Multifunctional on-site button remote control device

Abstract

The invention relates to a multifunctional local button remote control device. The device comprises a control module and a wiring module, the control module is used for controlling a ship pump in a target area, and the target area is an area where the multifunctional local button remote control device is located; the wiring module comprises a main control interface and a plurality of terminal interfaces, the main control interface is used for accessing a main cable communicating with a main control device, and the terminal interfaces are used for accessing branch cables communicating with terminal equipment in a target area. According to the multifunctional local button remote control device provided by the invention, a cable for communicating with the main control device does not need to be erected on each terminal device in the target area, so that the wiring cost and the wiring space between the terminal devices and the main control device are reduced, and the wiring difficulty is simplified.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of ship electrical engineering, and particularly to a multifunctional local button remote control device. Background Art

[0002] In a ship power system, the main control equipment in the engine room controls pump sets such as oil pumps and water pumps supporting the main engine. These pump sets are usually distributed on each floor of the engine room, and a local remote control button box is usually provided near each pump.

[0003] Under the traditional wiring mode, some auxiliary equipment of the pump set, such as space heaters, pressure switches, self-priming devices, high and low level liquid switches, etc., need to be directly connected to the main control equipment in the engine room through independent cables, resulting in high cable procurement and installation costs, large space occupied by cable trays, and difficulties in later maintenance and troubleshooting. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To solve the above technical problems or at least partially solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a multifunctional local button remote control device.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a multifunctional local button remote control device, which includes: A control module and a wiring module; The control module is used to control the ship pumps in the target area, and the target area is the area where the multifunctional local button remote control device is located; The wiring module includes a main control interface and a plurality of terminal interfaces. The main control interface is used to access the backbone cable communicating with the main control device, and the terminal interfaces are used to access the branch cables communicating with the terminal devices in the target area.

[0006] Optionally, the control module includes a plurality of sub-control modules, and each sub-control module is used for a same type of ship pump in the target area.

[0007] Optionally, the sub-control module includes a start button, a run button, and a stop button; The start button is used to start the ship pump; The run button is used to run the ship pump; The stop button is used to shut down the ship pump.

[0008] Optionally, the terminal interfaces include a space heater interface, a pressure switch interface, a self-priming device interface, and a high and low level liquid switch interface of the ship pump, and the high and low level liquid switch is used to control the automatic start and stop of the ship pump.

[0009] Optionally, the device further includes a monitoring module and a communication module, and the monitoring module is connected to the communication module; The monitoring module is used to monitor whether the cables connected to the main control interface and the terminal interfaces are disconnected, and transmit the corresponding monitoring signals to the main control device; The communication module is used for communicating with the main control device.

[0010] Optionally, the monitoring module includes a microprocessor and a plurality of current sensors. The microprocessor is electrically connected to the plurality of current sensors, the microprocessor is connected to the communication module, and the plurality of current sensors are installed in the main control interface and the terminal interface; The current sensor is used for collecting current signals in the main control interface and the terminal interface; The microprocessor is used for generating corresponding monitoring signals according to the current signals collected by the current sensors.

[0011] Optionally, the monitoring module further includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. The temperature sensor and the humidity sensor are electrically connected to the microprocessor; The microprocessor is further used for transmitting the temperature data collected by the temperature sensor and the humidity data of the humidity sensor to the main control device.

[0012] The technical solution provided by the present disclosure has the following advantages compared with the prior art: The multifunctional local button remote control device provided by the present disclosure controls the ship pump in the target area through the control module, connects the main cable communicating with the main control device through the main control interface of the wiring module, and connects the branch cable communicating with the terminal device in the target area through the terminal interface of the wiring module. Therefore, there is no need to lay cables for each terminal device in the target area to communicate with the main control device, which can reduce the wiring cost and wiring space between the terminal device and the main control device and simplify the wiring difficulty. Description of the Drawings

[0013] The drawings here are incorporated into the specification and form a part of this specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a multifunctional local button remote control device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of an application scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 It is another schematic structural diagram of a multifunctional local button remote control device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 4Schematic structural diagram of another multifunctional local button remote control device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed implementation manners

[0016] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure, the solutions of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0017] In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein; obviously, the embodiments in the specification are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments.

[0018] Figure 1 Schematic structural diagram of the multifunctional local button remote control device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, as Figure 1 shown, the multifunctional local button remote control device 100 includes a control module 110 and a wiring module 120; the control module 110 is used to control the ship pump in the target area, and the target area is the area where the multifunctional local button remote control device is located; the wiring module 120 includes a main control interface 121 and terminal interfaces 122, 123, 124, 125, and the main control interface 121 is used to access the main cable for communicating with the main control device, and the terminal interfaces 122, 123, 124, 125 are used to access the branch cables for communicating with the terminal devices in the target area.

[0019] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of an application scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, taking Figure 2 the shown scenario as an example, the main control device 210 is located in the upper area of the ship's cabin, the water pump 220 is located in the first area at the bottom of the cabin, and the multifunctional local button remote control device 100 of the water pump 220 is arranged near the water pump 220, and the pressure switch 221, space heater 222, self-priming device 223 and high and low liquid level switch 224 and other accessory or auxiliary terminal devices on the pump inlet and outlet of the pump body of the water pump 220 are all in the same area.

[0020] The water pump 220 is connected to the main control device 210 through the main cable 221. In the traditional wiring mode, in addition to the multifunctional local button remote control device 100 in the first area at the bottom of the cabin needing to lay the main cable 201 to connect with the main control device 210, the other terminal devices in this area, namely the pressure switch 221, space heater 222, self-priming device 223 and high and low liquid level switch 224, also need to lay cables 202, 203, 204, 205 respectively to connect with the main control device 210, so that the main control device can control them. The total length of the cables consumed in the traditional wiring mode is the total length of the cables 201, 202, 203, 204, 205.

[0021] After wiring through the wiring module in the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100 provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is connected to the main control device 210 through the main control interface 121 of the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100 by accessing the main cable 201. The pressure switch 221, space heater 222, self-priming device 223, and high and low liquid level switch 224 of other terminal devices in the first area at the bottom of the cabin are respectively connected to the terminal interfaces 122, 123, 124, and 125 of the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100 through branch cables 212, 213, 214, and 215. In this way, the main control device 210 can be connected to and controlled by the pressure switch 221, space heater 222, self-priming device 223, and high and low liquid level switch 224 respectively through the main cable 201, the wiring module 120 of the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100, and the branch cables 212, 213, 214, and 215. The length of the cable consumed in this wiring mode is the total length of the main cable 201 and the branch cables 212, 213, 214, and 215. Originally, such a set of pump units required 5 long-distance main cables, only 1 is retained, and the other 4 are shortened to branch cables with a length of 1 to 5 meters.

[0022] It can be understood that since the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100 and the terminal device pressure switch 221, space heater 222, self-priming device 223, and high and low liquid level switch 224 are all located in the first area at the bottom of the cabin and are relatively close to each other, while the main control device 210 is located on the upper layer of the cabin and is relatively farther from the terminal device pressure switch 221, space heater 222, self-priming device 223, and high and low liquid level switch 224. Therefore, the total length of the main cable 201 and the branch cables 212, 213, 214, and 215 must be less than the total length of the cables 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205. Therefore, wiring through the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can reduce the wiring cost and wiring space between the terminal device and the main control device, and wiring between the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100 and the terminal device located in the same area is simpler than wiring between the main control device and the terminal device located in different areas.

[0023] The embodiments of the present disclosure control the ship pump in the target area through the control module, connect the main cable communicating with the main control device through the main control interface of the wiring module, and connect the branch cable communicating with the terminal device in the target area through the terminal interface of the wiring module. Thus, there is no need to let each terminal device in the target area erect a cable communicating with the main control device, which can reduce the wiring cost and wiring space between the terminal device and the main control device and simplify the wiring difficulty.

[0024] In one embodiment, the control module includes a number of sub-control modules, and each sub-control module is used for one ship pump of the same type within the target area.

[0025] Usually in ship design, two or three sets of pumps of the same type are arranged in the same area. For example, three seawater cooling pumps are arranged in the same area at the bottom of the ship's cabin. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the local remote control button devices for the pumps of the same type within the same area are combined. In this way, the control module in the local remote control button device is composed of multiple sub-control modules that control the ship pumps of the same type within the same area. As Figure 1 shown, the control module 110 includes sub-control modules 111, 112, and 113. Among them, the sub-control modules 111, 112, and 113 are respectively used to control one seawater cooling pump within the area, and the nameplate 101 is used to indicate the type of ship pump controlled by the sub-control module.

[0026] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by setting multiple sub-control modules in the local remote control button device to respectively control the ship pumps of the same type within the same area, it is not necessary to install multiple local remote control button devices when there are multiple ship pumps in the same area, which can save the cost of installing the local remote control button devices.

[0027] In one embodiment, the sub-control module 111 includes a start button 1112, a run button 1111, and a stop button 1113; the start button 1112 is used to start the ship pump; the run button 1111 is used to run the ship pump; the stop button 1113 is used to shut down the ship pump.

[0028] In one embodiment, the terminal interface of the multifunctional local button remote control device 100 includes a space heater interface, a pressure switch interface, a self-priming device interface, and a high and low level switch interface of the ship pump, and the high and low level switch is used to control the automatic start and stop of the ship pump.

[0029] As Figure 3 shown, in one embodiment, the multifunctional local button remote control device 100 further includes a monitoring module 130 and a communication module 140. The monitoring module 130 is connected to the communication module 140; the monitoring module 130 is used to monitor whether the cables connected to the main control interface 121 and the terminal interfaces 122, 123, 124, and 125 are disconnected, and transmit the corresponding monitoring signals to the main control device; the communication module 140 is used to communicate with the main control device.

[0030] To ensure the stability of the wiring of the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device 100, a monitoring module is provided in the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device to monitor whether the cables connected to the main control interface and the terminal interface are disconnected. When the cables connected to the main control interface and the terminal interface are both disconnected, the monitoring module can continuously upload a monitoring signal indicating normal wiring to the main control device through the main cable connected to the main control interface or the communication module. When the branch cable connected to the terminal interface is disconnected, the monitoring module can send a monitoring signal indicating the disconnection of the branch cable to the main control device through the main cable connected to the main control interface or the communication module. When the main cable connected to the main control interface is disconnected, the monitoring module can send a monitoring signal indicating the disconnection of the main cable to the main control device through the communication module.

[0031] As Figure 3 shown, in one embodiment, the monitoring module 130 includes a microprocessor 131 and current sensors 132, 133, 134, 135, 136. The microprocessor 131 is electrically connected to the current sensors 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, and the microprocessor 131 is connected to the communication module 140. The current sensor 132 is installed in the main control interface 121, and the current sensors 133, 134, 135, 136 are respectively installed in the terminal interfaces 123, 122, 124, 125. The current sensor 133 is used to collect the current signal in the main control interface 121, and the current sensors 133, 134, 135, 136 are respectively used to collect the current signals in the terminal interfaces 123, 122, 124, 125. The microprocessor 131 is used to generate corresponding monitoring signals according to the current signals collected by the current sensors.

[0032] The current sensors 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 continuously collect the current signals in the main control interface 121 and the terminal interfaces 123, 122, 124, 125 and upload them to the microprocessor 131. When the current signals collected by the current sensors in the corresponding interfaces are within the normal range, the microprocessor generates a monitoring signal indicating that the cables in the corresponding interfaces are connected normally. When the current signals collected by the current sensors in the corresponding interfaces are not within the normal range, or the current sensors do not collect current signals, the microprocessor generates a monitoring signal indicating that the cables in the corresponding interfaces are disconnected.

[0033] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the current sensors collect the current signals in the main control interface and the terminal interfaces and upload them to the microprocessor, so that the microprocessor generates corresponding monitoring signals according to the current signals collected by the current sensors and uploads them to the main control device to monitor whether the cables connected to the main control interface and the terminal interfaces are disconnected, ensuring the stability of the wiring through the multifunctional in-situ button remote control device.

[0034] As Figure 4As shown, in one embodiment, the monitoring module 130 further includes a temperature sensor 137 and a humidity sensor 138, and the temperature sensor 137 and the humidity sensor 138 are electrically connected to the microprocessor 131; the microprocessor 131 is further configured to transmit the temperature data collected by the temperature sensor 137 and the humidity data of the humidity sensor 138 to the main control device.

[0035] Exemplarily, in combination with Figure 4 the shown multi-functional local button remote control device and Figure 2 the shown application scenario, the microprocessor 131 can transmit the temperature data collected by the temperature sensor 137 and the humidity data of the humidity sensor 138 to the main control device 210 through the main cable 201 accessing the main control interface 121 or the communication module 140. When the humidity data collected by the humidity sensor 138 indicates that the humidity exceeds the standard, the main control device 210 can control the space heater 222 to turn on to reduce the air humidity, thereby avoiding electrical components from getting damp due to excessive humidity and causing faults such as short circuits and electric leakage. When the temperature data collected by the temperature sensor 137 indicates that the temperature is too high, the main control device 210 can control the space heater 222 to turn off and issue an alarm to the staff indicating that the temperature is too high, predicting cable overload and poor contact, so as to discover potential fault hazards in advance through temperature monitoring and avoid serious accidents such as fires caused by overheating.

[0036] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and an explanation of the applied technical principles. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of disclosure involved in the present disclosure is not limited to the technical solutions formed by the specific combination of the above technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above technical features or their equivalent features without departing from the above disclosure concept. For example, the technical solutions formed by mutually replacing the above features with the (but not limited to) technical features having similar functions disclosed in the present disclosure.

[0037] It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "including one..." does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the said element.

[0038] The above are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, enabling those skilled in the art to understand or implement the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure will not be limited to these embodiments described herein, but rather will be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A multifunctional local button remote control device, characterized in that: The device comprises: Control module and wiring module; The control module is used to control the ship pump in the target area, and the target area is the area where the multifunctional local button remote control device is located; The wiring module includes a main control interface and a plurality of terminal interfaces. The main control interface is used to access a trunk cable that communicates with a main control device, and the terminal interface is used to access a branch cable that communicates with terminal devices in the target area.

2. The multifunctional local button remote control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control module includes a plurality of sub-control modules, each of which is used for a same type of ship pump in the target area.

3. The multifunctional local button remote control device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sub-control module includes a start button, a run button and a stop button; The start button is used to start the boat pump; The operation button is used to operate the boat pump; The stop button is used to shut down the boat pump.

4. The multifunctional local button remote control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The terminal interface includes a space heater interface, a pressure switch interface, a self-priming device interface and a high and low level switch interface of the ship pump, and the high and low level switches are used to control the automatic start and stop of the ship pump.

5. The multifunctional local button remote control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device also includes a monitoring module and a communication module, wherein the monitoring module is connected to the communication module; The monitoring module is used to monitor whether the cable connected to the main control interface and the terminal interface is disconnected, and transmit the corresponding monitoring signal to the main control device; The communication module is used to communicate with the main control device.

6. The multifunctional local button remote control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The monitoring module includes a microprocessor and a plurality of current sensors, the microprocessor is electrically connected to the plurality of current sensors, the microprocessor is connected to the communication module, and the plurality of current sensors are installed in the main control interface and the terminal interface; The current sensor is used to collect current signals in the main control interface and the terminal interface; The microprocessor is used to generate a corresponding monitoring signal according to the current signal collected by the current sensor.

7. The multifunctional local button remote control device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The monitoring module also includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, and the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor are electrically connected to the microprocessor; The microprocessor is also used to transmit the temperature data collected by the temperature sensor and the humidity data of the humidity sensor to the main control device.

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