KR20210126232A - Equipment Power Monitoring Apparatus and Driving Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for monitoring equipment power and a driving method of the device, wherein the device for monitoring the equipment power according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a communication interface part that receives a main power, an auxiliary power, a communication module, and the status data for a peripheral communication repeater that communicate with the communication module of each equipment of a work space; and a control part that generates a monitoring screen to display a power and communication status on a screen based on the received status data of each device, and checks an abnormal operation by the peripheral communication repeater to display a status change on the pre-generated monitoring screen when the abnormal operation of the communication module is detected. Therefore, the present invention is capable of increasing an accuracy of monitoring the equipment power.

Description

Equipment Power Monitoring Apparatus and Driving Method Thereof

The present invention relates to a device power monitoring device and a method of driving the device, and more particularly, an device power monitoring device capable of easily monitoring the power status and communication status for many devices installed in, for example, a work space in real time. And it relates to a method of driving the device.

With the development of the times, computers are so closely related to our daily life that it is difficult to live without computers. Most of these computer errors are caused by software errors, so most after-sales services can be solved using remote access. However, when repairing a computer using remote access, it is difficult to manage power when a remote monitoring server or sensor and monitoring server computer used in various fields such as architecture, civil engineering, and gardening fail, so after-sales service technicians must visit and inspect the computer all the time. A lot of labor and travel time was required.

Above all, in the case of a failure of a specific module included in the equipment, such as a power management module or a communication module that remotely transmits the power management status, as a lot of equipment is put into a place such as a construction site and the equipment breaks down frequently due to a poor environment. In this case, there is a frequent problem that the center does not properly recognize the failure. In order to solve this problem, there is an urgent need for a control system that can efficiently control equipment or devices installed at a construction site.

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It is an object of the present invention to provide a device power monitoring device capable of easily monitoring power status and communication status in real time for many devices installed in, for example, a work space, and a method of driving the device.

Equipment power monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication interface unit for receiving the main power, auxiliary power, a communication module of each equipment in a work space, and status data for a peripheral communication repeater that communicates with the communication module, and the reception A monitoring screen for displaying the power and communication status on the screen is generated based on the status data of each device, and when an abnormal operation of the communication module is detected, the abnormal operation is checked by the peripheral communication repeater to remind the change of state It includes a control unit that is displayed on the generated monitoring screen.

The control unit includes a first area for displaying the work space and each of the devices on a monitor screen, a second area for displaying a real-time power state change of each device based on the received status data in text, and the received Based on the status data, it is possible to create the monitoring screen having a third area for displaying real-time status changes of the respective devices and a fourth area for displaying the overall network and power status of each device in the workspace in a flowchart. have.

The control unit may pop up a status information window at the location of each device on the first area when power or communication of the designated equipment is abnormal.

The controller may expose information about a person in charge of the designated equipment when a designated icon is selected in the pop-up status information window.

When the main power is cut off, the control unit calculates the remaining amount and available time of the battery, which is the auxiliary power, and displays the calculated information on the pop-up status information window of the first area and the screen of the second area, respectively. have.

When an abnormal operation of the designated equipment is detected based on the received state information, the control unit may automatically contact the assistant in charge based on the location and status of the main person in charge of the designated equipment to notify the abnormal state. have.

In addition, the driving method of the equipment power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication interface unit, the main power, auxiliary power, communication module and state data for peripheral communication repeaters communicating with the communication module of each equipment in the work space receiving, and the control unit generates a monitoring screen for displaying the power and communication status on the screen based on the received status data of each device, and when abnormal operation of the communication module is detected, and confirming the abnormal operation by the step of displaying the status change on the generated monitoring screen.

The implementing includes: a first area for displaying the work space and each of the devices on a monitor screen, a second area for displaying real-time power state changes of the respective devices based on the received status data in text; Based on the received status data, the monitoring screen having a third area displaying real-time status changes of the respective devices and a fourth area displaying the entire network and power status of each device in the workspace as a flowchart is generated. may include the step of

The implementing may include popping up a status information window at the location of each device on the first area when power or communication of the designated equipment is abnormal.

The implementing may include exposing information about a person in charge of the designated equipment when a designated icon is selected in the pop-up status information window.

In the implementing step, when the main power is cut off, the remaining amount and available time of the battery, which is the auxiliary power, are calculated, and the calculated information is displayed on the pop-up status information window of the first area and the screen of the second area, respectively. may include the step of

In the driving method, when an abnormal operation of the designated equipment is detected based on the received state information, the auxiliary person in charge is automatically contacted based on the location and status of the main person in charge of the designated equipment to notify the abnormal state It may include further steps.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, even when a failure occurs in the communication module of each equipment that transmits state data in the workspace, the accuracy of equipment power monitoring can be improved by checking whether the communication module is faulty through a peripheral communication repeater. will be.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the power state of the equipment input to the work space is centrally monitored, the power state of many equipment can be checked at a glance in real time, and the state of the communication network can be checked together. It will be possible to easily check at a glance whether the abnormal power supply is actually caused by a problem in the communication module or the surrounding repeater.

1 is a view showing an equipment power monitoring system of a work space according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view illustrating a dashboard screen of the equipment power monitoring device of Figure 1;
3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of the equipment power monitoring device of FIG. 1;
Figure 4 is a flowchart showing a driving process of the equipment power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and
5 is a flowchart showing a driving process of the equipment power monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for monitoring equipment power in a workspace according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a dashboard screen of the equipment power monitoring device of FIG. 1 .

As shown in Figure 1, the equipment power monitoring system 90 of the workspace according to the embodiment of the present invention is a plurality of equipment 100, communication network 110, and some or all of the equipment power monitoring device 120 include

Here, "including some or all" means that some components such as the communication network 110 are omitted so that a plurality of devices 100 and the device power monitoring device 120 perform direct communication (eg, P2P communication) or (For example, communicating without using an external private network), as meaning that the equipment power monitoring device 120 can be integrated into a network device (eg, a wireless exchange device, etc.) constituting the communication network 110 and configured , it will be described as including all in order to help a sufficient understanding of the invention.

The plurality of equipment 100 includes various types of equipment or devices installed in a work space 97 such as tunnel construction or at a construction site as shown in FIG. 1 . Here, it is meaningless to clearly distinguish the terms of equipment and devices. In other words, in the embodiment of the present invention, commercial power or the like is used as a main power source, a battery or the like is used as an auxiliary power source, and a communication module capable of transmitting status information to the outside, for example, the equipment power monitoring device 120 using the internal power state. This is because it means an electronic device or machine having Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, it will not be particularly limited to the device or the equipment. For example, it may be a device or equipment that monitors only the auxiliary power and communication module.

In the detailed configuration of each equipment 100, the above main power, auxiliary power and communication module (or communication unit) may be controlled under the control of a control unit such as a CPU or MPU as a whole. In general, most of the equipment 100 operates by using a commercial power of 200V as the main power, but in the case of the main power, a lot of trouble follows because power is supplied by wire. In addition, when the commercial power is unstable, for example, when the supply is suddenly cut off, the operation may be performed by switching to the auxiliary power, and for this reason, the battery used as the auxiliary power may be charged at all times. Of course, inside the equipment, for example, the control unit may periodically check the state of charge of the battery, and may calculate the available time based on this. For example, if a particular device is discharged at 5% per hour, it is not difficult to calculate the usable time when the battery has about 30% remaining. However, since, for example, the equipment power monitoring device 120 used as a server is expensive and therefore highly likely to have high-performance hardware resources, the corresponding operation can be made in the equipment power monitoring device 120 , and of course, the communication network 110 . It may be possible to determine the operating subject according to the state of the For example, when the data processing load of the equipment power monitoring device 120 is high, the calculation is made in each equipment 100 according to a request. Of course, in this process, each of the devices 100 may be provided with a program in the form of firmware from the device power monitoring device 120, and it may be possible to periodically update the program.

In addition, when the main power is suddenly cut off or switched to auxiliary power, the components such as the control unit in each equipment 100 are installed in the vicinity and communicate with the communication module of the equipment 100, such as a communication repeater. It can be checked periodically. For example, the status information of the device is used as a peripheral repeater, where the repeater may be an access point (AP) installed by a construction company, a construction company, etc. When there is no problem, it can be seen that a problem with a neighboring access point has occurred. Conversely, the same is true for peripheral repeaters. Therefore, the state information of each equipment 100 is normally acquired (or generated), but the power state is not monitored due to abnormal operation, such as a malfunction, of a peripheral repeater or an internal communication module, so the equipment power monitoring device 120 is the work space. It may be determined that a failure has occurred in the specific equipment 100 .

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when monitoring the power state of the equipment 100 in the workspace 97, the state of the communication networks is essentially monitored together. For example, each device 100 transmits the status information or status data of the device 100 through a neighboring repeater, but fails when an abnormal operation of the repeater is detected, that is, when there is no response signal (ACK). It is also possible to search for surrounding repeaters that operate normally by recognizing them as such. If there is no nearby repeater, the state data may be transmitted through an access point or a base station (eg, e-NodeB) installed by a telecommunication company. As will be dealt with later, depending on which path data is received, the equipment power monitoring device 120 may recognize that a problem has occurred in the existing communication path. In general, since communication devices transmit their own device identification information while transmitting data, the equipment power monitoring device 120 can easily monitor the communication network status through the corresponding identification information.

Conversely, the communication repeater installed in the work space 97 may notify the equipment power monitoring device 120 of the failure of the equipment 100 when the state data is not normally received from each equipment 100 . In this way, it can be seen that each equipment 100 of the workspace 97 and a communication repeater as a peripheral communication device perform complementary operations for efficient monitoring of the workspace 97 .

The communication network 110 may further include an access point installed in the initial work space 97 of the construction company, etc., in addition to the communication network of the key communication company. The communication network 110 includes both wired and wireless communication networks. For example, a wired/wireless Internet network may be used or interlocked as the communication network 110 . Here, the wired network includes an Internet network such as a cable network or a public telephone network (PSTN), and the wireless communication network includes CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, Evolved Packet Core (EPC), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Wibro networks. meaning to include Of course, the communication network 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be used, for example, in a cloud computing network under a cloud computing environment, a 5G network, and the like. For example, when the communication network 110 is a wired communication network, the access point in the communication network 110 can connect to a switching center of a telephone company. or by connecting to various repeaters such as Base Station Transmission (BTS), NodeB, and e-NodeB to process data.

The communication network 110 may include an access point. Here, the access point includes a small base station such as a femto or pico base station that is often installed in a building. Femto or pico base stations are classified according to the maximum number of devices 100 and the like within the work space 97 in the classification of small base stations. Of course, the access point may include a short-distance communication module for performing short-distance communication such as Bluetooth, Zigbee and Wi-Fi with the device 100 and the like. The access point may use TCP/IP or Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) for wireless communication. Here, short-range communication may be performed in various standards such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, infrared, radio frequency (RF) such as ultra high frequency (UHF) and very high frequency (VHF), and ultra wideband communication (UWB) in addition to Wi-Fi. Accordingly, the access point extracts the location of the data packet, designates the best communication path for the extracted location, and transmits the data packet to the next device, for example, the equipment power monitoring device 120 along the designated communication path. The access point may share several lines in a general network environment, and includes, for example, a router, a repeater, and a repeater.

The equipment power monitoring device 120 analyzes the state data provided from each equipment 100 in the work space 97 and displays the state of each equipment 100 on the screen in real time. Through this, the manager can easily monitor the equipment 100 of the work space 97 at a glance. In FIG. 2 , for example, it is possible to check the operation state of each equipment 100 and the surrounding repeaters in the work space 97 on a monitor screen called a dashboard at a glance. The equipment power monitoring device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention can generate a screen as shown in FIG. 2 so that monitoring is substantially effective, and display the operating state of the equipment 100 on the generated screen in real time. have. Of course, graphics may be processed or sound may be processed so that animation effects are added while displaying the operating state on the screen in real time. A typical action of an animation effect is to cause flickering. Alternatively, effects such as rotating a green circle around the icon during normal operation may be included. In addition, the equipment power monitoring device 120 sends a failure notification message (including location information) to designated personnel when a failure occurs, visual expression with color and animation effect at the failure point, and auditory expression using a warning light, sound source, etc. can be expressed simultaneously.

The equipment power monitoring device 120 may display approximately six states on the monitoring screen. UPS i.e. uninterrupted or normal power input to the power supply device, the network status of the communication module to deliver UPS status information is normal, and the power input to the UPS is cut off (e.g., the current UPS battery level is 58%, the battery can be used for 29 minutes) ), the battery is discharged in a state where the power to the UPS is cut off (e.g., 0% of the remaining battery level), the network status of the communication module to deliver the UPS status information is abnormal (e.g., the power is cut off due to communication failure or UPS battery discharge), The status of connected network devices (green: normal/red: poor communication or failure) can be displayed.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2 , the equipment power monitoring device 120 divides the screen into a first area, a second area 200 , a third area 220 , and a fourth area 240 to configure the screen. can Of course, such a layout can increase the efficiency of monitoring. The first area, which is the left screen of FIG. 2 , shows the equipment at the location where the equipment 100 of FIG. 1 is installed along with the appearance of the work space. On the first area, for example, a corresponding icon 211 may be displayed in red at locations of devices whose communication is cut off, and a status information window 210 at a location where power or communication is poor will pop up (eg, the upper number is the number for each point). ), and when the magnifying glass icon 212 is clicked, information such as a photo of the electric withdrawal location of the corresponding location and contact information of the person in charge may be popped up. Of course, the status information window 210 may disappear after the administrator confirms, but may automatically disappear through the status data when the equipment check is completed.

Furthermore, the equipment power monitoring device 120 performs real-time operation of each equipment 100 based on the state data received in real time for each equipment 100 in the workspace 97 on the second area 200 of the monitoring screen. Displays the power status change with text. Through text message, the administrator can check the power status in real time.

The third area 220 of the monitoring screen visually implements and shows the real-time status change of each device 100 in the form of an animation based on the received status data. It can be seen that the above six states are shown in the third area 220 . For example, at the shield tunnel entrance corresponding to No. 4 on the third area 220, the auxiliary power is completely discharged (eg, blinking), and it can be confirmed that the communication state is broken (eg, blinking). A red block may also be displayed at the location of the problem (eg, the entrance to the shield tunnel, down the TBM). In the third area 220, the working space is divided into a plurality of areas so that the state of the gas sensor, scanner, repeater, CCTV, etc. in the corresponding area can be checked at a glance.

In addition, the fourth area 230 of the monitoring screen displays a network configuration diagram of the workspace 97 . This is a flowchart that allows you to check the entire network and power status at a glance. If all devices or equipment after a certain point have bad communication, you can check the points to be checked at a glance. Referring to FIG. 2 , it can be seen that a communication failure occurs between points 4 and 6 .

As mentioned above, the equipment power monitoring device 120 may send a failure notification text or the like to designated personnel when a failure occurs, that is, when a problem occurs in each equipment 100 of the work space 97 . For example, when each equipment 100 is installed at the beginning of construction, after registering contact information for a person in charge of the equipment 100 , a notification may be automatically made when a failure of the specific equipment 100 occurs. For example, when a team leader or supervisor is located in the workspace 97, a notification may be transmitted by detecting a beacon signal of a smart phone possessed by the team leader or supervisor or a beacon device worn by the team leader or supervisor. For example, when a text notification is requested from the device power monitoring device 120 to a smartphone, a text notification is performed, but through a beacon device, various types of notifications are generated, such as to cause vibrations in the wearing device (eg, working hat, etc.) can be made The person in charge can be divided into formal and assistant, and after contacting the official person, when there is a problem, such as not being able to contact, the assistant person in charge can be contacted. Various channels such as SMS (notification talk) may be used. For example, after notifying the official person in charge, if the location is tracked through a beacon signal or the like and the user does not move, a call connection may be made automatically or another person in charge may be contacted. As such, the equipment power monitoring device 120 may automatically contact an assistant or other person in charge based on the location or state of the main person in charge (eg, whether he is moving, etc.) so that a quick response can be made.

Various data processed by the equipment power monitoring device 120 on the DB 120a of the device power monitoring device 120 are systematically classified and stored. Accordingly, for example, when a manager device (eg, a computer) connected to the equipment power monitoring device 120 accesses and requests an inquiry of a failure history or a UPS history, the related data may be set in a designated format and provided to the manager. For example, applications may be linked so that free access is possible through a smartphone.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed structure of the equipment power monitoring device shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the device power monitoring device 120 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a communication interface unit 300 , a control unit 310 , and a device power monitoring unit 320 as, for example, a server or a computer body. ) and a part or all of the storage unit 330, and may further include a display unit such as a monitor or a current status board.

Here, "including some or all" means that some components such as the storage unit 330 are omitted or some components such as the equipment power monitoring unit 320 are integrated into other components such as the control unit 310 It means that it can be configured as such, and it will be described as including all in order to help a sufficient understanding of the invention.

The communication interface unit 300 communicates with various devices 100 in the workspace 97 via the communication network 110 of FIG. 1 . The communication interface unit 300 may communicate directly with the device 100 , but may also perform communication through a repeater. A specific operation may be determined according to the intention of a system designer. In the process of performing communication, the communication interface unit 300 may perform various operations such as modulation/demodulation, muxing/demuxing, and encoding/decoding. Since such an operation is obvious to those skilled in the art, further description will be omitted.

The communication interface unit 300 receives, in real time, state data related to the operating state of the various equipment 100 in the workspace 97 , more precisely, the power state. For example, although the power state in various equipment 100 is normal, if there is a failure in the communication module that transmits data, data is not received from the standpoint of the equipment power monitoring device 120, so the failure of the specific equipment 100 can be judged as In order to solve this problem, the communication interface unit 300 tries to communicate with the communication module of the corresponding equipment 100 through a peripheral repeater and then when there is no response signal (ACK), it can be determined that the communication module operates abnormally. have.

In addition, when the equipment power monitoring device 120 of FIG. 1 is a server, the communication interface unit 300 displays the screen as in FIG. 2 as a manager device (eg, a remote computer, a dashboard of a workspace, etc.) Graphics, that is, screen data can be transmitted. The equipment power monitoring device 120 may generate a screen of a specified format as shown in FIG. 2 .

The control unit 310 is responsible for the overall control operation of the communication interface unit 300, the equipment power monitoring unit 320, and the storage unit 330 constituting the equipment power monitoring device 120 of FIG. When real-time state (or situation) data for various equipment 100 in the work space 97 is received through the communication interface unit 300 , it is temporarily stored in the storage unit 330 and then called, the equipment power monitoring unit (320) can be provided.

In addition, the control unit 310 controls the communication interface unit 300 so that when data analysis is completed through the equipment power monitoring unit 320 and screen data in a specified format is provided, it can be displayed on the monitor screen of the manager computer. .

The equipment power monitoring unit 320 executes a program for generating a monitoring screen as shown in FIG. 2 . Of course, on the monitoring screen, the analysis result of the real-time state data for the power state and communication state for the various equipment 100 of the work space 97 provided through the control unit 310 is reflected and displayed. Representatively, the appearance of the work space 97 and the equipment 100 installed in the work space 97 may be schematically shown in the first area of the screen. When there is a failure or abnormal operation of the corresponding equipment 100, a status information window may pop up and appear. In addition, in another area of the screen, a screen for viewing the specific state of the equipment 100 is displayed. It corresponds to the right screen in FIG. 2 .

The equipment power monitoring unit 320 analyzes real-time state data and shows the power state and communication state of the equipment 100 provided in a specific area (eg, shield tunnel entrance) according to the analysis result, and in a normal state, green animation In an abnormal operation, red is implemented in the form of animation. When the main power is switched to the auxiliary power, the icon is changed to the auxiliary power and displayed. In the case of the auxiliary power, the remaining amount of the battery and the available time are displayed. can

In addition, the equipment power monitoring unit 320 may expose the contact information for the person in charge of the equipment when the status information window pops up and selects the magnifying glass icon. Of course, the equipment power monitoring unit 320 notifies the current state of the equipment 100 to the contact information of the person in charge stored in matching with the equipment 100 when a failure or abnormal operation of the specific equipment 100 is determined, and repaired immediately I can request an inspection. After requesting an authorized person, the location of the person in question can be tracked and, if movement is not detected, a call can be automatically made, or an assistant person can be automatically contacted.

In addition, the equipment power monitoring unit 320 may perform an operation for calculating the remaining battery amount or available time, and when it is determined that the communication module of each equipment 100 is operating abnormally, the peripheral repeater to determine the abnormal operation An operation for confirming the detected abnormal operation may be performed by performing communication with the . Of course, if the system is designed so that the status data from each device 100 is transmitted via a repeater, if the status data is not received as a result of checking the identification information of the specific device 100, it is due to a failure of the communication module of the device 100. can judge In addition, if the equipment 100 in a specific area needs to transmit status data through a repeater in charge of communication in that area, but if the state data is transmitted through another repeater, it is determined that the competent repeater operates abnormally (eg, malfunction). You may. Of course, the determination may be possible through the device identification information of the repeater. In this way, various operations can be performed according to the intention of the system designer, but above all, the embodiment of the present invention easily determines the power state of each equipment 100 in connection with the communication state, and through this, a quick response to power management is achieved. let it go

The storage unit 330 may store various information or data processed under the control of the control unit 310 . Here, information may mean a simple request (REQ) or response (ACK) control command, and the data is red (R), green (G), and blue (B) pixel data involved in screen formation, and equipment It may mean state data indicating the operation state of (100), but the two terms are used interchangeably, so the use of such terms will not be particularly limited in the embodiment of the present invention. For example, state data may be referred to as state information.

Meanwhile, as another embodiment of the present invention, the controller 310 of FIG. 3 may include a CPU and a memory, and the CPU and the memory may be configured as a single chip. The control unit 310 may include a control circuit, an operation unit (ALU), a command interpretation unit, a registry, and the like, and the memory may include a RAM. The control circuit may perform a control operation, the operation unit may interpret the operation processing of binary bit information, and the instruction interpreter may interpret whether the input binary bit information is related to the performance of any operation. Here, the analysis may be that after matching the data on the left and right sides of the lookup table (LUT), the control circuit finds the data on the right based on the data on the left and performs the operation. The registry is involved in software data storage. According to the above configuration, the CPU copies the program of the equipment power monitoring unit 320 when the equipment power monitoring device 120 is initially driven, loads the program in the memory, and executes it to quickly increase the data processing speed.

4 is a flowchart showing a driving process of the equipment power monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 together with FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation, the equipment power monitoring device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the main power, auxiliary power, communication module and State data for a communication repeater communicating with the communication module is received (S400). Of course, it is preferable that such state data is included in a data packet in a designated data format and provided.

In addition, the device power monitoring device 120 generates a monitoring screen for displaying the power and communication status on the screen based on the received status data of each device 100, and when an abnormal operation of the communication module is detected, peripheral communication The abnormal operation is checked by the repeater and the state change is implemented in the form of an animation on the (pre)generated monitoring screen (S410).

In this process, the equipment power monitoring device 120 displays each equipment 100 on the screen on the first area of the screen, and on the basis of the state data previously received on the second area of the screen, real-time of each equipment 100 . The power state change is displayed in text, and a monitoring screen for visually realizing the real-time state change of each equipment 100 in the form of an animation is generated based on the state data previously received on the third area of the screen. In other words, it can be seen that the screen is created by reflecting the real-time state on the graphic screen of the specified layout. In the fourth area, a monitoring screen for showing power and communication status in the form of a flowchart may be generated.

For example, the equipment power monitoring device 120 changes the icon to the auxiliary power when the main power is cut off, and displays the status of the auxiliary power on the screen. It can display the remaining amount of battery and the available time of use. In addition, the equipment power monitoring device 120 may monitor the state of the communication network complementarily through a communication repeater that communicates with the communication module of each equipment 100 . For example, in order to check the status of the communication module of the various equipment 100, the communication module directly transmits the status data. At the same time, the state data can be simultaneously transmitted to check the communication state of the surrounding communication repeater, but the identification information can be transmitted by including only time information in consideration of the data processing load. If the communication module of the specific device 100 fails, there is no state data received from the corresponding device. At this time, the equipment power monitoring device 120 attempts to communicate with the communication module of the corresponding equipment through a peripheral repeater. If there is no response as a result of an attempt, it can be judged as a failure of the communication module.

As another example, as mentioned above, the state data is provided through the repeater (or the second communication repeater) as the main path, and when the state data of the specific equipment 100 is not received through the repeater, for example, device identification information is not confirmed and it can be determined that the communication module of the corresponding equipment 100 is out of order, and when the state data of the corresponding equipment 100 is received through another repeater (or the second communication repeater), even in this case, the Through the device identification information, it can be determined that the related repeater is out of order.

The above two methods may be appropriately combined and used. Of course, such a combination can be made through operation reset when a preset condition is satisfied in the equipment power monitoring device 120 . This may be selected in consideration of the communication situation of the construction site, etc., and such a method may be determined through deep learning of artificial intelligence (AI). For example, when all of the surrounding communication repeaters are out of service (the situation is determined by rule-based or deep learning), the communication module of each device 100 is directly connected to the base station (eg, e-NodeB, etc.) of the communication company. to transmit data.

In addition to the above, detailed information related to the equipment power monitoring device 120 of FIG. 1 has been sufficiently described above, and therefore, it will be replaced with the contents.

5 is a flowchart showing a driving process of the equipment power monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 together with FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation, the equipment power monitoring device 120 of FIG. 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention may display a normal monitor screen and an abnormal monitor screen on the monitor screen (S500). , S50). Of course, the two screens can be simultaneously expressed on one screen, and the status of the equipment 100 installed in the work space 97 can be displayed on one screen through the icon to indicate the normal or abnormal operation status.

In addition, the equipment power monitoring device 120 determines that the main power is cut off and the remaining battery level or communication is normal, the power supply is abnormal, and if the main power is normal, the battery charging, or the communication error is the power supply error or the repeater error (S521) ~ S524). For example, when a communication error occurs in a plurality of devices 100 , when the corresponding device 100 is connected to a public repeater (eg, a private communication company repeater, etc.), it is determined as a repeater error. This corresponds to a case in which the main path of communication is set to transmit status data through a repeater. Therefore, when the repeater has a communication error, it becomes impossible to transmit the state data, so the communication module of the equipment 100 attempts to communicate with another repeater and transmits its own state data, thereby causing a communication error of the repeater that mainly controls its own communication. can be judged However, as described above, it is possible for the communication module of the equipment 100 to directly transmit the state data, and thus it can be made in various ways according to the intention of the system designer. will not be limited.

The equipment power monitoring device 120 generates an error occurrence and an error code character (S530). The generated characters are displayed on one side of the screen as shown in FIG. 2 . Alternatively, the error code character may be transmitted to the person in charge of the equipment 100 .

In addition, when a failure or abnormal operation is detected or continued, the equipment power monitoring device 120 may check information in charge of the equipment 100 and transmit state information (S540 and S550). When transmitting, the equipment location map may be transmitted together, or an error code may be transmitted.

When the equipment power monitoring device 120 notifies the person in charge of the equipment 100, the failure of the equipment 100 is notified to the main person in charge or the auxiliary person in charge, but, for example, by checking the location information of the main person in charge and the auxiliary person in charge, based on the result Appropriate notification may be made by notifying or checking whether to move to the corresponding device 100 (S560).

For example, the work space 97 is equipped with a beacon device provided in the workers' wearing devices (eg, work hat, etc.), and a beacon scanner as a communication relay device installed inside the work space 97 to communicate with the beacon device. can be Of course, the equipment power monitoring device 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention can also monitor the power status or communication status of the beacon scanner in this case. In this case, by measuring the distance through the identification information or signal reception strength of the beacon device The location of the workers is known. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the location of a worker or supervisor in the field through such location information. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the person in charge of the equipment is located inside the work space 97, the position can be known through such a beacon signal, or it can be known whether the equipment exists in the work space 97, and thus The status notification of the responsible equipment can be appropriately selected.

In other words, when a work status board or an electric sign board is provided in the work space 97, a notification may be made through this. In addition, since it is determined that communication such as GPS is impossible as in tunnel construction, a notification can be made to the person in charge through a beacon scanner or a beacon device. For example, a beacon scanner or beacon device may relay text transmission to the smart phone of the person in charge. Of course, a beacon device or a beacon scanner may be referred to as a communication device and a communication relay device in a broad sense, and therefore, the embodiment of the present invention will not be specifically limited to a beacon signal. For example, various signals capable of short-range communication such as Bluetooth or Zigbee may be used. Considering aspects such as construction cost, a beacon signal may be preferable in the case of simply tracking a location, but in other cases, an appropriate communication device may be selected and used.

Furthermore, if the equipment power monitoring device 120 determines that the equipment manager does not move to the corresponding equipment, for example, through location tracking through a beacon signal, the equipment power monitoring device 120 may automatically perform a phone connection operation. In addition, by notifying the person in charge of other equipment (S570), the equipment 100 may be repaired.

In addition to the above, the equipment power monitoring device 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention can perform various operations, and other detailed information has been sufficiently described above, so it will be replaced with the contents.

On the other hand, even though it has been described that all components constituting the embodiment of the present invention are combined or operated in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components are selectively combined to perform some or all functions of the combined components in one or a plurality of hardware program modules It may be implemented as a computer program having Codes and code segments constituting the computer program can be easily deduced by those skilled in the art of the present invention. Such a computer program is stored in a computer-readable non-transitory computer readable media, read and executed by the computer, thereby implementing an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the non-transitory readable recording medium refers to a medium that stores data semi-permanently and can be read by a device, not a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, memory, etc. . Specifically, the above-described programs may be provided by being stored in a non-transitory readable recording medium such as a CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications may be made by those having the knowledge of, of course, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

100: (construction) equipment 110: communication network
120: equipment power monitoring device 300: communication interface unit
310: control unit 320: equipment power monitoring unit
330: storage

Claims (12)

a communication interface unit for receiving main power, auxiliary power, a communication module and status data for a peripheral communication repeater communicating with the communication module of each equipment in the work space; and
A monitoring screen is generated to display the power and communication status on the screen based on the received status data of each device, and when an abnormal operation of the communication module is detected, abnormal operation is checked by the peripheral communication repeater to change the state a control unit for displaying on the generated monitoring screen;
Equipment power monitoring device including. According to claim 1,
The control unit includes a first area for displaying the work space and each of the devices on a monitor screen, a second area for displaying a real-time power state change of each device based on the received status data in text, and the received Equipment for generating the monitoring screen having a third area for displaying real-time status changes of the respective devices based on status data and a fourth area for displaying the overall network and power status for each device in the workspace in a flowchart power monitoring device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit, equipment power monitoring device for popping up a status information window at the location of each device on the first area when the power or communication of the designated equipment is abnormal. 4. The method of claim 3,
The control unit, equipment power monitoring device for exposing information about the person in charge of the designated equipment when selecting a designated icon in the pop-up status information window. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the main power is cut off, the control unit calculates the remaining amount and available time of the battery, which is the auxiliary power, and displays the calculated information on the pop-up status information window of the first area and the screen of the second area, respectively. power monitoring device. According to claim 1,
When an abnormal operation of the designated equipment is detected based on the received state information, the control unit automatically contacts the assistant in charge based on the location and status of the main person in charge of the designated equipment to notify the abnormal state power monitoring device. Receiving, by the communication interface unit, state data for main power, auxiliary power, a communication module and a peripheral communication repeater communicating with the communication module of each equipment in the work space; and
The control unit generates a monitoring screen for displaying the power and communication status on the screen based on the received status data of each device, and when an abnormal operation of the communication module is detected, the abnormal operation is confirmed by the peripheral communication repeater to display the status change on the generated monitoring screen;
A method of driving the equipment power monitoring device, including. 8. The method of claim 7,
The implementation step is
A first area for displaying the work space and each of the devices on a monitor screen, a second area for displaying real-time power state changes of each of the devices in text based on the received status data, and based on the received status data and generating the monitoring screen having a third area for displaying real-time status changes of each of the devices and a fourth area for displaying the overall network and power status of each device in the workspace as a flowchart. A method of driving a power monitoring device. 9. The method of claim 8,
The implementation step is
A method of driving a device power monitoring device comprising the step of popping up a status information window at the location of each device on the first area when the power or communication of the designated device is abnormal. 10. The method of claim 9,
The implementation step is
and exposing information about a person in charge of the designated equipment when a designated icon is selected in the pop-up status information window. 11. The method of claim 10,
The implementation step is
When the main power is cut off, calculating the remaining amount and available time of the battery, which is the auxiliary power, and displaying the calculated information on the pop-up status information window of the first area and the screen of the second area, respectively. A method of driving a power monitoring device. 8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising; when an abnormal operation of the designated equipment is detected based on the received state information, automatically contacting the assistant in charge based on the location and status of the main person in charge of the designated equipment to notify the abnormal state; How to drive the equipment power monitoring device.

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