JP2001052279A - Power consumption display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the power consumption of each of parts of a building and a factory by notifying operators, who are at each of the parts of the building and factory, in real time of the power consumption of each of the parts of the building and factory that is obtained at a monitor room, etc. SOLUTION: The power consumption for each of departments 2A to 2E which is gathered by a monitor device 8 is uploaded to a server device of a provider 6 through an Internet line 5 and registered in the homepage format, and information on homepages registered on the server device 7 is downloaded to terminal devices 10 arranged in each of the departments 2A to 2E to display the powder consumption for each of the departments 2A to 2E on the CRTs of the terminal devices 10 in real time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power consumption display system for displaying the power consumption of each electric device provided in a building, a factory, and the like. The present invention relates to a power consumption display system that promotes power reduction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a monitoring system for monitoring substation equipment provided in a building or a factory, the amount of electric power used in each part of a building or the amount of electric power used in each part of a factory is measured.
This is displayed on a dedicated monitoring device installed in the monitoring room, etc.
The power consumption of each part of the factory is grasped.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional power consumption display system, only a supervisor in the monitoring room grasps the power consumption of each part of the building and the power consumption of each part of the factory, and the power consumption of each part of the building is monitored. When the power consumption and the power consumption of each part of the factory exceed the preset power consumption, the supervisor will call the operators and users in each part of the building, and the operators and users in each part of the factory. By notifying that the power consumption exceeds the set power consumption by notifying and prompting to suppress the power consumption, the power consumption of each part of the building and the power consumption of each part of the factory are set in advance. After the amount of power is exceeded, the time between when the operators and users in each part of the building, the operators in the various parts of the factory, and the users turn off the lighting equipment and change the set temperature of the cooling device, etc. There is a problem that too hunt.

[0004] For this reason, the maximum amount of electric power used is determined for an electric power company or the like, and when the electric power is received and used within a range not exceeding the maximum amount of electric power used, a fine or the like must be paid to the electric power company. there were.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a power consumption display system capable of suppressing the amount of power used in each part of a building and the amount of power used in each part of a factory.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power consumption display system for measuring and displaying power consumption of each section, wherein the system is disposed in a central monitoring room. A homepage updating device for transmitting the contents obtained by measuring the power consumption of each department to an Internet line and registering the content in a specific computer device connected to the Internet line; And a terminal device for reading information registered in the computer device and displaying the power consumption of each department based on the information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the power consumption display system according to the first aspect, the home page updating device includes:
A comment on the power consumption of each department, create a message and register it in the computer device, the terminal device reads out information registered in the computer device, and displays the power consumption of each department, The comment and the message are displayed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the homepage updating apparatus arranged in the central monitoring room transmits the contents obtained by measuring the power consumption of each department to the Internet line, While being registered in a specific computer device connected to the Internet line, the terminal devices located in each department read the information registered in the computer device, and based on this information, based on this information, the power consumption of each department Is displayed. In this way, the power consumption of each part of the building, the power consumption of each part of the factory, etc. obtained in the monitoring room, etc. are notified in real time to the operators and users in the parts of the building, the operators in each part of the factory, the users, etc. The power consumption of each part and the power consumption of each part of the factory are suppressed.

[0009] According to the second aspect, the homepage updating apparatus causes a comment and a message for the power consumption of each department to be created and registered in the computer device. The terminal device reads information registered in the computer device and displays a comment or a message when displaying the power consumption of each department. As a result, the power consumption of each part of the building obtained in the monitoring room, the power consumption of each part of the factory, comments on each power consumption, messages for saving power, etc. are sent to operators, users, and factory parts in each part of the building. It informs the operators and users who are present in real time and suppresses the power consumption of each part of the building and the power consumption of each part of the factory by an appropriate procedure.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a power consumption display system according to the present invention.

The power consumption display system 1 shown in FIG.
A plurality of units are provided for each department 2A to 2E of a building or factory, and measure the amount of power used by each electrical device such as a lighting device, a cooling device, and an OA device provided for each of the departments 2A to 2E. It is arranged in a power sensor device 3 and a monitoring room 4 provided in a building or a factory, etc.
The measurement results output from each power sensor device 3 are fetched via a line 5 such as a telephone line, and each of the departments 2A to 2E
The power consumption of each department 2A to 2E is grasped, the power consumption of each department 2A to 2E, a comment on the power consumption, a message, and the like are displayed on a screen to notify a monitoring person in the monitoring room 4 and an Internet connection. The information on the amount of power used by each of the departments 2A to 2E is uploaded to the server device 7 of the provider 6 connected to the server 11 and a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator: a file distributed on an Internet line, etc.) is uploaded. A power consumption list 12 (see FIG. 3) indicating the power consumption of each of the departments 2A to 2E, a comment, and the like on a home page specified by a notation method for uniquely specifying a place where the information resource is stored). A monitoring device 8 for writing messages and the like, and each department 2
A plurality of terminal devices 10 which are arranged for each of A to 2E, read out the contents of the home page specified by the URL, display in real time the amount of electric power used for each department 2A to 2E on the screen, and notify each operator 9 ing.

Each of the power sensor devices 3 includes a corresponding one of the departments 2A to 2E.
Each electrical device arranged for each, for example, each lighting device for illuminating each floor, a cooling device for cooling each floor, a OA device such as a copy machine and a computer device used in office work, and installed in each department 2A to 2E And a communication for supplying the power consumption per unit obtained by the wattmeter to the monitoring device 8 via a line 5 such as a telephone line or a cable. And each unit 2A at a preset cycle.
The power consumption is measured for every .about.2E, and the power consumption for each department obtained by this measurement operation is supplied to the monitoring device 8.

The monitoring device 8 includes a communication device for taking in the amount of power consumption output from each of the power sensor devices 3 disposed in each of the departments 2A to 2E via a line 5 such as a telephone line or a cable, and the communication device. It is determined whether or not the power consumption for each of the departments 2A to 2E obtained in step S1 exceeds the preset power consumption for each of the departments 2A to 2E, which is set in advance according to the determination result. From the comments and messages, an appropriate comment and message are selected, and a computer that generates homepage update information, and a power consumption for each of the departments 2A to 2E based on a display signal output from the computer. Department 2
It takes in a CRT that displays comments, messages, and the like for A to 2E on the screen, and home page update information output from a computer, sends it out to the Internet line 11, and updates the home page information registered in the server device 7 of the provider 6. And a communication device for causing the

Each of the terminal devices 10 arranged for each of the departments 2A to 2E generates a readout instruction at a predetermined cycle, and outputs the readout instruction to the provider 6 connected to the Internet line 11.
A computer that accesses the server device 7 and reads out the content of the home page updated at a predetermined cycle by the monitoring device 8, and a CRT that fetches a display signal output from this computer and displays the content of the home page on a screen.
And a keyboard for giving instructions to the computer in accordance with the operation contents of the operator.

Next, the flowchart shown in FIG.
The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS.

First, the monitoring device 8, each power sensor device 3, each terminal device 10, which constitute the power consumption display system 1.
When the power is turned on, the power consumption of each of the sections 2A to 2E is measured by each of the power sensor devices 3 arranged for each of the sections 2A to 2E, and the monitoring device 8 also measures the amount of power used by each of the sections 2A to 2E. The amount of power used for each of the departments 2A to 2E is collected from each of the power sensor devices 3 arranged for each 2E,
The homepage update information is generated, uploaded to the server device 7 of the provider 6 via the Internet line 11, and registered in the server device 7, and the power consumption list on the homepage of the designated URL, For example, each department 2 configured as shown in FIG.
In the power consumption list 12 showing the power consumption for each of A to 2E,
The measurement time and the power consumption of each of the departments 2A to 2E at the measurement time are added (step ST1).

In parallel with this operation, the monitoring device 8 uses the power consumption of each of the sections 2A to 2E and the power of each of the sections 2A to 2E.
設定 2E and the set power amounts set for every 2E. As a result, when a department whose power consumption exceeds the set power consumption is detected (steps ST2 and ST3), it is determined that the power consumption is high and the department is determined to be used from among the preset messages. An appropriate message is selected according to the state of each electric device of the department whose power amount exceeds the set power amount (step ST4), and the names of these power consuming departments and the selected message are connected to the Internet line 11. As shown in FIG. 4, a comment 13 indicating the signature of the power consumption consuming section is uploaded on the homepage of the specified URL which is uploaded to the server device 7 of the provider 6 and registered in the server device 7 through
As shown in FIG. 5, a message 14 indicating a method of reducing the power consumption is added (step ST5).

In parallel with this operation, at predetermined time intervals,
The computer of each terminal device 10 provided for each of the departments 2A to 2E generates a read instruction, reads out the contents of the homepage registered in the server device of the provider 6 connected to the Internet line 11, and Based on the read contents, a power consumption list 1 indicating the power consumption of each of the departments 2A to 2E is displayed on the CRT.
2. A comment 13 indicating the signature of the power consuming department and a message 14 indicating the method of reducing the power consumption are displayed, and the operator 9 of the power consuming department takes the action notified by the message 14. .

As described above, in this embodiment, the power consumption of each of the departments 2A to 2E collected by the monitoring device 8 is registered in the server device 7 of the provider 6 in a homepage format.
CRT of each terminal device 10 arranged in each department 2A to 2E
In addition, since the power consumption of each of the departments 2A to 2E is displayed in real time, the power consumption of each part of the building, the power consumption of each part of the factory, and the like obtained in the monitoring room 4 etc. 9. It is possible to notify the operator 9 or the like in each section of the factory in real time to suppress the power consumption of each section of the building and the power consumption of each section of the factory (the effect of claim 1).

In this embodiment, when the power consumption of each of the departments 2A to 2E collected by the monitoring device 8 is registered in the server device 7 of the provider 6 in a homepage format,
Since comments and messages on the power consumption of each department 2A to 2E are registered, an appropriate procedure is used when the power consumption of each part of the building, the power consumption of each part of the factory, etc. exceeds the set power consumption. Thus, the power consumption of each part of the building and the power consumption of each part of the factory can be suppressed (the effect of claim 2).

In the above-described embodiment, the information of the home page is registered in the server device 7 of the provider 6 connected to the Internet line 11.
The monitoring device 8 arranged in the monitoring room 4 may be provided with a server function to register homepage information.

Even in this case, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the power consumption of each part of the building, the power consumption of each part of the factory, the comments on these power consumptions, and the power savings obtained in the monitoring room 4 etc. Operators 9 in each part of the building, operators 9 in each part of the factory
For example, the power consumption of each part of the building and the power consumption of each part of the factory can be suppressed by an appropriate procedure.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the power consumption display system according to the first aspect, the power consumption of each part of the building, the power consumption of each part of the factory, and the like obtained in the monitoring room and the like can be obtained. In real time, it is possible to notify an operator, a user, an operator, a user, or the like in each part of the factory, the power consumption of each part of the building and the power consumption of each part of the factory.

In the power consumption display system according to the second aspect, the power consumption of each part of the building, the power consumption of each part of the factory, the comment on each of these power consumptions obtained in the monitoring room, etc.
Notify operators and users in each part of the building, such as operators and users in each part of the factory, in real time, messages for saving electricity, etc., and use appropriate procedures to determine the amount of power used in each part of the building and each part of the factory. Can be suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a power consumption display system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the power consumption display system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a power consumption list displayed on each terminal device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a comment displayed on each terminal device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a message displayed on each terminal device shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Power consumption display system 2A to 2E: Department 3: Power sensor device 4: Monitoring room (central monitoring room) 5: Line 6: Provider 7: Server device (specific computer device) 8: Monitoring device (Homepage updating device) 9: Operator 10: Terminal device 11: Internet line 12: Power consumption list 13: Comments 14: Message

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A power consumption display system for measuring and displaying power consumption of each department, wherein the system is disposed in a central monitoring room, and the content obtained by measuring the power consumption of each department is displayed on an Internet line. And a homepage updating apparatus for registering with a specific computer device connected to the Internet line, reading information registered in the computer device arranged in each department, and based on this information, A power consumption display system, comprising: a terminal device for displaying the amount of power used for each terminal. 2. The power consumption display system according to claim 1, wherein the homepage update device creates a comment and a message for the power consumption of each department and registers the comment and the message in the computer device. A power consumption display system comprising: reading information registered in a computer device; and displaying the comment and the message when displaying the power consumption of each department.