Smart Power Management System with Wireless Socket Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional power socket systems lack the ability to manage and monitor power consumption, providing no features for power transmission or management, forcing users to rely solely on electricity bills for usage awareness and failing to facilitate efficient power supervision and carbon footprint reduction.
Innovation Solution
A smart power management system comprising a power management apparatus with a display unit, memory, wireless modules, and processing units, along with electric socket devices that output power and control it based on wireless signals, enabling real-time monitoring, scheduling, and management of power consumption, including features for surge protection, temperature detection, and remote access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional power socket systems are used to provide electrical power to electronic devices, then power supply function is achieved, but power management and monitoring capabilities are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The power socket system is designed to perform multiple functions: power supply, power consumption detection, data transmission, and remote control. The power socket device includes not only power output terminals but also detection units for measuring voltage and current, wireless communication modules for data transmission, and control units for receiving and executing control signals, thereby transforming a simple power supply device into a multifunctional power management system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a power management server as an intermediary between users and the power socket devices. The server receives detection data from multiple power socket devices, processes the information, and sends control signals back to the devices. This intermediary architecture enables centralized power management and monitoring without requiring complex direct connections between all components.
2Productivity
If power consumption detection and management features are added to power sockets, then power supervision efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power management system is divided into separate functional modules: power output units for electrical power delivery, detection units for measuring power consumption parameters, wireless communication modules for data transmission, and control units for processing signals. Each module performs a specific function, allowing the system to achieve comprehensive power management while maintaining modularity and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The power socket devices include detection units that continuously monitor power consumption and send this data wirelessly to the power management server. The server processes the feedback information and sends control signals back to the power socket devices or directly to connected electronic devices. This feedback mechanism enables real-time power supervision and automated control decisions, improving power management efficiency.
3Loss of information
If real-time power consumption data transmission is implemented, then user awareness of electricity usage is improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical or wired communication methods with wireless communication modules. The power socket devices use wireless transmission to send power consumption data to the power management server, eliminating the need for complex wired connections between devices. This substitution simplifies the physical system structure while enabling real-time information transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication modules in the power socket devices serve multiple functions: transmitting power consumption detection data to the server, receiving control signals from the server, and potentially communicating with connected electronic devices. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate communication systems for each function, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a smart power management system, comprising a power management apparatus and at least one electric socket device. The plurality of electric socket devices produce a second wireless signal according to power consumption, and the power management apparatus receives the second wireless signal and computes relevant cost or the carbon footprint information shown on a display unit for reference. In addition, the power management apparatus also compares a setup signal inputted by a user to the second wireless signal, the electricity cost or the carbon footprint information to produce a first wireless signal, thereby controlling the plurality of electric socket devices for providing power supply or stopping power supply.