Sensor hub and method for operating the same

1. A sensor hub comprising:

a housing having ventilation ports on a front side, lateral sides and a rear side of the housing, and the housing having a first opening and a second opening at a top end and a bottom end of the housing, respectively;

a fine dust sensor disposed adjacent to at least one of the ventilation ports of the housing and configured to sense a concentration of fine dust introduced through the ventilation ports;

a CO 2 sensor disposed adjacent to the ventilation ports of the housing and configured to sense a concentration of CO 2 introduced through the ventilation ports;

a temperature/humidity sensor disposed adjacent to at least one of the ventilation ports of the housing for sensing temperature and humidity around the housing;

a correction sensor disposed adjacent to the temperature/humidity sensor for sensing temperature and humidity inside the housing, and the correction sensor for correcting the sensed temperature and the humidity around the housing based on the sensed temperature and the humidity inside the housing;

a display plate coupled to the first opening and a display unit mounted to the display plate;

an illumination plate coupled to the second opening and having an edge portion made of a transparent or translucent material;

a plurality of light emitting units disposed apart from each other along the edge portion of the illumination plate for emitting light of a same color; and

a main board disposed in the housing and including a processor configured to control the plurality of light emitting units and the display unit based on data regarding the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration and the corrected temperature and humidity,

wherein the light emitted by the plurality of light emitting units passes through the edge portion of the illumination plate,

the processor is configured to:

control the color of the light emitted from the plurality of light emitting units by comparing the data regarding one or more of the fine dust concentration and the CO 2 concentration with a predefined reference value, and

control the display unit to display information regarding the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration or the corrected temperature and humidity.

2. The sensor hub of claim 1 , wherein the ventilation ports include a front ventilation port provided on a front side of the housing,

wherein the temperature/humidity sensor is disposed adjacent to the front ventilation port.

3. The sensor hub of claim 1 , wherein the processor receives data on power consumption from an external wireless power meter through radio frequency communication and controls the plurality of light emitting units and the display unit based on the received power consumption data.

4. The sensor hub of claim 1 , further comprising a support bracket provided in the housing.

5. The sensor hub of claim 4 , wherein the fine dust sensor is disposed on a rear bottom portion of the support bracket,

wherein the CO 2 sensor is disposed over a top of the fine dust sensor,

wherein the temperature/humidity sensor is disposed on a front portion of the support bracket, and

wherein the main board is disposed on an upper surface of the support bracket.

6. The sensor hub of claim 1 , further comprising:

a top plate disposed over the display plate and made of a transparent material; and

a bottom plate provided with an anti-slip member at a lower portion and disposed under the illumination plate.

7. The sensor hub of claim 1 , wherein the first opening at the top end of the housing is formed at a first angle relative to the lateral sides and the rear side of the housing, and the second opening at the bottom end of the housing is formed at a second angle relative to the lateral sides and the rear side of the housing, wherein the first angle of the first opening forms an acute angle relative to the second angle of the second opening.

8. The sensor hub of claim 1 , wherein the ventilation ports include:

a rear ventilation port provided on the rear side of the housing; and

first and second side ventilation ports provided on the lateral sides of the housing.

9. The sensor hub of claim 8 , wherein air introduced through one of the first and second side ventilation ports is discharged through the other one of the first and second side ventilation ports.

10. The sensor hub of claim 8 , wherein the first side ventilation port and the second side ventilation port are provided on opposite lateral sides of the housing.

11. The sensor hub of claim 10 , wherein the fine dust sensor is positioned in the housing between the first side ventilation port and the second side ventilation port.

12. A method for operating a sensor hub, comprising:

sensing, by a fine dust sensor, a concentration of fine dust introduced into a housing and providing, to a processor, data on the sensed fine dust concentration;

sensing, by a CO 2 sensor, a concentration of CO 2 introduced into the housing and providing, to the processor, data on the sensed CO 2 concentration;

sensing, by a temperature/humidity sensor, temperature and humidity around the housing;

sensing, by a correction sensor, temperature and humidity inside the housing;

correcting, by the correction sensor, the sensed temperature and the humidity around the housing based on the sensed temperature and the humidity inside the housing;

receiving data, at a processor, regarding power consumption from an external wireless power meter through the processor which is configured for RF communication; and

controlling a plurality of light emitting units and a display unit based on data regarding one or more of the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration, the power consumption and the corrected temperature and humidity,

wherein the controlling of the plurality of light emitting units and the display unit includes:

comparing the data regarding one or more of the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration and the power consumption with a predetermined reference value,

controlling a color of light emitted from the plurality of light emitting units unit based on a result of the comparing, wherein the plurality of light emitting units emit light of a same color, and

controlling the display unit to display information regarding the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration, the power consumption or the corrected temperature and the humidity.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the predetermined reference value is one of a predetermined reference value for the fine dust concentration, a predetermined reference value for the CO 2 concentration, and a predetermined reference value for the power consumption.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the processor controls the plurality of light emitting units to emit light of a first color when a value of data regarding any one of the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration and the power consumption is greater than the predetermined reference value, and

wherein the processor controls the plurality of light emitting units to emit light of a second color different than the first color when the value of data regarding any one of the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration and the power consumption is less than the predetermined reference value.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the processor controls the display unit to display first information when a value of data regarding any one of the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration and the power consumption is greater than the predetermined reference value, and

wherein the processor controls the display unit to display second information different from the first information when the value of data regarding any one of the fine dust concentration, the CO 2 concentration and the power consumption is less than the predetermined reference value.