Smart distribution board comprising module expansion device
A smart distribution board according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a module expansion device mounted on each of a plurality of modules and connecting the plurality of modules with each other, wherein the module expansion device comprises: a PCI slot for connecting the module of the plurality of modules, on which the module expansion device is mounted; and at least one expansion connector for connecting the module on which the module expansion device is mounted and at least another module.
1 . A smart distribution board comprising a module expansion device equipped on one module of a plurality of modules to connect the plurality of modules to each other,
wherein the module expansion device comprises:
a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slot that connects the module expansion device with the one module equipped with the module expansion device among the plurality of modules; and
at least one expansion connector that connects the one module equipped with the module expansion device with at least one other module of the plurality of modules,
wherein the plurality of modules comprises a main module and at least one sub-module, and
wherein the main module comprises:
a communication unit; and
a processor that is configured to:
receive status information related to the smart distribution board through at least one of the communication unit and the module expansion device,
transmit the status information to an external device through the communication unit, and
control the at least one sub-module based on monitoring information corresponding to the status information, received from the external device.
2 . The smart distribution board of claim 1 , wherein the module expansion device comprises a switch that assigns a prefix to each module of the plurality of modules.
3 . The smart distribution board of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensing device that detects a status of the smart distribution board,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive first status information related to the smart distribution board detected by the at least one sensing device through the communication unit, and
receive second status information related to the at least one sub-module through the module expansion device.
4 . The smart distribution board of claim 3 , wherein the communication unit comprises a first Radio Frequency (RF) module and a second RF module that are configured to receive RF signals of different frequencies, and
wherein the processor is further configured to receive the first status information related to the smart distribution board through the first RF module or the second RF module corresponding to the at least one sensing device.
5 . The smart distribution board of claim 1 , wherein the module expansion device comprises a switch that assigns a prefix to the at least one sub-module, and
wherein the processor is further configured to distinguish the at least one sub-module based on the prefix assigned through the switch.
6 . The smart distribution board of claim 1 , wherein the main module further comprises a memory,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify control information for controlling the at least one sub-module based on the monitoring information, and
store the control information and information related to a time at which the control information has been identified in the memory.
7 . The smart distribution board of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to sequentially process the control information based on the information related to the time at which the control information has been identified.