KR20090085923A - System and method for monitoring leakage using remote meter-reading data - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for monitoring leakage using remote meter-reading data are provided to determine leakage accurately by comparing added gauge data at each pipe line and gauge data at each pipe. A generational gathering apparatus(210) collects gauge data at each household through a measurement device(215) of each household, and collection apparatus(220) collects pipe line gauge data through the measurement device of each pipe line. The gauge data of each household corresponding to the pipe line which is identical in household gauge data is added. Total pipe line gauge data and pipe line gauge data are compared and whether leaked or not is determined.

Description

Leak Monitoring System and Method using Remote Metering Data {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LEAKAGE USING REMOTE METER-READING DATA}

The present invention relates to a leak monitoring system and method using remote metering data, and more specifically, to the leakage of electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating energy using metering data on electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating. The present invention relates to a leak monitoring system and method using remote meter reading data that can be monitored.

In general, the remote meter reading system is a system that can remotely read the generation of electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating in the household, so that the meter does not need to visit the household every day.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a conventional remote meter reading system.

Referring to FIG. 1, the remote meter reading system includes a generation unit collecting device 110 and a remote meter reading device 120. In addition, the generation-specific collector 110 and the remote meter reading device 120 is connected via an RS-485 dedicated line or power line 105.

Generation collector 110 receives a pulse output from the facility meter 115 in each generation and accumulates and stores the received pulse for each generation. The in-house facility meter 115 is installed in each household to measure the amount of electricity, gas, water, hot water, and heating, and output pulses according to the measured value.

The remote meter reading device 120 is installed in the field management room, and the meter reading data from the remote. To this end, the remote meter reading device 120 is composed of a remote meter reading server 121 and the central control unit 123, the central controller 123 and the remote meter reading server 121 is an RS-232C serial communication line 122 Is connected through.

The central control unit 123 is located between the generation-specific collector 110 and the remote meter reading server 121 to serve as a relay, and transfers the command of the remote meter reading server 121 to the generation-specific collecting device 110. The generation data collected by the generation unit 110 transmits the metering data to the remote meter reading server 121.

The remote meter reading server 121 controls and manages the generation-specific collection device 110 through the central control unit 123, and receives and stores the metering data collected by the generation-specific collection device 110.

As described above, the remote meter reading system is complicated because a plurality of devices are connected and configured. Therefore, when an error occurs in any one device, it affects the entire system, and thus, management and control of each device of the system is necessary.

In addition, the remote meter reading system remotely reads the metering data for electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating, but there is a problem that can not monitor each metering data.

For example, if a gas leak occurs due to a generation of gas pipes, such a remote metering system is difficult to detect. In addition, the taxpayer has to bear the amount of gas leakage before knowing the above facts, and have to live with the risk of gas leakage.

Therefore, the present invention collects the weighing data for each generation and pipe line through the generation unit and the pipe line collection device to solve the above problems, by using the collected data for each generation and pipe line To provide a leak monitoring system and method using remote metering data to monitor the leakage of energy from electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating.

Accordingly, the leak monitoring system using the remote meter reading data of the present invention, generation-specific collection device for collecting the generation-specific weighing data through the equipment meter of each generation; Pipe line collection device for collecting the metering data for each pipe line through the facility meter of each pipe line; And summing data of households corresponding to the same pipe line from generation data collected by the household collection device, and adding the data for each pipe line and the data for each pipe line collected by the collection device for each pipe line. It is determined to compare whether each of the leaks, and in case of a leak is generated a leak alarm signal and notifies the outside of the leak monitoring server; made.

The leak monitoring server may include a metering database storing generational metering data collected by the household collection unit and pipeline metering data collected by the pipeline collection device, and generational metering data stored in the metering database. The weighing data of households corresponding to the same pipe line are added up, and the weighing data for each pipe line is compared with the weighing data for each pipe line stored in the metering database, and the leak is judged when the difference value is greater than or equal to a preset value. It characterized in that it comprises a leak monitoring unit for generating a leak alarm signal and a communication module for transmitting the leak alarm signal generated by the leak monitoring unit to the outside via the Internet.

The leak monitoring server receives generation metering data collected by the generation collector and the pipeline metering data collected by the pipe line collecting device, and delivers the metering data to the leak monitoring server. Further comprising a central control unit for transmitting a command to the collection unit for each generation or the collection unit for each pipe line.

In addition, the leak monitoring server receives generation metering data collected by the generation-specific collection device and the metering data for each pipe line collected by the pipe line collection device to deliver to the leak monitoring server, the leak monitoring server Further comprising a central control unit for transmitting a command to the collection unit for each generation or the collection unit for each pipe line.

The metering data may include at least one of gas, tap water, electricity, hot water, and heating metering data.

The apparatus may further include a home network server transmitting a cutoff signal to a gas valve breaker that causes the gas leak alarm signal when the leak alarm signal transmitted by the leak monitoring server is a gas leak alarm signal.

In addition, the leak monitoring method using the remote meter reading data of the present invention, the leak monitoring device for receiving generation metering data from the generation-specific collection unit, receiving the metering data for each pipe line from the collection unit for each pipe line; Summing the weighing data of generations corresponding to the same pipe line from the received weighing data for each generation, and comparing the sum of the weighing data for each pipe line with the received weighing data for each pipe line to determine whether there is a leak. ; And transmitting the leak alarm signal to a management server or a home network server through the internet network when the leak monitoring apparatus determines a leak.

And after the leak monitoring device transmits a leak alarm signal to the management server, the management server receives a leak alarm signal from the leak monitoring device, and contacting the service center to check and repair the leak; Characterized in that.

The metering data may include at least one of gas, water, electricity, hot water, and heating metering data.

After the leak monitoring device transmits a leak alarm signal to a home network server, the home network server receives the leak alarm signal and causes the gas leak alarm signal when the leak alarm signal is a gas leak alarm signal. It characterized in that for generating a shutoff signal for shutting off the gas valve and transmitting to the gas valve breaker.

According to the leak monitoring system and method using the remote meter reading meter data of the present invention, the metering data of the generation corresponding to the same pipe line from the generation metering data collected by the generation-specific collection device, and the sum of the metering pipe line It is more accurate to determine whether there is a leak because it compares the data and the metering data of each pipe line collected by the pipe line collecting device.

In addition, it is possible to prevent accidents due to leakage in advance, and whether the cause of the leak is due to malfunction of the equipment meter in the household or the pipe line, and the cause can be easily identified, thereby making maintenance easier.

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

However, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a leak monitoring system using the remote meter reading data according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the leak monitoring system includes a generation unit collecting device 210, a pipe line collecting unit 220, a leak monitoring unit 230, and a management server 240. Here, the leak monitoring device 220 and the management server 240 is connected through the Internet network 200, the leak monitoring device 230 and the collection unit 210 and the leak monitoring device 230 and the piping line for each generation The collection device 220 is connected via an RS serial communication line (eg, RS-485) or power line 205.

Generation collector 210 receives the pulse output from the facility meter 215 in each generation, and accumulates and stores the received pulse for each generation.

The in-house facility meter 215 is installed in each household to measure energy consumption in each household, and outputs a pulse according to the measured value. Since the energy includes electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating, the household meter 215 in the household includes an electric meter for measuring the amount of electricity used, a gas meter for measuring the amount of gas used, a water meter for measuring the amount of water used, and hot water. It includes a hot water meter for measuring the amount of use and a heating meter for measuring the amount of heating. That is, in one household (home), a plurality of meters are installed to measure the amount of electricity, gas, water, hot water, and heating, and the metering is performed for each energy type of electricity, gas, water, hot water, and heating. .

The pipe line collecting device 220 receives a pulse output from each pipe line facility meter 225 and accumulates and stores the received pulse for each pipe line.

The pipe line facility meter 225 is installed for each pipe line sharing the energy pipe to measure the energy usage of each energy pipe line, and outputs a pulse according to the measured value. The energy piping line refers to a path in which energy piping is shared for each floor in a large scale consumer including an apartment and an officetel. For example, if you have an apartment with 16 floors, you have 16 energy pipelines. That is, the pipe line facility meter 225 measures the amount of electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating through the electricity, gas, water, hot water, and heating pipe lines of each floor, and outputs a pulse according to the measured value.

In other words, the generation collector 210 collects the metering data for electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating for each generation, the pipe line collector 220 is electricity, gas, water, hot water and heating for each pipeline line Collect weighing data for.

Leak monitoring device 230 is installed in the on-site management room of the customer receives the metering data collected by the collection unit 210 and the pipe line collection unit 220 for each generation to determine whether the leak using the metering data If it is determined, and the leak is determined to notify the outside, and the command generated by the manager is transferred to the collection unit for each generation unit 210 or the pipe line-specific collection unit 220. To this end, the leak monitoring device 230 is composed of a leak monitoring server 231 and the central control unit 233, the central control unit 233 and the leak monitoring server 231 is a RS-232C serial communication line 232 Connected through.

The leak monitoring server 231 is a server for remotely reading the metering data, and controls and manages the collection unit 210 and the pipe line collection unit 220 for each generation. 233 through the generation-specific collection device 210 or pipe line collection device 220 is delivered.

The leak monitoring server 231 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. The leak monitoring server 231 includes a meter reading database 301, a leak monitoring unit 302, a user interface unit 303, and a controller 304. ), An inquiry management unit 305, a communication module 306, and a display unit 307.

The meter reading database 301 classifies and stores the metering data transmitted from the generation unit 210 and the pipe line collection unit 220. For this, for example, referring to FIG. 4A, a generation-specific collection device, the generation-specific collection device 210 may include its own identification information, identification information of equipment meters installed in each generation of customers, household name and call name information, and corresponding meter. Weighing data is transmitted, including the reference value and customer control number including the decimal point information of the weighing guide. Accordingly, the meter reading database 301 classifies and stores the identification information for each generation and the guide information for each type of meter, the metering data for each type of meter, time information, and alarm content information. In addition, the data is stored in units of days, and it is preferable that the data is added and stored for each month.

The communication module 302 transmits and receives data through the Internet network.

The user interface unit 303 is a part which a user can operate and receives a command from an administrator.

The leak monitoring unit 305 sums the metering data of generations corresponding to the same pipe line from the metering data for each generation stored in the meter reading database 301, and stores the summed metering data for each pipe line with the metered data for each pipe line stored therein. In comparison, the leak is judged when the difference is greater than or equal to the preset value. In addition, the leak monitoring unit 305 displays the leak information on the screen when the leak is determined to be viewed by the administrator, and generates a leak alarm signal and transmits it to the communication module 302.

In addition, the leak monitoring unit 305 further includes an inquiry management unit 306 that can inquire the metering data for each generation or the metering data for each pipe line every desired period.

Referring to the leak monitoring unit 305 with reference to Figure 4c, by each of the piping line sharing the piping line in each wing of the apartment (101 No. 1 ~ 2 Line, 101 No. 3 ~ 4 Line ...) Displays weighing data by type. Generation total usage (①) is the sum of the metering data of the households corresponding to the same piping line in the metering data for each generation, for example, the sum of the household metering data of No. 1 and No. 101 of the 101 building. And, the pipe line usage (②) is a value that displays the metering data for each pipe line, the usage difference (③) is a value displaying the difference value by comparing the household usage and the pipe line usage, respectively, alarm alarm (④) Is a message displayed to inform the leakage alarm when the usage difference value is more than the preset value.

In addition, the query management unit 306 displays menus that can be selected by the administrator. Inquiry execution (⑤) is a menu in which the administrator can input inquiry conditions, and Excel storage (⑥) indicates that the search result data is an Excel program. It is a menu to convert and save the searched result data so that it can be displayed on the screen. The screen print (⑦) is a menu to output the search results, and the end (⑧) is a menu to be selected when the inquiry is completed. .

The controller 304 is a unit that controls the entire system, and controls each unit such that a command input through the user interface unit 303 is performed.

The central control unit 233 transfers the command of the leak monitoring server 231 to the generation unit collection unit 210 or the pipe line collection unit 220, generation unit collection unit 210 or pipe line collection unit The meter 220 transmits the metering data on electricity, gas, water, hot water, and heating to the leak monitoring server 231.

5 is a view showing another example of the configuration of the leak monitoring system using the remote meter reading data according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the leak monitoring system includes a generation unit collecting device 210, a pipe line collecting unit 220, a leak monitoring unit 230, a management server 240, and a home network server 550. And, the leak monitoring device 230, the management server 240 and the home network server 550 is connected through the Internet (200).

The home network server 550 is a server that remotely controls a gas valve including a home appliance within each household through a wired / wireless network or an internet network. When the home network server 550 receives a leak alarm signal transmitted by the leak monitoring device 230, the leak alarm signal is transmitted. Notify the owner of the generation where the signal was generated (e.g., with a mobile communication terminal) or shut off the device causing the leak alarm signal. In particular, when the leak alarm signal is a gas leak alarm signal, the home network server 550 generates a block signal for shutting off the gas valve of the generation causing the gas leak alarm signal and transmits it to the gas valve breaker.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a leak monitoring method using remote meter reading data according to the present invention.

Leak monitoring server 231 receives the generation-specific metering data delivered by the generation-specific collection unit 210 (S601), and receives the metering data for each pipeline line delivered by the collection unit 220 for each pipe line (S603). . The metering data includes at least one metering data of gas, water, electricity, hot water and heating.

In addition, the leak monitoring server 231 sums the metering data of generations corresponding to the same pipe line from the metering data for each generation received (S605), and the metering data for the pipe line received with the sum of the metering data for the pipe lines that have been added. In comparison, it is determined whether or not the leak (S607).

Accordingly, the leak monitoring server 231 determines the leak when the difference value between the sum of the metered data for each pipe line and the received metered data for the pipe line is greater than or equal to a preset value, and generates a leak alarm signal and manages it through the Internet. The server 240 transmits the data to the server 240 (S611). Through this, the management server 240 will contact the service center to check and repair the leak.

Here, when the home network server 550 is connected through the network, the leak monitoring server 231 transmits the leak alarm signal to the home network server 550 (S613). Accordingly, when the home network server 550 receives the leak alarm signal transmitted by the leak monitoring server 231, the home network server 550 notifies the generation to the generation where the leak alarm signal is generated (for example, through a mobile communication terminal). Shut off the device causing the leak alarm signal. For example, when the leak alarm signal is a gas leak alarm signal, the home network server 550 generates a shutoff signal for shutting off the gas valve and transmits it to the gas valve breaker.

On the other hand, while the invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the scope of the present invention with respect to the above-described embodiment It will be readily appreciated that various modifications and variations can be made. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a conventional remote meter reading system,

2 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a leak monitoring system using the remote meter reading data according to the present invention,

3 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the leak monitoring server of FIG.

4A illustrates an example of data information collected by the generation-specific collection device of FIG. 2;

4B is a view illustrating data information managed by a leak monitoring server and a management server of FIG. 2 as an example;

Figure 4c is a view for explaining the operation of the leak monitoring server of FIG.

5 is a view showing another example of the configuration of the leak monitoring system using the remote meter reading data according to the present invention, and

6 is a flowchart illustrating a leak monitoring method using remote meter reading data according to the present invention.

* Description of the main symbols in the drawing

200: Internet network 210: Collector by generation

215: Facility meter in Saedae 220: Collecting device for each pipe line

225: plumbing line facility meter 231: leak monitoring server

232: central control unit 240: management server

550: home network server

301: meter reading database 302: communication module

305: leak monitoring unit 305: inquiry management unit

Claims (10)

Generation collection device for collecting generation data of each generation through the equipment meter of each generation; Pipe line collection device for collecting the metering data for each pipe line through the facility meter of each pipe line; And From the generation data collected by the generation collection device for each generation of the weighing data of the generations corresponding to the same pipe line, and the sum of the combined data of the pipe line and the metering data of the pipe line collected by the collection device for each pipe line. Leak monitoring system using a remote meter reading data comprising a; leak detection server to determine whether or not the leak, and if there is a leak to generate a leak alarm signal and notify it to the outside. The method of claim 1, The leak monitoring server Meter reading database for storing the metering data for each generation collected by the generation-specific collection device and the metering data for each pipe line collected by the collection device for each pipe line, The difference value is preset by summing the weighing data of generations corresponding to the same pipe line from the weighing data for each generation stored in the meter reading database, and comparing the sum of the weighing data for each pipe line with the weighing data for each pipe line stored in the metering database. Leak monitoring unit that judges leakage when it is over the value and generates leak alarm signal. Leak monitoring system using a remote meter reading data characterized in that it comprises a communication module for transmitting the leak alarm signal generated by the leak monitoring unit to the outside via the Internet. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The leak monitoring server Receives generation metering data collected by the generation unit collection device and the plumbing line metering data collected by the pipe line collection device to deliver to the leak monitoring server, and the command of the leak monitoring server to the generation collection device Or leak monitoring system using a remote meter reading data, characterized in that it further comprises a central control unit for transferring to the collection device for each pipe line. The method of claim 1, And a management server for managing and controlling the leak monitoring server and contacting a service center for checking and repairing a leak when receiving a leak alarm signal transmitted by the leak monitoring server. Leak Monitoring System. The method of claim 1, The metering data is a leak monitoring system using a remote meter reading data, characterized in that at least one of gas, water, electricity, hot water and heating metering data. The method of claim 5, And a home network server for transmitting a shutoff signal to a gas valve breaker that causes the gas leak alarm signal when the leak alarm signal transmitted by the leak monitoring server is a gas leak alarm signal. Leak Monitoring System. Receiving the leakage monitoring device receives generation metering data from the generation-specific collection unit, receiving the metering data for each pipe line from the collection device for each pipe line; Summing the weighing data of generations corresponding to the same pipe line from the received weighing data for each generation, and comparing the sum of the weighing data for each pipe line with the received weighing data for each pipe line to determine whether there is a leak. ; And And transmitting a leak alarm signal to a management server or a home network server through an internet network when the leak monitoring apparatus determines a leak. The method of claim 7, wherein After the leak monitoring device transmits a leak alarm signal to the management server, And receiving, by the management server, a leak alarm signal from the leak monitoring device, and contacting a service center for checking and repairing the leak. The leak monitoring method using the remote meter reading data further comprises. The method of claim 7, wherein The metering data is leak monitoring method using the remote meter reading data, characterized in that at least one of gas, water, electricity, hot water and heating metering data. The method of claim 9, After the leak monitoring device transmits a leak alarm signal to the home network server, The home network server receives the leak alarm signal, and when the leak alarm signal is a gas leak alarm signal, generates a shutoff signal for shutting off the gas valve that causes the gas leak alarm signal and transmits it to a gas valve breaker. Leak monitoring method using a remote meter reading data characterized in that.

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