KR20200121134A - Remote monitoring system for safety of gas and remote monitoring apparatus for safety of gas - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a gas safety remote monitoring system, which comprises: an operator terminal provided with a gas sensor and sensing and transmitting the gas concentration in a preset range; a server receiving the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal and generating a gas information analysis result based on the gas concentration; and a system manager terminal displaying the gas information analysis result, determining a warning state in accordance with the gas information analysis result, generating a warning signal, and transmitting the generated warning signal to the operator terminal.

Description

Gas safety remote monitoring system and gas safety remote monitoring system {REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SAFETY OF GAS AND REMOTE MONITORING APPARATUS FOR SAFETY OF GAS}

The present invention relates to a gas safety remote monitoring system and a gas safety remote monitoring device, and more particularly, a gas that senses gas information in a closed space and can quickly communicate an abnormal situation to an operator when an abnormal situation occurs in the closed space. It relates to a safety remote monitoring system and a gas safety remote monitoring device.

Currently, various accidents such as fire, explosion, suffocation, poisoning, etc. are occurring due to gas leakage in various industrial sites such as shipbuilding, chemicals, automobiles, and construction.

In particular, when the work space is an enclosed space, it is difficult to detect the occurrence of an accident, and even if an accident occurs, there is a problem in that a person must move directly to transmit the occurrence of an accident to the outside due to the nature of the enclosed space.

In addition, there is a problem that a considerable amount of time passes due to obstacles, etc. in the process of moving a person, and even if it is delivered to the outside, the received external personnel must verbally communicate the emergency situation to other workers around the confined space. It still happens.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a gas safety remote monitoring system and a gas safety remote monitoring device that can quickly communicate an emergency situation to the worker by enabling communication with the worker in the closed space when work is performed in a closed space. will be.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. There will be.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a gas sensor, the operator terminal for sensing and transmitting a gas concentration in a preset range; A server receiving the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal and generating a gas information analysis result based on the gas concentration; And a system manager terminal for displaying the gas information analysis result, determining whether or not there is a warning state according to the gas information analysis result, generating a warning signal, and transmitting the generated warning signal to the operator terminal. Characterized in, it provides a gas safety remote monitoring system.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the gas safety remote monitoring system may further include a gateway connected to the server and provided to enable communication with the plurality of operator terminals.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the gas safety remote monitoring system may further include a relay device provided between the gateway and the operator terminal to enable communication even if the operator terminal is located in an enclosed space; .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the system manager terminal collects terminal information of the worker terminal, determines the state of the worker terminal based on the collected terminal information and the gas concentration, and determines the status of the worker terminal. When it is determined that the state is abnormal, the operator terminal can be corrected.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operator terminal transmits an abnormal condition signal when the sensed gas concentration is higher than a preset value, and the gas safety remote monitoring system receives an abnormal condition signal from the operator terminal. , It may further include a site manager terminal for transmitting a corresponding information signal to the operator terminal according to the user input.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, another embodiment of the present invention is an information collection unit for collecting the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal; An information processing unit generating a gas information analysis result based on the collected gas concentration; An interface unit for displaying the gas information analysis result through a system manager terminal; And a status notification unit configured to transmit a warning signal to the operator terminal when it is determined whether or not there is a warning state according to the analysis result of the gas information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the gas safety remote monitoring device may be connected to a gateway, which is provided to enable communication with a plurality of the operator terminals.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when work is performed in an enclosed space, by enabling communication with an operator in the enclosed space, an emergency situation can be quickly transmitted to the operator.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a gas safety remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a gas safety remote monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a signal flow diagram when an abnormal situation occurs according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a computing environment including an exemplary computing device suitable for use in exemplary embodiments.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms, and therefore is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and similar reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected (connected, contacted, bonded)" with another part, it is not only "directly connected", but also "indirectly connected" with another member in the middle. "Including the case. In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further provided, rather than excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary.

The terms used in the present specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance.

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

1 is a block diagram of a gas safety remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the gas safety remote monitoring system 1 includes a system manager terminal 10, a server 20, a gateway 30, a relay device 40, a worker terminal 50, and a site manager terminal ( 60) and a fixed terminal 70 may be included.

The system manager terminal 10 is connected to the server 30 to communicate with each other through a network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a cellular network, or the Internet. In addition, the server 30 is connected to the gateway 30 to communicate with each other through a network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a cellular network, or the Internet. In addition, the gateway 30 and the relay device 40, the site manager terminal 60 and the fixed terminal 70 or the relay device 40 and the operator terminal 50 are also local area network (LAN), wide area Networks (Wide Area Network: WAN), cellular networks, or the Internet are interconnected to enable communication.

Examples of the operator terminal 50, the field manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70 include smart phones, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), MP3s, tablet PCs, portable multimedia players (PMPs), laptop computers, and personal computers. It may be a computer or the like, but is not limited thereto, and includes various types of wireless communication devices and wired communication devices connected to the gateway 30 and including a sensing device capable of measuring gas concentration.

The system manager terminal 10 may determine whether there is a warning state according to the result of analyzing the gas information. Specifically, the system manager terminal 10 displays the gas information analysis result analyzed by the server 20 through a display device (not shown), and warns when the current gas concentration is higher than a preset concentration based on the gas information analysis result. It can be judged by the state. Here, the gas information analysis result is a correlation analysis according to a time series in the server 20 using the gas concentration sensed through the gas sensor provided in the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70. It can mean the result performed through, etc.

When it is determined that the system manager terminal 10 is in a warning state, the system manager terminal 10 may generate a warning signal and transmit it to the operator terminal 50. Specifically, the system manager terminal 10 generates a warning signal to notify the gas concentration when it is determined that the gas concentration is in a warning state because it is checked above a preset state, and the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed type It can be transmitted to the terminal 70.

At this time, the system manager terminal 10 transmits a warning signal to the server 20, and the server 20 transmits a warning signal to the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70 through the gateway 30. Warning signals can be transmitted.

The system manager terminal 10 may determine and correct the state of the operator terminal 50. Specifically, the system manager terminal 10 may collect terminal information of a plurality of worker terminals 50 to determine the current state of each worker terminal 50. Here, the terminal information may mean information for preventing malfunction of the gas sensor. The system manager terminal 10 may compare a preset reference value (or reference terminal) with a numerical value of the collected operator terminal 50 and, if there is an abnormality, correct the corresponding operator terminal 50. Here, the system manager terminal 10 is described as determining and correcting the state of the operator terminal 50, but is not limited thereto, and the system manager terminal 10 includes a site manager terminal 60 and a fixed type in addition to the operator terminal 50. It goes without saying that the state of the terminal 70 may be determined and corrected.

Through this, the system manager terminal 10 can solve the problem of reducing work efficiency due to the risk of a gas leak accident and malfunction of an alarm.

The server 20 may receive the gas concentration sensed from the operator terminal 50. Specifically, the server 20 receives the gas concentration sensed by the plurality of worker terminals 50 (or the site manager terminal 60 and the fixed terminal 70), and generates a gas information analysis result based on this. I can. A detailed description of the server 20 will be described later in FIG. 2.

The gateway 30 may connect the server 20 and the plurality of worker terminals 50. Specifically, the gateway 30 may be provided so that the server 20 and the plurality of worker terminals 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70 can communicate with each other.

The relay device 40 may be provided between the gateway 30 and the plurality of worker terminals 50. Specifically, the relay device 40 may be connected to enable communication with the gateway 30 and may be connected to enable communication with a plurality of operator terminals 50. The relay device 40 may be provided so that the worker terminal 50 can communicate with the server 20 through the gateway 30 even if the worker terminal 50 is located in an enclosed space.

That is, the gas safety remote monitoring system 1 collects the gas concentration at the corresponding location and determines whether the operator is in a warning state, even if the operator works in a confined space with the operator terminal 50 through the relay device 40 Thus, by transmitting the warning signal to the operator terminal 50, the emergency situation can be quickly transmitted to the operator.

The operator terminal 50 may be a terminal used by an operator who performs work in a closed space. Specifically, the operator terminal 50 is a mobile terminal that a worker working in the closed space carries into the closed space, and may be provided with a sensor capable of measuring the gas concentration. The operator terminal 50 may transmit the measured gas concentration to the server 20 according to a preset period or user input.

In addition, the operator terminal 50 may transmit the gas concentration to the site manager terminal 60 when an abnormal situation occurs (specifically, when a gas higher than a preset concentration is confirmed) while sensing the gas concentration. Specifically, the operator terminal 50 senses the gas concentration according to a preset period or user input as described above, and when there is an abnormality in the sensing result, the operator terminal 50 transmits an abnormal situation signal through the gateway 30 Can be sent to (60).

The site manager terminal 60 may be a terminal used by a manager who manages a site. Specifically, the site manager terminal 60 is a terminal used by a manager who manages a work site working in a confined space, and may receive an abnormal situation signal from the worker terminal 50. When the site manager terminal 60 receives an abnormal situation signal from the worker terminal 50, it generates a response information signal according to the user's input, and transmits the response information signal to the worker terminal 50 through the gateway 30 can do.

The fixed terminal 70 is a terminal 70 fixed at a predetermined position, and a gas sensor is provided therein to sense a gas concentration at a corresponding position and transmit it to the server 20.

Referring to Figure 2, Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of a gas safety remote monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the server 20 includes an interface unit 102, an information collection unit 104, an information processing unit 106, a status notification unit 108, a terminal correction unit 110, a communication unit 112, and It may include a storage unit 114.

The interface unit 102 may provide an interface to an administrator using the system manager terminal 10. The interface unit 102 may display a preset screen (eg, a real-time gas concentration check screen) or may receive an input from an administrator and transmit a command to the server 20 to perform this.

The information collection unit 104 may collect the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal 50. Specifically, the information collection unit 104 may collect the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70.

The information processing unit 106 may generate gas information analysis results based on the collected gas concentration. Here, the gas information analysis result is a correlation analysis according to a time series in the server 20 using the gas concentration sensed through the gas sensor provided in the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70. It can mean the result performed through.

The status notification unit 108 may transmit a warning signal to the operator terminal 50 according to the gas information analysis result. Specifically, the status notification unit 108 determines whether the current state is a warning state according to the result of analyzing the gas information, and if it is a warning state, generates a warning signal to provide the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and It can be transmitted to the fixed terminal 70.

The terminal correction unit 110 may correct the operator terminal 50 according to the terminal correction command. Specifically, when the system manager terminal 10 collects information on the operator terminal 50 to determine the current state, and generates a correction command, the terminal correction unit 110 transmits a correction command signal to the operator terminal 50 (Or, it can be transmitted to the site manager terminal 60 and the fixed terminal 70).

The communication unit 112 may communicate with the system manager terminal 10, the operator terminal 50, the site manager terminal 60, and the fixed terminal 70. Specifically, the communication unit 112 includes a system manager terminal 10, a worker terminal 50, a site manager terminal 60, and a fixed terminal 70, a local area network (LAN), and a wide area network. Network: WAN), cellular networks, or networks such as the Internet can communicate with each other.

The storage unit 114 may store various types of information used by the server 20. Specifically, the storage unit 114 may store a reference gas concentration and a collected gas concentration. Here, only a representative example stored in the storage unit 114 is described, but is not limited thereto. It goes without saying that the storage unit 114 can store all information that can be stored in the server 20.

3 is a signal flow diagram when an abnormal situation occurs according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, the method is described by dividing the method into a plurality of steps, but at least some of the steps are performed in a different order, combined with other steps, performed together, omitted, divided into detailed steps, or one or more steps not shown. Steps may be added and performed. In addition, according to an embodiment, one or more steps not shown in the method may be performed together with the method.

The operator terminal 50 senses the gas concentration (S302). Specifically, the operator terminal 50 (or the site manager terminal 60 and the fixed terminal 70) may sense the gas concentration according to a preset period or user input.

Next, the operator terminal 50 transmits an abnormal situation signal (S304). Specifically, when there is an abnormality in the sensed gas concentration, the operator terminal 50 may generate an abnormality condition signal and transmit it to the gateway 30.

Next, the gateway 30 transmits an abnormal situation signal to the site manager terminal 60 (S306). Specifically, the gateway 30 may transmit the abnormal situation signal received from the operator terminal 50 to the site manager terminal 60.

Next, the gateway 30 transmits an abnormal situation signal to the system manager terminal 10 (S308). Specifically, the gateway 30 may transmit the abnormal situation signal received from the operator terminal 50 to the system manager terminal 10.

Next, the site manager terminal 60 transmits a corresponding information signal (S310). Specifically, the site manager terminal 60 may transmit a corresponding information signal to the gateway 30 according to a user's input with respect to the received abnormal situation signal. Here, the corresponding information signal is a signal transmitted in response to an abnormal situation signal, and may be a signal including contents such as an evacuation command.

Next, the gateway 30 transmits the corresponding information signal to the operator terminal 50 (S312). Specifically, the gateway 30 may transmit the corresponding information signal received from the site manager terminal 60 to the plurality of worker terminals 50.

Next, the system manager terminal 10 notifies the related organization that an abnormal situation has occurred (S314). Specifically, the system manager terminal 10 checks the abnormal condition signal received from the gateway 30, and the abnormal condition occurs? It is possible to transmit an abnormal situation occurrence notification signal to notify the related organization (eg, fire department, 119, etc.). Here, the abnormal situation occurrence notification signal may include a location where the abnormal situation occurs, information on a gas concentration of the place where the abnormal situation occurs, and the like.

4 depicts a computing environment including an exemplary computing device suitable for use in exemplary embodiments.

The exemplary computing environment 400 shown in FIG. 4 includes a computing device 410. Typically, each configuration may have different functions and capabilities, and may additionally include components suitable for the configuration, even if not described below. The computing device 410 is a device for monitoring the gas situation in the workplace (for example, the system manager terminal 10) or a device for sensing the gas concentration in the workplace (for example, the operator terminal 50, a site manager It may be a terminal 60 and a fixed terminal 70).

The computing device 410 includes at least one processor 412, a computer-readable storage medium 414 and a bus 460. The processor 412 is coupled to the bus 460, and the bus 460 connects the various other components of the computing device 410 to the processor 412, including a computer-readable storage medium 414.

The processor 412 may cause the computing device 410 to operate according to the aforementioned exemplary embodiments. For example, the processor 412 may execute computer-executable instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium 414, and the computer-executable instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium 414 are executed by the processor 412. It may be configured to cause computing device 410 to perform operations according to certain example embodiments.

Computer-readable storage medium 414 includes computer-executable instructions or program code (e.g., instructions included in application 430), program data (e.g., data used by application 430), and/or other suitable form. Is configured to store information. The application 430 stored on the computer-readable storage medium 414 includes a predetermined set of instructions executable by the processor 412.

The memory 416 and storage device 418 shown in FIG. 4 is an example of a computer-readable storage medium 414. Computer executable instructions that can be executed by the processor 412 may be loaded in the memory 416. In addition, program data may be stored in the memory 416. For example, such memory 416 may be a volatile memory such as a random access memory, a nonvolatile memory, or a suitable combination thereof. As another example, the storage device 418 may include one or more removable or non-removable components for storage of information. For example, the storage device 418 may be a hard disk, a flash memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, another type of storage medium that can be accessed by the computing device 410 and store desired information, or a suitable combination thereof.

Computing device 410 may also include one or more input/output interfaces 420 that provide interfaces for one or more input/output devices 470. The input/output interface 420 is connected to the bus 460. The input/output device 470 may be connected to the computing device 410 (other components of) through the input/output interface 420. The input/output device 470 includes an input device such as a pointing device, a keyboard, a touch input device, a voice input device, a sensor device and/or a photographing device, and/or an output device such as a display device, a printer, a speaker, and/or a network card. can do

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1: Gas safety remote monitoring system
10: system manager terminal
20: server
30: gateway
40: relay device
50: operator terminal
60: site manager terminal
70: fixed terminal
102: interface unit
104: information collection unit
106: information processing unit
108: status notification unit
110: terminal correction unit
112: communication department
114: storage unit

Claims (7)

An operator terminal provided with a gas sensor, sensing and transmitting a gas concentration in a preset range;
A server receiving the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal and generating a gas information analysis result based on the gas concentration; And
And a system manager terminal that displays the result of analyzing the gas information, generates a warning signal by determining whether there is a warning state according to the result of the analysis of the gas information, and transmits the generated warning signal to the operator terminal. With gas safety remote monitoring system.
The method of claim 1,
The gas safety remote monitoring system,
A gateway connected to the server and provided to enable communication with the plurality of worker terminals; characterized in that it further comprises, gas safety remote monitoring system.
The method of claim 2,
The gas safety remote monitoring system,
A relay device provided between the gateway and the operator terminal to enable communication even when the operator terminal is located in an enclosed space; further comprising a, gas safety remote monitoring system.
The method of claim 1,
The system manager terminal,
Collect terminal information of the worker terminal, determine the state of the worker terminal based on the collected terminal information and the gas concentration, and when it is determined that the state of the worker terminal is abnormal, the worker terminal Characterized in that calibrating, gas safety remote monitoring system.
The method of claim 1,
The operator terminal,
When the sensed gas concentration is higher than a preset value, an abnormal situation signal is transmitted,
The gas safety remote monitoring system,
The gas safety remote monitoring system further comprises a field manager terminal receiving an abnormal situation signal from the operator terminal and transmitting a corresponding information signal to the operator terminal according to a user input.
An information collection unit that collects the gas concentration sensed by the operator terminal;
An information processing unit generating a gas information analysis result based on the collected gas concentration;
An interface unit for displaying the gas information analysis result through a system manager terminal; And
And a status notification unit for transmitting a warning signal to the operator terminal when it is determined whether or not there is a warning state according to the result of analyzing the gas information.
The method of claim 6,
The gas safety remote monitoring device,
A gas safety remote monitoring device, characterized in that connected to a gateway, provided to enable communication with a plurality of the operator terminals.

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