Method and Monitoring System for Automatically Monitoring a Working and/or Storage Environment of at Least One Mobile Component of a Gardening, Forestry, Construction, Ground-Processing and/or Transport System

Abstract

A method automatically monitors a working and/or storage environment of at least one mobile component of a gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system that includes at least one motor-powered gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or mobile transport device. The component has a temperature sensor designed to detect a temperature of the working and/or storage environment. The method a) detects the temperature using the temperature sensor, and b) if a set of ambient fire criteria is met, wherein the set of ambient fire criteria is characteristic of a fire in the working and/or storage environment and includes at least one fire temperature criterion, wherein the fire temperature criterion is to be met by the detected temperature or a quantity based on the detected temperature, outputs and/or transmits an ambient fire alarm signal to a fire alarm system.

Claims

1. A method for automatically monitoring a working and/or storage environment of at least one mobile component of a gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system, comprising at least one motor-powered gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or mobile transport device, wherein the component comprises a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being designed to detect a temperature of the working and/or storage environment, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) detecting the temperature of the working and/or storage environment using the temperature sensor; and b) outputting and/or transmitting an ambient fire alarm signal to a fire alarm system when a set of ambient fire criteria is met, wherein the set of ambient fire criteria is characteristic of a fire in the working and/or storage environment and comprises at least one fire temperature criterion, and wherein the fire temperature criterion is to be met by the detected temperature or a quantity based on the detected temperature.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fire temperature criterion is characteristic of an exceeding of a fire temperature limit and/or an exceeding of a fire temperature rate of increase limit.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the fire temperature limit is at least 80 C. and/or the fire temperature rate of increase limit is at least 1.5 C./s..

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of ambient fire criteria comprises at least one further criterion in addition to the fire temperature criterion.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the set of ambient fire criteria comprises the fire temperature criterion characteristic of the exceeding of the fire temperature limit and, in addition, a further fire temperature criterion characteristic of the exceeding of the fire temperature rate of increase limit.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the component heats up due to its operation, wherein the temperature sensor is designed to detect the temperature of the component, wherein the method comprises the step of: detecting operational and/or non-operational data of the operation and/or non-operation of the component, the operational and/or non-operational data of the temperature or of the temperature-based quantity being of different types, and wherein the set of ambient fire criteria comprises a minimum and/or non-operational criterion, wherein the minimal and/or non-operational criterion is characteristic of a minimal and/or non-operation of the component for a minimum non-operational period, and is to be met by the detected operational and/or non-operational data or by a quantity based on the detected operational and/or non-operational data.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the component heats up due to its operation, wherein the temperature sensor is designed to detect the temperature of the component, wherein the method comprises the step of: detecting operational and/or non-operational data of the operation and/or non-operation of the component, the operational and/or non-operational data of the temperature or of the temperature-based quantity being of different types, and outputting and/or transmitting a component overheating warning signal when a set of component overheating criteria is met, wherein the set of component overheating criteria is characteristic of an overheating of the component due to its operation for a minimum operating period, and is to be met by the detected temperature or the quantity based on the detected temperature and by the detected operational and/or non-operational data or a quantity based on the detected operational and/or non-operational data, wherein the component overheating warning signal is different from the ambient fire alarm signal.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the component heats up due to its operation, wherein the temperature sensor is designed to detect the temperature of the component, wherein the method comprises the step: outputting and/or transmitting a component overheating warning signal when a set of component overheating criteria is met, and when the fire temperature criterion is not met, wherein the set of component overheating criteria is characteristic of overheating of the component due to its operation and comprises at least one operational overheating temperature criterion, the operational overheating temperature criterion being different from the fire temperature criterion and wherein said criterion is to be met by the detected temperature or the quantity based on the detected temperature, wherein the component overheating warning signal is different from the ambient fire alarm signal.

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the operational overheating temperature criterion is characteristic of an operational overheating temperature range being reached with a maximum operational overheating temperature value equal to the fire temperature limit.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system comprises at least one further mobile component, wherein the further mobile component comprises a further temperature sensor, the further temperature sensor being designed to detect a further temperature of the working and/or storage environment, wherein the method comprises the step of: detecting the further temperature of the working and/or storage environment using the further temperature sensor, and wherein the set of ambient fire criteria comprises a further fire temperature criterion, wherein the further fire temperature criterion is to be met by the further detected temperature or a quantity based on the further detected temperature.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the method comprises the step of: determining a spatial proximity between the component and the further component, and wherein the set of ambient fire criteria comprises a proximity criterion, wherein the proximity criterion is to be met by the determined spatial proximity or a quantity based on the determined spatial proximity.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the component comprises a transmission device, the transmission device being designed for wireless transmission of the detected temperature, of a quantity based on the detected temperature, of information based thereon, and/or of the ambient fire alarm signal, and/or wherein the further mobile component has a further transmission device, the further transmission device being designed for wireless transmission of the further detected temperature, of the quantity based on the further detected temperature, and/or of further information based thereon, and wherein the spatial proximity is determined depending on the wireless transmission.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission is wireless at least in part by use of Bluetooth transmission technology, Wireless Local-Area Network transmission technology, Long-Range transmission technology, mobile radio transmission technology, and/or narrow-band Internet-of-Things transmission technology, and/or wherein the outputting is acoustic.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transmission is carried out via a mobile transmission intermediate station.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the component comprises an electrically powered, gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device, a drive battery pack for supplying the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device with electrical drive power, or wherein the component comprises a charger for supplying the drive battery pack with electrical charging power.

16. A monitoring system for automatically monitoring a working and/or storage environment of at least one mobile component of a gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system, comprising: the mobile component, wherein the mobile component comprises a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being designed to detect a temperature of the working and/or storage environment, and wherein the monitoring system is operatively configured to: a) detect the temperature of the working and/or storage environment using the temperature sensor; and b) output and/or transmit an ambient fire alarm signal to a fire alarm system when a set of ambient fire criteria is met, wherein the set of ambient fire criteria is characteristic of a fire in the working and/or storage environment and comprises at least one fire temperature criterion, wherein the fire temperature criterion is to be met by the detected temperature or a quantity based on the detected temperature. and/or

17. A system, comprising: the monitoring system according to claim 16; and the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system, and/or the fire alarm system.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0046] FIG. 1 schematically shows an exemplary system and method according to the invention comprising a monitoring system; and

[0047] FIG. 2 schematically shows a set of ambient fire criteria having at least one fire temperature criterion of the method of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0048] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a method and a monitoring system 10 for automatically monitoring a working and/or storage environment 100 of at least one mobile component 1 of a gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system 2 comprising at least one motor-powered gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or mobile transport device 3. The component 1 comprises a temperature sensor 5. The temperature sensor 5 is designed to detect a temperature T100 of the working and/or storage environment 100, in particular detects said temperature.

[0049] The method consists of the steps: a) detecting the temperature T100 using the temperature sensor 5. b) if a set of ambient fire criteria UBK is met, wherein the set of ambient fire criteria UBK is characteristic of a fire BR in the working and/or storage environment 100 and comprises at least one fire temperature criterion BTK, wherein the fire temperature criterion BTK is to be met by the detected temperature T100 or a quantity based on the detected temperature, outputting and/or transmitting an ambient fire alarm signal UBAS to a fire alarm system 101.

[0050] The monitoring system 10 is designed to carry out the method, in particular, carries it out.

[0051] In detail, the at least one fire temperature criterion BTK is characteristic of the exceeding of a fire temperature limit, in particular of at least 80 C., in particular at least 100 C., and/or the exceeding of a fire temperature rate of increase limit Tlimit/t, in particular of at least 1.5 C./s, in particular at least 3 C./s.

[0052] Furthermore, the set of ambient fire criteria UBK comprises at least one further criterion BTK, MNBK, BTK, NK, ABlimitK in addition to the fire temperature criterion BTK, in particular the fire temperature criterion BTK characteristic of the exceeding of the fire temperature limit Tlimit and in addition, a further fire temperature criterion BTK characteristic of the exceeding of the fire temperature rate of increase limit Tlimit/t.

[0053] Also, the component 1 heats up due to its operation. The temperature sensor 5 is designed to detect the temperature T1 of the component 1, in particular detects said temperature.

[0054] In addition, the method comprises the step of: detecting operational and/or non-operational data BND of the operation and/or non-operation of the component 1. The operational and/or non-operational data BND are of a different type than the temperature T1 or the temperature-based quantity.

[0055] In addition, the set of ambient fire criteria UBK comprises a minimum and/or non-operational criterion MNBK. The minimum and/or non-operational criterion MNBK is characteristic of a minimum and/or non-operation of the component 1, in particular for a minimum non-operational period NBZD, and is to be met by the detected operational and/or non-operational data BND or a quantity based on the detected operational and/or non-operational data.

[0056] The method also additionally or alternatively comprises the step: if a set of component overheating criteria KUK is met, and in particular the fire temperature criterion is not met, the set of component overheating criteria KUK being characteristic of an overheating of the component 1 due to its operation, in particular for a minimum operating period BZD, and is to be met by the detected temperature T1 or the quantity based on the detected temperature and by the detected operational and/or non-operational data BND or a quantity based on the detected operational and/or non-operational data, outputting and/or transmitting a component overheating warning signal KUWS. The component overheating warning signal KUWS is different from the ambient fire alarm signal UBAS.

[0057] In addition or alternatively, the set of component overheating criteria KUK comprises at least one operational overheating temperature criterion BUTK. The operational overheating temperature criterion BUTK is different from the fire temperature criterion BTK and is to be met by the detected temperature T1 or the quantity based on the detected temperature.

[0058] In detail, the operational overheating temperature criterion BUTK is characteristic of an operational overheating temperature range BUTB being reached, in particular with a maximum operational overheating temperature value BUTmax equal to the fire temperature limit Tlimit.

[0059] In addition, the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system 2 comprises at least one further mobile component 1, in particular a further, in particular different type, motor-powered gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or mobile transport device 3. The further component 1 comprises a further temperature sensor 5. The further temperature sensor 5 is designed to detect a further temperature T100 of the working and/or storage environment 100, in particular detects said temperature. The method comprises the step of: detecting the further temperature T100 using the further temperature sensor 5. The set of ambient fire criteria UBK comprises a further fire temperature criterion BTK. The further fire temperature criterion BTK is to be met by the further detected temperature T100 or a quantity based on the further detected temperature.

[0060] In detail, the method comprises the step of: determining, in particular acquiring, a spatial proximity RN, in particular a distance AB, between the component 1 and the further component 1. The set of ambient fire criteria UBK comprises a proximity criterion NK, ABlimitK. The proximity criterion NK, ABlimitK is to be met by the determined spatial proximity RN or a quantity based on the determined spatial proximity. In particular, the proximity criterion NK is a distance limit violation criterion ABlimitK. The distance limit violation criterion ABlimitK is characteristic of a violation of a distance limit ABlimit.

[0061] In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the further criterion is the further fire temperature criterion BTK, the minimum and/or non-operational criterion MNBK, the further fire temperature criterion BTK and/or the proximity criterion NK, ABlimitK.

[0062] In detail, the component 1 comprises a transmission device 6. The transmission device 6 is designed for wireless transmission of, and in particular transmits, in particular the detected temperature T100, the quantity based on the detected temperature, information based thereon, and/or the ambient fire alarm signal UBAS. In addition or alternatively, the further component 1 has a further transmission device 6. The further transmission device 6 is designed for wireless transmission of, and in particular transmits, in particular the further detected temperature T100, the quantity based on the further detected temperature, and/or further information based thereon. The spatial proximity RN is determined depending on the wireless transmission.

[0063] In addition or alternatively, the component 1 and the further component 1 comprise, in particular in each case, an, in particular electrical, position determination sensor for determining an, in particular respective, position, in particular a GNSS-receiver GNSS. The spatial proximity RN is determined depending on the determined positions.

[0064] Furthermore, the transmission is wireless at least in some sections, in particular by means of Bluetooth transmission technology BLT and/or Wireless Local-Area Network transmission technology WLAN and/or Long-Range transmission technology LoRa and/or mobile radio transmission technology MUT and/or narrow-band Internet-of-Things transmission technology NB-IoT. In addition or alternatively, the output is acoustic, in particular by means of a sound generator, in particular a loudspeaker, in particular of the monitoring system 10.

[0065] In addition, the transmission is carried out via an, in particular mobile, transmission intermediate station 7.

[0066] In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, it is determined by means of the transmission intermediate station 7 and/or a gateway, a mobile phone and/or a smartphone, whether or not the set of ambient fire criteria UBK and/or the set of component overheating criteria KUK, is/are met, in particular in each case. In alternative exemplary embodiments, by means of the component, of the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device, of the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system and/or an, in particular external, cloud, it can be determined whether or not the set of ambient fire criteria and/or the set of component overheating criteria is/are met. In particular, the cloud may be located remotely from or not in the working and/or storage environment.

[0067] Further, in the exemplary embodiment shown the ambient fire alarm signal UBAS and/or the component overheating warning signal KUWS are output and/or transmitted, in particular in each case, by means of the transmission intermediate station 7 and/or the gateway, the mobile phone and/or the smartphone. In alternative exemplary embodiments, the environmental fire alarm signal and/or the component overheating warning signal can be output and/or transmitted by means of the component of the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device and/or of the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system.

[0068] In addition, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the transmission from the component 1 to the transmission intermediate station 7 is carried out by means of Bluetooth transmission technology BLT and/or Wireless Local-Area Network transmission technology WLAN. In alternative embodiments, the transmission from the component, the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device and/or from the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system, in particular to the fire alarm system, can be carried out by means of Long-Range transmission technology and/or mobile radio transmission technology and/or narrow-band Internet-of-things transmission technology.

[0069] Furthermore, the component 1 is the, in particular electrically powered, gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device 3 a drive battery pack 4 for supplying the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport device 3 with electrical drive power AL, or a charger 8 for supplying the drive battery pack 4 with electrical charging power LL.

[0070] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the detected temperature T100, the quantity based on the detected temperature, a charging status and/or the determined position are transmitted from the component 1, in particular to the transmission intermediate station 7.

[0071] The system 20 according to the invention comprises the monitoring system 10 and at least the component 1, in particular the gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system 2, and/or the fire alarm system 101 and in particular the transmission intermediate station 7.

[0072] As the exemplary embodiments shown and explained above make clear, the invention provides an advantageous method and an advantageous monitoring system, in particular in each case, for automatically monitoring a working and/or storage environment of at least one mobile component of a gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or transport system comprising at least one motor-powered gardening, forestry, construction, ground-processing and/or mobile transport device, and an advantageous system comprising such a monitoring system, which, in particular in each case, have improved properties.

[0073] The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.