TWI766972B - Removable mobile power station management method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

This disclosure is related to a removable mobile power station management method and system by wireless data transmission between a server, a plurality of power consumers and a plurality of managers, and the power consumer is coupled to a removable mobile power station. The method includes: the plurality of power consumers transmiting the power usage information to the server in every peroid of time; the server integrating all the power usage information of the power consumers; displaying the integrated power usage information by the managers; determining whether the power usage information reaches a preset threshold; and alerting the user to reach the threshold status through the plurality of managers and the plurality of power consumers. This disclosure is not only monitoring the power status of the plurality of power consumers but also transmiting the data wireless between the server, the removable mobile power station and the managers. Especifically, the power consumers are without any software operation system by themself, furthermore, this disclosure achieves the purpose of energy saving, green energy and the environmental protection.

Description

Management method and system of removable mobile power station

The present invention relates to a management method and system of a removable mobile power station, in particular to a management method and system of a removable mobile power station with the function of hot swapping of mobile batteries.

In the prior art, for a terminal device without a software operating system, such as a printer without Microsoft operating system, when the printer is plugged into an external mobile power supply, the user often cannot know the usage status of the power supply. What's more, even if it is difficult to know the use status of the plugged power bank of the printer, it is often impossible to remotely control the power consumption mode of the printer or the use status of its power supply, and it is impossible to further control the power consumption mode of the printer. Controlling the printer into power saving mode, or the inability to power down the printer further, is subject to and necessary improvement.

The present invention discloses a management method and system for a removable mobile power station, which is suitable for a removable mobile power station device. The mobile battery of the removable mobile power station can be hot-swapped and can be operated without software. The power consumption end of the operating system supplies power and monitors the power status of the power consumption end by wireless transmission of data, so that the power supply can be used more efficiently and achieve the purpose of saving electricity, green energy and environmental protection.

The management method of the removable power supply station of the present invention is applied between a plurality of power consumption terminals, a server and a plurality of managers. The plurality of power consumption terminals are connected to a removable mobile power station, and the server individually with the plurality of power supplies Both the user terminal and the plurality of managers are wirelessly transmitting data, and the server and the removable power bank station are wirelessly transmitting data; the management method of the removable mobile power station includes: every time a period of time passes, the plurality of A power consumption terminal transmits the power consumption information to the server; the server integrates the power consumption information of all the power consumption terminals; displays the integrated power consumption information through the plurality of managers; determines whether the power consumption information is Reaching a preset threshold; and if it is determined to be yes, reminding the user to pay attention to the state of reaching the threshold through the plurality of managers and the plurality of power users. Wherein, the plurality of power users transmit the power use information to the server through the removable mobile power station.

The management system of the removable power supply station of the present invention is applied to the management method of the removable power supply station as mentioned above. The management system of the removable power supply station includes: a server capable of executing wireless data For transmission, different thresholds are pre-stored in the server; a plurality of power usage terminals are electrically coupled to the server, and the plurality of power usage terminals are coupled to at least one removable mobile power station, and the removable mobile power Wireless data transmission is performed between the power station and the server; a plurality of managers, electrically coupled to the server, perform wireless data transmission with the server; wherein, the plurality of power consumption terminals do not have software The terminal device of the operating system; the plurality of managers are remote monitoring terminals; the removable power supply station has at least two mobile batteries capable of performing hot swap, and the at least two mobile batteries are plugged into the In at least two independent slots set in the removable power bank.

10‧‧‧Server

11‧‧‧Wireless Transmission Unit

12‧‧‧Central Computing Unit

13‧‧‧Pre-stored database

14‧‧‧Setting Unit

15‧‧‧Integration Unit

16‧‧‧Threshold judgment unit

20‧‧‧Removable power bank

21‧‧‧First battery

22‧‧‧Second battery

23‧‧‧First battery charger and discharger

23a‧‧‧First hot plug interface

24‧‧‧Second battery charger and discharger

24a‧‧‧Second hot plug interface

25‧‧‧Monitoring device

26‧‧‧buck-boost converters

27‧‧‧Microcontroller

28‧‧‧Digital/Analog Converters

29‧‧‧Wireless Communication Module

30‧‧‧Power supply terminal

40‧‧‧Manager

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flow chart of data transmission display and reminder in an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flow chart of threshold setting according to an embodiment of the present invention; Block diagram of removable power bank and server.

The invention discloses a management method and system for a removable mobile power station, which is used to operate Used for wireless data transfer between servers, power consumers and managers. The power consumption end is coupled with a removable power bank, and can perform hot-swap action for the mobile battery of the removable power bank, and can supply power to the power consumption end without software operating system. The power status monitoring of wireless data transmission makes the power usage more efficient and achieves the purpose of saving electricity, green energy and environmental protection.

Various illustrative embodiments will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some illustrative embodiments are shown. However, the concepts of the invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these illustrative embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the inventive concept to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the sizes of wireless data transmission, servers, power users, managers, mobile power stations and circuit blocks and the relative size and connection or coupling relationship may be exaggerated for clarity. Like numbers consistently indicate similar elements.

It will be understood that although the terms, left, right, front or rear, etc., may be used herein to describe the position of various elements, such elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to clearly distinguish one element from another and their different placement positions. Accordingly, left (or front) elements discussed below may be referred to as right (or rear) elements without departing from the teachings of the present concepts; "Side" is only to describe the relative positional relationship of the components in the vehicle, not necessarily the corresponding relationship between the top and bottom of each component. When terms such as "first" or "second" are used herein, they are only used to clearly distinguish one element from another element, and there is not necessarily a certain order relationship between the two. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. The term "at least one" as used herein means that it can be implemented in one, two, three or four, etc. aspects. Also, the terms "plurality" or "plurality" may be used herein to describe a plurality of elements, but such pluralities are not Only numbers of elements implemented with two, three, or four, and more than four represent the techniques implemented.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system block connection according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes wireless data transmission among a server 10, a plurality of power users 30, and a plurality of managers 40, and the plurality of power users 30 are connected to each other. There is at least one removable power bank 20 . Among them, the server 10 and the plurality of power users 30 and the plurality of managers 40 transmit data through wireless data transmission, and the server 10 and the removable mobile power station 20 also transmit data wirelessly. Furthermore, the reason why the plurality of power users 30 can perform wireless data transmission with the server 10 is mainly through the coupled at least one removable mobile power station 20 as a medium for wireless data transmission, which can The server 10 acquires the power usage status of the plurality of power usage terminals 30 , and further controls the power usage of the plurality of power usage terminals 30 .

For example, when the mobile battery in the removable power supply station 20 to which one of the power users 30 is plugged is about to run out, the server 10 can use wireless transmission after acquiring the information from the removable power supply station 20 . , notify the remote administrator 40 (or the user of the system) to replace the mobile battery in the removable mobile power station 20; or send a control command from the server 10 to instruct the power user 30 to enter the power saving mode mode to save power consumption.

The management method of the removable power supply station shown in FIG. 2 is constructed in the embodiment system shown in FIG. 1 , the management method of the removable power supply station of the present invention includes step S10: every time a period of time passes, the plurality of Each power user transmits the power usage information to the server; receiving step S12 : the server integrates the power usage information of all the power users; then executes step S14 : displays the integrated information through the plurality of managers power usage information; simultaneously perform step S16: determine whether the power usage information reaches a preset threshold; if the determination result is yes, perform step S18: remind the usage through the plurality of managers and the plurality of power users The user pays attention to the state of reaching the threshold value, and then returns to step S10; If not, the process returns directly to step S10 where the plurality of power consumption terminals transmit the power consumption information to the server terminal every time a period of time elapses.

In practice, the power usage information transmitted by the plurality of power users 30 to the server 10 can be transmitted through the removable power bank 20; and the above step S18 is to remind the user (or practically After the administrator 40 notices the state of reaching the threshold, the user or the administrator 40 can wirelessly transmit a control signal through the server 10 to instruct the removable power bank 20 to perform control by the removable power bank 20 The plurality of power users 30 enter the power saving mode, or turn off the power, thereby achieving the purpose of saving power or protecting the power from being exhausted.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the management method of the removable power supply station of the present invention further includes a threshold value setting process. There is a step S20 : the user sets different threshold values through the plurality of administrators; the following step S22 : the servo The controller completes the setting of the different thresholds; then step S24: the server corresponds to the power usage information obtained by the plurality of power users according to the set thresholds every 30 seconds; and step S26: execute judgment Whether the obtained power usage information reaches the set threshold. In the above, the steps of threshold setting disclosed in FIG. 3 can be performed before the management method of the removable power bank described in FIG. 2 is executed, and can also be performed in the steps of the management method of the removable power station , the steps described in FIG. 3 are executed simultaneously with the steps in FIG. 2 . This means that the technical contents of the two steps S24 and S26 are compatible with the technical contents of the step S16 or have the same purpose of execution, and do not contradict. The above-mentioned server interval of 30 seconds is only an example for reference in an embodiment. In practice, the user or administrator 40 can adjust the interval to 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 40 seconds or 50 seconds according to their own needs. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited by the above numbers.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram further illustrating the connection relationship between the internal blocks of the removable power bank 20 and the server 10 according to the present invention. The removable power bank 20 includes: a first battery 21, a second battery 22, a first battery charger and discharger 23, a second battery A battery charger and discharger 24 , a monitoring device 25 , a buck-boost converter 26 , a microcontroller 27 and a wireless communication module 29 . In one embodiment, the provision of a digital/analog converter 28 is also included. The first battery charger/discharger 23 is provided with a first hot-plug interface 23a, the second battery charger/discharger 24 is provided with a second hot-plug interface 24a; the first battery 21 is plugged into the first hot-plug interface 23a In the middle, the second battery 22 is inserted into the second hot-plug interface 24a.

The monitoring device 25 is simultaneously coupled to the first battery charger/discharger 23 and the second battery charger/discharger 24; the buck-boost converter 26 is coupled to the monitoring device 25, and the output end of the buck-boost converter 26 provides different The voltage level of the DC output power can be DC3V, DC5V, DC12V, DC19V and/or DC24V in practice, and the DC output power is then coupled to the plurality of power use terminals 30 .

The microcontroller 27 is coupled to the first battery charger/discharger 23, the second battery charger/discharger 24, the monitoring device 25, the buck-boost converter 26, etc., and is used for executing the first battery charger/discharger 23 and the second battery charger/discharger 23. The charging or discharging of the two battery chargers and dischargers 24 is controlled, and according to the monitoring device 25 monitoring the functions of the plurality of power consumption terminals 30, the microcontroller 27 can further monitor and control the power consumption information and the power consumption of the plurality of power consumption terminals 30. status of use. The wireless communication module 29 is coupled to the microcontroller 27, and its function is to enable the removable power bank 20 and the server 10 to perform wireless communication data transmission, so as to enable the multiple connected power supplies to use The terminal 30 can also perform wireless communication data transmission with the server 10 or with an external smart device, such as a smart phone or a tablet computer of the user or the administrator 40 via the server 10 . The management, use and control of power are performed for the plurality of power users 30 .

In one embodiment, the removable power bank 20 of FIG. 4 includes a digital/analog converter 28 , which is coupled between the first battery charger/discharger 23 and the second battery charger/discharger 24 and the microcontroller 27 . In between, it is used to perform digital/analog signal conversion. In practice, the digital-to-analog converter 28 can also implement the charging path for the first battery charger and discharger 23 and the second battery charger and discharger 24 by the microcontroller 27 . and/or control of the discharge path; or further, the two digital/analog converters 28 are directly integrated into the first battery charger/discharger 23 and the second battery charger/discharger 24.

The server 10 shown in FIG. 4 includes a wireless transmission unit 11 , a central computing unit 12 , a pre-stored database 13 , a setting unit 14 , an integration unit 15 and a threshold determination unit 16 . The central operation unit 12 is used to perform mutual operations between the different thresholds and the power usage information, or to perform a comparison operation between the different thresholds and the power usage information. The wireless transmission unit 11 is coupled to the central computing unit 12 to perform wireless data transmission with the removable power bank, the plurality of managers and the plurality of power users. The pre-stored database 13 is coupled to the central computing unit 12 to pre-store the different thresholds; the setting unit 14 is coupled to the central computing unit 12 to set the different thresholds; the integration unit 15 is also coupled to the central computing The unit 12 is used to integrate the power usage information of the plurality of power consumption terminals; and the threshold value determination unit 16 is also coupled to the central operation unit 12 for executing the determination of whether the power usage information reaches one of the different thresholds. value.

Therefore, the aforementioned FIG. 4 of the present invention further discloses a further description of the management system of the removable power bank of the present invention. In another embodiment, the management system of the removable power supply station is used in the method steps described in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 . The management system of the removable power supply station in this embodiment includes the method shown in FIG. 1 The illustrated server 10 , a plurality of power users 30 and a plurality of managers 40 , similarly, the plurality of power users 30 are plugged (or coupled) with at least one removable power bank 20 . The server 10 can perform wireless data transmission, and the user of the system can store different thresholds in the server 10 in advance. A plurality of power usage terminals 30 are also electrically coupled to the server 10 , and at least one removable power bank station 20 is coupled to the plurality of power usage terminals 30 , which is directly connected to the removable power bank station 20 Perform wireless data transmission with the server 10; the wireless data transmission includes but is not limited to 3G communication, 4G communication, 5G communication, WiFi, Bluetooth or other forms of WLAN communication. multiple managers 40 is also electrically coupled to the server 10, and also performs wireless data transmission with the server 10. In this embodiment, the plurality of power users 30 are terminal devices without software operating systems, such as printers without Microsoft operating systems, iOS systems, and Android systems; the plurality of managers 40 may be A remote monitoring terminal or a user terminal; there are at least two mobile batteries capable of performing hot swap in the extractable mobile power station 20, and the at least two mobile batteries are at least one set in the extractable mobile power station. in two separate slots (not shown). As for the removable power bank 20 in this embodiment, it is the same as the removable power bank 20 shown in FIG. 4 ; and the internal block diagram of the server 10 is also the same as the content of the server 10 disclosed in FIG. 4 , Therefore, it will not be repeated here.

To sum up, the management method and system of the removable power supply station of the present invention can effectively increase the power control of the power consumption end 30 or the terminal device without the software operating system, and further monitor the power of the power consumption end 30 The state can be controlled and the power consumption end 30 can be controlled to execute a power saving operation mode, or the power of the power consumption end 30 can be turned off. In addition, the wired connection mode of RS232 can also be used to connect the power supply end 30 with each other. Moreover, the removable mobile battery management device of the present invention adopts the mobile power mode of a power station with a removable battery, and the structure of the device itself is a setting method that can be carried by the user; and the power station can always maintain a power-on state. , when the power supply is insufficient, the user can pull out one of the batteries, and then replace and insert the battery that has been charged, that is, the power station can be maintained at any time. , progress and practicality and other patent requirements.

The contents described in the description of the present invention are only examples of preferred embodiments, and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. The above changes, etc., still do not depart from the scope of protection of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Server

20‧‧‧Removable power bank

30‧‧‧Power supply terminal

40‧‧‧Manager

Claims (8)

A management method of a removable mobile power station is applied between a plurality of power consumption terminals, a server and a plurality of managers, the plurality of power consumption terminals are connected to a removable mobile power station, and the server is individually connected with The plurality of power users and the plurality of managers all transmit data wirelessly, and the server and the removable mobile power station transmit data wirelessly; the management method of the removable mobile power station includes: after each section time, the plurality of power consumers transmit the power usage information to the server; the server integrates the power usage information of all the power consumers; the integrated power usage information is displayed through the plurality of managers; the server The server determines whether the power usage information reaches a preset threshold; and if the server determines that it is, then reminds the user to pay attention to the state of reaching the threshold through the plurality of managers and the plurality of power users; wherein , the plurality of power users transmit the power usage information to the server through the removable power bank station; wherein, the removable power bank can charge a plurality of batteries, and the plurality of A battery can perform a hot-swap action for the removable power bank; wherein, the plurality of power users are a plurality of terminal devices without a software operating system (OS); wherein, the removable power bank The management method further includes the steps of setting the threshold: the user sets different thresholds through the plurality of managers; the server completes the setting of the different thresholds; The set threshold corresponds to the power usage information obtained by the plurality of power consumption terminals; and the server performs a judgment on whether the obtained power usage information reaches the set threshold; The step of setting the threshold value can be performed before the management method of the removable power supply station described in claim 1, or can be performed simultaneously during the execution of the management method of the removable power supply station. The method for managing a removable power bank according to claim 1, wherein the interval of seconds refers to an interval of 30, 40 or 50 seconds. The management method of a removable power bank according to claim 1, wherein the removable power station comprises: a first battery charger and discharger, and the first battery charger and discharger is provided with a first hot plug a plug-in interface; a first battery plugged into the first hot-plug interface; a second battery charger and discharger provided with a second hot-plug interface; a second battery plugged into the first hot-plug interface connected to the second hot-plug interface; a monitoring device coupled to the first battery charger and discharger and the second battery charger and discharger; a buck-boost converter coupled to the monitoring device, the The output end of the buck-boost converter provides DC output power with different voltage levels, and the DC output power is then coupled to the plurality of power use ends; a microcontroller is coupled to the first battery charger and discharger, the The second battery charger/discharger, the monitoring device and the buck-boost converter are used to control the charging or discharging of the first battery charger/discharger and the second battery charger/discharger. The function is to monitor the power usage information of the plurality of power users; and a wireless communication module is coupled to the microcontroller, so that the removable power supply station can perform wireless communication data transmission with the server, thereby enabling the The plurality of connected power users can also perform wireless communication data transmission with the server or an external smart device. The management method of a removable power supply station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server comprises: a central computing unit for performing computation between the different thresholds and the power usage information; a wireless transmission unit, is coupled to the central computing unit, and executes wireless data transmission with the removable mobile power station, the plurality of managers and the plurality of power users; a pre-stored database is coupled to the central computing unit and used for to pre-store the different thresholds; a setting unit, coupled to the central computing unit, for setting the different thresholds; an integration unit, coupled to the central computing unit, for integrating the power usage of the plurality of power users information; and a threshold judging unit, coupled to the central computing unit, for executing judging whether the power usage information reaches one of the different thresholds. A management system of a removable mobile power station is used in the management method of the removable mobile power station as claimed in claim 1. The management system of the removable mobile power station includes: a server capable of executing wireless data For transmission, different thresholds are pre-stored in the server; a plurality of power usage terminals are electrically coupled to the server, and the plurality of power usage terminals are coupled to at least one removable mobile power station, and the removable mobile power Wireless data transmission is performed between the power station and the server; a plurality of managers, electrically coupled to the server, perform wireless data transmission with the server; wherein, the plurality of power consumption terminals do not have software The terminal device of the operating system; the plurality of managers are remote monitoring terminals; the removable power supply station has at least two mobile batteries capable of performing hot swap, and the at least two mobile batteries are plugged into the In at least two independent slots provided in the removable power bank; The at least one removable power bank includes: a first battery charger/discharger, the first battery charger/discharger is provided with a first hot-plug interface; a first battery is inserted into the first battery charger/discharger In the first hot-plug interface; a second battery charger and discharger, the second battery charger and discharger is provided with a second hot-plug interface; a second battery is inserted into the second hot-plug interface; a A monitoring device is simultaneously coupled to the first battery charger and discharger and the second battery charger and discharger; a buck-boost converter is coupled to the monitoring device, and the output ends of the buck-boost converter provide different voltage levels A bit of DC output power, the DC output power is then coupled to the plurality of power use terminals; a digital/analog converter, coupled to the first battery charger and discharger and the second battery charger and discharger, for executing digital/analog signal conversion; a microcontroller coupled to the digital/analog converter, the monitoring device and the buck-boost converter for executing the digital/analog converter and charging and discharging the first battery charging or discharging control of the electrical appliance and the second battery charger and discharger, and monitoring the power usage information of the plurality of power consumers according to the function of the monitoring device; and a wireless communication module coupled to the microcontroller , so that the removable mobile power station can perform wireless communication data transmission with the server, so that the plurality of connected power users can also perform wireless communication data transmission with the server or an external smart device . The management system of a removable mobile power station as claimed in claim 5, wherein the server includes: a central computing unit that executes operations between the different thresholds and the power usage information; A wireless transmission unit, coupled to the central computing unit, performs wireless data transmission with the removable power bank, the plurality of managers and the plurality of power users; a pre-stored database, coupled to the a central computing unit for pre-storing the different thresholds; a setting unit coupled to the central computing unit for setting the different thresholds; an integrating unit coupled to the central computing unit for integrating the plurality of thresholds The power usage information of the power usage end; and a threshold determination unit, coupled to the central operation unit, for executing determination of whether the power usage information reaches one of the different thresholds. The management system of the removable mobile power station according to claim 5, wherein the server corresponds to the power usage information obtained by the plurality of power users according to different preset thresholds every second time , executes judgment on whether the obtained power usage information reaches different preset thresholds, and if so, reminds the user to pay attention to the state of reaching the threshold through the plurality of managers and the plurality of power consumption terminals. The management system of the removable power supply station according to claim 7, wherein the interval of seconds refers to an interval of 30, 40 or 50 seconds.

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