KR20230082007A - An Apparatus for Monitering a Distribution Panel Board - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a monitoring device of a distribution board. The distribution board monitoring device for monitoring an operating state of a distribution board comprises: a state detection unit (131) that detects current or voltage information from an earth leakage management module (12); an information processing unit (132) that processes information transmitted from the state detection unit and converts it into a state capable of wireless transmission; and a transmission management unit (134) that transmits the information processed in the information processing unit (132) to an electronic apparatus (14) by wireless communication. The state detection unit (131) detects current information of at least one earth leakage circuit breaker disposed in the distribution board.

Description

Distribution panel monitoring device {An Apparatus for Monitoring a Distribution Panel Board}

The present invention relates to a monitoring device for a distribution board, and more particularly, to a monitoring device for a distribution board capable of controlling the operation of an earth leakage breaker by obtaining state information of an earth leakage breaker of a distribution board in a wireless manner at various locations.

A distribution panel to which an overcurrent circuit breaker is connected may be installed at a position divided from a trunk line corresponding to a main line through which electricity flows to each branch circuit. An earth leakage breaker is installed in the distribution panel to cut off the power when the voltage or leakage current is out of a certain range. A residual current device (residual current circuit breaker) can be applied to various mechanical devices that use electrical energy, and operates in such a way as to cut off current when the balance between a power transmission wire and a neutral wire is broken. For example, the earth leakage breaker may be operated by detecting a difference in the range of 5 to 30 mA between incoming and outgoing currents of the zero-phase current transformer and cutting off power between 25 and 40 ms. Various operating errors such as current leakage, overload, or operation interruption may occur in the process of power supply by the distribution board, and such operating errors are linked to safety accidents, so they need to be monitored in real time. Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0063153 discloses a smart home distribution panel capable of monitoring power consumption and controlling power consumption. In addition, Patent Registration No. 10-1731978 discloses a switchboard, a motor control panel, and a distribution panel. It is advantageous to monitor the operating state of the distribution board in real time, and it is advantageous to take corresponding measures if necessary while obtaining information on leakage current detected by an earth leakage breaker, for example, in real time. In addition, it is advantageous to obtain or control such information remotely from various locations, but the prior art does not disclose this.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following object.

Prior Art 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0063153 (Soluwins Co., Ltd., published on June 14, 2013) Smart home distribution board capable of monitoring power consumption and controlling power supply Prior art 2: Patent Registration No. 10-1731978 (Daeheung Engineering Co., Ltd., 2017.05.04. Announcement) switchgear with built-in monitoring function, motor control panel, distribution panel

An object of the present invention is to provide a distribution panel monitoring device capable of operating safety means while wirelessly acquiring information on the operating state or leakage current of a distribution panel in real time at various locations.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a distribution board monitoring device for monitoring an operating state of a distribution board includes a state detection unit that detects current or voltage information from an earth leakage management module; an information processing unit that processes the information transmitted from the state detection unit and converts it into a state capable of wireless transmission; and a transmission management unit that transmits the information processed by the information processing unit to the electronic device through wireless communication, wherein the state detection unit detects current information of at least one earth leakage breaker disposed in the distribution board.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the information processing unit includes a central processing unit and at least one storage medium, and periodically collects current information.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the information processing device is accessible by electronic devices via wireless.

The distribution panel monitoring device according to the present invention prevents safety accidents by periodically monitoring current states of main circuit breakers and sub circuit breakers disposed in a distribution panel. The monitoring device according to the present invention can directly or indirectly turn on/off the circuit breaker through wireless communication from the outside. In addition, the monitoring device according to the present invention enables remote monitoring of the state of a distribution board in real time and enables various operation controls by interlocking applications. In addition, the monitoring device according to the present invention enables effective management of the earth leakage breaker by periodically storing information about the earth leakage breaker and facilitates identification of the cause of an accident.

1 illustrates an embodiment of a distribution board monitoring device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the operating structure of the distribution panel monitoring device according to the present invention.
3 shows an embodiment to which the distribution board monitoring device according to the present invention is applied.
4 illustrates an embodiment of a method for controlling a distribution board monitoring device according to the present invention.

Below, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments presented in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments are for a clear understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so repeated descriptions are not made unless necessary for understanding the invention, and well-known components are briefly described or omitted, but the present invention It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of.

1 illustrates an embodiment of a distribution board monitoring device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the distribution board monitoring device for monitoring the operating state of the distribution board includes a state detection unit 131 that detects current or voltage information from an earth leakage management module 12; an information processing unit 132 that processes the information transmitted from the state detection unit and converts it into a state capable of wireless transmission; and a transmission management unit 134 that transmits the information processed by the information processing unit 132 to the electronic device 14 by wireless communication, and the state detection unit 131 is configured to detect at least one earth leakage breaker disposed in the distribution board. Detect current information.

The distribution panel includes a switchboard for receiving power transmitted from a power supply source, a switchboard for supplying power from the switchboard according to a purpose, and a switchboard or switchboard for distributing power to a plurality of loads. The distribution board may be various power distribution devices that distribute power, and may include at least one earth leakage breaker. The power device 11 may supply power to at least one power consuming device through a distribution circuit, and may be, for example, a power supply facility or a power box. The power device 11 may include a supply means for receiving power from the outside and at least one distribution means for distributing the supplied power. An earth leakage management module 12 may be installed in the power device 11 for safety, and the earth leakage management module 12 may include malfunction or risk prevention means, such as an earth leakage breaker, an overcurrent circuit breaker, or an overheat protection means. can A plurality of earth leakage breakers may be installed in the power device 11, and may include, for example, a main earth leakage circuit breaker installed in the main supply unit and a plurality of sub earth leakage circuit breakers installed in each branch supply unit. Also, the current or voltage of the earth leakage breaker may be monitored by the monitoring controller 13 . The supervisory controller 13 includes a state detection unit 131 that detects the current or voltage of each earth leakage breaker; information processing unit 132; detection management unit 133; and a transmission management unit 134. The state detection unit 131 can detect the current or voltage of each ground fault detector, and optionally detect environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity. Current or voltage information detected by the state detection unit 131 may be periodically transmitted to the information processing unit 132 . The information processing unit 132 may convert the detection information transmitted from the state detection unit 131 into an electric signal that can be transmitted by wire or wirelessly. In addition, current or voltage information that is periodically transmitted or transmitted in the event of a blocking situation may be stored in the detection management unit 133 . The information processing unit 132 may request transmission of detection information from the state detection unit 131, and the detection information may be current, voltage, temperature, or humidity information. The state detection unit 131 may periodically transmit detection information to the information processing unit 132, and immediately transmit detection information to the information processing unit 132 when power is cut off by at least one earth leakage breaker. The information stored in the detection management unit 133 or the detection information processed by the information processing unit 132 is transmitted by the transmission management unit 134 including a short-range communication means or a wireless communication means to an electronic device such as a manager's smartphone ( 14) can be sent. It may be transmitted to the electronic device 14 in the form of a message or may be transmitted to a linked application installed on the electronic device 14 . The interlocking application may receive detection information while enabling wireless communication with the transmission management unit 134 . Also, if necessary, an operation control signal related to the operation of the earth leakage breaker may be transmitted to the state detection unit 131 . For example, when the current of one earth leakage breaker is in a state of gradually increasing and it is determined that a power cut-off is required, power may be cut off in advance. Alternatively, when power cutoff is required but the earth leakage breaker does not operate, power may be forcibly cut off. Interaction applications may include various means for processing detection information or generating operation control signals, and are not limited to the presented embodiments.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the operating structure of the distribution panel monitoring device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , power may be supplied from an external power source 27 to the power device 11, for example, AC power may be supplied to the main power control module 26, and the main power control module 26 ), external power may be distributed through each of the distribution power control modules 261, 262, and 263. The main power control module 26 and the distribution power control modules 261 , 262 , and 263 may be electrically connected to the main earth leakage breaker 11a and the sub earth leakage breaker 111 , 112 , and 113 . The main earth leakage breaker 11a and the sub earth leakage breaker 111, 112, 113 transmit current, voltage, temperature or humidity information to the monitoring unit 25 installed in the earth leakage management module 12 periodically or in case of a dangerous situation. It can be. The monitoring unit 25 may be included in the above-described state detection unit 131 and may receive power information supplied through each distribution unit from each of the power controllers 26, 261, 262, and 263 in real time. there is. Information detected by the monitoring unit 25 may be transmitted to the controller 13 . The controller 13 may include an information processing unit, and the information processing unit may include a central processing unit 21 and at least one storage medium 221 or 222 . The central processing unit 21 may control the entire operation of the controller 13, and detection information or management information may be stored in the storage media 221 and 222. The first storage media 221 and 222 may have a function of an operating program or temporary storage means for operating the central processing unit 21 such as SRAM, and the second storage medium 222 is classified as a flash memory. , but may be a memory for storage or transmission, but is not limited thereto. Information processed by the controller 13 may be transmitted to the first communication unit 241 or the second communication unit 242 through the Bluetooth communication unit 231 or the Wi-Fi communication unit 232 . The first and second communication units 241 and 242 may have functions of the transmission management unit described above, and may be connected to electronic devices through wireless communication.

The controller 12 may be connected to the earth leakage breakers 11a, 111, 112, and 113 in various structures, and is not limited to the exemplary embodiments.

3 shows an embodiment to which the distribution board monitoring device according to the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the controller 13 may be connected to the main monitoring unit 31 and the sub monitoring units 321 , 322 , and 323 to enable data communication. The main monitoring unit 31 and the sub monitoring units 321, 322, and 323 may be connected to an earth leakage breaker, and may be connected to a mechanical or electronic earth leakage breaker. The monitoring units 31, 321, 322, and 323 may detect leakage current or voltage of each earth leakage breaker. Information detected by the monitoring units 31 , 321 , 322 , and 323 may be transmitted to the controller 13 . Temperature or humidity information may also be transmitted to the controller 13 as described above. The controller 13 may cut off power by temporarily operating an earth leakage breaker based on the detected information. And blocking information can be transmitted to the electronic device 14 . Alternatively, the controller 13 may operate the earth leakage breaker according to an operation control signal transmitted from the electronic device 14 . For example, when a power-off command is transmitted from the electronic device 14, the controller 13 may generate a signal for operating the earth leakage breaker and operate the earth leakage breaker through the monitoring units 31, 321, 322, and 323. . Alternatively, the controller 13 may directly operate an earth leakage breaker to cut off power supply as a power source.

The controller 13 may control the operation of the earth leakage breaker in various ways and is not limited to the present embodiment.

4 illustrates an embodiment of a method for controlling a distribution board monitoring device according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4 , the information processing device 132 can be accessed by the electronic device 14 via wireless. The controller 13 may be connected to the earth leakage breaker 11 by wire or through a short-range communication means such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. In addition, the controller 13 may be connected to the electronic device through long-distance wireless communication or connected to the electronic device 14 through the relay means (41, 43). A linkage application may be installed in the electronic device 14 such as a smart phone, and the controller 13 may be accessed through the linkage application of the electronic device 14 . The electronic device 14 can access the controller through communication means such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The electronic device 14 may obtain access permission by transmitting the access password to the controller through the interlocking application. In addition, it is possible to obtain state information of the distribution board from the controller 13, for example, information such as current state, voltage state, power supply state, temperature, humidity, and on/off state. Based on this information, the state of each earth leakage breaker disposed in the distribution board can be checked, and the operation of each earth leakage breaker can be adjusted. For example, the operation of each earth leakage breaker can be turned on/off. Alternatively, the electronic device 14 may be connected to the controller 13 through a relay means such as a wireless sharer 41 or the Internet 43. Information on the distribution board managed by the controller 13 may be stored in the distribution board server 42, and the electronic device 14 may acquire information about the controller 13 accessible from the distribution board server 42 as needed. can The distribution panel server 42 may also have a function of storing information detected in each distribution panel. The electronic device 14 may connect to the distribution board server 42 to check the state of the distribution board, or connect to the controller 13 to check the state of the distribution board. And, if necessary, the electronic device 14 can control the operation of the earth leakage breaker installed in the distribution panel.

Information obtained by the controller 13 may be stored in various management servers, and the electronic device 14 may access the controller 13 in various ways.

The distribution panel monitoring device according to the present invention prevents safety accidents by periodically monitoring current states of main circuit breakers and sub circuit breakers disposed in a distribution panel. The monitoring device according to the present invention can directly or indirectly turn on/off the circuit breaker through wireless communication from the outside. In addition, the monitoring device according to the present invention enables remote monitoring of the state of a distribution board in real time and enables various operation controls by interlocking applications. In addition, the monitoring device according to the present invention enables effective management of the earth leakage breaker by periodically storing information about the earth leakage breaker and facilitates identification of the cause of an accident.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the presented embodiments above, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention with reference to the presented embodiments. . The present invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended below.

11: power device 12: leakage control module
13: supervisory controller 14: electronic device
21: central processing unit 25: monitoring unit
26: power control module 27: external power supply
131: state detection unit 132: information processing time
134: transmission management unit
221, 222: storage medium

Claims (1)

In the distribution panel monitoring device for monitoring the operating state of the distribution panel,
a state detection unit 131 detecting current, voltage, temperature and humidity information from the earth leakage management module 12;
an information processing unit 132 that processes the information transmitted from the state detection unit and converts it into a state capable of wireless transmission; and
A transmission management unit 134 for transmitting the information processed by the information processing unit 132 to the electronic device 14 by wireless communication;
The state detection unit 131 detects current, voltage, temperature, and humidity information of the main earth leakage breaker and the sub earth leakage breaker disposed in the distribution board,
The information processing unit 132 includes a central processing unit 21 and at least one storage medium 221, 222, periodically collects current, voltage, temperature and humidity information, and transmits information to the electronic device 14 through wireless communication. is accessible by
The electronic device 14 wirelessly communicates with the transmission management unit 134 and obtains access permission through an access password to become a smart phone including an interlocking application that obtains state information of the distribution board, and a status detection unit through the interlocking application. A distribution board monitoring device characterized in that it can cut off the power of the earth leakage breaker by transmitting an operation control signal related to the operation of the earth leakage breaker to (131).

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