TW201802752A - Smart water supply management system and method thereof capable of preventing frequent water pumping during the electricity peak time - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a smart water supply management system and a method thereof. The water supply management system comprises a water-storage unit, a water tower unit, a water pumping unit, a pipeline unit, a detection unit, and a management module. The pipeline unit includes a main water pipe, and plural diversion water pipes. The detection unit includes plural flow rate detectors. The management module includes a schedule unit having a peak time. The smart water supply management method includes: in a step (B), determining that the water quantity in the water tower unit is less than the first water stage level and it is the peak time; in a step (C2), further determining that the sum of the water quantity in the water tower unit and the water quantity in the pipeline unit is less than a predetermined value of required water consumption; and, in a step (D), using the control unit to activate the water pumping unit to pump water, so as to effectively prevent frequent water pumping during the electricity peak time.

Description

Intelligent water supply management system and method

The invention relates to a water tower system, in particular to an intelligent water supply management system and method.

Energy conservation is a topic that everyone continues to pursue and explore in order to reduce energy consumption and maintain environmental resources. If industrial or enterprise users can effectively improve energy efficiency, energy consumption and production costs will be greatly reduced.

Water and electricity are closely related to daily life, and most of the domestic water or industrial water is first stored in a water tank by tap water, and then pumped into the water tower on the top floor or high floor by a pumping motor. It is used by users, and when the water tower is at a low water level, a pumping motor is started to pump water to make up the water volume of the water tower to the full water level. However, fetching water based solely on water level assessment will often require fetching water during peak hours of electricity usage, resulting in users having to pay overdue electricity charges, which is not cost-effective. In addition, if the water pipe is broken or leaking, the user cannot be notified immediately, and the pumping motor frequently draws water. The user often needs to receive the water bill to find that the water consumption is abnormal and the power consumption will increase significantly.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent water supply management system with effective energy saving.

Therefore, an intelligent water supply management system of the present invention includes a water storage unit for receiving an external water source, a water tower unit connected to the water storage unit, and a water storage unit for driving the water source of the water storage unit into the water tower unit to store water. A pumping unit, a pipeline unit for outputting the water source of the water tower unit, a detection unit, and a management module.

The pipeline unit includes a main water pipe communicating with the water tower unit, and a plurality of water distribution pipes respectively communicating with the main water pipe.

The detection unit includes a plurality of flow detectors for detecting the water input and output of the water storage unit, the water tower unit, and the main water pipe and the water distribution pipe of the pipeline unit, and a flow detector disposed in the The water tower unit is a water level sensor for detecting the water level of the water tower unit. The water level sensor has a first quasi-water level and a second quasi-water level greater than the first quasi-water level. The management module includes an analysis unit for receiving information from the flow detector and information from the water level sensor, a preset unit with a preset value of water demand, a peak period and a A time-history unit during the off-peak period, and a control unit that connects the analysis unit and the time-history unit and can control the opening and closing of the pumping unit.

The analysis unit statistically analyzes the water amount of the water storage unit, the water tower unit and the pipeline unit and receives information sensed by the water level sensor, and the analysis unit receives that the water level sensor is smaller than the first quasi-water level When the message is generated, a first reminder message is generated. When the control unit receives the first reminder message and judges that the time unit is the peak period, and judges that the analysis unit counts the water volume of the water tower unit and the water volume of the pipeline unit When the sum does not reach the preset water demand of the preset unit, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the sum of the water volume of the water tower unit and the water volume of the pipeline unit reaches the water demand When the amount is preset, the control unit turns off the pumping unit; when the control unit receives the first reminder message and determines that the time-scheduled unit is the off-peak period, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to pump water to the water tower unit, When the water volume of the water tower unit reaches the second quasi-water level, the control unit turns off the pumping unit.

Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent water supply management method with effective energy saving.

Therefore, the intelligent water supply management method of the present invention is applied to a water supply management system. The water supply management system includes a water storage unit, a water tower unit, a pumping unit, a pipeline unit, a detection unit, and a management module. . The pipeline unit includes a main water pipe and a plurality of water distribution pipes. The detection unit includes a plurality of flow detectors and a water level sensor. The management module includes an analysis unit, a preset unit, a time history unit having a peak period and an off-peak period, and a control unit. The intelligent water supply management method includes a step (A), a step (B), a step (C1), a step (C2), and a step (D).

In step (A), the flow detector of the detection unit detects the corresponding water input and output of the water storage unit, the water tower unit and the pipeline unit, and the water level sensor detects The amount of water in the water tower unit.

In step (B), when the analysis unit of the management module receives a message that the water level sensor is less than a first quasi-water level, a first reminder message is generated, and the control unit receives the first reminder message and It is judged that the time history unit is the peak period or the off-peak period.

In step (C1), if the determination result of step (B) is the off-peak period, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the water volume of the water tower unit reaches a second quasi-water level At that time, the control unit turns off the pumping unit.

In step (C2), if the determination result of step (B) is the peak period, the control unit further judges whether the analysis unit analyzes and statistics whether the sum of the water volume of the water tower unit and the water volume of the pipeline unit reaches the preset value. One unit of water demand preset value.

In step (D), if the determination result in step (C2) is no, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit reaches When the water demand is preset, the control unit turns off the pumping unit.

The effect of the present invention lies in the design of using the analysis unit to count the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit. When the water quantity of the water tower unit is less than the first level water level, and the control unit judges that it is a power spike During the time period, the control unit further determines that the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit is less than the preset value of the water demand. The control unit only turns on the pumping unit to draw water, and the sum of the water volume of the water tower unit and the water volume of the pipeline unit reaches the preset value of the water demand, which effectively avoids frequent water pumping during peak power usage. Furthermore, through the flow detectors provided on the main water pipe and the water distribution pipe, it is convenient to monitor whether the used pipeline is leaking or the water is abnormal.

1‧‧‧ water storage unit

2‧‧‧ Water Tower Unit

3‧‧‧ Pumping unit

4‧‧‧Piping unit

41‧‧‧ main water pipe

42‧‧‧ water pipe

5‧‧‧ Detection Unit

51‧‧‧ traffic detector

52‧‧‧Water Level Sensor

6‧‧‧Management Module

61‧‧‧analysis unit

62‧‧‧ preset unit

63‧‧‧Time unit

64‧‧‧control unit

65‧‧‧Alarm unit

7‧‧‧terminal display module

71‧‧‧Manual adjustment unit

100‧‧‧ external water source

A ~ F‧‧‧ steps

C1 ~ C2‧‧‧‧steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the intelligent water supply management system of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram to assist in explaining Figure 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the first embodiment of the intelligent water supply management method of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the second embodiment of the intelligent water supply management method of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

1 and FIG. 2, an embodiment of an intelligent water supply management system according to the present invention includes a water storage unit 1 for receiving an external water source 100, a water tower unit 2 connected to the water storage unit 1, and a water storage unit 1 The water source of the water unit 1 is driven into the pumping unit 3 for storing water in the water tower unit 2, a pipeline unit 4 for outputting the water source of the water tower unit 2, a detection unit 5, a management module 6, and a terminal display Module 7.

The pipeline unit 4 includes a main water pipe 41 connected to the water tower unit 2 and a plurality of water distribution pipes 42 respectively connected to the main water pipe 41. The detection unit 5 includes a plurality of flow detectors for detecting the water input and output of the water storage unit 1, the water tower unit 2, and the main water pipe 41 and the water distribution pipe 42 of the pipeline unit 4, respectively. 51, and a water level sensor 52 disposed on the water tower unit 2 and used to detect the water level of the water tower unit 2. The water level sensor 52 has a first quasi-water level and a second quasi-water level that is greater than the first quasi-water level. In this embodiment, the flow detector 51 is in the form of a water meter and is used to record the data of the water flow, but it is not limited to this. It may also be the form of an ultrasonic water flow meter. The radon in the pipe can be measured, which is convenient for installation and can be directly measured if it is installed on the pipe.

The management module 6 includes an analysis unit 61 for receiving information from the flow detector 51 and information from the water level sensor 52, a preset unit 62 having a preset value of water demand, and a A rush hour and off-peak time unit 63, a control unit 64 that connects the analysis unit 61 and the time unit 63 and can control the opening and closing of the pumping unit 3, and an alarm unit that connects the analysis unit 61 65.

The analysis unit 61 statistically analyzes the amount of water in the water storage unit 1, the water tower unit 2 and the pipeline unit 4 and receives information sensed by the water level sensor 52, and the analysis unit 61 receives the water level sensor 52 less than The first quasi-level message will generate a first reminder message.

When the control unit 64 receives the first reminder message and judges that the time-schedule unit 63 is the peak period, and judges that the analysis unit 61 counts the sum of the water volume of the water tower unit 2 and the water volume of the pipeline unit 4 less than the pre-set When the water demand of the unit 62 is preset, the control unit 64 turns on the pumping unit 3 to fetch water to the water tower unit 2. When the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit 2 and the water quantity of the pipeline unit 4 reaches the preset value of the water demand, the control unit 64 turns off the pumping unit 3. That is to say, during the peak period of power consumption, the water level of the water tower unit 2 is lower than the first quasi-water level, and the water quantity of the pipeline unit 4 is further judged. When the water quantity of the water tower unit 2 is equal to the pipeline unit, The sum of the water quantity of 4 is less than the preset value of the water demand, and then the pumping unit 3 is turned on to fetch water to reach the preset value of the water demand, which can improve the existing technology. The lack of frequent water fetching during the electricity consumption period.

When the control unit 64 receives the first reminder message and judges that the time-schedule unit 63 is the off-peak period, the control unit 64 turns on the pumping unit 3 to fetch water to the water tower unit 2, and when the water volume of the water tower unit 2 reaches When the second level is near the water level, the control unit 64 turns off the pumping unit 3.

It should be particularly noted that the flow detector 51 between the main water pipe 41 and the water distribution pipe 42 is used to monitor the flow condition between the pipes. When the analysis unit 61 analyzes the statistics of the flow detector 51 When the input corresponding to the detected water quantity is not equal to the output, a warning message is generated. The alarm unit 65 receives the warning message and sends a notification message to the user, so that the user can effectively deal with the problem of abnormal water quantity or water leakage in real time. For example, when the usage flow of the main water pipe 41 is abnormal, the usage status of the corresponding water distribution pipe 42 can be determined through the flow detector 51 of the water distribution pipe 42, and the corresponding water distribution pipe 42 and the main water pipe 41 with abnormal water usage can be found. The water delivery condition is convenient for users to repair or replace, and effectively monitors the water used in the pipeline.

The terminal display module 7 is connected to the management module 6 and used to display relevant information of the management module 6 to the user, and includes a control unit 64 connected to the management module 6 and can control the control unit 64 to start. The manual adjustment unit 71 of the pumping unit 3 is closed. The user can use the manual adjustment unit 71 to turn the pumping unit 3 on or off according to the actual usage situation.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a first embodiment of an intelligent water supply management method according to the present invention is applied to control the water supply management system as described above. The intelligent water supply management method includes a step (A), a step (B ), One step (C1), one step (C2), and one step (D).

Generally speaking, the external water source 100 flows into the water storage unit 1 to store water, and then the pumping unit 3 fetches part of the water stored in the water storage unit 1 to the water tower unit 2 for storage, and then passes through the pipeline unit 4 The main water pipe 41 sends water to the water distribution pipe 42 for use by a user. The flow detector 51 of the detection unit 5 detects the input and output water amounts of the water storage unit 1, the water tower unit 2, and the pipeline unit 4. The analysis unit 61 of the management module 6 statistically analyzes the amount of water in the water storage unit 1, the water tower unit 2 and the pipeline unit 4 detected by the flow detector 51 and monitors the feeling of the water level sensor 52. Test message.

First, in step (A), the flow detector 51 of the detection unit 5 detects the corresponding water input and output of the water storage unit 1, the water tower unit 2 and the pipeline unit 4, And the water level sensor 52 senses the amount of water in the water tower unit 2. The flow detector 51 can be used to accurately monitor the water flow, which is convenient for subsequent analysis and judgment.

Then in step (B), the analysis unit 61 of the management module 6 statistically analyzes the water storage unit 1, the water tower unit 2, and the pipe detected by the flow detector 51 of the detection unit 5. The water amount of the main water pipe 41 and the water distribution pipe 42 of the road unit 4 and monitors the sensing information of the water level sensor 52. When the analysis unit 61 receives a message that the water level sensor 52 is less than a first quasi-water level, it generates a first reminder message, and the control unit 64 receives the first reminder message and further determines that the time-schedule unit 63 is The peak period or the off-peak period.

If the discrimination result in step (B) is an off-peak period, in step (C1), the control unit 64 turns on the pumping unit 3 to fetch water to the water tower unit 2, and when the water volume of the water tower unit 2 reaches a first When the two-level quasi-water level is reached, the control unit 64 turns off the pumping unit 3 to fetch water. In this embodiment, the first quasi-water level is a low water level, and the second quasi-water level is a full water level, but is not limited thereto, so that the water level can be replenished to the full water level during the off-peak period, thereby enabling Save electricity.

If the determination result of step (B) is the peak period, and in step (C2), the control unit 64 further judges that the analysis unit 61 analyzes and counts the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit 2 and the water quantity of the pipeline unit 4 Whether to reach one of the preset water demand preset values. If the control unit 64 determines that the water demand preset value has been reached, it returns to step (A). In this embodiment, the preset water demand is an estimated value set based on historical water consumption records, but is not limited thereto.

If the judgment result in step (C2) is no, it means that the preset value of the water demand is not reached, and in step (D), the control unit 64 turns on the pumping unit 3 to draw water to the water tower unit 2, and when When the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit 2 and the water quantity of the pipeline unit 4 reaches the preset value of the water demand, the control unit 64 turns off the pumping unit 3 to fetch water.

By further considering whether the sum of the water quantity of the pipeline unit 4 and the remaining water quantity of the water tower unit 2 reaches the preset value of the water demand, and then performing subsequent water extraction, the effective improvement is only based on the water level of the water tower unit 2 The disadvantage is that the water needs to be drawn multiple times during the peak period of electricity consumption.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, a second embodiment of the intelligent water supply management method of the present invention is substantially the same as the first embodiment of the intelligent water supply management method, except that the intelligent water supply management method further includes a connection In step (A), step (E), and step (F).

In step (E), when the analysis unit 61 of the management module 6 receives a message that the water level sensor 52 is greater than the first quasi-water level and less than the second quasi-water level, a second reminder message is generated. , The control unit 64 receives the second reminder message and determines that the time-schedule unit 63 is the peak period or the off-peak period. If the control unit 64 determines that it is a peak period, it returns to step (A).

If the determination result in step (E) is the off-peak period, in step (F), the control unit 64 turns on the pumping unit 3 to fetch water to the water tower unit 2, and when the water volume of the water tower unit 2 reaches the second When the water level is at the level, the control unit 64 turns off the pumping unit 3 to fetch water.

In brief, in step (E), when the water volume of the water tower unit 2 is greater than the first quasi-water level and less than the second quasi-water level, it is determined as the off-peak period, and in this step ( F), the water volume of the water tower unit 2 is filled to the second quasi-level, so that the water level of the water tower unit 2 can be further supplemented to the second quasi-level during the off-peak period, so as to ensure more Before the electricity consumption enters the peak period, the water level of the water tower unit 2 is at a high water level, avoiding water fetching during the peak period, thereby saving electricity costs.

In summary, the intelligent water supply management system and method of the present invention utilize the analysis unit 61 to calculate the design of the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit 2 and the water quantity of the pipeline unit 4, when the water quantity of the water tower unit 2 is less than the first place At the quasi-water level, and during the peak period, it is further judged that the sum of the water volume of the water tower unit 2 and the water volume of the pipeline unit 4 is less than the preset value of the water demand, and then the pumping unit 3 is turned on to reach the water demand The amount of preset value effectively avoids frequent fetching of water during peak periods of electricity use. Furthermore, the flow detector 51 provided in the main water pipe 41 and the water distribution pipe 42 is convenient for monitoring whether the used pipeline is leaking or the water is abnormal, so the purpose of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application and the content of the patent specification of the present invention, All are still within the scope of the invention patent.

A ~ D‧‧‧step

C1 ~ C2‧‧‧‧steps

Claims (6)

An intelligent water supply management system includes:
A water storage unit for receiving external water sources;
A water tower unit connected to the water storage unit;
A pumping unit for driving the water source of the water storage unit into the water storage unit of the water tower unit;
A pipeline unit for outputting the water source of the water tower unit, comprising a main water pipe communicating with the water tower unit, and a plurality of water distribution pipes respectively communicating with the main water pipe;
A detection unit includes a plurality of flow detectors for detecting the water input and output of the main water pipe and the water distribution pipe of the water storage unit, the water tower unit and the pipeline unit, respectively, and a flow detector provided in A water level sensor in the water tower unit and for detecting the water level of the water tower unit, the water level sensor having a first quasi-water level and a second quasi-water level greater than the first quasi-water level; and The management module includes an analysis unit for receiving information from the flow detector and information from the water level sensor, a preset unit with a preset value of water demand, a peak period, and a A time unit during the off-peak period, and a control unit that connects the analysis unit and the time unit and can control the opening and closing of the pumping unit. The analysis unit statistically analyzes the storage unit, the water tower unit, and the pipeline unit. The water level and receive the message sensed by the water level sensor, and the analysis unit generates a first reminder message when receiving the message that the water level sensor is less than the first quasi-water level, and when the control unit receives the first reminder Message and judgment The time unit is the peak period, and it is judged that the analysis unit counts the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit that does not reach the preset water demand of the preset unit, the control unit turns on the pumping unit Pumping water to the water tower unit, and when the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit reaches the preset value of the water demand, the control unit turns off the pumping unit to pump water; when the control unit receives the first A reminder message and the time unit is judged to be the off-peak period, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the water volume of the water tower unit reaches the second quasi-water level, the control unit turns off the Pumping unit. The intelligent water supply management system according to claim 1, wherein when the analysis unit receives a message that the water level sensor is greater than the first quasi-water level and less than the second quasi-water level, a second reminder message is generated, The control unit receives the second reminder message and judges that the time-scheduled unit is an off-peak period. The control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the water volume of the water tower unit reaches the second quasi-water level for the use The control unit turns off the pumping unit. The intelligent water supply management system according to claim 2, wherein the management module further includes an alarm unit connected to the analysis unit, and when the analysis unit analyzes and statistics the input of the corresponding detected water quantity of the flow detector, When the output is equal to a warning message, the warning unit receives a warning message and sends a notification message to a user. The intelligent water supply management system according to claim 3, further comprising a terminal display module connected to the management module, the terminal display module is used to display the relevant information of the management module to the user, and the terminal The display module includes a control unit connected to the management module and a manual adjustment unit that can control the control unit to open and close the pumping unit. An intelligent water supply management method is applied to a water supply management system. The water supply management system includes a water storage unit, a water tower unit, a pumping unit, a pipeline unit, a detection unit, and a management module. The pipeline The unit includes a main water pipe and a plurality of water distribution pipes. The detection unit includes a plurality of flow detectors and a water level sensor. The management module includes an analysis unit, a preset unit, and a peak period. And a time unit and a control unit, the intelligent water supply management method includes the following steps:
(A) The flow detector of the detection unit detects the water input and output of the main water pipe and the water distribution pipe of the water storage unit, the water tower unit and the pipeline unit, and the water level sensing The device senses the amount of water in the water tower unit;
(B) When the analysis unit of the management module receives a message that the water level sensor is less than a first quasi-water level, a first reminder message is generated, and the control unit receives the first reminder message and judges the time schedule The unit is the peak period or the off-peak period;
(C1) If the judgment result of step (B) is the off-peak period, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the water volume of the water tower unit reaches a second quasi-water level, the control unit Turn off the pumping unit;
(C2) If the determination result of step (B) is the peak period, the control unit further judges whether the analysis unit analyzes and calculates whether the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit reaches one of the preset unit water requirements Default value; and
(D) If the judgment result of step (C2) is no, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the sum of the water quantity of the water tower unit and the water quantity of the pipeline unit reaches the water demand forecast When set, the control unit turns off the pumping unit. The intelligent water supply management method according to claim 5, the intelligent water supply management method further includes the following steps following the step (A),
(E) When the analysis unit of the management module receives a message that the water level sensor is greater than the first quasi-water level and less than the second quasi-water level, a second reminder message is generated, and the control unit receives the second Alert message and determine that the time unit is the peak or off-peak period, and
(F) If the judgment result of step (E) is the off-peak period, the control unit turns on the pumping unit to draw water to the water tower unit, and when the water volume of the water tower unit reaches the second quasi-water level, the control unit turns off The pumping unit.