JP7158164B2 - CONTROL DEVICE, EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a control device, equipment control system, equipment control method, and program.

In recent years, attempts have been made to develop a demand response (hereinafter referred to as DR) that balances power supply and demand. For example, according to the power supply situation of the electric power company, it is transmitted to the consumers in the area under the jurisdiction of the DR command. In general, a DR command to reduce power consumption is called a lower DR, and a DR command request to increase the power consumption is called a higher DR. For example, when it is expected that the power supply and demand will become tight, the electric power company will issue a downgrade DR to the consumer so that power shortage will not occur. HEMS (Home Energy Management System) and BEMS (Building Energy Management System) provided by consumers optimally control home appliances upon receiving a lowered DR. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that when an operation that increases power consumption is performed while a home appliance is operating under power limitation, the operation is invalidated and the home appliance is operating under power limitation. A remote control system is disclosed that displays an informing message.

JP 2015-162754 A

However, in the remote control system proposed in Patent Literature 1, some users may be dissatisfied with the power-restricted activity because the operation is disabled during the power-restricted operation. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent users from being dissatisfied with power limiting activities.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent users from being dissatisfied with power limiting activities.

To achieve the above object, a control device according to the present invention acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and when the instruction is to suppress power usage, extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction. An adjustment information extraction unit, a state acquisition unit that acquires information about the operation status of devices connected to the facility network via the facility network, an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information, and an operation acquisition unit. The operation construction unit extracts the setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired from the device or the operating state of the device acquired from the state acquisition unit, and the information on the operating state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit Based on the information about the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit and the determination result of determining whether each device is in the standby state, the operation a display control unit that determines whether or not to display setting items for each device extracted by the construction unit; a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit and the determination result of the display control unit; an output unit that outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit. The display control unit determines whether or not the current time corresponds to the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit, and if it determines that it corresponds, determines to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state.

A device control system according to the present invention includes a device connected to an in-facility network and a control device provided so as to be able to communicate with the device. is for curtailment of power consumption, the adjustment information extraction unit that extracts the curtailment period for power consumption included in the instruction, and the information on the operation status of the equipment connected to the network within the facility, are transmitted via the network within the facility. Settings for each device based on at least one of the status acquisition unit to acquire, the operation acquisition unit to acquire user input information, and the input information acquired from the operation acquisition unit or the operating status of the device acquired from the status acquisition unit Based on the operation construction unit that extracts items and the information on the operation state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit, it is determined whether the device is in a standby state, and the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit is determined. A display control unit that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit based on the information and the determination result of determining whether each device is in a standby state; It has a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items and the determination result of the display control unit, and an output unit that outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit. The display control unit determines whether or not the current time corresponds to the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit, and if it determines that it corresponds, determines to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state.

Further, the device control method according to the present invention includes an adjustment information extracting step of obtaining an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracting a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage. , a state acquisition step of acquiring information about the operation state of equipment connected to the facility network via the facility network, an operation acquisition step of acquiring user input information, and the input information acquired in the operation acquisition step Alternatively, based on at least one of the operating states of the device acquired in the state acquisition step, an operation construction step for extracting setting items for each device; Determine whether or not each device is in a standby state, and extract in the operation construction step based on the information regarding the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step and the determination result of determining whether each device is in a standby state A display control step for determining whether or not to display setting items for each device, a screen generation step for generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step, and a screen generation step. and an output step of outputting the generated operation screen information. In the display control step, it is determined whether or not the current time period corresponds to the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step, and if it is determined that it corresponds, it is determined to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state.

Further, the program according to the present invention includes an adjustment information extracting step of acquiring an instruction to adjust power usage to the computer, and extracting a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage. , a state acquisition step of acquiring information about the operation state of devices connected to the facility network via the facility network, an operation acquisition step of acquiring user input information, and input information or status acquired in the operation acquisition step Based on at least one of the operating states of the device acquired in the obtaining step, an operation construction step for extracting setting items for each device; and based on the information about the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step and the determination result of determining whether each device is in the standby state, for each device extracted in the operation construction step A display control step for determining whether setting items can be displayed, a screen generation step for generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step, and operation screen information generated in the screen generation step. , which outputs a . In the display control step, it is determined whether or not the current time period corresponds to the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step, and if it is determined that it corresponds, it is determined to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state.

According to the control device of the present invention, an adjustment information extraction unit that acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage; , a state acquisition unit that acquires information about the operating state of devices connected to the facility network via the facility network; an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information; and the input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit. Alternatively, the operation construction unit extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the operating states of the equipment acquired by the state acquisition unit, and the operation construction unit extracts based on information about the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit. A display control unit that determines whether or not to display setting items for each device that has been processed, a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit and the display control unit's judgment results, and a screen generation unit. and an output unit for outputting the generated operation screen information, it is possible to prevent the user from being conscious of being under the power limitation and dissatisfied with the power limitation activity.

Further, according to the equipment control system of the present invention, the equipment connected to the in-facility network and the control device provided so as to be able to communicate with the equipment, the control device acquires an instruction to adjust the power consumption. If the instruction is to reduce power consumption, an adjustment information extraction unit that extracts the power consumption reduction period included in the instruction, and the information on the operating state of the equipment connected to the facility network is sent to the facility network. , an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information, and at least one of the input information acquired from the operation acquisition unit and the operating state of the device acquired from the state acquisition unit. a display control unit that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit based on the information about the suppression period obtained from the adjustment information extraction unit; Based on the setting items extracted by the construction unit and the determination result of the display control unit, the screen generation unit generates operation screen information, and the output unit outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit. It is possible to prevent users from being aware that they are under power capping and dissatisfied with the power capping activity.

Further, according to the apparatus control method of the present invention, an instruction to adjust power usage is acquired, and when the instruction is to suppress power usage, adjustment information for extracting a power usage suppression period included in the instruction is obtained. An extraction step, a state acquisition step of acquiring information about the operation status of devices connected to the facility network via the facility network, an operation acquisition step of acquiring user input information, and an operation acquisition step. an operation building step for extracting setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information obtained in the state obtaining step and the operation state of the device obtained in the state obtaining step; a display control step for determining whether or not to display setting items for each device extracted in the construction step; and a screen generation step for generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step. , and an output step of outputting the operation screen information generated in the screen generation step, so that the user does not become conscious of the fact that he is under the power limitation and is not dissatisfied with the power limitation activity. can be done.

Further, according to the program according to the present invention, the computer obtains an instruction to adjust the power usage, and when the instruction is to suppress the power usage, the adjustment extracts the power usage suppression period included in the instruction. An information extraction step, a status acquisition step of acquiring information about the operation status of equipment connected to the facility network via the facility network, an operation acquisition step of acquiring user input information, and an input acquired in the operation acquisition step An operation building step for extracting setting items for each device based on at least one of the information or the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquiring step; In the display control step for determining whether or not to display the extracted setting items for each device, the screen generation step for generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step, and the screen generation step Since the output step of outputting the generated operation screen information is executed, it is possible to prevent the user from being conscious of being under the power limitation and dissatisfied with the power limitation activity.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a device control system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of a control device according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a power adjustment instruction according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information regarding the operating state of the device according to Embodiment 1; FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to Embodiment 1; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a first modified example of an operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second modification of the operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to Embodiment 1; 5 is a diagram showing an example of setting items that the display control unit according to Embodiment 1 determines to be displayable during the power suppression period; FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to Embodiment 1 during the power suppression period; 7 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to the modified example of Embodiment 1 during the power suppression period; 9 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device according to the modification of the first embodiment; FIG. 7 is a functional configuration diagram of a control device according to Embodiment 2; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operating state of a device in which a display control unit according to Embodiment 2 is in a standby state; 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device according to Embodiment 2; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed by an operation terminal according to Embodiment 2; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a first modified example of an operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to Embodiment 2 during the power suppression period; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second modification of the operation screen displayed by the operation terminal according to Embodiment 2 during the power suppression period; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a device control system according to Embodiment 3; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of electric power in a facility according to Embodiment 3; FIG. 11 is a functional configuration diagram of a control device according to Embodiment 3; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a power adjustment instruction according to Embodiment 3; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of power consumption of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 3; 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device according to Embodiment 3; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed by an operation terminal according to Embodiment 3; FIG. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the control apparatus which concerns on this invention.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings. Identical or corresponding parts in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a device control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The device control system 1000 includes a control device 100, a server 2, an operation terminal 3, devices 4a to 4d (hereinafter collectively referred to as device 4), a commercial power source 5, and a distribution board 6. be.

The control device 100, the device 4, and the distribution board 5 are provided in the facility H, and the control device 100 can communicate with the server 2 provided outside the facility H via the wide area network N2. The server 2 is a computer operated by an electric power company, an information service provider, or the like, and issues power adjustment information requesting the facility H to adjust power consumption according to the power supply and demand state. The wide area network N2 may be a public line such as the Internet network, a third-generation or fourth-generation communication network, or a dedicated line using an optical fiber or the like.

Electric power is supplied to the facility H from a commercial power supply 5 to drive the equipment 4 via a distribution board 6 . The devices 4 are various household appliances such as air conditioners, lighting devices, water heaters, refrigerators, televisions, IH cookers, ventilation fans, floor heating systems, solar power generation systems, and power storage systems. The equipment 4 is connected to the in-facility network N1 by a built-in communication interface (not shown).

In this embodiment, an example in which the air conditioner 4a, the lighting device 4b, the water heater 4c, and the refrigerator 4d are connected to the in-facility network N1 is shown, but the types and number of the devices 4 are limited to this. not a thing Also, a plurality of devices 4 of the same type may be provided. Further, the facility H where the device 4 is used is not limited to a general house, but may be a store, a factory, or the like.

The control device 100 acquires the operating state of the device 4 via the in-facility network N1 and instructs the device 4 to operate. The communication method of the in-facility network N1 is either a wireless method, a wired method, or a combination thereof. Also, the intra-facility network N1 is either the Internet, a leased line, or a combination thereof. A network conforming to ECHONET Lite (registered trademark) may be used as the in-facility network N1. In FIG. 1, thick solid lines indicate power lines, and thin solid lines indicate communication signals exchanged between devices.

The operation terminal 3 has a touch panel display, displays a screen for operating the device 4, and accepts a user's operation input. The operation terminal 3 is communicably connected to the control device 100 via the in-facility network N1, receives screen information from the control device 100, and displays an operation screen on the display. As the operation terminal 3, for example, an information terminal such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, or a tablet terminal may be used. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the operation terminal 3 communicates with the control device 100 via the in-facility network N1. It may be configured to communicate with the device 100 . In addition to the above, the control device 100 and the operation terminal 3 may communicate with each other through a network different from the in-facility network N1 and the wide area network N2, or the control device 100 and the operation terminal 3 may use a dedicated line. It may be a configuration in which a direct connection is made with Note that the device control system 1000 may have a configuration in which the control device 100 has a touch panel display instead of the operation terminal 3 so that the device 4 can be controlled and operated from the control device 100 .

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device 100 according to the first embodiment. The control device 100 includes an adjustment information extraction unit 101 , a state acquisition unit 102 , an operation acquisition unit 103 , a device command unit 104 , an operation construction unit 105 , a display control unit 106 , a screen generation unit 107 and an output unit 108 .

The adjustment information extraction unit 101 acquires a power adjustment instruction issued by the server 2 via the wide area network N2. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a power adjustment instruction transmitted by the server 2 according to the first embodiment. The power adjustment instruction 20 includes, for example, an adjustment target facility 201, an adjustment type 202, an adjustment start time 203, and an adjustment end time 204. FIG. The adjustment target facility 201 is identification information that specifies the control device 100 installed in the power adjustment target facility H, and is stored in the server 2 in advance. The identification information that identifies the control device 100 is represented by, for example, a MAC address or an IP address. The adjustment target facility 201 does not need to specify a single facility, and for example, the server 2 may request power adjustment to two or more control devices 100 connected to the wide area network N2 using a broadcast address. The adjustment type 202 indicates whether the power adjustment is a request to reduce or increase power consumption.

The adjustment start time 203 and the adjustment end time 204 are date and time information representing the power adjustment period. The power adjustment period is not limited to one continuous period, and may be configured to designate a plurality of periods. Further, when the server 2 requests power adjustment in a certain time period every day, the adjustment start time 203 and the adjustment end time 204 may be represented by time information instead of the date and time information. The adjustment information extracting unit 101 extracts the power suppression period when the adjustment type 202 is a power suppression request to reduce power consumption.

Returning to FIG. 2, the status acquisition unit 102 acquires information about the operating status of the equipment 4 connected to the in-facility network N1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information about the operating state of the device 4 acquired by the state acquiring unit 102 of the control device 100 according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. The operating state of the device 4 acquired by the state acquiring unit 102 includes the operating mode and the operating level representing a numerical value or stage regarding the operating mode. The acquired values of the operating mode and operating level differ depending on the device 4 . For example, the acquired value of the operation mode M421a of the air conditioner 4a is one of heating, cooling, and stop, and the acquired value of the operation level M422a is the set temperature when the operation mode M421a is heating or cooling. For example, the acquired value of the operation mode M421b of the lighting device 4b is either ON or OFF, and the acquired value of the operation level M422b is the brightness when the operation mode M421b is ON. For example, the acquired value of the operation mode M421c of the water heater 4c is set to one of boiling, heat retention, and stop, and the acquired value of the operation level M422c is the amount of hot water when the operation mode M421c is boiling. Also, for example, let the acquired value of the operation mode M421d of the refrigerator 4d be either cooling or stop, and let the acquired value of the operation level M422d be the refrigerating temperature and the freezing temperature when the operation mode M421d is cooling. The acquired values of the operation modes M421a to M421d (hereinafter collectively referred to as operation mode M421) and the operation levels M422a to M422d (hereinafter collectively referred to as operation level M422) of the device 4 are examples. , device 4, and is not limited to these.

Returning to FIG. 2, the operation acquisition unit 103 acquires operation information performed on the touch panel display of the operation terminal 3 via the in-facility network N1. The device command unit 104 generates a command to the device 4 to be controlled based on the input information for changing the operating state of the device 4 among the user input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit 103, and transmits the command to the facility network. Send via N1.

The operation construction unit 105 extracts setting items for each device 4 based on the user input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit 103 and the operating state of the device 4 acquired by the state acquisition unit 102 . The setting items are composed of display information such as characters and figures. The display information includes, for example, data such as the display size, display position, display color, and display shape of objects such as windows, buttons, and icons on the screen. In addition to the above, the display information may include, for example, data in which values indicating the color and brightness of each pixel forming the screen are arranged in the order in which they are output to the screen.

The display control unit 106 determines whether or not the setting items of the device 4 extracted by the operation construction unit 105 can be displayed during the power suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 101 . The screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information based on the setting items that the display control unit 106 determines to be displayed among the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit 105 . The output unit 108 outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit 107 to the in-facility network N1. The operation screen information output by the output unit 108 is transmitted to the operation terminal 3, and the operation terminal 3 displays the operation screen based on the operation screen information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed by the operation terminal 3 according to the first embodiment. The operation screen 300 includes an air conditioner operation area 40a, a lighting apparatus operation area 40b, and a water heater operation area 40c for operating the air conditioner 4a, the lighting device 4b, the water heater 4c, and the refrigerator 4d connected to the in-facility network N1. , and a refrigerator operation area 40d (hereinafter collectively referred to as an operation area 40). The setting items forming each operation area 40 are extracted by the operation constructing unit 105 . Each operation area 40 includes equipment identification areas 41a to 41d (hereinafter collectively referred to as equipment identification areas 41) for identifying the equipment 4 to be operated, and for changing and confirming the operation mode and operation level. device control areas 42a to 42d (hereinafter collectively referred to as the device control area 42).

The device control area 42 includes operation mode setting areas 421a to 421d (hereinafter collectively referred to as the operation mode setting area 421) for setting the operation mode, and an operation level setting for setting a numerical value or step regarding the operation mode being set. areas 422a to 422d (hereinafter collectively referred to as driving level setting area 422). The operation mode setting area 421 includes, for example, buttons for selecting one of the acquired values of the operation mode M421 described in FIG. For example, the operation mode setting area 421a of the air conditioner 4a includes a cooling button 4211a, a heating button 4212a, and a stop button 4213a. For example, the operation construction unit 105 may display the display information of the button corresponding to the operating mode being set among the buttons 4211a to 4213a in a color and size different from those of the other buttons. In addition, the characters displayed on the button corresponding to the operating mode being set may be displayed in a large size. Note that FIG. 5 shows an example in which the operation mode is set to cooling, the cooling button 4211a is displayed larger than the heating button 4212a and the stop button 4213a, and the letters "cooling" are displayed in a large size.

The driving level setting area 422 includes, for example, a slide bar and a cursor to set the driving level M422 described with reference to FIG. For example, the operation level setting area 422a of the air conditioner 4a includes a slide bar 4221a that indicates the range of set temperatures, and a cursor 4222a that can slide left and right on the slide bar 4221a. The cursor 4222a may have a display window in which the temperature corresponding to the position of the cursor 4222a on the slide bar 4221a is displayed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the operation area 40 is composed of a device identification area 41 and a device control area 42. However, the operation area is not limited to this. may be provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first modification of the operation screen 300 displayed by the operation terminal 3 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 6A, operation areas 43a to 43d (hereinafter collectively referred to as operation area 43) include device identification areas 41a to 41d and operation buttons 44a to 44d (hereinafter collectively referred to as operation buttons). button 44). The setting items forming each operation area 43 are extracted by the operation construction unit 105 . When the operation acquisition unit 103 acquires the operation input information of one of the operation buttons 44a to 44d, the operation construction unit 105 constructs display information that constitutes the device control screen corresponding to the operation button 44 to which the operation has been input.

FIG. 6(b) shows an example of the operation screen 300 when the operation button 44a of the operation buttons 44a to 44d in FIG. 6(a) is operated. The operation construction unit 105 extracts setting items that form an operation area 45a including the device control area 42a of the air conditioner 4a. In addition to the device control area 42a, a return button 451a is arranged in the operation area 45a. When the operation acquisition unit 103 acquires the operation input of the return button 451a, the operation construction unit 105 extracts the setting items forming the operation areas 43a to 43d instead of the operation area 45a. The screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information for the operation areas 43a to 43d, and the output unit 108 outputs the information. In response to this, the operation terminal 3 terminates the display of the operation area 45a of the air conditioner 4a and displays the operation areas 43a to 43d shown in FIG. 6(a) again.

Similarly, when the operation acquisition unit 103 acquires an operation input from one of the operation buttons 44b to 44d, the operation construction unit 105 sets the operation area 45b of the lighting device 4b, the operation area 45c of the water heater 4c, and the operation area 45c of the refrigerator 4d. The setting items forming the operation area 45d (hereinafter referred to as the operation area 45 when the operation areas 45a to 45d are collectively referred to) are extracted. As shown in FIG. 6B, the operation area 45 may be displayed by overlapping the operation areas 43a to 43d in gray, or may be displayed only on the operation screen 300. good. By displaying the device identification area 41 and the device control area 42 on different operation screens 300, it is possible to reduce the amount of information to be displayed at one time. Become.

Note that the operation areas 43a to 43d may be composed only of the device identification areas 41a to 41d, respectively. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second modification of the operation screen 300 displayed by the operation terminal 3 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 7(a), operation areas 46a to 46d (hereinafter collectively referred to as operation area 46) are configured only by device identification areas 401a to 401d, respectively, and are respectively air conditioner 4a, lighting device 4b, and water heater. 4c, functioning as a device icon representing the refrigerator 4d. When the operation acquisition unit 103 acquires an operation input for selecting one of the operation areas 46a to 46d, the operation construction unit 105 extracts setting items of the device 4 corresponding to the selected operation area 46. FIG.

FIG. 7(b) is a diagram showing an example of the operation screen 300 when the operation area 46a is selected in FIG. 7(a). The operation construction unit 105 extracts setting items that form an operation area 45a including the device control area 42a of the air conditioner 4a. By configuring the operation area 46 only with the device identification area 41, it is possible to reduce the amount of information to be displayed at one time.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of setting items extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 101 and determined by the display control unit 106 to be displayable during the power suppression period. In the power suppression period, the display control unit 106 excludes the settings with high power consumption from the operation level settings of the setting items to be displayed. For example, in the power suppression period, if the operation mode M421a of the air conditioner 4a is set to cooling, the display control unit 106 sets the operation level M422a to any one of 23 to 30° C., and the operation mode M421a is set to heating. If so, set the operating level M422a to any value between 16°C and 23°C. Similarly, if the operation mode M421b of the lighting device 4b is set to lighting, the operation level M422b is set to either medium or dark. If the operation mode M421d of the refrigerator 4d is set to cooling, the operation level M422d is set to either middle or low.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen 300 displayed by the operation terminal 3 during the power suppression period. In FIG. 9, the setting range of driving level setting area 422 is narrower than in FIG.

Next, operation screen display processing performed by the control device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device 100 according to the first embodiment. The control program of the control device 100 is activated when the power of the control device 100 is turned on, and starts operation screen display processing (S100). It should be noted that the operation screen display process is executed at predetermined time intervals until the control device 100 is turned off thereafter.

When the operation screen display process is started, the operation acquisition unit 103 acquires operation input information made on the touch panel display of the operation terminal 3 via the in-facility network N1 (step S101). If the operation input information can be acquired (step S101: Yes), the operation acquisition unit 103 determines whether the operation input information is an operation to change the operating state of the device 4 (step S102). If the operation input information is an operation to change the operation state of the equipment 4 (step S102: Yes), the equipment commander 104 generates a command to the equipment 4 to be controlled based on the operation input information, and sends it to the facility network. It is transmitted to the device 4 via N1 (step S103). After transmitting the command to the device 4, the state acquisition unit 102 acquires information about the operating state of the device 4 described with reference to FIG. 4 (step S104).

On the other hand, if the operation input information cannot be acquired in step S101 (step S101: No) or if the operation information acquired in step S101 is not an operation for changing the operating state of the device 4 (step S102: No), the same Then, the process advances to step S104 to acquire information about the operating state of the device 4 . At this time, the operation construction unit 105 determines that the operation input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit 103 is an operation for transitioning operation screens.

After acquiring the information about the operation state of the device 4 in step S104, the operation construction unit 105 acquires the input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit 103 in step S101 or the operation state of the device 4 acquired by the state acquisition unit 102 in step S104. (step S105).

After step S105, the adjustment information extraction unit 101 determines whether or not the power adjustment instruction 20 transmitted from the server 2 has been acquired (step S106). If the power adjustment instruction 20 has been acquired (step S106: Yes), the adjustment information extraction unit 101 determines that the adjustment instruction 202 of the acquired power adjustment instruction 20 is a power suppression request to reduce power usage, and corresponds to the power suppression period (step S107). If the power curtailment request period corresponds to the power curtailment period (step S107: Yes), the process proceeds to step S109. On the other hand, if the power adjustment instruction 20 is not acquired in step S106 (step S106: No), or if the period of the power suppression request does not correspond to the power suppression period in step S107 (step S107: No), step Proceed to S108.

In step S<b>108 , the display control unit 106 determines to display on the operation terminal 3 all of the setting items for each device 4 extracted by the operation construction unit 105 in step S<b>106 . Subsequent to step S108, in step S110, the screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information based on the result determined by the display control unit 106 in step S108. Following step S110, in step S111, the output unit 108 transmits the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit 107 in step S110 to the operation terminal 3 via the in-facility network N1. The operation terminal 3 displays the operation screen on the display based on the operation screen information transmitted by the output unit 108 in step S111. 5, 6B, and 7B also show examples of the operation screen 300 when the display control unit 106 determines in step S108 to display all the setting items for each device 4. .

Returning to step S109, the display control unit 106 determines to display only the operation mode setting and some operation level settings of the equipment 4 among the setting items for each equipment 4 extracted by the operation construction unit 105 in step S105. do. Following step S109, in step S110, the screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information based on the setting items that the display control unit 106 determined to display in step S109. FIG. 9 also shows an example of the operation screen 300 when the display control unit 106 determines in step S109 to display only the operation mode setting of the device 4 and a part of the operation level setting.

As described above, according to the control device 100 according to Embodiment 1, when an instruction to adjust the power usage is acquired, and the instruction is to suppress the power usage, the power usage included in the instruction is reduced. An adjustment information extraction unit 101 that extracts the suppression period, a state acquisition unit 102 that acquires information about the operation state of the equipment connected to the facility network via the facility network, and an operation that acquires user input information. an acquisition unit 103; an operation construction unit 105 for extracting setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit 103 and the operating state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit 102; and adjustment information extraction. A display control unit 106 that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit 105 based on the information about the suppression period extracted by the unit 101, and the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit 105 and the display control unit. Since the screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information based on the judgment result of 106 and the output unit 108 outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit 107, the user is under power limitation. and dissatisfaction with power limit activities.

Further, according to the control device 100 according to the first embodiment, the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit 105 are the operation mode setting for setting the operation mode of the device, and the numerical value or step for setting the operation mode being set. The display control unit 106 determines to display only the operation mode setting of the device and a part of the operation level setting during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 101. By making the operation possible except for a part, it is possible to prevent the user from being conscious of being under the power limit and not to be dissatisfied with the power limit activity.

Further, according to the device control system 1000 according to Embodiment 1, the device connected to the in-facility network and the control device 100 provided so as to be able to communicate with the device are provided. An adjustment information extracting unit 101 that acquires an instruction to adjust and, if the instruction is to suppress power usage, extracts the power usage suppression period included in the instruction; A status acquisition unit 102 that acquires information via an in-facility network, an operation acquisition unit 103 that acquires user input information, and the input information acquired by the operation acquisition unit 103 or the device information acquired by the status acquisition unit 102. The operation construction unit 105 extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the operation states, and the settings for each device extracted by the operation construction unit 105 based on information about the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 101. A display control unit 106 that determines whether an item can be displayed, a screen generation unit 107 that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit 105 and the determination result of the display control unit 106, and a screen generation unit 107. and the output unit 108 for outputting the generated operation screen information, it is possible to prevent the user from being conscious of being under the power limitation and dissatisfied with the power limitation activity.

Further, according to the device control method according to the first embodiment, an instruction to adjust power usage is acquired, and when the instruction is to suppress power usage, the power usage suppression period included in the instruction is extracted. an adjustment information extraction step; a state acquisition step for acquiring information about the operation status of devices connected to the facility network via the facility network; an operation acquisition step for acquiring user input information; and an operation acquisition step. Based on at least one of the input information acquired in step 1 and the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquisition step, an operation construction step for extracting setting items for each device, and based on the information related to the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step , a display control step that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted in the operation construction step, and a screen generation that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step and an output step of outputting the operation screen information generated in the screen generation step. can do.

Further, according to the program according to the present invention, the computer obtains an instruction to adjust the power usage, and when the instruction is to suppress the power usage, the adjustment extracts the power usage suppression period included in the instruction. An information extraction step, a status acquisition step of acquiring information about the operation status of equipment connected to the facility network via the facility network, an operation acquisition step of acquiring user input information, and an input acquired in the operation acquisition step An operation building step for extracting setting items for each device based on at least one of the information or the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquiring step; In the display control step for determining whether or not to display the extracted setting items for each device, the screen generation step for generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step, and the screen generation step Since the output step of outputting the generated operation screen information is executed, it is possible to prevent the user from being conscious of being under the power limitation and dissatisfied with the power limitation activity.

(Modification of Embodiment 1)
In Embodiment 1 described above, the display control unit 106 determines to display only the operation mode setting of the device 4 and a part of the operation level setting during the power suppression period. In the device control system 1000 described in Embodiment 1, only the operation mode setting of the device 4 may be displayed. A modification of the first embodiment configured in this manner will be described below.

Device control system 1100 according to the modification of Embodiment 1 is the same as device control system 1000 except that control device 100 of device control system 1000 of Embodiment 1 is replaced with control device 110, and the figure is omitted. . The control device 110 according to the modification of the first embodiment is the same as the control device 100 except that the display control unit 106 of the control device 100 according to the first embodiment is replaced with the display control unit 116, and the figure is omitted.

The display control unit 116 determines to display only the operation mode setting of the device 4 on the operation screen 300 shown in FIG. 5 during the power suppression period. FIG. 11 shows an example of an operation screen 300 displayed by the terminal device 3 when the display control unit 116 operates in this manner.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the operation screen 300 displayed by the operation terminal 3 according to the modification of the first embodiment during the power suppression period. By displaying the operation mode setting area 421 on the operation screen 300 shown in FIG. 11, the user can change the operation mode of the device 4 without causing any particular inconvenience.

Next, operation screen display processing performed by the control device 110 according to the modification of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in control device 110 according to the modification of the first embodiment. 12, the process is the same as the operation screen display process performed by the control device 100 described in FIG. 10, except that step S109 is replaced with step S112. In step S112, the display control unit 116 determines to display only the operation mode setting of the setting item for each device 4 extracted by the operation construction unit 105 in step S105.

As described above, according to the control device 110 according to the modification of the first embodiment, the display control unit 116 sets the operation mode of the device during the power consumption suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 101. Since it is determined to display only , by enabling the change of the operation mode of the device 4, it is possible to prevent the user from being particularly inconvenient and dissatisfied with the power restriction activity. .

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment described above, it was determined to display some of the setting items of the device 4 during the power suppression period. The device control system 2000 according to the second embodiment determines to display the setting items of the device 4 that is not in the standby state among the devices 4 connected to the in-facility network N1. The device control system shown in Embodiment 2 configured in this way will be described below.

The device control system 2000 according to the second embodiment is the same as the device control system 1000 except that the control device 100 of the device control system 1000 according to the first embodiment is replaced with the control device 120, and the figure is omitted.

FIG. 13 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device 120 according to the second embodiment. The control device 120 according to the second embodiment is different from the control device 100 according to the first embodiment except that the display control unit 106 is replaced with the display control unit 126 and the output of the state acquisition unit 102 is input to the display control unit 126. are the same as those of the control device 100 . The display control unit 126 determines to display the setting items of the equipment 4 that is not in the standby state from the information regarding the operating state obtained by the state obtaining unit 102 among the equipment 4 connected to the in-facility network N1.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the operation state of the device 4 when the display control unit 126 of the control device 120 according to Embodiment 2 is in the standby state. The operating state of the device 4 that the display control unit 126 determines to be in the standby state differs depending on the device 4 . For example, if the operation mode M421a of the air conditioner 4a acquired by the state acquisition unit 102 is stopped, the display control unit 126 determines that the air conditioner 4a is in the standby state. Further, for example, if the operation mode M421b of the lighting device 4b is turned off, the display control unit 126 determines that the lighting device 4b is in the standby state, and if the operation mode M421c of the water heater 4c is stopped, the water heater 4c is on standby.

The operation state of the device 4 that the display control unit 126 sets to the standby state is not limited to one. In addition, for the device 4 whose operation mode M421 is less likely to be stopped, the operation mode M421 other than the stop may be set to the standby state. For example, if the operation mode M421d of the refrigerator 4d is stopped, the display control unit 126 determines that the refrigerator 4d is in the standby state. In addition to this, the display control unit 126 determines that the refrigerator 4d is in the standby state also when the operation mode M421d of the refrigerator 4d is cooling and the operation level M422 is weak.

Next, operation screen display processing performed by the control device 120 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device 120 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 15, each process from step S101 to step S111 is the same as explained in FIG.

In step S107, the adjustment information extraction unit 101 proceeds to step S121 if it is determined from the obtained power adjustment instruction 20 that it is in the power suppression period, otherwise proceeds to step S108. In step S121, the display control unit 126 determines whether there is a device 4 in the standby state from the information regarding the operating state of the device 4 acquired by the state acquisition unit 102 in step S104. In step S121, if there is no device 4 in the standby state, the display control unit 126 proceeds to step S108, and displays on the operation terminal 3 all the setting items for each device 4 extracted by the operation construction unit 105 in step S105. judgment.

On the other hand, if there is a device 4 in the standby state in step S121, the display control unit 126 proceeds to step S122 and determines to display the setting items of the device 4 that is not in the standby state. Following step S122, in step S110, the screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information for the device 4 that the display control unit 126 determined to display in step S122.

16 to 18 are diagrams showing examples of operation screens 300 displayed by the operation terminal 3 according to the second embodiment during the power suppression period. FIGS. 16, 17, and 18 are display examples of the operation screen 300 during the power suppression period for FIGS. 5, 6A, and 7A, respectively. 4 shows a display example of the operation screen 300 when the operation mode M421a of the machine 4a is stop. 16 to 18, the portions displayed on the operation screen 300 are indicated by solid lines, and the portions not displayed on the operation screen 300 are indicated by dotted lines.

As described above, according to the control device 120 according to the second embodiment, the display control unit 126 controls the operation state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit 102 during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 101. Based on the information, it is determined to display the setting items of the device that is not in the standby state, so that the device 4 that is in operation can be operated, so that the user does not experience any immediate inconvenience and is dissatisfied with the power restriction activity. You can make sure it doesn't happen. In addition, it is possible to suppress an increase in power consumption due to canceling the standby state of the device 4 that is on standby.

(Embodiment 3)
In the first embodiment described above, it was determined to display some of the setting items of the device 4 during the power suppression period. The device control system 3000 shown in Embodiment 3 estimates the amount of power consumption when the device 4 transitions to another operating state, and displays the setting items in which the power consumption after the transition is equal to or less than the permissible power value of the facility H. judge to do. The control system shown in Embodiment 3 configured in this way will be described below.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a device control system 3000 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Device control system 3000 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention differs from device control system 1000 according to Embodiments 1 and 2 in that power measuring device 7 is connected to distribution board 6 and in-facility network N1. , 1100 and 2000 are the same as the first and second embodiments. The power measuring device 7 measures the power supplied from the distribution board 6 to the device 4 .

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the flow of power in facility H. As shown in FIG. Commercial power supplied from the commercial power source 5 is connected to the main trunk 61 of the distribution board 6 . The main trunk 61 is connected to branch trunks 62 a , 62 b , 62 c and 62 d (hereinafter collectively referred to as branch trunks 62 ) of the distribution board 6 . A power outlet (not shown) is connected to the branch trunk 62 to supply power to the device 4 . The correspondence between the branch trunk 62 and the device 4 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. A current sensor 63 detects an alternating current flowing through the trunk 61 . A signal line connected to the current sensor 63 is connected to the power measuring device 7 , and the power measuring device 7 measures the amount of power supplied from the commercial power source 5 .

Returning to FIG. 19, the power measuring device 7 transmits the measured power amount as the power usage amount of the facility H to the control device 130 via the intra-facility network N1.

FIG. 21 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device 130 according to the third embodiment. Control device 130 includes power information acquisition section 139, and control device 120 according to Embodiment 2, except that adjustment information extraction section 101 and display control section 126 are replaced with adjustment information extraction section 131 and display control section 136, respectively. is the same as Adjustment information extraction section 131 acquires power adjustment instruction 23 instead of power adjustment instruction 20 acquired by adjustment information extraction section 101 .

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the power adjustment instruction 23 acquired by the adjustment information extraction unit 131. As shown in FIG. The power adjustment instruction 23 includes an allowable power value 235 that can be used at the facility H instead of the adjustment type 202 indicating whether the request is for a reduction or an increase in power consumption. The allowable power value 235 may be a fixed value set in advance for the facility H, or may be a value that changes according to the power adjustment target period specified by the adjustment start time 203 and the adjustment end time 204 .

The power adjustment instruction 23 may be configured such that the adjustment information extraction unit 131 generates adjustment information based on the electricity rate plan contracted by the facility H, other than the power adjustment request issued by the server 2 . For example, assume that facility H has a contract with an electric power company in which the basic charge is uniform when the power consumption is 10 kW (kilowatt) or less, and the basic charge is increased for each kW exceeding 10 kW. In this case, the adjustment information extraction unit 131 acquires the electricity rate plan information contracted by the facility H from the server 2 operated by the electric power company, Generating a power adjustment instruction 23 with a period of year-round and a power allowance 235 of 10 kW.

Further, for example, assume that facility H has a contract with an electric power company in which power charges during peak hours in summer are higher than those during other hours. Here, the peak hours in summer are, for example, the hours from 13:00 to 16:00 on weekdays from July 1st to September 30th every year. In this case, the adjustment information extraction unit 131 sets the power adjustment target period specified by the adjustment start time 203 and the adjustment end time 204 to 13:00 to 16:00 on weekdays from July 1 to September 30, and 235 to 5 kW.

Returning to FIG. 21, the power information acquisition unit 139 acquires the power consumption of the facility H measured by the power measuring device 7 via the intra-facility network N1. The display control unit 136 calculates the difference between the power consumption in the current operating state and the power consumption after transition from the current operating state to another operating state based on the power consumption in each operating state of each device 4. calculate. It is assumed that the amount of power used in the operating state of the device 4 is determined in advance according to the operation mode or operation level.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of power consumption of the air conditioner 4a. In FIG. 23, for example, when the operation mode M421a of the air conditioner 4a is set to cooling, the power consumption is reduced from 900 W to 1,400 W by changing the operation level M422a from 28° C. to 24° C. To increase. The display control unit 136 calculates the amount of power usage that changes when the device 4 transitions from the current operating state to another operating state as the power change amount. Although FIG. 23 describes the amount of power used in the operating state of the air conditioner 4a, it is possible to similarly calculate the amount of change in power when the current operating state transitions to another operating state for the other devices 4 as well. can.

The display control unit 136 uses the calculated power change amount and the power usage amount of the facility H acquired by the power information acquisition unit 139 to determine the power consumption in the facility H when the device 4 transitions from the current operating state to another operating state. Estimate power usage. If the estimated power consumption is equal to or less than the allowable power consumption in the facility H acquired by the adjustment information extraction unit 131, the display control unit 136 selects setting items for transitioning the device 4 to the other operation state. to be displayed.

Next, operation screen display processing performed by the control device 130 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an example of operation screen display processing in the control device 130 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 24, each process from step S101 to step S111 is the same as explained in FIG.

In step S107, the adjustment information extraction unit 131 proceeds to step S131 if it corresponds to the power adjustment target period included in the acquired power adjustment instruction 23, otherwise proceeds to step S108. In step S<b>131 , the adjustment information extraction unit 131 extracts the allowable power value 235 in the facility H.

Following step S131, in step S132, the power information acquisition unit 139 acquires the power consumption of the facility H measured by the power measuring device 7 via the intra-facility network N1. Subsequent to step S132, in step S133, the display control unit 136 calculates the current operating state of each device 4 obtained by the state obtaining unit 102 in step S104 based on the power consumption corresponding to the operating state of each device 4. A power change amount when transitioning to another operating state is calculated. Subsequently, the display control unit 136 determines the power consumption of the facility H obtained by the power information obtaining unit 139 in step S132, based on the calculated amount of power change and the amount of power consumption of the facility H obtained by the power information obtaining unit 139 in step S132. Estimate the power usage in H. After step S133, in step S134, the display control unit 136 proceeds to step S108 to display all the setting items if the power consumption estimated in step S133 is equal to or less than the allowable power value 235 in the facility H. judge to do.

On the other hand, in step S134, if there is a transition in which the power consumption estimated in step S133 exceeds the allowable power value 235, the display control unit 136 proceeds to step S135. In step S<b>135 , the display control unit 136 determines to display setting items for transitioning to an operating state in which the estimated power consumption is equal to or less than the allowable power value 235 . Following step S135, in step S110, the screen generation unit 107 generates operation screen information based on the setting items determined to be displayed by the display control unit 136 in step S135.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen 300 displayed by the operation terminal 3 according to the third embodiment. 25A and 25B show display examples of the operation area 45a of the air conditioner 4a. FIG. 25A shows a display example not during the power suppression period, and FIG. 25B shows a display example during the power suppression period. In FIG. 25(b), the air conditioner 4a operates based on the power consumption illustrated in FIG. and 28° C., the allowable power value extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit 131 in step S131 is 5 kW, and the power consumption of the facility H acquired by the power information acquisition unit 139 in step S132 is 4.5 kW. . In order to prevent the power consumption in the facility H from exceeding the allowable power value, it is necessary to set the power change amount of the air conditioner 4a to 500 W or less. setting items to be displayed.

As described above, according to the control device 130 according to Embodiment 3, the power information acquisition unit 139 that acquires the power consumption of the facility H is provided, and the instruction 23 acquired by the adjustment information extraction unit 131 includes: The display control unit 136 calculates the power change amount when each device 4 transitions from the operating state acquired by the state acquiring unit 102 to another operating state, including the allowable value of the power consumption in the facility H. and the power consumption obtained by the power information obtaining unit 139, the power consumption in the facility H when the device 4 transitions to another operating state is estimated, and the estimated power consumption is equal to or less than the allowable value. If so, it is determined to display the setting items for transitioning the device 4 to another operating state. Therefore, by presenting only the operations that fall within the allowable power value to the user, the user is conscious of being under the power limitation. to avoid dissatisfaction with power limit activities.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of control devices 100, 110, 120, and 130 according to Embodiments 1 to 3 of the present invention. The control devices 100 , 110 , 120 , 130 are composed of a processor 1001 , a memory 1002 and an interface 1003 . Adjustment information extraction units 101, 131, state acquisition unit 102, operation acquisition unit 103, device command unit 104, operation construction unit 105, display control units 106, 116, 126, 136, screens in control devices 100, 110, 120, 130 Each function of the generation unit 107 , the output unit 108 , and the power information acquisition unit 139 is implemented by the processor 1001 . A processor 1001 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes programs stored in a memory 1002 . The memory 1002 stores programs executed by the processor 1001 .

The interface 1003 allows the adjustment information extraction units 101 and 131, the state acquisition unit 102, the operation acquisition unit 103, the device command unit 104, the output unit 108, and the power information acquisition unit 139 to communicate with the outside of the control devices 100, 110, 120, and 130. Sends and receives input and output signals, respectively.

Adjustment information extraction units 101, 131, state acquisition unit 102, operation acquisition unit 103, device command unit 104, operation construction unit 105, display control units 106, 116, 126, 136, screens in control devices 100, 110, 120, 130 Each function of the generation unit 107, the output unit 108, and the power information acquisition unit 139 is implemented by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. Software and firmware are written as programs and stored in the memory 1002 . The processor 1001 reads out and executes programs stored in the memory 1002 to achieve the functions of each unit. That is, when the control devices 100, 110, 120, and 130 are executed by the processor 1001, the adjustment information extraction units 101 and 131, the state acquisition units 102, the operation acquisition units 103, and A program that results in the execution of steps for controlling the device command unit 104, the operation construction unit 105, the display control units 106, 116, 126, 136, the screen generation unit 107, the output unit 108, and the power information acquisition unit 139. each includes a memory 1002 for storing the .

Further, these programs are the adjustment information extraction units 101 and 131, the state acquisition unit 102, the operation acquisition unit 103, the device command unit 104, the operation construction unit 105, the display control unit 106, 116, 126, 136, the screen generation unit 107, the output unit 108, and the power information acquisition unit 139, respectively.

Here, the memory corresponds to, for example, non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic disk, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, mini disk, DVD, etc. do. Although FIG. 26 shows an example in which one processor 1001 and one memory 1002 are configured, a plurality of processors and a plurality of memories may work together to perform the functions described above.

In addition, the hardware configuration and flowchart described above are examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and modified.

Adjustment information extraction units 101 and 131, state acquisition unit 102, operation acquisition unit 103, device command unit 104, operation construction unit 105, and display control unit in control devices 100, 110, 120, and 130 configured by processor 1001 and memory 1002 106, 116, 126, 136, screen generation unit 107, output unit 108, and power information acquisition unit 139 can be realized using a normal computer system without using a dedicated system. is. For example, by storing and distributing a program for executing the above operation in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, and installing the program in a computer, each of the above functions You may configure a computer that can realize When each function is shared between an OS (Operating System) and an application, or when the OS and an application cooperate with each other, only portions other than the OS may be stored in the recording medium.

Furthermore, it is also possible to superimpose each program on a carrier wave and distribute it via a communication network. For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS, Bulletin Broad System) on a communication network and distributed via the network. Then, these programs may be activated and executed in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS so that the above processing can be executed.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and the present invention includes the invention described in the claims and the scope of equivalents thereof. is included.

1000,1100,2000,3000 equipment control system 2 server 3 operation terminal 4,4a,4b,4c,4d equipment 5 commercial power supply 6 distribution board 63 current sensor 7 power measuring device 100,110 , 120, 130 control device, 101, 131 adjustment information extraction unit, 102 state acquisition unit, 103 operation acquisition unit, 104 device command unit, 105 operation construction unit, 106, 116, 126, 136 display control unit, 107 screen generation unit , 108 output unit, 139 power information acquisition unit, 1001 processor, 1002 memory, 1003 interface.

Claims (13)

an adjustment information extraction unit that acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage;
a state acquisition unit that acquires, via the in-facility network, information about the operating state of devices connected to the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information;
an operation construction unit that extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired from the operation acquisition unit and the operating state of the device acquired from the state acquisition unit;
Based on the information about the operation state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit, it is determined whether the device is in a standby state, and the information related to the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit and each of the above a display control unit that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit, based on a determination result of determining whether the device is in a standby state;
a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit and the determination result of the display control unit;
an output unit that outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit;
with
The display control unit determines whether or not the current time corresponds to the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit, and if it determines that it corresponds, determines to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state. do,
Control device. an adjustment information extraction unit that acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage;
a state acquisition unit that acquires, via the in-facility network, information about the operating state of devices connected to the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information;
an operation construction unit that extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired from the operation acquisition unit and the operating state of the device acquired from the state acquisition unit;
a display control unit that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit, based on the information about the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit;
a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit and the determination result of the display control unit;
an output unit that outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit;
A power information acquisition unit that acquires the power consumption of the facility,
The instruction acquired by the adjustment information extraction unit includes the allowable value of the power consumption in the facility,
The display control unit calculates a power change amount when each of the devices transitions from the operation state acquired by the state acquisition unit to another operation state, and compares the calculated power change amount with the power information acquisition unit. estimating the power consumption in the facility when the equipment transitions to the different operating state from the power consumption obtained by and, if the estimated power consumption is equal to or less than the allowable value, the equipment is A control device that determines to display a setting item for transitioning to the another operating state. The setting items extracted by the operation construction unit include an operation mode setting for setting the operation mode of the equipment connected to the in-facility network, and an operation level setting for setting a numerical value or step regarding the operation mode being set. ,
The display control unit determines to display only the operation mode setting and some operation level settings of the equipment determined not to be in a standby state during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit. A control device according to claim 1 . 4. The control device according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit determines to display only the operation mode setting of the device determined not to be in a standby state during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit. . The setting items extracted by the operation construction unit include an operation mode setting for setting the operation mode of the device, and an operation level setting for setting a numerical value or step regarding the operation mode being set,
3. The display control unit determines to display only the operation mode setting and a part of the operation level setting of the device during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit. Control device. 6. The control device according to claim 5 , wherein the display control unit determines to display only the operation mode setting of the device during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit. The display control unit determines to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in a standby state from the information regarding the operation state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit during the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit. 3. The control device according to claim 2 , characterized in that: a device connected to the network within the facility;
a control device provided to be communicable with the device,
The control device is
an adjustment information extraction unit that acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage;
a state acquisition unit that acquires, via the in-facility network, information about the operating state of the device connected to the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information;
an operation construction unit that extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired from the operation acquisition unit and the operating state of the device acquired from the state acquisition unit;
Based on the information about the operation state of the device acquired by the state acquisition unit, it is determined whether the device is in a standby state, and the information related to the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit and each of the above a display control unit that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit, based on a determination result of determining whether the device is in a standby state;
a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit and the determination result of the display control unit;
an output unit that outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit ;
The display control unit determines whether or not the current time corresponds to the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction unit, and if it determines that it corresponds, determines to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state. do,
A device control system characterized by: a device connected to the network within the facility;
a control device provided to be communicable with the device,
The control device is
an adjustment information extraction unit that acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage;
a state acquisition unit that acquires, via the in-facility network, information about the operating state of devices connected to the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition unit that acquires user input information;
an operation construction unit that extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired from the operation acquisition unit and the operating state of the device acquired from the state acquisition unit;
a display control unit that determines whether or not to display the setting items for each device extracted by the operation construction unit, based on the information about the suppression period acquired from the adjustment information extraction unit;
a screen generation unit that generates operation screen information based on the setting items extracted by the operation construction unit and the determination result of the display control unit;
an output unit that outputs the operation screen information generated by the screen generation unit;
a power information acquisition unit that acquires the power consumption of the facility;
The instruction acquired by the adjustment information extraction unit includes the allowable value of the power consumption in the facility,
The display control unit calculates a power change amount when each of the devices transitions from the operation state acquired by the state acquisition unit to another operation state, and compares the calculated power change amount with the power information acquisition unit. estimating the power consumption in the facility when the equipment transitions to the different operating state from the power consumption obtained by and, if the estimated power consumption is equal to or less than the allowable value, the equipment is A device control system, wherein a determination is made to display a setting item for transitioning to the another operating state. an adjustment information extracting step in which an adjustment information extraction unit acquires an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracts a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage;
a state acquisition step in which the state acquisition unit acquires information about the operating state of the equipment connected to the in-facility network via the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition step in which the operation acquisition unit acquires user input information;
an operation construction step in which an operation construction unit extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired in the operation acquisition step or the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquisition step;
A display control unit determines whether or not the device is in a standby state based on the information about the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquisition step, and determines the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step. a display control step of determining whether or not to display the setting items for each of the devices extracted in the operation construction step, based on the information about the device and the determination result of determining whether or not each device is in a standby state;
a screen generation step of generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step by the screen generation unit;
an output step in which an output unit outputs the operation screen information generated in the screen generation step;
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In the display control step, the display control unit determines whether or not the current time period corresponds to the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step, and if it determines that it corresponds, sets the device determined to be not in the standby state. determine to display the item,
Equipment control method. The adjustment information extracting unit obtains an instruction to adjust power usage including an allowable value of power usage in the facility, and if the instruction is to suppress power usage, suppress the power usage included in the instruction. an adjustment information extraction step of extracting a period;
a state acquisition step in which the state acquisition unit acquires information about the operating state of the equipment connected to the in-facility network via the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition step in which the operation acquisition unit acquires user input information;
an operation construction step in which an operation construction unit extracts setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired in the operation acquisition step or the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquisition step;
a power usage acquisition step in which the power information acquisition unit acquires the power usage of the facility;
Based on the information about the suppression period extracted by the display control unit in the adjustment information extraction step, a power change amount when each of the devices transitions from the operation state acquired by the state acquisition unit to another operation state is calculated. and, from the calculated power change amount and the power usage amount acquired by the power information acquiring unit, estimate the power usage amount in the facility when the device transitions to the different operation state, and estimate the power usage amount. a display control step of determining to display a setting item for transitioning the device to the another operating state if the power consumption is equal to or less than the allowable value;
a screen generation step of generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step by the screen generation unit;
an output step in which an output unit outputs the operation screen information generated in the screen generation step;
A device control method having to the computer,
an adjustment information extracting step of obtaining an instruction to adjust power usage, and extracting a power usage suppression period included in the instruction when the instruction is to suppress power usage;
a state acquisition step of acquiring information about the operating state of devices connected to an in-facility network via the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition step for acquiring user input information;
an operation construction step of extracting setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired in the operation acquisition step or the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquisition step;
Based on the information about the operation state of the device acquired by the state acquisition step, it is determined whether the device is in a standby state, and the information related to the suppression period extracted by the adjustment information extraction step and each of the above a display control step of determining whether or not to display the setting items for each of the devices extracted in the operation construction step, based on the determination result of determining whether the device is in a standby state;
a screen generation step of generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step;
an output step of outputting the operation screen information generated in the screen generation step;
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In the display control step, it is determined whether or not the current time corresponds to the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extraction step, and if it is determined that the current time corresponds to the suppression period, it is determined to display the setting items of the device determined not to be in the standby state. ,
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Adjustment information for obtaining an instruction to adjust power usage, including an allowable value of power usage in a facility, and extracting a power usage suppression period included in the instruction if the instruction is for power usage suppression. extraction step,
a state acquisition step of acquiring information about the operating state of devices connected to an in-facility network via the in-facility network;
an operation acquisition step for acquiring user input information;
an operation construction step of extracting setting items for each device based on at least one of the input information acquired in the operation acquisition step or the operating state of the device acquired in the state acquisition step;
a power consumption obtaining step of obtaining the power consumption of the facility;
based on the information about the suppression period extracted in the adjustment information extracting step, calculating a power change amount when each of the devices transitions from the operating state acquired in the state acquiring step to another operating state; estimating the power consumption in the facility when the device transitions to the different operating state from the power consumption amount obtained in the power consumption amount obtaining step and the power consumption amount obtained in the power consumption amount obtaining step, and the estimated power consumption amount is equal to or less than the allowable value, a display control step of determining to display a setting item for transitioning the device to the another operating state;
a screen generation step of generating operation screen information based on the setting items extracted in the operation construction step and the results determined in the display control step;
an output step of outputting the operation screen information generated in the screen generation step;
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