CN107202427B - Smart water heater based on IoT system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent water heater based on an Internet of things system, which comprises: the device comprises a control module, a wireless communication module, a water inlet and outlet module and a heating module; the control module is connected with at least one wireless terminal; the module of intaking goes out water includes: an inlet conduit and at least one outlet conduit; the control module receives a hot water request of the wireless terminal; and providing hot water with required water temperature and required water quantity to the wireless terminal through the water inlet and outlet module according to the hot water request. In this embodiment, the intelligent water heater is connected with at least one wireless terminal through the water inlet and outlet module, and the control module is connected with at least one wireless terminal, so that at least one wireless terminal can obtain hot water from the corresponding outlet pipe by sending a request to the intelligent water heater when hot water is needed, thereby avoiding setting a water heating module on the wireless terminal needing hot water, reducing the size of the wireless terminal needing hot water, and reducing the cost of the wireless terminal needing hot water.

Description

Intelligent water heater based on Internet of things system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of electric water heaters, in particular to an intelligent water heater based on an Internet of things system.

Background

At present, water heaters in the market only supply water with a certain temperature to certain equipment, such as a shower device, and nowadays, many intelligent equipment needing hot water are developed towards miniaturization, ultra-thinning and intellectualization, but the intelligent equipment has numerous functions and numerous internal parts, and the functions and the volume are realized and reduced, so that a contradiction is formed, and the volume and the cost of the intelligent equipment are difficult to effectively reduce.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art.

Therefore, the first purpose of the invention is to provide an intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system, which is used for solving the problems of large volume and high cost of intelligent equipment needing hot water in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides an intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system, including:

the device comprises a control module, a wireless communication module, a water inlet and outlet module and a heating module;

the control module is respectively connected with the wireless communication module, the water inlet and outlet module and the heating module; the control module is connected with at least one wireless terminal;

the water inlet and outlet module comprises: an inlet conduit and at least one outlet conduit;

the at least one water outlet pipeline is connected with the at least one wireless terminal in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

the control module receives a hot water request of the wireless terminal through the wireless communication module, wherein the hot water request comprises: the identification of the wireless terminal, the required water amount and the required water temperature; and the control module controls the water outlet pipeline corresponding to the identifier of the wireless terminal to provide hot water with the required water temperature and the required water quantity to the wireless terminal according to the hot water request.

Furthermore, a valve, a flow sensor and a temperature sensor are arranged on the water outlet pipeline;

the temperature sensor is connected with the control module and used for detecting the water temperature of the water outlet pipeline and reporting the water temperature to the control module so that the control module can control the water temperature of the water outlet pipeline;

the flow sensor is connected with the control module and used for detecting the water yield of the water outlet pipeline and reporting the water yield to the control module so that the control module can control the water yield of the water outlet pipeline;

the valve is connected with the control module and used for opening or closing under the control instruction of the control module.

Furthermore, a flow velocity sensor is arranged on the water outlet pipeline, and the flow velocity sensor is connected with the control module and used for detecting the water flow velocity and reporting the water flow velocity to the control module;

the hot water request also comprises: the required flow rate;

and the control module is used for controlling the opening of the valve of the water outlet pipeline according to the water flow rate so as to enable the water flow rate of the water outlet pipeline corresponding to the identifier of the wireless terminal to be consistent with the required flow rate.

Furthermore, a filtering device is arranged on the water inlet pipeline and used for filtering water entering the water inlet pipeline.

Further, the heating module includes: a heating element and a level sensor; the heating element and the liquid level sensor are arranged in a main box body of the intelligent water heater.

Further, the intelligent water heater based on the internet of things system further comprises: an earth leakage protection device;

the leakage protection device is connected with the control module and used for receiving the leakage information of the control module and performing power-off protection.

Further, the wireless terminal includes: shower bath, washing device and intelligent toilet bowl.

Further, the control module is in wireless connection with the remote control terminal and is used for receiving a preheating instruction of the remote control terminal and controlling the heating module to perform preheating operation according to the preheating instruction.

Further, the control module is connected with the wireless terminal through WIFI or Bluetooth.

The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of things system comprises: the device comprises a control module, a wireless communication module, a water inlet and outlet module and a heating module; the control module is respectively connected with the wireless communication module, the water inlet and outlet module and the heating module; the control module is connected with at least one wireless terminal; the module of intaking goes out water includes: an inlet conduit and at least one outlet conduit; the at least one water outlet pipeline is connected with the at least one wireless terminal in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the control module receives a hot water request of the wireless terminal through the wireless communication module, wherein the hot water request comprises: the identification of the wireless terminal, the required water quantity and the required water temperature; the control module controls the water outlet pipeline corresponding to the identification of the wireless terminal to provide hot water with the required water temperature and the required water quantity to the wireless terminal according to the hot water request. In this embodiment, the intelligent water heater is connected with the at least one wireless terminal through the at least one water outlet pipe, and the control module is connected with the at least one wireless terminal, so that when the at least one wireless terminal needs hot water, the at least one wireless terminal can obtain hot water from the corresponding water outlet pipe by sending a request to the intelligent water heater, and a water heating module is prevented from being arranged on the wireless terminal needing hot water, thereby reducing the size of the wireless terminal needing hot water, and reducing the cost of the wireless terminal needing hot water.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

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The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of an intelligent water heater based on an Internet of things system provided by an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

An intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the intelligent water heater based on the internet of things system comprises: the device comprises acontrol module 11, awireless communication module 12, a water inlet andoutlet module 13 and aheating module 14.

Thecontrol module 11 is respectively connected with thewireless communication module 12, the water inlet andoutlet module 13 and theheating module 14; thecontrol module 11 is connected with at least one wireless terminal;

the water inlet andoutlet module 13 includes: aninlet conduit 131 and at least oneoutlet conduit 132;

at least onewater outlet pipe 132 is connected with the at least one wireless terminal in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

thecontrol module 11 receives a hot water request of the wireless terminal through the wireless communication module, wherein the hot water request comprises: the identification of the wireless terminal, the required water quantity and the required water temperature; the control module controls the water outlet pipeline corresponding to the identification of the wireless terminal to provide hot water with the required water temperature and the required water quantity to the wireless terminal according to the hot water request.

In this embodiment, wireless terminal can refer to intelligent equipment that needs hot water such as shower bath, washing and rinsing device and intelligent toilet bowl. In this embodiment, the control module and the wireless terminal may be connected through WIFI or bluetooth, etc. The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of things system can further comprise a shell, a display screen and a control interface can be arranged on the outer surface of the shell, and a switch button, a mode selection button and the like are displayed on the control interface. The display screen can be liquid crystal display, can show the temperature, the hot water of intelligent water heater box internal water on the liquid crystal display and provide the state, is receiving hydrothermal wireless terminal's sign, required water yield and required temperature etc.. The aforementioned control module, wireless communication module and heating module are disposed inside the housing. The water inlet and outlet module may be disposed on the housing.

Wherein, thewater inlet pipe 131 and the at least onewater outlet pipe 132 can be as shown in fig. 2, and fig. 2 is a front view of the intelligent water heater based on the internet of things system provided by the embodiment of the invention, and the positions of thehousing 15, thedisplay screen 16 and thecontrol interface 17 can be as shown in fig. 2.

In this embodiment, the outlet of the water outlet pipe may be connected to the water inlet pipe of each wireless terminal. For example, the outlet of the first outlet conduit may be connected to a shower; the outlet of the second outlet conduit may be connected to a washing device; the outlet of the third outlet conduit may be connected to the intelligent toilet. Each water outlet pipeline is provided with a valve, and the valve is opened or closed under the control of the control module.

In this embodiment, the intelligent water heater can agree with at least one wireless terminal the number of wireless terminal and the number of the outlet conduit that wireless terminal is connected. The serial number of the wireless terminal is taken as the identifier of the wireless terminal to be carried in the hot water request, so that the intelligent water heater can determine the serial number of the water outlet pipeline to be controlled according to the serial number of the wireless terminal and perform corresponding control.

In this embodiment, the control module may adjust the water temperature of the water outlet pipe according to the required water temperature in the hot water request, for example, in a case where the water outlet pipe is connected to the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe, the control module may adjust the water outlet speeds of the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe, so that the water temperature of the water outlet pipe is consistent with the required water temperature in the hot water request. For example, when the intelligent toilet bowl needs 36 degrees of hot water, the intelligent toilet bowl sends a hot water request to the intelligent water heater, and the intelligent water heater delivers 36 degrees of water to the intelligent toilet bowl through the corresponding water outlet pipeline. When the intelligent toilet does not need hot water, the intelligent toilet can send a hot water stopping request to the intelligent water heater, and the intelligent water heater closes the valve of the corresponding water outlet pipeline to stop hot water delivery.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, a valve, a flow sensor and a temperature sensor are disposed on thewater outlet pipe 132.

The temperature sensor is connected with the control module and used for detecting the water temperature of the water outlet pipeline and reporting the water temperature to the control module so that the control module can control the water temperature of the water outlet pipeline;

the flow sensor is connected with the control module and used for detecting the water yield of the water outlet pipeline and reporting the water yield to the control module so that the control module can control the water yield of the water outlet pipeline;

the valve is connected with the control module and used for opening or closing under the control instruction of the control module.

In this embodiment, the control module can control the water yield of the outlet pipe by controlling the valve opening of the outlet pipe.

Further, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the water outlet pipe may further be provided with a flow rate sensor, and the flow rate sensor is connected with the control module and is used for detecting the water flow rate and reporting the water flow rate to the control module; the hot water request can also comprise: the required flow rate;

the control module is used for controlling the opening of the valve of the water outlet pipeline according to the flow rate of the warm water so as to enable the flow rate of the water outlet pipeline corresponding to the identification of the wireless terminal to be consistent with the required flow rate.

Furthermore, a filtering device can be arranged on the water inlet pipeline and used for filtering water entering the water inlet pipeline, so that the quality of water in the intelligent water heater is improved, impurities generated in the heating process of the intelligent water heater are reduced, and the service life of the intelligent water heater is prolonged. In the case of a higher filter level, for example, filtered water can be used, the intelligent water heater can also be connected to a drinking water device to provide hot water to the drinking water device.

Further, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the heating module comprises: aheating element 141 and alevel sensor 142; theheating element 141 and theliquid level sensor 142 are disposed in the main tank of the intelligent water heater. Theheating element 141 and theliquid level sensor 142 can be as shown in fig. 3, and fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of an intelligent water heater based on an internet of things system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Further, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the intelligent water heater based on the internet of things system may further include: an earth leakage protection device. The leakage protection device is connected with the control module and used for receiving the leakage information of the control module and performing power-off protection.

Further, on the basis of the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the control module may be wirelessly connected to the remote control terminal, and is configured to receive a preheating instruction from the remote control terminal, and control the heating module to perform a preheating operation according to the preheating instruction, so as to prevent the intelligent water heater from being in a heating state or a preheating state all the time, and avoid waste of energy.

The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of things system comprises: the device comprises a control module, a wireless communication module, a water inlet and outlet module and a heating module; the control module is respectively connected with the wireless communication module, the water inlet and outlet module and the heating module; the control module is connected with at least one wireless terminal; the module of intaking goes out water includes: an inlet conduit and at least one outlet conduit; the at least one water outlet pipeline is connected with the at least one wireless terminal in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the control module receives a hot water request of the wireless terminal through the wireless communication module, wherein the hot water request comprises: the identification of the wireless terminal, the required water quantity and the required water temperature; the control module controls the water outlet pipeline corresponding to the identification of the wireless terminal to provide hot water with the required water temperature and the required water quantity to the wireless terminal according to the hot water request. In this embodiment, the intelligent water heater is connected with the at least one wireless terminal through the at least one water outlet pipe, and the control module is connected with the at least one wireless terminal, so that when the at least one wireless terminal needs hot water, the at least one wireless terminal can obtain hot water from the corresponding water outlet pipe by sending a request to the intelligent water heater, and a water heating module is prevented from being arranged on the wireless terminal needing hot water, thereby reducing the size of the wireless terminal needing hot water, and reducing the cost of the wireless terminal needing hot water.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

It should be understood that portions of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, the various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. If implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or combination of the following techniques, which are known in the art, may be used: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, an application specific integrated circuit having an appropriate combinational logic gate circuit, a Programmable Gate Array (PGA), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. The integrated module, if implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

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Translated fromChinese

1.一种基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，包括：1. An intelligent water heater based on an Internet of Things system, characterized in that, comprising:控制模块、无线通信模块、进水出水模块以及加热模块；Control module, wireless communication module, water inlet and outlet module and heating module;所述控制模块分别与所述无线通信模块、所述进水出水模块以及所述加热模块连接；所述控制模块与至少一个无线终端连接；所述无线终端为需要热水的智能设备；The control module is respectively connected with the wireless communication module, the water inlet and outlet modules and the heating module; the control module is connected with at least one wireless terminal; the wireless terminal is an intelligent device requiring hot water;所述进水出水模块包括：进水管道和至少一个出水管道；The water inlet and outlet modules include: a water inlet pipe and at least one water outlet pipe;所述至少一个出水管道与所述至少一个无线终端一一对应连接；The at least one water outlet pipe is connected with the at least one wireless terminal in a one-to-one correspondence;所述控制模块通过所述无线通信模块接收所述无线终端的热水请求，所述热水请求中包括：所述无线终端的标识、所需水量以及所需水温度；所述控制模块根据所述热水请求控制与所述无线终端的标识对应的出水管道向所述无线终端提供具备所需水温度和所需水量的热水。The control module receives the hot water request of the wireless terminal through the wireless communication module, and the hot water request includes: the identification of the wireless terminal, the required water volume and the required water temperature; The hot water request controls the water outlet pipe corresponding to the identification of the wireless terminal to provide hot water with the required water temperature and the required water quantity to the wireless terminal.2.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述出水管道上设置有阀门、流量传感器以及温度传感器；2. The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1, wherein the water outlet pipe is provided with a valve, a flow sensor and a temperature sensor;所述温度传感器与所述控制模块连接，用于对所述出水管道的水温度进行检测，并将所述水温度上报给所述控制模块,以便所述控制模块控制所述出水管道的水温度；The temperature sensor is connected to the control module for detecting the water temperature of the water outlet pipe, and reporting the water temperature to the control module, so that the control module can control the water temperature of the water outlet pipe ;所述流量传感器与所述控制模块连接，用于对所述出水管道的出水量进行检测，并将所述出水量上报给所述控制模块，以便所述控制模块控制所述出水管道的出水量；The flow sensor is connected to the control module for detecting the water output of the water outlet pipe, and reporting the water output to the control module, so that the control module can control the water output of the water outlet pipe ;所述阀门与所述控制模块连接，用于在所述控制模块的控制指令下进行开启动作或关闭动作。The valve is connected with the control module, and is used to perform an opening action or a closing action under the control command of the control module.3.根据权利要求1或2所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述出水管道上设置有流速传感器，所述流速传感器与所述控制模块连接，用于检测水流速并上报给所述控制模块；3. The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a flow rate sensor is provided on the water outlet pipe, and the flow rate sensor is connected with the control module for detecting the water flow rate and determining the flow rate. report to the control module;所述热水请求中还包括：所需流速；The hot water request further includes: required flow rate;所述控制模块用于，根据所述水流速控制所述出水管道的阀门开度，以使与所述无线终端的标识对应的出水管道的水流速与所需流速一致。The control module is configured to control the valve opening of the water outlet pipe according to the water flow rate, so that the water flow rate of the water outlet pipe corresponding to the identification of the wireless terminal is consistent with the required flow rate.4.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述进水管道上设置有过滤装置，用于对进入进水管道的水进行过滤。4 . The smart water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1 , wherein a filter device is provided on the water inlet pipe for filtering the water entering the water inlet pipe. 5 .5.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述加热模块包括：加热元件和液位传感器；所述加热元件和所述液位传感器设置在智能热水器的主箱体内。5. The smart water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1, wherein the heating module comprises: a heating element and a liquid level sensor; the heating element and the liquid level sensor are arranged on the main part of the smart water heater. inside the box.6.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，还包括：漏电保护装置；6. The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1, further comprising: a leakage protection device;所述漏电保护装置与所述控制模块连接，用于接收所述控制模块的漏电信息并进行断电保护。The leakage protection device is connected to the control module, and is used for receiving leakage information of the control module and performing power-off protection.7.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述无线终端包括：淋浴装置、洗漱装置以及智能坐便器。7 . The smart water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless terminal comprises: a shower device, a washing device and a smart toilet. 8 .8.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述控制模块与远程遥控终端无线连接，用于接收远程遥控终端的预加热指令，并根据所述预加热指令控制所述加热模块进行预加热操作。8 . The smart water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1 , wherein the control module is wirelessly connected to a remote control terminal for receiving a preheating instruction from the remote control terminal, and according to the preheating instruction The heating module is controlled to perform a preheating operation.9.根据权利要求1所述的基于物联网系统的智能热水器，其特征在于，所述控制模块与所述无线终端通过WIFI或者蓝牙进行连接。9 . The intelligent water heater based on the Internet of Things system according to claim 1 , wherein the control module and the wireless terminal are connected through WIFI or Bluetooth. 10 .

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