WO2017075794A1 - Electronic switch, equipment control system and control host - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are an electronic switch (100), equipment control system and control host (400). The electronic switch (100) comprises: a switch module (130) connected in series with a circuit to close or open the circuit; an instruction receiving module (120) connected with the switch module (130) to control the switch module (130) to close or open according to a switch instruction; a wireless power supply receiving module (110) electrically connected with the instruction receiving module (120) to convert a received electromagnetic wave into electric energy and provide the electric energy to the instruction receiving module (120) as the working electric energy of the instruction receiving module (120). Wireless power supply is adopted to maintain the operation of the electronic switch (100) and the wireless supplied electric energy will not affect equipment in the circuit where the electronic switch (100) is located; therefore, energy consumption is reduced; furthermore, the reduction of service life of the equipment due to frequent start under the action of weak current is prevented, and user perception is improved as well.

Description

Electronic switch, equipment control system and control host

[Technical Field]

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic switch control, in particular to an electronic switch, a device control system and a control host.

【Background technique】

The electronic switch refers to an operation unit that realizes circuit breaking by using an electronic circuit and a power electronic device, including a human body sensing switch, an electronic dimming switch, an electronic time switch, a wireless remote control switch, a voice control light control switch, and a temperature humidity switch. The electronic switch needs to be connected in series in the circuit, and the circuit supplies power to the electronic switch, and regardless of whether the electronic switch is turned on or off, it needs to be continuously powered to maintain its operation. Generally, the current used for the electronic switch is operated. Smaller, however, when the electronic switch is applied to the lighting circuit, in the off state, since the current LED lamp startup power is very low, the current in the circuit for maintaining the operation of the electronic switch can affect the LED lamp, so that the LED lamp Blinking, on the one hand, affects users, on the other hand, it causes waste of energy consumption.

[Summary of the Invention]

Based on this, it is necessary to provide an electronic switch, a device control system and a control host for the problem that the existing electronic switch is connected in series to the circuit to supply power from the circuit, and the supply current of the electronic switch affects the operation of the components of the circuit. Avoid maintaining the influence of the current of the electronic switch on the components in the circuit and avoid wasting energy.

An electronic switch for controlling the closing or opening of a circuit in which an electronic switch is located, including:

a switch module for connecting to the circuit in series, closing or disconnecting the circuit;

Receiving an instruction module, connected to the switch module, for controlling the switch module to be closed or disconnected according to the switch instruction;

The wireless power receiving module is electrically connected to the receiving command module for converting the received electromagnetic wave into electrical energy and providing the receiving command module to provide working power for the receiving command module.

In one embodiment, the receiving instruction module is a sensing module for generating a corresponding switching instruction according to environmental conditions and controlling the switching module to be closed or opened.

In one embodiment, the receiving instruction module is a wireless signal receiving module.

A device control system comprising: a control host, and an electronic switch connected to the same circuit and at least one controlled device, the electronic switch for controlling closing or opening of the circuit, the control host for responding The received control signal wirelessly transmits a switch command, the electronic switch is configured to receive and respond to the switch command to be closed or disconnected, and the control host is provided with a wireless power supply transmitting module for externally transmitting electromagnetic waves;

The electronic switch includes a switch module, a receiving command module, and a wireless power receiving module;

The switch module is configured to be in series with the circuit to close or open the circuit;

The receiving instruction module is connected to the switch module, and is configured to control the switch module to be closed or disconnected according to the switch instruction;

The wireless power receiving module is electrically connected to the receiving command module for converting the received electromagnetic wave into electrical energy and providing the receiving command module to provide working power for the receiving command module.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal and the control host are wirelessly connected to generate and issue the control signal in response to a user operation.

In an embodiment, the method further includes: the control host further includes a communication module, and the control host is connected to the mobile terminal by using the communication module.

In one embodiment, the receiving command module is a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor or a brightness sensor.

In one embodiment, the receiving command module is an infrared sensor.

In one embodiment, the receiving command module is a sound sensor.

In one embodiment, the receiving command module is a wireless signal receiver.

A control host, including:

a wireless power transmitting module for transmitting electromagnetic waves externally;

a communication module, configured to access a network by wire or wirelessly to receive a control signal, and send a switch instruction by using a wireless manner;

a processing module, configured to be connected to the wireless power transmitting module and the communication module, configured to generate a switch command according to a control signal received by the communication module, and send a switch command by using the communication module, and control the wireless power transmitting module Emission of electromagnetic waves.

In one embodiment, the communication module includes a receive signal sub-module and a transmit command sub-module;

The receiving signal sub-module is configured to access a network by wire or wirelessly to receive a control signal;

The sending instruction sub-module is configured to send a switch instruction by using a wireless manner.

The above electronic switch, device control system and control host adopt wireless power supply to maintain the electronic switch, and the wireless power supply does not affect the equipment in the circuit where the electronic switch is located, thereby saving energy consumption and avoiding frequent activation of the device due to weak current. This leads to a decrease in service life and, in addition, increases user perception.

[Description of the Drawings]

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an electronic switch of an embodiment;

2 is a structural block diagram of a device control system of an embodiment;

3 is a structural block diagram of a device control system of another embodiment;

4 is a structural block diagram of a control host of an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a communication module of an embodiment; FIG.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a server of an embodiment.

 【detailed description】

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic switch 100 in a preferred embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1 , an electronic switch 100 is configured to control the closing or opening of a circuit in which the electronic switch 100 is located, including: a switch module 130 , and receiving The instruction module 120 and the wireless power receiving module 110.

The switch module 130 is used in series with the circuit to close or open the circuit.

The receiving instruction module 120 is connected to the switch module 130 for controlling the switch module 130 to be closed or opened according to the switching instruction.

The wireless power receiving module 110 is electrically connected to the receiving command module 120 for converting the received electromagnetic waves into electrical energy and providing the receiving command module 120 to provide working power for the receiving command module 120.

The electronic switch 100 maintains the work by receiving electromagnetic waves and converting it into electric energy. The wirelessly-powered electric energy does not affect the equipment in the circuit where the electronic switch 100 is located, saves energy consumption, and avoids the equipment being affected by the weak current and frequently starting up, resulting in a decrease in service life. It also improves user perception.

In an embodiment, in order to improve the automation degree of the electronic switch 100, improve the working efficiency, and reduce the intervention work of the user, the receiving instruction module 120 is a sensing module, configured to generate a corresponding switching instruction according to environmental conditions, and control the The switch module 130 is closed or opened. The sensing module can generate a corresponding switching command according to an environmental condition of the electronic switch 100, where the environmental condition includes one or more of a plurality of conditions, such as temperature, humidity, sound, brightness, and infrared sensing of the environment in which the electronic switch 100 is located, when the environment When the condition matches the preset closing condition of the electronic switch 100, the receiving instruction module 120 controls the switching module 130 to be closed, and when the environmental condition matches the predetermined opening condition of the electronic switch 100, the receiving instruction module 120 controls the switching module 130 to be turned off.

In an embodiment, in order to improve the handling convenience of the electronic switch 100, the receiving instruction module 120 is a wireless signal receiving module, and the user can remotely control the electronic switch 100 to cause the electronic switch 100 to be closed or disconnected. The convenience of the control of the electronic switch 100 is improved. Specifically, the wireless signal receiving module is a Bluetooth receiving module, and the user can control the electronic switch 100 by transmitting a Bluetooth signal remotely; the wireless signal receiving module can also be a near field. The communication receiving module controls the switch module 130 to be closed or disconnected after receiving the radio frequency signal. It should be understood that the wireless transmission mode adopted by the wireless signal receiving module in the present invention includes one or more of Bluetooth, RFID, wifi, and zigbee, and is not limited to the above wireless transmission mode, and the wireless signal receiving of the present invention. The module aims to improve the convenience of the manipulation of the electronic switch 100 and realize the remote control of the electronic switch 100, and is not limited to the wireless transmission mode, and the wireless transmission method is prior art, and the implementation principle thereof is not in the present invention. Within the scope of protection.

The electronic switch 100 of the present invention on the one hand avoids the influence of the operating current of the electronic switch 100 on the equipment in the circuit, and on the other hand improves the convenience and control efficiency of the equipment in the control circuit of the electronic switch 100. When the electronic switch 100 is applied in a smart home, the convenience of the user will be greatly improved. The electronic switch 100 will be further applied to the smart home for further explanation.

2 is a block diagram of a device control system in a preferred embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, a device control system includes: a control host 400, an electronic switch 100, and at least one controlled device 200, an electronic switch 100 and a The at least one controlled device 200 is connected in the same circuit, the electronic switch 100 is used to control the closing or opening of the circuit, and the control host 400 is configured to wirelessly send a switch command in response to the received control signal. The electronic switch 100 is configured to receive and respond to the switch command to close or open.

The control host 400 is provided with a wireless power transmitting module 410 and a communication module 420. The wireless power transmitting module 410 is configured to emit electromagnetic waves, and the communication module 420 is configured to receive a control signal.

The electronic switch 100 includes a switch module 130, a receiving command module 120, and a wireless power receiving module 110.

The switch module 130 is configured to be in series with the circuit to close or open the circuit.

The receiving instruction module 120 is connected to the switch module 130 for controlling the switch module 130 to be closed or opened according to the switch instruction.

The wireless power receiving module 110 is electrically connected to the receiving command module 120 for converting the received electromagnetic wave into electrical energy and providing the receiving command module 120 to provide working power for the receiving command module 120.

When the device control system is in operation, the wireless power transmitting module 410 in the control host 400 emits electromagnetic waves that can be converted into electrical energy. After receiving the electromagnetic waves, the wireless power receiving module 110 of the electronic switch 100 converts the electromagnetic waves into electrical energy and receives the signals. The command module 120 is powered, such that the electronic switch 100 is connected in series in the circuit and remains in operation, and the operating current of the electronic switch 100 does not affect the controlled device 200 in the circuit. When the control host 400 receives the control signal, the control signal is correspondingly The switch command is sent to the command receiving module of the electronic switch 100, and the command receiving module controls the switch module 130 to be closed or opened according to the switch command, thereby implementing control of the control host 400 to close or open the electronic switch 100, thereby implementing the circuit. Control of the controlled device 200.

In an embodiment, in order to make the user more convenient to control the devices in the circuit, as shown in FIG. 3, the device control system of the present invention further includes a mobile terminal 300, and the control host 400 and the mobile terminal 300 are wirelessly connected. , for generating and issuing the control signal in response to a user operation. Specifically, the control host 400 is connected to the mobile terminal 300 through the communication module 420, and the user can remotely control the control host 400 through the mobile terminal 300, and can monitor the control host 400 and multiple by the mobile terminal 300. The working state of the electronic switch 100.

For example, in one embodiment, the electronic switch 100 is connected in series with a plurality of illumination lamps, an air conditioner, and a television. In an initial state, the electronic switch 100 is in an off state, and at this time, the corresponding electronic switch on the host 400 is controlled. The state of 100 is “0”. When the user remotely remotely controls the control host 400 through the mobile terminal 300, the control host 400 sends a switch command to the electronic switch 100, and the electronic switch 100 is closed. At this time, the corresponding electronic device on the host 400 is controlled. The state of the switch 100 is “1”, and the state of the corresponding electronic switch 100 is fed back to the mobile terminal 300, so that the user can directly monitor the working state of the electronic switch 100. After the electronic switch 100 is closed, a plurality of lights on the circuit, The air conditioner and the TV are powered, so that the user can remotely monitor the power-on condition of the controlled appliance in the home, and close or disconnect the circuit of the controlled appliance, thereby improving the safety of the controlled appliance in the equipment control system.

It is worth mentioning that when the electronic switch 100 receives the electromagnetic wave and the power is in the working state, the receiving switch command is closed or opened. The switching command may be sent by the control host 400 or may be actively acquired by the receiving command module 120.

For example, the receiving instruction module 120 is a wireless signal receiver, and the wireless signal receiver is wirelessly connected to the control host 400, and receives a switching command sent by the control host 400. Specifically, the wireless signal receiver passes the Bluetooth. One or more of RFID, wifi, and zigbee are connected to the control host 400; for example, the device control system of the present invention further includes a handheld remote controller, and the wireless signal receiver wirelessly communicates with the handheld remote control And connecting the switch command of the handheld remote controller, the user can remotely control the electronic switch 100 through the handheld remote controller, specifically, the wireless signal receiver passes one of Bluetooth, RFID, wifi and zigbee One or more ways are connected to the handheld remote control.

In one embodiment, in order to improve the automation degree of the electronic switch 100, improve work efficiency, and reduce user intervention work, the receiving command module 120 is a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor or a brightness sensor, and the following specifically uses a temperature sensor. Further, after the electronic switch 100 is energized, when the temperature sensor senses that the ambient temperature matches the preset closing temperature, the control switch module 130 is closed, when the temperature sensor senses the ambient temperature and the preset off temperature. When matching, the control switch module 130 is turned off.

In another embodiment, the receiving command module 120 is an infrared sensor. After the electronic switch 100 is powered on, the infrared sensor senses the activity of the indoor user to control the switch module 130 to be closed or disconnected. For example, there is a user in the room. When the activity is active, the switch module 130 is controlled to be closed. If there is no user activity in the room within a preset time, the switch module 130 is controlled to be disconnected.

In another embodiment, the receiving command module 120 is a sound sensor, and the user can control the opening and closing of the electronic switch 100 by sound.

It should be noted that the receiving command module 120 of the electronic switch 100 in the present invention may be one or more of a wireless signal receiver, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a brightness sensor, an infrared sensor, and a sound sensor. In this way, on the one hand, the control precision of the electronic switch 100 can be improved. For example, the three switches of temperature, humidity and brightness jointly control the closing or opening of the electronic switch 100, so that the operation of the electronic switch 100 is more suitable for the user's needs, for example. The three conditions of temperature, humidity and brightness jointly control the opening and closing of the air conditioner, so that the air conditioning work is more in line with environmental requirements; on the other hand, various control means are implemented to control the closing and opening of the electronic switch 100, for example, The user can control the electronic switch 100 to be closed and opened by the control host 400, and the electronic switch 100 can also be actively closed and disconnected according to environmental conditions, thereby improving control efficiency and preventing the user from leaving and forgetting to disconnect the electronic switch 100. , thereby reducing energy consumption and improving the safety of the home.

4 is a block diagram of a control host 400 in a preferred embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, a control host 400 includes a wireless power transmitting module 410, a communication module 420, and a processing module 430.

The wireless power transmitting module 410 is configured to emit electromagnetic waves externally.

The communication module 420 is configured to access a network by wire or wirelessly to receive a control signal, and to send a switch instruction by wireless.

The processing module 430 is connected to the wireless power transmitting module 410 and the communication module 420, configured to generate a switch command according to a control signal received by the communication module 420, and send a switch command through the communication module 420, and control The wireless power transmitting module 410 transmits electromagnetic waves.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the communication module 420 includes a receive signal sub-module 421 and a transmit command sub-module 422.

The received signal sub-module 421 is configured to access a network by wire or wireless to receive a control signal.

The sending instruction sub-module 422 is configured to send a switch instruction by using a wireless manner.

It is worth mentioning that the receiving signal sub-module 421 accesses the network by wire or wirelessly, and the wired manner includes a network cable, for example, a twisted pair cable, an optical fiber or a coaxial cable, and the wireless mode package wifi and One or more of the mobile communication 2G/3G/4G, the control host 400 is connected to the network by using the wired or wireless manner described above, and receives a control signal, for example, the user accesses the network using the mobile terminal 300 and the The control host 400 is connected and sends a control signal to the control host 400; for example, the user connects to the control host 400 using a computer access network and sends a control signal to the control host 400. Thereby the user can remotely control the control host 400.

After the control host 400 receives the control signal, the processing module 430 generates a switch command according to the control signal, and sends the switch command to the electronic switch 100 through the send command sub-module 422, so that the electronic switch 100 is closed or opened, thereby realizing The control device 200 on the circuit where the electronic switch 100 is located is controlled by one or more of Bluetooth, RFID, wifi, and zigbee. After the switch module sends the switch command, the current working state of the electronic switch 100 is obtained. And transmitting the current working state of the electronic switch 100 to the mobile terminal 300 or the computer, so that the user can remotely monitor the working state of the electronic switch 100.

After the control host 400 receives the control signal for stopping the emission of the electromagnetic wave, the processing module 430 controls the wireless power transmitting module 410 to stop working, and causes the wireless power transmitting module 410 to stop transmitting the electromagnetic wave. In one embodiment, the control host 400 receives the user. After the control signal sent by the mobile terminal 300 stops transmitting the electromagnetic wave, the processing module 430 controls the wireless power transmitting module 410 to stop transmitting the electromagnetic wave, and the wireless power receiving module 110 of the electronic switch 100 cannot receive the electromagnetic wave and cannot obtain the electrical energy, so that the electronic switch 100 stops. Work, which can further reduce energy consumption, reduce energy consumption in the unattended situation, and improve the safety of the controlled device 200.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a server that implements the function of the control host in an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the server includes a processor, a storage medium, a memory, a display screen, an input device, a network interface, and a wireless power transmitting module connected through a system bus. The storage medium of the server stores an operating system, a database, a communication module, and a processing module, and the wireless power transmitting module is configured to emit electromagnetic waves externally; the communication module is configured to access the network by wire or wirelessly to receive a control signal. And transmitting a switch instruction by using a wireless manner; the processing module is connected to the wireless power transmitting module and the communication module, configured to generate a switch instruction according to a control signal received by the communication module, and send a switch through the communication module Instructing, and controlling the wireless power transmitting module to emit electromagnetic waves. The server's processor is used to provide computing and control capabilities that support the operation of the entire server. The server's memory provides an environment for the operation of processing modules in the storage medium. The display screen of the server may be a liquid crystal display or an electronic ink display. The input device may be a touch layer covered on the display screen, or may be a button, a trackball or a touchpad provided on the terminal housing, or may be an external device. Keyboard, trackpad or mouse. The server further includes a network interface and an antenna, and is used to implement communication communication module access to the network for communication, such as receiving a request sent by the terminal and returning data to the terminal. The server can be implemented with a stand-alone server or a server cluster consisting of multiple servers.

One of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a non-volatile computer readable storage medium. Wherein, the program, when executed, may include the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a read-only storage memory (Read-Only) Memory, ROM), etc.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative of several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (12)

An electronic switch for controlling the closing or opening of a circuit in which an electronic switch is located is characterized by comprising: a switch module for connecting to the circuit in series, closing or disconnecting the circuit; Receiving an instruction module, connected to the switch module, for controlling the switch module to be closed or disconnected according to the switch instruction; The wireless power receiving module is electrically connected to the receiving command module for converting the received electromagnetic wave into electrical energy and providing the receiving command module to provide working power for the receiving command module. The electronic switch according to claim 1, wherein the receiving command module is a sensing module, configured to generate a corresponding switch command according to an environmental condition, and control the switch module to be closed or opened. The electronic switch of claim 1 wherein said receiving command module is a wireless signal receiving module. A device control system, comprising: a control host, and an electronic switch and at least one controlled device connected in the same circuit, the electronic switch for controlling closing or opening of the circuit, the controlling The host is configured to send a switch command in a wireless manner in response to the received control signal, where the electronic switch is configured to receive and respond to the switch command to be closed or disconnected, wherein the control host is provided with a wireless power transmitting module, Emission of electromagnetic waves externally; The electronic switch includes a switch module, a receiving command module, and a wireless power receiving module; The switch module is configured to be in series with the circuit to close or open the circuit; The receiving instruction module is connected to the switch module, and is configured to control the switch module to be closed or disconnected according to the switch instruction; The wireless power receiving module is electrically connected to the receiving command module for converting the received electromagnetic wave into electrical energy and providing the receiving command module to provide working power for the receiving command module. The device control system according to claim 4, further comprising: a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal and the control host are wirelessly connected to generate and issue the control signal in response to a user operation. The device control system according to claim 5, further comprising: said control host further comprising a communication module, said control host being connected to said mobile terminal through said communication module. The device control system according to claim 4, wherein the receiving command module is a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor or a brightness sensor. The device control system according to claim 4, wherein the receiving command module is an infrared sensor. The device control system according to claim 4, wherein the receiving command module is a sound sensor. The device control system according to claim 4, wherein said receiving command module is a wireless signal receiver. A control host, comprising: a wireless power transmitting module for transmitting electromagnetic waves externally; a communication module, configured to access a network by wire or wirelessly to receive a control signal, and send a switch instruction by using a wireless manner; a processing module, configured to be connected to the wireless power transmitting module and the communication module, configured to generate a switch command according to a control signal received by the communication module, and send a switch command by using the communication module, and control the wireless power transmitting module Emission of electromagnetic waves. The control host according to claim 11, wherein the communication module comprises a receiving signal sub-module and a sending instruction sub-module; The receiving signal sub-module is configured to access a network by wire or wirelessly to receive a control signal; The sending instruction sub-module is configured to send a switch instruction by using a wireless manner.