The smart socket is a kind of socket which saves electr […]
The smart socket is a kind of socket which saves electricity consumption. The concept of energy-saving socket has been generated long ago. It has been developed extensively so far, but the technology still needs to be improved. Some high-end energy-saving sockets not only save electricity, but also protect electrical appliances. They can be connected to handheld devices through Wifi, Bluetooth, etc. The main functions are remote switches and voice control.
Popular energy-saving sockets such as metering sockets, timing sockets, and remote control sockets can solve some practical problems, but they all have various defects. The metering socket can intuitively reflect the power, current, voltage and other information of the electrical appliance on the socket, and only allows the user to know the power consumption of the appliance. Users who need certain professional knowledge can analyze whether the appliance consumes power according to the measurement result. Found that the electrical appliances are abnormal, to avoid abnormal power consumption. The timing socket can control the electric appliance to work in a certain period of time, which reduces the energy waste in the idle period to a certain extent, but the actual electricity consumption period is not fixed, and once the situation changes, it needs to be re-set, which is inconvenient to use. The remote control socket needs to be equipped with a dedicated remote controller, which is costly and cumbersome to use, and is difficult for the user to accept. In addition, these sockets cannot have comprehensive grid parameter measurement and load control functions at the same time, and it is impossible to achieve safety protection for appliances, and it is impossible to avoid safety accidents caused by long-term overload power consumption.
Intelligent sockets are emerging electrical products. There are no clear standard specifications and definitions in China, and due to technical development and user awareness, there are fewer products on the market, which can be divided into the following categories.
The intelligent safety socket is a new concept of safety socket. This series of products is a new intelligent safety socket integrating one-way programmable (PLC) automatic control safety and energy-saving converter and electrical intelligent standby power-saving socket. The main function of this type of smart socket is power saving and security [2]. Mainly used in household and office appliances, the intelligent IC chip is embedded in the socket to automatically detect the current change on the line to realize the automatic power-off of the electrical standby, and solve the problem of “standby energy consumption”. This type of smart socket uses infrared sensing to turn on the power, does not change people's habit of using electrical appliances, and is more convenient to use, and truly saves electricity. And built-in lightning protection, anti-high voltage, anti-short circuit, anti-overload function, truly safe. The smart socket series socket will automatically detect the current change of the electric appliance to cut off the electricity, completely eliminate the standby energy consumption problem, save energy, reduce emissions, and protect the environment.
