JPH031898B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for controlling a household power source in an out-of-home mode, which determines an out-of-home mode and shuts off a breaker for an unnecessary power source.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, the number of electrical appliances used in homes has increased and their types have become more diverse, but many of them require careful handling of their power supplies. In other words, the power supply must be handled with care.
On the one hand, there are those that must not be turned off 24 hours a day even when you are not home, and on the other hand, there are those that must be turned off for disaster prevention reasons when you are not present. The former includes, for example, refrigerators storing fresh and frozen foods, video equipment with time programs, and breeding equipment for breeding living things such as goldfish.
For example, there are irons, heaters, etc.

Therefore, when you are away from home, you do not have to cut off the power supply at home, but check to see if the former power is turned off, and if the latter power is turned off. It was necessary to check. Alternatively, it was necessary to separate the outlets connecting the former and latter, and then turn off the original breaker.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, it is a heavy burden to check every part of the house to see if the power is turned off every time a person is away from home. In addition, even if you decide which outlets should not be turned off, if you redecorate the room or change its purpose, you will need to change the circuit breaker accordingly, which can lead to turning off the power incorrectly. .

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a method for controlling a home power source in an out-of-home mode, which automatically shuts off the breaker of an unnecessary power source when the power source enters an absentee mode.

[Means for solving problems]

For this reason, the present invention's method for controlling a home power supply during going out mode supplies household electricity through each outlet and other wiring devices from a plurality of breakers that can be turned on/off remotely, and determines the going out mode and supplies unnecessary power. This is a control method for the home power supply in the out-of-home mode, which shuts off the breaker of the
A changeover switch means having an absent position, a locked state detection means for detecting locking/unlocking of the entrance lock, and a power supply control means; The device is characterized in that, on the condition that the detection means detects the locked state, it determines the outing mode and controls to cut off the breaker of unnecessary power supply.

[Effect]

In the out-of-home mode control system of the present invention, when the changeover switch means is switched to the absent position and the entrance lock is locked, the power supply control means determines that it is the out-of-home mode and automatically shuts off the breaker for unnecessary power. do. Therefore, if you do not want to automatically shut off the breaker for unnecessary power, such as when you go out without leaving a sick person with a heating system running, you can set the changeover switch to the occupancy position. good. Note that the power supply control means recognizes which breaker is the unnecessary power supply.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of the control method for the home power supply in the outing mode according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining the logic for determining the outing mode, and Fig. 3 is the required power supply. / FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of setting the state of an outlet for an unnecessary power source. In the diagram, 1 is a switch, 2 is a door lock,
3 is a home controller, 4 is a signal line, 5 is a breaker, 6-1 and 6-2 are remote control breakers, 7
-1 to 7-4 indicate outlets.

In FIG. 1, household power is supplied from the outside through a breaker 5 to remote control breakers 6-1 and 6-2.
branched into each outlet 7-1, 7-2, 7-
3, 7-4, lighting equipment, etc. Remote control breakers 6-1 and 6-2 can be turned on/off remotely.
The shutoff can be controlled, and is selectively controlled by a control signal from the home controller 3. The home controller 3 determines the outing mode from the locked state of the entrance lock 2 and the switching position of the changeover switch 1, and
The signal lines 4 from 1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 are used to determine whether the power is necessary or unnecessary, and the remote control breakers 6-1 and 6-2 are controlled to cut off the unnecessary power. It is something. Changeover switch 1
is switched to either the occupied position or the absent position, and is switched to the absent position when the out-of-home mode is set.

When determining the mode by the home controller 3, as shown in FIG. 2, the mode is determined to be the outing mode on the condition that the changeover switch is in the absent position and the entrance lock 2 is in the locked state. Therefore, not only when the entrance lock 2 is not in the locked state but also when the changeover switch 1 is in the occupancy position even if the entrance lock 2 is in the locked state, it is not determined that the mode is going out.

When the home controller 3 determines that the mode is going out, the home controller 3 next determines whether the power source is necessary or unnecessary. As shown in b
Use an outlet that can be used in a 90° rotated state (locked state) and whose operating state can be detected by the signal line 4. In the case of a refrigerator, video device, etc., by inserting the plug into an outlet and connecting it in a 90° rotated state (locked state) as shown in Figure 3b, the home controller 3 receives a signal. It is determined that the power source is necessary through line 4, and all other outlets are determined to be unnecessary power sources. According to this determination result, the home controller 3 controls the remote control breaker.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the home power source out-of-home mode control method according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of an outlet used in the present invention.
In the figure, 1 to 3, 5, 6-1, and 6-2 are the same as in Figure 1, 8-1, 8-2, 13, and 17 are electrical outlets, 9-1, 9-2 are lighting equipment, 10 is a table, 11 is a setting pin, 12 and 15 are plugs, and 14 and 16 are connectors with transmitters.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the home controller 3 is provided with a table 10 for setting and registering the required power source. Therefore, when the home controller 3 determines the out-of-home mode, it refers to the table 10, determines whether the power source is necessary or unnecessary, and controls the remote control breaker. In addition, table 1
0 may be replaced with a switch or pin corresponding to each outlet, and the necessary/unnecessary power source may be set for each outlet using the switch or pin.
In this example, the outlet may be any commonly used outlet.

As another embodiment of the household power source out-of-home mode control method according to the present invention, an outlet as shown in FIG. 5 may be used. In the outlet shown in FIG. 5a, the necessary/unnecessary power source is set using a pin 11, and the setting state of this pin 11 is sent to the home controller 3 on the signal line 4 shown in FIG. Furthermore, the example shown in FIG. 5b is one in which a connector 14 with a transmitter for transmitting a carrier is combined on the back of the outlet 13, whereas the example shown in FIG. 5c is a connector with a transmitter for transmitting a carrier. A connector 16 with a device is combined with the front surface of an outlet 17. With this combination, a carrier signal may be placed directly on the power supply line depending on the usage state shown in FIG. 31 or the setting state of the pin 11 shown in FIG. 5a. In this case, the signal line 4 shown in FIG. 1 or the table 10 shown in FIG. 4 can be omitted. As described above, the present invention can be modified in various ways and is not limited to the above embodiments.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above explanation, according to this explanation, going out mode is not set only by locking the front door lock, but is based on the position of the changeover switch and the locked state of the front door lock in the home controller. Since the mode is determined, the going-out mode can be set flexibly. Further, since unnecessary power is determined according to the determination of the going-out mode and the remote control breaker is automatically shut off, it is possible to reliably shut off any power other than the necessary power set in advance, thereby improving safety. Furthermore, in order to determine unnecessary power supply in the Hall controller, its settings,
It can easily respond to changes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of the method for controlling the household power source in the outing mode according to this explanation, Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining the logic for determining the outing mode, and Fig. 3 is the required power supply. / Diagram for explaining an example of outlet status setting for unnecessary power supply, No. 4
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the out-of-home mode control system for a household power source according to the present description, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of an outlet used in the present invention. 1...Switch switch, 2...Entrance lock, 3...
... Home controller, 4 ... Signal line, 5 ... Breaker, 6-1 and 6-2 ... Remote control breaker, 7-1 to 7-4, 8-1, 8-2, 13
and 17...outlet, 9-1 and 9-2...lighting equipment, 10...table, 11...setting pin, 1
2 and 15...Plug, 14 and 16...Connector with transmitter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A household power source that supplies household power through each outlet and other wiring devices from a plurality of breakers whose on/off can be controlled remotely, determines the outing mode, and shuts off the breakers of unnecessary power sources. A control system in an out-of-home mode, comprising a changeover switch means having an occupied position/absent position, a locked state detection means for detecting locking/unlocking of an entrance lock, and a power supply control means, the power supply control means is characterized in that, on the condition that the changeover switch means is in the absent position and the locked state detection means detects the locked state, it is determined that the mode is out, and the breaker of unnecessary power is determined and cut-off control is performed. Control method for household power supply when in out-of-home mode. 2. A patent characterized in that each outlet is provided with a means for generating a signal for discriminating unnecessary/necessary power, and the power supply control means discriminates and controls the breaker of the unnecessary power supply based on the discrimination signal of each outlet. A method for controlling a household power source in an out-of-home mode according to claim 1. 3. A control system for a home power source in an out-of-home mode according to claim 2, characterized in that a carrier signal is superimposed on the power line as a signal for determining unnecessary/necessary power source. 4. Control of the home power supply in the going-out mode according to claim 1, wherein the power supply control means registers the breaker of unnecessary power supply in advance and performs cut-off control of the registered breaker in the going-out mode. method.