Remote energy-saving control equipment and remote energy-saving control method

Abstract

The invention discloses remote energy-saving control equipment and a remote energy-saving control method, and relates to the technical field of Internet of Things and energy conservation and emission reduction. The remote energy-saving control equipment comprises an electric energy sampling circuit, a communication module, a remote control circuit and a CPU control module; the electric energy sampling circuit is used for collecting electricity utilization information of electric equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control equipment; the communication module is used for sending the power utilization information to the outside and receiving an external power utilization equipment control instruction; the remote control circuit is used for remotely controlling the working state of the electric equipment based on the electric equipment control instruction; and the CPU control module is used for processing the collected electricity utilization information and controlling the work of the communication module and the remote control circuit. According to the application, the Internet of Things is combined with energy conservation and emission reduction, the electric equipment is controlled through the Internet of Things technology, excessive use and overload use of the electric equipment are prevented, and energy waste is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical fields of the Internet of Things and energy conservation and emission reduction, and particularly relates to a remote energy-saving control device and a remote energy-saving control method. Background Art

[0002] Currently, there are many Internet of Things products, which are usually used to control the working states of household electrical appliances at close range, such as controlling the on / off of air conditioners, adjusting the temperature of air conditioners at close range, and controlling the opening and closing of electric products. Most of the products in the field of energy conservation and emission reduction focus on the efficiency of the products themselves or the power supply methods of the products, and pay less attention to the power control of the products.

[0003] Due to problems such as the non-uniformity of products from various manufacturers, the existing Internet of Things products have single control, and are mostly used to control the on / off of a single household electrical appliance, without monitoring the power consumption and state of household electrical appliances. Moreover, the existing energy conservation and emission reduction products usually only focus on the working efficiency of the products to achieve energy conservation, or add clean energy power supply compensation to the products, such as adding solar or wind power supply, etc. to achieve the purpose of energy conservation. They fail to appropriately control and intervene in the power and working time period of household electrical appliances, which is likely to cause waste of energy. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a remote energy-saving control device and a remote energy-saving control method. By combining the Internet of Things with energy conservation and emission reduction, the control of electrical equipment is realized through Internet of Things technology, preventing the excessive use and overloading of electrical equipment, and avoiding energy waste.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of this application provides a remote energy-saving control device, which is used to be arranged between the commercial power and the electrical equipment. The remote energy-saving control device includes:

[0006] An electric energy sampling circuit, which is used to collect the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control device;

[0007] A communication module, which is used to send the electricity consumption information to the outside and receive the control instructions of the electrical equipment from the outside;

[0008] A remote control circuit, which is used to remotely control the working state of the electrical equipment based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment;

[0009] A CPU control module, which is used to process the collected electricity consumption information and control the operation of the communication module and the remote control circuit.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect, in an implementation manner:

[0011] The remote energy-saving control device includes a plug and a socket, and the remote energy-saving control device is connected in series between the commercial power and the electrical equipment;

[0012] The remote energy-saving control device is plugged into the switch panel connected to the mains power supply through its own plug;

[0013] The electrical equipment is plugged into the jack of the remote energy-saving control device through its own power supply plug.

[0014] In one embodiment in combination with the first aspect,

[0015] The electricity consumption information includes electricity consumption voltage, electricity consumption current, and electricity consumption energy;

[0016] The remote energy-saving control device collects the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control device, and sends the collected electricity consumption information to the CPU control module.

[0017] In one embodiment in combination with the first aspect, the CPU control module is specifically configured to:

[0018] Receive the electricity consumption information collected by the power sampling circuit and perform data calculation and processing, send the calculation result to the external control software through the communication module, and remotely control the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit based on the electrical equipment control instruction sent by the external control software received by the communication module.

[0019] In one embodiment in combination with the first aspect,

[0020] The communication module includes a near-field communication circuit and a mobile communication circuit;

[0021] The communication module communicates with the control software through the near-field communication circuit or the mobile communication circuit.

[0022] In one embodiment in combination with the first aspect, the near-field communication circuit is specifically a WIFI communication circuit, and the mobile communication circuit is specifically a SIM card communication circuit.

[0023] In one embodiment in combination with the first aspect, the remote control circuit is specifically an infrared remote control circuit.

[0024] In one embodiment in combination with the first aspect, the remote energy-saving control device further includes a power supply, and the power supply is used to supply power to the power sampling circuit, the communication module, the remote control circuit, and the CPU control module.

[0025] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a remote energy-saving control method, which is implemented based on the above-mentioned remote energy-saving control device. The remote energy-saving control method includes:

[0026] Collect the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment based on the remote energy-saving control device arranged between the mains power supply and the electrical equipment;

[0027] The collected power consumption information is sent to an external control software through a communication module to achieve real-time monitoring of the power consumption status of electrical equipment;

[0028] Based on the control instructions for electrical equipment sent by the external control software, the CPU control module remotely controls the working status of the electrical equipment through a remote control circuit.

[0029] Combined with the second aspect, in an implementation manner, for the control instructions for electrical equipment sent by the external control software, the CPU control module remotely controls the working status of the electrical equipment through a remote control circuit, which specifically includes:

[0030] The communication module receives the control instructions for electrical equipment sent by the external control software and forwards the received control instructions for electrical equipment to the CPU control module;

[0031] Based on the control instructions for electrical equipment, the CPU control module remotely controls the working status of the electrical equipment through a remote control circuit.

[0032] The beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application include:

[0033] By combining the Internet of Things with energy conservation and emission reduction, the control of electrical equipment is achieved through Internet of Things technology to prevent the excessive and overloaded use of electrical equipment; moreover, the remote energy-saving control device is small in size and convenient for large-scale use in scenarios with multiple electrical equipment. Each plug can be equipped with a remote energy-saving control device of the present application. After the data collected by the remote energy-saving control device is sent to the control software, the data can be centrally processed and analyzed, which is convenient for centralized energy control in scenarios with multiple electrical equipment. While saving energy, it can effectively prevent the occurrence of overloaded power consumption in scenarios with multiple electrical equipment. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0034] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the remote energy-saving control device of the present application. Detailed Embodiments

[0035] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solutions of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0036] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "upper" and "lower" is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation to the present application. Unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] It should be noted that in the present application, 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 terms "include", "comprise" or any other variation thereof are intended to cover 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 a..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the said element.

[0038] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the following will further describe the embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0039] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a remote energy-saving control device, which is used to be arranged between the mains power and the electrical equipment. By combining the Internet of Things with energy conservation and emission reduction, the control of the electrical equipment is realized through Internet of Things technology, preventing the excessive use and overloading of the electrical equipment, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0040] In one embodiment, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the remote energy-saving control device of the present application. As Figure 1 shown, the remote energy-saving control device includes: an electric energy sampling circuit, a communication module, a remote control circuit, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) control module, and a power supply.

[0041] In this application, the electric energy sampling circuit is used to collect the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control device; the communication module is used to send the electricity consumption information to the outside and receive the control instructions of the external electrical equipment; the remote control circuit is used to remotely control the working state of the electrical equipment based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment; the CPU control module is used to process the collected electricity consumption information and control the operation of the communication module and the remote control circuit.

[0042] Furthermore, the remote energy-saving control device includes a plug and a socket, and the remote energy-saving control device is connected in series between the mains power supply and the electrical equipment; the remote energy-saving control device is plugged into the switch panel connected to the mains power supply through its own plug; the electrical equipment is plugged into the socket of the remote energy-saving control device through its own power supply plug. The power cord of the electrical equipment is directly plugged into the remote energy-saving control device, and the remote energy-saving control device is plugged into the mains socket, that is, the remote energy-saving control device is connected in series between the 220V mains power supply and the electrical equipment. The remote energy-saving control device is small in size and is designed as a plug and socket, which is plug-and-play.

[0043] In actual application, the plug of the remote energy-saving control device of this application is plugged into the switch panel on the user's wall, and the power supply plug of the electrical equipment (user appliance) is plugged into the socket of the remote energy-saving control device to work. After the 220V mains power supply passes through the electric energy sampling circuit in the remote energy-saving control device of this application (equivalent to connecting an electric energy meter in series), the 220V mains power supply is transferred to the electrical equipment, so that the remote energy-saving control device can collect the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment, that is, detect information such as the supply voltage, current, and electricity consumption of the electrical equipment through the electric energy sampling circuit.

[0044] Furthermore, the electricity consumption information includes the electricity consumption voltage, electricity consumption current, and electricity consumption electric energy; the remote energy-saving control device collects the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control device and sends the collected electricity consumption information to the CPU control module.

[0045] For the CPU control module, the CPU control module is specifically used for: receiving the electricity consumption information collected by the electric energy sampling circuit and performing data calculation and processing, sending the calculation result to the external control software through the communication module, and remotely controlling the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software received by the communication module. For example, calculate information such as the electricity consumption power according to the electricity consumption information, and then send the calculation result to the external control software through the communication module. The control software runs on the intelligent mobile device, so that the user can master the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment in real time.

[0046] Further, the communication module includes a near-field communication circuit and a mobile communication circuit; the communication module communicates with the control software through the near-field communication circuit or the mobile communication circuit. Specifically, the CPU control module sends the power consumption information to the control software through the communication module for real-time display on the control software, and receives the power consumption device control instructions sent by the control software through the communication module and forwards the received power consumption device control instructions to the CPU control module. The power consumption device control instructions include device switch instructions, device gear adjustment instructions, etc.

[0047] In actual applications, the near-field communication circuit is specifically a WIFI communication circuit, and the mobile communication circuit is specifically a SIM card communication circuit, such as a 5G SIM card communication circuit, that is, the communication between the remote energy-saving control device and the control software is carried out wirelessly. The remote control circuit is specifically an infrared remote control circuit, and further can be a wide-angle infrared remote control circuit. It should be added that for power consumption devices that support WIFI communication, when controlling the working state of the power consumption device, the CPU control module can control the working state of the power consumption device through the WIFI communication circuit in the communication module.

[0048] In this application, the power supply is used to supply power to the power sampling circuit, communication module, remote control circuit, and CPU control module. That is, when the remote energy-saving control device is plugged into the user's wall switch panel, the power supply inside the remote energy-saving control device provides the electrical energy required for the internal circuit of the remote energy-saving control device.

[0049] The remote energy-saving control device monitors parameters such as the power consumption voltage, current, and power of the power consumption device, and sends the power consumption information to the user side through its internal communication module for real-time monitoring. At the same time, the user side can set the working parameters (power consumption device control instructions) of the power consumption device and send them to the remote energy-saving control device. After receiving the power consumption device control instructions, the remote energy-saving control device controls the operation of the power consumption device through its own remote control circuit.

[0050] The remote energy-saving control device of this application has the following characteristics:

[0051] (1) The product is small in size and easy to install. By installing the remote energy-saving control device on the power supply line or power supply socket of the electrical appliance, it can be applied to all products with power supply lines and is not targeted at a single product;

[0052] (2) It has Internet of Things functions and has multiple communication control capabilities such as 5G communication, WIFI communication, and infrared remote control. It can remotely control electrical appliances with remote control functions, and can remotely control the working power, working switch state, etc. of electrical appliances as needed, such as restricting the working temperature of the air conditioner and restricting the working time period of the air conditioner, not just controlling the on and off of the electrical appliance, thus avoiding waste of energy;

[0053] (3) It has the function of electric energy monitoring, can monitor the electric energy of electrical equipment in real time, and is convenient for monitoring the working state of electrical equipment to manage and control electrical equipment;

[0054] (4) It has an application on the program side, and users can be allowed to use mini-programs or mobile application software for remote control. Through the settings on the remote application side, control signals are sent to the remote energy-saving control device through 5G communication or WIFI communication. At the same time, the collected electricity consumption information is transmitted to the software side through 5G communication or WIFI communication for real-time monitoring. After receiving the control signal, the working state of the electrical equipment is controlled through the WIFI function or infrared remote control function of the product. Combining remote control and electric energy monitoring can achieve remote energy-saving control.

[0055] The remote energy-saving control device of the embodiment of the present application combines the Internet of Things with energy conservation and emission reduction, and realizes the control of electrical equipment through Internet of Things technology, preventing the excessive use and overloading of electrical equipment. For example, by detecting the temperature setting of the air conditioner and the electricity consumption of the air conditioner, problems such as unreasonable temperature setting and operation beyond the time period can be effectively prevented. Moreover, the product volume of the remote energy-saving control device is small, which is convenient for large-scale use in scenarios with multiple electrical equipment. Each plug can be equipped with a remote energy-saving control device of the present application. After the data collected by the remote energy-saving control device is sent to the control software, the data can be centrally processed and analyzed, which is convenient for centralized control of energy in scenarios with multiple electrical equipment. While saving energy, it can effectively prevent the occurrence of overloading of electricity consumption in scenarios with multiple electrical equipment.

[0056] In the second aspect, the embodiment of the present application also provides a remote energy-saving control method, which is implemented based on the above-mentioned remote energy-saving control device.

[0057] In one embodiment, the remote energy-saving control method of the present application specifically includes the following steps:

[0058] S1: Collect the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment based on the remote energy-saving control device arranged between the mains power and the electrical equipment;

[0059] S2: Send the collected electricity consumption information to the external control software through the communication module to realize real-time monitoring of the electricity consumption of the electrical equipment;

[0060] S3: Based on the control instruction of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software, the CPU control module remotely controls the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit.

[0061] Further, in one embodiment, based on the control instruction of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software, the CPU control module remotely controls the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit, which specifically includes:

[0062] The communication module receives the control instructions of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software and forwards the received control instructions of the electrical equipment to the CPU control module;

[0063] Based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment, the CPU control module remotely controls the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit.

[0064] In this application, the Internet of Things is combined with energy conservation and emission reduction. The control of electrical equipment is realized through Internet of Things technology to prevent the excessive use and overloading of electrical equipment, thus avoiding energy waste.

[0065] In a third aspect, an embodiment of this application provides an electronic device for implementing the above-mentioned remote energy-saving control method and driving the implementation of the remote energy-saving control method. The electronic device can be a device with data processing functions such as a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a server, etc.

[0066] In the embodiment of this application, the electronic device may include a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a communication bus. Among them, the communication bus can be of any type and is used to interconnect the processor, the memory, and the communication interface.

[0067] The communication interface includes interfaces such as input / output (I / O) interfaces, physical interfaces, and logical interfaces for realizing the interconnection of components inside the electronic device, as well as interfaces for realizing the interconnection of the electronic device with other devices (such as other computing devices or user devices). The physical interface can be an Ethernet interface, an optical fiber interface, an ATM interface, etc.; the user device can be a display, a keyboard, etc.

[0068] The memory can be various types of storage media, such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile RAM (NVRAM), flash memory, optical memory, hard disk, programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), etc.

[0069] The processor may be a general-purpose processor, which can call the remote energy-saving control program stored in the memory and execute the remote energy-saving control method provided in the embodiments of the present application. For example, the general-purpose processor may be a central processing unit (CPU). Wherein, the method executed when the remote energy-saving control program is called may refer to the various embodiments of the remote energy-saving control method of the present application, which will not be elaborated herein.

[0070] Those skilled in the art can understand that the hardware structure of the above-described electronic device does not constitute a limitation to the present application, and may include more or fewer components, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements.

[0071] It should be noted that the serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application above are only for description and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0072] The terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the present application and the above drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally further includes steps or units not listed, or optionally further includes other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices. The descriptions with terms such as "first", "second", and "third" are used to distinguish different objects, etc., and do not represent a sequence, nor do they limit that "first", "second", and "third" are of different types.

[0073] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, terms such as "exemplary", "for example", or "for instance" are used to represent examples, illustrations, or explanations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary", "for example", or "for instance" in the embodiments of the present application should not be construed as being more preferred or having more advantages than other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the use of terms such as "exemplary", "for example", or "for instance" is intended to present relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0074] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B may represent A or B; the "and / or" in the text is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B may represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, "a plurality of" means two or more than two.

[0075] In some processes described in the embodiments of the present application, there are multiple operations or steps that appear in a specific order. However, it should be understood that these operations or steps may not be executed in the order in which they appear in the embodiments of the present application or may be executed in parallel. The serial numbers of the operations are only used to distinguish different operations, and the serial numbers themselves do not represent any execution order. In addition, these processes may include more or fewer operations, and these operations or steps may be executed in sequence or in parallel, and these operations or steps may be combined.

[0076] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above and includes several instructions for causing a terminal device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

[0077] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present application, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be equally included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A remote energy-saving control device is used to be set between the mains power and the electrical equipment, and is characterized in that The remote energy-saving control device includes: An electric energy sampling circuit, which is used to collect the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control device; A communication module, which is used to send the electricity consumption information to the outside and receive the control instructions of the electrical equipment from the outside; A remote control circuit, which is used to remotely control the working state of the electrical equipment based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment; A CPU control module, which is used to process the collected electricity consumption information and control the operation of the communication module and the remote control circuit.

2. The remote energy-saving control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The remote energy-saving control device includes a plug and a socket, and the remote energy-saving control device is connected in series between the mains power and the electrical equipment; The remote energy-saving control device is plugged into the switch panel connected to the mains power through its own plug; The electrical equipment is plugged into the socket of the remote energy-saving control device through its own power supply plug.

3. The remote energy-saving control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electricity consumption information includes electricity consumption voltage, electricity consumption current, and electricity consumption energy; The remote energy-saving control device collects the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment connected to the remote energy-saving control device and sends the collected electricity consumption information to the CPU control module.

4. A remote energy-saving control device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The CPU control module is specifically used for: Receiving the electricity consumption information collected by the electric energy sampling circuit, performing data calculation and processing, sending the calculation result to the external control software through the communication module, and remotely controlling the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software received by the communication module.

5. The remote energy-saving control device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The communication module includes a near-field communication circuit and a mobile communication circuit; The communication module communicates with the control software through the near-field communication circuit or the mobile communication circuit.

6. The remote energy-saving control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The near-field communication circuit is specifically a WIFI communication circuit, and the mobile communication circuit is specifically a SIM card communication circuit.

7. The remote energy-saving control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The remote control circuit is specifically an infrared remote control circuit.

8. A remote energy-saving control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The remote energy-saving control device further includes a power supply, and the power supply is used to supply power to the electric energy sampling circuit, the communication module, the remote control circuit, and the CPU control module.

9. A remote energy-saving control method, implemented based on the remote energy-saving control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The remote energy-saving control method includes: Collecting the electricity consumption information of the electrical equipment based on the remote energy-saving control device arranged between the mains power and the electrical equipment; Sending the collected electricity consumption information to the external control software through the communication module to realize real-time monitoring of the electricity consumption of the electrical equipment; Based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software, the CPU control module remotely controls the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit.

10. A remote energy-saving control method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The CPU control module remotely controls the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software, specifically including: The communication module receives the control instructions of the electrical equipment sent by the external control software and forwards the received control instructions of the electrical equipment to the CPU control module; Based on the control instructions of the electrical equipment, the CPU control module remotely controls the working state of the electrical equipment through the remote control circuit.

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