JP2007034669A - Power consumption monitoring system, and method and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power consumption monitoring system capable of efficiently monitoring power consumption of electronic equipment. <P>SOLUTION: A specific unit power consumption database 101-1 stores power consumption for each of operation states different in power consumption with respect to specific units A-F with high contribution to power consumption of an electronic equipment body and large fluctuation range of units A-N constituting the electronic equipment 100. A general unit power consumption database 101-2 stores the total power consumption of general units G-N other than the specific units. An operation state monitoring part 102 detects operation states of the specific units A-F constituting the electronic equipment 100, a power consumption calculation part 103 calculates power consumption of the electronic equipment 100 based on power consumption of each specific unit A-F stored in the specific unit power consumption database 101-1 in accordance with the detected operation state and the power consumption by the general unit G-N stored in the general unit power consumption database 101-2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system and method for monitoring power consumption of electronic devices such as personal computers used in offices and homes.

  Technology for monitoring the power consumption of electronic devices used in offices and homes is one of the important technologies for promoting energy saving, and various methods have been proposed or put into practical use.

  There are two methods for monitoring power consumption: a current detection method that measures the power consumption by detecting the current flowing from the commercial power supply to the electronic device body, and a current non-detection method that calculates the power consumption based on the operating state of the electronic device. Broadly divided. The former can measure the power consumption of the entire electronic device with relatively high accuracy, but is difficult to apply to an electronic device such as a personal computer that operates on a built-in battery, and requires a dedicated measuring device. There is a problem. On the other hand, the latter current non-detection method does not require a dedicated measuring device and has an advantage that it can be applied to an electronic device that operates with a built-in battery. The present invention relates to an improvement of a power consumption monitoring system based on this current non-detection method.

  An example of a power consumption monitoring system using a current non-detection method is described in Patent Document 1. In Patent Document 1, unit power consumption for each operation mode (strong operation, medium operation, weak operation, presence / absence of dehumidification, etc.) of an air conditioner that is a target for calculating power consumption is stored in a memory in advance. The current operation mode is detected, the unit power consumption of the detected operation mode is read from the memory, and the integrated power is calculated by multiplying it by the operation time.

Another example of a power consumption monitoring system based on a current non-detection method is described in Patent Document 2. In this patent document 2, in an optical communication device composed of a plurality of optical modules and a host device, the maximum values of power consumption in the transient state and steady state of the optical module are stored in a memory, and light in a steady state is stored. The current power consumption is calculated by adding the maximum value of power consumption in the steady state for the module and the maximum value of power consumption in the transient state for the optical module in the transient state.
JP 56-122962 A JP 2004-266760 JP

  As described above, various current non-detection methods for calculating the power consumption based on the operating state of the electronic device have been proposed in the past. The method to be used is that when the number of units constituting the electronic device is large and each unit can have a plurality of operating states with different power consumptions, the number of combinations of operation modes increases exponentially, so it is stored in the memory. There is a problem that the power consumption for each operation mode should be enormous.

  On the other hand, according to the method of using the power consumption for each operating state of each unit (optical module in Patent Document 2) constituting the electronic device as found in Patent Document 2, the combination as in Patent Document 1 is used. Although the explosion of the number can be avoided, there is still a problem that the amount of information related to the power consumption to be stored in the memory increases in proportion to the number of units constituting the electronic device. In addition, since it is necessary to detect the operating states of all the units constituting the electronic device, there is a problem that the processing amount increases in proportion to the number of units.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a power consumption monitoring system and method for efficiently monitoring power consumption of an electronic device.

  A first power consumption monitoring system of the present invention is a system for monitoring power consumption of an electronic device, stores information relating to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among units constituting the electronic device, and at least one For one specific unit, a specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption for each operating state obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states, and a general unit other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device General unit power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption by the unit, operating state monitoring means for detecting the operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device, and the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring means Correspondingly, the special unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means. And power consumption of the unit, on the basis of the power consumption by the general unit, which is stored in the general unit power storage means, characterized in that it comprises a power consumption calculation means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device.

  A second power consumption monitoring system of the present invention is a system for monitoring power consumption of an electronic device, stores information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among units constituting the electronic device, and at least one For one specific unit, a specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption for each operating state obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states, and a general unit other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by the unit, electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption of the main body of the electronic apparatus, and electronic device main body power consumption storage means The power consumption of the main body of the electronic device and the power consumption of the specific unit Based on the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated, and the general unit power consumption calculation means for storing the power in the general unit power consumption storage means and the electronic apparatus are configured. An operating state monitoring unit for detecting an operating state of the specific unit; a power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storing unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit; Power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device based on the power consumption of the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage means.

  According to a third power consumption monitoring system of the present invention, in the first or second power consumption monitoring system, among the plurality of units constituting the electronic device, the contribution to the power consumption and the fluctuation range of the electronic device are in advance. A unit larger than a set reference is set as the specific unit, and the remaining units are set as the general units.

  According to a fourth power consumption monitoring system of the present invention, in the first or second power consumption monitoring system, the operation state monitoring unit can distinguish operation states having different power consumption for each specific unit. Specific unit operation related information monitoring means for monitoring the electronic device main body operation related information monitoring means for monitoring operation related information for making it possible to distinguish operating states with different power consumption for the electronic device main body, and the specific unit operation related information The specific unit operation state for estimating the operation state of each specific unit based on the operation related information of each specific unit monitored by the monitoring means and the operation related information of the electronic device main body monitored by the electronic device main body operation related information monitoring means Having an estimation means And features.

  According to a fifth power consumption monitoring system of the present invention, in the second power consumption monitoring system, the performance of the electronic device main body that acquires performance information of the electronic device main body having a high correlation with the power consumption in a predetermined operating state of the electronic device main body. Based on the acquisition means and the correlation between the acquired performance information of the electronic device main body and the preset performance information and the power consumption in the operating state, information on the power consumption in the predetermined operating state of the electronic device main body is obtained. Electronic device main body power consumption registration means including electronic device main body power consumption estimation means for calculating and registering in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means is provided.

  A sixth power consumption monitoring system of the present invention is a specific unit that acquires performance information of each specific unit highly correlated with power consumption in each operating state of each specific unit in the first or second power consumption monitoring system. Based on the performance acquisition means and the correlation between the acquired performance information of each specific unit and the preset performance information and the power consumption of each operation state, information on the power consumption of each operation state of each specific unit is obtained. Specific unit power consumption registering means including specific unit power consumption estimating means for calculating and registering in the specific unit power consumption storing means is provided.

  According to a seventh power consumption monitoring system of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth power consumption monitoring systems, the power consumption calculating unit integrates the calculated power consumption to obtain an integrated power of the electronic device. It is characterized by calculating.

  An eighth power consumption monitoring system of the present invention is the first power consumption monitoring system, comprising a server computer communicably connected to the electronic device through a network, the specific unit power consumption storage means, the general unit consumption The power storage means and the power consumption calculation means are provided on the server computer side, and the operating state monitoring means is provided on the electronic device side.

  A ninth power consumption monitoring system of the present invention is the second power consumption monitoring system, comprising a server computer that is communicably connected to the electronic device through a network, the electronic device main body power consumption storage means, and the specific unit. The power consumption storage means, the general unit power consumption storage means, the general unit power consumption calculation means, and the power consumption calculation means are provided on the server computer side, and the operating state monitoring means is provided on the electronic device side. To do.

  The first power consumption monitoring method of the present invention stores information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among units constituting an electronic device, and at least one specific unit is set to a plurality of operating states. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption for each subdivided operating state, and general unit consumption for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device In the method for monitoring the power consumption of the electronic device in a power consumption monitoring system comprising a power storage means, the step of detecting the operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device, corresponding to the detected operating state Stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means Consumption and power constant unit, on the basis of said general unit power consumption by consumption the general unit power stored in the storage means, characterized in that it comprises the step of calculating the power consumption of the electronic device.

  The second power consumption monitoring method of the present invention stores information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among units constituting an electronic device, and at least one specific unit has a plurality of operating states. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption for each subdivided operating state, and general unit consumption for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device In the method of monitoring the power consumption of the electronic device in a power consumption monitoring system comprising power storage means and electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption of the main body of the electronic device, the electronic device main body The main body of the electronic device stored in the power consumption storage means is erased. Calculating power consumption by the general unit based on power and power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, and storing the power in the general unit power consumption storage means; Detecting an operation state of the specific unit to be configured; power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the detected operation state; and the general unit power consumption storage unit Calculating power consumption of the electronic device based on the stored power consumption by the general unit.

  According to a third power consumption monitoring method of the present invention, in the first or second power consumption monitoring method, among the plurality of units constituting the electronic device, the contribution to the power consumption of the electronic device and the fluctuation range are in advance. A unit larger than a set reference is set as the specific unit, and the remaining units are set as the general units.

  The first server computer of the present invention stores information relating to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device in a server computer communicably connected to the electronic device through a network, and For at least one specific unit, the specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information on the power consumption for each individual operating state, which is obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states, and the unit constituting the electronic device other than the specific unit General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by the general unit, and the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means corresponding to the operating state of the specific unit notified from the electronic device Power consumption and general unit power consumption storage means Based on the power consumption by said stored common unit, characterized in that it comprises a power consumption calculation means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device.

  The second server computer of the present invention stores information relating to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among units constituting the electronic device in a server computer communicably connected to the electronic device through a network, and For at least one specific unit, the specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information on the power consumption for each individual operating state, which is obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states, and the unit constituting the electronic device other than the specific unit General unit power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption by the general unit, electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption of the main body of the electronic apparatus, and electronic device main body power consumption storage means The stored power consumption of the main body of the electronic device and the specific unit Based on the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the power consumption storage means, the general unit power consumption calculation means for calculating the power consumption by the general unit and storing it in the general unit power consumption storage means, and the electronic Power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state of the specific unit notified from the device, and consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device based on the power.

  The first electronic device of the present invention stores information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the device, and subdivides the operating state into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption for each individual operating state, and general unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the device. And an operating state monitoring unit that detects an operating state of the specific unit constituting the device, and the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit Unit power consumption and consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage means Based on the power, characterized in that it comprises a power consumption calculation means for calculating the power consumption of the own device.

  The second electronic device of the present invention stores information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the device, and subdivides the operating state into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption for each individual operating state, and general unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the device. Electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on the power consumption of the main body of the own device; power consumption of the main body of the own device stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means; and the specific unit power consumption storage means And the power consumption of the general unit based on the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the General unit power consumption calculation means stored in the general unit power consumption storage means, operating state monitoring means for detecting the operating state of the specific unit constituting the device, and the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring means Correspondingly, based on the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means and the power consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage means, Power consumption calculating means for calculating.

"Action"
When an electronic device is composed of a plurality of units, the power consumption of the entire electronic device is equal to the total power consumption of each unit. Processing that detects the operating state and obtains power consumption in accordance with the operating state is required, and the amount of processing increases significantly. Here, there are not a few units that make up the electronic device that consume less power or have less fluctuation in power consumption due to changes in the operating state. For such a unit, even if the power consumption in each operation state of the unit is approximated by the power consumption in an arbitrary operation state, the influence of errors on the power consumption of the entire electronic device is negligible. Therefore, in the present invention, a unit that consumes a large amount of power and has a large fluctuation in power consumption due to a change in operating state is a specific unit, and a unit that has a small amount of power consumption or that has a small fluctuation in power consumption accompanying a change in operating state. Each unit is divided into general units. For general units, detection of operating status is omitted, and fixed power consumption by all general units that do not depend on operating status is used. On the other hand, for specific units, actual operating status is detected. By using the power consumption corresponding to the state, the power consumption of the electronic device is monitored with relatively high accuracy and efficiency.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the power consumption of an electronic device can be monitored efficiently. The reason is to divide a plurality of units constituting the electronic device into a specific unit that is a unit whose contribution to power consumption and fluctuation range of the electronic device are larger than a preset standard, and other general units, For general units that have little impact on power consumption, the power consumption stored in the general unit power consumption storage means is used uniformly without detecting the operating status, and specific units that have a large impact on power consumption are in operation. This is because the power consumption of the entire electronic device is calculated by detecting the state and using the power consumption stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit according to the detected operating state.

  Moreover, according to the present invention, the power consumption of the electronic device can be monitored with relatively high accuracy. The reason is that for at least one specific unit of the plurality of units constituting the electronic device, the power consumption of each individual operation state when the operation state is subdivided into a plurality of states is used. This is for calculating power consumption.

“First Embodiment”
Referring to FIG. 1, the power consumption monitoring system according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a system for monitoring the power consumption of an electronic device 100 composed of a plurality of units A to N, and includes specific unit consumption. A power database 101-1, a general unit power consumption database 101-2, an operating state monitoring unit 102, a power consumption calculating unit 103, and a display device 104 are provided.

  The plurality of units A to N constituting the electronic device 100 are classified into a specific unit and other general units. Here, a unit whose contribution to power consumption and fluctuation range of electronic device 100 are larger than a preset reference is determined as a specific unit, and the remaining units are determined as general units. That the contribution to the power consumption of the electronic device 100 is larger than a preset reference means, for example, that the ratio of the power consumption of the unit or the total power consumption of the electronic device is larger than a preset threshold value. Moreover, the fluctuation range being larger than a preset reference means, for example, that the difference in power consumption between the operating states of the unit is larger than a preset threshold value. In the case of FIG. 1, the units A to F are set as specific units, and the other units G to N are set as general units.

  The specific unit power consumption database 101-1 stores information related to the power consumption of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 100. In particular, at least one of the units A to F, preferably a plurality of specific units, and more preferably all specific units are related to the power consumption for each operating state when the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states. Store information. The information on the power consumption in a certain operation state of a unit is the power consumption measured when the unit is operated in the operation state, for example, the maximum power consumption or the standard power consumption. . Note that the information related to power consumption may include not only power consumption corresponding to the operating state but also power consumption required for transition between operating states in order to improve the calculation accuracy of the integrated power.

  The general unit power consumption database 101-2 stores a total value of all power consumptions of the general units G to N constituting the electronic device 100. Even if there are some general units G to N that have a plurality of operating states with different power consumption, the fluctuation range is originally small, so calculate the total power using the power consumption of any operating state The error is small.

  The operating state monitoring unit 102 has a function of periodically detecting the operating states of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 100.

  The power consumption calculation unit 103 includes information related to the power consumption of the units A to F stored in the specific unit power consumption database 101-1 corresponding to the operation state detected by the operation state monitoring unit 102, and the general unit power consumption database. Based on the information on the power consumption of the general units G to N stored in 101-2, the power consumption of the electronic device 100 is periodically calculated and output to the display device 104. It may further have a function of calculating and outputting the integrated power by integrating the calculated power consumption.

  The display device 104 has a function of displaying the power consumption and integrated power of the electronic device 100 calculated by the power consumption calculation unit 103 by using numerical values or graphs.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The operating state monitoring unit 102 detects the operating state of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 100 and outputs the detected operating state to the power consumption calculating unit 103 (step S101).

  Next, the power consumption calculation unit 103 searches the specific unit power consumption database 101-1 using the operation state of each specific unit detected by the operation state monitoring unit 102 as a key, thereby corresponding to each detected operation state. The power consumption of the specific units A to F is acquired (step S102). Next, the power consumption calculation unit 103 acquires the power consumption by the general units G to N constituting the electronic device 100 from the general unit power consumption database 101-2 (step S103). Next, the power consumption calculation unit 103 calculates the power consumption of the entire electronic device 100 by adding the acquired power consumption of each of the specific units A to F and the power consumption of the general units G to N (step S104). . Furthermore, when the sampling period is T, the integrated power of the electronic device 100 is updated by adding the value obtained by multiplying the calculated power consumption by T to the integrated power up to the previous time (step S105). At this time, when the operating state of each specific unit is different from the previous sampling time, the power consumption required for transition between these operating states is read from the specific unit power consumption database 101-1, and recorded in the integrated power. good.

  Next, the display device 104 displays the power consumption and integrated power of the electronic device 100 calculated by the power consumption calculation unit 103 (step S106).

  Thereafter, waiting for a certain time is performed according to the sampling period T (step S107), and when the certain time has elapsed, the processing from step S101 is repeated again.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to the present embodiment, the power consumption of electronic device 100 can be monitored with relatively high accuracy. The reason for this is that at least one specific unit among the units A to N constituting the electronic device 100 uses the power consumption for each operating state when the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states. This is for calculating the total power consumption.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the power consumption of the electronic device 100 can be monitored efficiently. The reason is that the units A to N constituting the electronic device 100 are divided into a specific unit whose contribution to the power consumption and the fluctuation range of the electronic device 100 are larger than a preset reference, and other general units. For general units that are classified and have little influence on power consumption, the power consumption stored in the general unit power consumption database 101-2 is uniformly used without detecting the operating state, and the influence on power consumption is large. This is because the operating state of the specific unit is detected and the power consumption corresponding to the detected operating state is determined.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the power consumption of electronic device 100 can be monitored almost in real time. The reason is that the operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device 100 is periodically detected, and the power consumption at each detection time is calculated.

  Next, examples of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIG. 3, a power consumption monitoring system according to an example of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a notebook personal computer (hereinafter simply referred to as a personal computer) 110 and a server computer 111 that are connected to a network 112 such as the Internet. The operating state monitoring unit 102 and the display device 104 are provided on the personal computer 110 side, which is an electronic device for which power consumption is calculated, and the specific unit power consumption database 101-is provided on the server computer 111 side. 1, a general unit power consumption database 101-2, and a power consumption calculation unit 103 are provided.

  Specific units A to F constituting the personal computer 110 include a CPU, memory, HDD, monitor, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), power supply, and the like. The general units G to N constituting the notebook personal computer 110 include a chip set, a LAN card, an FDD, a mouse, a CPU fan, and the like.

  The operating states of the CPU and GPU include normal operation, idling, and OFF. The operation state of the memory includes normal operation (read / write), refresh, and OFF. The operation state of the HDD includes normal operation (read / write), idling, and OFF. The monitor operating state includes normal display, suspend (screen off), and off. The operating state of the power supply includes a high load, a low load, and a non-supply state.

  In the specific unit power consumption database 101-1 of the server computer 111, information related to the power consumption is stored in advance for each of one or more operating states other than OFF of the specific units A to F constituting the personal computer 110. . Specifically, information regarding power consumption is stored in correspondence with a unit ID for uniquely identifying each specific unit and an operation state ID for uniquely identifying an operation state. The information on power consumption is generally the power consumption per unit time (for example, wattage), but for units whose power consumption is linked to the power consumption of the entire PC, such as the power supply, the consumption of the entire PC It can also be expressed by a power loss rate that is a ratio to electric power. Note that the operation state for registering power consumption may be limited to a typical operation state with a high ratio of generation time and a typical operation state with a large contribution to fluctuations in power consumption.

  In the general unit power consumption database 101-2 of the server computer 111, information related to the total power consumption of the general units G to N constituting the personal computer 110 is stored in advance. Specifically, information relating to the total power consumption of the general units G to N is stored, for example, in watts corresponding to the personal computer ID that identifies the personal computer 110.

  The operation state monitoring unit 102 of the personal computer 110 periodically detects the operation state of each of the specific units A to F constituting the personal computer 110, and adds a detection time to the combination of the detected operation state ID and unit ID to the network 112. To the power consumption calculation unit 103 of the server computer 111. For a specific unit such as a CPU that has a very fast transition of the operating state, the operating rate that is the appearance rate of the operating state may be detected as the operating state.

  When the operating status of each specific unit is transmitted from the operating status monitoring unit 102 of the personal computer 110, the power consumption calculating unit 103 of the server computer 111 receives the received operating status, and receives a unit ID and operating status ID for each specific unit. By searching the specific unit power consumption database 101-1 using as a key, information on the power consumption in the operating state of each specific unit is acquired. Next, the power consumption calculation unit 103 acquires information on power consumption by the general units constituting the personal computer 110 from the general unit power consumption database 101-2 using the personal computer ID of the personal computer 110 as a key. Based on the acquired information on the power consumption of each specific unit and the information on the power consumption by the general unit, the power consumption of the entire personal computer 110 is calculated.

  For example, if the information regarding the power consumption by all the specific units and the general units is the wattage, the power consumption calculation unit 103 calculates the power consumption of the entire personal computer 110 by adding them. At this time, for a specific unit such as a CPU grasped in the form of the operation rate, the power consumption of the specific unit is obtained by apportioning the power consumption in a plurality of operation states by the operation rate. In addition, the power consumption of the power supply can be obtained by calculating from the power consumption of the entire PC based on the power loss rate. However, if the conversion efficiency of the power supply is used, the calculation of the power consumption of the PC can be omitted. The electric power can be calculated by the following equation (1).

P _PCT ≒ {(P _CPUT + P _MEMT + P _HDDT + P _GPUT ) / Ce _PST } + P _MONT + P _Others … (1)
However, P _PCT : Power consumption of the entire PC at the monitoring timing T
P _CPUT : CPU power consumption at monitoring timing T
P _MEMT : Memory power consumption at monitoring timing T
P _HDDT : Power consumption of HDD at monitoring timing T
P _GPUT : GPU power consumption at monitoring timing T
Ce _PST : Power conversion efficiency at monitoring timing T
P _MONT : Monitor power consumption at monitoring timing T (including power loss)
P _Others : Power consumption value of the general unit

The power consumption value P _Others of the general unit portion is calculated by, for example, the following equation (2) and stored in the general unit power consumption database 101-2.
P _Others ≒ P _PCstd -[{(P _CPUs + P _MEMs + P _HDDs + P _GPUs ) / Ce _PST } + P _MONs ]… (2)
However, P _PCstd : Power consumption of the entire PC under standard conditions
P _CPUs : CPU power consumption under standard conditions (idling)
P _MEMs : Memory power consumption in normal state (refresh)
P _HDDs : Power consumption of HDD in standard state (during idling)
P _GPUs : GPU power consumption under standard conditions (idling)
P _MONs : Monitor power consumption under normal conditions (display) (including power loss)

  Next, the power consumption calculation unit 103 adds the result obtained by multiplying the calculated power consumption of the entire personal computer 110 by the difference time between the previous detection time and the current detection time to the accumulated power obtained last time. Update the accumulated power. When the integration includes a transition between operating states in which power consumption occurs, the amount of power used for the transition for the number of transitions may be counted. Next, the power consumption and integrated power of the personal computer 110 obtained this time are transmitted to the display device 104 of the personal computer 110 through the network 112.

  The display device 104 displays the power consumption and integrated power of the personal computer 110 sent from the server computer 111 as numerical values or graphs. The display device 104 may be used as a monitor provided in the personal computer 110, or a dedicated display device may be used.

  In the above embodiment, only one personal computer 110 to be monitored for power consumption is connected to the network 112. However, a plurality of personal computers 110 are connected to one server computer 111 through the network 112, and a plurality of server computers 111 are connected. An embodiment that functions as a power consumption calculation device of the personal computer 110 of the personal computer 110 is also conceivable.

  Moreover, although the above Example distributes the component of the power consumption monitoring system concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention in the server computer 111 and the electronic device (personal computer 110), all the components are included. An embodiment arranged in an electronic device (personal computer 110) is also conceivable.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the calculated power consumption is displayed on the display device 104 of the personal computer 110. However, the calculated power consumption may be displayed on a Web page on the server computer 111 side. Not only the display but also the automatic control of the personal computer 110 can be used.

  Furthermore, as a breakdown of the power consumption of the electronic equipment, it is also possible to obtain and output the power consumption for each specific unit A to F and the total power consumption of the general units G to N, and each specific unit obtained by integrating them. It is also possible to obtain and output the integrated power for each of A to F and the total power of the general units G to N.

“Second Embodiment”
Referring to FIG. 4, the power consumption monitoring system according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a system for monitoring the power consumption of an electronic device 200 composed of a plurality of units A to N, and includes specific unit consumption. Power database 201-1, general unit power consumption database 201-2, electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3, operating state monitoring unit 202, power consumption calculation unit 203, display device 204, general unit consumption A power calculation unit 205, an electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206, and a specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 are provided.

  The plurality of units A to N constituting the electronic device 200 are divided into specific units A to F and other general units G to N, as in the first embodiment.

  The electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3 stores information regarding the power consumption of the entire electronic device 200 when the main body of the electronic device 200 is in a predetermined operating state. The power consumption in a certain operating state of the electronic device 200 is the power consumption measured when the electronic device 200 is operated in the operating state, for example, the maximum power consumption or the standard power consumption.

  The electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206 registers information related to the power consumption of the entire electronic device 200 when the main body of the electronic device 200 is in a predetermined operating state in the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3. It has the function to do.

  The specific unit power consumption database 201-1 stores information related to the power consumption of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 200, similarly to the specific unit power consumption database 101-1 of the first embodiment. In particular, at least one of the specific units A to F, preferably a plurality of specific units, more preferably all specific units, power consumption for each operating state when the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states. The information about is memorized.

  The specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 has a function of registering information regarding power consumption of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 200 in the specific unit power consumption database 201-1.

  The general unit power consumption database 201-2 stores a total value of all power consumptions of the general units G to N constituting the electronic device 200.

  The general unit power consumption calculation unit 205 includes information on the power consumption of the entire electronic device 200 stored in the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3 and each specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption database 201-1. Information on the power consumption of the general unit is calculated based on the information on the power consumption of the general unit and registered in the general unit power consumption database 201-2.

  The operating state monitoring unit 202 has a function of periodically detecting the operating states of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 200, similarly to the operating state monitoring unit 102 of the first embodiment.

  The power consumption calculation unit 203 includes information related to the power consumption of the units A to F stored in the specific unit power consumption database 201-1 corresponding to the operation state detected by the operation state monitoring unit 202, and the general unit power consumption database. Based on the information related to the power consumption of the general units G to N stored in 201-2, the power consumption of the electronic device 200 is periodically calculated and output to the display device 204. It may further have a function of calculating and outputting the integrated power by integrating the calculated power consumption.

  Similar to the display device 104 of the first embodiment, the display device 204 has a function of displaying the power consumption and the integrated power of the electronic device 200 calculated by the power consumption calculation unit 203 as numerical values or graphs.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Prior to starting the monitoring of the power consumption of the electronic device 200, the consumption of the entire electronic device 200 when the main body of the electronic device 200 is in a predetermined operating state by the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206. Information regarding power is registered in the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3 (step S201), and information regarding power consumption of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 200 is registered by the specific unit power consumption registration unit 207. The specific unit power consumption database 201-1 is registered (step S202).

  When these are registered, the general unit power consumption calculation unit 205 determines the entire electronic device 200 when the main body of the electronic device 200 is in a predetermined operating state from the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3. Information on power consumption is read out, and information on power consumption corresponding to the operating state of each specific unit corresponding to the case where the main body of the electronic device 200 is in a predetermined operating state is read from the specific unit power consumption database 201-1. By reading and summing up and calculating the difference between them, the power consumption by all the general units G to N is determined and stored in the general unit power consumption database 201-2 (step 203).

  After the above processing is completed, power consumption monitoring of the electronic device 200 is executed as follows.

  The operating state monitoring unit 202 detects the operating state of the specific units A to F configuring the electronic device 200, and outputs the detected operating state to the power consumption calculating unit 203 (step S204).

  Next, the power consumption calculation unit 203 searches the specific unit power consumption database 201-1 using the operation state of each of the specific units A to F detected by the operation state monitoring unit 202 as a key, so that the detected operation state is obtained. The power consumption of each corresponding specific unit A to F is acquired (step S205). Next, the power consumption calculation unit 203 acquires the power consumption of the general units G to N constituting the electronic device 200 from the general unit power consumption database 201-2 (step S206). Next, the power consumption calculation unit 203 calculates the power consumption of the entire electronic device 200 by adding the acquired power consumption of each of the specific units A to F and the power consumption of the general units G to N (step S207). . Furthermore, when the sampling period is T, the integrated power of the electronic device 200 is updated by adding a value obtained by multiplying the calculated power consumption by T to the integrated power up to the previous time (step S208).

  Next, the display device 204 displays the power consumption and integrated power of the electronic device 200 calculated by the power consumption calculation unit 203 (step S209).

  Thereafter, waiting for a fixed time is performed according to the sampling period T (step S210), and when the fixed time has elapsed, the processing from step S204 is repeated again.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  According to the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the main body of the electronic device 200 is in a predetermined operating state by the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206. Information regarding power consumption of the entire electronic device 200 is registered in the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3, and information regarding power consumption of the specific units A to F constituting the electronic device 200 is registered by the specific unit power consumption registration unit 207. If registered in the power consumption database 201-1, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated by the general unit power consumption calculation unit 205 and registered in the general unit power consumption database, thus reducing the burden on the user or system administrator. There is an effect that can.

  Next, examples of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIG. 6, in a power consumption monitoring system according to an example of the second embodiment of the present invention, a personal computer 210 and a server computer 211 are connected to each other through a network 212 such as the Internet so as to be able to communicate with each other. The operating state monitoring unit 202, the display device 204, the electronic device main unit power consumption registering unit 206, and the specific unit power consumption registering unit 207 are provided on the personal computer 210 side which is the electronic device for which power consumption is to be calculated. A specific unit power consumption database 201-1, a general unit power consumption database 201-2, an electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3, a power consumption calculation unit 203, and a general unit power consumption calculation unit 205 are provided.

  Specific units A to F constituting the personal computer 210 include a CPU, memory, HDD, monitor, GPU, power supply, and the like. Further, the general units GN constituting the personal computer 210 include a chip set, a LAN card, an FDD, a mouse, a CPU fan, and the like.

  Typical operating states of the personal computer 210 include operation, no operation, standard state, suspend, hibernation, and OFF.

  The operating states of the CPU and GPU include normal operation, idling, and OFF. The operation state of the memory includes normal operation (read / write), refresh, and OFF. The operation state of the HDD includes normal operation (read / write), idling, and OFF. The monitor operating state includes normal display, suspend (screen off), and off. The operating state of the power supply includes a high load, a low load, and a non-supply state.

  In the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3 of the server computer 211, the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206 of the personal computer 201 stores information on the power consumption of the personal computer 210 when the personal computer 210 is in a predetermined operating state. And register through the network 212. Here, the predetermined operation state may be any operation state as long as the operation states of the specific units A to F are known. For example, when the operating state of the personal computer 210 is a standard state, the operating state of each unit is as follows: CPU = idling, memory = refreshing, HDD = idling, monitor = normal display, GPU = idling, power = Since it is known that the load is high, the standard state can be used as the predetermined operation state.

  In the specific unit power consumption database 201-1 of the server computer 211, the specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 of the personal computer 210 stores the power consumption for each of one or more operating states other than OFF of each specific unit constituting the personal computer 210. The information regarding is registered via the network 212. Specifically, information regarding power consumption is registered in correspondence with a unit ID for uniquely identifying each specific unit and an operation state ID for uniquely identifying an operation state. The information on power consumption is generally the power consumption per unit time (for example, wattage), but for units whose power consumption is linked to the power consumption of the entire PC, such as the power supply, the consumption of the entire PC It can also be expressed by a power loss rate that is a ratio to electric power.

  When the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3 and the specific unit power consumption database 201-1 are registered, the general unit power consumption calculation unit 205 of the server computer 211, for example, starts from the electronic device main body power consumption database 201-3. Information on the power consumption of the personal computer main body in the standard state of the personal computer 201 is read, and the power consumption corresponding to the operating state of each specific unit A to F when the personal computer main body is in the standard state is read from the specific unit power consumption database 201-1. The information is read, and the total power consumption of the general units G to N is calculated by subtracting the power consumption of all the specific units A to F from the power consumption of the personal computer main body, and is registered in the general unit power consumption database 201-1. . Specifically, information relating to the total power consumption of the general units G to N is registered in, for example, wattage in correspondence with the personal computer ID that identifies the personal computer 210.

  The operation state monitoring unit 202 of the personal computer 210 periodically detects the operation state of each of the specific units A to F constituting the personal computer 210, and adds a detection time to the combination of the detected operation state ID and unit ID to the network 212. To the power consumption calculation unit 203 of the server computer 211. For a specific unit such as a CPU that has a very fast transition of the operating state, the operating rate that is the appearance rate of the operating state may be detected as the operating state.

  When the operating state of each specific unit A to F is transmitted from the operating state monitoring unit 202 of the personal computer 210, the power consumption calculating unit 203 of the server computer 211 receives the received operating state, and receives the unit ID and the unit ID for each specific unit. By searching the specific unit power consumption database 201-1 using the operation state ID as a key, information on the power consumption in the operation state of each specific unit A to F is acquired. Next, the power consumption calculation unit 203 acquires information on power consumption by the general units G to N constituting the personal computer 210 from the general unit power consumption database 201-2 using the personal computer ID of the personal computer 210 as a key. Then, based on the acquired information on the power consumption of each of the specific units A to F and the information on the power consumption of the general units G to N, the power consumption of the entire personal computer 210 is calculated. For example, if the information regarding the power consumption by all the specific units and the general units is the wattage, the power consumption of the entire personal computer 210 is calculated by adding them together. Next, the power consumption calculation unit 203 adds the result obtained by multiplying the calculated power consumption of the entire personal computer 210 by the difference time between the previous detection time and the current detection time to the previously calculated integrated power, thereby Update the accumulated power. Then, the power consumption and integrated power of the personal computer 210 obtained this time are transmitted to the display device 204 of the personal computer 210 through the network 212.

  The display device 204 displays the power consumption and integrated power of the personal computer 210 sent from the server computer 211 in numerical or graph form. The display device 204 may be used as a monitor provided in the personal computer 210, or a dedicated display device may be used.

  In the above embodiment, only one personal computer 210 to be monitored for power consumption is connected to the network 212. However, a plurality of personal computers 210 are connected to one server computer 211 through the network 212, and a plurality of server computers 211 are connected. An embodiment that functions as a power consumption calculation device of the personal computer 210 is also conceivable.

  Moreover, although the above Example distributes the component of the power consumption monitoring system concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention in the server computer 211 and the electronic device (personal computer 210), all the components are included. An embodiment arranged in an electronic device (personal computer 210) is also conceivable.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the calculated power consumption is displayed on the display device 204 of the personal computer 210. However, the calculated power consumption may be displayed on a Web page on the server computer 211 side. Not only the display but also the automatic control of the personal computer 210 can be used.

  Furthermore, as a breakdown of the power consumption of the electronic equipment, it is also possible to obtain and output the power consumption for each specific unit A to F and the total power consumption of the general units G to N, and each specific unit obtained by integrating them. It is also possible to obtain and output the integrated power for each of A to F and the total power of the general units G to N.

  Next, examples suitable for the operation state monitoring units 102 and 202 in the first and second embodiments of the present invention described above will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 7, the operation state monitoring units 102 and 202 according to the present embodiment include a specific unit operation related information monitoring unit 301, an electronic device main body operation related information monitoring unit 302, and a specific unit operation state estimation unit 303. Composed.

  The specific unit operation-related information monitoring unit 301 periodically determines all of the specific units in the unit group constituting the electronic device, that is, all the units whose contribution to the power consumption and fluctuation range of the electronic device are larger than a preset reference. In particular, it has a function of monitoring operation-related information that makes it possible to distinguish between operating states with different power consumptions and sending them to the specific unit operating state estimating unit 303 together with the monitored time.

  The electronic device main body operation related information monitoring unit 302 periodically monitors operation related information that makes it possible to distinguish between the operation states with different power consumption for the electronic device main body, and to the specific unit operation state estimation unit 303 together with the monitored time. It has a function to send out.

  The operation-related information may be information indicating the operation status itself of the electronic device main body or each specific unit, or information such as an operation rate that is the appearance rate of the operation status for a unit such as a CPU that has a very fast operation status transition. But it ’s okay. In the case of a personal computer, the monitoring of the operating state can use an operating status monitoring function by an operation management program (such as a performance monitor) of a unit operating on the OS. In addition, a judgment is made by comparing the no-operation time registered as a sufficient condition for the transition of the operating state in the power setting that runs on the OS and the no-operation time to the keyboard and mouse, whether or not a part of the unit is energized, and the interval It is also possible to make use of determination based on frequency.

  The specific unit operation state estimation unit 303 includes the operation related information of each specific unit monitored by the specific unit operation related information monitoring unit 301 and the operation related information of the electronic device main body monitored by the electronic device main body operation related information monitoring unit 302. Based on this, the operating state of each specific unit is estimated and transmitted to the power consumption calculation unit 103 or 203. Here, the reason why not only the specific unit operation related information but also the electronic device main body operation related information is used to detect the operating state of the specific unit is that the operating state of the electronic device main body is determined depending on the type of the electronic device. This is because the operating state of each specific unit may be uniquely determined, and this is used. For example, if the electronic device is a personal computer, and the computer is in a normal operating state, the CPU is idling, the memory is refreshed, the HDD is idling, the monitor is in normal display, the GPU is idling, and the power supply is high. Each load condition is uniquely determined.

  Next, an example suitable for the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206 in the above-described second embodiment will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 8, the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206 according to this embodiment includes an electronic device main body performance acquisition unit 401, a correspondence table 402, and an electronic device main body power consumption estimation unit 403.

  The electronic device main body performance acquisition unit 401 has a function of acquiring the performance information of the electronic device main body having a high correlation with the power consumption in a predetermined operating state of the electronic device main body and transmitting it to the electronic device main body power consumption estimation unit 403. The performance information may be acquired from the user through an input device such as a keyboard, or the performance information stored in the memory of the electronic device may be read out. For example, when the electronic device is a personal computer, the performance information of the personal computer body can be automatically acquired by a program such as a device manager running on the OS. Note that information that cannot be automatically acquired may be notified to the user that input is necessary and prompted to input. In addition to directly acquiring the performance information itself, an indirect method of acquiring information such as model and model number and inquiring and acquiring performance information using an information communication network (not shown) as a key may be used. As the performance information of the electronic device main body, there are types such as notebooks and desktops, size information such as A4 size and B5 size, and types such as a space-saving type and a tower type, as an example of a personal computer.

  The correspondence table 402 stores in advance the correlation between the performance information of the electronic device main body and the power consumption in each operating state of the electronic device main body.

  The electronic device main body power consumption estimation unit 403 correlates the performance information of the electronic device main body transmitted from the electronic device main body performance acquisition unit 401, the performance information stored in the correspondence table 402, and the power consumption of each operating state. Based on the above, it has a function of calculating information related to power consumption in a predetermined operating state of the electronic device body and registering it in the electronic device body power consumption database.

  If the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206 of this embodiment is used, it is not necessary for the user to investigate and manually input the power consumption in a predetermined operating state of the electronic device, and a power consumption monitoring system that is easy to operate is provided. Can be provided. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 206 is used, and an input device that receives information on the power consumption of the electronic device main body from the user and registers it in the electronic device main body power consumption database. Of course, the electronic device main body power consumption registration unit configured by the above can also be used.

  Next, an example suitable for the specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 in the second embodiment will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 9, the specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 according to this embodiment includes a specific unit performance acquisition unit 501, a correspondence table 502, and a specific unit power consumption estimation unit 503.

  The specific unit performance acquisition unit 501 has a function of acquiring the performance information of each specific unit having a high correlation with the power consumption in each operating state of each specific unit and transmitting it to the specific unit power consumption estimation unit 503. The performance information may be acquired from the user through an input device such as a keyboard, or the performance information stored in the memory of the electronic device may be read out. For example, when the electronic device is a personal computer, the performance information of a specific unit such as a CPU, memory, HDD, monitor, GPU, and power supply can be automatically acquired by a program such as a device manager that runs on the OS. Note that information that cannot be automatically acquired may be notified to the user that input is necessary and prompted to input. In addition to directly acquiring the performance information itself, an indirect method of acquiring information such as model and model number and inquiring and acquiring performance information using an information communication network (not shown) as a key may be used. As for the performance information of a specific unit, for a personal computer as an example, there are types, clock frequencies, etc. for CPU, types, number of chips, capacity, etc. for memory, rotational speed, disk size, etc. for HDD, types for monitor , Maximum resolution, screen size, etc., and GPUs include vendors.

  The correspondence table 502 stores in advance the correlation between the performance information of each specific unit and the power consumption in each operating state of the specific unit.

  The specific unit power consumption estimation unit 503 is based on the performance information of each specific unit transmitted from the specific unit performance acquisition unit 501 and the correlation between the performance information stored in the correspondence table 502 and the power consumption of each operating state. Thus, it has a function of calculating information related to power consumption in each operating state of each specific unit and registering it in the specific unit power consumption database.

  If the specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 of this embodiment is used, it is not necessary for the user to investigate and manually input the power consumption in each operating state of each specific unit of the electronic device, and the power consumption monitoring is easy to operate. A system can be provided. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where such a specific unit power consumption registration unit 207 is used, but may be an input device that receives information on the power consumption of each specific unit from a user and registers it in the specific unit power consumption database. Of course, the configured specific unit power consumption register can also be used.

  Although the embodiments and examples of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and various other additions and modifications can be made. In addition, the power consumption monitoring system of the present invention can be realized by a computer and a program, as well as by hardware. The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, and is read by the computer at the time of starting up the computer, etc. And function as a power consumption monitoring system in the embodiments and examples.

  The present invention can be applied to applications such as an information processing apparatus that measures power consumption, which is basic information for reducing power consumption of an electronic device, and a program for realizing the information processing apparatus on a computer. It can also be applied to applications such as a network system for managing environmental management and energy saving activities in offices and homes. It can also be applied to applications such as a network system that manages the operation of various electronic devices in the office and home so as to achieve both reduction in energy consumption and improvement in convenience.

It is a block diagram of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of one Example of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of one Example of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the Example of the operation state monitoring part in the 1st and 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the Example of the electronic device main body power consumption registration part in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the Example of the specific unit power consumption registration part in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Electronic device 101-1 ... Specific unit power consumption database 101-2 ... General unit power consumption database 102 ... Operation state monitoring part 103 ... Power consumption calculation part 104 ... Display apparatus 110 ... Notebook-type personal computer 111 ... Server computer 112 ... Network 200 ... electronic device 201-1 ... specific unit power consumption database 201-2 ... general unit power consumption database 201-3 ... electronic device main body power consumption database 202 ... operating state monitoring unit 203 ... power consumption calculating unit 204 ... display device 205 ... General unit power consumption calculation unit 206 ... Electronic device main body power consumption registration unit 207 ... Specific unit power consumption registration unit 210 ... Notebook personal computer 211 ... Server computer 212 ... Network 301 ... Specific unit operation related information monitoring unit 302 Electronic device main body operation related information monitoring unit 303 ... specific unit operating state estimation unit 401 ... electronic device main body performance acquisition unit 402 ... correspondence table 403 ... electronic device main body power consumption estimation unit 501 ... specific unit performance acquisition unit 502 ... correspondence table 503 ... Specific unit power consumption estimation section

Claims (20)

In a system for monitoring the power consumption of electronic devices,
Information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and power consumption for each operating state in which the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information;
General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device;
An operating state monitoring means for detecting an operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit, and the consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit A power consumption monitoring system comprising: power consumption calculation means for calculating power consumption of the electronic device based on power. In a system for monitoring the power consumption of electronic devices,
Information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and power consumption for each operating state in which the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information;
General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device;
Electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on the power consumption of the main body of the electronic device;
Based on the power consumption of the electronic device main body stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means and the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated. General unit power consumption calculating means for calculating and storing in the general unit power consumption storage means;
An operating state monitoring means for detecting an operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit, and the consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit A power consumption monitoring system comprising: power consumption calculation means for calculating power consumption of the electronic device based on power.   Of the plurality of units constituting the electronic device, a unit that contributes to the power consumption and the fluctuation range of the electronic device is larger than a preset standard, and the remaining unit is the general unit. The power consumption monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:   The operation state monitoring means includes a specific unit operation related information monitoring means for monitoring operation related information that enables an operation state with different power consumption for each specific unit to be distinguished, and an operation state with different power consumption for the electronic device body. The electronic device main body operation related information monitoring means for monitoring the operation related information to be distinguishable, the operation related information of each specific unit monitored by the specific unit operation related information monitoring means and the electronic device main body operation related information monitoring means are monitored. 3. The power consumption monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising: a specific unit operating state estimating unit configured to estimate an operating state of each specific unit based on the operation related information of the electronic device main body.   Electronic device main body performance acquisition means for acquiring performance information of the electronic device main body having a high correlation with power consumption in a predetermined operation state of the electronic device main body, the acquired performance information of the electronic device main body and preset performance information Electronic device main body power consumption estimating means for calculating information related to power consumption in a predetermined operating state of the electronic device main body based on the correlation between the power consumption of the electronic device main body and registering it in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means The power consumption monitoring system according to claim 2, further comprising electronic device main body power consumption registration means including:   Specific unit performance acquisition means for acquiring performance information of each specific unit having a high correlation with power consumption in each operating state of each specific unit, the acquired performance information of each specific unit, preset performance information, and each A specific unit including a specific unit power consumption estimating unit that calculates information on the power consumption in each operational state of each specific unit based on the correlation with the power consumption in the operational state and registers the information in the specific unit power consumption storage unit The power consumption monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising power consumption registration means.   The power consumption monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the power consumption calculation means calculates the integrated power of the electronic device by integrating the calculated power consumption.   A server computer communicably connected to the electronic device through a network, the specific unit power consumption storage means, the general unit power consumption storage means, and the power consumption calculation means provided on the server computer side, and the operating state monitoring The power consumption monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising: means on the electronic device side.   A server computer communicably connected to the electronic device through a network, the electronic device main body power consumption storage means, the specific unit power consumption storage means, the general unit power consumption storage means, the general unit power consumption calculation means, and The power consumption monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the power consumption calculating unit is provided on the server computer side, and the operating state monitoring unit is provided on the electronic device side. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. A power consumption monitoring system comprising: a specific unit power consumption storage means for storing power; and a general unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by a general unit other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device. In the method for monitoring the power consumption of the electronic device,
Detecting an operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device;
Based on the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the detected operating state, and the power consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Calculating power consumption of the electronic device;
Power consumption monitoring method characterized by including. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing, general unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic apparatus, and consumption of the main body of the electronic apparatus In a method of monitoring power consumption of the electronic device in a power consumption monitoring system comprising an electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on power,
Based on the power consumption of the electronic device main body stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means and the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated. Calculating and storing in the general unit power consumption storage means;
Detecting an operating state of the specific unit constituting the electronic device;
Based on the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the detected operating state, and the power consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Calculating power consumption of the electronic device;
Power consumption monitoring method characterized by including.   Among the plurality of units constituting the electronic device, a unit that contributes to the power consumption and the fluctuation range of the electronic device is larger than a preset reference, and the remaining unit is the general unit. The power consumption monitoring method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the power consumption is monitored. In a server computer that is communicably connected to an electronic device through a network,
Information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and power consumption for each operating state in which the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information;
General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state of the specific unit notified from the electronic device, and the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit A server computer comprising: power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device based on the power consumption of the electronic device. In a server computer communicably connected to an electronic device through a network,
Information related to power consumption of a predetermined specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and power consumption for each operating state in which the operating state is subdivided into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information;
General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic device;
Electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on the power consumption of the electronic device main body,
Based on the power consumption of the electronic device main body stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means and the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated. General unit power consumption calculating means for calculating and storing in the general unit power consumption storage means;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state of the specific unit notified from the electronic device, and the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit A server computer comprising: power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device based on the power consumption of the electronic device. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is divided into a plurality of operating states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing
General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the device;
An operation state monitoring means for detecting an operation state of the specific unit constituting the device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit, and the consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit An electronic device comprising: power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the device itself based on the power. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is divided into a plurality of operating states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing
General unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the device;
Electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information on the power consumption of the main body of the own device;
Based on the power consumption of the main body of the device itself stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means and the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated. General unit power consumption calculating means for storing in the general unit power consumption storage means;
An operation state monitoring means for detecting an operation state of the specific unit constituting the device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit, and the consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit An electronic device comprising: power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the device itself based on the power. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information, and general unit power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus and the network Through a computer that is communicatively connected through
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state of the specific unit notified from the electronic device, and the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device based on the power consumption by
Program to function as. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the electronic device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is obtained by subdividing the operating state into a plurality of states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing, general unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the electronic apparatus, and consumption of the main body of the electronic apparatus An electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information about power, and a server computer connected to the electronic device through a network,
Based on the power consumption of the electronic device main body stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means and the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated. General unit power consumption calculating means for calculating and storing in the general unit power consumption storage means;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state of the specific unit notified from the electronic device, and the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the electronic device based on the power consumption by
Program to function as. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is divided into a plurality of operating states for at least one specific unit. A computer constituting an electronic device comprising: a specific unit power consumption storage means for storing information; and a general unit power consumption storage means for storing information on power consumption by a general unit other than the specific unit among the units constituting the device. The
Operating state monitoring means for detecting the operating state of the specific unit constituting the own device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit, and the consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the device based on the power,
Program to function as. Information on power consumption of predetermined specific units among the units constituting the device is stored, and information on power consumption for each operating state is divided into a plurality of operating states for at least one specific unit. Specific unit power consumption storage means for storing power, general unit power consumption storage means for storing information related to power consumption by general units other than the specific unit among the units constituting the self equipment, and power consumption of the main body of the self equipment A computer constituting an electronic device comprising an electronic device main body power consumption storage means for storing information;
Based on the power consumption of the main body of the device itself stored in the electronic device main body power consumption storage means and the power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage means, the power consumption by the general unit is calculated. General unit power consumption calculating means for storing in the general unit power consumption storage means,
Operating state monitoring means for detecting the operating state of the specific unit constituting the own device;
The power consumption of the specific unit stored in the specific unit power consumption storage unit corresponding to the operating state detected by the operating state monitoring unit, and the consumption by the general unit stored in the general unit power consumption storage unit Power consumption calculating means for calculating the power consumption of the device based on the power,
Program to function as.

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