WO2019062813A1 - Method and apparatus for managing concentrator by means of ami platform - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a method and apparatus for managing a concentrator by means of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) platform, the method, on an AMI platform side, comprising: converting instruction information in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format into instruction information that uses a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and transmitting the same to a concentrator, so that the concentrator converts the instruction information that uses the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into instruction information in an HTML format and executes corresponding instruction processing by means of a web server disposed in the concentrator; receiving processing result information that uses the concentrator uplink transmission protocol and that is sent from the concentrator, and converting the processing result information that uses the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into processing result information in an HTML format; and displaying the processing result information in HTML format by means of a browser.

Description

Method and apparatus for managing concentrators through AMI platform

Cross-reference to related applications

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201710896802.9, filed on Sep. 28,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Merge here.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of smart power technology, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform.

Background technique

With the vigorous development of smart power in recent years, various countries are actively promoting the installation and deployment of smart power equipment and systems. With the active promotion of governments, the number of smart meter installations has started to increase significantly since 2009. Market research institutions estimate that the number of smart meter installations worldwide will reach 963 million units by 2020. According to the conventional 200 electric meters, a concentrator is configured, and the demand for concentrators is 4.815 million units.

In practical applications, some parameters of the concentrator need to be reset due to changes in requirements, and on-site maintenance of the concentrator is required. However, such a scenario is often encountered and cannot directly contact the installation environment of the concentrator, such as in a power distribution cabinet. Or on the pole, this will make the maintenance personnel's maintenance operation inconvenient, and even have security risks.

In order to improve people's quality of life, countries are deploying AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) platform. The AMI platform enables two-way metering and supports users with distributed generation. The smart meter is connected to the user's smart electrical equipment through the user's indoor network. The concentrator acts as an intermediate hub connecting the AMI platform and the smart meter, and plays a pivotal role in the entire network.

In the prior art, the AMI platform is connected to the concentrator by wire, and one power supply bureau may use a concentrator of multiple manufacturers. The same AMI platform may not be compatible with the concentrators of all manufacturers, and it is necessary to maintain multiple manufacturers. Concentrator, AMI platform has to install the PC software of multiple manufacturers.

Public content

The present disclosure provides a method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an AMI platform side, including: converting instruction information in a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format into instruction information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and transmitting the same to a concentrator, wherein the concentrator converts the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into instruction information in an HTML format, and executes corresponding instruction processing through a webpage server set in the concentrator; Processing result information sent by the concentrator using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and converting the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into processing result information in an HTML format; and displaying the processing result of the HTML format through a browser information.

The present disclosure further provides a method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to a concentrator side, comprising: receiving instruction information of a concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by an AMI platform, and using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol The instruction information is converted into the instruction information in the HTML format; according to the instruction information in the HTML format, the corresponding instruction processing is performed through the web server set in the concentrator, and the processing result information in the HTML format is obtained; and the HTML is The processing result information of the format is converted into the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and sent to the AMI platform, for the AMI platform to convert the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into an HTML format. Process the result information and display it through the browser.

The present disclosure also provides an apparatus for managing an concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an AMI platform side, and the first sending module is configured to convert instruction information in an HTML format into instruction information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the centralized device. For the concentrator to convert the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into instruction information in an HTML format, and execute corresponding instruction processing through a webpage server disposed in the concentrator; the first receiving module And configured to receive processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by the concentrator, and convert the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into processing result information in an HTML format; and the result display module, configured The processing result information of the HTML format is displayed by a browser.

The present disclosure also provides an apparatus for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform, which is configured to: receive a second receiving module, configured to receive, by using an AMI platform, instruction information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and The instruction information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol is converted into the instruction information in the HTML format; the webpage service module is configured to execute the corresponding instruction processing according to the instruction information of the HTML format to obtain the processing result information in the HTML format; and the second a sending module, configured to convert the processing result information in the HTML format into processing result information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the AMI platform, where the AMI platform uses the concentrator uplink transmission protocol The processing result information is converted into processing result information in HTML format and displayed through a browser.

The present disclosure also provides a system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform, including a device for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an AMI platform side and a device for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to a concentrator side.

The present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising executable instructions that are executed to implement the method of the present disclosure for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform.

DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart of a method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an AMI platform side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a flow chart of a method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to a concentrator side of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is another schematic structural diagram of a system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

5 is a timing diagram of a method of managing a concentrator through an AMI platform, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present disclosure are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments to make the features and effects of the technical solutions of the present disclosure more obvious.

An embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an AMI platform side. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps S101 to S103.

Step S101: Convert instruction information in a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format into instruction information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the instruction information to a concentrator for the concentrator to use the instruction of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol. The information is converted into instruction information in HTML format, and corresponding instruction processing is executed through a web server set in the concentrator.

In some embodiments, prior to transmitting the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol to the concentrator, the method further comprises the AMI platform connecting the concentrator through a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) channel.

In some embodiments, the instruction information includes instruction information requesting access to the concentrator, instruction information of the login concentrator, instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, and instruction information for reading the meter data.

When the instruction information is instruction information requesting access to the concentrator, the web server set in the concentrator responds to the request to access the instruction information of the concentrator.

When the instruction information is the instruction information of the login concentrator, the web server set in the concentrator processes the login operation.

When the instruction message is instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, the web server set in the concentrator resets the parameter of the concentrator according to the instruction information.

When the instruction message is instruction information for reading the meter data, the web server provided in the concentrator reads the meter information from the specified smart meter according to the instruction information.

Step S102: Receive processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by the concentrator, and convert the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into processing result information in an HTML format.

Step S103: Display processing result information of the HTML format by using a browser.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to a concentrator side. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps S201 to S203.

Step S201: Receive instruction information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by the AMI platform, and convert the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into instruction information in an HTML format.

In some embodiments, before receiving the instruction information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by the AMI platform, the method further includes: the concentrator connecting the AMI platform through a GPRS channel.

In some embodiments, the instruction information includes: instruction information for requesting access to the concentrator, instruction information of the login concentrator, instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, and instruction information for reading the meter data.

Step S202: Perform corresponding instruction processing through the webpage server set in the concentrator according to the instruction information of the HTML format, and obtain processing result information in an HTML format.

When the instruction information is instruction information requesting access to the concentrator, the web server set in the concentrator responds to the request to access the instruction information of the concentrator.

When the instruction information is the instruction information of the login concentrator, the web server set in the concentrator processes the login operation.

When the instruction message is instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, the web server set in the concentrator resets the parameter of the concentrator according to the instruction information.

When the instruction message is instruction information for reading the meter data, the web server provided in the concentrator reads the meter information from the specified smart meter according to the instruction information.

Step S203: Convert the processing result information of the HTML format into processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the AMI platform, for the AMI platform to process the concentrator uplink transmission protocol. The result information is converted into processing result information in HTML format and displayed through a browser.

Embodiments of the present disclosure propose a system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform, as shown in FIG. 3, which includes an AMI platform 31 and a concentrator 32.

In some embodiments, the AMI platform 31 is provided with a first transmitting module 311, a first receiving module 312, and a result display module 313.

The first sending module 311 is configured to convert the instruction information in the HTML format into the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the concentrator, where the concentrator converts the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol. The instruction information in the HTML format is executed by the web server set in the concentrator, and the corresponding instruction processing is executed.

The first receiving module 312 is configured to receive the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by the concentrator, and convert the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into the processing result information in the HTML format.

The result display module 313 is configured to display the processing result information of the HTML format through a browser.

In some embodiments, a second receiving module 321, a web service module 322, and a second sending module 323 are provided at the concentrator 32.

The second receiving module 321 is configured to receive the instruction information that is sent by the AMI platform and adopt the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and convert the instruction information that uses the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into the instruction information in the HTML format.

The web service module 322 is configured to execute corresponding instruction processing according to the instruction information of the HTML format to obtain processing result information in an HTML format.

The second sending module 323 is configured to convert the processing result information in the HTML format into the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the AMI platform, so that the AMI platform can use the concentrator to uplink. The processing result information of the transmission protocol is converted into processing result information in the HTML format and displayed by the browser.

In some embodiments, the AMI platform 31 is coupled to the concentrator 32 via a GPRS channel.

In some embodiments, the instruction information includes instruction information requesting access to the concentrator, instruction information of the login concentrator, instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, and instruction information for reading the meter data.

Embodiments of the present disclosure propose a system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform, as shown in FIG. 4, which includes an AMI platform 41 and a concentrator 42.

In some embodiments, the AMI platform 41 includes a first conversion module 411 that includes a second conversion module 421, a web server 422, and a downstream communication module.

The first conversion module 411 is configured to convert the received information in the HTML format sent by the browser into information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol (an instance of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol), and transmit the information to the concentrator 42 remotely. The two conversion module 421 is further configured to convert the received information using the IEC/376.1 protocol sent by the second conversion module 421 into information in an HTML format, and display the information in a browser.

The first conversion module 411 in this embodiment has the functions of the first sending module 311 and the first receiving module 312 described above.

The IEC/376.1 protocol is a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and information using the IEC/376.1 protocol can be remotely transmitted on a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) channel established between the AMI platform 41 and the concentrator 42.

The second conversion module 421 is configured to convert the received information of the IEC/376.1 protocol sent by the first conversion module 411 into information in the HTML format, and send the information to the web server 422, and is further configured to send the web server 422. The information in the HTML format is converted into information using the IEC/376.1 protocol and transmitted to the first conversion module 411 remotely.

The second conversion module 421 in this embodiment has the functions of the second receiving module 321 and the second transmitting module 323 described above.

The web server 422 is configured to receive the information sent by the second conversion module 421, perform a corresponding processing operation, and send the processing result to the second conversion module 421.

The web server 422 is a web server that supports the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) function running on the concentrator 42 and uses an embedded web server BOA. BOA is a very small web server with open source code, excellent performance and support for CGI technology, especially suitable for embedded systems. The main function of the BOA is to exchange information between interconnected embedded devices, to achieve monitoring of embedded devices through the network, and to automatically upload feedback information to the main control device. BOA is based on the HTTP hypertext transfer protocol, and Web pages are the most basic transport unit of Web services. Web services enable concentrator parameter settings and data transcription. To ensure security, when you open a web service through a browser, you need to enter a password to log in.

For example, the concentrator 42 can communicate with the smart meter via the downstream communication module.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the AMI platform 41 is provided with a first conversion module 411, and the concentrator 42 is provided with a second conversion module 421, which can be implemented by the first conversion module 411 and the second conversion module 421 in this embodiment. The local web server 422 of the concentrator 42 is remotely managed by the AMI platform 41.

In some embodiments, when the AMI platform 41 sends instruction information requesting access to the concentrator to the concentrator 42, as shown in FIG. 5, the AMI platform 41 and the concentrator 42 perform the following operational steps A1 to A4.

Step A1: The concentrator 42 is connected to the AMI platform 41 via a GPRS channel.

Step A2: The instruction information for requesting access to the concentrator is transmitted at the AMI platform 41, and the first conversion module 411 of the AMI platform 41 converts the instruction information requesting access to the concentrator into instruction information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol and transmits it to the concentrator 42.

Step A3: The concentrator 42 receives the instruction information of the request access concentrator sent by the AMI platform 41, and the second conversion module 421 converts the instruction information requesting access to the concentrator into HTML information, and is answered by the web server 422, and the replied HTML information Further converted by the second conversion module 421 into information using the IEC/376.1 protocol and fed back to the AMI platform 41.

Step A4: The AMI platform 41 receives the response information sent by the concentrator 42, and the first conversion module 411 converts the response information using the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information for display in the browser, that is, completes the request access.

In some embodiments, after the completion of step A4, when the AMI platform 41 sends the instruction information of the login concentrator to the concentrator 42, as shown in FIG. 5, the AMI platform 41 and the concentrator 42 perform the following operation steps A5 to A7.

Step A5: The user inputs the command information of the login concentrator on the login interface, and the first conversion module 411 in the AMI platform 41 converts the command information of the login concentrator into the command information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol and sends it to the concentrator 42.

Step A6: The concentrator 42 receives the command information of the login concentrator sent by the AMI platform 41, and the second conversion module 421 converts the command information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information, and the web server 422 processes the login information, and the second The conversion module 421 converts the login result information into information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol and feeds it back to the AMI platform 41.

Step A7: The AMI platform 41 receives the login result information sent by the concentrator 42, and the first conversion module 411 converts the information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information for display in the browser, that is, completes the login concentrator.

In some embodiments, after the completion of step A7, when the AMI platform 41 sends the instruction information for setting the concentrator parameters to the concentrator 42, as shown in FIG. 5, the AMI platform 41 and the concentrator 42 perform the following operation step A8. To A10.

Step A8: The user inputs the instruction information for setting the concentrator parameter in the browser, and selects the submission. The first conversion module 411 in the AMI platform 41 converts the instruction information of the setting concentrator parameter into the instruction information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol and sends the instruction information. To concentrator 42.

Step A9: The concentrator 42 receives the instruction information of the setting concentrator parameter sent by the AMI platform 41, and the second conversion module 421 converts the execution information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information, and the web server 422 performs related operations to The operation result is obtained, and the second conversion module 421 converts the operation result information into information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol and feeds back to the AMI platform 41.

Step A10: The AMI platform 41 receives the operation result information sent by the concentrator 42, and the first conversion module 411 converts the information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information to be displayed in the browser, that is, the setting concentrator parameters are completed.

In some embodiments, after the completion of step A7, when the AMI platform 41 sends the instruction information for reading the meter data to the concentrator 42, as shown in FIG. 5, the AMI platform 41 and the concentrator 42 perform the following operation step A11. To A13.

Step A11: The user selects the meter information to be read in the browser, selects the submission, and the first conversion module 411 in the AMI platform 41 converts the instruction information for reading the meter data into the instruction information using the IEC/376.1 protocol and sends it to the Concentrator 42.

Step A12: The concentrator 42 receives the instruction information of the meter reading meter data sent by the AMI platform 41, and the second conversion module 421 converts the instruction information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information, and the web server 422 performs related operations to The meter information is read by the concentrator 42, the meter returns the copy result, and the second conversion module 421 converts the copy result information into information using the IEC/376.1 protocol and feeds it back to the AMI platform 41.

Step A13: The AMI platform 41 receives the copy result information sent by the concentrator 42, and the first conversion module 411 converts the information adopting the IEC/376.1 protocol into HTML information for display in the browser, that is, the reading of the meter data is completed.

The method and system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform in an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a solution for the power system to combine GPRS communication technology with a web server to implement local settings and remote maintenance concentrators of the remote management concentrator. The technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure mainly utilizes the GPRS channel of the AMI platform, packages and transmits the web server to the AMI platform, and implements local setting of the concentrator parameters on the AMI platform side.

It should be understood that the system for managing the concentrator through the AMI platform of the embodiments of the present disclosure may include means for managing the concentrator through the AMI platform applied to the AMI platform side and means for managing the concentrator through the AMI platform applied to the concentrator side. The method, apparatus, and system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform of an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination thereof, and the hardware may be, for example, a general-purpose hardware processor, an integrated circuit, or the like, and the software may be, for example, including executable instructions. Computer program.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program including executable instructions that are executed to implement a method of managing a concentrator through an AMI platform of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative only and not to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It is understood that the features of the above-described embodiments can be arbitrarily combined without being mutually exclusive, and without departing from the concept of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations, which are considered to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims (12)

A method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an Advanced Measurement System (AMI) platform side, comprising: Converting instruction information in a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format into instruction information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and transmitting the information to the concentrator for the concentrator to convert the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into Instruction information in HTML format, and executing corresponding instruction processing through a web server set in the concentrator; Receiving, by the concentrator, processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and converting the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into processing result information of an HTML format; The processing result information of the HTML format is displayed by a browser. The method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform according to claim 1, further comprising: The AMI platform connects the concentrator through a GPRS channel before transmitting instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol to the concentrator. The method of managing a concentrator by an AMI platform according to claim 1, wherein the instruction information comprises instruction information requesting access to a concentrator, instruction information of a login concentrator, instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, and/or copying Read the instruction information of the meter data. A method for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to a concentrator side, comprising: Receiving, by the AMI platform, instruction information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and converting the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into instruction information in an HTML format; And executing, according to the instruction information in the HTML format, a corresponding instruction processing by using a webpage server set in the concentrator to obtain processing result information in an HTML format; and Converting the processing result information of the HTML format into processing result information using a concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and transmitting the information to the AMI platform, so that the AMI platform converts the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol Process results information in HTML format and display it through a browser. The method for managing a concentrator by using an AMI platform according to claim 4, further comprising: The concentrator connects to the AMI platform through a GPRS channel before receiving the command information sent by the AMI platform using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol. The method of managing a concentrator by an AMI platform according to claim 4, wherein the instruction information includes instruction information requesting access to a concentrator, instruction information of a login concentrator, instruction information for setting a concentrator parameter, and/or copying Read the instruction information of the meter data. A device for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to an AMI platform side, comprising: The first sending module is configured to convert the instruction information in the HTML format into the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the concentrator, where the concentrator converts the instruction information using the concentrator uplink transmission protocol The instruction information in the HTML format is executed by the web server set in the concentrator, and the corresponding instruction processing is executed; a first receiving module, configured to receive processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol sent by the concentrator, and convert the processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into processing result information in an HTML format; The result display module is configured to display the processing result information in the HTML format through a browser. The apparatus for managing a concentrator by an AMI platform according to claim 7, wherein the AMI platform is connected to the concentrator via a GPRS channel. A device for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform applied to a concentrator side, comprising: The second receiving module is configured to receive the instruction information that is sent by the AMI platform and adopt the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and convert the instruction information that uses the concentrator uplink transmission protocol into the instruction information in the HTML format; a webpage service module configured to execute corresponding instruction processing according to the instruction information in the HTML format to obtain processing result information in an HTML format; a second sending module, configured to convert the processing result information of the HTML format into processing result information of the concentrator uplink transmission protocol, and send the information to the AMI platform, where the AMI platform uplinks the concentrator The processing result information of the transmission protocol is converted into processing result information in the HTML format and displayed by the browser. The apparatus for managing a concentrator by an AMI platform according to claim 9, wherein the concentrator is connected to the AMI platform through a GPRS channel. A system for managing a concentrator through an AMI platform, comprising the apparatus according to claim 7 and the apparatus according to claim 9. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising executable instructions, the computer program being executed to implement the method of claim 1 and/or the method of claim 4.

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