KR101197571B1 - Smart Gateway Device and System of that - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A smart gateway apparatus and system using the same are provided to enable a user to effectively monitor home electric energy usage information by connecting to a smart gateway apparatus using a portable terminal. CONSTITUTION: A smart gateway apparatus(10) includes a PLC(Power Line Communication) module(110), communication modules(120,130), and a processor(140). The processor deducts electric energy usage data based on one or more home electric energy usage information received using the PLC module. The processor the electric energy usage data to a user terminal according to a user request. A home electric energy management application is activated in the portable terminal. [Reference numerals] (110) PLC(power line communication) module; (120) Wire and wireless network module; (121) Wire internet module; (123) Wireless internet module; (130) Near field communication module; (140) Main processor; (141) Authentication processing unit; (143) Calculation processing unit; (145) Power control unit; (147) Data storage unit; (150) Memory unit

Description

Smart Gateway Device and System Using It {Smart Gateway Device and System of that}

The present invention relates to a smart gateway device and a system using the same. Specifically, the power consumption information used in each home is collected from one or more meters in the home by using power line communication, and the power is efficiently supplied through various interface methods in the home. The present invention provides a smart gateway device and a system capable of delivering usage information to a user.

In general, each home is provided with a gateway device that can monitor and control energy usage in the home. The gateway refers to a device that interconnects two or more different types or the same types of communication networks to exchange information between them.

Currently, the electricity consumption information in each home is read by a digital meter installed in each home and transmitted to a data concentrator unit (DCU), and the data collection unit (DCU) is connected to the gateway installed in each home. Upon request, the electricity consumption information of the home is transmitted to the gateway using Power Line Communication (PLC). The gateway of each home collects power usage information used in the home from the data collection unit (DCU) or one or more sub-meters installed in the home by using power line communication (PLC), and then powers it according to a predetermined condition (monthly / hourly). Get usage information.

Power Line Communication (PLC) is a technology that carries voice and data on a high frequency signal of hundreds of khz to tens of khz or more through a power line that supplies power. Communication technology based on digital home network enables communication through existing hypothetical power line, can be used in home LAN for data exchange between PC and various home appliances in home network, and PLC is used where radio waves are difficult to reach It can supplement the WLAN. In addition, it can be used to control electronic products such as home appliances, electric heating, lighting devices, etc. in combination with power lines. With powerline communications, building networks such as apartments and offices can be built without the need for network lines.

Research on wired and wireless gateway devices incorporating such gateways and high-speed power line communication modules continues.

Conventionally, as a method of monitoring electric energy consumption information in a home, a separate device such as an in-home display (IHD) terminal receiving and displaying power consumption information in a home from a gateway installed in each home is used. In this case, the user can check the electric energy usage information according to a predetermined condition through the power consumption monitoring device (IHD) installed in the home, but the infrastructure cost of installing the monitoring device for each home and the user using the electric energy usage information from the outside It has been pointed out that the problem can not be confirmed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a smart gateway device and a system for transmitting electrical energy usage information in a home to a mobile terminal of a registered user so that the user can monitor the electrical energy usage data more simply and efficiently.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a smart gateway device and a system that enables the real-time control of the power state for the devices in the home according to the electrical energy usage information in the home using the user's own registered mobile terminal To provide.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an integrated gateway device based on a home network may include a data concentrator unit installed outside the home or at least one meter and a power line for performing electricity home meter reading. A power line communication module for performing power line communication; A communication module for performing wired / wireless communication and short-range wireless communication with at least one of an electric device and a metering sensor in a home; And a processor configured to derive electrical energy usage data based on the at least one electrical energy usage information in the home received through the power line communication module.

In this case, the processor may transmit the derived electric energy usage data to the mobile terminal of the user in which a predetermined in-home electric energy management application is activated using the communication module.

In addition, the processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, authentication for a corresponding in-home device device based on at least one of the in-home electric device and the metering sensor received through the communication module or the configuration information of the mobile terminal. It may further include an authentication processing unit for performing the verification process.

The processor may further include maintaining the power state of the in-home device based on a user input control signal relating to the power state of the in-home device received from the mobile terminal through the communication module. Alternatively, the method may further include a power control unit generating a command for instructing the blocking change.

In this case, the power control unit may transmit the power state change command generated through the communication module to the in-home device apparatus corresponding to the user input control signal.

Integrated gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention is the electrical energy usage information in the home received through the power line communication module, the configuration information for applying the energy management service of the in-home device device received through the communication module and the The apparatus may further include a memory configured to store at least one of the electrical energy usage data derived from the processor.

In the home electrical energy use data derived from the processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, the total electrical energy usage at a predetermined period or when the event occurs, the charge information according to the unit energy usage, meter reading information, the device in the home At least one device-specific energy consumption may be included.

Mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, a display unit; A user input unit for inputting user input data; A wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a wireless network system or a communication support device; And accessing a home network-based gateway device through the wireless communication unit according to activation of a predetermined electric energy management application, to receive electric energy usage data in a home from the gateway device, and to receive a predetermined area of the display unit. And a controller configured to output the electrical energy usage data in the home.

The control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to transmit a user input control signal for maintaining or blocking a change in power state of an in-home device apparatus input through the user input unit to the gateway device through the wireless communication unit. can do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing energy resources in an electric energy management system including an integrated gateway device and a user terminal based on a home network, including power line communication. Receiving electrical energy usage information from a data concentrator unit installed outside the home or at least one meter performing the electricity consumption reading in the home; Deriving electrical energy usage data in a home according to a predetermined condition based on the received electrical energy usage information; And transmitting the derived electrical energy usage data to the mobile terminal of the user, in which a predetermined home electrical energy management application is activated according to a user's request.

At this time, the energy resource management method according to an embodiment of the present invention further comprises the step of receiving the configuration information for applying the energy management service from at least one of the electrical device and the meter sensor in the home via wired or wireless communication or short-range wireless communication. can do.

In addition, the electrical energy management method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further comprise the step of storing the received electrical energy usage information, and further comprising the step of storing the derived electrical energy usage data. Can be.

Further, the electrical energy management method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving a user input control signal regarding the power state of the device in the home device from the mobile terminal; And generating a command for instructing to maintain or cut off a power state of a corresponding in-home device apparatus based on the received user input control signal.

At this time, the electrical energy management method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further comprise the step of transmitting the generated power state change command to the device in the home.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the present invention by those skilled in the art. And can be understood and understood.

According to the present invention, the user can access the smart gateway device using his mobile terminal to monitor the electric energy usage information in the home more easily and efficiently.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user may control the power state of the device devices in the home in real time through the smart gateway device using his mobile terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an energy management system including an integrated gateway device based on power line communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a block diagram of an integrated gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of receiving electrical energy information by the integrated gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a process of receiving electrical energy information by the integrated gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a signal transmission / reception process between an integrated gateway device and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Terms such as 'first' and 'second' may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component. Used.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

Conventionally, a separate device such as an in-home display (IHD) terminal that displays power consumption information in a home by using power consumption information collected from outside / inside the gateway installed in the home by a method of monitoring electric energy usage information in a home. Using the method provided to the user. However, if the home monitoring device is installed as described above, the user can easily check the power consumption information for each home, while the infrastructure cost of installing the monitoring device for each home and the user can check the electric energy usage information from the outside. It has been pointed out that.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a smart gateway device and a system capable of providing power usage information to a user's mobile terminal and managing a power state in a home according to a user input signal.

Specifically, the smart gateway according to the present invention transmits power consumption information in the home collected from the outside / inside of the home to the user's mobile terminal using power line communication, and varies according to the power state control signal transmitted through the user's mobile terminal. Control the power status in the home using the interface method.

1 is a view showing an example of an energy management system including a smart gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the smart gateway device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may operate in a home through power line communication (PLC), radio frequency (RF) communication, wireless LAN, and Ethernet. Collects energy usage information and manages power status of home electrical devices.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 1, the integrated gateway device 10 uses a power line communication from at least one of a data collection device (DCU) 20, a digital meter 30 and a sub meter 40 installed in a home. Can receive current electric energy usage information.

The digital meter 30 provides integrated power usage information that is read in the home, and the sub meter 40 provides power usage information for a power usage device to be separately read. Although FIG. 1 illustrates that a single sub meter 40 is installed, there may be more than one sub meter depending on the number of power devices that the user wants to read. For example, when a user charges an electric vehicle 50 that uses electric energy as a power source as a power usage device in a home, the smart gateway device 10 may perform energy usage meter reading in the electric vehicle 50. Power consumption information may be received from the sub-meter 40 through power line communication.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the smart gateway device 10 according to the present invention is connected to an energy management server provided by a source for supplying power energy using a wired / wireless network (LAN, WLAN, Zigbee), and is installed in the home at the server. You can get power usage information directly.

As such, the smart gateway device 10 that receives the energy consumption information in the home performs a predetermined calculation process and performs a predetermined period of operation on the electrical energy usage information calculated by the display device or the mobile terminal 60 of the registered user. Can be transmitted according to.

In addition, the smart gateway device 10 according to the present invention is a power network control such as various home appliances, sensors (for example, lighting sensors, gas leakage blocking sensors) or power usage devices connected to the gateway device 10 based on a home network. Communication can be performed for. For example, when a user transmits a power state control signal to the smart gateway device 10 using the mobile terminal 60, the smart gateway device 10 may correspond to the control signal using a home network (Zigbee, etc.). It is possible to change or maintain the power supply state of the device or sensor.

From the user's point of view, the user can easily and efficiently monitor and control the amount of electric energy used inside and outside the home.

A smart gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention for implementing an electric energy management system as shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a block diagram of a smart gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the smart gateway device 10 calculates a power line communication module 110, a wired / wireless network module 120, a short range communication module 130, and energy usage information collection and detection for using a power line communication method. It includes a processor 140 and a memory unit 150 for performing management.

The power line communication module 110 includes a PLC protocol, a PLC modem driver, and the like, which perform PLC processing for power line communication with a nearby location. The integrated gateway device 10 uses power line communication to consume electricity consumed within its home from at least one of the data collection device (DCU) 20, the digital meter 30, and the plurality of sub-meters 40 shown in FIG. 1. You can get energy usage information. The electric energy usage or power charge amount information received through the power line communication module 110 is transmitted to the processor 140.

The wired / wireless network module 120 includes a wired internet module 121 for wired internet access and a wireless internet module 123 for wireless internet access.

Wired Internet technologies include Line Access Networks (LAN), and wireless Internet technologies include Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), and HSDPA ( High Speed Downlink Packet Access) may be used. The wireless internet module 121 serves to interface with one or more in-home electric devices that can communicate through a wireless LAN or the like according to a corresponding protocol.

The smart gateway device 10 not only receives electric energy usage information by using power line communication, but also communicates with an energy management server of an electric energy supplier using a wired / wireless network module 120 to directly access a home server from the server. Can get electrical energy usage information.

The short-range communication module 130 is a module for short-range communication between the integrated gateway device 10 and the electrical devices in the home. The short-range communication technology includes Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and infrared light. Communication (infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used.

The integrated gateway device 10 may perform home network communication for controlling a power state of electrical devices and various sensors in the home using the short range communication module 130. That is, the wireless internet module 121 or the short-range communication module 130 may be used to transmit a control signal of a user input to the integrated gateway device 10 to the electronic device or the sensor device in the home using a communication method corresponding to the home gateway device 10. Can be.

For example, for devices that can communicate via RF, such as a remote controller, a door sensor, a siren, a motion detector, and the like, a control signal input by a user through a user terminal is used using an RF protocol included in the short range communication module 130. I can deliver it. As another example, the smart gateway device 10 may be a home appliance such as a refrigerator, a washing machine, an air conditioner, various lighting apparatuses used for home lighting, a gas sensor detecting a gas exposure, a gas valve controller, Change / maintenance of the power supply state may be controlled through the short range communication module 130 with respect to devices in the home interfaced such as a water meter for detecting water consumption.

The processor 140 may include an authentication processor 141 for processing access permission of a device in a home and a user terminal connected to the integrated gateway device 10, and electricity consumption based on one or more electric energy usage information input through various communication methods. It may include a calculation processing unit 143 for deriving information, a power control unit 145 and a data storage unit 147 for controlling whether or not the power supplied to the devices in the home according to the user input signal.

The authentication processing unit 141 is a device for allowing the integrated gateway device 10 to allow a connection state when performing communication with the data collection device 20, the digital meter 30, the sub meter 40, the user terminal, and various sensors. Receives identification information and performs authentication verification procedure.

The calculation processing unit 143 may determine a predetermined condition (eg, for each time zone) based on the electric energy usage information received from at least one of the data collection device 20, the digital meter 30, and the sub meter 40 where the authentication and verification procedure is completed. / Weekly / monthly) can be used to derive electricity consumption information.

In this case, the calculation processing unit 143 may derive additional information such as electricity consumption information for each device type in the home, integrated electricity usage information for each time zone, or electricity fee according to a set calculation processing method. For example, the operation processor 143 may include at least one total electric energy consumption in a home at a predetermined period or an event occurrence, charge information according to unit energy use, meter reading information, and energy consumption for each electric device and the meter reading sensor in the home. Can be derived.

The processor 140 may transmit the electric power consumption information and the additional information derived from the arithmetic processing unit 143 to the user terminal 60 so that the user can monitor it.

The power control unit 145 uses the preset protocol based on an input signal for controlling the device input to the smart gateway device 10 through the user terminal 60 to determine a power supply state of the power delivered to the corresponding devices in the home. Generate a control signal to control.

For example, when the user monitors the electricity consumption information transmitted from the smart gateway device 10 to the user terminal 60 and decides to cut off power supply to devices not currently used in the home, the device controller 145 may generate a control signal for controlling the power supply maintenance / shutdown for the devices based on the control signal input to the smart gateway device 10 through the user terminal 60. The generated control signal is transmitted to each node powered by the corresponding devices through the wired / wireless network module 120 or the short range communication module 130.

The data storage unit 147 may store the data result processed by the operation processor 143 according to a predetermined cycle or when an event occurs.

In this case, the calculation processing unit 143 may derive a result of comparing and analyzing the previous month's electricity usage according to a user request or a predetermined calculation processing method using the stored data, and calculates a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating the derived result. It may be generated and transmitted to the user terminal 60.

The memory unit 150 stores electric energy usage information transmitted to the smart gateway device 10 or power usage information according to a predetermined condition derived from the arithmetic processing unit 143. For convenience of description, the processor 140 Although illustrated separately from the data storage unit 147, it can be integrated into one form. In addition, the memory unit 150 may store information regarding electronic devices and various sensors to which the energy management service of the gateway device is applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of receiving electrical energy information by a smart gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The signal transmission and reception procedure shown in FIG. 3 is assumed to use a power line communication method.

In FIG. 3, it is assumed that the 'electrical energy information providing device' includes at least one of a data collection device (DCU), a digital meter, and a sub meter. Each electric energy information providing device collects real-time or a predetermined period of information on the total amount of electrical energy used in a plurality of homes or the amount of electrical energy used in each home or each device in the home according to a predetermined period Assume that information is

Referring to FIG. 3, the smart gateway device may be connected to at least one of a data collection device (DCU), a digital meter, and a sub meter (hereinafter, referred to as an 'electrical energy information providing device') to collect electrical energy information. The connection request message is transmitted (S301), and a response message to the request message is received from the electric energy providing device (S302).

When the connection state between the smart gateway device and the electrical energy information providing device is completed, the electrical energy information providing device undergoes a predetermined authentication process for security of personal information before providing the electrical energy information to the smart gateway device. Accordingly, the smart gateway device provides the device configuration information including the identification information at the request of the electric energy information providing device (S303).

The electric energy information providing device performs an authentication step on whether the corresponding smart gateway device is effectively registered on the basis of the received device configuration information, and whether it is a suitable object in connection with providing the requested information (S304). In step S305, the mobile station sends a message to the smart gateway device. In this case, although the message for the authentication process result is not shown in FIG. 3, the message may be transmitted in the form of an acknowledgment (eg, ACK / NACK).

The smart gateway device confirmed through the authentication step S304 requests to provide energy usage information to the electric energy information providing device at a predetermined cycle or event (S306). The electric energy information providing device provides the requested data to the smart gateway device (S307).

The smart gateway device stores the received electric energy usage information in a separate memory unit of the gateway device or applies a predetermined calculation program of the processor (S308). In this case, the processor of the integrated gateway device may separately perform the calculation of the electric energy usage information for the specific device received from the sub meter as well as the integrated electric energy usage information in the home.

On the other hand, although not shown in Figure 3 between the smart gateway device and the electrical energy information providing device for receiving a first acknowledgment message (eg, ACK / NACK signal) indicating the acknowledgment of the electrical energy usage information and the first acknowledgment message The transmission of the second acknowledgment message indicating whether to confirm may be further included.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of collecting information for managing a device in a home by a smart gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The signal transmission and reception process illustrated in FIG. 4 is assumed to use a wired / wireless network or short-range wireless communication.

Referring to FIG. 4, the smart gateway device according to the present invention includes various sensors in a home connected to the wired / wireless network module and the short-range communication module of the gateway device (eg, a gas leakage blocking sensor, a gas reading sensor, a lighting sensor, and a water reading meter sensor). Etc.) or an electric device (hereinafter, referred to as a 'home device') for managing the power state, for this purpose, the home device transmits a connection request message for accessing the integrated gateway device (S401). At this time, it is assumed that the electric energy usage information used in the home device is read and information is read in a predetermined period or real time in a digital meter or a sub meter, and transmitted to the gateway device through the above-described process of FIG. 3.

The smart gateway device transmits a response message according to the connection request of the home device (S402).

When the connection state between the smart gateway device and the home device is completed, the home device sends device configuration information to the smart gateway device, which may be used to determine whether the device is to be applied with the energy management service of the gateway device at the request of the smart gateway device. To transmit (S403).

The authentication processing unit of the smart gateway device performs an authentication procedure for confirming whether the corresponding device is validly registered using the identification information included in the received device configuration information (S404), and transmits a message about the authentication procedure result to the home device. (S405). At this time, the message for the authentication processing result may be transmitted in the form of a message for acknowledgment (eg, ACK / NACK).

The smart gateway device connected to the home device through the authentication step (S404) requests information necessary for electric energy management of the device to the home device at a predetermined period or event (S406). The home device transmits the requested information for energy management to the smart gateway device using the wired / wireless network module or the short range communication module (S407).

The smart gateway device stores the information received from the home device in a separate memory unit in the gateway device or applies a predetermined calculation program of the processor (S408).

Although not shown in FIG. 4, a first acknowledgment message (eg, an ACK / NACK signal) and an acknowledgment for the first acknowledgment message indicating acknowledgment of information necessary for energy management between the smart gateway device and the home device. The transmission of the second acknowledgment message indicating whether or not may be further included.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a signal transmission and reception process between a smart gateway device and a user mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the smart gateway uses electrical power information received from the electrical energy information providing apparatus using power line communication as described above with reference to FIG. 3 and / or wired / wireless network and a short range wireless communication scheme as described above with reference to FIG. 4. By using a predetermined calculation program on the basis of the device information received from the home devices using the power consumption data and the power consumption data for each device in the home to derive (S501).

In this case, the electricity usage data derivation process may be performed in real time or according to a user request, and the derived electricity usage data may be separately stored in a memory unit of the smart gateway device.

The user attempts to connect to the smart gateway device by activating a predetermined electric energy usage information related application on his terminal (for example, PC, IPTV, IHD or smart phone, etc.) (S502).

The smart gateway device receiving the access request message from the user terminal transmits a response message indicating whether to approve the access (S503), and includes terminal identification information to perform an authentication process for security of user personal information from the accessed user terminal. Terminal environment information is received (S504).

The authentication processing unit of the smart gateway device performs an authentication verification procedure based on the received terminal environment information (S505). For example, if the user wants to transmit electric energy usage information to the user's mobile terminal, the authentication processing unit transmits identification information (eg, a phone number or a serial number, etc.) of the mobile terminal registered in advance in the integrated gateway device by the user in step S506. It is possible to check whether the terminal is valid by comparing the terminal environment information.

After the authentication process is performed, the smart gateway device transmits the electric energy usage information to the corresponding terminal, wherein the electric energy usage information transmitted is derived in various forms according to a predetermined condition (eg, hourly / weekly / monthly). As data, the smart gateway device may derive the electric energy usage information stored in the memory unit or transmit a result of the operation processing at the time of data transmission (S506).

The user terminal receiving the electric energy usage information in the home outputs the electric energy usage information in the user home in a predetermined region on the display unit mounted in the terminal so that the user can monitor the corresponding information (S507).

The user may input a power state control signal for some or all of the devices in the home based on the electric energy usage information output to the user terminal (S508). For example, when the amount of electric energy used in the home is increased compared to the power source, the user may input a control signal to the user terminal to cut off power supply to devices not currently used (eg, TV, radio, PC, etc.). have.

The input control signal is transmitted to the smart gateway device (S509).

Upon receiving the user control signal, the smart gateway device analyzes the power supply nodes for the devices in the power control unit, and generates a command for maintaining or changing the power state of the devices in operation S510.

The generated command is transmitted to a device or sensor in the home (S511), and the device or sensor in the home which receives the same operates to change the power state according to the indication information included in the command (S512).

In this case, it is assumed in FIG. 5 that the devices and sensors in the home for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the smart gateway device are operating in a wake-up state capable of receiving a transmitted signal. It is assumed that the device or the like can read a command for controlling the power state using a predetermined protocol set in each of the processors.

Although not shown in FIG. 5, a first acknowledgment message (eg, an ACK / NACK signal) indicating an acknowledgment of electric energy usage information and a control signal between the smart gateway device, the user home terminal, and the smart gate device and the home device device. And a second acknowledgment message indicating whether the first acknowledgment message is acknowledged.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In detail, FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, a user terminal 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a wireless communication unit 610, an information input unit 620, an output unit 630, a memory 640, and a controller 650. Can be.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 610 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 60 and another wireless communication system or the smart gateway device according to the present invention. For example, the wireless communication unit 610 may include a broadcast receiving module 611, a mobile communication module 612, a wireless internet module 613, a short range communication module 614, a location information module 615, and the like. .

Here, the wireless internet module 613 refers to a module for wireless internet access, and may be embedded or external to the mobile terminal 60. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 614 refers to a module for short range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The mobile terminal can transmit / receive electric energy information and user input information and the like with the smart gateway device according to the present invention using the wireless internet module 613 or the short range communication module 614.

The information input unit 620 includes an A / V input unit 621 for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and a user input unit 622 for controlling terminal operation or inputting separate data.

The user input unit 622 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal, and may be composed of a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Can be. In addition, the user inputs input data for controlling the power state of the devices in the home to the smart gateway device through the user input unit 622 in relation to the electrical energy usage information received from the smart gateway device according to the present invention. can do.

The output unit 630 may be configured to generate an output related to visual, auditory, or tactile senses, and may include a display unit 631, a sound output module 632, and an alarm unit 633.

The display 631 outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 60. For example, when the mobile terminal 60 is in a call mode, the display unit 631 displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to a call. can do.

The display 631 may output a UI or a GUI related to the electric energy usage information in the home of the user, which the mobile terminal 60 receives from the smart gateway device. In addition, in order to input data for power state control for devices in the home, the power state control related UI in the home may be output. The electrical energy usage information and the power state control related UI may be output to a predetermined region of the display unit 631 according to the activation of the in-home power state management application set in the controller 650.

The memory 640 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 650, and temporarily stores the input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, an audio, a still image, a video, etc.). It can also perform a function.

The controller 650 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 60, for example, performs related control and processing for voice call, data communication, video call, and the like.

In addition, the controller 650 may control the operation of the mobile terminal according to various applications that may be implemented in the mobile terminal 60. For example, when the in-home electrical energy management application set in the mobile terminal 60 is activated, the control unit 650 communicates with the smart gateway device through the wireless communication unit 610, and the electrical energy in the home of the user. The control unit may receive the usage information and output the usage information to a predetermined region of the display 631.

In addition, the control unit 650 performs the home electrical energy management application is activated to transmit the power state control signal for the devices in the home input through the user input unit 622 to the smart gateway device through the wireless communication unit 610. can do.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to explain, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (17)

The present invention relates to a gateway device for providing electric energy usage information in each home.
A power line communication module configured to perform power line communication with a data concentrator unit installed outside the home or at least one meter that performs the electricity consumption reading in the home;
A communication module for performing wired / wireless communication and short-range wireless communication with at least one of an electric device and a metering sensor in a home; And
A processor for deriving electrical energy usage data based on at least one electrical energy usage information in the home received through the power line communication module and transmitting the electrical energy usage data to a mobile terminal of the user in which a predetermined home electrical energy management application is activated in response to a user request. Including;
The processor comprising:
A smart gateway device for generating a command to instruct to maintain or cut off the power state of the in-home device device based on the user input control signal regarding the power state of the in-home device received from the mobile terminal to perform power control . The method of claim 1,
The processor comprising:
The smart gateway further includes an authentication processing unit configured to perform an authentication verification procedure for a corresponding in-home device device based on at least one of the in-home electric device and the meter reading sensor or the configuration information of the mobile terminal received through the communication module. Device. The method of claim 1,
The processor comprising:
And a power controller configured to generate a command for instructing to maintain or cut off a power state of the device in the home based on the user input control signal received from the mobile terminal. The method of claim 3,
The power control unit,
And transmitting the power state change command generated through the communication module to the in-home device apparatus corresponding to the user input control signal. The method of claim 1,
The apparatus may further include a memory configured to store at least one of the electrical energy usage information in the home received through the power line communication module, the information of the in-home device apparatus received through the communication module, and the electrical energy usage data derived from the processor. Including, smart gateway device. The method of claim 1,
The electrical energy usage data in the home derived from the processor is
Smart gateway device comprising at least one of the total electrical energy consumption at a predetermined period or event occurrence, the charge information according to the unit energy usage, the meter reading information, the energy consumption per device device in the home. The method of claim 1,
When connected to the management server of the supply source for supplying electrical energy through the communication module, and receives the electrical energy use information in the home from the management server,
The processor comprising:
Deriving the electrical energy usage data based on the electrical energy usage information in the home received from the management server, smart gateway device. In a mobile terminal,
A display unit;
A user input unit for inputting user input data;
A wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a wireless network system or a communication support device; And
In response to the activation of a predetermined electric energy management application, the wireless network is connected to a gateway device based on a home network to receive electrical energy usage data in the home from the gateway device, and received in a predetermined area of the display unit. And a controller configured to output electrical energy usage data in the home. 9. The method of claim 8,
The control unit,
And transmitting a user input control signal relating to a maintenance or interruption change of a power state of an in-home device apparatus input through the user input unit to the gateway device through the wireless communication unit. 9. The method of claim 8,
The electrical energy usage data in the home,
A mobile terminal comprising at least one of total electric energy consumption at a predetermined period or when an event occurs, charge information according to unit energy use, meter reading information, and energy consumption per device device in the home. A method for managing energy resources in an electrical energy management system including a home network based gateway device and a user mobile terminal,
(a) Home according to a predetermined condition based on electric energy usage information received from a data concentrator unit installed outside the home or at least one meter performing the electricity consumption meter in the home through power line communication; Deriving my electrical energy usage data;
(b) transmitting the derived electrical energy usage data to a mobile terminal of the user, in which a predetermined home electrical energy management application is activated according to a user request;
(c) receiving a user input control signal relating to a power state of the device in the home from the mobile terminal; And
(d) generating a command for instructing to maintain or cut off a power state of a corresponding in-home device apparatus based on the received user input control signal; an energy resource using a mobile terminal in an electric energy management system; How to manage. The method of claim 11,
The step (a)
And receiving configuration information for applying an energy management service from at least one of an in-home electric device and a metering sensor through wired / wireless communication or short-range wireless communication. The method of claim 11,
The step (a)
And storing the received electrical energy usage information. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the received electrical energy usage information. The method of claim 11,
The step (a), further comprising the step of storing the derived electrical energy usage data, energy resource management method using a mobile terminal in an electrical energy management system. delete The method of claim 11,
And transmitting the generated power state change command to the in-home device apparatus. The method of claim 11,
The electrical energy usage data,
Energy resource management using a mobile terminal in an electric energy management system, including at least one of total electric energy consumption at a predetermined period or event occurrence, charge information according to unit energy usage, meter reading information, and energy consumption for each device in the home. Way.

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