TWM527638U - Intelligent socket system and intelligent socket apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Smart socket system and smart socket device

The present invention relates to a socket, and more particularly to a smart socket that can sense the identity of an electrical appliance.

At present, due to the high level of development in the world, there has been a crisis of inconsistent use of electricity. However, because power plants will produce a large amount of carbon dioxide to cause global warming, and nuclear power plants have risk factors for radiation leakage and explosion, the continuous increase of power plants is not a solution to electricity. The best way to solve the problem.

Due to the advancement of science and technology, household electricity is second only to industrial electricity. Industrial electricity is related to the national economic development. It is difficult to limit electricity consumption. Therefore, household electricity is the key. Therefore, many research units are now working hard to develop systems and methods that can effectively control household electricity consumption, in order to find the most energy-efficient use of electrical appliances for families, reduce household electricity consumption, and allow users to keep track of their use. Electrical conditions to take timely measures to save electricity.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart socket system and a smart socket device that can sense the identity of the appliance.

Therefore, the novel smart socket system comprises at least one plug for electrically connecting to an electric appliance, and a smart socket device for electrically connecting the plug. The plug is provided with an NFC chip having an identity identification material built into it. The smart socket device includes a plurality of socket modules respectively for electrically connecting the plugs, a power state notification module electrically connected to the socket modules, and a signal connected to the power state notification module The output module, each socket module has a sensing unit, and the sensing unit can wirelessly sense the electrical identification of the plug identification data of the plug, and the power status notification module can measure the output of each socket module. Correspondingly outputting a power consumption data, and binding the identity identification data sensed by each socket module to the corresponding power consumption data to establish an electrical power information, and outputting the electrical output via the output module Electrical power information.

Therefore, the smart socket device of the present invention is suitable for electrically plugging a plug of at least one electric appliance, and the plug is provided with an NFC chip with an identity identification material built therein. The smart socket device comprises a plurality of socket modules respectively for electrically connecting the plugs, an output module, and a power state notification module electrically connected to the socket modules and the output module. Each of the socket modules has a sensing unit that wirelessly senses the identification data of the plug that is plugged into the plug. The power state notification module can measure the power output of each socket module and correspondingly output a power consumption data, and can associate the identity identification data sensed by each socket module with the corresponding power consumption data. Establishing an electrical information for the electrical appliance, and outputting the electrical information of the electrical appliance via the output module.

The utility model has the advantages that the NFC chip is provided through the plug, and the smart socket device can sense the NFC chip and measure the power consumption of the electric appliance, and transmit the electrical information of the electric appliance to the design of the electric power monitoring device, thereby enabling the electric power monitoring device It can monitor the power consumption of appliances more efficiently.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an embodiment of the novel smart socket system is adapted to be installed in a plurality of appliances 900 and can be coupled to a power monitoring device 800 for communication and data transmission. The smart socket system includes a plurality of plugs 3, and a smart socket device 4 for electrically connecting the plugs 3.

Each of the plugs 3 can be electrically connected to an electric appliance 900, and the electric power required for the operation of the electric appliance 900 can be guided from the smart socket device 4. The plug 3 is mounted on the electric appliance 900, and the original plug of the electric appliance 900 can be replaced by the user, or when the electric appliance 900 is manufactured, the electric appliance manufacturer directly installs the electric appliance 900, and becomes One part of the appliance 900. The plug 3 is embedded with an NFC chip 31 having built-in identification information for identifying the appliance 900. The identity identification data of the NFC chip 31 of the plug 3 may be written in advance, or may be installed after the electrical appliance 900, and additionally written for the model specification of the electrical installation 900, and is not limited to the above manner.

The smart socket device 4 can be connected to the power monitoring device 800 for communication and data transmission, and includes a plurality of socket modules 41, a power state notification module 42 electrically connected to the socket modules 41, and a signal. A timing module 43 connected to the power state notification module 42 and capable of timing outputting a time information, and a signal connected to the output module 44 of the power state notification module 42.

Each socket module 41 can be electrically connected to a plug 3, and is provided with a sensing unit 411. The sensing unit 411 can wirelessly sense the identity identification data of the NFC chip 31 of the plug 3, and The identity identification data is transmitted to the power usage notification module 42.

Because the NFC communication technology is adopted between the socket module 41 and the plug 3, the socket module 41 does not mistakenly sense the plug 3 on the adjacent socket module 41 as long as the two adjacent socket modules 41 are far enough apart. The identification of the identity. In the implementation, a radio wave shield (not shown) may be disposed around the sensing unit 411 of the socket module 41, thereby limiting the sensing unit 411 to only inductively reading the NFC chip 31 of the plug 3 insertion direction. Also, the problem of missensing the adjacent plug 3 can be avoided. Since the manner in which the socket module 41 is prevented from erroneously sensing the plug 3 on the adjacent socket module 41 is numerous, the implementation is not limited to the above.

The power status notification module 42 includes a power consumption measuring unit 421 and a notification unit 422. The power consumption measuring unit 421 can measure the power output of each socket module 41, and correspondingly output a power consumption data. In this embodiment, the power consumption measuring unit 421 can measure the amount of power output by each socket module 41 for the specific length of time, for example, in one hour, and measure the amount of electricity. Binding with the corresponding time information to establish a time power, and will aggregate all the time power for a certain period of time to generate the power consumption data. The notification unit 422 can receive the identity identification data that is sensed and output by each socket module 41, and associate the identity identification data with the power consumption data of the corresponding socket module 41 to establish an electrical information for the electrical appliance. And transmitting the electrical information of the electrical appliance to the power monitoring device 800 via the output module 44.

In this embodiment, the output module 44 is a wireless communication device that can communicate wirelessly with the power monitoring device 800, and can transmit the electrical information of the electrical device to the power monitoring device 800 through a wireless communication technology, the wireless communication technology. It can be Bluetooth, wifi, ZigBee, or 3G, 4G and other mobile communication technologies, but not limited to the above types. In addition, the output module 44 can also be changed to a signal terminal capable of data transmission, and can be directly connected to the power monitoring device 800 through a wired communication technology. In implementation, the output module 44 is not required to be connected to the power monitoring device 800, and may be replaced by a device capable of displaying the electrical information content of the electrical device, such as a display or a list machine, and directly displaying the electrical device. The information content is for the user to watch. However, when implemented, the output module 44 type is not limited to the above aspect.

When the smart socket system of the present invention is used, the plugs 3 can be electrically connected to an electrical appliance 900, respectively. When the plug 3 installed in an electric appliance 900 is electrically connected and inserted into a socket module 41, the socket module 41 immediately senses the identification information of the plug 3. The power status notification module 42 receives the identity identification data read by each socket module 41, and also measures the power output of each socket module 41 to output the power consumption data, and further converts each socket module. The identity identification data read by the group 41 is bound to the corresponding power consumption data, and the electrical information for the electrical appliances is respectively established for the electrical appliances 900 electrically connected to the respective socket modules 41, and the electrical appliances of the electrical appliances are established. The information is transmitted to the power monitoring device 800, and the power monitoring device 800 can directly identify the identity of each electrical appliance 900 according to the identity identification data of the electrical appliances, and can more effectively monitor and monitor the power consumption of the electrical appliances 900. .

In summary, the design of the NFC chip 31 is provided through each plug 3, and the smart socket device 4 can sense the identity identification data of the NFC chips 31 of the plugs 3, and measure each The power output of the socket module 41 is designed to enable the smart socket system of the present invention to directly transmit the electrical information of the appliances corresponding to the appliances 900 to the power monitoring device 800, so that the power monitoring device 800 can be more efficiently Monitoring the power usage of the appliances 900 is quite convenient and practical. Therefore, it is indeed possible to achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

3‧‧‧ plug
31‧‧‧NFC chip
4‧‧‧Smart socket device
41‧‧‧ socket module
411‧‧‧Sensor unit
42‧‧‧Power status notification module
421‧‧‧Power consumption measuring unit
422‧‧‧Notification unit
43‧‧‧Time module
44‧‧‧Output module
800‧‧‧Power monitoring equipment
900‧‧‧ electrical appliances

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of one embodiment of the novel smart socket system; and FIG. 2 is a functional block of the embodiment. Figure.

3‧‧‧ plug

31‧‧‧NFC chip

4‧‧‧Smart socket device

41‧‧‧ socket module

411‧‧‧Sensor unit

42‧‧‧Power status notification module

421‧‧‧Power consumption measuring unit

422‧‧‧Notification unit

43‧‧‧Time module

44‧‧‧Output module

800‧‧‧Power monitoring equipment

900‧‧‧ electrical appliances

Claims (16)

A smart socket system comprising: at least one plug for electrically connecting to an electrical appliance, and provided with an NFC chip having an identification device therein; and a smart socket device comprising a plurality of separately available The plug is electrically connected to the plugged socket module, a power state notification module electrically connected to the socket modules, and an output module connected to the power state notification module, and each socket module The sensing unit can wirelessly sense the electrical identification of the plug identification data of the plug, and the power status notification module can measure the power output of each socket module and output a power consumption data. And the identity identification data sensed by each socket module is associated with the corresponding power consumption data to establish an electrical power information, and the electrical information of the electrical appliance can be output through the output module. The smart socket system of claim 1 can be connected to a power monitoring device signal, wherein the output module is a signal terminal connectable to the power monitoring device signal, and the electrical information can be transmitted through the wired communication technology. Transfer to the power monitoring device. The smart socket system of claim 1 may be connected to a power monitoring device signal, wherein the output module is a wireless communication device capable of wirelessly communicating with the power monitoring device, and the device can be powered by wireless communication technology. Information is transmitted to the power monitoring device. The smart socket system of claim 3, wherein the output module is wirelessly communicated with the power monitoring device via Bluetooth, wifi, ZigBee, and/or mobile communication technology. The smart socket system of claim 1, wherein the output module is a device that can display and output the electrical information content of the electrical appliance. The smart socket system of claim 1, 2, 3 or 5, wherein the power state notification module includes a power consumption meter for measuring the output of each socket module and correspondingly outputting the power consumption data. The power consumption measuring unit, and a notification unit, the notification unit can receive the identification data of the identity outputted by the socket module, and receive the power consumption data output by the power consumption measuring unit. And each of the received identity identification data is associated with the power consumption data of the corresponding socket module to establish the electrical power information of the electrical appliance, and the output module is driven to output the electrical power information of the electrical appliance. The smart socket system of claim 6, wherein the smart socket device further comprises a timing module capable of timing outputting a time information, wherein the power status notification module is connected to the timing module, and the power is used. The measuring unit can receive the time information of the timing module and bring the time information into the power consumption data. The smart socket system of claim 7, wherein the power consumption measuring unit can measure the power output of each socket module in a specific time length, and correspondingly output a time power with a corresponding time information. And all the time power in a specific period will be collected to generate the electricity consumption data. The utility model relates to a smart socket device, which is suitable for electrically connecting and inserting a plug of at least one electric appliance, and the plug is provided with an NFC chip with a built-in identification data, the smart socket device comprises: a plurality of socket modules, respectively For the plug electrical connection, each socket module has a sensing unit, the sensing unit can wirelessly electrically connect the plugged identification information of the plug; an output module; and a power status notification module Electrically connected to the socket module and the output module, the power output of each socket module can be measured, and a power consumption data is output correspondingly, and the identity identification data sensed by each socket module and corresponding The power consumption data association binding is used to establish an electrical power consumption information, and the electrical power information of the electrical appliance can be output through the output module. The smart socket device of claim 9 can be connected to a power monitoring device signal, wherein the output module is a signal terminal connectable to the power monitoring device signal, and the electrical information can be transmitted through the wired communication technology. Transfer to the power monitoring device. The smart socket device of claim 9 may be connected to a power monitoring device signal, wherein the output module is a wireless communication device capable of wirelessly communicating with the power monitoring device, and the device can be powered by wireless communication technology. Information is transmitted to the power monitoring device. The smart socket device of claim 11, wherein the output module is wirelessly communicated with the power monitoring device via Bluetooth, wifi, ZigBee, and/or mobile communication technology. The smart socket device of claim 9, wherein the output module is a device that can display and output the electrical information content of the electrical appliance. The smart socket device of claim 9, wherein the power state notification module includes a power consumption component for measuring the output of each socket module and correspondingly outputting the power consumption data. a power consumption measuring unit, and a notification unit, wherein the notification unit can receive the identity identification data sensed by the socket module, and receive the power consumption data output by the power consumption measuring unit, and Each of the received identity identification data is associated with the power consumption data of the corresponding socket module to establish the electrical power information of the electrical appliance, and the output module is driven to output the electrical power information of the electrical appliance. The smart socket device of claim 14, further comprising a timing module capable of timing outputting a time information, wherein the power status notification module is connected to the timing module, and the power consumption measuring unit can receive The time information of the timing module is carried in the power consumption data. The smart socket device of claim 15, wherein the power consumption measuring unit can measure the power output of each socket module in a specific time length, and correspondingly output a time power with a corresponding time information. And all the time power in a specific period will be collected to generate the electricity consumption data.