TWI553987B - Electric power monitoring system - Google Patents

Description

Power monitoring system

The invention relates to a power monitoring system, in particular to a power monitoring system that utilizes wireless transmission to combine a cloud host with a client terminal.

In response to the needs of modern people's communication, mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets are becoming more and more popular. Mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets have become one of the most popular devices for today, and the technology development of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets is changing with each passing day. The transmission of data to mobile hosts through mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets has indirectly led to the development of cloud computing systems.

In addition, due to the rapid development of technology, the functions of general household appliances are increasing. In addition to complicating the operation of home appliances, in order to achieve the increasingly complex functions of home appliances, the power consumption of home appliances has also increased. Due to the island climate in Taiwan, the climate is relatively humid, which indirectly causes some materials in household appliances to become brittle or rust. If the power consumption is slightly higher, the home appliance continues to operate under abnormal conditions, and it is often prone to an accident such as a fire due to effects such as resistance heating.

Therefore, if there is a system, combined with cloud host, mobile devices and other equipment, monitor the power consumption of home appliances at any time. In the event of an abnormal situation, in addition to being able to notify the user immediately, a repair can also be sent. This can not only effectively reduce the fire disaster rate, but also increase the user's goodwill to the system due to active service, and indirectly improve the user's love and loyalty for this system.

In view of this, the present invention is a power monitoring system, including a power monitor, a relay host, and a cloud host for monitoring the power consumption of an electrical device. The electric monitor is electrically connected to the household electrical appliance. The power monitor includes a power monitoring module and a communication module. The electricity monitoring module can measure the voltage value and current value of the household electrical appliance to generate a power consumption data. The communication module is electrically connected to the electricity monitoring module to transmit power consumption data. The relay host communicates with the power monitor, receives the power data and forwards the output. The cloud host includes a host communication module and an operation module. The host communication module receives power consumption data. The computing module is electrically connected to the host communication module, and determines whether the home appliance is abnormal according to the power consumption data, and transmits a warning message through the host communication module when the abnormality occurs. Using the power consumption data of the power monitor connected to the home appliance in the cloud host, when monitoring the abnormality of the power consumption generated by the home appliance, the cloud host will actively send a warning message, so that the effect of preventing accidents beforehand can be achieved. Reduce the chance of fire.

In addition, the power monitoring system further includes a customer service host and a home repair terminal. The client host includes a customer service communication module and a customer service display module. When the customer service communication module receives the warning message, the customer service personnel at the customer service host can actively contact the user to inquire whether it is necessary to go to the government to repair the service of the home appliance. If necessary, a home repair dispatch command will be sent to the home repair terminal. , inform the housekeeper of the home repair terminal to go to the government service. Due to the busy work of modern people, if the customer service staff of the customer service host and the home repair personnel of the home repair terminal provide the service to the government, a lot of contact time can be saved for the user.

In some embodiments, the power monitor in the power monitoring system may further include a power interruption module. The power interruption module is electrically connected to the communication module. When the communication module receives the power-off command, the power interruption module will interrupt the power supplied to the home appliance. In this way, the continuous operation of the household electrical appliance can be stopped, and the abnormal situation can be prevented from continuing to occur, thereby avoiding damage to the household electrical appliance, and at the same time, it can reduce the overheating of the household electrical appliance due to continuous power supply, thereby causing a fire.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the embodiments of the present invention. The objects and advantages associated with the present invention can be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

1 and 2 are respectively a system block diagram and a schematic diagram of the power monitoring system of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the power monitoring system includes a power monitor 1, a relay host 2, a cloud host 3, an information device 4, a client terminal 5, and a home console host 6.

The electric monitor 1 is electrically connected to an electric device 7. The power monitor 1 includes a power monitoring module 11 and a communication module 12. The power monitoring module 11 can measure the voltage value and the current value of the household electrical appliance 7, and then generate a power consumption data. The communication module 12 is electrically connected to the power monitoring module 11 and can transmit power consumption data. The household electrical appliance 7 can be any household appliance having a plug, such as a dehumidifier, a refrigerator, a television, and the like. The electricity monitor 1 has a socket for use with the plug of the household electrical appliance 7. Since the electric power monitor 1 is electrically connected to a power source in the room such as a wall socket or the like, the household electrical appliance 7 can obtain electric power through the electric power monitor 1. Here, the power data is used to measure the voltage value and/or the current value of the household electrical appliance 7 for the power monitoring module 11.

The relay host 2 communicates with the power monitor 1 for receiving power data and transferring the output. The relay host 2 can be a wireless router, connected to the Ethernet network and providing a wireless local area network. In another embodiment, the relay host 2 can be a computer connected to an Ethernet network and a wireless local area network. The communication connection between the communication module 12 and the relay host 2 can be RF (Radio Wave), Zigbee, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), UWB (Ultra wide band), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), wireless high fidelity. ), NFC (near-range wireless communication).

The cloud host 3 includes a host communication module 31, a computing module 32, and a storage module 33. The host communication module 31 receives power usage data. The storage module 33 stores the previously measured power consumption data. The computing module 32 is electrically connected to the host communication module 31 and the storage module 33. After the calculation module 32 calculates the previous power consumption data, an average value is generated. Because electronic products are often broken due to the aging of internal parts, the aging of parts often leads to an increase in resistance and an increase in power consumption. Therefore, it can be found in advance that the home appliance 7 may be about to fail by detecting whether the voltage or current exceeds the normal operating value. When the difference between the power consumption data and the average value is greater than a tolerance range, when the operation module 32 determines that the home appliance 7 has an abnormal condition, the operation module 32 generates a warning message. The host communication module 31 then transmits a warning message. The receiving and transmitting methods may be RF (Radio Wave), Zigbee, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), UWB (Ultra wide band), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), NFC (Near Field Communication).

In some embodiments, the computing module 32 determines whether the previous power usage data has changed abruptly, and if so, generates a warning message.

The cloud host 3 can transmit an alert message to an information device 4. The information device 4 can be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a smart phone. When the user holding the information device 4 receives the warning message, some preventive actions can be taken, such as turning off the power of the home appliance 7, etc., to reduce the probability of fire.

In some embodiments, the cloud host 3 can also transmit an alert message to the relay host 2. Here, the relay host 2 can be an access card machine or a walkie-talkie. The relay host 2 can include a display screen to display an alert message. Thereby, the user can see which home appliance 7 may be safe and secure through the display screen of the relay host 2.

The power monitoring system may further include a customer service host 5 and a home repair terminal 6. The client terminal 5 includes a customer service communication module 51 and a customer service display module 52. The customer service communication module 51 can receive the warning message. The customer service display module 52 is electrically connected to the customer service communication module 51, so that a warning message can be displayed. The customer service display module 52 can be a screen. When the customer service personnel of the customer service host 5 receive the warning message, the customer service personnel can actively contact the user, in addition to reminding the user about the occurrence of the warning message, the user can be asked whether Need to go to the government to repair the appliance service. If necessary, the customer service staff will send a home repair dispatch command to the home repair terminal host 6 through the client terminal 5. After receiving the home repair dispatch instruction, the house repairer of the home repair terminal 6 will perform the operation of the government service. Due to the busy work of modern people, if the customer service staff of the customer terminal 5 and the home repair personnel of the home repair terminal 6 provide the government service, the user can save a lot of contact time.

In some embodiments, the power monitor 1 further includes a power interruption module 13. The power interruption module 13 is electrically connected to the communication module 12. When the computing module 32 of the cloud host 3 transmits the alert message through the host communication module 31, the cloud host 3 also transmits a power-off command to the power monitor 1. When the communication module 12 of the electric power monitor 1 receives the power-off command, the power supply interruption module 13 interrupts the power supplied to the household electrical appliance 7. When the household electrical appliance 7 receives power through the electrical monitor 1, when the power interruption module 13 interrupts the power output of the electrical monitor 1, the power source of the household electrical appliance 7 is indirectly cut off, and the operation of the household electrical appliance 7 is turned off. In some embodiments, even if the household electrical appliance 7 does not receive power through the electrical monitor 1, the electrical monitor 1 can interrupt the power supplied to the household electrical appliance 7. In this way, the continuous operation of the household electrical appliance 7 can be stopped, and abnormal conditions can be prevented from continuing to occur, thereby avoiding damage to the household electrical appliance 7 and reducing the occurrence of fire due to overheating of the household electrical appliance 7 due to continuous power supply.

While the present invention has been described above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

1‧‧‧Electricity monitor
11‧‧‧Power monitoring module
12‧‧‧Communication Module
13‧‧‧Power interruption module
2‧‧‧Relay host
3‧‧‧Cloud Host
31‧‧‧Host Communication Module
32‧‧‧ Computing Module
33‧‧‧ storage module
4‧‧‧Information device
5‧‧‧Customer host
51‧‧‧Customer Service Module
52‧‧‧Customer Service Display Module
6‧‧‧Home repair host
7‧‧‧Home Appliances

[Fig. 1] is a system block diagram of an electric power monitoring system of the present invention. [Fig. 2] is a schematic view of the electric power monitoring system of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Electricity monitor

11‧‧‧Power monitoring module

12‧‧‧Communication Module

13‧‧‧Power interruption module

2‧‧‧Relay host

3‧‧‧Cloud Host

31‧‧‧Host Communication Module

32‧‧‧ Computing Module

33‧‧‧ storage module

4‧‧‧Information device

5‧‧‧Customer host

51‧‧‧Customer Service Module

52‧‧‧Customer Service Display Module

6‧‧‧Home repair host

7‧‧‧Home Appliances

Claims (8)

An electric power monitoring system for monitoring an electric device, comprising: an electric power monitor, electrically connecting the household electrical appliance, comprising: a power monitoring module, measuring a voltage value and a current value of the household electrical appliance, generating a power module; and a communication module electrically connected to the power monitoring module to transmit the power data; a relay host connected to the power monitor to receive the power data and forward the output; a cloud host, comprising: a host communication module, receiving the power data; an operation module electrically connecting the host communication module, determining whether the home appliance is abnormal according to the power data, and transmitting the abnormality when the device is abnormal The host communication module transmits a warning message; and a storage module stores the used power data for the previous measurement, and the operation module calculates the previous power consumption data to generate an average value, and the power consumption data and the When the average value differs by more than a tolerance range, it is determined that the home appliance is abnormal and the warning message is output. The power monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the cloud host transmits the alert message to an information device. The power monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the information device is a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or a smart phone. The power monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the cloud host transmits the alert message to the relay host. The power monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising: a customer service host, comprising: a customer service communication module, receiving the warning message; and a customer service display module, electrically connecting the customer service communication module, displaying The warning message. The power monitoring system according to claim 5, further comprising a home repair terminal, receiving a home repair dispatch instruction of the customer service host. The power monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the cloud host transmits a power off command to the power monitor when transmitting the alert message. The power monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the power monitoring device further comprises a power interruption module electrically connected to the communication module, and the power interruption module interrupts the supply after receiving the power failure command. The power of household appliances.