CN106656830A - Household energy router and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a home energy router, which comprises a machine box, a metering air switch, a main end of a power router, an optical network unit and a communication gateway. The main end of the power router has a slave end of a power router matching it; Divided into a strong electric area and a weak electric area, the strong electric area is provided with at least one metering air switch, the weak electric area is provided with the main terminal of the power router, an optical network unit and a communication gateway, and the main terminal of the electric router connected to the slave end of the external power router; the metering air switch access terminal is connected to the standard mains, and the output end is respectively connected to the master end of the power router and the slave end of the power router; the access terminal of the optical network unit is connected to household optical fiber, the output end is connected to the main end of the power router; the communication gateway is used to connect the main end of the power router to external smart home devices.

Description

A home energy router and its control method

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronic communication equipment, in particular to a home energy router.

Background technique

With the vigorous development of smart homes, various smart items and complete sets of smart devices are emerging, making people's home life more comfortable and convenient. However, the current smart home equipment is mainly concentrated in smart single products, complete sets of light smart home equipment, smart home appliances, etc., and there is still a lack of mature solutions for home smart power distribution. Some existing strong and weak current integrated boxes simply integrate the distribution box and the weak current box, and the interior is divided into a strong current area and a weak current area. The equipment in these two areas is independent of each other without any interaction, and users cannot obtain their own Household internal electricity consumption; traditional weak current boxes only solve network access, and there is no corresponding indoor network coverage and smart home solutions.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to propose a home energy router and a control method thereof, so as to realize unified management of electric power and telecommunications in the home.

Based on the above purpose, one aspect of the present invention provides a home energy router, including a machine box, a metered air switch, a main end of a power router, an optical network unit, and a communication gateway. The main end of the power router has a supporting power router slave end; the machine box is divided into a strong electric area and a weak electric area, at least one metering air switch is arranged in the strong electric area, and the main end of the power router, an optical network unit and a communication gateway are arranged in the weak electric area , the main terminal of the power router is connected to the slave terminal of the external power router; the access terminal of the metering air switch is connected to the standard mains, and the output terminal is respectively connected to the main terminal of the power router and the slave terminal of the power router; The access end of the network unit is connected to the household optical fiber, and the output end is connected to the main end of the power router; the communication gateway is used to connect the main end of the power router to external smart home devices.

Optionally, it also includes a router module, which is arranged in the weak current area; the access end of the router module is connected to the optical network unit, and the output end is connected to an external wireless access module, and the wireless access module is used for Provide wireless network access service; the router module is connected to the smart home equipment through the communication gateway.

Optionally, the metering air switch includes a mains switch and a wall plug switch, the standard mains line is connected to the input end of the mains switch, and the output end of the mains switch is connected to the main terminal of the power router and The input end of the wall plug switch, and the output end of the wall plug switch are connected to the slave end of the power router.

Optionally, the metering air switch also includes an electrical switch, which is used to supply energy for the smart home equipment; the mains switch, wall plug switch, and electrical switch are respectively connected to the communication device through RS485 cables. A gateway, the smart home device is connected to the communication gateway through an RS485 cable.

Optionally, it also includes a TV phone module, which is set in the weak current area and is used to connect to external TV and telephone lines, and provide TV and phone output functions.

In another aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling a home energy router is provided, including:

Obtaining and recording the power consumption status of the smart home device;

When the query request of the terminal is obtained, the power consumption status is sent to the terminal.

Optionally, the method includes:

Judging whether the power consumption status of each smart home device is abnormal according to the power consumption status;

If it is determined that the power consumption status of any smart home device is abnormal, the power consumption status of the smart home device with abnormal power consumption status is sent to the preset terminal.

Optionally, the judging whether the power consumption status of each smart home device is abnormal according to the power consumption status specifically includes:

Analyzing the acquired power consumption state of the smart home device; the power consumption state includes the power consumption of the smart home device in each time period;

Comparing the power consumption state with the preset power consumption state of the smart home device; the preset power consumption state includes power consumption thresholds for each time period;

Judging whether the power consumption of the smart furniture device in each time period is greater than the power consumption threshold of the corresponding time period;

If it is determined that within the first time period, the power consumption of the smart home device is greater than the power consumption threshold, the first time period, the power consumption of the smart home device and the power consumption threshold Send to default terminal.

Optionally, the method includes:

Obtain the control instruction message sent by the terminal; the control instruction includes the serial number of the smart home device and the control instruction;

Operate the smart home device corresponding to the smart home device serial number according to the control instruction.

Optionally, the operating the smart home device corresponding to the smart home device serial number according to the control instruction specifically includes:

If it is determined that the content of the control instruction is to turn off the smart home device, find and turn off the metering air switch connected to the smart home device.

It can be seen from the above that the home energy router and its control method provided by the present invention integrate the functions of the traditional strong current box and the weak current box, simplify the wiring, and realize the synchronous control of energy flow and information flow. The metering air switch cooperates with the communication gateway to realize the collection and monitoring of household electricity consumption information, which provides a good solution for the network coverage problem in smart homes.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a home energy router provided by the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a method for controlling a home energy router provided by the present invention.

detailed description

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that all expressions using "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present invention are to distinguish two entities with the same name but different parameters or parameters that are not the same, see "first" and "second" It is only for the convenience of expression, and should not be construed as a limitation on the embodiments of the present invention, which will not be described one by one in the subsequent embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a home energy router provided by the present invention. As shown in the figure, in an embodiment of a home energy router provided by the present invention, it includes a machine box 1, a metering air switch 2, a power router main terminal 3, an optical network unit 4 and a communication gateway 5, and the power router main terminal The terminal 3 has a supporting power router from the terminal 31; the box 1 is divided into a strong electric area and a weak electric area, and at least one metering air switch 2 is arranged in the strong electric area; The main terminal 3 of the power router, the optical network unit 4 and the communication gateway 5, the main terminal 3 of the power router is connected to the slave terminal 31 of the external power router; The output ends are respectively connected to the main end 3 of the power router and the slave end 31 of the power router; the access end of the optical network unit 4 is connected to the optical fiber at home, and the output end is connected to the main end 3 of the power router; the communication gateway 5 It is used to connect the main terminal 3 of the power router with external smart home devices. Optionally, a short-distance communication module 9 is also provided in the weak current area for wirelessly connecting with smart home devices through short-distance communication protocols (such as ZigBee, Bluetooth, etc.).

In this embodiment, the metering air switch 2 (in the industry, the air switch is referred to as the air switch, and the air switches appearing in the accompanying drawing 1 and this text all refer to the air switch, and the metering air switch is an air switch with data metering function ) has an intelligent metering function for information such as electricity consumption, and the air metering switch 2 is also connected to the communication gateway 5 through a communication line (such as an RS485 cable), and the statistical information of each air metering switch 2 will be sent to The communication gateway 5 is integrated for management and statistics. Further, the communication gateway 5 can also be directly connected to external smart home devices through a communication line, so as to realize the monitoring and control of smart home devices, and realize remote control of mobile terminals through network functions. The home energy router of this embodiment also provides a power router, and through the cooperation of the power router master terminal 3 and the power router slave terminal 31, the deployment of wireless networks in the home can be realized, which solves the problem of low wireless network coverage in large-sized and multi-floor houses. , The problem of poor signal strength.

It can be seen from the above that the home energy router provided by this embodiment integrates the functions of the traditional strong current box and the weak current box, simplifies the wiring, realizes the synchronous control of energy flow and information flow, and adopts metering air switch Cooperating with the communication gateway to realize the collection and monitoring of household electricity consumption information, it provides a good solution for the network coverage problem in smart homes.

In some optional embodiments, the home energy router also includes a router module 6, which is arranged in the weak current area; the access end of the router module 6 is connected to the optical network unit 4, and the output end is connected to the external A wireless access module 7, the wireless access module 7 is used to provide wireless network access services; the router module 6 is connected to the smart home device through the communication gateway 5.

In this embodiment, a router module 6 is further set in the weak current area, that is, in addition to using a power router to provide wireless network services, a conventional router module 6 can be further used to cooperate with the wireless access module 7 to provide wireless network access services. At the same time, the external smart home devices are also connected to the communication gateway 5, and the user can use the client to control and monitor the data of the smart home devices after accessing the home network through the wireless access module 7.

In some optional embodiments, the air metering switch 2 includes a mains switch 21 and a wall plug switch 22, the standard mains line is connected to the input end of the mains switch 21, and the output of the mains switch 21 terminal is connected to the main terminal 3 of the power router and the input terminal of the wall switch 22 , and the output terminal of the wall switch 22 is connected to the slave terminal 31 of the power router.

The metering air switch 2 in this embodiment is divided into a main circuit switch 21 and a wall plug switch 22, which adopts a two-level connection mode, uses the main circuit switch 21 to control and count the total household electricity consumption, and uses the wall plug switch 22 to connect other equipment ( For equipment that does not need to monitor power consumption, its supporting wall plug switch 22 can not use metering air switch). Connect the power router main terminal 3 to the output line of the mains switch 21 to ensure that the power router slave terminal 31 on any wall plug switch 22 can obtain the best power line connection effect and ensure the communication quality of the wireless network.

In some optional embodiments, the metered air switch 2 also includes an electrical switch 23, which is used to supply energy to the smart home equipment; the mains switch 21, the wall plug switch 22, the electrical The switches 23 are respectively connected to the communication gateway 5 through RS485 cables, and the smart home devices are connected to the communication gateway 5 through RS485 cables.

In some other optional embodiments, the home energy router further includes a TV phone module 8, which is set in the weak current area and used to connect to external TV and telephone lines, and provide TV and phone output functions.

In another aspect of the present invention, an embodiment of the control method of the above-mentioned home energy router is also provided, including:

S10. Obtain and record the power consumption state of the smart home device.

S11. Send the power consumption status to the terminal when the query request of the terminal is acquired.

According to the description of the embodiment of the home energy router, the metering air switch 2 will measure the electricity consumption of the smart home equipment and summarize it to the communication gateway. Users can check the power consumption of each smart home device in the record at any time through the network, so as to grasp the overall power consumption trend of the family. The terminal is not limited here, and any device that can access the communication gateway through the network, download and display the power consumption status of the smart home device can be used as the terminal, such as a mobile phone, a PC, a tablet computer or a smart TV.

Optionally, the method also includes:

S20. Determine whether the power consumption status of each smart home device is abnormal according to the power consumption status.

S21. If it is determined that the power consumption status of any smart home device is abnormal, send the power consumption status of the smart home device with abnormal power consumption status to a preset terminal.

In order to ensure the safety of electricity consumption, the home energy router further has the function of automatic detection, which can detect and judge whether the power consumption state of the smart home equipment is abnormal, and decide whether to send an alarm to the preset terminal equipment.

In some optional embodiments, S20, judging whether the power consumption status of each smart home device is abnormal according to the power consumption status, specifically includes:

S30. Analyze the acquired power consumption state of the smart home device; the power consumption state includes the power consumption of the smart home device within each time period. Each time period here can be preset by the user, or can be obtained according to the default setting of the system; for example, it can be set to record the power consumption status every hour, etc.

S31. Comparing the power consumption state with a preset power consumption state of the smart home device; the preset power consumption state includes a power consumption threshold for each time period. The power consumption threshold here is not equal in every time period. For example, for an air conditioner, it must consume a lot of power when the temperature is high during the day, so during the daytime period, it should be (or The metering air switch connected to it) sets a larger power consumption threshold, and similarly sets a smaller power consumption threshold when the temperature is low at night. This method should also be used to set the power consumption threshold for other smart home devices.

S32. Determine whether the power consumption of the smart furniture device in each time period is greater than the power consumption threshold of the corresponding time period.

S33. If it is determined that within the first time period, the power consumption of the smart home device is greater than the power consumption threshold, set the first time period, the power consumption of the smart home device and the power consumption The volume threshold is sent to the preset terminal. When it is determined that the power consumption of smart home equipment is too high, the time period when the power consumption exceeds the standard, the power consumption when the power consumption exceeds the standard, and the preset power consumption should all be sent to the user's terminal device for the user's reference. The terminal is pre-set, such as binding the user's mobile phone, sending messages to the user through the mobile network, and so on. Optionally, after it is determined that the power consumption of the smart home device is greater than the power consumption threshold within the first time period, the air metering switch connected to the smart home device may also be turned off to prevent abnormal power consumption. Potential safety hazards caused by electrical behavior.

In some optional embodiments, the method includes:

S40. Obtain a control command message sent by the terminal; the control command includes a serial number of the smart home device and a control command.

S41. Operate the smart home device corresponding to the smart home device serial number according to the control instruction.

The serial number of the smart home device refers to the code used to identify the smart home device. It should be noted that the "serial number" here is not limited to the combination of numbers or letters, but also includes other types of symbols that computing devices can recognize, such as Chinese characters Wait.

In another optional embodiment, S41. Operate the smart home device corresponding to the smart home device serial number according to the control instruction, specifically including:

S50, if it is determined that the content of the control instruction is to turn off the smart home device, find and turn off the air metering switch connected to the smart home device. The metering air switch in the embodiment of the present invention is connected to the communication gateway, and can be controlled by the user to open and close through the communication gateway, which is not only convenient for the user to query information, but also enables remote control.

Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: the discussion of any of the above embodiments is exemplary only, and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present disclosure (including claims) is limited to these examples; under the idea of the present invention, the above embodiments or Combinations between technical features in different embodiments are also possible, steps may be carried out in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the invention as described above, which are not presented in detail for the sake of brevity. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of home energy source router, it is characterised in that including machine box, metering air switch, Electric power route deivce main side, light net There is the Electric power route deivce supporting with it network unit and communication gate, the Electric power route deivce main side from end；Divide in the machine box For forceful electric power area and light current area, at least one metering air switch is provided with the forceful electric power area, is arranged in the light current area State Electric power route deivce main side, optical network unit and communication gate, the externally connected electric power route in the Electric power route deivce main side Device is from end；The metering air switch accesses termination standard civil power, and output end connects respectively the Electric power route deivce main side and described Electric power route deivce is from end；The optical network unit incoming end connects Drop cable, the output termination Electric power route deivce main side；It is described Communication gate is used to connect the intelligent home device of the Electric power route deivce main side and outside.

2. home energy source router according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also including router-module, be arranged at institute State in light current area；The router-module incoming end is connected to the optical network unit, the externally connected wireless access of output end Module, the radio access module is used to provide wireless network access services；The router-module passes through the communication gate It is connected to the intelligent home device.

3. home energy source router according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the metering air switch is opened including total road Close and wall socket/switch, standard line accesses the input of total way switch, the output end of total way switch is connected to The Electric power route deivce main side and the wall socket/switch input, the output end of the wall socket/switch is connected to the electric power route Device is from end.

4. home energy source router according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the metering air switch also includes electrical equipment Switch, the electric switch is used to be the intelligent home device energy supply；Total way switch, wall socket/switch, electric switch point Not Tong Guo RS485 cable connections to the communication gate, the intelligent home device is by RS485 cable connections to the communication Gateway.

5. home energy source router according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also including video telephone module, be arranged at In the light current area, regard for accessing external electrical, telephone line, and provide TV, phone output function.

6. the control method of the home energy source router in a kind of claim 1-5 any one, it is characterised in that include：

Obtain and record the intelligent home device uses electricity condition；

When the inquiry request of terminal is got, sent described to the terminal with electricity condition.

7. control method according to claim 6, it is characterised in that methods described includes：

It is whether abnormal with electricity condition according to each intelligent home device of the electricity consumption condition adjudgement；

If it is determined that the electricity consumption abnormal state of arbitrary intelligent home device, by the use of the intelligent home device of the electricity consumption abnormal state Electricity condition is sent to default terminal.

8. control method according to claim 7, it is characterised in that described according to each intelligent family of the electricity consumption condition adjudgement The whether abnormal with electricity condition of equipment is occupied, is specifically included：

The intelligent home device that analysis gets uses electricity condition；The electricity condition includes the intelligent home device when each Between power consumption in section；

Contrasted described with electricity condition with the default of the intelligent home device with electricity condition；Described presetting uses electricity condition bag Include the power consumption threshold value of each time period；

Judge whether power consumption of the intelligentized Furniture equipment within each time period is more than the power consumption threshold of correspondence time period Value；

If it is determined that in first time period, the power consumption of the intelligent home device is more than the power consumption threshold value, by described the One time period, the power consumption of the intelligent home device and the power consumption threshold value are sent to default terminal.

9. control method according to claim 7, it is characterised in that methods described includes：

Obtain the control instruction message that the terminal sends；The control instruction includes that intelligent home device sequence number and control refer to Order；

The corresponding intelligent home device of the intelligent home device sequence number is operated according to the control instruction.

10. control method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that it is described according to the control instruction to the intelligence The corresponding intelligent home device of home equipment sequence number is operated, and is specifically included：

If it is determined that the content of the control instruction is to close the intelligent home device, the intelligent home device is searched and closed The metering air switch of access.