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Development of an Integrated Meter Reading Home Concentrate Device

통합 원격검침 지시장치 개발

  • 박재삼 (인천대학교 전자공학과)
  • Received : 2014.09.04
  • Accepted : 2014.12.27
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

This paper highlights the home concentrate device(HCD) that integrates the data reading and display of the six types of meters (water, hot water, heating, cooling, gas and electricity) used in Korean residential areas. Unlike the conventional system which utilizes single MCU, the developed system uses two MCUs for one MCU to gather the meter readings and for the other MCU to communicate to the server computer. Hard ware design, communication protocols, LCD design and program structures are discussed and the test results are shown in this paper. With the implementation of integrated meter reading, the developed system can increase the popularity of automatic meter reading(AMR) with its better scalability, pricing, installation fee, maintenance and faster response.

본 논문은 가정의 6종 미터기(수도, 온수, 난방, 냉방, 가스, 전력량)의 계량을 통합하여 검침할 수 있는 통합 검침장치 지시부(HCD)를 개발에 대한 연구이다. 본 개발 장치에서는 각 세대의 6종 계량기의 계량값을 원격으로 검침하여 표시부에 표출하는 한편, 이 검침값들을 통신라인을 통하여 원격검침 서버컴퓨터로 보내질 수 있는 기능을 구현하기 위하여 2개의 MCU로 미터기 검침과 서버응답 기능을 분리하여 수행하는 방법을 제시한다. HCD의 하드웨어 설계, 통신 프로토콜, HCD 용 LCD 설계, 프로그램 구성 등과 함께 완성된 시스템의 테스트 결과를 보여준다. 제안된 방법에 의하여 개발된 시스템을 automatic meter reading(AMR)에 적용할 경우 기존시스템 보다 응답이 빠르며, 가격, 설치비, 유지비 등이 저렴한 장점이 있다.

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