TWM575134U - Remote monitoring device for water equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote device of a water device, specifically comprising a control device having a central control unit and capable of transmitting information bidirectionally through the Internet, mainly comprising an inflow flow detection coupled to the central control unit a unit, an outlet flow detecting unit and an inlet and outlet water difference calculating unit, and further a water valve switch coupled to the central control unit and disposed at the water inlet of the water device, and a power switch for controlling the water source of the water device, and A power consumption measuring unit coupled to the central control unit is further configured to calculate a difference between the water inlet and outlet water flow detecting units through the inlet and outlet water difference calculating unit, and a water device detected by the power sensing unit The value of the current consumption, whether it is outside the error range, the possibility of water leakage and power consumption abnormality, and then alert the remote user through the Internet, and the user judges whether to return the power to the central control unit and the water device. The shut-off and water valve switch are closed, so the water device can be intelligently monitored and managed through the above device.

Description

Remote monitoring device for water equipment

The present invention relates to installing a controller connected to the Internet on a water device, so that the controller can be connected to the mobile device through the Internet to monitor the condition of the water device, and the water device issues water leakage and replaces the filter element. Warnings such as water stoppages provide users with immediate monitoring and control.

Due to the rapid development and development of the Internet, no matter whether it is the place where you go to work or the lifestyle of the average family, there have been earth-shaking changes. People’s daily lives have become increasingly inseparable from the Internet, shopping online. , online payment, video on demand, video conferencing, online games and search materials, etc., people are eager to use the network anytime, anywhere. With the continuous development of electronic technology, more and more End products that support Wi-Fi and mobile data, such as smart home appliances, mobile phones, and notebook computers, are becoming more and more popular. At the same time, electronic devices can be linked together through security protocols through network standard connection agreements.

Therefore, the appliances currently used in homes or businesses, such as water purifiers, solar water heaters, thermal storage electric water heaters, etc., have their own intelligent automatic control and management, which eliminates some adjustments and settings for the user's operation. It is more convenient and simple. For example, the water purifier will automatically display the service life of the filter element and remind you of the need for replacement, or the solar and electric water heater will automatically adjust the most suitable bath hot water temperature according to the change of the environmental climate. These control functions For the family Although convenient, but for a large number of industrial and commercial users, there will be management troubles, for example, several floors of the commercial building may have several water purifiers, and the use of each water purifier on each floor The situation is different. The one should replace the filter, the abnormal power consumption may occur due to the fault, and the leaking situation, etc., although the management personnel can be assigned to carry out the nuclear inspection and return. However, it also causes unnecessary manpower to be dispatched and wasted, and it is also prone to management negligence and omission, resulting in great troubles and troubles in management.

Therefore, in order to improve the troubles and inconveniences of the aforementioned various known water equipment management and monitoring, the present invention provides a control device capable of bidirectionally monitoring a water device by a remote end, the control device mainly including a water supply device. Detecting the flow of water, the flow of water, the power consumption, the water level of the filter element and its water storage tank, and comparing or calculating the detected information, and comparing or calculating the detected information. Information is transmitted to the remote mobile device or computer through the Internet for management and monitoring, enabling water devices to be more intelligently managed.

The technical solution adopted by the novel to solve the technical problem is that a control device is arranged on the water device to enable bidirectional connection through the internet and the remote device for monitoring, and the control device mainly comprises a central control unit respectively coupled A water level detecting unit capable of detecting the water level of the water device, a water flow detecting unit capable of detecting the inflow of water, a water flow detecting unit capable of detecting the water flow of the water device, and one indicating each a warning unit for detecting abnormal information, a display unit for displaying various detection information, an internet connection unit connectable to the Internet, a system setting unit for setting initial values of the water device, and The power supply and the water source of the water device can be turned on and coupled to a power switch and a water valve switch of the central control unit; and the remote device of the loaded APP can be connected to the control device through the Internet and obtain the above Information on various monitoring.

In the above solution, the control device is coupled to a calculation unit for calculating the difference between the inlet and outlet water for calculating the difference between the inflow and outflow, and a water leakage detecting unit that is installed on the water collecting portion of the water device to detect the water. Whether the difference between the calculated amount of water and the amount of water is greater than the preset value of the difference, whether there is water detected on the periphery of the water equipment, and whether the water is double-monitored or not, and at the same time, when the water leakage occurs, the water valve switch can be closed by the remote device. Water supply into the water equipment.

In the above solution, when the water filter is installed on the water device, the system setting unit of the control device can set the filter water filter life value, and set the length of time the filter can be used and the installation date of the replacement, and then coupled with the central control unit. The accumulated water output obtained by the connected water flow detecting unit or the time used after the filter element integrated by the counting unit is installed, so that the use of the filter element can be double monitored and the user can be reminded of the replacement.

In the above solution, the control device is coupled to a power consumption detecting unit capable of detecting power consumption and power consumption abnormality, and in addition to providing power consumption statistics, the remote device can be transmitted when the power consumption abnormality occurs. The power switch of the water device is turned off to stop the supply of power.

In the above solution, the control device of the water device and the remote device connect a cloud server unit through the Internet to manage the connection between the plurality of water devices and the plurality of remote devices.

Therefore, through the above-mentioned control device installed on the water device, the remote device can obtain various detection and calculation, and warning information, so that the user can obtain the status of the water device at the remote end. And then take the necessary measures to make the monitoring and management of water equipment easier and easier, and make water equipment more intelligent management.

A‧‧‧Control device

A00‧‧‧Central Control Unit

A01‧‧‧System Setting Unit

A02‧‧‧Internet Link Unit

A03‧‧‧Display unit

A04‧‧‧Time Unit

A05‧‧‧Water level detection unit

A06‧‧‧Inlet flow detection unit

A07‧‧‧Water flow detection unit

A08‧‧‧Incoming and outflow difference calculation unit

A09‧‧‧Filter life calculation unit

A10‧‧‧Historical data storage unit

A11‧‧‧Power consumption detection unit

A12‧‧‧ warning unit

A13‧‧‧Power switch

A14‧‧‧Water valve switch

A15‧‧‧Water leak detection unit

B‧‧‧Cloud Servo Unit

C‧‧‧Remote device

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

1 is a schematic view showing the connection between a control device and a remote device of the present water device.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a control device A which can be installed in the water device of the water purifier, solar energy or heat storage electric water heater, and has a power switch A13 on the water device and visible therein. The control device A is equipped with a separate power supply control device A. The control device A mainly includes a central control unit A00 coupled to an internet connection unit A02 for making it transparent. Wired or wirelessly connected to the remote device C loaded with the APP via the Internet. The remote device C can be a smart phone, a tablet or a computer, and the water inlet of the water device can be opened or Close a water valve switch A14 in the water source into the water device, and an inflow flow detecting unit A06 that can detect the inflow of water passing through the water inlet, and a water outlet at the water device can detect the water outlet at the water outlet The flow water flow detecting unit A07, and the inflow water flow detecting unit A06 and the water flow detecting unit A07 are coupled to the central control unit A00, and an inflow and outflow difference calculating unit A08 is coupled to the central control unit. Element A00 is used to calculate the difference between the inflow flow rate and the outflow flow rate of the inflow water flow detecting unit A06 and the outflow flow detecting unit A07, and a water storage tank is also arranged on the water device, and is stored in A water level detecting unit A05 capable of detecting the water level in the water tank is installed in the water tank and coupled to the central control unit A00.

The power switch A13 and the water valve switch A14 provided on the water device are coupled to the central control unit A00, so that the power switch A13 or the water valve switch A14 can be turned on and off through the central control unit A00, and the power of the water device is allowed. It can be turned off, or the water source is stopped in the water supply device, and the power switch A13 and the water valve switch A14 can also be manually operated.

A water leakage detecting unit A15 capable of detecting water is installed in the peripheral water collecting portion of the water device, and the water leakage detecting unit A15 is coupled to the central control unit A00, and the water leakage detecting is performed. The information detected by the unit A15 is transmitted to the central control unit A00 for processing.

The water device is provided with a warning unit 12 for emitting a light or a sound, and the warning unit is coupled to the central control unit A00. The central control unit A00 can control whether the warning unit A12 lights or emits a sound.

In addition, a power consumption detecting unit A11 can be coupled to the central control unit A00 for detecting the power consumption of the water device and its power consumption abnormality, and transmitting the detected information to the central control. Unit A00 performs processing.

Further, a filter life calculating unit A09 and a timing unit A04 are respectively coupled to the central control unit A00, and the filter life calculating unit A09 can obtain the water output value accumulated by the obtained water flow detecting unit A07, and the The time accumulated for the replacement of the filter element accumulated in the timing unit A04 is cumulative.

Furthermore, the control unit A00 is coupled to a system setting unit A01, so that the system setting unit A01 can set the date and time, the filter installation time setting, the filter length of the filter life, the filter filter water life setting, And the setting of the amount of difference between the inlet and outlet water, etc., through the setting of each of the above initial values, as a comparison of the above detection and calculation values.

And the historical data storage unit A10 is coupled to the central control unit A00, and the historical data storage unit A10 periodically records the values detected by the detecting units of the storage water device, and provides the data to the user. use.

At the same time, a display unit A03 is coupled to the central control unit A00, so that the information detected by each of the detecting units of the water device is collected by the central control unit A00 and immediately displayed by the display unit A03, and The historical data stored in the historical data storage unit A10 can also be viewed through the display unit A03, and when the water difference difference calculation unit A08, or the filter core life When the real-time information calculated or detected by the life calculation unit A09 or the power consumption detecting unit A11 is different from or exceeds the initial setting value of the system setting unit A01, it is also displayed through the display unit A03 to provide the user with Warning and reminder or warning of the light or sound by the warning unit A12 through the central control unit A00.

Further, the real-time information detected by each detecting unit of the water device, the historical information stored in the historical data storage unit A10, and the difference between the inlet and outlet water calculation unit A08, the filter life calculation unit A09, and the power consumption detecting unit A11 The calculated or detected information can also be connected to the Internet by the central control unit A00 through the Internet connection unit A02, enabling wired or wireless connection with the remote device C (eg, smart phone, tablet) Or computer) connection, allowing the user to monitor from the far-end by the loaded APP.

When the water leakage detecting unit A15 detects that there is water in the water collecting portion of the water device or the water inflow and outflow between the water inlet and the water outlet of the water device, the difference between the inlet and outlet water calculating unit A08 is calculated. The value is different from the preset value of the difference between the inlet and outlet water amount preset by the system setting unit A01, that is, the surface water device may have water leakage. This abnormal information will be revealed not only on the display unit A03 but also through the central control unit A00 via the Internet. The link unit A02 is transmitted to the remote device C, and the remote device C can be immediately returned, and can be connected to the central control unit A00 via the Internet through the release of the command, to control the water valve switch A14 of the water device to be closed. Stop the supply of water, so double monitoring is achieved through the above detection methods.

Or when the power consumption detecting unit A11 detects that the power consumption of the water device is abnormal, the abnormal information is not only revealed on the display unit A03, but also transmitted to the remote through the central control unit A00 via the Internet connection unit A02. End device C, not only the remote device C can get instant return, but also can be sent through the command, and then connected to the central control unit A00 via the Internet. The power switch A13 that controls the water device is turned off to stop the continued supply of the power source.

When the filter life calculation unit A09 calculates the accumulated water output detected by the water discharge flow detecting unit A07, the preset value of the filter water quantity life preset by the system setting unit A01 has been reached, or the filter element is cumulatively calculated through the timing unit A04. When the usage time has reached the preset value of the filter life time length preset by the system setting unit A01, the information will not only be revealed on the display unit A03, but also transmitted through the central control unit A00 via the Internet connection unit A02. To the remote device C, the remote device C can be instantly rewarded and made known to the user, and then the filter element can be replaced. Therefore, the above detection method achieves the purpose of dual monitoring and management.

In addition, a cloud server unit B can be connected between the control device A of the water device and the remote device C through the Internet, so that the water device and the plurality of mobile devices can be made through the cloud server unit B. Or the management of the connection between the computers, and establish the respective identification accounts of the water devices and the mobile devices or computers through the cloud server unit B. After the pre-set authentication pairing, the individual users or the management companies can pass through the far The mobile device of the end device C or the computer performs one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many connections via the Internet to provide an IoT monitoring and management environment to realize the remote end of the user or the operator. The purpose of intelligent monitoring management.

Claims (6)

A remote monitoring device for a water device, a water device having a water storage tube is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, and a control device for installing an independent power source to detect and control the water device, and the control device is transmitted through the Internet The two-way connection with the remote device enables the remote device to obtain various detection information provided by the water device, wherein: the water device is provided with a power switch for controlling the power supply of the water device, and a water inlet is installed at the water inlet. The water valve switch that opens and closes the water source into the water device and the inflow water flow detecting unit that can obtain the inflow water flow, and the outlet water flow detecting unit that can obtain the water flow rate is installed at the water outlet, and is also disposed at the periphery of the water device There is a water collecting place, and the water collecting place is provided with a water leakage detecting unit capable of detecting whether the water device has external leakage; the control device comprises a system for coupling a preset value of a preset water device to a central control unit. The setting unit and a display unit for displaying each detection information, and coupling the power switch, the water valve switch, the inflow water flow detecting unit and the water outlet flow detecting unit on the water device to the central control unit And transmitting the information of each detected information and control, and then setting a calculation unit for calculating the difference between the inlet and outlet water for calculating the difference between the inflow and outflow, and coupling it to the central control unit, and the water leakage detecting unit at the water device is also It is coupled to the central control unit, and at the same time, a warning unit with an abnormal signal or sound is detected to be coupled to the central control unit, and a water level of the water storage tank of the water detecting device is set to be high. The water level detecting unit is coupled to the central control unit, and further, an internet connection unit is coupled to the central control unit, so that the respective detection information can be transmitted to the cloud via the internet connection unit; End device: enables the remote monitoring of the water device by enabling the carrier APP to connect to the control device of the water device through the Internet. A remote monitoring device for a water device according to claim 1, wherein the control device of the water device The central control unit is coupled to a historical data storage unit for storing historical information of each detection item, and the historical information can be viewed through the display unit and the remote device. The remote monitoring device of the water device according to claim 1, wherein the water filter can be added with a filter element, and the system setting unit coupled to the central control unit of the control device can set the date and time, and install the filter element. The initial value setting of the time and the initial value of the filter water total life is set, and a filter life calculation unit and a timing unit are respectively coupled to the central control unit, and the water flow detecting unit is obtained by the filter life calculating unit. The accumulated total water output or the filter element usage time accumulated by the timing unit is compared with the initial setting value of the above system setting unit to calculate whether any of the filter cores have reached the service life, and the information of the above detection calculations is displayed on the display. The unit transmits to the remote device through the Internet at the same time. According to the remote monitoring device of the water device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a water flow difference between the inflow water flow detecting unit and the water flow detecting unit, and the water leakage The detecting unit determines whether the water device is leaking, and transmits the detected abnormal information to the remote device through the Internet through the Internet connection unit through the central control unit, and the water device of the water device can be controlled by the remote device. The opening and closing of the switch. The remote monitoring device of the water device according to claim 1, wherein the central control unit of the control device of the water device is coupled to a power consumption detecting device that can obtain the power consumption of the water device and whether the power consumption is abnormal. The unit, and the obtained information is displayed on the unit display and transmitted to the remote device through the Internet, and the remote device can control the opening and closing of the power switch of the water device. The remote monitoring device for a water device according to claim 1, wherein the control device of the water device and the remote device are connected to each other through a network to connect between a plurality of water devices and a plurality of remote devices. On the cloud servlet unit.