KR20160035800A - An Integrated Smart Management System for A Storehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an integrated storage management system for managing a plurality of storages. An integrated storage management system according to the present invention includes: an RF module for wirelessly transmitting a signal output from a plurality of environment sensing sensors installed in a plurality of storages; a management device for receiving a wireless signal to determine whether an emergency situation occurs, and for generating emergency situation occurrence information including the signal output from the corresponding sensor to transmit the generated emergency situation occurrence information to a pre-determined communication device; and a management server for receiving the emergency situation occurrence information from the management device using a wireless communication service provided by a wireless service provider. Accordingly, it is possible to remotely and dually operate the integrated management system using a communication provider service and to protect user′s property and occupation by immediately preparing for an emergency situation in which a huge loss can occur.

Description

An Integrated Smart Management System for a Storehouse

The present invention relates to an integrated storage management system, and more particularly, to an integrated storage management system for maintenance such as ensuring security and stability of a plurality of storage warehouses such as a low temperature storage warehouse.

Generally, the products of the primary industrial products such as agricultural and livestock products and the secondary industrial products processed by them are subject to strict application such as the Food Sanitation Act due to the deteriorating nature of production, storage and distribution. If the external environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and ventilation are not properly maintained, the loss will be large.

In addition, there is a growing demand for fresh, delicious and safe products beyond the level of edible produce in recent years, while the quality and lead of these products change dramatically over time in the course of production, storage and distribution, Low-temperature distribution system is required to control the shipment amount and to secure safety according to maintenance and timing.

However, reservoirs that store these products are often located in areas where it is difficult to maintain them at all times, or small-scale warehouses are scattered in many places. Therefore, they are operated unattended, so that immediate action is taken in case of abnormality such as abnormal temperature, fire, It is often difficult to achieve a large loss.

Therefore, a management system is needed to notify the manager of the occurrence of such an abnormal situation and enable prompt action. However, in the case of a small-sized storage, there are problems such as installation cost and maintenance cost of the management system.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1221768 (published on Jan. 14, 2013) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0066987 (published on June 20, 2011)

It is an object of the present invention to provide an integrated repository management system for the maintenance of a plurality of pools, such as cold storage pools.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio communication system including an RF module for wirelessly transmitting a signal output from a plurality of environmental sensors installed in a plurality of storage rooms, and a controller for receiving the radio signal to determine whether an emergency situation occurs, And transmitting the generated emergency situation information to a predetermined communication device.

The RF module and the management device can communicate in a radio frequency band of 424/447 MHz.

In addition, the RF module and the environment sensor may communicate through a wired communication channel conforming to a serial communication standard of RS232 or RS485.

The management server may further include a management server that receives the emergency occurrence information from the management apparatus using a wireless communication service provided by a wireless service provider. The management server may include an integrated control server for processing the received information, a database for storing the processed information, and a web server for transmitting the processed information to another communication device or communication terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to protect the property and the business of the user by allowing remote operation and remote control of the integrated management system by using the service provider of the communication service, have. In addition, the output of various sensors installed in a plurality of reservoirs can be transmitted to a management communication device or a server via an intermediate repeater, i.e., a management device, through an RF wireless communication network, . In addition, the maintenance cost can be reduced by designing a low power system of the repeater or management device and improving durability.

1 is a view for explaining an example of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating details of a part of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a view for explaining a management apparatus of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view for explaining a management apparatus of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view for explaining a management server of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a method of managing a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining an example of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a repository management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of repositories 10, a management apparatus 100 for managing the plurality of repositories 10, a management apparatus 100, (200) for communicating with the management apparatus (100) or the management server (300) to manage the plurality of storage basins (10) by communicating with the management server , 400, 500), and the like.

 The storage 10 includes an environment sensor 20 for monitoring various environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, fire, and power failure of the storage, an operation sensor for security monitoring of the storage room or an image sensor 30 for image pickup, A device monitoring sensor 40 for monitoring the operation state of various facilities such as a freezer installed in the storage room, and the like.

The environmental sensing sensor 20 may include sensors capable of sensing various environmental factors such as, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide concentration sensor, a smoke sensor, a thermal sensor, an electrostatic sensor, . A plurality of environmental sensors 20 may be provided at a plurality of locations in the storage 10. The motion detection sensor or the image sensor 30 may be implemented in at least one or more of, for example, an internal worker or an infrared sensor for detecting an intruder, a contact sensor installed in the door opening / closing device, or a CCTV . The device monitoring sensor 40 can detect an abnormal operation state of the freezer such as a current value measuring sensor or a refrigerant pressure measuring sensor, for example, in order to monitor the operation state of a refrigerator, a humidifier, a dehumidifier, And can be implemented by various sensors.

The detection values of the various sensors 20, 30, and 40 installed in the storage 10 may be output as a standard 4 to 20m analog signal, for example, and the wires 50 ) To the RF module 60. [ The wiring 50 may be implemented as a wired communication path according to a serial communication standard such as RS232 or RS485.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the RF module 60 of FIG. 1 in more detail.

The RF module 60 may be implemented as a communication unit such as a processor or an M2M (Machine to Machine) communication module. For example, the RF module 60 receives a signal value input through the wiring 50, for example, through the serial port 61, parallel-converts the received serial signal, and outputs the converted analog signal to, for example, And can be converted into a digital signal through an A / D (Analog / Digital) converter 63. In addition, the RF module 60 can transmit the converted digital signal through the transmission / reception unit 65 to the management device 100, for example, a low frequency band radio signal of 424/447 MHz. The 424 / 447MHz radio band is capable of communicating with a plurality of reservoirs, for example, within 2km without additional charges.

3 is a view for explaining a management apparatus of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the management apparatus 100 may be installed at a position capable of communicating with a plurality of reservoirs. The management apparatus 100 receives a signal from the RF module 60 of each repository, Determines whether the detected value is within a predetermined range, and transmits the information to the predetermined communication device (200) or the management server (300) if it is out of a predetermined range.

To this end, the management apparatus 100 receives a radio signal transmitted from the RF module 60 through the transmission / reception unit 110 and outputs a detection value and a corresponding detection value from a radio signal received through the control unit 130 . The transceiver 110 may include a 424/447 MHz wireless communication module for this purpose.

Next, the control unit 130 compares a predetermined normal range or steady state such as a detection value or a detection image corresponding to the sensor stored in the memory 130 with the detection value or the detection image to check whether or not an error has occurred . The control unit 130 may include the position of the corresponding sensor and the detected value or the detected image or the like through a predetermined communication device 200 or the management sub 300 through the transceiver 110 To the communication device 200 or the management server 300 or the like. For this, the transmission / reception unit 110 may further include a wireless communication module capable of long-distance wireless communication provided by a wireless carrier such as WCDMA, CDMA, 3GPP, 3GPP LTE, and 4G. On the other hand, the position and the abnormal state information of the corresponding sensor may be displayed on the display unit 140 as well.

4 is a view for explaining a structure of a management apparatus of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The management apparatus 100 is provided with a wireless communication antenna 111 for transmitting and receiving signals of the transceiver 110 and a solar power module 103 for supplying power to the management apparatus 100, A vent for adjustment is installed. On the other hand, the body of the management apparatus 100 is a flame-retardant case and can be protected by a body 101 such as stainless steel or special alloy, special plastics, for example, in a double structure in consideration of safety and robustness.

On the other hand, the management apparatus 100 may be installed outdoors according to the installation environment, but may also be installed indoors. Therefore, when installed outside, the solar power module 103 can supply its own power, but when installed in the room, the power is supplied with general external power. Although not shown, a battery is provided in the management device 100 so that power can be supplied to the battery when the power is interrupted. In this case, the control unit 120 controls the communication device 200 or the management server 300 ) To immediately send a warning message so that the user or administrator can take the necessary action.

5 is a view for explaining a management server of the repository management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The management server 300 receives the abnormal situation occurrence information including the location of the corresponding sensor and the abnormal state information at the occurrence of an abnormal situation from the management apparatus 100, for example, through the integrated control server 320 for collecting data, A short message or a software file readable by a computer, through the web server 340 to the predetermined communication device 400 or the communication terminal 500 according to the corresponding storage or sensor. In addition, the integrated control server 320 may store the abnormal situation occurrence information in the database 350. [ On the other hand, in the case of an image file transmitted from the image sensor 30 or the like, the image file can be received through a separate image server 310, and the streaming server 330 may be separately adopted and transmitted to the communication terminal 500 or the like through the web server 340 .

The communication devices 200 and 400 and the communication terminal 500 may be connected to a smart phone equipped with a wireless communication module capable of wireless communication provided by a wireless provider such as WCDMA, CDMA, 3GPP, 3GPP LTE and 4G, And various other mobile terminals, computer devices, and the like.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a method of managing a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The administrator of the storage management system according to the present invention transmits information from the management apparatus 100, the communication apparatus 200 that receives information from the management apparatus 100, the management server 300, and the management server 300 Through the receiving communication device (400) or the communication terminal (500), it is possible to perform integrated control tasks such as facility environment monitoring, security monitoring, facility information confirmation maintenance, and the like.

For this purpose, on the display unit of the devices based on the information generated through the management apparatus 100, for example, a basic screen for integrated control as shown in FIG. 6 (a) A map for integrated control, a facility information screen for confirming the facility information of each storage as shown in (c), a processing result information screen for, for example, an emergency situation occurrence as shown in (d) So that it is possible to increase the efficiency of the manager's integrated control work.

According to the present invention, it is possible to remotely control and remotely control the integrated control system using free or carrier service, and to protect the user's property and business life by providing emergency situation in case of emergency, can do. In addition, the output of various sensors installed in a plurality of reservoirs can be transmitted to a management communication device or a server via an intermediate repeater, i.e., a management device, through an RF wireless communication network, . In addition, the maintenance cost can be reduced by designing a low power system of the repeater or management device and improving durability. In addition, it is possible to improve differentiated value and quality and improve price competitiveness by combining advanced IT industry in production, storage and distribution of primary or secondary industrial products. And it is possible to prepare more securely and safely against the maintenance and emergency situation of the warehouse by establishing dualization or double management system of communication device and management server such as administrator's smart phone.

10: Storage room 20, 30, 40: Sensor
50: Wiring 60: RF module
100: management device 300: management server
200, 400: communication device 500: communication terminal

Claims (5)

An RF module for wirelessly transmitting signals output from a plurality of environmental sensors installed in a plurality of storage rooms; And
And a management device for receiving the radio signal to determine whether an emergency situation has occurred, generating emergency state occurrence information including the sensor and a corresponding output signal, and transmitting the emergency state occurrence information to a predetermined communication device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the RF module and the management device communicate in a radio frequency band of 424/447 MHz.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the RF module and the environment sensor communicate with each other through a wired communication path according to a serial communication standard of RS232 or RS485.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a management server for receiving said emergency situation occurrence information from said management apparatus using a wireless communication service provided by a wireless carrier,
Wherein the management server includes an integrated control server for processing the received information, a database for storing the processed information, and a web server for transmitting the processed information to another communication device or communication terminal. Management system.
The system according to claim 5,
A ventilation hole for controlling temperature and humidity, a solar power module for self-power supply, a body having a dual structure of a stainless steel case and a flame retardant material case,
A transceiver including a wireless communication antenna for receiving a radio signal transmitted from the RF module;
And a sensor for outputting a detection value and a corresponding detection value from the radio signal received through the transceiver and comparing the detection value with a predetermined normal range or a normal state corresponding to the sensor stored in the memory, To the predetermined communication device or the management server when an abnormal situation occurs.

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