Intelligent incubator controller
The intelligent incubator controller enables remote monitoring and multi-parameter collaborative management, solving the problem of the traditional incubator controller's single function. It provides remote control and data traceability capabilities, meeting the needs of complex application scenarios.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511212678.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-24
AI Technical Summary
Traditional thermostat controllers have a single function and are unable to perform remote monitoring, multi-parameter collaborative control, and data traceability, making it difficult for users to understand changes in the internal environment of the thermostat in real time.
The system employs an intelligent temperature chamber controller, which includes a processing unit, a circuit control unit, sensors, and a network communication module, enabling remote control and multi-parameter collaborative management. It is also equipped with a data storage module for data traceability.
It enables remote intelligent control, multi-parameter collaborative management and data traceability, breaks through geographical limitations, meets the needs of complex application scenarios, has flexibility and wide compatibility, and ensures the safety of property.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of intelligent control, and in particular to an intelligent incubator controller based on the Internet of Things and a control system thereof. BACKGROUND
[0002] Traditional incubator controllers have single functions and usually only have basic local temperature control functions, and cannot perform remote monitoring, multi-parameter collaborative control and data tracing. Users cannot real-time understand the changes of the internal environment of the incubator, and cannot remotely adjust flexible strategies. With the development of the Internet of Things technology, the market urgently needs an intelligent incubator solution capable of realizing remote precise control, multi-environment factor adjustment and having data storage and analysis capabilities. SUMMARY
[0003] The present application aims to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide an intelligent, networked and remotely controllable intelligent incubator controller and system to realize accurate, automatic and remote management of the internal environment of the incubator. To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application adopts the following technical solutions: An intelligent incubator controller comprises a processing unit, a plurality of circuit control units, at least one sensor and a network communication module. The processing unit serves as a control core and is configured to perform the following operations: obtaining the environmental state parameters of the incubator collected by the sensor; performing network communication with a remote server through the Internet to receive control instructions from the server and upload data, the control instructions being operation instructions issued by a user through a mobile terminal application (App); generating a driving signal according to the control instructions and / or a predetermined control logic. The plurality of circuit control units are connected to the processing unit and are configured to drive various types of actuators (such as refrigeration plates, heating lamps, humidifiers, fans, etc.) of the incubator in response to the driving signal.
[0004] Preferably, the processing unit can adopt a separate design (such as an MCU plus an external communication chip) or an integrated single-chip system (SoC, such as an ESP32 series chip).
[0005] Preferably, the circuit control unit comprises at least one of a temperature regulation unit, a humidity regulation unit, a light regulation unit and a gas circulation unit. The temperature regulation unit is configured to drive a refrigeration device (such as a semiconductor refrigeration plate) and / or a heating device (such as a far-infrared lamp, a ceramic heating lamp, a heating pad); the humidity regulation unit is configured to drive a humidification device (such as an ultrasonic humidifier) and / or a dehumidification device (such as a condensation dehumidification module).
[0006] In addition, the controller can also include a human-machine interface (such as a touch screen, a button), a data storage module (for storing historical data, logs, control strategies) and a clock module to realize local operation, data recording and timing functions.
[0007] The application also provides an intelligent incubator control system, which comprises the intelligent incubator controller, a remote server and a mobile terminal application program.
[0008] The application has the following advantages: Remote intelligent control: users can remotely monitor and adjust the incubator environment through the mobile phone App, breaking through the geographical restrictions.
[0009] Multi-parameter collaborative management: temperature, humidity, light, gas and other environmental factors can be comprehensively controlled at the same time, meeting the needs of complex application scenarios.
[0010] Data tracing and analysis: the built-in data storage module records complete historical data and operation logs, providing data support for optimizing control strategies and troubleshooting.
[0011] Flexibility and compatibility: modular design is adopted, and the actuator is summarized, which can be compatible with various types of actuators, has a wide protection range and broad application prospects.
[0012] Strong safety, especially when temperature anomalies occur, users can be notified in real time to protect property and safety. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 is a principle block diagram of the intelligent incubator controller of the application.
[0014] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the intelligent incubator control system of the application.
[0015] (Fig. 1: 1 - processing unit; 2 - sensor; 3 - circuit control unit; 4 - network communication module; 5 - human-machine interface; 6 - data storage module; 7 - clock module) DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] The application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples. Examples
[0017] Referring to FIG. 1, the intelligent incubator controller of the present application takes a high-performance SoC chip (such as ESP32-S3) as a processing unit (1), which integrates Wi-Fi Bluetooth wireless function. The temperature sensor (2) and the humidity sensor (2) collect environmental data in real time and transmit them to the processing unit (1). The processing unit (1) is connected to the Internet through the Wi-Fi module (4) and maintains a long connection with the remote server in the cloud.
[0018] When the user adjusts the target temperature through the mobile phone App, the instruction is issued to the processing unit (1) through the server. The processing unit (1) compares the current temperature with the target value, generates a PWM driving signal and sends it to the temperature regulating unit (3). The unit contains a relay driving circuit for controlling the power supply of a ceramic heating lamp (heating device), thereby realizing temperature regulation.
[0019] At the same time, the processing unit (1) packages the collected temperature and humidity data and pushes it to the mobile phone App for display through the server, and periodically stores it in the FLASH memory (i.e. data storage module (6)) in the chip. Embodiment
[0020] In another embodiment, the processing unit (1) uses an STM32 microcontroller (MCU) with a 4G Cat.1 communication module (4) to adapt to the application scenario without Wi-Fi coverage. The humidity regulating unit (3) contains a MOS tube driving circuit for controlling the switch of an ultrasonic humidifier (humidifying device). The data storage module (6) is an external SD card for storing a larger amount of historical data logs.
[0021] The present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those of ordinary skill in the art within the essential scope of the present application should also fall within the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An intelligent incubator controller, characterized by, Comprising: a processing unit (1); at least one sensor (2); a network communication module; a plurality of circuit control units (3); the processing unit (1) is connected with the sensor (2), the network communication module and the circuit control unit (3) respectively, and is configured to perform the following operations: obtaining the state parameters of the environment in the incubator collected by the sensor (2); communicating with a remote server through the network communication module to receive control instructions from the remote server and upload data, the control instructions being derived from the operation issued by the user through a mobile terminal application; generating a driving signal according to the control instruction and / or a predetermined control logic; the circuit control unit (3) is used to drive various actuators of the incubator in response to the driving signal.
2. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The network communication module is a network communication chip (4) separately arranged from the processing unit (1); or the network communication module is integrated in the processing unit (1), and at this time the processing unit (1) is a single chip system (SoC) integrating a microprocessor kernel and a network communication function.
3. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit (1) accesses the Internet through Wi-Fi, 4G / 5G cellular network or Ethernet, and establishes a connection with the remote server.
4. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit is further configured to upload the environmental data collected by the sensor (2) to the remote server for display and monitoring by the mobile terminal application.
5. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The circuit control unit (3) includes at least one of a temperature regulation unit, a humidity regulation unit, a light regulation unit and a gas circulation unit.
6. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 5, wherein, The temperature regulation unit is configured to drive a refrigeration device and / or a heating device to regulate the temperature inside the incubator.
7. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 5, wherein, The humidity regulation unit is configured to drive a humidification device and / or a dehumidification device to regulate the humidity inside the incubator.
8. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The sensor (2) includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an illumination intensity sensor, a carbon dioxide concentration sensor and an image sensor.
9. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, Further comprising a human-computer interaction interface (5) connected with the processing unit, for locally displaying state information and receiving local input operations; the human-computer interaction interface (5) includes at least one of a touch screen, a key and a state indicator light.
10. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit is built-in or connected with a data storage module (6) for storing one or more of the following data: sensor historical data, device operation log, user-set control strategy.
11. The intelligent incubator controller of claim 1, wherein, The processing unit is built-in or connected with a clock module (7) for implementing time-based timing control strategy.
12. An intelligent incubator control system, characterized by, Comprising: The intelligent incubator controller according to any one of claims 1-11; a remote server configured to establish a network connection with the processing units of a plurality of intelligent incubator controllers, and to transfer and forward instructions and data; a mobile terminal application configured to interact with the remote server to provide a user interface for remotely monitoring and controlling the intelligent incubator controller.