Intelligent socket for optimizing household electric power communication quality and intelligent adapter thereof

Abstract

The present application provides a smart socket for optimizing household power communication quality and a smart adapter thereof, the smart socket comprising: a first circuit path coupled to a power grid and provided with an isolator; the second circuit path bypasses the isolator and then is coupled to the power grid; the circuit path change-over switch is used for deciding to switch to the first circuit path or the second circuit path according to the condition that a plug inserted into the intelligent socket is a traditional plug or an intelligent plug; when the plug is the traditional plug, the circuit path change-over switch is switched to the first circuit path, and the isolator filters noise generated by the traditional plug on the first circuit path due to a traditional household appliance; and when the plug is the intelligent plug, the circuit path change-over switch is switched to the second circuit path, at the moment, the second circuit path is not provided with the isolator, and the intelligent plug is directly coupled to the power grid.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a smart socket and a smart adapter using the smart socket, and in particular to a smart socket and a smart adapter which are compatible with traditional electrical appliances and smart electrical appliances and optimize the quality of household power communication. Background Art

[0002] Currently available smart sockets and existing traditional sockets, if using traditional plugs, because the existing smart sockets and existing traditional sockets have only a single circuit path, the noise of traditional home appliances will enter the power line, affecting the quality of power line communication and interfering with the communication of smart home appliances on the power line. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model provides an intelligent socket with two circuit paths.

[0004] The utility model provides a smart socket which switches a circuit path according to a smart plug or a traditional plug.

[0005] The utility model proposes that an isolator is provided on the circuit path of a traditional plug and an intelligent socket.

[0006] The utility model proposes that the circuit paths of the smart plug and the smart socket do not have an isolator.

[0007] An embodiment of the utility model discloses a smart socket for optimizing the communication quality of household power, comprising: a first circuit path, coupled to a power grid, and an isolator is arranged on the first circuit path; a second circuit path, coupled to the power grid after bypassing the isolator; and a circuit path switching switch, which determines whether to switch to the first circuit path or the second circuit path according to whether a plug inserted into the smart socket is a traditional plug or a smart plug; wherein; when the plug is the traditional plug, the circuit path switching switch switches to the first circuit path, and the isolator filters out the noise generated by the traditional plug due to a traditional household appliance on the first circuit path; and when the plug is the smart plug, the circuit path switching switch switches to the second circuit path, at which time the second circuit path does not have the isolator, and the smart plug is directly coupled to the power grid.

[0008] An embodiment of the utility model discloses an intelligent adapter for optimizing the communication quality of household power, comprising: a smart socket and a pin, and the smart socket comprises: a first circuit path, coupled to the pin, and an isolator is arranged on the first circuit path; a second circuit path, coupled to the pin after bypassing the isolator; and a circuit path switching switch, which switches to the first circuit path or the second circuit path according to whether a plug entering the smart socket is a traditional plug or a smart plug; wherein; when the plug is the traditional plug, the circuit path switching switch switches to the first circuit path, and the isolator filters out the noise generated by the traditional plug due to a traditional household appliance on the first circuit path; and when the plug is the smart plug, the circuit path switching switch switches to the second circuit path, at which time the second circuit path does not have the isolator, and the smart plug is directly coupled to the pin. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1A A schematic diagram showing a smart socket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0010] Figure 1B to Figure 1C A switching diagram showing the combination of a smart socket and a traditional plug (and traditional home appliances) covering the live wire and the ground wire using an isolator.

[0011] FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B A schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a smart adapter for optimizing the quality of household power communication (used in traditional plugs).

[0012] FIG. 3A to FIG. 3B A schematic diagram showing the use of a smart socket and a smart plug (and smart home appliances) in one embodiment.

[0013] FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B A schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a smart adapter for optimizing household power communication quality (used in a smart plug).

[0014] Figure 5A A schematic diagram showing the mechanisms of a smart socket and a smart plug.

[0015] Figure 5B A schematic diagram showing the structure of the smart socket 500A and the smart plug.

[0016] Figure 5C A schematic diagram showing the structure of the smart adapter 500B and the smart plug.

[0017] Fig. 6A A schematic diagram showing the structure of the smart socket 600A and the smart plug.

[0018] Figure 6BA schematic diagram showing the structure of the smart adapter 600B and the smart plug.

[0019] [Explanation of symbols]

[0020] Smart socket: 100, 100A, 100B, 500A, 600A

[0021] Circuit path: L1, L2

[0022] Isolator: F

[0023] Circuit path switch: S

[0024] Socket port: O

[0025] Smart adapter: 200A, 200B, 500B, 600B

[0026] Organization: T1, T2

[0027] Bump structure: T21

[0028] Spring structure: T22

[0029] Pin: 201 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Please refer to Figure 1A The schematic diagram shows a smart socket according to an embodiment of the present invention. The smart socket 100 includes a first circuit path L1 , a second circuit path L2 , and a circuit path switching switch S.

[0031] The first circuit path L1 and the second circuit path L2 are each coupled to the power grid of the home bus. Please note that an isolator F is provided on the first circuit path L1, but the second circuit path L2 is not provided with an isolator F. The circuit path switching switch S switches to the first circuit path L1 or the second circuit path L2 according to the plug inserted into the smart socket 100, that is, when the plug inserted into the smart socket 100 is a traditional plug or a smart plug, it switches to the first circuit path L1 or the second circuit path L2.

[0032] In this embodiment, when the plug is a traditional plug, the circuit path switching switch S switches to the first circuit path L1, and the isolator F filters out the noise generated by the traditional plug due to a traditional home appliance on the first circuit path L1 to prevent the noise from entering the power grid and interfering with the communication between other smart home appliances; and when the plug is a smart plug, the circuit path switching switch S switches to the second circuit path L2. At this time, there is no isolator F on the second circuit path L2, and the smart plug is directly coupled to the power grid without passing through the isolator F, so the communication signal of the smart home appliance can be prevented from being filtered out in the second circuit path L2 through the smart plug.

[0033] Please note that the isolator F on the first circuit path L1 can ensure that the noise in the power line communication frequency band can be suppressed to prevent it from entering the household power grid or interfering with the communication quality of the power line through power grid radiation. It can also greatly reduce the output load of the power communication equipment, thereby greatly improving the power line communication transmission efficiency.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 1B , Figure 1B A schematic diagram showing the use of the smart socket 100A and a traditional plug (and a traditional home appliance) in an embodiment. In this embodiment, the traditional plug is electrically connected to the socket port O of the smart socket 100A, and the live wire and the ground wire of the traditional plug are coupled to the isolator F through the first circuit path L1, and then coupled to the power grid.

[0035] In addition, the circuit path switching switch S can be a mechanical, spring, or magnetic design. The circuit path switching switch S can also be manually switched. The circuit path switching switch S can also be switched by a smart plug, so the traditional plug will not trigger the circuit path switching switch S to switch the circuit path. The traditional plug will be coupled to the isolator F through the first circuit path L1.

[0036] Please refer to Figure 1C , Figure 1C A schematic diagram showing the use of a smart socket and a traditional plug (and a traditional home appliance) in another embodiment. In this embodiment, only the ground wire of the traditional plug is coupled to the isolator F through the first circuit path L1, that is, the live wire is directly coupled to the power grid, and the live wire is not coupled to the isolator F. The rest of the principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 2A , Figure 2A A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a smart adapter 200A for optimizing the quality of household power communication (used in a traditional plug) is shown. The smart adapter 200A includes the aforementioned smart socket 100A,

[0038] Similarly, the first circuit path L1 is coupled to the pin 201, and an isolator F is disposed on the first circuit path L1; the second circuit path L2 is coupled to the pin 201; and the circuit path switching switch S decides to switch to the first circuit path L1 or the second circuit path L2 according to whether the plug entering the smart socket is a traditional plug or a smart plug.

[0039] In this embodiment, the plug is a conventional plug, and the circuit path switch S is switched to the first circuit path L1. At this time, the isolator F filters out the noise generated by the conventional plug due to conventional household appliances on the first circuit path L1.

[0040] Please refer to Figure 2B , Figure 2BA schematic diagram of an embodiment of a smart adapter 200B for optimizing the quality of household power communication (used in a traditional plug) is shown. The smart adapter 200B includes the aforementioned smart socket 100B and a pin 201, wherein Figure 2B and Figure 2A The difference is that when a conventional plug is inserted into the smart adapter 200B, only the ground wire is coupled to the isolator F through the first circuit path L1, and the rest of the principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

[0041] Please refer to Figure 3A , Figure 3A A schematic diagram showing the use of the smart socket 100A and the smart plug (and smart home appliance) in an embodiment. In this embodiment, the smart plug is electrically connected to the socket port O of the smart socket 100A, and the ground wire and the live wire of the smart plug are directly coupled to the power grid through the second circuit path L2 without passing through the isolator F. The remaining principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

[0042] Please refer to Figure 3B , Figure 3B A schematic diagram showing the use of the smart socket 100B and the smart plug (and smart home appliance) in another embodiment. In this embodiment, the smart plug is electrically connected to the socket port O of the smart socket 100B, the ground wire of the smart plug is coupled to the power grid after bypassing the isolator F through the second circuit path L2, and the live wire is directly coupled to the power grid, and the live wire is not coupled to the isolator F. The rest of the principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 4A , Figure 4A A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a smart adapter 200A for optimizing the quality of household power communication is shown (used in a smart plug). In this embodiment, the plug is a smart plug, and the circuit path switch S will switch to the second circuit path L2 to bypass the isolator F. The ground wire and the live wire of this embodiment are both switched to the second circuit path L2. The remaining principles are the same as those described above and will not be described in detail.

[0044] Please refer to Figure 4B , Figure 4B A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a smart adapter 200B for optimizing the quality of household power communication (used in a smart plug) is shown, wherein Figure 4B and Figure 4A The difference is that when the smart plug is inserted into the smart adapter 200B, in this embodiment, only the ground wire is switched to the second circuit path L2 to bypass the isolator F, and the live wire is directly coupled to the power grid. The rest of the principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 5A , Figure 5AA schematic diagram showing the mechanisms of a smart socket and a smart plug is shown. The smart plug has a first mechanism T1, and the smart socket has a corresponding second mechanism T2. When the smart plug is inserted into the smart plug, the first mechanism T1 triggers the second mechanism T2 to switch the circuit path switching switch S to the second circuit path L2.

[0046] That is, the smart plug triggers the first mechanism T2 on the smart socket to switch the circuit path switch S through the design of the first mechanism T1. The first mechanism T1 and the second mechanism T2 can be mechanical, or spring shrapnel, magnetic suction, etc., while the traditional plug does not have the first mechanism T1, so it cannot trigger the second mechanism T2 to switch the circuit path switch S; in other words, the smart plug has one more mechanism design than the traditional plug, and this mechanism can trigger the corresponding mechanism on the smart socket to switch its circuit path switch S.

[0047] Please refer to Figure 5B , Figure 5B The schematic diagram of the mechanism of the smart socket 500A and the smart plug is shown. In this embodiment, the first mechanism T1 is a recessed structure, and the second mechanism T2 has a convex structure T21 and an elastic structure T22, and the convex structure T21 and the recessed structure of the first mechanism T1 are on the same horizontal plane and can be interlocked; please note that the elastic structure T22 is connected to the convex structure T21, and when the elastic structure T22 is in a non-compressed state, the convex structure T21 is protruding from the surface of the second mechanism T2; so when the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket 500A, the convex structure T21 of the second mechanism T2 will enter the recessed structure of the first mechanism T1 to trigger the second mechanism T2, so that the circuit path switching switch S is switched to the second circuit path L2; in this embodiment, the ground wire and the live wire are switched to the second circuit path L2, and the remaining principles are the same as above and will not be repeated.

[0048] Please note that since the conventional plug does not have the notch structure of the first mechanism T1, the bump structure T21 of the second mechanism T2 is squeezed by the surface of the conventional plug, so that the elastic structure T22 is compressed into the second mechanism T2, which prevents the second mechanism T2 from being triggered, so the circuit path switching switch S will not switch to the second circuit path L2, and the conventional plug still maintains the use of the first circuit path L1; in other words, when the elastic structure T22 is compressed, part or all of the bump structure T21 of the second mechanism T2 is in the second mechanism T2.

[0049] Please refer to Figure 5C , Figure 5CThe schematic diagram of the mechanism of the smart adapter 500B and the smart plug is shown. In this embodiment, the smart plug has a first mechanism T1, and the first mechanism T1 is a recessed structure, and the second mechanism T2 has a convex structure T21 and an elastic structure T22, and the convex structure T21 and the recessed structure of the first mechanism T1 are on the same horizontal plane and can be interlocked; please note that the elastic structure T22 is connected to the convex structure T21, and when the elastic structure T22 is in a non-compressed state, the convex structure T21 is protruding from the surface of the second mechanism T2; so when the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket 500A, the convex structure T21 of the second mechanism T2 will enter the recessed structure of the first mechanism T1 to trigger the second mechanism T2, so that the circuit path switching switch S is switched to the second circuit path L2; in this embodiment, the ground wire and the live wire are switched to the second circuit path L2, and the remaining principles are the same as above and will not be repeated.

[0050] Please refer to Fig. 6A , Fig. 6A The schematic diagram of the structure of the smart socket 600A and the smart plug is shown. Fig. 6A and Figure 5B The difference is that Fig. 6A It is shown that when the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket 600A, only the ground line is switched to the second circuit path L2, and the rest of the principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

[0051] Please refer to Figure 6B , Figure 6B The schematic diagram of the structure of the smart adapter 600B and the smart plug is shown. Figure 6B and Figure 5C The difference is that Figure 6B It is shown that when the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket 600A, only the ground line is switched to the second circuit path L2, and the rest of the principles are the same as above and will not be described in detail.

Claims

1. A smart socket for optimizing the quality of household power communication, characterized in that: Include: a first circuit path coupled to a power grid, and an isolator disposed on the first circuit path; a second circuit path, bypassing the isolator and coupled to the power grid; and a circuit path switching switch, which determines whether to switch to the first circuit path or the second circuit path according to whether a plug inserted into the smart socket is a traditional plug or a smart plug; in; When the plug is the traditional plug, the circuit path switching switch switches to the first circuit path, and the isolator filters out the noise generated by the traditional plug due to a traditional household appliance on the first circuit path; and when the plug is the smart plug, the circuit path switching switch switches to the second circuit path, at which time the second circuit path does not have the isolator, and the smart plug is directly coupled to the power grid.

2. The smart socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smart plug has a first mechanism, and the smart socket has a second mechanism. When the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket, the first mechanism triggers the second mechanism to switch the circuit path switch to the second circuit path.

3. The smart socket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first mechanism is a recessed structure, the second mechanism has a protrusion structure and an elastic structure, and the protrusion structure and the recessed structure of the first mechanism are on the same horizontal plane and can be interlocked; the elastic structure is connected to the protrusion structure, and when the elastic structure is in a non-compressed state, the protrusion structure protrudes from the surface of the second mechanism; and when the protrusion structure of the second mechanism is in a compressed state, part or all of the protrusion structure is inside the second mechanism.

4. The smart socket according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket, the protrusion structure of the second mechanism enters the recess structure of the first mechanism to trigger the second mechanism, so that the circuit path switching switch switches to the second circuit path.

5. An intelligent adapter for optimizing the quality of household power communication, characterized in that: The invention comprises: a smart socket and a pin, and the smart socket comprises: a first circuit path coupled to the pin, and an isolator is disposed on the first circuit path; a second circuit path, bypassing the isolator and coupled to the pin; as well as a circuit path switching switch, which determines whether to switch to the first circuit path or the second circuit path according to whether a plug entering the smart socket is a traditional plug or a smart plug; in; When the plug is the traditional plug, the circuit path switch is switched to the first circuit path, and the isolator filters out the noise generated by the traditional plug due to a traditional household appliance on the first circuit path; and when the plug is the smart plug, the circuit path switch is switched to the second circuit path, at which time the second circuit path does not have the isolator, and the smart plug is directly coupled to the pin.

6. The intelligent adapter according to claim 5, characterized in that: The pins on the smart adapter are used to couple to a power grid on a socket.

7. The intelligent adapter according to claim 5, characterized in that: The smart plug has a first mechanism, and the smart socket has a second mechanism. When the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket, the first mechanism triggers the second mechanism, and the circuit path switching switch switches to the second circuit path.

8. The intelligent adapter according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first mechanism is a recessed structure, the second mechanism has a protrusion structure and an elastic structure, and the protrusion structure and the recessed structure of the first mechanism are on the same horizontal plane and can be interlocked; the elastic structure is connected to the protrusion structure, and when the elastic structure is in a non-compressed state, the protrusion structure protrudes from the surface of the second mechanism; and when the protrusion structure of the second mechanism is in a compressed state, part or all of the protrusion structure is inside the second mechanism.

9. The intelligent adapter according to claim 8, characterized in that: When the smart plug is inserted into the smart socket, the protrusion structure of the second mechanism enters the recess structure of the first mechanism to trigger the second mechanism, so that the circuit path switching switch switches to the second circuit path.

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