced, but also can be installed anywhere in the room. Therefore, to provide convenience, there is an effect of improving the aesthetics.

Claims (4)

The room controller measures the room temperature and wirelessly communicates the settings according to the user's operation to the main controller through a communication module; A main controller that receives the electric valve driving information generated by the room controller through wireless communication and controls each electric valve of the heating pipe installed in the room; A boiler connected to the main controller in a wired manner and heating the heating water according to the information of the main controller; Wireless angle control heating system, characterized in that made, including. The method of claim 1, The room controller includes a central processing unit; A memory device coupled to the central processing unit to store settings of the central processing unit; A display device connected to the central processing unit to display setting information of the central processing unit; A communication module connected to the central processing unit to transmit / receive the setting information of the central processing unit through RF wireless communication and to a communication power supply unit; A communication power supply connected to a power supply and a central processing unit to supply power to the communication module; A power source configured with a battery to apply power to each component of the room controller; A low voltage checking device connected to the power source and the central processing unit to measure the voltage of the power source and transmit the corresponding information to the central processing unit; A switch installed to allow the user to operate the room controller; A temperature sensor driver configured to drive a temperature sensor under control of the central processing unit; A temperature sensor connected to the temperature sensor driver and the central processing unit to be operated by the control of the temperature sensor driver; Wireless room control heating system, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, The main controller includes a central processing unit; A memory device in which settings of the CPU are stored; A code input unit connected to the central processing unit, the code input unit being installed to input the same identifier as that stored in the memory device of the room controller; A code screen display for displaying code information input to the central processing unit; A communication module configured to achieve wireless communication with a communication module of the room controller; A communication power supply connected to the central processing unit and a power source to apply power to the communication module; A power source to which an external power source is applied to the main controller; An electric valve driving device connected to the power supply and the valve driving processor to open / close the electric valve; A valve driving processor connected to the central processing unit and the electric valve driving device to generate and transmit a driving signal of the electric valve; A communication circuit connected to the central processing unit and configured to transmit information transmitted from the central processing unit to the boiler through wired communication; Wireless room control heating system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The boiler is a central processing unit; A water temperature sensor connected to the central processing unit and installed to measure the water temperature of the heating water; A communication circuit installed to achieve wired communication with the main controller; A heat exchanger connected to the central processing unit to achieve heating of the heating water; A safety device connected to the central processing unit for checking the operation of the heat exchanger and each circuit and displaying a corresponding result; Wireless room control heating system, characterized in that consisting of.