Home Energy Management Gateway With Feedback-Based Load Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional household energy consumption patterns lack data analysis and monitoring, leading to inefficient energy utilization and high consumption, as households lack understanding of energy usage data and equipment operations.
Innovation Solution
A user-oriented energy utilization integrated management system that includes a control and management device with modules for data collection, analysis, and energy switching, utilizing a home LAN and background analysis master station for centralized management of energy-using equipment, enabling efficient energy distribution and utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If conventional household energy consumption patterns are used without data analysis, then households can operate energy equipment independently, but energy utilization efficiency is low and energy consumption is high due to lack of monitoring and analysis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an energy management system comprising a gateway device, server, and mobile terminal as intermediaries between energy-consuming equipment and users. The gateway collects data from energy meters and equipment, the server performs analysis and generates recommendations, and the mobile terminal presents information to users. This intermediary system transforms raw energy consumption data into actionable insights, improving energy utilization efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple energy-using equipment are added to households, then energy functionality and comfort are improved, but understanding of equipment operations and statistics on energy consumption data become insufficient, causing low energy utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the energy management system continuously collects energy consumption data from multiple equipment, analyzes the data on the server, and provides feedback to users through the mobile terminal. The system generates energy consumption reports, equipment operation status, and optimization recommendations that are pushed to users' mobile devices. This feedback loop enables users to understand equipment operations and energy consumption patterns without needing technical expertise, maintaining adaptability while improving information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The energy management system serves multiple functions through a unified platform: it monitors energy consumption across different equipment types (electricity, gas, water), provides real-time status information, generates analytical reports, offers optimization recommendations, and enables remote control capabilities. This multi-functional approach allows the system to handle diverse energy equipment universally, preventing information loss about various equipment operations while maintaining system versatility.
3Productivity
If centralized management of energy-using equipment is implemented with data collection and analysis functions, then energy utilization is improved and emissions are reduced, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the energy management system into three independent functional modules: a gateway device for data collection and preliminary processing, a server for comprehensive analysis and decision support, and a mobile terminal for user interaction and information display. Each module performs specific tasks and can operate independently, reducing the complexity burden on any single component. This segmentation enables centralized management and data analysis to improve energy utilization efficiency while keeping the overall system structure manageable through clear separation of concerns.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of IoT and more specifically discloses a user-oriented energy utilization integrated management system, which solves the problems that existing households lack energy-usage management and use energy blindly. The user-oriented energy utilization integrated management system according to the present disclosure comprises: a user home LAN and a background analysis master station, wherein data interaction and transmission between the user home LAN and the background analysis master station are carried out via a remote transmission network; the user home LAN comprises a sensing device for data collection, energy-using equipment, an energy metering device, and a control and management device for controlling and managing household appliances; wherein: the energy metering device performs collecting and metering of household energy-usage information; the control and management device is configured for regulating and controlling the energy-using equipment and transmitting the data information collected by the energy metering device to the background analysis master station; and the background analysis master station analyzes and integrates the data and returns an analysis result to the control and management device, such that the control and management device performs control and management of a plurality of energy-using equipment based on the analysis result of the background analysis master station.