KR20070070442A - Watching equipment of supply materials of electric power using rfid tag and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for monitoring warehousing/delivery of power supply materials with an RFID tag are provided to enable a manager to confirm correct data and easily update warehousing/delivery of large quantities of transformers to a database by detecting the transformer placed in a wrong position, keeping the transformer to the correct position, and automatically managing the quantity and history of the transformers. A warehousing/delivery controller(104) informs the manager of starting the warehousing or the delivery of the transformers(101) when power supply materials like the transformers are stocked or delivered. The RFID tag includes ID information of the transformer and is attached to each transformer. An ID receiver(102) receives the ID information of the transformer from the RFID tag. A server(107) manages a state of the stocked or delivered transformers by using the received ID information. A terminal(106) displays the state of the stocked or delivered transformers to the manager. The ID receiver is installed to a warehousing and delivery gate(103).

Description

Monitoring equipment of supply materials of electric power using RFID tag and method

1 is a block diagram of a distribution system for managing the distribution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention

2 is a schematic diagram of a distribution system for managing a distribution system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a configuration diagram of a distribution system for managing dispatchers according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a management table according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a management table according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

{Description of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings}

101, 201, 301: Transformer

102, 202, 302: ID receiver

103, 203, 303: gates in and out

104, 204: entry and exit control unit 304: entry and exit button sensor

105, 205, 305: yard

106, 206, 306: terminal part

107, 207, 307: server

108, 208, 308: Database

The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring and distributing dispatcher materials using an RFID tag, and in particular, attaching an RFID tag to each of the dispatcher materials being shipped and received, and inserting information of the distributor information into the RFID tag. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for improving the efficiency of distribution management by using information.

Referring to the conventional method of managing the distribution material transformer management method as follows. In the existing transformer material management, a manager in charge of transformer material while working in a transformer post, grasps the quantity and type of goods received at the factory yard site, writes them in a ledger, and enters the quantity information directly into the database through a computer in the post. As a result, when a worker unloads or disposes another type of transformer in a sector stored for each type of transformer material, there is a problem that a manager must check and find out directly due to a mismatch in quantity information. In addition, since one manager regularly visits and manages the yard, it was difficult to ensure the accuracy of transformer quantity and transformer history management.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to provide a distribution management system and management method that can efficiently manage the distribution material using the RFID tag system.

In order to achieve the above object, the dispatcher input and output monitoring device using the RFID of the present invention, when the dispatcher is in stock or outgoing shipment, the warehouse control unit for notifying the start of the stock or start of the dispatcher material; RFID tag including ID information of the distribution material currently in stock; An ID receiver configured to receive ID information of the dispatcher from the RFID tag; It includes a server for managing the status of the current distribution of the dispatcher using the received ID information and the terminal unit for displaying the status of the dispatcher to the administrator.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the distribution material further comprises a gate in and out of the gate.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the ID receiving part is formed in the entry and exit gate.

In the present invention, the ID receiver is preferably formed as an embedded antenna.

In the present invention, the RFID tag is preferably attached to the distribution material.

Another embodiment of the distribution system input and output monitoring device using the RFID in the present invention is a vehicle entrance and exit gate for entering the yard for loading the distribution material; A receipt sensor button and a release sensor button for detecting a receipt and a release of the vehicle when the vehicle carrying the dispatcher is received or released; RFID tag including ID information of the distribution material currently in stock; An ID receiver configured to receive ID information of the dispatcher from the RFID tag; It includes a server for managing the status of the current distribution of the dispatcher using the received ID information, and the monitor to display the status of the dispatcher to the administrator.

The method for monitoring the dispatcher's input and output using RFID according to the present invention includes: recognizing the start of the receipt of the dispatcher's materials in order to receive the dispatcher's materials; Entering a yard by a vehicle carrying the distribution material; Receiving respective distribution material information from an RFID tag attached to the distribution material loaded on the vehicle; Reading the distribution of the distribution material allowed to be received and the distribution material that is not in the distribution material loaded on the vehicle; When the distribution material loaded on the vehicle is received at the yard and the vehicle exits, the distribution material information remaining on the vehicle is received at the yard using the distribution material information included in the RFID tag attached to each distribution material. Determining whether the non-distributor material has been received; And it is characterized in that it comprises a step of alerting and notifying the manager when the distribution material that should not be stocked in the yard.

In the present invention, a method for determining whether a distribution material which should not be received in the yard is received when the vehicle exits after counting the number of distribution materials that should not be received among the distribution materials loaded in the vehicle that is currently entering. It is preferable to compare and determine the number of distribution materials that should not be received among the distribution materials loaded on the outgoing vehicle.

In the present invention, it is preferable to display the reading result to the manager after reading the distribution material which is allowed to be received and the distribution material which is not allowed among the distribution material loaded on the vehicle.

In the present invention, during the display, the distribution of the distribution material allowed to be worn and the distribution material that is not allowed among the distribution materials loaded on the vehicle are preferably displayed in different colors.

In the present invention, if the distribution material that should not be stored in the yard is not in stock, it is preferable to update the distribution information of the distribution material currently in the yard and finish.

In the present invention, if the administrator is absent, it is preferable to transmit the result to the user's mobile communication terminal to display.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of the following drawings, it is determined that the same components have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings, and it is determined that they may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for monitoring the distribution of dispatcher materials using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the dispatcher input and output monitoring device using RFID includes a cashier gate 103, cashier control unit 104, RFID tag, ID receiver 102, server 107 and the terminal unit 106.

In the above embodiment, the dispatcher input and output monitoring apparatus for managing a predetermined distribution material for the distribution of the predetermined distribution material through the entry and exit gate.

The distribution material may be present in various ways. Examples of the support material, the branch material, the pole material, the insulator device, the overhead cable material, the transformer, the lead wire material, the instrument material, the pipeline and the underground structure material, and the like in the embodiment of the present invention below A system for managing transformers is disclosed. Of course, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to systems for managing transformers.

Referring to FIG. 1, a yard 105 for loading a transformer 101 has an entrance and exit gate 103 for entering and exiting a transformer 101 or a loading vehicle. Each of the transformers 101 is attached with an RFID tag (not shown) including information about the transformer, in particular, each ID, manufacturer, manufacturing number, capacity, type information, and the like. The entrance and exit gate 103 includes an ID receiver 102 for receiving respective ID information present in an RFID tag attached to the transformer 101. The ID receiver 102 may be implemented in various ways. In FIG. 1, the ID receiver 102 is configured as a reader antenna inserted into the entry and exit gate 103. The RFID tag is preferably implemented as an IC chip with an integrated antenna. The RFID tag is preferably attached to the side of the transformer 101, but may be any position as long as it does not interfere with the transmission and reception of information included in the RFID tag. The RFID tag may be manufactured in any of a passive type capable of reading and writing and an active type having reading and writing, and transmitting and receiving data using radio frequency. The reader antenna 102, which is the ID receiver, may collect or process information transmitted from the RFID tag, and the RFID tag may update information.

The entrance and exit control box 104 is located at the side of the entrance and exit gate 103. The entrance and exit control box 104 is a device for notifying when a transformer is input or exited to the entrance and exit gate 103, and is preferably provided at a position close to the entrance and exit gate 103. The incoming and outgoing control unit 104 plays a role of informing the server 107 of controlling the incoming and outgoing management of the transformer 101 when the transformer 101 is put into or out of the corresponding yard. That is, before the vehicle loaded with the transformer 101 starts to enter and the transformer 101 is pressed, the vehicle loaded with the transformer 101 enters after pressing the incoming button provided in the entry / exit control unit 104. Inform.

The server includes data on the quantity and type of the transformer 101 currently loaded in the yard 105, the current yard 105 according to the entry and exit of the transformer 101 in accordance with the entry of the vehicle loaded with the transformer 101 The change in the number of transformers 101 in the monitor is monitored in real time. Transformer 101 in the yard 105 is updated in real time to accurately grasp the current quantity, and there is also a transformer 101 which should be stocked and a transformer 101 which should not be stocked out of the current stocked transformer 101. Determine whether or not. This determination method will be explained in more detail by the following flowchart.

The server 107 transmits management data regarding the quantity of the transformer to the terminal unit 106. The data transmitted to the terminal unit 106 is displayed in the terminal unit 106 for the administrator to see. Content displayed on the terminal unit 106 may be configured by those skilled in the art according to the item to be managed. In the present invention, it is preferable to display in real time the type of transformer 101 that is received and released and whether the transformer is correctly received and released in the yard. The server 107 may also transmit the management data to a manager's mobile communication terminal. If the manager fails to manage for a predetermined period of time in the terminal unit 106 to inform the server 107 to transmit the data to the mobile terminal. The administrator who has received the transmission can monitor whether the transformer entry and exit is correctly performed without continuously monitoring the terminal unit 106.

2 is a block diagram of a distribution system for the distribution and distribution of goods using RFID according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the dispatcher input and output monitoring device using RFID includes a cashier control unit 204, RFID tag, ID receiver 202, server 207 and the terminal unit 206.

The above embodiment schematically shows a distribution device entry and exit monitoring device for managing a predetermined distribution material for the distribution of a certain distribution.

Referring to FIG. 2, unlike FIG. 1, the inlet of the yard 205 is installed at four portions. An ID receiver 202 is located at the entrance of the yard. In this embodiment, the ID receiver 202 is preferably manufactured as a buried antenna and installed on the floor. Therefore, the RFID tag is preferably attached to the side and the bottom of the transformer 201 in order to efficiently transmit data to the ID receiver 202. In the above embodiment, it is also possible for a worker to carry a handheld mobile reader and directly recognize a material that the ID receiver 202 cannot read according to a field work environment so that predetermined data is transmitted to the server 207. Do. Parts not described in the configuration of FIG. 3 are the same as those already described with reference to FIG. 1, and thus redundant descriptions are avoided.

3 is a block diagram of a distribution system for the distribution and distribution of goods using RFID according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the dispatcher input and exit monitoring device using RFID includes a cashier sensor button 304, cashier gate 303, RFID tag, ID receiver 302, server 307 and the terminal unit 306.

The above embodiment schematically illustrates a dispatcher goods entry and exit monitoring device that allows a user to be automatically recognized without informing the server of the receipt and release of the goods when a predetermined distribution material is stacked.

Referring to FIG. 3, the embodiment is similar to the configuration of FIG. 1. However, while the entrance and exit gate 303 is provided with the entry and exit control unit 104 in FIG. 1, the entry and exit sensor button 304b and the release sensor button 304a are provided in FIG. 3. When the vehicle to be received passes through the entrance / exit gate 303 and steps on the receiving sensor button 304b attached to the entrance bottom surface, the material loaded in the vehicle is read as the receiving material and transmitted to the database 308 to transmit the material. Update the quantity. When the vehicle loads the material to be shipped and passes through the entrance and exit gates, the exit sensor button 304a installed in front of the entrance and exit gates is pressed in the yard, and the middleware and the web application that recognize this are ordered to be classified as the loading equipment and loaded. Leads to the equipment. Through the processor as described above, the input and output of the transformer material is managed and made into a database to enable automatic update of the quantity information. Parts not described in the configuration of FIG. 3 are the same as those already described with reference to FIG. 1, and thus redundant descriptions are avoided.

In the above, the present invention has been described in terms of systems. Hereinafter, the flow of managing the distribution material will be described with a flowchart.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for monitoring the distribution and distribution of materials for distribution using RFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the distribution material may be put in and out of various ways, but in the present invention, a transformer will be described as an example.

Referring to FIG. 4, step 401 is a process of recognizing starting of the transformer. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the start of the transformer is started by the operator pressing a goods receipt button provided in the entry and exit control unit. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle in which the transformer is loaded is the entry and exit gate. This is achieved by contacting the receiving sensor button installed on the floor.

Step 402 is a process in which the transport vehicle enters the yard. If the start of the goods is notified by the operator or the start of the load is known by the load sensor button by the entry of the transformer loading vehicle, the vehicle enters the yard to load the transformer into the yard. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 3, it is possible to enter through the entrance and exit gate, in the embodiment shown in Figure 2 it is possible to enter the entrance existing in four rooms.

Step 403 is a process of receiving transformer information. The transformer is attached with an RFID tag containing the information of each transformer. An ID receiver is provided at the entrance gate and the entrance thereof. Therefore, when the vehicle enters the entrance / exit gate or the corresponding entrance and each transformer approaches the ID receiver, the ID receiver reads information included in the RFID tag attached to the transformer.

Step 404 is a process of determining the properties of the transformer. The ID receiver receives information of the transformer attached to the RFID tag. The information includes ID information of the transformer, the type of the transformer, and the like. The received information is transmitted to a server, and the server processes it into a database.

Step 405 is a process for determining whether an unlicensed transformer exists in the yard. In the above, the server checks the received transformer information and determines which of the current transformers is available for loading and which cannot be loaded. The information thus determined is diagrammatically transmitted to the terminal unit, and the transmitted information is displayed to the administrator. 5 illustrates an embodiment of a displayed screen. Referring to FIG. 5, each row shows the type of each transformer, and each column shows the quantity of the transformer. This information is updated in real time. When unauthorized transformers are entered in the yard, the contents of the transformers are displayed in red (circular in the drawing) to inform the manager. The management table is generated in another way and can be displayed to the manager. In FIG. 6, the types of transformers are displayed in each row, and the names of each partitioned sectors are displayed after partitioning the space of the yard into sectors. The table of FIG. 6 indicates in which sector the transformer is not allowed to be placed, so that the position where the transformer is not allowed is easily found.

Step 406 is a process to warn the manager if a transformer is not allowed to be loaded in the above, and step 407 is to update the information on the number of transformers currently in the yard if there is no problem in receiving the transformer. do.

As described above, it has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but those skilled in the art various modifications and changes of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

As described above, according to the present invention, the distribution of the distribution material, in particular, transformers stored in the wrong place that may occur due to different types, sizes, and types of storages are automatically stored and stored in the correct position. By automating history management, administrators can verify more accurate data and easily update large quantities of transformer materials in and out of the database.

In addition, there is an advantage that can be frequently checked in the transformer post by transmitting the data of the yard via the wireless LAN network or wired LAN network.

Claims (13)

An input and output control unit for notifying the start of the distribution of the distribution material or the distribution of the distribution material when the dispatcher is received or released; RFID tag including ID information of the distribution material currently in stock; An ID receiver configured to receive ID information of the dispatcher from the RFID tag; And a server for managing the status of the current distribution or distribution of the dispatcher using the received ID information, and a terminal unit for displaying the status of the dispatcher to the administrator. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an entrance gate at which the distributor is entering and exiting. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ID receiver is formed at the entry gate.  The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ID receiver is formed as a buried antenna. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the RFID tag is attached to the distribution material. A gate for entering and exiting a vehicle carrying the roaster material to enter a yard for loading the roaster material; A receipt sensor button and a release sensor button for detecting a receipt and a release of the vehicle when the vehicle carrying the dispatcher is received or released; RFID tag including ID information of the distribution material currently in stock; An ID receiver configured to receive ID information of the dispatcher from the RFID tag; And a server for managing the status of the current distribution or distribution of the dispatcher using the received ID information, and a monitoring unit displaying the dispatcher distribution status to an administrator. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the ID receiver is embedded in the entry gate. Recognizing the start of stocking of the roaster material in order to receive the roaster material; Entering a yard by a vehicle carrying the distribution material; Receiving respective distribution material information from an RFID tag attached to the distribution material loaded on the vehicle; Reading the distribution of the distribution material allowed to be received and the distribution material that is not in the distribution material loaded on the vehicle; When the vehicle distribution material loaded on the vehicle is received at the yard and the vehicle exits, the distribution material information remaining on the vehicle is stored at the yard using the distribution material information included in the RFID tag attached to each distribution material. Determining whether a distribution material should not be received; And The method of monitoring the distribution and distribution of the dispatcher goods using RFID comprising the step of alerting and notifying the manager when the dispatcher goods should not be received in the yard. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the method of determining whether or not the dispatcher material should not be received in the yard may be performed after counting the number of the dispatcher materials that should not be received among the load dispatcher materials currently loaded in the vehicle. At this time, the distribution method for the distribution and distribution of goods using the RFID, characterized in that by comparing the number of the distribution of the distribution material that should not be received among the distribution materials loaded on the outgoing vehicle. The method of claim 1, wherein the readout is displayed to a manager after reading the distribution material that is allowed to be received and the distribution material that is not received among the distribution material loaded on the vehicle. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the distribution of the distribution material allowed to be received and the distribution material that is not in the distribution material loaded on the vehicle are displayed in different colors during the display. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein if the distribution material that should not be stored in the yard has not been received, the distribution information of the distribution material currently in the yard is updated and terminated. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein when the manager is absent, the result of transmission and display of RFID is characterized in that the result of transmission is displayed to the user's mobile communication terminal.

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