Smart Socket Electromagnetic Tripping for Leakage Protection Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smart sockets with electric leakage protection have complex internal structures, making maintenance and repair difficult, and their service life is not effectively extended to ensure safety and reliability.
Innovation Solution
A novel smart socket design featuring a simplified internal structure with a reset button, linkage shaft, metal conducting strips, a tripping device, electromagnetic assembly, and a monitoring protection circuit with an electric leakage protection chip and microprocessor chip, which includes a tripping mechanism to ensure safe and reliable operation by disconnecting power during electric leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the internal structure of the smart socket is simplified, then maintenance and repair become easier, but the reliability of electric leakage protection may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The tripping device is segmented into modular components (tripping mechanism, electromagnetic assembly, linkage shaft) that can be independently maintained or replaced. The circuit board with monitoring protection circuit is separated as a distinct module, allowing targeted repair without replacing the entire socket structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical interlocking systems with an electromagnetic actuation system. The electromagnetic assembly uses electromagnetic force to drive the tripping mechanism, reducing the number of mechanical parts and simplifying the overall structure while maintaining reliability through electronic monitoring.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If the service life of the smart socket is extended, then safety and reliability are improved, but the complexity of the internal structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring protection circuit on the circuit board provides continuous feedback on the operational status of the socket. This feedback mechanism enables early detection of component degradation or faults, allowing for predictive maintenance that extends service life without requiring overly complex monitoring systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The electromagnetic assembly serves multiple functions: it actuates the tripping mechanism during leakage events, provides a reset capability through the linkage shaft, and integrates with the monitoring circuit for status indication. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, managing complexity while extending service life.
3Reliability
If a tripping device with electromagnetic assembly is added, then electric leakage protection is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electromagnetic assembly is merged with the tripping mechanism through the linkage shaft, creating an integrated system where the electromagnetic force directly actuates the tripping action. The circuit board integrates the monitoring protection circuit with the power switching components, reducing the number of separate assemblies and managing overall complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enhances maintenance simplicity, extends service life, and ensures safer and more reliable electric leakage protection by allowing for easy reset and automatic disconnection of power during leakage events, thereby improving user safety and device reliability.
Implementation Method 1
an electromagnetic assembly, wherein the electromagnetic assembly includes a tripping iron core, a tripping spring and an accommodation frame
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a novel smart socket having a function of electric leakage protection. The novel smart socket includes an upper cover, a base and a middle-layer support, where a reset button is arranged on the upper cover; a tripping device is arranged on a circuit board and includes a tripper, a lock catch element and an electromagnetic assembly. The electromagnetic assembly includes a tripping iron core, a tripping spring and an accommodation frame, where an end of the tripping iron core is in linkage connection with the lock catch element; and one end of the lock catch element is in linkage connection with a linkage shaft and is located in the first cavity. The present disclosure simplifies an internal structure, and improves reliability of the novel smart socket having a function of electric leakage protection.