KR20140120505A - Data concentrator unit and automatic meter reading system of providing location information and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a data concentrating device and a remote meter reading system for providing location information, and a method for providing location information using the same. The remote meter reading system for providing location information comprises: a data concentrating device to collect meter reading data from an electronic meter installed in a consumer; and a superordinate server to manage the meter reading data and the data concentrating device. The data concentrating device includes: a location information sensor to measure location information; a communication unit to communicate data with the superordinate server; and a control unit which controls a measuring period of the location information sensor and the communication unit to transmit the meter reading data, the location information and an identification code of the data concentrating device to the superordinate cover. The superordinate server maps the location information and the identification code of the data concentrating device to be managed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a data concentrator and an automatic meter reading system for providing location information, and a location information providing method using the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data concentrator and an automatic meter reading system for providing position information, and a method for providing position information using the same, and more particularly, to a data concentrator and a data concentrator for providing position information for providing accurate position information, A remote meter reading system, and a location information providing method using the same.

The remote meter reading system is a system that collects meter reading data on power usage information of an electronic watt hour meter installed on the customer side from a data concentration device using a slave modem for remote meter reading and a master modem and transmits the collected data to an upper server.

The data concentrator communicates with an electronic watt-hour meter installed on the customer's side to collect meter reading data and transmit the meter reading data to the upper server. However, the installation information of the data concentrator can be indirectly checked through the peripheral number, and if the data concentrator fails, accurate positioning can not be obtained, which makes maintenance and repair difficult.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0073194

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0063819

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a geographical information system, a geographical information system, and a geographical information system, The present invention provides a data concentrator and an automatic meter reading system for providing location information that can provide a location information map that can be used to acquire power usage information of each customer generated through a network, and a method for providing location information using the system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data concentrator for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter provided on a customer side and transmitting the collected data to an upper server, comprising: a position information sensor for measuring position information of the data concentrator; A communication unit for data communication with the upper server; And a controller for controlling the measurement period of the position information sensor and controlling the communication unit to transmit the meter reading data, the position information, and the identification code of the data concentrator to the upper server, Lt; / RTI >

The controller may control the position information sensor to measure the position information according to a predetermined period and provide position information to be transmitted to the upper server through the communication unit.

The control unit may provide location information for transmitting the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator to the upper server in synchronization with the transmission period of the metering data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic meter reading system including a data concentrator for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter provided on a customer side, and an upper server for managing the meter reading data and the data concentrator, A position information sensor for measuring position information, a communication unit for data communication with the upper server, and a measurement period of the position information sensor, and controls the communication unit to transmit the meter reading data, the position information, To the upper server, and the upper server provides location information for mapping and managing the location information and the ID code of the data concentrator.

The upper server may provide location information for managing the mapping data of the location information and the identification code of the data-centric window in cooperation with the geographic information system.

The upper server receives geospatial data from the geographic information system and may generate a data concentrator location information map using the mapping data and the geospatial data.

The upper server may provide location information for displaying the power usage information for each customer on the data concentrator location information map.

The upper server may provide location information for providing the data concentration device location information map through a web browser.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic meter reading system including a data concentration device for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter provided on a customer side, and an upper server for managing the meter reading data and the data concentration device, Measuring position information; The data concentrator transmitting the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator to an upper server; And the upper server maps and manages the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator to provide location information.

Wherein the managing comprises: receiving, by the superordinate server, geospatial data from a geographic information system; And generating a data concentrator location information map using the mapping data and the geospatial data.

And the upper server displays the power usage information for each customer on the data center location information map.

And the upper server providing the data concentration device location information map through a web browser.

The data concentrator and the remote meter reading system for providing location information according to the present invention and the location information providing method using the same can grasp accurate location information in which a data concentrator is installed without a separate communication network or an additional server, It is possible to generate a location information map in which the devices are installed and to provide a location information map that can grasp the power usage information for each customer generated through the web browser.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an automatic meter reading system for providing position information according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a configuration diagram of a data concentrator for providing position information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
3 is a method for providing location information of an automatic meter reading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated and described in the drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms including ordinal, such as second, first, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the second component may be referred to as a first component, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as a second component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an automatic meter reading system for providing position information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an automatic meter reading system for providing position information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data concentrator 20 for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter installed on a customer side, and a meter reading data and data concentrator 20 The data concentrator includes a position information sensor 21 for measuring position information, a communication unit 22 for data communication with an upper server, and an upper server for controlling the measurement period of the position information sensor 21 And a control unit (23) for controlling the communication unit (22) to transmit the meter reading data, the position information and the identification code of the data concentrator to the upper server. The upper server (30) The identification code of the device 20 can be mapped and managed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a data concentrator that provides location information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. The data concentrator 20 for providing position information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a position information sensor 21 for measuring position information of the data concentrator 20, a communication unit 22 for data communication with the upper server, And a control unit 23 for controlling the measurement period of the position information sensor 21 and controlling the communication unit 22 to transmit the meter reading data, the position information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 to the upper server 30 And the like.

First, the position information sensor 21 may be mounted in the form of a GPS (Global Positioning System) built in the data concentrator 20. The position information sensor 21 is a kind of a satellite navigation system and can calculate a coordinate value by calculating the distance between the GPS satellite and the position information sensor 21. [ The position information sensor 21 calculates the distance using the time of arrival of the radio wave between the GPS satellite and the position information sensor 21, and receives the radio wave from four or more GPS satellites based on the distance, It is possible to calculate accurate position coordinates by receiving signals from 20 satellites.

The position information sensor 21 may be installed externally to the data concentrator 20. In this case, the position information sensor 21 may be installed on the circumference of the data concentrator 20 to transmit the position information to the data concentrator 20. [

The communication unit 22 can perform data communication with the upper server and can transmit the meter reading data, the position information, and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 under the control of the controller 23. [ The communication unit 22 can perform data communication with an upper server using any one of a code division multiple access communication (CDMA), an Ethernet communication, and an HFC communication method.

When the meter concentrator 20 receives the meter reading control command signal from the upper server, the data concentrator 20 requests meter reading data transmission to the electronic watt hour meter provided at the receiver side and transmits the meter reading data received through the communication unit 22 to the upper server 30 have. The meter reading data may include active power amount, reactive power amount, cumulative maximum demand power, power factor, and LP (Load Profile) data. The data concentrator 20 and the electronic watt-hour meter can perform data communication using a power line communication method or a Zigbee communication method.

The control unit 23 can control the measurement period of the position information sensor 21. [ The controller 23 controls the position information sensor 21 to measure position information according to a predetermined period, and the preset period may be changed according to an external input. Also, the control unit 23 can control the measurement period of the position information sensor 21 so as to be synchronized with the period of requesting the meter reading data to the consumer electronic watt-hour meter.

The control unit 23 can control the communication unit 22 to transmit the meter reading data, the position information, and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 to the upper server 30. [ The controller 23 controls the communication unit 22 to transmit the positional information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 to the upper server 30 via the communication unit 22 when the positional information sensor 21 measures the positional information according to a predetermined period. (22). Or the control unit 23 may control the communication unit 22 so that the position information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 are transmitted to the upper server 30 in synchronization with the transmission period of the meter reading data.

The identification code of the data concentrator 20 may be used as data for identifying the data concentrator 20 that has been transmitted with the positional information as the unique ID of the data concentrator 20 and transmitted the corresponding positional information.

The database 24 may store the meter reading data, the position information, and the identification code of the data concentrator 20, and may be configured in the form of an auxiliary memory device that can be used in a computer such as a magnetic disk or a magnetic tape.

The upper server 30 can map and manage the location information received from the data concentrator 20 and the identification code of the data concentrator 20. [ The upper server 30 can identify the data concentrator 20 by using the identification code of the data concentrator 20 and accurately identify the position where the data concentrator 20 is installed by matching with the positional information. As described above, the accuracy of the positional information is changed according to the performance of the positional information sensor 21, and when the accurate positional information is transmitted to the upper server 30 and a mapping is performed, a problem occurs in the data concentration device 20 In this case, it is possible to quickly grasp the position, which facilitates management and maintenance.

The upper server 30 can manage the mapping data mapping the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 in conjunction with a geographic information system (GIS). The upper server 30 can receive the geospatial data from the geographic information system and generate the location information map of the data concentrator 20 using the received geospatial data and the mapping data.

 Geospatial data refers to complex geographical information data that enables geographical information such as a general map, as well as relevant information such as underground facilities, to be collected and computed by a satellite to be searched and analyzed. The upper server 30 can generate the location information map that accurately displays the installation location of the data concentrator 20 using the mapping data on the geospatial data.

The upper server 30 can display the power usage information for each customer on the location information map generated using the meter reading data transmitted from the data concentrator 20. [ The meter reading data includes the ID of the electronic watt hour meter. The upper server 30 can identify the customer who transmitted the meter reading data through the ID of the electronic watt hour meter, and can display the information of the active power amount, the reactive power amount, It is possible to display power usage information such as accumulated maximum demand power, power factor, and load profile (LP) data.

The upper server 30 can provide the location information map of the data concentrator 20 through the web browser. The upper server 30 may provide a location information map indicating power usage information for each customer in providing the location information map of the data concentrator 20. [

3 is a method for providing location information of an automatic meter reading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The position information sensor 21 provided in the data concentrator 20 can measure the position information of the data concentrator 20 under the control of the controller 23. [ The control unit 23 may control the measurement period of the position information sensor 21 according to a predetermined period or may control the measurement period to be synchronized with the collection period of the meter reading data at step S301.

The control unit 23 of the data concentrator 20 can control the communication unit 22 to transmit the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 to the upper server 30. [ The control unit 23 can control the communication unit 22 to transmit the ID information to the upper server 30 together with the identification code of the data concentrator 20 when the position information sensor 21 measures the position information according to a predetermined period . Alternatively, the control unit 23 may control the communication unit 22 to synchronize with the period for transmitting the meter reading data to the upper server 30, thereby transmitting the position information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 (S302).

The upper server 30 can generate the location information map of the data convergence device 20 by linking the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator 20 to the geospatial data transmitted from the geographical information system. The upper server 30 can display the power consumption information for each customer on the map of the location information of the data concentrator 20 (S303).

The upper server 30 can provide the location information map of the data concentrator 20 through the web browser, and the power usage information for each customer can be displayed on the provided location information map (S304).

As used in this embodiment, the term " portion " refers to a hardware component such as software or an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) or ASIC, and 'part' performs certain roles. However, 'part' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. &Quot; to " may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, 'parts' may refer to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes, functions, , Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided in the components and components may be further combined with a smaller number of components and components or further components and components. In addition, the components and components may be implemented to play back one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

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Claims (12)

A data concentrator for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter provided on a customer side and transmitting the meter reading data to an upper server,
A position information sensor for measuring position information of the data concentration device;
A communication unit for data communication with the upper server; And
A controller for controlling the measurement period of the position information sensor and controlling the communication unit to transmit the meter reading data, the position information, and the identification code of the data concentrator to the upper server,
Wherein the location information includes at least one of location information and location information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the position information sensor to measure the position information according to a predetermined period and provides position information to be transmitted to the upper server through the communication unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller provides location information for transmitting the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator to the upper server by synchronizing with the transmission period of the meter reading data.
An electronic meter reading system comprising a data concentrator for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter provided on a customer side, and an upper server for managing the meter reading data and the data concentrating device,
The data concentrator includes a position information sensor for measuring position information, a communication unit for data communication with the upper server, and a measurement period of the position information sensor, and controls the communication unit to transmit the meter reading data, And a control unit for transmitting an identification code of the device to the upper server,
The upper server maps and manages the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator
Remote meter reading system providing location information.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the upper server provides location information for managing mapping data of the location information and the identification code of the data-centric window in cooperation with a geographic information system.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the upper server receives geospatial data from the geographic information system,
And provides location information for generating a data concentration device location information map using the mapping data and the geospatial data.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the upper server provides location information indicating power usage information for each customer on the data concentration device location information map.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
Wherein the upper server provides location information for providing the data concentration device location information map through a web browser.
An electronic meter reading system comprising: a data concentrator for collecting meter reading data from an electronic watt hour meter provided on a customer side; and an upper server for managing the meter reading data and the data concentrating device,
The data concentrator measuring location information;
The data concentrator transmitting the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator to an upper server;
Wherein the upper server maps and manages the location information and the identification code of the data concentrator
The method comprising the steps of:
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the managing comprises:
The top server receiving geospatial data from a geographic information system; And
Generating a data concentrator location information map using the mapping data and the geospatial data;
The method comprising the steps of:
11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising the step of the upper server displaying the power usage information for each customer on the data center device location information map.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the upper server provides the location information map of the data concentrator through a web browser.

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