TWM463454U - Intelligent socket adapter - Google Patents

Description

Smart socket adapter

This creation is about a socket adapter, especially a smart socket adapter.

Energy conservation is a global trend. Taking household appliances as an example, existing electrical appliances mainly use timing functions to achieve energy conservation. For example, household air conditioners are high-power appliances. In hot summer days, users often choose between expensive electricity and comfortable indoor temperatures. The existing air-conditioning system has a built-in timing function, and the user can automatically set a time after the air conditioner is set to a timing time (for example, one hour). Therefore, as long as the running time of the air conditioner reaches the timing time, the air conditioner can automatically shut down. In this way, the user can master the running time of the air conditioner.

However, only knowing the operating time of the air conditioner is not enough to effectively achieve energy saving. If the user lowers the temperature setting of the air conditioner or increases the air volume, the power consumption of the air conditioner will increase greatly. That is to say, in the time set by the user, the power consumption of the air conditioner may be greatly increased, resulting in poor energy saving.

In summary, most of the electrical appliances, such as electric fans, air conditioners, televisions and computers, have only simple timing functions. These appliances have to wait until the time is up to automatically shut down, and when the timing is reached. The previous power consumption is difficult to control, which is a problem for users. In order to effectively achieve the effect of energy saving.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a smart socket adapter to improve the shortcomings of existing appliances that can only be powered off periodically and cannot effectively achieve energy saving purposes.

The smart socket adapter is connected between a power terminal and a load electrical appliance. The smart socket adapter comprises: a socket body having a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and an inner portion. a space, the first connection portion is electrically connected to the power supply end, the second connection portion is electrically connected to the load electrical device, and a control device is disposed in the internal space and connected between the first and second connection portions to Detecting the actual power consumption of the load appliance; when the control device determines that the actual power consumption of the load appliance exceeds a preset value of the power usage, interrupting the connection between the first and second connection portions to cut off the The power supply of the load appliance.

According to the structure of the present invention, the socket body is small in size and easy to carry, and the user can use the first and second connecting portions respectively to connect the load electrical device and the power terminal, which is convenient. In addition, the creation is based on the actual power consumption of the load appliance to determine whether to power off the load appliance, as long as the control device determines that the actual power consumption of the load appliance reaches the preset value of the power consumption, regardless of the length of operation time of the load appliance. The control device powers off the load electrical device to achieve an effective energy saving effect.

11‧‧‧Power terminal

12‧‧‧Loading appliances

13‧‧‧ socket

131‧‧‧ jack

132‧‧‧ Identification component

133‧‧‧reflective surface

134‧‧‧No reflective surface

21‧‧‧ socket body

211‧‧‧First connection

212‧‧‧Second connection

213‧‧‧Conductor

214‧‧‧ jack

215‧‧‧ Grounding piece

216‧‧‧ indicator light

217‧‧‧Perforation

22‧‧‧Control device

221‧‧‧Electronic switch

222‧‧‧Detection circuit

223‧‧‧ Controller

224‧‧‧Timer

225‧‧‧Temperature Detector

226‧‧‧Wireless transmission unit

227‧‧‧Light reflecting elements

228‧‧‧Light interrupting components

30‧‧‧External devices

Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention (1).

Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention (2).

Figure 3 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the circuit of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the socket inserted in this creation.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the creative smart socket adapter is connected between a power terminal 11 and a load device 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the power terminal 11 can be a socket 13 disposed on a wall of a building.

The creative smart power socket socket adapter comprises a socket body 21 and a control device 22.

The socket body 21 has a first connecting portion 211, a second connecting portion 212 and an internal space. The first connecting portion 211 is electrically connected to the power terminal 11 , and the second connecting portion 212 is electrically connected to the load device 12 . For example, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the first connecting portion 211 has a plurality of conductive sheets 213 for connecting to the socket 131 of the socket 13, and the second connecting portion 212 has a plurality of sockets 214 for connecting loads. The plug of the appliance 12. When the first and second connecting portions 211, 212 are turned on, the load device 12 can receive the working power from the power terminal 11. Referring to FIG. 6 , in another embodiment, the first connecting portion 211 may include a grounding piece 215 in addition to the conductive sheet 213 .

The control device 22 includes an electronic switch 221, a detecting circuit 222 and a controller 223. The electronic switch 221, the detecting circuit 222 and the controller 223 can be disposed on a circuit board.

The electronic switch 221 can be a power transistor or a relay. Electrically connected between the first and second connecting portions 211, 212, and the electronic switch 221 has a control end for being driven by the controller 223 to turn on the first and second connecting portions 211, 212, Or interrupting the first and second connecting portions 211, 212.

The detecting circuit 222 includes electrically connecting the load device 12 The current detector and the voltage detector detect the voltage and current of the load device 12.

The controller 223 is electrically connected to the detecting circuit 222 and the electronic The control terminal of the switch 221, and the controller 223 stores a power consumption preset value. The controller 223 estimates the actual power consumption of the load electrical device 12 (ie, the degree of power consumption) according to the voltage and current detected by the detection circuit 222. When the actual power consumption of the load electrical device 12 exceeds the use The controller 223 controls the electronic switch 221 to interrupt the connection of the first and second connecting portions 211, 212, thereby cutting off the power of the load device 12.

In this way, the user can set a reasonable controller 223. The preset value of the power consumption, regardless of the length of operation of the load electrical appliance 12, as long as the actual power consumption of the load electrical appliance 12 reaches the preset value of the power consumption, the power can be automatically cut off, thereby effectively achieving the purpose of energy saving.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the surface of the socket body 21 can be set. There is an indicator light 216, which includes a plurality of LEDs of different colors. The controller 223 is electrically connected to the indicator light 216 and is provided with a plurality of different power consumption intervals, wherein the power consumption intervals respectively correspond to different colors of the LEDs; when the controller 223 determines the load device 12 The actual power consumption falls within any power consumption interval, and the light-emitting diode in the indicator light 216 is correspondingly lit.

For example, the indicator light 216 includes white, green, For the blue and red LEDs, the power consumption interval of the controller 223 includes a 0 to 1 degree electrical interval, a 1 to 2 electrical interval, and a 2 to 3 electrical interval, and corresponds to green, blue, and red, respectively. For the light-emitting diode, the power consumption is preset to 3 degrees. When the controller 223 determines that the load electrical appliance 12 has no power consumption, the white light emitting diode is illuminated; when the controller 223 determines that the actual power consumption of the load electrical appliance 12 is less than 1 degree, the controller 223 points. Bright green LED; similarly, when the actual power consumption of the load device 12 reaches 1 degree and the power is less than 2 degrees, the controller 223 lights up the blue diode; when the load device 12 When the actual power consumption reaches 2 degrees and the power is less than 3 degrees, the controller 223 lights up the red diode; when the actual power consumption of the load device 12 reaches 3 degrees, the controller 223 interrupts the first A connection to the second connecting portions 211, 212.

In this way, the user can follow the color of the indicator light 216. It is easy to know the actual amount of electricity used by the load appliance 12 at present.

In addition to the above functions, the control device 22 can also have timing Power-off function, over-temperature protection function and load detection function. For the purpose of timing power off, please refer to FIG. 4, the controller 223 is provided with a certain time and has a timer 224. When the load device 12 operates, the timer 224 generates an actual time when the control The controller 223 determines that the actual time reaches the timing, and controls the electronic switch 221 to interrupt the connection between the first and second connecting portions 211, 212. Therefore, as long as the operation time of the load electrical appliance 12 has reached a predetermined time, even if the actual power consumption of the load electrical appliance 12 does not reach the preset value of the power consumption, the load electrical appliance 12 is automatically powered off by the control device 22, thereby achieving energy saving. effect.

For the purpose of over-temperature protection, please refer to Figure 4, which The control device 22 can include a temperature detector 225 for detecting the actual temperature of the socket body 21. The controller 223 is electrically connected to the temperature detector 225 and can be provided with a threshold temperature. When the controller 223 determines that the actual temperature of the socket body 21 is higher than the threshold temperature, the socket body 21 may be caused by excessive current. Overheating, and there is an electrical hazard, the controller 223 controls the electronic switch 221 to interrupt the connection of the first and second connecting portions 211, 212, thereby cutting off the power of the load electrical device 12 to ensure safe use of electricity. .

For the purpose of load detection, please refer to Figure 4, the control The device 22 can include a light interrupting element 228 disposed at the receptacle 214 of the second connecting portion 212, and the controller 223 is electrically coupled to the light blocking component 228 for the light The blocking element 228 detects whether the plug of the load device 12 is inserted into the receptacle 214 of the second connection portion 212.

For example, the light blocking element 223 mainly includes a relative A light emitter and a light receiver are provided. When the plug of the load device 12 is not connected to the jack 214 of the second connecting portion 212, the light receiver can receive the light emitted by the light emitter. At this time, the controller 223 determines that the load device 12 is not connected, so The controller 223 controls the electronic switch 221 to interrupt the connection of the first and second connecting portions 211, 212.

When the plug of the load device 12 is connected to the second connecting portion 212 When the jack 214 is connected, the conductive strip on the plug of the load device 12 will be positioned between the light receiver and the light emitter, causing the light receiver to fail to receive the light emitted by the light emitter. At this time, the controller 223 determines that the load electrical appliance 12 is connected, so the controller 223 controls the electronic switch 221 to turn on the first The connection to the second connecting portions 211, 212 allows the load electrical device 12 to receive power from the power supply terminal 11. Therefore, the author controller 223 turns on the first and second connecting portions 211, 212 only when the plug of the load device 12 is correctly inserted into the second connecting portion 212, even if foreign objects fall into the socket body of the present invention. 21. The controller 223 does not turn on the first and second connecting portions 211, 212, thereby improving the security in the use of the present creation.

Please refer to FIG. 4, the control device 22 of the present invention can be packaged. A wireless transmission unit 226 is included. The wireless transmission unit 226 can be a near field communication (NFC) unit, a Bluetooth unit, a ZigBee unit, or a Wi-Fi unit. The controller 223 is electrically connected to the wireless transmission unit 226 to be connected to an external device 30 via the wireless transmission unit 226, thereby transmitting data to the external device 30, wherein the external device 30 can be a smart phone. Or a computer device such as a tablet.

Therefore, the controller 223 can load the actual electrical device 12 The power consumption is transmitted to the external device 30 via the wireless transmission unit 226, so that the user can immediately know the actual power consumption of the load electrical device 12 from the external device 30 for power management and planning. In addition, the user can use the external device 30 to issue an external control command to the controller 223. After receiving the external control command from the wireless transmission unit 226, the controller 223 sets the power consumption preset value and the threshold temperature according to the external control command. With the timing time.

In order to enable the external device 30 to recognize the creative smart plug The position of the socket adapter is set in the building. Referring to FIG. 1 , the socket body 21 has a plurality of through holes 217 on the surface of the first connecting portion 211 , and the control device 22 includes a plurality of light reflecting elements. 227, and the positions of the plurality of light reflecting elements 227 correspond to the holes 217, respectively. In position, the controller 223 electrically connects the light reflecting elements 227. Referring to FIG. 5, at least one identification component 132 may be disposed on the surface of the socket 13 connected to the present creation, and the position of the identification component 132 corresponds to the position of the through holes 217, wherein the identification component 132 may be a sticker and includes There are a reflective surface 133 and a non-reflective surface 134.

When the creative socket adapter of this creation is connected to the socket 13 After the light reflection element 227 is taken as an example, the light reflection element 227 emits a detection light, and the detection light passes through the through hole 217 to reach the identification element 132. When the detection light reaches the reflective surface 133, a reflection is formed. Light, the light reflecting element 227 detects the reflected light and generates a detection signal of "1"; conversely, when the detected light reaches the non-reflecting surface 134, no reflected light is generated, and the light reflecting element 227 generates a detection signal of "0". . Therefore, the controller 223 determines the number of the socket body 21 according to the detection signal combination of the light reflecting elements 227. As shown in FIG. 5, the reflective surface 133 and the non-reflecting surface 134 of the identifying component 132 are alternately arranged. Therefore, the controller 223 can receive the detection signal combination of "0101" from the light reflecting elements 227 as the number of the socket body 21.

When the controller 223 obtains the number, the number is transmitted to The external device 30 can establish a database that stores the comparison information of the number and the location of the building. Therefore, when the user inserts the creative smart socket adapter into any socket of the building, the external device 30 can infer the setting of the smart socket adapter according to the number sent by the controller 223. The location, in turn, manages the smart socket adapter.

11‧‧‧Power terminal

12‧‧‧Loading appliances

211‧‧‧First connection

212‧‧‧Second connection

216‧‧‧ indicator light

221‧‧‧Electronic switch

222‧‧‧Detection circuit

223‧‧‧ Controller

224‧‧‧Timer

225‧‧‧Temperature Detector

226‧‧‧Wireless transmission unit

227‧‧‧Light reflecting elements

228‧‧‧Light interrupting components

30‧‧‧External devices

Claims (16)

A smart socket adapter for connecting between a power terminal and a load electrical appliance, the smart socket adapter comprising: a socket body having a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and an inner portion a space, the first connection portion is electrically connected to the power supply end, the second connection portion is electrically connected to the load electrical device, and a control device is disposed in the internal space and connected between the first and second connection portions to Detecting the actual power consumption of the load appliance; when the control device determines that the actual power consumption of the load appliance exceeds a preset value of the power usage, interrupting the connection between the first and second connection portions to cut off the The power supply of the load appliance. The smart socket adapter of claim 1, wherein the control device comprises: an electronic switch electrically connected between the first and second connecting portions, and the electronic switch has a control end; Measuring circuit electrically connecting the load device to detect voltage and current of the load device; and a controller electrically connecting the detecting circuit and the control end of the electronic switch, and the preset value of the power consumption is stored in the In the controller, the controller estimates the actual power consumption of the load device according to the voltage and current detected by the detecting circuit, and when the actual power consumption of the load device exceeds the preset value of the power consumption, the control The device controls the electronic switch to interrupt the connection of the first and second connections. The smart socket adapter of claim 2, wherein the detecting circuit comprises a temperature detector to detect an actual temperature of the socket body; The controller is electrically connected to the temperature detector and stores a threshold temperature. When the controller determines that the actual temperature of the socket body is higher than the threshold temperature, the electronic switch is controlled to interrupt the first and second connections. connection. The smart socket adapter of claim 3, wherein the controller has a timer to generate an actual time, and when the controller determines that the actual time reaches a certain time, the electronic switch is controlled to interrupt the first a connection between the first and second connections. The smart socket adapter according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the surface of the socket body is provided with an indicator light, and the indicator light comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes of different colors; the controller is electrically connected The indicator light is provided with a plurality of different power consumption intervals, and the power consumption intervals respectively correspond to different colors of the LEDs; when the controller determines that the actual power consumption of the load device falls to any The power consumption interval is corresponding to the light-emitting diode in the indicator light. The smart socket adapter according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the socket body has a plurality of perforations on a surface provided with the first connecting portion, and the control device comprises a plurality of corresponding to the perforations. The light reflecting component; when the light reflecting component detects a reflected light, generates a detecting signal; the controller electrically connects the light reflecting components to determine the number of the socket body according to the combination of the detecting signals of the light reflecting components. The smart socket adapter of claim 5, the socket body having a plurality of perforations on a surface provided with the first connecting portion, the control device comprising a plurality of light reflecting elements corresponding to the through holes; The light reflecting component detects a reflected light to generate a detection signal; the controller electrically connects the light reflecting components to reflect according to the light The detection signal combination of the components determines the number of the socket body. The smart socket adapter according to claim 4, wherein the control device comprises a wireless transmission unit electrically connected to the wireless transmission unit to externally transmit the actual power consumption of the load electrical appliance. The smart socket adapter according to claim 4, wherein the control device comprises a wireless transmission unit electrically connected to the wireless transmission unit to receive an external control command, and setting the power consumption according to the external control command. The preset value, the threshold temperature, and the timing time. The smart socket adapter of claim 7, wherein the first connecting portion of the socket body has a plurality of conductive sheets, and the second connecting portion has a plurality of jacks. The smart socket adapter of claim 10, wherein the first connecting portion of the socket body has a grounding piece. The smart socket adapter of claim 8 or 9, the wireless transmission unit being a near field communication (NFC) unit. The smart socket adapter of claim 8 or 9, the wireless transmission unit being a Bluetooth unit. The smart socket adapter of claim 8 or 9, the wireless transmission unit being a ZigBee unit. The smart socket adapter of claim 8 or 9, the wireless transmission unit being a Wi-Fi unit. The smart socket adapter of claim 10, wherein the control device comprises a light blocking element disposed at a receptacle of the second connecting portion; the controller electrically connecting the light interrupting Component by means of the light interrupting element Determining whether the load electrical device is connected to the jack of the second connecting portion; when the load electrical device is connected to the jack of the second connecting portion, the controller turns on the first and second connecting portions.