JP2004362312A - Remote information monitoring system of unmanned pumping station - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the monitoring of monitoring data and inside dynamic images of a plurality of unmanned pumping stations in a remote central monitoring station. <P>SOLUTION: In this remote information monitoring system, the monitoring data of unmanned pumping stations of water and sewerage present in many places and data of dynamic images obtained by monitoring the states in the unmanned pumping stations by cameras are collected in real time at high speed by the use of an Internet network without using specially laid exclusive lines. A Web server and a generally commercially available browser are used for an information collecting device in the central monitoring station. A failure or alarm can be urgently transmitted to a cellular phone or FAX through a telephone line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a remote information monitor for unmanned pumping stations in water and sewage systems, and more specifically, a technology for collecting information on monitoring data of a plurality of unmanned pumping stations and a camera in a plurality of unmanned pumping stations using a network using the Internet. Related to monitoring technology.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Normally, unmanned pumping stations are located in many places apart from the central monitoring station and exist unmanned, so data such as flow rate and water level at unmanned pumping stations are monitored by unmanned pumping stations. The way is being taken. However, since this method does not accurately obtain important and urgent information, it has been improved to collect monitoring data of an unmanned pumping station at a central monitoring station by a telecontelemeter or a dedicated telephone line.
[0003]
This situation will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which shows a conventional monitoring data remote information monitoring system for unmanned pumping stations for water supply and sewerage. In FIG. 1, 10 is a conventional central monitoring station, 11 is an information collecting device of the conventional central monitoring station, 12 is a database of the information collecting device, 30 is a conventional unmanned pump station, and 31 is a conventional unmanned pump. The station monitoring data collection device, and 20 indicates a line connecting the unmanned pumping station and the central monitoring station. Monitoring data such as flow rate, water level, operation, failure and alarm signal of 30 are collected at 31, collected at 11 through 20 lines, stored in 12 and used. In this case, a dedicated line 20 laid specially for collecting the information is used. Even if a telephone line that is not specially laid is used, it has the same meaning as using a specially laid line because the dedicated line is used. Further, the eleven information collection devices and the thirty-one monitoring data collection devices used here and the software used for them have been specially developed for remote information monitoring.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-07-058835
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional method using the line connection described above, the 20 lines require a specially laid dedicated line. For this reason, monitoring data can be collected in real time, but since the line speed of 20 is low, there is no way to monitor the situation inside the pumping station, which is important for security, with a camera in real time. is there. In addition, the 11 software required for information collection here is also different from the general marketed products whose information collection devices are distributed in the market, so specially developed software is required. It is a system that cannot use the browser, which is general software. In addition, there is no means for emergency transmission using a method other than the dedicated line in the event of a failure or alarm at an unmanned pumping station.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and by using an Internet network, does not require a specially laid dedicated line connecting many distributed unmanned pumping stations and a central monitoring station, Not only the monitoring data but also the situation inside the unmanned pumping station, which is important for security, can be monitored with a moving image using a camera.The software of the information collection device at the central monitoring station is also commercially available general software. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system that can use a browser and add means other than the Internet for emergency transmission of a failure or an alarm at an unmanned pumping station.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configurations. That is, in the remote information monitoring system of the unmanned pumping station according to the first aspect, the remote information monitoring of the unmanned pumping station for water supply and sewage is performed by a network using the Internet without using a specially laid dedicated line. A means for collecting monitoring data such as water levels, flow rates, operation, failures and alarm signals of multiple unmanned pump stations in real time and at high speed, and an information collection device installed at the central monitoring station. A remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station using the Internet, comprising: means for monitoring the inside of the site with a moving image using a camera. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station according to the first aspect, a means for constructing a LAN with a VPN router via the Internet and collecting monitoring data of the unmanned pumping station. And means for monitoring the inside of the unmanned pumping station with a moving image by a camera. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station according to the first aspect, a web server is installed as an information collection device at a central monitoring station, so that an unmanned database is stored in the database of the server. A system comprising: means for collecting and storing monitoring data of a pumping station and monitoring at a central monitoring station; and means for monitoring the inside of the unmanned pumping station with a moving image by a camera through the server. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station according to the first aspect, a plurality of monitoring stations distant from the central monitoring station by installing a WEB server at the central monitoring station. A means for distributing surveillance data and moving images from a camera via the Internet. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station according to the first aspect, a failure signal or an alarm signal of the pumping station is provided separately from the data monitoring information via the Internet. A system equipped with a means that can make an emergency call through a telephone line to a mobile phone or a FAX at a central monitoring station owned by a monitoring person at a monitoring station.
[0008]
In other words, the present invention is as follows. The present invention provides monitoring data of unmanned pumping stations for water and sewage existing in many places and data of moving images for monitoring the state of the unmanned pumping stations with cameras without using a specially laid dedicated line. By using a network, a remote information monitor at an unmanned pumping station that can collect information at high speed in real time using a WEB server and distribute it to the information collection device at the central monitoring station in real time, and also can transmit emergency signals and failure signals urgently System.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 100 denotes a central monitoring station of the present invention, 110 denotes an information collection device using a WEB server of the central monitoring station of the present invention, 120 denotes a PC (personal computer) having a monitoring image display device, and 130 denotes a PC. A printer for printing monitoring data, 200 is the Internet, 300 is an unmanned pumping station according to the present invention, 310 is a monitoring data collection device for an unmanned pumping station according to the present invention, and 320 is an image capturing of an unmanned pumping station site using a camera. The device, 400 is a VPN router, 500 is a signal for urgently sending a telephone line to a mobile phone or a FAX of the central monitoring station owned by a monitoring person at the central monitoring station for a failure or an alarm of an unmanned pumping station, and 101 is a signal. Indicates another monitoring station other than the central monitoring station. The unmanned pumping station and the central monitoring station and other monitoring stations are respectively connected through the Internet by VPN routers.
[0010]
The monitoring data such as water level, flow rate, operation, failure and alarm signal collected by the monitoring data collection device 310 of the plurality of unmanned pump stations 300 is a WEB server which is an information collection device of a central monitoring station via the Internet using a VPN router. The monitoring data is constantly collected at 110, and the monitoring data is collected and stored in the database of the WEB server. This monitoring data can be viewed at 120 to see trends, daily reports, driving status, etc., and at the same time can be printed through 130. On the other hand, the moving image of the site of the unmanned pumping station essential for security captured at 320 is also collected at 110 via 320 to 200, and the moving image can be observed in real time on the screen of 120. When it is necessary to observe a high-speed moving image, a high-speed line such as ADSL is used for the Internet line. Reference numeral 110 uses a normal Web server conforming to 200, and is not a special information collection device. Also, the browser used at 110 uses a browser such as the so-called Internet Explorer or Netscape, which is generally used on the Internet and is generally distributed on the market, and is not special information collecting software. Unmanned pumping station abnormalities and alarm signals can usually be monitored at the central monitoring station via the Internet, but should be monitored separately from the Internet in consideration of when the observer is unable to monitor outside the display device. It is possible to make an emergency call to a mobile phone owned by a guard or a fax at a central monitoring station via a telephone line. In this system, when a failure occurs in an unmanned pumping station or an alarm signal is sounded, a telephone number stored in advance in a mobile phone or a facsimile is activated in response to the alarm, and an emergency call is made. In addition, monitoring information is distributed by WEB to 110 other monitoring stations other than 100.
[0011]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention does not use any special device or special software. A network using the Internet without using a specially laid dedicated line, constructing a LAN with a VPN router while using an ADSL line if necessary, and installing a WEB server at the central monitoring station The browser connects multiple unmanned pumping stations with the central monitoring station and other monitoring stations using commercially available software, and the central monitoring station and other monitoring stations can monitor the unmanned pumping stations, and if there is a failure or alarm An emergency call is possible. Since the remote information monitoring system is constituted by such simple means, the following effects can be obtained. Collects monitoring data such as water levels, flow rates, operation, failures, alarm signals, etc. of multiple unmanned pumping stations, and video images of the unmanned pumping stations, which are important for security, at all times in real time and at high speed. There is an effect that the monitoring result of the monitoring data of a plurality of unmanned pumping stations can be displayed on a central monitoring station based on a trend, a daily report check, an operation status, and the like, and the measurement results can be printed. Also, in the event of a failure or an alarm, there is an effect that an emergency call can be immediately detected by a mobile phone or a facsimile by an emergency call via a telephone line. So far, the application of the present invention has been described as being limited to unmanned pumping stations, but the present invention has the same effect when applied to remote information collection of manhole pumps and other control devices installed in remote places. Is self-evident.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a monitoring data information system of an unmanned pumping station according to the related art.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a remote information monitoring system for an unmanned pumping station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 conventional central monitoring station 11 conventional central monitoring station information collecting device 12 information collecting device database 20 line connecting unmanned pumping station and central monitoring station 30 conventional unmanned pumping station 31 conventional unmanned pumping station monitoring data collecting device REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Central monitoring station 101 of the present invention 101 Other monitoring station 110 Information collecting apparatus 120 by WEB server of central monitoring station of the present invention PC (personal computer) equipped with monitoring image display device
130 Printer 200 for printing monitoring data 200 Internet 300 Unmanned pumping station 310 according to the present invention Monitoring data collection device 320 for unmanned pumping station according to the present invention Image capturing device 400 for unmanned pumping station by camera VPN router 500 Emergency call upon failure or alarm signal

Claims (5)

In remote information monitoring of unmanned pumping stations for water supply and sewage, a network using the Internet without using a specially laid dedicated line, an information collection device installed at the central monitoring station, always in real time and at high speed Unmanned using the Internet equipped with means for collecting information on monitoring data such as water levels, flow rates, operation, failures, alarm signals, etc. of multiple unmanned pump stations, and means for monitoring the inside of the unmanned pump stations with moving images using cameras Remote monitoring system for pump stations. Regarding the remote information monitoring system of the unmanned pumping station, means for constructing a LAN with a VPN router via the Internet and collecting monitoring data of the unmanned pumping station and means for monitoring the inside of the unmanned pumping station with a moving image by a camera. Equipped system. Regarding the remote information monitoring system of the unmanned pumping station, by installing a WEB server as an information collecting device at a central monitoring station, a monitoring data of the unmanned pumping station can be collected and stored in a database of the server and monitored by the central monitoring station. And means for monitoring the inside of the unmanned pumping station with a moving image by a camera through the server. Regarding the remote information monitoring system of the unmanned pumping station, a system including means for distributing monitoring data and moving images by a camera to a plurality of monitoring stations remote from the central monitoring station by installing a WEB server at the central monitoring station. . Regarding the remote information monitoring system of the unmanned pumping station, the failure signal and the alarm signal of the pumping station are transmitted separately from the data monitoring information via the Internet to a mobile phone or a facsimile of the central monitoring station, which is owned by a central monitoring station. A system with a means to make an emergency call through a telephone line.

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