Apparatus and method for detecting water
An apparatus for detecting water includes at least one battery module for producing and supplying electricity to outside of the apparatus, a housing for accommodating the battery module, and a touch panel for detecting a contact position of water when the water makes contact with one surface of the touch panel, and the touch panel includes a first touch panel located in a first area where the battery module is formed.
1. An apparatus for detecting water, the apparatus comprising:
at least one battery module configured to produce and supply electricity to outside of the apparatus;
a housing configured to accommodate the battery module; and
a touch panel configured to detect a contact position of water when the water makes contact with one surface of the touch panel,
wherein the touch panel includes a first touch panel located in a first area where the battery module is formed.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first touch panel is located below the battery module.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first touch panel is formed in plural and is also located above the battery module.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch panel further includes a second touch panel formed in plural and also located in a second area where the battery module is not formed.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a cooling block located in the first area to cool the battery module by making cooling water flow in the cooling block; and
a cooling water hose through which the cooling water flows into or out of the cooling block,
wherein the cooling water hose is formed in the second area.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cooling block is located below the battery module.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the cooling block is formed in plural and is also located above the battery module.
8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second touch panel is located below the cooling water hose.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second touch panel is formed in plural and is also located above the cooling water hose.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch panel optically detects the contact position of the water.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch panel capacitively detects the contact position of the water.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch panel ultrasonically detects the contact position of the water.
13. A method for detecting water, the method comprising:
detecting, by a controller, a contact position when water makes contact with a touch panel;
determining, by the controller, whether the touch panel detecting the contact position is a first touch panel located in a first area where at least one battery module is formed; and
generating, by the controller, a first notification and limiting output of the battery module when it is determined that the touch panel detecting the contact position is the first touch panel.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first touch panel is located below the battery module.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first touch panel is formed in plural and is also located above the battery module.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first notification is generated by at least one method of turning on a warning light, generating a sound alarm, and display on a monitoring device.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the contact position detected by the touch panel is displayed on the monitoring device when the first notification is generated by the method in which the first notification is displayed on the monitoring device.
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the touch panel includes a second touch panel formed in plural and located in a second area where the battery module is not formed.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein a second notification is generated when it is determined that the touch panel detecting the contact position is the second touch panel.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the second notification is generated by at least one method of turning on a warning light, generating a sound alarm, and display on a monitoring device.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the contact position detected by the touch panel is displayed on the monitoring device when the second notification is generated by the method in which the second notification is displayed on the monitoring device.
22. The method of claim 18 , wherein a cooling block is located in the first area to cool the battery module by making cooling water flow in the cooling block,
wherein a cooling water hose allows the cooling water to flow into or out of the cooling block, and
wherein the cooling water hose is formed in the second area.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the cooling block is located below the battery module.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the cooling block is formed in plural and is also located above the battery module.
25. The method of claim 22 , wherein the second touch panel is located below the cooling water hose.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the second touch panel is formed in plural and is also located above the cooling water hose.
27. The method of claim 13 , wherein the touch panel optically detects the contact position of the water.
28. The method of claim 13 , wherein the touch panel capacitively detects the contact position of the water.
29. The method of claim 13 , wherein the touch panel ultrasonically detects the contact position of the water.
30. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the computer readable medium comprising:
program instructions that detect a contact position when water makes contact with a touch panel;
program instructions that determine whether the touch panel detecting the contact position is a first touch panel located in a first area where at least one battery module is formed; and
program instructions that generate a first notification and limit output of the battery module when it is determined that the touch panel detecting the contact position is the first touch panel.