Smart energy cabinet and energy monitoring system comprising same

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of energy monitoring, in particular to a smart energy cabinet and an energy monitoring system comprising the same. The smart energy cabinet comprises an outdoor waterproof power supply and an outdoor waterproof case; the outdoor waterproof case comprises a power distribution lightning protection system, an edge monitoring gateway and a standby battery system, the outdoor waterproof power supply is connected with the power supply input end of the smart energy cabinet, and the edge monitoring gateway is connected with the standby battery system. The smart energy cabinet can operate under severe conditions of remote mountainous areas, can provide sufficient standby power endurance even if power failure occurs, can accurately calculate the endurance duration and the residual endurance duration, is convenient to maintain, can reduce KPI complaints, and improves user perception; especially, the edge monitoring gateway is additionally arranged, compared with a traditional intelligent energy cabinet, the endurance state of equipment can be more accurately seen, and the battery endurance duration and the remaining endurance duration can be calculated in real time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of energy monitoring technology, and in particular to a smart energy cabinet and an energy monitoring system including the same. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the development of communication technology, operators have started to build 5G networks, and 4G sites have been gradually spread across the country. In order to provide stable mobile communication services, operators have also optimized 4G sites in remote mountainous areas. The deployment of these sites is designed to cover mountainous areas and meet the communication needs of users in remote areas. However, these sites face challenges such as inconvenient maintenance and unstable power supply, resulting in reduced operational efficiency and affected user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on the above technical problems, the present application aims to provide a smart energy cabinet and an energy monitoring system including the same, so as to solve at least one of the above technical problems.

[0004] In a first aspect of the present application, in some embodiments, a smart energy cabinet is provided, which includes an outdoor waterproof power supply and an outdoor waterproof chassis; the outdoor waterproof chassis includes a power distribution lightning protection system, an edge monitoring gateway and a backup battery system, the outdoor waterproof power supply is connected to the power input terminal of the smart energy cabinet, and the edge monitoring gateway is connected to the backup battery system.

[0005] In one embodiment, the edge monitoring gateway includes a real-time monitoring module, an edge computing module and a communication module, the real-time monitoring module is connected to the edge computing module, and the edge computing module is connected to the communication module.

[0006] In one embodiment, the backup battery system includes a lithium battery pack and a battery management system. The lithium battery pack is composed of a plurality of single lithium batteries for storing electrical energy. The battery management system is connected to the lithium battery pack.

[0007] In one embodiment, the real-time monitoring module is connected to the battery management system.

[0008] In one embodiment, the outdoor waterproof power supply includes a power supply body and a power management system, and the power supply body and the power management system are connected.

[0009] In one embodiment, the real-time monitoring module is wirelessly connected to the power management system.

[0010] In one embodiment, the power distribution lightning protection system includes a lightning protection device, a down conductor and a grounding device, the lightning protection device is connected to the down conductor, and the down conductor is connected to the grounding device.

[0011] In one embodiment, the edge computing module includes a storage unit and a data processing unit, and the storage unit and the data processing unit are connected.

[0012] In a second aspect of the present application, in some embodiments, an energy monitoring system is provided that includes the smart energy cabinet described in each embodiment of the present application, the energy monitoring system also includes an industrial cloud platform and a monitoring terminal, the smart energy cabinet is communicatively connected to the industrial cloud platform, and the smart energy cabinet is communicatively connected to the monitoring terminal.

[0013] In one embodiment, the industrial cloud platform is a proprietary industrial cloud platform, a third-party industrial cloud platform, or a customized industrial cloud platform.

[0014] The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application has at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0015] The smart energy cabinet in each embodiment of the present application includes an outdoor waterproof power supply and an outdoor waterproof chassis. The outdoor waterproof chassis includes a power distribution lightning protection system, an edge monitoring gateway and a backup battery system. The outdoor waterproof power supply is connected to the power input terminal of the smart energy cabinet, and the edge monitoring gateway is connected to the backup battery system. In this way, it can operate under harsh conditions in remote mountainous areas. Even if a power outage occurs, it can provide sufficient backup power and endurance, and can accurately calculate the battery life and remaining battery life. It is easy to maintain, can reduce KPI complaints and improve user perception; in particular, the added edge monitoring gateway can more accurately see the device battery life status compared to traditional smart energy cabinets, and can calculate the battery life and remaining battery life in real time.

[0016] Not only that, the energy monitoring system protected by this application includes the smart energy cabinet. The industrial cloud platform and the monitoring terminal in the energy monitoring system are communicatively connected with the smart energy cabinet, which can realize real-time monitoring of the smart energy cabinet, and when an unexpected power outage occurs in the smart energy cabinet, the battery life and remaining battery life of the backup battery system can be monitored in real time; the smart energy cabinet can also report power outage alarms to the industrial cloud platform and the monitoring terminal in real time (seconds), which has great emergency communication value when a disaster occurs.

[0017] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiments below. The accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be considered as limiting the present application. Also, the same reference symbols are used throughout the accompanying drawings to represent the same components. In the accompanying drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a smart energy cabinet in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a power distribution lightning protection system in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of an edge monitoring gateway in an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of an industrial cloud platform in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0023] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the embodiments described herein are only used to explain the relevant utility model, rather than to limit the utility model. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts related to the relevant utility model are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Currently, mobile communication services are becoming more and more widespread, 5G sites are under construction, and 4G sites are everywhere. Operators have also deployed 4G sites in remote mountainous areas. The deployment of these sites is designed to cover mountainous areas and meet the communication needs of users in remote areas. However, these sites face challenges such as inconvenient maintenance and unstable power supply, resulting in reduced operational efficiency and affected user experience.

[0026] Therefore, in some embodiments of the present application, a smart energy cabinet is provided, which is applicable to both 4G sites and 5G sites. Two embodiments are given below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specification.

[0027] Example 1

[0028] This embodiment provides a smart energy cabinet. Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a smart energy cabinet. Figure 1The smart energy cabinet includes an outdoor waterproof power supply and an outdoor waterproof chassis; the outdoor waterproof chassis includes a power distribution lightning protection system, an edge monitoring gateway and a backup battery system; the outdoor waterproof power supply is connected to the power input terminal of the smart energy cabinet, and the edge monitoring gateway is connected to the backup battery system. Figure 1 ACIN in the figure stands for AC input. ACIN is used at the power input terminal of the smart energy cabinet to input current from the outdoor waterproof power supply into the smart energy cabinet, thereby providing power for the smart energy cabinet. Figure 1 DCOUT in it means DC output, that is, DC power is output at the power output end of the smart energy cabinet for use by the load.

[0029] The above-mentioned smart energy cabinet can be used indoors, such as in laboratories, but more importantly, it can be used outdoors and even in harsh environments. It needs to have a waterproof function, so the power supply is an outdoor waterproof power supply, and the chassis is an outdoor waterproof chassis. In addition, considering that the main heat source of the powered cabinet is the power supply, if the power supply is built into the cabinet, the heat can make the temperature inside the cabinet high, and the battery is also heated, affecting the stability and life of the cabinet. Therefore, preferably, the outdoor waterproof power supply is set to an external type, that is, it is external to the smart energy cabinet, with natural heat dissipation and good ventilation. In this way, it is not only lower in cost than the embedded air-cooled rectifier module in the cabinet and the "embedded air-cooled rectifier module + air conditioning type", but also can make the smart energy cabinet stable and have a long life.

[0030] The outdoor waterproof power supply includes a power supply body and a power management system, and the power supply body and the power management system are connected. The power management system is wirelessly connected to the edge monitoring gateway, so that the edge monitoring gateway can receive power data sent by the power management system. These power data may include the current status, voltage, current and other information of the power supply, so that the edge monitoring gateway can monitor the power supply body in real time.

[0031] In one embodiment, Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of a power distribution lightning protection system, such as Figure 2 As shown, the power distribution lightning protection system includes a lightning arrester, a down conductor and a grounding device. The lightning arrester is connected to the down conductor, and the down conductor is connected to the grounding device. The lightning arrester here can be a lightning rod or a lightning cap. It is installed on or near the top of the smart energy cabinet to attract and guide lightning and lead it into the ground to avoid directly affecting the electronic equipment inside the smart energy cabinet. The down conductor connects the lightning rod or lightning cap to the grounding device to safely lead the guided lightning into the ground; the grounding device safely grounds the lightning guided by the down conductor to ensure that the lightning can be effectively dispersed underground without adversely affecting the operation of the smart energy cabinet.

[0032] Alternatively, Figure 2As shown, the power distribution lightning protection system is connected to the edge monitoring gateway. After the connection, the edge monitoring gateway can monitor the status of the power distribution lightning protection system in real time. Once the power distribution lightning protection system detects a lightning strike or other electrical interference, the relevant information can be transmitted to the edge monitoring gateway so that the system can respond quickly.

[0033] In one embodiment, Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an edge monitoring gateway, such as Figure 3 As shown, the edge monitoring gateway includes a real-time monitoring module, an edge computing module and a communication module. The real-time monitoring module is connected to the edge computing module, and the edge computing module is connected to the communication module. The function of the edge computing module is to do some edge computing and monitor the status of the power supply and battery in real time, that is, to monitor the outdoor waterproof power supply and backup battery system in real time.

[0034] Specifically, the real-time monitoring module receives power data sent by the power management system. The real-time monitoring module can also receive battery data sent by the backup battery system, and send the battery data to the edge computing module, which calculates the battery life and remaining battery life of the backup battery system based on the battery data. Furthermore, the edge computing module includes a storage unit and a data processing unit, and the storage unit and the data processing unit are connected. The storage unit stores the average power consumption of the smart energy cabinet, and the data processing unit calculates the battery life and remaining battery life of the backup battery system based on the battery data sent by the backup battery system.

[0035] In another embodiment, the backup battery system includes a lithium battery pack and a battery management system. The lithium battery pack is composed of a plurality of single lithium batteries for storing electrical energy, and the battery management system is connected to the lithium battery pack. The real-time monitoring module in the edge monitoring gateway is connected to the battery management system. In this way, the real-time monitoring module receives battery data sent by the battery management system, such as the total battery capacity of the lithium battery pack and the current power of the lithium battery pack. The real-time monitoring module sends these data to the data processing unit of the edge computing module. The data processing unit obtains the average power consumption of the smart energy cabinet in the storage unit, and calculates the battery life and remaining battery life of the backup battery system in combination with the total battery capacity of the lithium battery pack and the current power of the lithium battery pack.

[0036] For example: the total battery capacity of the lithium battery pack is 100kWh, and the average power consumption of the smart energy cabinet is 10kW, then the battery life of the backup battery system is 100 / 10, which equals 10 hours; if the current power of the lithium battery pack is 50%, then the remaining battery life of the backup battery system is 100*0.5 / 10, which equals 5 hours. The edge monitoring gateway reports the calculated battery life and the remaining battery life, such as 5 hours, to the cloud platform or mobile terminal through the communication module (4G / 5G communication), so that the smart energy cabinet can be remotely controlled through the cloud platform or mobile terminal.

[0037] Therefore, the smart energy cabinet protected by the utility model can operate under harsh conditions in remote mountainous areas, and can provide sufficient backup power and battery life even in the event of a power outage. It can also accurately calculate the battery life and remaining battery life, making maintenance easy, reducing KPI complaints and improving user perception. It can be understood that the calculation method performed by the above-mentioned data processing unit belongs to the calculation method of common knowledge. However, the added edge monitoring gateway can more accurately see the battery life status of the device, and can calculate the battery life and remaining battery life in real time, compared to the traditional smart energy cabinet.

[0038] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application.

[0039] Example 2

[0040] An energy monitoring system including the smart energy cabinet described in Example 1, the energy monitoring system also includes an industrial cloud platform and a monitoring terminal, the smart energy cabinet is communicatively connected to the industrial cloud platform, and the smart energy cabinet is communicatively connected to the monitoring terminal, and the monitoring terminal can be a mobile phone terminal. The monitoring terminal is communicatively connected to the smart energy cabinet (4G communication), which can realize real-time monitoring of the smart energy cabinet, and can monitor the battery life and remaining battery life of the backup battery system in real time when an unexpected power outage occurs in the smart energy cabinet. The smart energy cabinet can also report a power outage alarm to the monitoring terminal in real time (seconds), which has great emergency communication value when a disaster occurs.

[0041] The industrial cloud platform is a self-owned industrial cloud platform, a third-party industrial cloud platform or a customized industrial cloud platform, preferably a customized industrial cloud platform. Self-owned cloud platforms are usually cloud computing platforms built and managed by enterprises themselves, while third-party cloud platforms are cloud computing services provided by external service providers. Customized industrial cloud platforms are cloud platforms that are customized and developed according to specific industries or user needs. The customized industrial cloud platform needs to support reliable and efficient industrial communication protocols with smart energy cabinets to ensure stable data transmission. Since it is applied to 4G / 5G stations, the customized industrial cloud platform needs to support connection with 4G / 5G communication equipment to obtain and transmit data in real time. The customized cloud platform realizes remote monitoring and data exchange with the smart energy cabinet through existing protocols. The smart energy cabinet sends the battery life and remaining battery life to the customized industrial cloud platform. The smart energy cabinet can also report power failure alarms to the customized industrial cloud platform in real time (seconds), and the customized industrial cloud platform takes corresponding measures according to the power failure alarm. In particular, the customized industrial cloud platform remotely monitors the smart energy cabinet based on the battery life and remaining battery life.

[0042] Moreover, Figure 4As shown, the industrial cloud platform also has a flexible connection mode. It can not only wirelessly connect with multiple smart energy cabinets for 4G / 5G communication, but also exchange data and communicate with different types of industrial equipment and sensors. For example, it can connect and communicate with PLC, serial port devices and / or sensors through industrial communication protocols.

[0043] In addition, the customized industrial cloud platform also has a large monitoring screen that can fully display the total number of smart energy cabinets, online smart energy cabinets, the number of endurance devices, the number of charging devices, the endurance time, the number of alarm devices, etc. The customized industrial cloud platform can lock the location of the smart energy cabinet connected to it and display it graphically. It also supports the playback of relevant data of the smart energy cabinet by date.

[0044] It can be seen that the smart energy cabinet can report the power status of the outdoor waterproof power supply and the battery status of the backup battery system, including the battery life and the remaining battery life, to the cloud platform or mobile terminal. Users can also remotely control the smart energy cabinet through the cloud platform or mobile terminal, and the energy monitoring system realizes timely and effective monitoring.

[0045] The above is only a preferred specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A smart energy cabinet, characterized in that: The smart energy cabinet includes an outdoor waterproof power supply and an outdoor waterproof chassis; the outdoor waterproof chassis includes a power distribution lightning protection system, an edge monitoring gateway and a backup battery system, the outdoor waterproof power supply is connected to the power input terminal of the smart energy cabinet, and the edge monitoring gateway is connected to the backup battery system.

2. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edge monitoring gateway includes a real-time monitoring module, an edge computing module and a communication module. The real-time monitoring module is connected to the edge computing module, and the edge computing module is connected to the communication module.

3. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The backup battery system includes a lithium battery pack and a battery management system. The lithium battery pack is composed of a plurality of single lithium batteries for storing electrical energy. The battery management system is connected to the lithium battery pack.

4. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: The real-time monitoring module is connected to the battery management system.

5. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outdoor waterproof power supply comprises a power supply body and a power supply management system, and the power supply body and the power supply management system are connected.

6. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that: The real-time monitoring module is wirelessly connected to the power management system.

7. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power distribution lightning protection system comprises a lightning arrester, a down conductor and a grounding device. The lightning arrester is connected to the down conductor, and the down conductor is connected to the grounding device.

8. The smart energy cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The edge computing module includes a storage unit and a data processing unit, and the storage unit is connected to the data processing unit.

9. An energy monitoring system comprising the smart energy cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The energy monitoring system also includes an industrial cloud platform and a monitoring terminal. The smart energy cabinet is communicatively connected to the industrial cloud platform, and the smart energy cabinet is communicatively connected to the monitoring terminal.

10. The energy monitoring system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The industrial cloud platform is a proprietary industrial cloud platform, a third-party industrial cloud platform or a customized industrial cloud platform.

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