Smart Power Strip for Unified Plant Monitor Power and Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current plant monitoring control systems require multiple devices for various monitoring tasks, leading to increased costs, operational inconvenience, and inefficiency due to independent power supply sockets that cannot be smartly coordinated.
Innovation Solution
A smart power strip integrating sensor interface circuits and a communication control circuit that connects and controls environmental monitors, allowing unified monitoring and control of plant growth parameters through a single device, enabling interaction with intelligent communication terminals for centralized data processing and power management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent monitoring control devices are used for different plant parameters, then the monitoring coverage is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple monitoring control devices into a single integrated smart power strip that can simultaneously monitor temperature, humidity, and other environmental parameters while providing unified power supply and control functionality, thereby reducing the number of separate devices needed
Solution Approach 2:
The smart power strip is designed as a universal device that performs multiple functions including power supply, environmental monitoring, and centralized control through a mobile application, replacing the need for multiple specialized monitoring devices
2Adaptability or versatility
If each monitoring device has independent control, then the control flexibility is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent control interfaces into a single unified mobile application that provides centralized control over all monitoring parameters, eliminating the need for users to operate multiple separate devices while maintaining full control flexibility
3Reliability
If each monitoring device has independent power supply, then the power supply reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent power supply units into a single integrated power strip that provides unified power distribution to all monitoring components, simplifying the overall power supply structure while maintaining reliable power delivery through centralized design
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AI summary
A smart power strip includes an output socket, sensor interface circuits, a communication control circuit; the communication control circuit is configured to acquire current environmental information monitored by the environmental monitors through the sensor interface circuits; the communication control circuit is further configured for interactive information with the intelligent communication terminal so as to send the current environmental information to the intelligent communication terminal. It is also achieved that the smart power strip is used as the main control device for the first time; because the power supply is an essential part of the plant monitoring process, by combining the power supply with control, it is not necessary to provide power supply independently, the convenience in the plant growth monitoring process is greatly improved to meet the use requirements of users and improve the efficiency of plant monitoring.