KR20190008485A - Street lamp and system for managing atmosphere environment and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a smart street lamp system which comprises: at least one smart street lamp configured to measure a surrounding atmosphere environment; and an integrated control server configured to analyze a signal of the smart street lamp and provide the same and perform malfunction diagnosis and remote control of each street lamp.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a streetlight management system,

The present invention relates to an atmospheric environment management street lamp and system, and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to an atmospheric environment management street lamp and system for sensing and managing an atmospheric environment around the city, and a method of operating the same.

Street lights are mainly installed to perform night lighting and crime prevention functions for pedestrians and drivers passing through a residential alley. These street lamps are managed by local governments, but the number of installations is very large and it is very difficult to inspect them. Therefore, most street-lights managers of local governments who have received street-lamp fault reports from residents visit the site to confirm and replace streetlights.

Recently, efforts have been made to strengthen the security function of streetlights. An example of this is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-22921.

In this way, it is not easy to take urgent measures in case of abnormal lighting.

In recent years, researches on a technique using solar light as a power source for a streetlight have been carried out. However, in such a case, there is a disadvantage that the inconvenience can be further increased due to a failure of a solar battery.

Moreover, recently, interest in the atmospheric environment has been growing, and the desire to obtain atmospheric environment information in the neighborhood of the self is growing. However, there is a disadvantage in that it is very difficult to maintain and maintain the apparatuses separately installed in the same area and in each area.

(Patent Document 1) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-022921 (Patent Document 2) Korean Patent No. 10-0764171 (Patent Document 3) Korean Patent No. 10-1406853

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a smart street lamp capable of providing environmental safety and quick response in the event of a danger, measuring energy, A smart streetlight system and a method of operating the same.

An environmental information measuring unit for measuring the atmospheric environment information; an information display unit for displaying the measured environmental information; and a communication unit for transmitting the measured environmental information, A smart streetlight including a fixed body for fixing the respective units and a streetlight control unit for controlling the operation; And an integrated control server for analyzing signals of the smart streetlight, providing environment information according to the signals, and performing fault diagnosis and remote control of the respective streetlights.

The environment information measuring unit includes a weather observing sensor unit for observing weather information, a noise sensor unit for measuring ambient noise, an air quality sensor unit for measuring air quality, and a fine dust sensor unit for sensing fine dust .

The integrated control server includes a server communication module for communicating with first to third smart street lights and an administrator terminal, a street light control module for controlling operation and information provision of the first to third smart street lights, 3 an alarm module for notifying occurrence of a smart street lamp abnormality.

And a repeater for collecting and providing information of the first to third smart street lamps.

Further, a plurality of sub-repeaters divided into a plurality of groups of smart street lamps according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a plurality of sub-repeaters for controlling and transmitting signals to and from smart street lamps within each streetlight group, And an integrated control server for receiving information on the sub-repeaters and communicating with a main repeater and a main repeater for transmitting a control signal of the integrated control server to control the smart street light and control security issues. Provides a streetlight system.

A failure sensor unit for detecting the presence or absence of failure, an environment information measurement unit for measuring the atmospheric environment information, an information display unit for displaying the measured environment information, a communication unit for transmitting the measured environment information, And a streetlight controller for controlling the operation of each of the plurality of smart streetlights.

The environment information measuring unit includes a weather observing sensor unit for observing weather information, a noise sensor unit for measuring ambient noise, an air quality sensor unit for measuring air quality, and a fine dust sensor unit for sensing fine dust .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for operating a smart streetlight system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising the steps of: recognizing occurrence of an issue of a smart streetlight; Providing information on failure related information and environment related information to the integrated control server, and the integrated control server judging whether there is a failure or an environmental issue, and when a failure or an environmental issue is judged to occur, And notifying the administrator of the operation of the smart streetlight system.

As described above, the present invention can improve the living environment of the city by providing the air quality information on the urban park and the residential area, and it is possible to identify and improve the air quality pollution source by region, thereby reducing the pollution source.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a smart streetlight system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a conceptual view of a smart streetlight according to an embodiment;
3 is a block diagram of an environmental information measuring section of a smart streetlight.
4 is a conceptual diagram of an integrated control server according to an embodiment;
5 is a block diagram of a streetlight control module of the integrated control server;
6 is a conceptual diagram of a smart streetlight system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a block diagram of a repeater according to another embodiment;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, It is provided to let you know. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

It is to be clarified that the division of components in this specification is merely a division by main function which each component is responsible for. That is, two or more constituent parts to be described below may be combined into one constituent part, or one constituent part may be divided into two or more functions according to functions that are more subdivided. In addition, each of the constituent units described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of other constituent units in addition to the main functions of the constituent units themselves, and that some of the main functions, And may be carried out in a dedicated manner. Accordingly, the presence or absence of each component described in this specification should be interpreted as a function. For this reason, it is clear that the constitution of the components of the atmospheric environment management street lamp and the system and the operating method thereof according to the present invention can be varied within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a smart streetlight system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a smart streetlight according to an embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an environment information measurement unit of a smart streetlight.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the integrated control server according to an embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a streetlight control module of the integrated control server.

1 to 5, the smart streetlight system of the present invention includes at least one smart streetlight 100 for measuring an ambient atmospheric environment, a smart streetlight 100 for analyzing signals of the smart streetlight 100 and providing the result And an integrated control server 200 for performing fault diagnosis and remote control of each streetlight.

The present invention may further include a repeater that receives information of the smart streetlight 100 located in an area managed by the smart streetlight 100 and provides the information to the integrated control server 200.

The smart streetlight 100 includes a light source unit 110 for emitting light, a fault sensor unit 120 for detecting the presence or absence of a fault, an environment information measurement unit 130 for measuring the atmospheric environment information, A display unit 140, a communication unit 150 for transmitting the measured environment information, and a fixed body unit 160 for fixing the respective units. Further, it may include a streetlight control unit 170 for controlling the operation of the smart streetlight 100. [

The light source unit 110 of the present embodiment is preferably composed of a plurality of LEDs. Of course, the light source unit 110 may be formed of various light sources such as a lamp.

Although not shown, the light source unit 110 is effectively separated into a light emitting unit and an optional light emitting unit. It is preferable that the light emitting portion serves as a street lamp, and the optional light emitting portion can emit light when the environmental information reaches a state beyond a dangerous level.

The failure sensor unit 120 includes a current sensor, i.e., a current sensor, capable of sensing a current. Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether the smart streetlight 100 is faulty by sensing a current change provided to each part of the smart streetlight 100. It is also possible to check the power leakage. Of course, a voltage sensor and a power sensor can also be used.

When the amount of power consumed in the light source unit 110 changes, that is, when the amount of electric power consumed by the light source unit 110 is different from the usual amount of current, it can be recognized that an error has occurred in the light source unit 110. For example, when the amount of current during light emission of the light source unit 110 is 100 amperes, it can be seen that an error occurs in the light source when the amount of current is 80% or less, that is, 79 amperes.

Likewise, the presence or absence of failure of other parts can be confirmed by the same method.

The failure sensor unit 120 may include an illuminance sensor. The illuminance sensor can be used to check whether the light source is faulty or not. Alternatively, on / off control of the light source unit 110 may be performed using an illuminance sensor. The failure sensor unit 120 may further include a consumed power sensor. This can be used to determine whether or not the power consumption of the streetlight is abnormal.

The environment information measurement unit 130 includes a weather observation sensor unit 131 for observing weather information, a noise sensor unit 132 for measuring ambient noise, an air quality sensor unit 133 for measuring the air quality, And a fine dust sensor 134 for sensing dust.

Therefore, it is effective to measure the surrounding air environment. The weather observation sensor unit 131 can measure wind directions, wind speeds, temperature and humidity, and the like. The noise sensor unit 132 may have various configurations for measuring the ambient noise level. It is effective to measure the atmospheric quality ozone concentration.

The environmental information measuring unit 130 stores the environmental tolerance information of each sensor unit. If the sensed result is out of tolerance, the environment information measuring unit 130 can send an alarm through the information display unit 140 to notify the surrounding people.

The information display unit 140 may have various configurations to inform the user of the current atmospheric environment information such as a display screen or an alarm generating unit.

The information display unit 140 operates according to a control signal of the integrated control server 400 and can display or sound an alarm provided by the integrated control server 400. Accordingly, it is possible to quickly inform the residents near the smart street lamp 100 of the danger due to changes in the surrounding environment.

The communication unit 150 performs communication with the smart streetlight 100 or communicates with the integrated control server 200.

If there is a repeater, communication with the repeater may be performed.

The communication unit 150 of the present embodiment uses at least one of power line communication and wireless communication. At this time, the power line communication can communicate with the surrounding smart street lamp 100 through a power line receiving external power. Various types of short-range wireless communication (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RF, NFC) are possible for wireless communication, but in this embodiment, it is effective to use Zigbee communication.

The smart streetlight 100 provides air quality environment information for a city or a residential area, thereby improving the living environment of the city. In addition, it is possible to identify the cause of environmental pollution by region or area, and it is possible to reduce the air pollution source by improving the air quality pollution source.

Also, though not shown, the smart streetlight of the present embodiment may include a solar module to generate electricity through sunlight and store it in a battery.

The integrated control server 200 includes a server communication module 210 for communicating with the smart streetlight 100 and the administrator terminal, a streetlight control module 220 for controlling the operation and information provision of the smart streetlight 100, And an alarm module 230 for informing the occurrence of abnormalities of the smart streetlight 100.

The server communication module 210 communicates with the smart street light 100 and the administrator terminal through a wire or wireless communication method. The smart streetlight 100 may be provided with the information and the control signal of the server may be provided to the smart streetlight 100. [

It is effective that the server communication module 210 performs communication using a beacon communication or an LTE network. Of course, communication can be performed through various other mobile communication networks.

The streetlight control module 220 includes an equalization control unit 221 for controlling the equalization of the smart streetlight 100 and a failure control unit 222 for determining whether the smart streetlight 100 is faulty by analyzing the information of the faulty sensor unit 120 An issue control unit 223 for analyzing environmental information to determine whether an environmental risk factor is generated, and a service control unit 224 for generating and providing advertisement and event information.

The equalization control unit 221 may control the turning on and off times of the smart streetlight 100 and provide control signals for controlling the operation of the respective parts of the smart streetlight 100. This allows remote control of the smart street light 100.

The failure control unit 222 determines whether the smart streetlight 100 is faulty using the sensing signal provided from the failure sensor unit 120. Of course, the provided signal may include the unique information of each smart street light 100 to specify the street light. If a fault occurs, it can be notified to the administrator through the notification module. Also, it is possible to grasp the part where the failure occurs.

The issue control unit 223 can grasp the surrounding air environment and the risk occurrence through the provided environment information, notify the manager thereof, and inform the surrounding smart street lamp so that the citizens can evacuate in advance.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is possible to provide a smart streetlight service to a wider area.

In the following, a smart streetlight system according to another embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Duplicated description of the above description will be omitted. Further, the description of the following description may be applied to the description of the above description.

6 is a conceptual diagram of a smart streetlight system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram of a repeater according to another embodiment.

6 and 7, the smart streetlight system of the present embodiment includes a repeater 300 for collecting and providing information of the smart streetlight 100, and a control unit for controlling the smart streetlight 100 by analyzing signals of the relay station And an integrated control server (200).

The repeater 300 of the present embodiment includes a relay communication unit 310 for communicating with the smart streetlight 100 and the integrated control server 200 and a street light for registering and authenticating each smart street light 100 An authentication unit 320, and a power unit 330 for providing power to each part of the repeater 200. [

Also, the repeater 300 may directly control the smart street lamp, including the power distribution controller.

The relay communication unit 310 includes a smart communication unit 311 for communication with the smart streetlight 100 and a server communication unit 212 for communication with the integrated control server 200. [

The smart communication unit 311 performs power line communication or short-range wireless communication. Preferably, it is effective to perform ZigBee communication. It is effective that the server communication unit 212 uses long-distance wireless communication. In the present embodiment, it is preferable to use RORA communication for long-distance wireless communication. Of course, the server communication unit 232 can use a mobile communication network for communication with the integrated control server 200. This results in additional communication costs, but it can secure communication stability.

The street lamp authentication unit 320 registers a unique number for each smart street light 100 connected to the repeater 300 and controls and communicates with the smart street light 100 according to the registered number.

As described above, the power source unit 330 is connected to a power line that supplies power to the smart streetlight, receives power through the power line, controls the smart streetlight, and controls the smart streetlight. Do.

8 is a conceptual diagram of an intelligent streetlight system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the smart streetlight system according to the present embodiment includes a smart streetlight 100, a plurality of streetlight groups divided into a plurality of groups, and smart streetlights 100 in each streetlight group, A main repeater 400 for receiving the information of the sub-repeaters 500 and transmitting control signals of the integrated control server 200 and a main repeater 400 for communicating with the main repeater 400, And an integrated control server 200 that performs control of the control and issues of the server 100.

The streetlight group includes a plurality of smart streetlights 100 adjacent to each other. It is preferable that the streetlight group is divided into regional units. Or the number of the smart street lamps 100.

The smart street lamp 100 in the streetlight group is connected to and controlled by the sub-repeater 500.

The smart street light 100 in the street light group can communicate with the smart street light 100 in its group through the communication unit. It is also possible to communicate with the smart street lamp 100 in an adjacent streetlight group. This makes it possible to build a mesh network.

The sub-repeater 500 communicates with and controls the smart streetlight 100 in the streetlight group. That is, the control signal provided from the integrated control server 200 is received through the main repeater 400, and the smart streetlight 100 in its group is controlled using the control signal.

The sub-repeater 500 of the present embodiment has a repeater unique number or unique information, thereby authenticating or informing itself. By this unique number or unique information, the main relay 400 and the integrated control server 200 can confirm their positions.

The plurality of sub-repeaters 500 perform the same functions as the repeaters described in the previous embodiment. The sub-repeater 500 includes a main repeater communication unit instead of the server communication unit, and performs communication with the main repeater through the main repeater communication unit.

The sub-repeater 500 communicates with the main repeater 400 through a wireless communication method and transmits the data through the aforementioned short-range wireless communication (for example, Zigbee communication) or long-distance wireless communication (for example, Laura communication) It is preferable to perform communication with the main repeater 400. This can minimize the cost of communication. In the case of constructing the streetlight system of this embodiment with respect to a large area, tens of thousands of street lamps and hundreds of sub-repeaters 500 will be installed, and the communication cost for the sub-repeater 500 alone is high. Accordingly, it is preferable that the sub-repeater 500 also performs communication through a communication method such as the smart streetlight 100. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and in this embodiment, the sub-repeater 500 preferably performs LoRa communication. Thereby enabling communication with the main repeater 400 or the adjacent sub-repeater 500 located at a long distance. This is because the distance between the main repeater 400 and the sub-repeater 500 can be several kilometers in a large system. In this manner, communication with the main repeater 400 can be performed smoothly as well as between the sub-repeaters 500 through the lawn network. In addition, it is possible to separate the communication between the repeater and the streetlight, thereby minimizing the occurrence of faults or errors due to communication.

In the following, a method of operating a smart streetlight system having the above-described structure will be described.

And receives fault-related information from the smart streetlight. If a failure occurs, the server notifies the administrator of the failure related information.

The environmental information is received from the smart street lamp, and the surrounding environment is analyzed and displayed on the screen.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. 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 invention.

100: Smart streetlight 110: Light source
120: Failure sensor unit 130: Environmental information measuring unit
131: weather observation sensor unit 132: noise sensor unit
133: air quality sensor unit 134: fine dust sensor unit
200: Integrated control server 210: Server communication module
220: Street light control module 230: Alarm module
300: Repeater 400: Main repeater
500: Sub-relay

Claims (8)

A light source portion for emitting light,
A fault sensor unit for detecting the presence or absence of a fault,
An environment information measuring unit for measuring the atmospheric environment information,
An information display unit for displaying the measured environment information,
A communication unit for transmitting the measured environment information,
A fixed body portion for fixing the respective portions,
A smart street light including a street light control unit for controlling an operation; And
And an integrated control server for analyzing the signals of the smart street lamps, providing environmental information according to the signals, and performing fault diagnosis and remote control of the respective streetlights. The method according to claim 1,
The environment information measuring unit includes a weather observing sensor unit for observing weather information, a noise sensor unit for measuring ambient noise, an air quality sensor unit for measuring air quality, and a fine dust sensor unit for sensing fine dust Smart streetlight system. The method according to claim 1,
The integrated control server includes a server communication module for communicating with first to third smart street lights and an administrator terminal, a street light control module for controlling operation and information provision of the first to third smart street lights, 3 Smart streetlight system comprising an alarm module for informing occurrence of a smart streetlight abnormality. The method according to claim 1,
And a repeater for collecting and providing information of the first to third smart streetlights. A streetlight group divided into a plurality of groups consisting of the smart streetlights of any one of claims 1 to 4;
A plurality of sub-repeaters for controlling and transmitting signals to and from smart streetlights within each streetlight group;
A main repeater for receiving the information of the sub-repeaters and transmitting a control signal of the integrated control server; And
And an integrated control server that communicates with the main repeater to control the smart street light and control security issues. A light source part emitting light;
A fault sensor unit for detecting the presence or absence of a fault;
An environmental information measuring unit for measuring the atmospheric environment information;
An information display unit for displaying the measured environment information;
A communication unit for transmitting the measured environment information;
A fixed body portion for fixing the respective portions; And
And a streetlight control unit for controlling the operation of each unit. The method according to claim 6,
The environment information measuring unit includes a weather observing sensor unit for observing weather information, a noise sensor unit for measuring ambient noise, an air quality sensor unit for measuring air quality, and a fine dust sensor unit for sensing fine dust Smart street lights. 5. A method of operating a smart streetlight system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Recognizing the occurrence of an issue of the smart streetlight;
Transmitting fault related information and environment related information to a nearby smart security lamp;
Providing fault-related information and environment-related information to the integrated control server; And
Wherein the integrated control server includes a step of determining whether a failure has occurred and whether an environmental issue has occurred, and, when it is determined that a failure has occurred and an environmental issue has occurred, notifying the administrator of the result.

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