Power-Managed Socket With Device Identification Circuit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack a systematic approach to connecting remote power control with electrical devices and managing their operation modes for optimal power consumption, failing to effectively identify and manage various household appliances for efficient energy usage.
Innovation Solution
A remote power-managed socket that detects power consumption information to identify connected devices, compares it with a database, and performs power management operations based on known characteristics, enabling automatic cut-off, overload protection, malfunction inspection, and remote maintenance, while transmitting data wirelessly for enhanced energy efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a remote power control system is implemented, then power management capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to lack of systematic connection methods
Solution Approach 1:
The power management socket is designed with multi-functional capabilities including device identification through power consumption detection, automatic database comparison, relay control for power cut-off, and wireless communication for data transmission. This universal design allows a single device to perform multiple functions (identification, control, communication, monitoring) that would otherwise require separate systems, thereby improving power management capability while avoiding the complexity of implementing each function separately
2Use of energy by moving object
If device identification through power consumption detection is implemented, then power consumption efficiency is improved, but measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors power consumption parameters and compares them against stored database values to identify connected devices. The micro control unit processes the detected power consumption information in real-time, providing feedback control that adjusts relay states based on the identification results. This feedback mechanism enables efficient power management through automatic device recognition while managing measurement precision requirements through comparative analysis rather than absolute precision requirements
3Loss of energy
If automatic device identification and power management is implemented, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple functional components into a single integrated power management socket: the detection circuit for power consumption measurement, the micro control unit for processing and identification, the relay for power control, the communication unit for wireless data transmission, and the database for device information storage. By combining these previously separate functions into one unified device, the system achieves improved energy efficiency through automatic management while avoiding the complexity of coordinating multiple independent devices
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a power-managed socket adapted for connecting to an electrical device and thus providing the electrical device with power. The power-managed socket comprises: a detection circuit capable of detecting and outputting a characteristic value of the electrical device connected to the power-managed socket, the characteristic value being a voltage value or a current value; an identification database capable of storing parameters corresponding to at least one specific electrical product; a micro control unit capable of converting the characteristic value received from the detection circuit after the characteristic value is analog-to-digital converted into an electric signal while comparing the electric signal with signals stored in the identification database to determine whether the electrical device connected to the power-managed socket is the specific electric product; and a power circuit capable of providing the detection circuit, the identification database and the micro control unit with power.