JP2002346542A - System for controlling water cleaning plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To always stably supply drinking water of high safety to users by deciding whether or not maintenance is necessary for a water cleaning plant simply by a specialist and controlling the plant properly. SOLUTION: At least one water cleaning plant 12 installed in waterworks, an observation device 13 for observing the water treatment conditions of the water cleaning plant 12, a data accumulating device 17 for collecting data observed by the observation device 13, and a display device 18 for displaying the data collected in the data accumulating device 17 are provided. The observation device 13 has a flow rate measuring device 14 for measuring the flow rate of water to be treated by the water cleaning plant 12 and pressure difference measuring device 15 for measuring the pressure difference between water on the upstream side of the water cleaning plant 12 and water on the downstream side of the plant 12. A detector for reading data collected by the data accumulating device 17 can be provided together with the display device 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water purifier management system for managing a water purifier attached to a water supply system of a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the safety of drinking water, so that water purification equipment is often attached to water supply equipment in buildings such as houses. Examples of the water purification device include a large-sized water purification device attached to a water storage tank of an apartment house such as an apartment or an apartment, and a small-sized water purification device attached to a water pipe or a faucet in each house. These water purifiers have various filters. The filters are used to filter water to remove microorganisms, chlorine, and the like in the water, thereby providing users with high-quality drinking water. However, in such a water purification device, microorganisms gradually accumulate in the filter or the filter itself deteriorates, and the water treatment performance gradually decreases. For this reason, maintenance such as filter replacement and cleaning at a certain point in time is essential.

[0003]

However, in small water purifiers that can be attached to water pipes, faucets, and the like in each house, it is often left to each user to determine whether maintenance is necessary. . Therefore, there were cases where maintenance was not performed sufficiently. On the contrary, there is a case where the filter which can still be used is unnecessarily replaced.
Furthermore, the necessity of these maintenances is almost always determined only based on the period during which the filter is used, the amount of water treated, and the like, and an appropriate determination may not be made. In addition, in large-scale water purification equipment that can be attached to the water storage tanks of condominiums and apartments,
There was a problem that it was extremely troublesome, for example, a maintenance specialist had to regularly visit the site to check the water quality and the condition of the filter.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, the expert can easily determine the necessity of maintenance of the water purification device, by appropriately managing the water purification device, to provide the user with safety. An object of the present invention is to provide a water purification apparatus management system that constantly supplies high drinking water stably.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water purification device management system, comprising: at least one water purification device attached to a water supply facility; an observation device for observing a water treatment state of the water purification device; A water purifier management system comprising a data accumulator for collecting data observed by the device, and a display device for displaying the data collected by the data accumulator, wherein the observation device is processed by the water purifier. And a differential pressure measuring device for measuring a differential pressure between water on the upstream side and water on the downstream side of the water purification device.

[0006] The water purifier management system according to claim 2 is:
One or more water purification devices attached to the water supply equipment, an observation device for observing the water treatment status of the water purification device, a data accumulation device for collecting data observed by the observation device, and a data accumulation device for collecting data collected by the data accumulation device. A water purification device management system, comprising: a detection device that reads the collected data, wherein the observation device is a flow measurement device that measures a flow rate of water treated by the water purification device, and water upstream of the water purification device. A differential pressure measuring device for measuring a differential pressure with water on the downstream side. In the water purifier management system according to claim 2, it is preferable that the data accumulating device and the detecting device are connected by a communication line so as to be communicable. Or, the data accumulation device and the detection device,
It is preferable to be able to communicate wirelessly. The water purification device includes an adjustment device that adjusts water treatment conditions in the water purification device, and the data accumulation device includes a control device that is connected to the adjustment device and controls the adjustment device. Preferably, it is enabled by a command from the detection device. Further, in the water purification device management system according to claim 2, it is preferable that the water purification device management system further includes a display device that displays data collected in the data accumulation device, and the detection device is a data processing device that processes data. And it is preferable that the data processed by the data processing device is transmitted to the data accumulation device and displayed on the display device.

The data accumulating device includes an abnormality judging device for judging the presence or absence of an abnormality in the water purification device and / or the purified water treated by the water purifying device from the collected data, and the abnormality judging device judges the occurrence of the abnormality. It is preferable that the water purification device management system includes an alarm receiving device that receives the alarm signal. It is preferable that the observation device further includes a residual chlorine concentration measuring device that measures a residual chlorine concentration of water downstream of the water purification device. It is preferable that the observation device further includes an ion concentration measurement device that measures an ion concentration of water downstream of the water purification device.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a water purification apparatus management system 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
The water purifier management system 10 includes one or more water purifiers 12 attached to a water supply system 11 and each water purifier 12.
Observation device 13 for observing the state of water treatment, and a data accumulator 17 for collecting data measured by the observation device 13
And The observation device 13 includes a flow measurement device 14 that measures the flow rate of the water treated by each water purification device 12, and a differential pressure measurement device 15 that measures the differential pressure between the water on the upstream side and the water on the downstream side of the water purification device 12. Is provided. The observation device 13 of this example further includes a residual chlorine concentration measuring device 16 for measuring the residual chlorine concentration in the water downstream of the water purification device 12.
And an ion concentration measuring device (not shown) for measuring the ion concentration of water on the downstream side of the water purification device 12.

The data accumulating device 17 of this embodiment includes a data processing device (not shown) for processing the collected data. The data accumulating device 17 further includes a water purifier 12 and a water purifier that has been processed by the water purifier 12 based on the collected data. An abnormality determining device 31 for determining the presence or absence of an abnormality, and an alarm transmitting device 3 for transmitting an alarm signal when the abnormality determining device 31 determines the occurrence of an abnormality.
2 is provided. The water purification apparatus management system 10 of this example includes an alarm receiving device 33 that receives an alarm signal transmitted from the alarm transmitting device 32. The data collected by the data accumulating device 17 is displayed on a display device 18 connected to the data accumulating device 17.

Next, an example in which the water purification apparatus management system 10 of the first embodiment is applied to one house will be described with reference to FIG. Water supply equipment 11 in FIG.
Is a water pipe drawn into the house, and tap water is supplied to the house from a local water purification plant through the water pipe. Water plumbing in the house
The water is branched into a kitchen 20, a bathroom 21, and a washroom 22, and thereafter, water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C are respectively attached.

Here, as the water purifiers 12A, 12B and 12C, those provided with a filter for filtering supplied tap water and removing impurities such as microorganisms and chlorines in the tap water are used. Although there is no particular limitation on the filter, cellulose type, polyolefin (polyethylene, polypropylene) type, polyvinyl alcohol type, ethylene / vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyether type, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) type, polysulfone type, poly In addition to hollow fiber membranes or flat membranes made of various materials such as acrylonitrile-based, polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon (registered trademark))-based, polycarbonate-based, polyester-based, polyamide-based, and aromatic polyamide-based, activated carbon filters (powder-like) Activated carbon, granular activated carbon, fibrous activated carbon, molded activated carbon), molecular adsorption resin, zeolite, molecular sieve, chelate resin, ion exchange resin, sintered filter, non-woven fabric, metal net, plastic net, etc. Species, or two or more The water purification device 12 having can be preferably used.

In the example of FIG. 2, in the kitchen 20, the water purification device 12A is installed in a water supply pipe upstream of the hand opening / closing valve 19A. Such type of water purification device 12
As the water purifier, there is a so-called water purifier I type (pre-stop type) in which water pressure always acts on the water purifier 12, and a type called an under sink type (built-in type) can be exemplified. On the other hand, in the bathroom 21 and the lavatory 22, the water purification device 1
2B and 12C are installed downstream of the on-off valves 19B and 19C, respectively. As a water purifier 12 of this type, there is a so-called water purifier type II (base stop type) in which water pressure acts only when the water purifier 12 is used, and specifically, a faucet direct connection type, a stationary type, and an under type. A sink type (built-in type) and the like can be exemplified. In this example, a water purifier type I is installed in the kitchen 20, and a water purifier type II is installed in the bathroom 21 and the washroom 22, but a water purifier type II is installed in the kitchen 20, and the bathroom 21 and the washroom are installed. The water purifier I type may be installed in the place 22, and there is no particular limitation.

Further, each of the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C
Observation devices 13A, 13B, 13 for observing the state of water treatment
As C, a flow rate measuring device 14A, 14B, 14C having at least an instantaneous flow rate measuring function, and a residual measuring the concentration of chlorine remaining in the water treated in each of the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C by measuring the oxidation-reduction potential. Chlorine concentration measuring devices 16A, 16B, 16C and an ion concentration measuring device (not shown) are continuously connected to the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C. And further, each water purification device 12A, 1
Differential pressure measuring devices 15A, 15B and 15C for measuring the differential pressure between the water on the upstream side and the water on the downstream side of 2B and 12C are provided. In this example, in the kitchen 20, the water purification device 1
The water pipe is branched between the upstream side and the downstream side of 2A, and these branch pipes 11a are connected by a differential pressure measuring device 15A, so that the differential pressure between the upstream water pressure and the downstream water pressure of the water purification device 12A can be measured. It has become. In the bathroom 21 and the lavatory 22, the differential pressure measuring devices 15B and 15C are each a water purification device 12B,
12C.

The data measured by the observation devices 13A, 13B, and 13C in the kitchen 20, bathroom 21, and lavatory 22 are collected by the data accumulation device 17 installed in the house, and provided in the data accumulation device 17. Data processing is performed as necessary by a data processing device (not shown). In this data processing device, for example, each flow measuring device 14A, 1
The instantaneous flow rate of the water measured at 4B and 14C is integrated, and the accumulated flow rate of the water processed in a certain period can be obtained. In addition, in the data processing device, for example, it is possible to simulate various future data based on various data in the past certain period observed by the observation devices 13A, 13B, and 13C. Specifically, the date and time when the accumulated flow reaches a certain value, the date and time when the chlorine concentration remaining in the purified water reaches a certain value,
The date and time when the target ion concentration reaches a certain value,
The date and time when the pressure difference between the water on the upstream side and the water on the downstream side of the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C reach a certain value are predicted from the simulation, and the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 1C are predicted.
It is also possible to predict the next replacement time of the filter provided for 2C. It is also possible to design a filter optimal for the house from the various data obtained. In addition, it is possible to investigate the amount of water used in various places in the house throughout the year, and to plan water saving by adjusting the amount of water used. Thus, the data accumulation device 1
The data collected by the data processing device 7 and subjected to data processing by the data processing device as necessary are displayed in the form of numerical values, graphs, and the like on a display device 18 attached to the outer wall of the house.

The water purifier management system 10 of this embodiment
The data accumulating device 17 has observation devices 13A, 13B,
An abnormality judging device 31 is provided for judging the presence or absence of an abnormality in the water purified by the water purifiers 12A, 12B, and 12C and the water purified by the water purifiers 12A, 12B, and 12C from the data observed at 13C and collected by the data accumulating device 17. ing.
The abnormality determining device 31 includes flow rate measuring devices 14A, 14A.
B, 14C, differential pressure measurement devices 15A, 15B, 15C, residual chlorine concentration measurement devices 16A, 16B, 16C, data obtained by an ion concentration measurement device not shown, and data further processed by a data processing device, Water purification device 12A, 1
Abnormalities such as failures of 2B and 12C, breakage of filters, ie, breakage, and abnormalities in water quality of water treated by the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C can be determined. The determination of abnormality is made by comparing with a reference value preset in the data accumulating device 17, and the reference value can be arbitrarily changed by changing a sequence, a program, or the like.
The data accumulating device 17 includes the abnormality determining device 3
1 is provided with an alarm transmitting device 32 that transmits an alarm signal when it determines that an abnormality has occurred. The water purification device management system 10 includes a mobile phone 33a as an alarm receiving device 33 that can receive the transmitted alarm signal. Provided.

According to the water purifier management system 10 described above, when the hand opening / closing valves 19A, 19B, and 19C of the kitchen 20, bathroom 21, and lavatory 22 are opened, each water purifier 12 is opened.
The purified water treated in A, 12B, and 12C is obtained from the tap of the kitchen 20, the shower of the bathroom 21, and the tap of the lavatory 22, respectively.
Observe the water treatment status of these water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C. Then, the data measured by each observation device 13 is collected in the data accumulating device 17, subjected to necessary processing by the data processing device, and then displayed on the display device 18. Therefore, just by looking at the display device 18, a plurality of water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C used in one house
At the same time can easily grasp the state of water treatment. In addition, by installing the display device 18 outdoors, such as an outer wall of a house, a maintenance professional can easily grasp the state of water treatment. Therefore, not a user but a specialized trader can accurately determine what kind of maintenance is necessary and when the maintenance is appropriate. Therefore, the water purification devices 12A, 1
Necessary and sufficient maintenance can be performed on the 2B and 12C, and highly safe drinking water can always be stably supplied to the user. In the display device 18,
The data may be displayed at all times, or may be displayed periodically at a predetermined date and time. Alternatively, it may be displayed only when necessary.

When the abnormality judging device 31 provided in the data accumulating device 17 judges an abnormality in the water purified by the water purifiers 12A, 12B and 12C and / or the water purifiers 12A, 12B and 12C, The alarm transmitting device 32 transmits an alarm signal, and the mobile phone 33a as the alarm receiving device 33 receives the signal. Therefore, by carrying this mobile phone 33a by a maintenance professional,
When an abnormality occurs in the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C and the treated water, necessary measures can be taken immediately, and highly safe drinking water can always be stably supplied to the user. The alarm receiving device 33 is not limited to the mobile phone 33a. Other examples that can be carried by a maintenance professional are simple mobile phones (PHS (registered trademark)),
Examples include a pager (pager (registered trademark)), a PDA (portable information terminal), and a notebook computer. In addition, the alarm receiving device 33 is not limited to one that can be carried by a maintenance professional, and for example, the water purifiers 12A, 12B,
It may be provided in 12C, or may be a stationary personal computer owned by a maintenance professional. The alarm receiving device 33 is a water purifier 12A, 12
In the case where the alarm signal is provided in the B or 12C, an alarm lamp or the like which indicates that an alarm signal has been received is also provided so that the user can immediately recognize the occurrence of the abnormality. In such a form, the user can immediately stop using the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C and contact the maintenance specialist.

In particular, the observation devices 13A, 13B, 13
By using a device equipped with flow rate measuring devices 14A, 14B, 14C and differential pressure measuring devices 15A, 15B, 15C as C, by simultaneously observing the flow rate and the differential pressure, for example, water supplied to a house Even when the pressure of water varies from house to house, the water purification device 1
The status of the filter in 2A, 12B, 12C can be grasped,
More detailed maintenance can be performed. Specifically, tap water is supplied to each house from a local water purification plant,
The pressure of the supplied tap water is not constant among houses and usually varies. Therefore, actually, the water purification device 12A,
Filters in 12B and 12C are used for coarse dust, fine particles, sand,
Even if maintenance such as cleaning or replacement is required due to the accumulation of soil, red rust, organic matter, microorganisms, etc., a house with a large tap water pressure can filter a certain flow rate of water, apparently a filter May be observed as clean. In such a case, not only the flow rate but also the differential pressure is observed at the same time, and by checking whether the differential pressure has reached a certain value, filter clogging and contamination that cannot be detected by measuring only the flow rate Can be detected immediately. On the other hand, in the case where a constant flow rate of water cannot be obtained even though the differential pressure is less than the predetermined value, the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 1
Any abnormality such as 2C or breakage of the provided filter is considered, and it can be dealt with immediately.

Further, the observation devices 13A, 13B, 13C
By using the residual chlorine concentration measuring devices 16A, 16B, 16C and the ion concentration measuring device to understand the state of the water itself treated by the water purification device 12, it is possible to determine whether or not an appropriate filtration treatment has been performed. Thus, safer water can be provided to the user. In particular, the use of an ion concentration measurement device allows the mineral content (calcium,
Sodium, potassium, iron, etc.), water hardness (calcium, magnesium), pH, carbonate concentration, nitrate ion concentration, etc. can also be measured. Further, a thermocouple can be provided in the ion concentration measuring device to measure the water temperature.

Further, each of the flow rate measuring devices 14A, 14A,
The data flow rate of the water measured at 4B and 14C is stored in the data accumulator 1
By calculating the cumulative flow rate together with the instantaneous flow rate by performing the integration processing in the data processing device of No. 7, the state of the water purification device can be grasped more comprehensively. For example, if the accumulated flow rate reaches a certain level, and the clogging due to the accumulation of coarse dust, fine particles, sand, soil, red rust, organic matter, and microorganisms on the filter can be expected, but the instantaneous flow rate is large, Abnormalities such as filter breakage can be predicted. Even if the filter is not damaged, it is possible to determine the appropriateness of the filter life by examining the residual chlorine concentration and the ion concentration. Further, even when the value of the instantaneous flow rate measured by the flow rate measuring devices 14A, 14B, and 14C fluctuates, by checking the value of the accumulated flow rate at the same time, the change is recognized by the flow rate measuring devices 14A, 14C.
It is possible to comprehensively judge whether the malfunction is caused by malfunction or noise of B and 14C. Further, the data processing device includes an observation device 1
Preparing for maintenance in advance, such as preparing the filter by predicting the next replacement time of the filter by simulating various data in the future based on various data in the past fixed period observed in 3A, 13B, 13C. You can keep.

In the above example, the kitchen 20, the bathroom 2
1. The case where the water purifier management system 10 is applied to one house using the water purifiers 12A, 12B, and 12C in the washroom 22 has been described. However, only one water purifier 12 is used in one house. Also applicable to cases. Further, the water purification device 21 is not limited to the kitchen 20, the bathroom 21, and the washroom 22, and may be attached to a washing machine, a refrigerator, a toilet, an outdoor faucet, a faucet dedicated to pets and appreciation fish, and the like. further,
A plurality of water purification devices 21 may be connected at each location. For example, in the bathroom 21, a form in which the water purification devices 12 are provided for a bathtub and a shower, respectively, may be exemplified. Also, in a collective house such as an apartment or an apartment, a plurality of households use a plurality of water purification devices 12, respectively.
By applying the above, all the water purification devices 12 used in the apartment house can be managed collectively. There is no particular limitation on the location where the display device 18 is attached, and the location may be inside a building such as a house. However, when the display device 18 is installed outdoors such as an outer wall of a house or an outer wall of an apartment house, a maintenance professional can easily adjust the water treatment status at any time. It is preferable because it can be grasped.

Further, the water purifier management system 10 of the first embodiment can be applied to a water tank of a condominium or a building. In FIG. 3, a water supply facility 11 is a water storage tank provided on the roof of an apartment building, and tap water is supplied from a water purification plant in the area. A separation membrane module provided with a hollow fiber membrane is immersed in the water tank as a water purification device 12. A suction pump 25 is connected to the separation membrane module. By suctioning water in the water storage tank through the separation membrane module, impurities such as microorganisms and chlorine contained in tap water are removed from the membrane surface of the separation membrane. Can be removed. The filtered water is then supplied to various parts of the apartment through pipes.

In the water purifier management system 10 of this embodiment, as in the example of FIG. 2, as an observation device for observing the water treatment state of the water purifier 12, a flow rate measurement for measuring the flow rate of the water treated by the separation membrane module. The device 14, a residual chlorine concentration measuring device 16 for measuring the concentration of chlorine remaining in the treated purified water, and an ion concentration measuring device (not shown) are connected to the downstream side of the separation membrane module. Further, the suction pump 25 is provided with a differential pressure measuring device 15 for measuring a differential pressure between water on the upstream side and water on the downstream side of the separation membrane module. Each data measured by these observation devices 13 is collected in a data accumulation device 17 installed in a condominium management room or the like, and the data is collected by a data processing device (not shown) provided in the data accumulation device 17 as needed. After the data processing, the data is displayed on a display device 18 connected to the data accumulation device 17. As described above, by applying the water purification apparatus management system 10 of the embodiment of FIG. 1 to a water tank of a condominium or a building, a maintenance professional does not have to regularly visit the water tank to check the water quality and the state of the filter. The water tank management can be performed only by checking the display device 18 in the management room. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with safer water while significantly reducing maintenance work.

Although not shown, similar to the example of FIG. 2, the data accumulating device 17 is provided with an abnormality judging device and an alarm transmitting device, and an alarm receiving device is provided. In the event of an abnormality, a maintenance specialist can immediately respond. The separation membrane module is not limited to the suction type, and a pressure type separation membrane module may be used.

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a water purification apparatus management system 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As in the case of the first embodiment, the water purification device management system 10 includes one or more water purification devices 12 attached to a water supply system 11, an observation device 13 that observes a water treatment state of each water purification device 12, and The observation device 13 includes a data accumulator 17 for collecting data measured by the observation device 13. The observation device 13 includes a flow rate measurement device 14, a differential pressure measurement device 15, a residual chlorine concentration measurement device 16, and an illustration not shown. Is provided. The data accumulating device 17 includes a data processing device (not shown) for processing data. The water purifier management system 10 of this example includes a display device 18 that displays the data collected by the data accumulation device 17 and processed as necessary, and a data device that is collected by the data accumulation device 17 and processed as necessary. And a detection device 23 for reading the data.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the water purification system management system 10 of the second embodiment is applied to a single house.
Will be described. In the illustrated example, as in the case of FIG.
0, a bathroom 21 and a lavatory 22, and thereafter, water purification devices 12A, 12B and 12C are respectively attached. Then, as an observation device 13 for observing the water treatment status of each water purification device 12A, 12B, 12C, a flow measurement device 14A, 14B, 14C and a residual chlorine concentration measurement device 16
A, 16B, 16C and differential pressure measuring devices 15A, 15B,
15C and an ion concentration measuring device (not shown) are provided. Each data measured by the observation device 13 in the kitchen 20, the bathroom 21, and the lavatory 22 is collected in a data accumulation device 17 installed in the house, and the data is collected by a data processing device (not shown) provided in the data accumulation device 17. Data processing is performed as needed. The appropriately processed data is stored in the data accumulation device 1
7 is displayed on a display device 18 connected to the display device 7. Further, a computer with a modem as a detecting device 23 is connected to the data accumulating device 17 via a communication line 24 so that data collected by the data accumulating device 17 and appropriately processed can be read intermittently or continuously. Has become. This computer with a modem is usually installed in a central management center or the like that centrally manages the water treatment status of a plurality of water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C. As the communication line 24, a telephone line, a dedicated data line, a wireless line, or the like can be used.

According to the water purifier management system 10 described above, when the hand opening / closing valves 19A, 19B, and 19C of the kitchen 20, bathroom 21, and lavatory 22 are opened, each water purifier 12 is opened.
The purified water treated in A, 12B, and 12C is obtained from the tap of the kitchen 20, the shower of the bathroom 21, and the tap of the lavatory 22, respectively.
Observe the water treatment status of these water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12C. Then, the data measured by each observation device 13 is collected in the data accumulating device 17, subjected to necessary processing by the data processing device, and stored as needed. The data of the data accumulating device 17 is periodically
Alternatively, when each data exceeds a preset value set in the data accumulating device 17 for each data, the data is displayed on the display device 18 and sent to a computer with a modem at the central control center, where necessary. Can be Alternatively, the data accumulator 17 is accessed as needed from a computer with a modem at the central control center,
Read each data.

Therefore, according to such a system,
The water treatment status in one or more houses using the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C can be simultaneously and collectively grasped even in a centralized management center that is installed remotely from each house. Therefore, it is possible to easily and immediately check the water treatment status when needed, without having to patrol the maintenance for each house, and what kind of maintenance is required for the water purification equipment used in each house, It is possible to accurately and easily judge when it is appropriate to perform maintenance. Therefore, the water purification devices 12A, 12A
It is possible to perform necessary and sufficient maintenance on B and 12C, and it is possible to constantly supply stable drinking water with high safety to the user.

In this example, the data accumulating device 17 and the detecting device 23 such as a computer with a modem are
Although the embodiment has been described in which the communication device is connected and communicable with the communication line 24 such as a telephone line, for example, the data accumulation device 17 and the detection device 23 can communicate wirelessly by infrared communication, Bluetooth, or the like. You may. In such a case, a small detector that can be carried by a maintenance professional is preferable as the detector 23. Then, the maintenance professional who carries the detector patrols each house using the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C, and approaches the data accumulator 17 of each house as appropriate to read the data. It is possible to grasp the water treatment status of the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C used in. In this case, it is preferable that the data accumulating device 17 of each house is mounted not on the inside of a building such as a house but on the outer wall of the house or the like so that a maintenance professional can easily approach the data accumulating device 17.

Further, similarly to the case of the first embodiment, the data collecting device 17 of the water purification device management system of this example is also observed by the observation devices 13A, 13B and 13C,
From the data collected in the data accumulator 17, the water purifiers 12A, 12B, 12C and the water purifiers 12A, 12B,
An abnormality judging device 31 for judging the presence / absence of an abnormality in the purified water treated in 2C, and an alarm transmitting device 32 for transmitting an alarm signal when the abnormality judging device 31 judges the occurrence of the abnormality, are further provided. An alarm receiving device 33 capable of receiving a signal may be provided.

Further, in the water purifier management system 10 of this embodiment, the water purifiers 12A, 12B, 12C
Is provided with an adjusting device for adjusting the water treatment conditions in the water purifiers 12A, 12B, and 12C. On the other hand, the data accumulating device 17 is connected to the adjusting device to
7 is provided with a control device for controlling the adjusting device, and
This control device may be operated by a command from the detection device 23. Examples of the adjusting device for adjusting the water treatment conditions include an upstream open / close valve and a downstream open / close valve (not shown) incorporated in the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C. Adjusting the upstream open / close valve, the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 12
By adjusting the amount of water entering C and adjusting the amount of water leaving the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C by adjusting the downstream open / close valve, the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C are adjusted.
Arbitrarily adjusts the flow rate of the water treated by the water purifier 1
The water pressure applied to 2A, 12B, 12C can be arbitrarily adjusted. By adjusting the flow rate and water pressure, the residual chlorine concentration and ion concentration in the water can be adjusted to appropriate values. The control device is controlled by a control device provided in the data accumulating device 17, and the control device is operated by a command from the detection device 23 to operate the control device, whereby the water purification devices 12 </ b> A and 12 </ b> B are operated. , 12C water treatment conditions can be remotely controlled. According to such a water purification device management system 10, the maintenance specialist can use the data read by the detection device 23 to
When it is determined that it is necessary to change the water treatment conditions of 2A, 12B, and 12C, a command is immediately sent from the detection device 23 to the control device, and the upstream-side on-off valve built in the water purification devices 12A, 12B, and 12C, The water treatment can always be performed under appropriate conditions by remotely controlling an adjustment device such as a downstream opening / closing valve. Further, the detection device 23 is further provided with a data processing device, and further processes the data read by the detection device 23 and transmits the data to the data accumulation device 17 to transmit the data to the display device 1.
8 and the user can select the water purification devices 12A, 12B, 1
Various data related to 2C may be confirmed as necessary.

The water purifier management system 10 according to the second embodiment can be used in a case where only one water purifier 12 is used in one house, or in a case where a plurality of apartments such as condominiums and apartments are used. The present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a household uses a plurality of water purification devices 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment, the water purification device management system 10 may be applied to a water tank of a condominium or a building. In this case as well, the maintenance specialist can detect the data with a computer with a modem at the central management center or a portable detector, and simply confirm the data to grasp the status of water treatment, and regularly go to the water storage tank. No need. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with safer water while significantly reducing maintenance work.

[0033]

As described above, according to the water purifier management system of the present invention, it is possible for the expert, not the user, to easily judge whether or not the water purifier needs maintenance, and the water purifier can be appropriately installed. , And safe drinking water can be constantly supplied to the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a water purification device management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example in which the water purification device management system of FIG. 1 is applied to a water purification device of a house.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example in which the water purification device management system of FIG. 1 is applied to a water tank of an apartment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another example of the water purification apparatus management system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example in which the water purification device management system of FIG. 4 is applied to a water purification device of a house.

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 Reference Signs List 10 water purification device management system 11 water supply equipment 12 water purification device 13 observation device 14 flow rate measurement device 15 differential pressure measurement device 16 residual chlorine concentration measurement device 17 data accumulation device 18 display device 23 detection device 24 communication line 31 abnormality judgment device 32 alarm transmission device 33 Alarm receiver

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. One or more water purification devices attached to a water supply system, an observation device for observing a water treatment state of the water purification device, a data accumulating device for collecting data observed by the observation device, and the data A water purification device management system comprising: a display device that displays data collected in an accumulation device; wherein the observation device is a flow measurement device that measures a flow rate of water treated by the water purification device; and the water purification device. And a differential pressure measuring device for measuring a differential pressure between water on the upstream side and water on the downstream side. 2. One or more water purifiers attached to a water supply system, an observation device for observing the water treatment status of the water purifier, a data accumulator for collecting data observed by the observation device, and the data A water purification device management system including a detection device that reads data collected in an accumulation device, wherein the observation device is a flow measurement device that measures a flow rate of water treated by the water purification device; A water purification device management system, comprising: a differential pressure measuring device that measures a differential pressure between upstream water and downstream water. 3. The water purifier management system according to claim 2, wherein the data accumulating device and the detecting device are connected by a communication line so that they can communicate with each other. 4. The water purification device management system according to claim 2, wherein the data accumulating device and the detecting device can communicate with each other wirelessly. 5. The water purification device includes an adjustment device that adjusts a water treatment condition in the water purification device, and the data accumulating device includes a control device that is connected to the adjustment device and controls the adjustment device, The water purification device management system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the control device is operable by a command from the detection device. 6. The water purifier management system according to claim 2, further comprising a display device for displaying data collected by said data accumulating device. 7. The detection device includes a data processing device for processing data, and the data processed by the data processing device is transmitted to the data accumulation device and can be displayed on the display device. The water purifier management system according to claim 6, wherein: 8. An abnormality judging device for judging the presence or absence of an abnormality in the water purification device and / or the purified water processed by the water purification device from the collected data, and the abnormality judging device generates an abnormality. The water purification device management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: an alarm transmission device that transmits an alarm signal when the determination is made, and an alarm reception device that receives the alarm signal. 9. The observation device according to claim 1, further comprising a residual chlorine concentration measuring device for measuring a residual chlorine concentration of water downstream of the water purification device.
The water purification device management system according to any one of the above. 10. The observation device according to claim 1, wherein the observation device further includes an ion concentration measurement device that measures an ion concentration of water downstream of the water purification device. Water purification equipment management system.