Integrated metering instrument and monitoring system

Abstract

The utility model discloses an integrated metering instrument and a monitoring system, which have the advantages that an electricity metering component, a water metering component, a gas metering component and a heat metering component are integrated on a meter body of the integrated metering instrument, and an external power supply electrically connected with the electricity metering component supplies power, so that a battery does not need to be prepared; the power consumption, the water consumption, the gas consumption and the heat consumption of a user can be acquired only by adopting one set of power supply component, the signal processing component and the signal communication component, the production cost and the installation amount are reduced, the acquired signals are converted into a uniform format through the signal processing component and then are convenient for subsequent transmission and analysis, and the use efficiency of the circuit is improved; and when the air temperature is too low, a heat source passes through the heat consumption metering part, the temperature of the heat consumption metering part is high, the surrounding temperature can be increased, and especially for the water consumption metering part beside, water in the water consumption metering part is prevented from being frozen, and frost cracking of the water consumption metering part is effectively prevented.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of data acquisition instruments, in particular to an integrated measuring instrument and a monitoring system. Background Art

[0002] In the field of remote meter reading, the power industry has achieved full coverage of electricity consumption information collection, while the water, gas, heat and other industries currently have low coverage, uneven industry development, and duplicate construction.

[0003] Here, smart electricity meters, smart water meters, smart gas meters, and smart heat meters are common metering instruments in people's production and life. In existing urban construction, each user will install independent smart electricity meters, smart water meters, smart gas meters, and smart heat meters. These four meter terminals. Each meter is usually composed of these parts: special metering components (to measure different energy consumptions, such as electricity metering components, water flow metering components, gas volume metering components, and heat metering components), power supply components (such as batteries), signal processing components (for signal processing, such as signal processing circuits, signal processing programs), and signal communication components (for remote data transmission). Among the different components of different instruments, except for the different metering components, the functions of other components (power supply components, signal processing components, and signal communication components) are universal or similar.

[0004] These independent instruments have several shortcomings that need to be improved during use:

[0005] 1. During production, they are all independent production lines, among which the common power supply components, signal processing components, and signal communication components are required for each instrument, that is, four power supply components, signal processing components, and signal communication components are required respectively, and the overall cost is high; they are also installed separately during installation, which increases the workload of construction.

[0006] 2. The four instruments are independent and separate. Among them, smart water meters, smart gas meters, and smart heat meters all need to be powered separately, usually by batteries. Due to the limited storage capacity of batteries, the signal processing circuits and power supply circuits of each instrument are not always running. Sometimes they are intermittently powered and intermittently operated, which reduces the efficiency of circuit use.

[0007] 3. When the temperature is too low in winter, smart water meters often crack due to the freezing and expansion of internal water. Utility Model Content

[0008] A technical problem to be solved by the present application is to overcome the defects of the above-mentioned related technologies and provide an integrated metering instrument, which integrates the common parts of smart electricity meters, smart water meters, smart gas meters, and smart heat meters, and only requires a set of common power supply components, signal processing components, and signal communication components, thereby reducing production costs, reducing installation volume, and improving circuit utilization efficiency.

[0009] The technical solution adopted by the integrated meter to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is: an integrated meter, a metering component, a power supply component, a signal processing component and a signal communication component are installed in the meter body, there are multiple metering components, namely, an electricity metering component, a water metering component, a gas metering component and a heat metering component, the power supply component is electrically connected to the electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component respectively, the electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component are respectively communicatively connected to the signal processing component, the signal processing component is used to convert the received user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption into a data signal in a unified format; the power supply component is electrically connected to an external power supply through the electricity metering component.

[0010] Compared with the related art, the integrated metering instrument of the present application has the following advantages: it integrates electricity metering components, water metering components, gas metering components and heat metering components, and is powered by an external power supply electrically connected to the electricity metering components. There is no need to prepare batteries. Only a set of power supply components, signal processing components and signal communication components are needed to collect the user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption, which reduces the production cost and installation volume. After the signal is converted into a unified format by the signal processing component, it is convenient for subsequent transmission and analysis, and the circuit utilization efficiency is improved. When the temperature is too low, a heat source passes through the heat metering component, and the temperature of the heat metering component is relatively high, which can increase the surrounding temperature, especially the water metering component next to it, which can prevent the water inside the water metering component from freezing, thereby effectively preventing the water metering component from freezing and cracking.

[0011] As an improvement, it also includes a circuit switching component and a thermoelectric conversion component, wherein the thermoelectric conversion component is installed on an external heat source; the circuit switching component is connected between the power metering component and the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component, and the circuit switching component monitors the voltage and current of the thermoelectric conversion component in real time, and is used to switch from the external power supply to the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component through the power metering component when the thermoelectric conversion component is sufficiently powered, and switch back to the external power supply to the power supply component through the power metering component when the thermoelectric conversion component is insufficiently powered. In the case of winter heating, the circuit switching component switches the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component to be electrically connected, and the thermoelectric conversion component installed on the external heat source uses the heat energy conversion to obtain electrical energy to supply power to the power supply component, thereby reducing the consumption of external electrical energy by the integrated metering instrument, and saving energy and protecting the environment.

[0012] Another technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a monitoring system based on the above-mentioned integrated metering instrument, wherein the input end of the power metering component is electrically connected to an external power supply, and the output end of the power metering component is electrically connected to an internal electrical appliance;

[0013] The inlet end of the water metering component is connected to an external water source, and the outlet end of the water metering component is connected to an internal water pipe;

[0014] The air inlet of the gas metering component is connected to an external air source, and the air outlet of the gas metering component is connected to an internal air pipe;

[0015] The inlet end of the heat metering component is connected to the external heat source, and the outlet end of the heat metering component is connected to the internal heat pipe;

[0016] The signal communication component is communicatively connected to a data concentration platform, and the data concentration platform is used to uniformly store and parse data signals in a uniform format transmitted from various integrated metering instruments; the data concentration platform is communicatively connected to an electricity metering platform, a water metering platform, a gas metering platform, a heat metering platform and users respectively, and is used to distribute the parsed data signals to the electricity metering platform, the water metering platform, the gas metering platform and the heat metering platform for supervision, and is used to centrally transmit the user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption to the user and collect the charges in a centralized manner; the electricity metering platform, the water metering platform, the gas metering platform and the heat metering platform are communicatively connected to users respectively, and are used to communicate with users to collect overdue arrears.

[0017] Compared with the related art, the monitoring system of the present application has the following advantages: its integrated metering instrument integrates electricity metering components, water metering components, gas metering components and heat metering components, and is powered by an external power supply electrically connected to the electricity metering components, without the need to prepare batteries, and only needs to use a set of power supply components, signal processing components and signal communication components to collect the user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption, thereby reducing production costs and installation volume. The collected signals are converted into a unified format by the signal processing component to facilitate subsequent transmission and analysis, and also improve the use efficiency of the circuit; when the temperature is too low, a heat source passes through the heat metering component, and the temperature of the heat metering component is relatively high, which can increase the surrounding temperature, especially the water metering component next to it, to prevent the water inside the water metering component from freezing, and effectively prevent the water metering component from freezing and cracking; the data signals collected by the integrated metering instrument are uniformly and centrally stored in the data concentration platform, which is distributed to each sub-metering platform for supervision after analysis, and charges users in a centralized manner, thereby reducing the investment in data storage servers and charging systems, and reducing the overall social expenditure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a circuit connection diagram of the integrated metering instrument of the present application.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the energy connection input and output of the integrated metering instrument of this application.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the monitoring system based on the integrated metering instrument of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] First, those skilled in the art should understand that these implementations are only used to explain the technical principles of the embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments to them as needed to adapt to specific application scenarios.

[0022] The utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0023] The utility model is an integrated measuring instrument such as Figure 1As shown, a metering component, a power supply component, a signal processing component and a signal communication component are installed on the meter body; there are multiple metering components, namely, an electricity metering component for recording the user's electricity consumption, a water metering component for recording the user's water consumption, a gas metering component for recording the user's gas consumption and a heat metering component for recording the user's heat consumption, and the power supply component is electrically connected to the electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component to supply power, and the electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component are respectively connected to the signal processing component for communication, and each metering component transmits the signal to the signal processing component according to the regulations (timing or real-time), and the signal processing component processes the signals of different metering components, such as performing signal AD conversion, converting different signals of different metering components into data signals of a unified format, which is convenient for subsequent transmission and analysis, and the signal communication component is used to upload the data signals of a unified format to the data concentration platform through the Internet of Things; the power supply component is electrically connected to the external power supply through the electricity metering component, and the external power supply is used as the basic power supply for the integrated metering instrument. Among them, the data signal of the unified format includes user information, electricity consumption information, water consumption information, gas consumption information and heat consumption information.

[0024] As an improvement, it also includes a circuit switching component and a thermoelectric conversion component (composed of a thermoelectric conversion element and a thermoelectric conversion circuit, also called a thermoelectric conversion module), the thermoelectric conversion component is installed on an external heat source; the circuit switching component is connected between the power metering component and the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component, the circuit switching component monitors the voltage and current of the thermoelectric conversion component in real time, and is used to switch from the external power supply to the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component through the power metering component when the thermoelectric conversion component is sufficiently powered, and switch back to the external power supply through the power metering component and the power supply component when the thermoelectric conversion component is insufficiently powered. The thermoelectric conversion component is used as an auxiliary power source, and when the indoor heating temperature is high in winter, the thermal energy is converted into electrical energy to power the integrated metering instrument, which can reduce the consumption of external electrical energy by the integrated metering instrument, and save energy and protect the environment. When the temperature is high in summer, the thermoelectric conversion component can convert the thermal energy into sufficient electrical energy, and can also power the integrated metering instrument as a supplement. Adequate power supply means that the voltage and current provided by the thermoelectric conversion component reach or exceed the voltage and current required for the integrated metering instrument to work; insufficient power supply means that at least one of the voltage or current provided by the thermoelectric conversion component does not reach the voltage and current required for the integrated metering instrument to work.

[0025] A monitoring system based on the above-mentioned integrated metering instrument, such as Figure 2 and 3As shown, the input end of the electricity metering component of the integrated metering instrument is electrically connected to an external power supply, and the output end of the electricity metering component is electrically connected to an internal electrical appliance; the inlet end of the water metering component is connected to an external water source, and the outlet end of the water metering component is connected to an internal water pipe; the air inlet of the gas metering component is connected to an external air source, and the air outlet of the gas metering component is connected to an internal air pipe; the inlet end of the heat metering component is connected to an external heat source, and the outlet end of the heat metering component is connected to an internal heat pipe; the signal communication component is connected to a data concentration platform for communication;

[0026] The data concentration platform is respectively connected to the electricity metering platform, water metering platform, gas metering platform, heat metering platform and users for communication, and the electricity metering platform, water metering platform, gas metering platform and heat metering platform are respectively connected to the users for communication.

[0027] The method for using the above-mentioned monitoring system comprises the following specific steps: using the electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component to collect the user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption respectively; the signal processing component converts the received electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption signals into data signals in a unified format, which are transmitted to the data concentration platform through the Internet of Things by the signal communication component; the data concentration platform parses the data signal and distributes it to the electricity metering platform, the water metering platform, the gas metering platform and the heat metering platform through the network; the data concentration platform centrally transmits the user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption to the user's smartphone and charges the fee in a centralized manner, and the electricity metering platform, the water metering platform, the gas metering platform and the heat metering platform are respectively connected to the user's smartphone to collect overdue fees.

[0028] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An integrated metering instrument, on which a metering component, a power supply component, a signal processing component and a signal communication component are installed, characterized in that: There are multiple metering components, namely, an electricity metering component, a water metering component, a gas metering component and a heat metering component. The power supply component is electrically connected to the electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component respectively. The electricity metering component, the water metering component, the gas metering component and the heat metering component are respectively communicatively connected to the signal processing component. The signal processing component is used to convert the received user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption into a data signal in a unified format; the power supply component is electrically connected to an external power supply through the electricity metering component.

2. The integrated measuring instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a circuit switching component and a thermoelectric conversion component, wherein the thermoelectric conversion component is installed on an external heat source; the circuit switching component is connected between the power metering component and the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component, and the circuit switching component monitors the voltage and current of the thermoelectric conversion component in real time, and is used to switch from the external power supply to the thermoelectric conversion component and the power supply component through the power metering component when the thermoelectric conversion component is sufficiently powered, and to switch back to the external power supply to be electrically connected to the power supply component through the power metering component when the thermoelectric conversion component is insufficiently powered.

3. A monitoring system based on the integrated metering instrument as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The input end of the power metering component is electrically connected to an external power source, and the output end of the power metering component is electrically connected to an internal electrical appliance; The inlet end of the water metering component is connected to an external water source, and the outlet end of the water metering component is connected to an internal water pipe; The air inlet of the gas metering component is connected to an external air source, and the air outlet of the gas metering component is connected to an internal air pipe; The inlet end of the heat metering component is connected to the external heat source, and the outlet end of the heat metering component is connected to the internal heat pipe; The signal communication component is communicatively connected to a data concentration platform, and the data concentration platform is used to uniformly store and parse data signals in a uniform format transmitted from various integrated metering instruments; the data concentration platform is communicatively connected to an electricity metering platform, a water metering platform, a gas metering platform, a heat metering platform and users respectively, and is used to distribute the parsed data signals to the electricity metering platform, the water metering platform, the gas metering platform and the heat metering platform for supervision, and is used to centrally transmit the user's electricity consumption, water consumption, gas consumption and heat consumption to the user and collect the charges in a centralized manner; the electricity metering platform, the water metering platform, the gas metering platform and the heat metering platform are communicatively connected to users respectively, and are used to communicate with users to collect overdue arrears.

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