WEATHER MONITORING SYSTEM AND STREETLAMP SYSTEM USING SAME

• US 20130231866A1
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GDS Software Company Limited, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Chi-Chih Wang, Kai-Chiang Yang, Tzu-Te Wang, Wan-Ying Liao
• Inventors: WANG, CHI-CHIH, WANG, TZU-TE, YANG, KAI-CHIANG, LIAO, WAN-YING
• Application Number:
  US13/661,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20130231866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/3
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/04 giving only separate indications of the variables measured
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2001/006 Main server receiving weather information from several sub-stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A weather monitoring system includes a plurality of weather stations located at different regions. Each weather station includes a processor; a power controller to provide power for the weather station; a sensor to detect weather conditions of the region where the weather station is, and transmit the weather condition to the processor; an emitter to transmit the weather conditions to other weather stations; a receiver to receive the weather conditions from the other weather stations; and a display device to display the weather conditions. A streetlamp system having the weather monitoring system is also provided.

Claims

1. A weather monitoring system, comprising:

a plurality of weather stations, located at different regions, each weather station comprising;

a processor;

a power controller to provide power for the weather station;

a sensor electrically connected with the processor, the sensor being configured to detect weather conditions of the region where the weather station is, and transmit the weather condition to the processor;

an emitter electrically connected with the processor for transmitting the weather conditions to other weather stations;

a receiver electrically connected with the processor for receiving the weather conditions from the other weather stations; and

a display device electrically connected with the processor for displaying the weather conditions.

2. The weather monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor to determine a temperature of outer environment.

3. The weather monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor, the thermistor has an electrical resistance changeable in accordance with the temperature of environment, and the temperature of environment is determined by measuring the electrical resistance of the thermistor.

4. The weather monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a humidity sensor to determine a humidity of atmosphere.

5. The weather monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the humidity sensor is a humidity sensitive resistor, the humidity sensitive resistor has an electrical resistance changeable in accordance with the humidity of atmosphere, and the humidity of atmosphere is determined by measuring the electrical resistance of the humidity sensitive resistor.

6. The weather monitoring system of claim 5, wherein the humidity sensitive resistor comprises a substrate and a polymer film formed on the substrate, an electrical resistance of the polymer film is changeable in accordance with the humidity of atmosphere.

7. The weather monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the polymer film is made of a material selected from a group consisting of electrolyte salts, metal oxides and hygroscopic resins.

8. The weather monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the humidity sensor is a humidity sensitive capacitor, the humidity sensitive capacitor has an electrical capacitance changeable in accordance with the humidity of atmosphere, and the humidity of atmosphere is determined by measuring the electrical capacitance of the humidity sensitive capacitor.

9. The weather monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a rainfall sensor, the rainfall sensor comprises a light emitting diode, a photodiode, and a transparent glass, the light emitting diode and the photodiode are formed at an inner surface of the transparent glass, an outer surface of the transparent glass are exposed to outer environment, the light emitting diode is positioned at an angle with the outer surface of the transparent glass to achieve that light from the light emitting diode is totally reflected by the outer surface of the transparent glass and received by the photodiode, when it is raining, a raindrop is attached to the outer surface of the transparent glass, the raindrop breaks down the totally reflection of light in the outer surface of the transparent glass and reduces light being received by the photodiode, therefore the amount of rainfall can be determined by measuring a light intensity being received by the photodiode.

10. The weather monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises a visibility sensor to determine the visibility of atmosphere.

11. A streetlamp system, comprising:

a plurality of streetlamps being located at different regions; and

a weather monitoring systems, comprising;

a plurality of weather stations being located at the streetlamps respectively, each weather station comprising;

a processor;

a power controller to provide power for the weather station;

a sensor electrically connected with the processor, the sensor being configured to detect weather conditions of the region where the weather station is, and transmit the weather condition to the processor;

an emitter electrically connected with the processor for transmitting the weather conditions to other weather stations;

a receiver electrically connected with the processor for receiving the weather conditions from the other weather stations; and

a display device electrically connected with the processor for displaying the weather conditions.

12. The streetlamp system of claim 11, wherein the sensor comprises a temperature sensor to determine a temperature of outer environment.

13. The streetlamp system of claim 11, wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor, the thermistor has an electrical resistance changeable in accordance with the temperature of environment, and the temperature of environment is determined by measuring the electrical resistance of the thermistor.

14. The streetlamp system of claim 11, wherein the sensor comprises a humidity sensor to determine a humidity of atmosphere.

15. The streetlamp system of claim 14, wherein the humidity sensor is a humidity sensitive resistor, the humidity sensitive resistor has an electrical resistance changeable in accordance with the humidity of atmosphere, and the humidity of atmosphere is determined by measuring the electrical resistance of the humidity sensitive resistor.

16. The streetlamp system of claim 15, wherein the humidity sensitive resistor comprises a substrate and a polymer film formed on the substrate, an electrical resistance of the polymer film is changeable in accordance with the humidity of atmosphere.

17. The streetlamp system of claim 16, wherein the polymer film is made of a material selected from a group consisting of electrolyte salts, metal oxides and hygroscopic resins.

18. The streetlamp system of claim 14, wherein the humidity sensor is a humidity sensitive capacitor, the humidity sensitive capacitor has an electrical capacitance changeable in accordance with the humidity of atmosphere, and the humidity of atmosphere is determined by measuring the electrical capacitance of the humidity sensitive capacitor.

19. The streetlamp system of claim 11, wherein the sensor comprises a rainfall sensor, the rainfall sensor comprises a light emitting diode, a photodiode, and a transparent glass, the light emitting diode and the photodiode are formed at an inner surface of the transparent glass, an outer surface of the transparent glass are exposed to outer environment, the light emitting diode is positioned at an angle with the outer surface of the transparent glass to achieve that light from the light emitting diode is totally reflected by the outer surface of the transparent glass and received by the photodiode, when it is raining, a raindrop is attached to the outer surface of the transparent glass, the raindrop breaks down the totally reflection of light in the outer surface of the transparent glass and reduces light being received by the photodiode, therefore the amount of rainfall can be determined by measuring a light intensity being received by the photodiode.

20. The streetlamp system of claim 11, wherein the sensor module comprises a visibility sensor to determine the visibility of atmosphere.