Distributed heating system for a robot and robot

Abstract

The application provides a distributed heating system of a robot and the robot, and belongs to the technical field of electronics. The system comprises a thermal management module, a plurality of heating modules and a plurality of work components; the thermal management module is provided with a first wireless communication unit, each of the heating modules is provided with a second wireless communication unit, the thermal management module and the heating modules communicate through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit; the thermal management module is provided with a wireless power transmission unit, each of the heating modules is provided with a wireless power receiving unit, and the thermal management module supplies power to the heating modules through the wireless power transmission unit and the wireless power receiving unit; each of the heating modules is used for heating at least one corresponding work component. The application can reduce the complexity of wiring, improve reliability and safety.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to a distributed heating system of a robot and the robot. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of science and technology, more and more electronic devices have entered people's work and life, and people can greatly improve work efficiency by using these electronic devices. For example, people can control robots to work in some harsh environments.

[0003] In the related art, the related technical personnel often control the robot to work in the work area with low environmental temperature, and in this case, the internal temperature of the robot is low. In order to avoid the problem that the robot fails or the work precision decreases due to the too low temperature, it is necessary to heat each component inside the robot. When heating each component, the power battery of the robot supplies power to each heating module, and a plurality of power control switches are arranged inside the robot to control whether each heating module works. In this way, each component inside the robot can be heated, and the purpose of heating a part of the components can be achieved by controlling the power control switches.

[0004] Therefore, the scheme in the related art has the problems of complex wiring, poor reliability and low safety. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a distributed heating system of a robot and the robot, which can reduce the complexity of wiring, improve reliability and safety.

[0006] Embodiments of the present application are implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present application provides a distributed heating system of a robot, comprising: a thermal management module and a plurality of heating modules.

[0008] A first wireless communication unit is arranged on the thermal management module, and a second wireless communication unit is arranged on each of the heating modules. The thermal management module and the heating modules communicate through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit.

[0009] A wireless power transmission unit is arranged on the thermal management module, and a wireless power receiving unit is arranged on each of the heating modules. The thermal management module supplies power to the heating modules through the wireless power transmission unit and the wireless power receiving unit.

[0010] Each of the heating modules is used to heat at least one corresponding work component.

[0011] Optionally, the thermal management module outputs first wireless power through the wireless power transmitting unit, the heating module receives the first wireless power through the wireless power receiving unit, and the temperature of each working component corresponding to the heating module is collected according to the first wireless power, and the temperature of each working component is returned to the thermal management module through the second wireless communication unit and the first wireless communication unit.

[0012] The thermal management module sends a corresponding enable signal and outputs second wireless power to the target heating module to be heated according to the temperature of each working component.

[0013] The target heating module receives the second wireless power under the action of the enable signal, converts the second wireless power and outputs converted heat energy to heat at least one corresponding working component.

[0014] Optionally, the thermal management module includes a first processor.

[0015] The first processor is connected with the wireless power transmitting unit and the first wireless communication unit respectively.

[0016] The first processor is configured to control the wireless power transmitting unit to transmit the first wireless power, and receive the temperature of each working component sent by the heating module through the first wireless communication unit.

[0017] The first processor is further configured to control the first wireless communication unit to output an enable signal to the target heating module according to the temperature of each working component, and control the wireless power transmitting unit to transmit the second wireless power.

[0018] Optionally, the first processor is specifically configured to: the first processor sends a first driving signal to the wireless power transmitting unit in the thermal management module every interval of a preset time length, so that the wireless power transmitting unit outputs the first wireless power.

[0019] Optionally, the first processor is specifically configured to:

[0020] Determine whether the temperature of each working working component meets a preset temperature range respectively;

[0021] The working working component whose temperature does not meet the preset temperature range is taken as a target working component, and the heating module corresponding to the target working component is taken as the target heating module.

[0022] The first wireless communication unit is controlled to output the enable signal to the target heating module, and a second driving signal is sent to the wireless power transmitting unit, so that the wireless power transmitting unit transmits the second wireless power.

[0023] Optionally, the first processor is specifically configured to:

[0024] determine an output duration of outputting the second wireless power according to the number of the work components that need to be heated, and output the second wireless power within the output duration.

[0025] Optionally, each of the heating modules comprises a second processor, a temperature acquisition unit, a heating unit, and a switching unit.

[0026] The second processor is connected with the wireless power receiving unit, the second wireless communication unit, the temperature acquisition unit, the heating unit, and the switching unit respectively.

[0027] The switching unit is further connected with the wireless power receiving unit.

[0028] The wireless power receiving unit is further connected with the heating unit.

[0029] The second processor is configured to, in a case where the first wireless power is received, control the temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperature of the corresponding work component, and send the temperature of the work component acquired by the temperature acquisition unit to the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit.

[0030] The second processor is further configured to receive an enabling signal output by the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit, and send the enabling signal to the switching unit, so that the switching unit is turned on and the wireless power receiving unit receives the second wireless power.

[0031] The wireless power receiving unit is configured to, in a case where the first wireless power is received, convert the first wireless power, and output the converted first wireless power to the second processor and the temperature acquisition unit.

[0032] The wireless power receiving unit is further configured to, in a case where the second wireless power is received, convert the second wireless power, and output the converted second wireless power to the heating unit, the heating unit is powered on based on the second wireless power and outputs converted heat energy to heat the corresponding at least one work component.

[0033] Optionally, the wireless power receiving unit comprises a power receiving coil and a power conversion circuit.

[0034] The power receiving coil is configured to receive the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power.

[0035] The power conversion circuit is configured to convert the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power received by the power receiving coil into different levels of voltage, and output the different levels of voltage to the second processor, the temperature acquisition unit and / or the heating unit.

[0036] Optionally, the second processor is specifically configured to receive, through the second wireless communication unit, a preset temperature range sent by the first wireless communication unit.

[0037] The second processor is further specifically configured to, in a case where the second wireless power is received by the wireless power receiving unit, control the temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperature of the corresponding work component in real time, and determine whether the acquired temperature of the corresponding work component is greater than a maximum value of the preset temperature range.

[0038] The second processor is further specifically configured to, in a case where it is determined that the acquired temperature of the corresponding work component is greater than the maximum value of the preset temperature range, send a feedback signal to the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit, the feedback signal being used to instruct the thermal management module to adjust the output second wireless power.

[0039] In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a robot, the robot comprising a power module and a distributed heating system of the robot according to any one of the first aspect.

[0040] The power module supplies power for a thermal management module in the distributed heating system of the robot.

[0041] The embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0042] The distributed heating system of the robot provided by the embodiment of the present application comprises a thermal management module and a plurality of heating modules, the thermal management module is provided with a first wireless communication unit, each heating module is provided with a second wireless communication unit, the thermal management module and the heating modules communicate through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit. The thermal management module is provided with a wireless power transmitting unit, each heating module is provided with a wireless power receiving unit, and the thermal management module supplies power to the heating modules through the wireless power transmitting unit and the wireless power receiving unit. Each heating module is configured to heat at least one corresponding work component.

[0043] In the embodiment of the present application, different heating modules are used to heat different work components, so that the purpose of distributed heating of the robot can be achieved.

[0044] In the case that the heat management module and each heating module communicate through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit, since the first wireless communication unit arranged on the heat management module and the second wireless communication unit arranged on each heating module can be wireless communication devices, the communication between the heat management module and each heating module can be realized without deploying cables or lines required for communication between the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit.

[0045] In the case that the heat management module supplies power to each heating module through the wireless power transmission unit and the wireless power receiving unit, the heat management module can convert current into electromagnetic waves through the wireless power transmission unit, and output the electromagnetic waves to the external space, and then the wireless power receiving unit arranged in each heating module can induct the electromagnetic waves in the external space, and convert the inducted electromagnetic waves into current, and then each heating module can supply power to each device in the heating module through the current obtained by converting the electromagnetic waves.

[0046] That is, in the case that the heat management module supplies power to each heating module, the energy transmission is realized through energy coupling between the wireless power transmission unit and the wireless power receiving unit, and the heat management module transmits working power to each heating module through a magnetic field, and does not need to deploy or arrange cables or lines for transmitting power between the heat management module and each heating module.

[0047] Since the heat management module and each heating module communicate in a wireless communication manner, and the heat management module also supplies power to each heating module through energy coupling in a magnetic field, in the case that the heat management module and each heating module communicate, or the heat management module supplies power to each heating module, cables or lines do not need to be deployed between the heat management module and each heating module, or inside the robot. Therefore, the wiring complexity between the heat management module and each heating module inside the robot can be greatly reduced, the insulation risk of the robot can be reduced, and the possibility of failure of the robot can also be reduced.

[0048] In this way, the wiring complexity can be reduced, and the reliability and safety can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0049] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced as follows. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0050] Figure 1A structural schematic diagram of a distributed heating system of a robot provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a thermal management module provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figure 3 A structural schematic diagram of a wireless power transmitting unit provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a heating module provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0054] Figure 5 An installation schematic diagram of a wireless power transmitting unit and a wireless power receiving unit provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 6 A structural schematic diagram of a robot provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0056] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0057] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0058] It should be noted that: similar reference numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.

[0059] In the description of the present application, it should be pointed out that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly placed when the product of the application is used, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0060] In the description of the present application, it should be pointed out that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", "connect" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the communication between the two elements inside. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0061] In the related art, the related art personnel often manipulate the robot to work in a work area with low ambient temperature, and in this case, the internal temperature of the robot is low, in order to avoid the problem that the robot fails or the working precision decreases due to too low temperature, it is necessary to heat each component inside the robot. When heating each component, the power battery of the robot supplies power to each heating module, and a plurality of power control switches are arranged inside the robot to control whether each heating module works, in this way, each component inside the robot can be heated, and the purpose of heating part of the components can also be achieved by controlling the power control switch.

[0062] However, the power battery, each heating module, each power control switch and the processor and various devices in this scheme all need to be powered or communicated through cables, which results in very complex wiring. And the deployment of a large number of cables inside the robot also causes the problem of high insulation risk, which easily leads to the robot not working normally or failing, and even more, it can also cause the robot to catch fire.

[0063] Therefore, the scheme in the related art has the problems of complex wiring, poor reliability and low safety.

[0064] To this end, the embodiment of the present application provides a distributed heating system of a robot, which comprises a thermal management module and a plurality of heating modules. The thermal management module is provided with a first wireless communication unit, and each heating module is provided with a second wireless communication unit. The thermal management module and the heating modules communicate through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit. The thermal management module is provided with a wireless power transmission unit, and each heating module is provided with a wireless power receiving unit. The thermal management module supplies power to the heating modules through the wireless power transmission unit and the wireless power receiving unit. Each heating module is used to heat at least one corresponding work component. The effect of reducing wiring complexity, improving reliability and safety can be achieved.

[0065] The embodiment of the present application takes a distributed heating system applied in a robot as an example for illustration. However, it does not mean that the embodiment of the present application can only be applied to the distributed heating in the robot.

[0066] Generally, the robot can comprise a plurality of work components, and each work component can be used to realize various functions of the robot.

[0067] Exemplarily, each work component can comprise a moving component, a camera component, a communication component, an infrared distance measuring component, a cleaning component, an illumination component and other possible arbitrary components, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0068] The distributed heating system of the robot provided by the embodiment of the present application will be explained and described in detail below.

[0069] Figure 1 A structure diagram of the distributed heating system of the robot provided by the present application is shown. The system can be applied to the above-mentioned robot, and a processing device and a communication device can also be deployed on the robot, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. Referring to Figure 1 The embodiment of the present application provides a distributed heating system 100 of a robot, which comprises a thermal management module 101 and a plurality of heating modules 102.

[0070] The thermal management module 101 is provided with a first wireless communication unit a, and each heating module 102 is provided with a second wireless communication unit b.

[0071] The thermal management module 101 and each heating module 102 communicate through the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b.

[0072] The thermal management module 101 is provided with a wireless power transmission unit c, and each heating module 102 is provided with a wireless power receiving unit d. The thermal management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102 through the wireless power transmission unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d.

[0073] Each heating module 102 is used to heat the corresponding at least one working component.

[0074] Optionally, each heating module 102 can be installed around each working component, in which case the heating module 102 can not be in contact with the corresponding working component. In addition, it can also be directly installed on each working component, in which case the heating module 102 can be in contact with the corresponding working component.

[0075] There can be only one working component around one heating module 102, or there can be multiple working components, that is, one heating module 102 can only heat one working component, or it can heat multiple working components. It can be adjusted according to actual needs, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0076] Then, the corresponding working component of the heating module 102 can refer to the working component that the heating module 102 can heat, or the working component on which the heating module 102 is installed, or the working component located within the heating range of the heating module 102, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0077] Optionally, the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b can be any device for transmitting signals, instructions, data, for example, the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b can be Bluetooth wireless communication devices, infrared wireless communication devices, WI-FI communication devices, or any device that can realize wireless communication, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0078] Generally, in order to ensure that the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b can normally communicate, the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b can select the same kind of communication device, or can select a communication device supporting the same communication protocol. That is, if the first wireless communication unit a is a Bluetooth wireless communication device, then the second wireless communication unit b can also be a Bluetooth wireless communication device.

[0079] Optionally, the wireless power transmitting unit c can include a power transmitting induction coil, after current flows into the wireless power transmitting unit c and / or the power transmitting induction coil, the wireless power transmitting unit c and / or the power transmitting induction coil can convert the flowing current into corresponding electromagnetic waves, and emit the electromagnetic waves obtained by converting the current. That is, the wireless power transmitting unit c can be a device capable of converting electrical energy into electromagnetic waves and emitting electromagnetic waves to the outside space.

[0080] In addition, the wireless power transmitting unit c can also convert the direct current power provided by the robot into alternating current power, so that the power transmitting induction coil can correctly emit electromagnetic waves.

[0081] Optionally, the wireless power receiving unit d may include a power receiving induction coil. After the wireless power receiving unit d and / or the power receiving induction coil sense electromagnetic waves from the external space, the received electromagnetic waves can be converted into a corresponding current using the law of electromagnetic induction. In other words, the wireless power receiving unit d can be a device capable of converting received electromagnetic waves into electrical energy.

[0082] In addition, the wireless power receiving unit d can also convert the AC power obtained by the power receiving induction coil through the induced electromagnetic wave into DC power, and then use the converted DC power to power other components in the heating module 102.

[0083] It is worth noting that when the thermal management module 101 communicates with each heating module 102 through the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b, since both the first wireless communication unit a on the thermal management module 101 and the second wireless communication unit b on each heating module 102 can be wireless communication devices, it is not necessary to deploy the necessary cables or lines between the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b to achieve communication between the thermal management module 101 and each heating module 102.

[0084] It is worth noting that the thermal management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102 through the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d. The thermal management module 101 can convert current into electromagnetic waves through the wireless power transmitting unit c and output the electromagnetic waves to the external space. Then, the wireless power receiving unit d set in each heating module 102 senses the electromagnetic waves in the external space and converts the sensed electromagnetic waves into current. Then, each heating module 102 can supply power to each device in the heating module 102 through the current obtained by converting electromagnetic waves.

[0085] In other words, when the thermal management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102, the energy transfer is achieved through energy coupling between the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d. The thermal management module 101 transmits working power to each heating module 102 through a magnetic field, and there is no need to deploy or set up cables or lines for transmitting power between the thermal management module 101 and each heating module 102.

[0086] In this way, whether the thermal management module 101 communicates with each heating module 102 or the thermal management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102, there is no need to deploy cables or lines between the thermal management module 101 and each heating module 102 or inside the robot.

[0087] In the embodiment of the present application, the heat management module 101 and the plurality of heating modules 102 are deployed in the distributed heating system of the robot, the first wireless communication unit a is arranged on the heat management module 101, the second wireless communication unit b is arranged on each heating module 102, the heat management module 101 and the heating module 102 communicate through the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b. The wireless power transmission unit c is arranged on the heat management module 101, and the wireless power receiving unit d is arranged on each heating module 102. The heat management module 101 supplies power to the heating module 102 through the wireless power transmission unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d. Each heating module 102 is used to heat at least one corresponding work component.

[0088] In the embodiment of the present application, different heating modules 102 are used to heat different work components, so that the purpose of distributed heating for the robot can be achieved.

[0089] In the case where the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102 communicate through the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b, since the first wireless communication unit a arranged on the heat management module 101 and the second wireless communication unit b arranged on each heating module 102 can be wireless communication devices, the communication between the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102 can be realized without deploying cables or lines required for communication between the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b.

[0090] In the case where the heat management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102 through the wireless power transmission unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d, the heat management module 101 can convert the current into electromagnetic waves through the wireless power transmission unit c, and output the electromagnetic waves to the external space. Then, the wireless power receiving unit d arranged in each heating module 102 can induct the electromagnetic waves in the external space, and convert the inducted electromagnetic waves into current. Then, each heating module 102 can supply power to each device in the heating module 102 through the current obtained by converting the electromagnetic waves.

[0091] That is, when the heat management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102, the energy transfer is realized by energy coupling between the wireless power transmission unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d. The heat management module 101 transmits working power to each heating module 102 through a magnetic field, and does not need to deploy or arrange cables or lines for transmitting power between the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102.

[0092] Since the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102 communicate in a wireless communication manner, and the heat management module 101 also supplies power to each heating module 102 in an energy coupling manner in a magnetic field, when the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102 communicate or the heat management module 101 supplies power to each heating module 102, no cable or line needs to be deployed between the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102 or inside the robot. Therefore, the wiring complexity between the heat management module 101 and each heating module 102 inside the robot can be greatly reduced, the insulation risk of the robot can be reduced, and the possibility of failure of the robot can be reduced.

[0093] In this way, the wiring complexity can be reduced, and the reliability and safety can be improved.

[0094] In a possible manner, continuing to refer to Figure 1 The heat management module 101 outputs the first wireless power through the wireless power transmission unit c.

[0095] The heating module 102 receives the first wireless power through the wireless power receiving unit d, collects the temperature of the corresponding work component according to the first wireless power, and returns the temperature of each work component to the heat management module 101 through the second wireless communication unit b and the first wireless communication unit a.

[0096] The heat management module 101 sends a corresponding enable signal and outputs the second wireless power to the target heating module to be heated according to the temperature of each work component.

[0097] The target heating module receives the second wireless power under the action of the enable signal, converts the second wireless power and outputs the converted heat energy to heat the corresponding at least one work component.

[0098] Optionally, the first wireless power can refer to the output power of the wireless power transmission unit c, or can refer to the power of the electromagnetic wave output by the wireless power transmission unit c, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation.

[0099] When the heat management module 101 outputs the first wireless power through the wireless power transmission unit c, the switch time of outputting the first wireless power can be set according to actual needs, and generally, the switch time of outputting the first wireless power can be set to be small to save electric energy.

[0100] The second wireless power can refer to the output power of the wireless power transmission unit c, or can refer to the power of the electromagnetic wave output by the wireless power transmission unit c, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation.

[0101] Generally, the second wireless power and the first wireless power can be the same or different. However, the switching time of the wireless power transmitting unit c outputting the second wireless power is longer than the switching time of the wireless power transmitting unit c outputting the first wireless power, so that the energy output by the wireless power transmitting unit c when outputting the second wireless power is larger, and it can be ensured that each heating module 102 can obtain sufficient electrical energy to heat each work component.

[0102] Optionally, when the heating module 102 collects the temperature of each corresponding work component, it can collect the surface temperature of each work component, or collect the ambient temperature of the position where each work component is located, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0103] Optionally, the target heating module can refer to a heating module 102 corresponding to a work component that needs to be heated.

[0104] The enable signal can be used to indicate that the heating module 102 needs to enter a working state to heat the corresponding work component. That is, after receiving the enable signal, the heating module 102 or the target heating module can receive and convert the second wireless power to generate corresponding heat energy or heat to raise the temperature of the work component.

[0105] In addition, when the thermal management module 101 sends the enable signal to each target heating module, it can also send the preset temperature range of the work component corresponding to each target heating module to each target heating module at the same time.

[0106] It is worth noting that after the wireless power transmitting unit c transmits the first wireless power, the wireless power receiving unit d in each heating module 102 can receive the first wireless power. After the wireless power transmitting unit c transmits the second wireless power, only the target heating module that has received the enable signal can receive the second wireless power.

[0107] It is worth noting that the thermal management module 101 sends the corresponding enable signal to the target heating module to be heated according to the temperature of each work component, so that the target heating module to be heated can receive the second wireless power, and other heating modules 102 that do not need to be heated will not receive the second wireless power. In this way, the purpose of heating the work component that needs to be heated of the robot can be achieved, and the heating of the work component that does not need to be heated by each heating module 102 can be avoided, and the energy utilization rate of the second wireless power can be improved and the purpose of saving electrical energy can be achieved.

[0108] In one possible implementation, referring to Figure 2 The thermal management module 101 includes a first processor e.

[0109] The first processor e is connected with the wireless power transmitting unit c and the first wireless communication unit a respectively.

[0110] The first processor e is configured to control the wireless power transmitting unit c to transmit the first wireless power and receive the temperature of each work component sent by the corresponding heating module 102 through the first wireless communication unit a.

[0111] The first processor e is further configured to control the first wireless communication unit c to output the enable signal to each target heating module according to the temperature of each work component, and control the wireless power transmitting unit c to transmit the second wireless power.

[0112] Optionally, the first processor can be any chip with processing, control, communication and other functions, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0113] It is worth noting that the first processor e can control the wireless power transmitting unit c to transmit the first wireless power to drive each heating module 102 to collect the temperature of the corresponding work component, and can also output the enable signal to each target heating module according to the temperature of each work component received through the first wireless communication unit a, and control the wireless power transmitting unit c to transmit the second wireless power to power each target heating module. In this way, the first processor e can be used to control the wireless power transmitting unit c to achieve the purpose of heating each work component that needs to be heated in the robot.

[0114] One possible way is to refer to Figure 3 The wireless power transmitting unit c can further include a transmitting power circuit v configured to power the power transmitting coil m and drive the power transmitting coil m to transmit electromagnetic waves. The transmitting power circuit v can be powered by the first processor f.

[0115] Specifically, the transmitting power circuit v can include an inductor L1, a capacitor C1, a capacitor C2, and a switch tube Q.

[0116] The first end of the inductor L1 is configured to input a working voltage, the second end of the inductor L2 is connected with the first plate of the capacitor C1 and the first plate of the capacitor C2 respectively, the second plate of the capacitor C2 is connected with the power transmitting coil m, the second plate of the capacitor C1 is connected with the gate of the switch tube Q, the source of the switch tube Q is grounded, and the gate of the switch tube Q is connected with the first processor f.

[0117] In this way, the inductor L1, the capacitor C1, the capacitor C2 and the switch tube Q can constitute a filter circuit to filter out the noise of the current flowing into the power transmitting coil m, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the power transmitting coil m in transmitting the first wireless power and the second wireless power.

[0118] In a possible implementation, the first processor e is specifically configured to: the first processor sends a first driving signal to the wireless power transmitting unit in the thermal management module 101 every interval of a preset time length, so that the wireless power transmitting unit outputs the first wireless power.

[0119] Optionally, the preset time length can be set by a relevant technical person according to actual needs. Generally, the preset time length can be set to be shorter, so that the temperature of each work component can be obtained in time, to ensure that each work component can be heated by the heating module 102 in time when heating is needed. The embodiment of the present application does not make a limitation in this regard.

[0120] The first driving signal can be a duty cycle signal, that is, a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The time length, frequency, wavelength and other parameters of the electromagnetic wave output by the wireless power transmitting unit c can be adjusted by the duty cycle of the first driving signal. The embodiment of the present application does not make a limitation in this regard.

[0121] It is worth noting that, when each heating module 102 receives the first wireless power, the temperature of the corresponding work component is collected, and the collected temperature is sent to the first processor e through the first wireless communication unit a and the second wireless communication unit b. In this way, the temperature of each work component can be obtained in time, and the work component that needs to be heated can be accurately determined according to the temperature of each work component, and the corresponding heating module 102 can be controlled to heat the work component that needs to be heated. In this way, the reliability of the distributed heating system of the robot can be improved.

[0122] In a possible implementation, the first processor e is specifically configured to:

[0123] respectively determine whether the temperature of each work component that needs to work meets a preset temperature range.

[0124] a work component that needs to work and whose temperature does not meet the preset temperature range is taken as a target work component, and a heating module corresponding to the target work component is taken as a target heating module.

[0125] The first wireless communication unit is controlled to output the enable signal to the target heating module, and a second driving signal is sent to the wireless power transmitting unit, so that the wireless power transmitting unit transmits the second wireless power.

[0126] Optionally, the preset temperature range can be set by a relevant technical person according to the actual working temperature required by each work component. Generally, the preset temperature range corresponding to each work component can be different.

[0127] Generally, the temperature not satisfying the preset temperature range can refer to the temperature being less than the minimum value of the preset temperature range, or the temperature being less than the maximum value of the preset temperature range, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0128] Optionally, the second driving signal can also be a duty cycle signal, that is, a PWM signal, and the duration of outputting the second wireless power, the frequency of outputting electromagnetic waves, the wavelength, and other parameters of the wireless power transmission unit c can be adjusted through the duty cycle of the second driving signal. The embodiments of the present application do not make any limitation in this regard.

[0129] Notably, in this way, it can be accurately determined which work components in the robot need to be heated, and the heating module 102 corresponding to the work components that need to be heated is taken as the target heating module, so that the purpose of accurately distributing the heating of the work components that need to be heated can be achieved, and the reliability of the distributed heating system of the robot can be improved.

[0130] In a possible implementation, the first processor e is specifically configured to:

[0131] The output duration of outputting the second wireless power is determined according to the number of work components that need to be heated, and the second wireless power is output within the output duration.

[0132] Notably, the more the number of work components that need to be heated, the more the number of target heating modules determined, and each target heating module needs more energy to heat the temperature of each work component to a suitable temperature, and the longer the output duration of outputting the second wireless power. In this way, when the wireless power transmission unit c outputs the second wireless power, the energy output by the wireless power transmission unit c is relatively large, which can ensure that each heating module 102 can obtain sufficient electrical energy to heat each work component, and the reliability of the distributed heating system of the robot can be improved.

[0133] In a possible implementation, referring to Figure 4 , each heating module includes a second processor f, a temperature acquisition unit g, a heating unit h, and a switching unit i.

[0134] The second processor f is connected with the wireless power receiving unit d, the second wireless communication unit b, the temperature acquisition unit g, the heating unit h, and the switching unit i, respectively.

[0135] The switching unit i is also connected with the wireless power receiving unit d.

[0136] The wireless power receiving unit d is also connected with the heating unit h.

[0137] The second processor f is configured to control the temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperature of the corresponding work component when the first wireless power is received, and send the temperature of the work component acquired by the temperature acquisition unit g to the first wireless communication unit a through the second wireless communication unit b.

[0138] The second processor f is further configured to receive the enable signal output by the first wireless communication unit a through the second wireless communication unit b, and send the enable signal to the switch unit i, so that the switch unit i is turned on and the wireless power receiving unit d receives the second wireless power.

[0139] The wireless power receiving unit d is configured to convert the first wireless power when the first wireless power is received, and output the converted first wireless power to the second processor f and the temperature acquisition unit g.

[0140] The wireless power receiving unit d is further configured to convert the second wireless power when the second wireless power is received, and output the converted second wireless power to the heating unit h. The heating unit h is powered on based on the second wireless power and outputs converted heat energy to heat the corresponding at least one work component.

[0141] Optionally, the switch unit i can be a three-terminal tube, a two-terminal tube or the like. When the second processor f sends the enable signal to the switch unit i, the switch unit i can be turned on.

[0142] When the switch unit i is turned on, the wireless power receiving unit d can receive the second wireless power, so that the target heating module can receive the second wireless power.

[0143] For example, the temperature acquisition unit g can include a temperature probe and a temperature sampling circuit. The temperature sampling circuit is configured to power the temperature probe and drive the temperature probe to acquire temperature. The temperature sampling circuit can be powered by the second processor f.

[0144] For another example, the heating unit h can include a heating material and a heating power circuit. The heating power circuit is configured to power the heating material and drive the heating material to output corresponding heat energy to heat the work component.

[0145] In a possible implementation, the wireless power receiving unit d includes a power receiving coil and a power conversion circuit.

[0146] The power receiving coil is configured to receive the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power.

[0147] The power conversion circuit is configured to convert the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power received by the power receiving coil into different levels of voltage, and output the different levels of voltage to the second processor f, the temperature acquisition unit g, and / or the heating unit h.

[0148] It is worth noting that the working principle of the wireless power receiving unit d is that the power receiving coil converts the electromagnetic wave, i.e., the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power, into corresponding alternating current output to the power conversion circuit after sensing the electromagnetic wave in the external space, and then the power conversion circuit can further convert the alternating current into direct current, and convert the direct current into different levels of voltage according to the working voltage level of the second processor f, the temperature acquisition unit g, and / or the heating unit h, and output the different levels of voltage to the second processor f, the temperature acquisition unit g, and / or the heating unit h to supply power to the second processor f, the temperature acquisition unit g, and / or the heating unit h.

[0149] In this way, the purpose of energy coupling between the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d to achieve energy transmission can be achieved.

[0150] In a possible implementation, the second processor f is specifically configured to receive the preset temperature range sent by the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit.

[0151] The second processor f is specifically further configured to, in a case where the wireless power receiving unit receives the second wireless power, control the temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperature of the corresponding work component in real time, and determine whether the acquired temperature of the corresponding work component is greater than the maximum value of the preset temperature range.

[0152] The second processor f is specifically further configured to, in a case where it is determined that the acquired temperature of the corresponding work component is greater than the maximum value of the preset temperature range, send a feedback signal to the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit.

[0153] Optionally, the feedback signal is used to instruct the thermal management module 101 to adjust the time length, frequency, wavelength, and / or the like of the output second wireless power.

[0154] In addition, the second processor f is specifically further configured to, in a case where it is determined that the acquired temperature of the corresponding work component is greater than the maximum value of the preset temperature range, also output an off signal to the switching unit i, so as to switch the switching unit i from the on state to the off state. In this way, the wireless power receiving unit d can stop receiving the second wireless power, i.e., the heating for the corresponding work component can be stopped.

[0155] In order to better understand the distributed heating system of the robot provided in the embodiments of the present application, the embodiments of the present application further provide the following Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the installation of a wireless power transmitting unit c and a wireless power receiving unit d according to the embodiments of the present application.

[0156] Referring to FIG. 1, Figure 5 , Figure 5 (a) in FIG. 1 is a top view of the installation positions of the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d in the distributed heating system of the robot, wherein L is the long side of the wireless power transmitting unit c, and W is the short side of the wireless power transmitting unit c.

[0157] It can be seen that each wireless power receiving unit d only needs to be installed above the top surface or the bottom surface of the wireless power transmitting unit c.

[0158] Figure 5 (b) in FIG. 1 is a side view of the installation positions of the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d in the distributed heating system of the robot, wherein H is the effective propagation distance of the electromagnetic wave emitted by the wireless power transmitting unit c.

[0159] Optionally, in order to ensure that the wireless energy transmission efficiency is relatively high, the value of H can be less than or equal to 50 centimeters.

[0160] It should be noted that, Figure 5 The wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d shown in FIG. 1 are only an example, and do not represent that the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d in the distributed heating system of the robot provided in the present application can only be rectangular. The wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d can also be various shapes such as circular, star-shaped, triangular, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0161] In addition, the wireless power transmitting unit c and the wireless power receiving unit d in the distributed heating system of the robot provided in the embodiments of the present application can also not only be installed at the positions shown in FIG. 1. Generally, each wireless power receiving unit d only needs to be installed in a three-dimensional space formed with the top surface or the bottom surface of the wireless power transmitting unit c as the bottom and the effective propagation distance H as the height, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this. Figure 5

[0162] Figure 6 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a robot provided in the present application, referring to FIG. 2, Figure 6 The embodiments of the present application further provide a robot, which comprises a power supply module K, a plurality of work components Z, and the distributed heating system of the robot in any of the above embodiments.

[0163] The power supply module K supplies power to the thermal management module in the distributed heating system of the robot.​

[0164] Optionally, the power module K can be a power battery of the robot, or a battery specially arranged on the robot for supplying power to the distributed heating system of the robot, or a power conversion module powered by the power battery or other battery, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0165] In addition, the power module K can also supply power to each work component Z, and the power module K can also supply power to the second wireless communication unit and the second processor in each heating module, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0166] The working principles of the elements in the robot have been described in the foregoing embodiments, and the specific embodiments can be referred to the foregoing embodiments, and will not be described here.

[0167] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

[0168] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application, and the present application can have various changes and variations for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A distributed heating system for a robot, characterized in that, include: Thermal management module and multiple heating modules; The thermal management module is provided with a first wireless communication unit, and each of the heating modules is provided with a second wireless communication unit. The thermal management module and the heating module communicate through the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit. The thermal management module is equipped with a wireless power transmitting unit, and each of the heating modules is equipped with a wireless power receiving unit. The thermal management module supplies power to the heating modules through the wireless power transmitting unit and the wireless power receiving unit. Each of the heating modules is used to heat at least one corresponding working part in the robot; The thermal management module outputs a first wireless power through the wireless power transmitting unit, the heating module receives the first wireless power through the wireless power receiving unit, and collects the temperature of each of the corresponding working components according to the first wireless power, and returns the temperature of each of the working components to the thermal management module through the second wireless communication unit and the first wireless communication unit. The thermal management module sends a corresponding enable signal and outputs a second wireless power to the target heating module to be heated according to the temperature of each of the working components. Under the action of the enable signal, the target heating module receives the second wireless power, converts the second wireless power and outputs the converted heat energy to heat at least one corresponding working component. The thermal management module includes a first processor, which is specifically used for: The output duration for outputting the second wireless power is determined based on the number of working components to be heated, and the second wireless power is output within the output duration.

2. The distributed heating system for the robot as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first processor is connected to both the wireless power transmitting unit and the first wireless communication unit. The first processor is used to control the wireless power transmitting unit to transmit the first wireless power, and to receive the temperature of the corresponding working component sent by each of the heating modules through the first wireless communication unit. The first processor is further configured to control the first wireless communication unit to output an enable signal to the target heating module based on the temperature of the working component, and to control the wireless power transmission unit to transmit the second wireless power.

3. The distributed heating system for the robot as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first processor is specifically used to: send a first drive signal to the wireless power transmission unit in the thermal management module at preset time intervals, so that the wireless power transmission unit outputs the first wireless power.

4. The distributed heating system for a robot as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first processor is specifically used for: Determine whether the temperature of each working component meets the preset temperature range; The working component whose temperature does not meet the preset temperature range is designated as the target working component, and the heating module corresponding to the target working component is designated as the target heating module. The first wireless communication unit is controlled to output the enable signal to the target heating module and send a second drive signal to the wireless power transmission unit, so that the wireless power transmission unit transmits the second wireless power.

5. The distributed heating system for a robot as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the heating modules includes a second processor, a temperature acquisition unit, a heating unit, and a switching unit; The second processor is connected to the wireless power receiving unit, the second wireless communication unit, the temperature acquisition unit, the heating unit, and the switching unit, respectively. The switching unit is also connected to the wireless power receiving unit; The wireless power receiving unit is also connected to the heating unit; Wherein, the second processor is used to control the temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperature of the corresponding working component when receiving the first wireless power, and to send the temperature of the working component acquired by the temperature acquisition unit to the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit; The second processor is further configured to receive an enable signal output by the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit, and send the enable signal to the switching unit so that the switching unit is turned on and the wireless power receiving unit receives the second wireless power; The wireless power receiving unit is used to convert the first wireless power when it receives the first wireless power, and output the converted first wireless power to the second processor and the temperature acquisition unit. The wireless power receiving unit is further configured to convert the second wireless power upon receiving it, and output the converted second wireless power to the heating unit. The heating unit powers on based on the second wireless power and outputs the converted heat energy to heat at least one of the corresponding working components.

6. The distributed heating system for a robot as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The wireless power receiving unit includes a power receiving coil and a power conversion circuit; The power receiving coil is used to receive the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power; The power conversion circuit is used to convert the first wireless power and / or the second wireless power received by the power receiving coil into different levels of voltage, and output the different levels of voltage to the second processor, the temperature acquisition unit and / or the heating unit.

7. The distributed heating system for a robot as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The second processor is specifically used to receive a preset temperature range sent by the first wireless communication unit through the second wireless communication unit; The second processor is further configured to, when the wireless power receiving unit receives the second wireless power, control the temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperature of the corresponding working component in real time, and determine whether the acquired temperature of the corresponding working component is greater than the maximum value of the preset temperature range; The second processor is further configured to, when determining that the temperature of the corresponding working component is greater than the maximum value of the preset temperature range, send a feedback signal to the first wireless communication unit via the second wireless communication unit, the feedback signal being used to instruct the thermal management module to adjust the output of the second wireless power.

8. A robot, characterized in that, The robot includes a power module, multiple working parts, and a distributed heating system for the robot as described in any one of claims 1-7; The power module supplies power to the thermal management module in the robot's distributed heating system.

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