ES1061790U - Domestic digital control system for meters of electrical supply, water and gas (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Domestic digital control system for electricity, water and gas supply meters, which is characterized by being a set of interconnected devices that allow, by means of a photoelectric sensor that is placed in front of the rotary mechanism, to count steps of any of the equipment to measure domestic supplies in the market, send an electrical signal to a plc and by means of the integrated management of a personal computer connected to the plc and intercommunicated by a system of data transmission to the data processing centers of the offices of the supplying companies allows to make the consumption measurements of the service points. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Domestic digital control system for electricity, water and gas supply meters.

The present model that is requested refers to a digital electronic control system, specially designed to be adapted to any type of energy meters electric, water and / or gas in their respective rooms counters and whose operating mechanism is both mechanical As electromechanical.

The system consists of devices control that are connected to an automaton that is provided with as many digital meters as electric, water and gas, are in operation in the different centralizations of counters

The automaton is connected to a system computer that can be located in a dispensing machine mineral water or near the meter centralization electrical

The computer system has a connection secure internet and the different supply companies they will have access to them from their respective offices to capture reading at the appropriate time, or perform interventions such as is the cut or replacement of energy due to incidents with the point of service avoiding the need to transfer employees from companies to the respective accountant rooms to attend orders on service points.

In addition, the system can be used as system for transmitting alerts about incidents produced in the different locations of meter centralizations, whether fire alerts, tampering not provided, floods, etc ...

The model presents remarkable characteristics of Novelty, progress and economic savings, since the system allows use the counters used today and for installation no complicated installations or new replacements are required measuring equipment.

Another advantage of this invention is that companies have two digital readings at all times, provided by this new system and another electromechanical or mechanical system, Currently in operation.

The new digital control system only requires of small interventions for carrying out interventions of supply replacement and cut since for the supply electrical requires the installation of a switch at the exit of the measuring equipment and, for the supply of water or gas, requires an electrovalve at the output of the equipment of measurement, being the switches and the electro-valves connected to the automaton.

In addition, the system will have a source of battery power supply in anticipation of electrical supply

To date, all companies dedicated to The sectors of supply of: Water, Gas and Electricity, have tried to look for improvements like those achieved by the utility model described in the present report.

On occasion, the companies tried change mechanical or electromechanical measuring equipment for equipment digital counters, which had an emission system for radio frequency data, as is the case of patent no .: 9002682 and its subsequent modification n °: 9100202 of year 1992.

It was intended that the operator, from his own car when approaching the buildings, will perform the readings of the different teams, but the interference prevented them perform said reading with reliable data.

We even tried to capture readings from near the counters and also They produced multiple errors.

Other systems imply the need to have of special or adapted measuring equipment such as those they use the tele-reading technology PLC (Power Line Communications or Power Line Carrier) that is capable of sending the data of the readings through the lines of electricity distribution, but the investment is still little attractive

The utility model presented resolves the problem with all reliability and with multiple advantages such as: great savings of being able to use the equipment already installed, the that it is not required to modify the centralization of meters, In addition, the need for reading and reading operators is avoided. cutting and replacement interventions, avoiding human errors in Data collection and is very easy to install.

To better understand the scope of this system we will describe it on the attached drawings in which it has been materialized preferred design of the same given by way of example without limitation, which will be represented in the drawings attached.

Figure 1 shows a front view of a electric meter.

Figure 2 shows a side view of the Electric meter with digital control system.

Figure 3 shows a front view of the counter of water with the digital control system on top.

Figure 4 shows an outline of the automation of the centralization of measuring equipment.

As can be seen in the drawings, the system object of this memory is made up of a set of devices and mechanisms in which we distinguish: the team of measure of electricity, gas or water (1), wheel counts steps (2), photoelectric cell clamping system (3), wiring censor for photoelectric cell (4), tow press (5), cell Photoelectric or inductive proximity (6), covered with waterproof methacrylate (7), fixing mechanism and seal (8), PLC (9), personal computer (10), switch or electro-valve (11), supply connection (12), Battery or UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply (13), charger for battery (14) and antenna receiving alarm signals (15).

As seen in the figures, the system configuration for electric meters (Fig. 1) we see that by the external front part, and by means of a mechanism of fastening attached to the glass or methacrylate that keeps it tight (7) and without the need for any drilling, a photoelectric or inductive proximity cell (6), held by the clamping mechanism (3) that will detect, for example, the color black of the counter wheel (2), that is, every time the disk turns the photoelectric cell (6), will detect the color black of said wheel (2) and this will give a boost to the digital counter of the automaton (9) and this one, in turn, will add a step in said accountant.

In the figures you can see the connection (4) between the measuring device (1) and the automaton (9) by which They send the signals of each step. This connection is subject to the cover (7) of the control system using the bast press (5).

The waterproof cover (7) has a seal of guarantee (8) to avoid fraud or detect interventions.

When the company should read the counters, through a data transmission network such as it is internet they will give a transfer order to the personal computer which controls and directs the automaton and it will make a transfer of data or steps taken to said personal computer (10), which has the appropriate management and communication program that convert and send the information about the point consumption customer supply

For water meters (1) a small difference that we can see in fig. 3, consistent in which the wheel counts steps consists of rotating needles (2) that They indicate the consumption in a divisive way. In this case the system of control is able to capture the consumption reading simply with add a metallic element at the end of one of the needles rotating (2) so that the photoelectric sensor (6) detects its presence sends a pulse to the automaton (9) that is increasing in Every lap done.

In other models of measuring equipment that lack of rotating needles or wheels counts steps and have a rotating wheel mechanism with consumption indicator numbers or simply numerical step display screens, the control system can be adapted to detect the passage of a same number and go counting the steps made.

In fig. 4 an outline of the system described herein, in which also observe the necessary presence of a permanent battery (13) of great autonomy that feeds both the automaton (9) and the computer personnel (10) having a charger (14) connected to The electric power network.

The automaton also has the capacity to actuate the supply cutting and replenishment mechanisms (11) through orders received from the personal computer and which can be sent, in turn, from company offices marketers of the different supplies, activating the switches or electro-valves (11) that are found in the connection between the connection of the supply (13) and measuring equipment (1).

In addition, the automaton (9) is prepared for receive signals from the possible receiving antennas (15) of signals alarm and transmit alerts via internet through personal computer (10) to emergency services adequate.

Already in the year 97 the Real was published in Spain Decree 2018/1997, of December 26, which approved the Regulation of Measures of Consumption and Transit Points of Electric Power where mention is made of the possibility of perform electrical meter readings remotely.

The utility model described makes this possibility of a simple, economical and, above all, reliable.

Within the essence of the invention fit the variants of detail, also protected and so may be the varied the characteristics of the sensor devices of step capture, data transmission lines between the computer personnel and offices of the marketing companies of the supply, types and quantity of measuring equipment to be used, locations of the different elements that make up the system and, of course, any dimensions, colors and Matters in which it is carried out.

Claims (4)

1. Domestic digital control system for electricity, water and gas supply meters, which is characterized by being composed of a set of interconnected devices that, through a photoelectric sensor that is placed in front of the rotating mechanism, counts steps of any of the equipment measure of existing domestic supplies in the market, send an electrical signal to an automaton device and that by means of the integrated management of a personal computer connected to the automaton and intercommunicated by means of a data transmission system to the office data processing centers of the supplying companies allows the consumption measurements of the service points. 2. Domestic digital control system for electricity, water and gas supply meters, according to the 1st claim and characterized by having a personal computer connected to the automaton and intercommunicated by means of a data transmission system to the data processing centers from the offices of the supplying companies that allows you to receive orders for cutting and replenishing operations thanks to the presence of mechanisms based on electro-valves or power switches connected to the automaton and the supply connections. 3. Domestic digital control system for electricity, water and gas supply meters, according to the 1st and 2nd claims and characterized by having a personal computer connected to the automaton and intercommunicated by means of a data transmission system to the process centers of data from the offices of the supplying companies that has a connection with the receiving antennas of emergency signals of the service points and allows you to send alert information to the emergency services or security services offices. 4. Domestic digital control system for electricity, water and gas supply meters, according to the 1st claim and characterized by having an electric power supply system based on a permanent power electric battery.