阅读说明：本技术 电源分配器及其设定方法 (Power distributor and setting method thereof ) 是由 黄明煌 于 2018-09-05 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提出一种电源分配器及其设定方法。电源分配器包括信号输入端口、电力输出端口以及嵌入式系统。嵌入式系统耦接于信号输入端口以及电力输出端口并且用以提供设定界面。设定界面用以设定电力输出端口提供的电流与其对应的信号输入端口接收的多个信号的逻辑值组合,以产生电源分配器的输出规则。响应于信号输入端口接收多个输入信号,嵌入式系统根据接收的多个输入信号的逻辑值组合以及设定好的输出规则,控制电力输出端口的输出。(The invention provides a power supply distributor and a setting method thereof. The power distributor comprises a signal input port, a power output port and an embedded system. The embedded system is coupled to the signal input port and the power output port and is used for providing a setting interface. The setting interface is used for setting the combination of the current provided by the power output port and the logic values of a plurality of signals received by the corresponding signal input ports so as to generate the output rule of the power supply distributor. In response to the signal input port receiving a plurality of input signals, the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the logic value combination of the received input signals and the set output rule.)

1. A power distributor, comprising:

a signal input port to receive a plurality of signals;

a power output port for providing current; and

an embedded system coupled to the signal input port and the power output port and configured to:

providing a setting interface, wherein the setting interface is used for setting the logic value combination of the current and the plurality of signals corresponding to the current to generate the output rule of the power distributor,

wherein in response to the signal input port receiving a plurality of input signals, the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the logic value combination of the plurality of input signals and the output rule.

2. The power distributor of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication interface coupled to the embedded system and used for connecting to an Ethernet network, wherein the embedded system provides the setting interface through the Ethernet network,

wherein the embedded system receives an external setting signal through the Ethernet network to generate the output rule according to the external setting signal.

3. The power distributor of claim 2, wherein the embedded system provides the setting interface on a web page, and an external device is connected to the web page through the ethernet network to access the setting interface and provide the external setting signal.

4. The power distributor of claim 1, wherein the embedded system is configured to:

setting a current threshold value; and

and determining the logic value combination of the input signals according to the input signals and the current threshold value.

5. The power distributor of claim 1, wherein the setting interface is further configured to set a timer, wherein the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the timer.

6. A setting method of a power supply distributor is characterized in that the power supply distributor comprises a signal input port, a power output port and an embedded system, and the setting method comprises the following steps:

the embedded system provides a setting interface, wherein the setting interface is used for setting the combination of the current provided by the power output port and the logic values of a plurality of signals received by the corresponding signal input ports so as to generate the output rule of the power supply distributor;

wherein in response to the signal input port receiving a plurality of input signals, the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the logic value combination of the plurality of input signals and the output rule.

7. The provisioning method of claim 6, wherein said embedded system provides said provisioning interface via an ethernet network, and further comprising:

the embedded system receives an external setting signal through the Ethernet network so as to generate the output rule according to the external setting signal.

8. The setting method of claim 7, wherein the setting interface is provided on a web page, and an external device is connected to the web page through the Ethernet network to access the setting interface and provide the external setting signal.

9. The setting method according to claim 6, further comprising:

setting a current threshold value; and

and determining the logic value combination of the input signals according to the input signals and the current threshold value.

10. The setting method according to claim 6, further comprising:

setting a timer, wherein the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the timer.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a power distributor, and more particularly, to an intelligent power distributor capable of performing input/output logic setting and a setting method thereof.

Background

A Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is a device that distributes Power to a plurality of different electronic devices. The power distributor commonly found in a computer room or a data center is, for example, a rack power distributor, which can perform power management on computer devices in the computer room, including digitally integrating power switches, extension plugs, line currents, loops, and power distribution in the computer room.

Therefore, how to provide a convenient way to perform power management setting to make the conventional power maintenance system easier to manage, save power consumption and manpower management cost is a common objective of those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a power distributor and a setting method thereof, which can provide a simple and easy-to-understand setting interface with convenient use.

The power supply distributor provided by the invention comprises a signal input port, a power output port and an embedded system. The signal input port is used for receiving a plurality of signals. The power output port is used for providing current. The embedded system is coupled to the signal input port and the power output port and is used for providing a setting interface. The setting interface is used for setting the combination of the current provided by the power output port and the logic values of a plurality of signals received by the corresponding signal input ports so as to generate the output rule of the power supply distributor. In response to the signal input port receiving a plurality of input signals, the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the logic value combination of the received input signals and the set output rule.

In an embodiment of the invention, the power distributor further includes a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the embedded system and is used for connecting to the Ethernet network. The embedded system provides a setting interface through the Ethernet network and receives an external setting signal through the Ethernet network to generate an output rule according to the external setting signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the embedded system provides a setting interface on a web page, and the external device is connected to the web page through an ethernet network to access the setting interface and provide an external setting signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the embedded system is configured to: setting a current threshold value; and determining the logic value combination of the input signals according to the input signals and the current threshold value.

In an embodiment of the invention, the setting interface is further configured to set a timer, and the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the timer.

The setting method provided by the invention is suitable for the power supply distributor comprising a signal input port, a power output port and an embedded system, and comprises the following steps: the embedded system provides a setting interface, wherein the setting interface is used for setting the combination of the current provided by the power output port and the logic values of a plurality of signals received by the corresponding signal input port so as to generate the output rule of the power distributor. In response to the signal input port receiving a plurality of input signals, the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the logic value combination of the received input signals and the set output rule.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the embedded system provides a setting interface through an ethernet network, and the setting method further includes the following steps: the embedded system receives the external setting signal through the Ethernet network so as to generate an output rule according to the external setting signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the setting interface is provided on a web page, and the external device is connected to the web page through an ethernet network to access the setting interface and provide the external setting signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the setting method further includes the following steps: setting a current threshold value; and determining the logic value combination of the input signals according to the input signals and the current threshold value.

In an embodiment of the invention, the setting interface is further configured to set a timer, and the embedded system controls the output of the power output port according to the timer.

Based on the above, the power distributor and the setting method thereof provided by the embodiments of the invention provide a simple and easy-to-understand setting interface, so that a user can set the output rule of the power distributor in a manner of setting a logic value. In some embodiments of the present invention, the setting interface is provided in a form of a web page, so that a user can access the setting interface by connecting to the web page through an ethernet network at a remote end to set the output rule of the power distributor, thereby improving convenience of power management.

In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a power distributor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for a power distributor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a setting method of a power distributor according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a power distributor according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a power distributor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the power distributor 100 includes a signal input port 110, a power output port 120, an embedded system 130, and a communication interface 140, wherein the embedded system 130 is coupled to the signal input port 110, the power output port 120, and the communication interface 140, respectively. As shown in fig. 2, the embedded system 130 of the power distributor 100 is enclosed in a housing, and the housing includes a plurality of openings for arranging the signal input port 110, the power output port 120, and the communication interface 140.

The signal input port 110 includes a plurality of input terminals for receiving signals, respectively. In some embodiments, the signal input port 110 is connected to, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a door access system or other devices, etc. for receiving signals from the devices connected thereto, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, in the signal input port 110, an input end connected to a temperature sensor is used for receiving a temperature sensing signal; the input end of the humidity sensor is connected to receive a humidity sensing signal; the input end connected to the entrance guard system is used for receiving the identity authentication signal and the like. In particular, the invention is not limited herein to the type of signal received at the signal input port 110. In some embodiments, the signal input port 110 is to receive a digital signal; in some embodiments, the signal input port 110 is for receiving analog signals; in some embodiments, each input terminal of the signal input port 110 is for receiving a digital signal or an analog signal.

The power output port 120 includes at least one output terminal (out) OL1 to OLn for providing current respectively. In some embodiments, the power output port 120 is connected to a computer system, an access control system, an air conditioning system, etc. for outputting current to provide power to the connected devices, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the power output port 120 can control the output current of each of the output ports OL1 to OLn to turn on, turn off or adjust the power supplied to the connected devices, such as switching computers, door locks or adjusting air conditioners.

The embedded system 130 is used to provide a setting interface to set the output rules of the output terminals of the power distributor 100. In some embodiments, the embedded system 130 is implemented by, for example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or other programmable general purpose or special purpose Microprocessor (Microprocessor), Digital Signal Processor (DSP), programmable controller, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or other similar devices or combinations thereof, and the invention is not limited thereto.

The communication interface 140 is used to connect to Ethernet (Ethernet) by wire or wirelessly. In some embodiments, the communication interface 140 is, for example, a wireless network module for wirelessly accessing the internet, or includes an ethernet interface for connecting to the ethernet network by wire, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the external device may be connected to a web page provided by the embedded system 130 via an ethernet network, including a setting interface, so as to set the output rules of the output terminals of the power distributor 100 in the setting interface of the web page. The following will explain the setting method of the power distributor 100 in the embodiment of the present invention by way of example.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a setting method of the power distributor according to an embodiment of the invention.

Referring to fig. 3, the embedded system 130 of the power distributor 100 is connected to the ethernet network through the communication interface 140, and provides a setting interface in the form of a web page, wherein the setting interface is used to set the logic value combination of the current and the signals corresponding thereto to generate the output rule of the power distributor. On the other hand, the user can connect to the web page provided by the embedded system 130 through ethernet network, for example, through the notebook NB, the personal computer PC, the smart phone MOB, or other similar devices, to access the setting interface and provide the external setting signal to set it. However, the present invention is not limited to the type of external device used, as long as the external device can be connected to the web page provided by the embedded system 130 to access the setting interface.

In some embodiments, the setting interface is designed as a logic matrix, for example, and each row (row) of the logic matrix is used to set an output rule of an output terminal, which includes a plurality of entries (entries) for respectively setting a logic value combination of a plurality of signals received by the signal input port 110 and an output logic value provided by the output terminal. The setting interface will be described by way of example, however, the setting interface of the present invention is not limited to the following example, and those skilled in the art can design the setting interface according to their needs.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface according to an embodiment of the invention.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the setting interface INT includes a 4 × 5 logic matrix Mx for setting the output rules of the four output ports OL1 to OL4 of the power output port 120. As shown IN fig. 4, the first row of the logic matrix Mx is used to set the output rule of the output terminal OL1, and includes the first four entries for setting the logic values of the signals respectively at the four input terminals IN 1-IN 4 of the signal input port 110, and the last entry for setting the output logic value at the output terminal OL 1; the second row of the logic matrix Mx is used to set the output rule of the output terminal OL2, and includes the first four entries for setting the logic values of the signals respectively at the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110, and the output logic value at the output terminal OL2 of the last entry, and so on. The signal logic value and the output logic value can be represented by on (e.g., logic value is 1) and off (e.g., logic value is 0). It should be noted that, although the setting interface INT in the embodiment of fig. 4 is exemplified by four input terminals and four output terminals, the number of the input terminals and the number of the output terminals are not limited herein.

The user can access the setting interface INT by connecting to the web page provided by the embedded system 130 through the ethernet network by using an external device, and set the value of each entry of the logic matrix Mx in the setting interface INT to generate an external setting signal and provide the external setting signal to the embedded system 130, and the embedded system 130 can receive the external setting signal and generate the output rule of the power distributor 100 accordingly.

IN detail, the first row of the logic matrix Mx is used to set the output rule of the output terminal OL1, wherein five entries are set to 1, 0, and 1 respectively, which indicates that when the logic values of the signals received by the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110 are combined to 1, 0, and 0, the output terminal OL1 is turned on and provides current according to the output logic value 1; the second row of the logic matrix Mx is used for setting the output rule of the output terminal OL2, wherein five entries are set to 0, 1, and 1 respectively, indicating that when the logic values of the signals received by the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110 are combined to 0, 1, and 1, the output terminal OL2 is turned on and provides current according to the output logic value 1; the third row of the logic matrix Mx is configured to set the output rule of the output terminal OL3, wherein five entries are respectively set to 0, 1, 0, indicating that when the logic values of the signals received by the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110 are combined to 0, 1, the output terminal OL3 is turned off to stop supplying current according to the output logic value 0; the fourth row of the logic matrix Mx is configured to set the output rule of the output terminal OL4, wherein five entries are set to 1, 0, and 1 respectively, indicating that when the logic values of the signals received by the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110 are combined to 1, 0, 1, and 0, the output terminal OL4 is turned on and supplies current according to the output logic value 1.

In this way, when the signal input port 110 receives a plurality of input signals, the embedded system 130 can control the output of the power output port 120 according to the logic value combination of the received input signals and the set output rule. Taking the output rule set in fig. 4 as an example, the embedded system 130 determines, for each row of the logic matrix Mx, whether the first four entries of the row match the logic value combinations of the four input signals, and controls the output current of the corresponding output terminal of the power output port 120 according to the last entry of the row that matches. In some embodiments, none of the first four entries of each row of the logic matrix Mx matches the logic value combination of the four input signals, the power output port 120 maintains the current output state without switching or changing.

In some embodiments, the signal input port 110 receives a signal (such as, but not limited to, an analog signal) other than a two-phase logic signal, and the embedded system 130 sets a current threshold, for example, and determines a logic value of the input signal according to the current magnitude of the input signal and the current threshold. For example, the embedded system 130 sets a first current threshold for the input terminal connected to the temperature sensor, and determines that the logic value of the input signal corresponding to the input terminal is 1 when the input terminal connected to the temperature sensor receives a current greater than the first current threshold, otherwise determines that the logic value of the input signal corresponding to the input terminal is 0. For another example, the embedded system 130 sets a second current threshold for the input terminal connected to the humidity sensor, and determines that the logic value of the input signal corresponding to the input terminal is 1 when the input terminal connected to the humidity sensor receives a current greater than the second current threshold, and otherwise determines that the logic value of the input signal corresponding to the input terminal is 0.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the specific means of the embedded system 130 converting the signal received by the signal input port 110 into the logic value, and those skilled in the art can design the embedded system according to their needs. Accordingly, no matter what type of signal is received at the signal input terminal 110, the embedded system 130 can convert the signal into a logic value to control the output of the power output port 120 according to the set output rule.

In some embodiments, the setting interface INT may also be used to set the timer TMR. For example, the timer TMR may be set corresponding to each of the output terminals OL1 to OL4 to set the time period for which each of the output terminals OL1 to OL4 is turned on or off according to the plurality of input terminals IN1 to IN4, respectively. As shown IN fig. 4, the timer TMR corresponding to the output terminal OL1 is set to 08:00 to 20:00, which means that the output terminal OL1 will turn on and supply current according to the output logic value 1 when the logic value combination of the signals received by the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110 presents 1, 0 between 08:00 and 20: 00; the timer TMR corresponding to the output terminal OL2 is set to 00:00, which means that the timer TMR does not limit the time, that is, once the logic values of the signals received by the input terminals IN1 to IN4 of the signal input port 110 are combined to 0, 1, the output terminal OL2 turns on and supplies current according to the output logic value 1, and so on. After the setting is completed, the embedded system 130 can control the outputs of the respective output terminals OL1 to OL4 of the power output port 120 according to the timer TMR set in the setting interface INT.

In summary, the power distributor and the setting method thereof provided in the embodiments of the invention provide a simple and easy setting interface, so that a user can set the output rule of the power distributor in a manner of setting a logic value. In some embodiments of the present invention, the setting interface is further provided in the form of a web page, so that a user can access the setting interface by connecting to the web page through an ethernet network at a remote end to set the output rule of the power distributor, thereby improving convenience of power management.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.