Wireless Terminal Block Sensing for Retrofit Power Measurement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing terminal block arrangements lack an easy and efficient method for measuring physical quantities such as current and voltage without requiring complex wiring or redesign.
Innovation Solution
A sensor device with wireless transmission capabilities is designed to measure physical quantities, allowing for easy installation and wireless data transmission, powered by energy harvesting or an internal energy source, and compatible with existing terminal block arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a sensor device is integrated into the terminal block arrangement, then measurement capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor device is designed as a separate, modular unit that can be attached to the terminal block arrangement without integrating sensors directly into the terminal blocks themselves. This segmentation allows measurement functionality to be added while keeping the terminal block design simple and unchanged.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor device incorporates multiple sensors that can measure different physical quantities (current, voltage, temperature) simultaneously, providing universal measurement capability across multiple parameters without requiring separate measurement devices for each quantity.
2Ease of operation
If wireless transmission unit is added to the sensor device, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless transmission unit replaces the need for physical wiring and cable connections between the sensor device and the readout device. This substitution eliminates complex cable management and connection requirements, significantly improving ease of operation and installation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate sensor device is used instead of integrated sensors, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor device is designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable from the terminal block arrangement, allowing users to position sensors at different locations and measure different physical quantities as needed. This dynamic configuration capability provides high adaptability without requiring permanent integration.
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
Enables simple and reliable measurement of current, voltage, and other physical quantities in terminal blocks with minimal retrofitting, reducing installation complexity and maintenance, and facilitating three-phase power measurement.
Implementation Method 1
The sensor device can have a wireless transmission unit, which is set up for the wireless transmission of measured values from the at least one sensor of the sensor device to a readout device that is separate from the sensor device
Implementation Method 2
the sensor device has at least one sensor for measuring a physical quantity of the terminal block arrangement or at least one terminal block of the terminal block arrangement
Data Source
AI summary
A sensor device for a terminal block arrangement including at least one sensor for measuring a physical quantity of the terminal block arrangement or of at least one terminal block of the terminal block arrangement.