JP2008232615A - Control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device having superior user friendliness and capable of performing energy-saving operation. <P>SOLUTION: The control device is equipped with a control part 20 for controlling an equipment, an energy detection means 25 for detecting a plurality of energy consumption amounts consumed by the equipment, and an energy display part 30 for displaying a converted value based on a consumption amount signal detected by the energy detection means 25 as an energy consumption amount. As a display form of the energy consumption amount, the total of each of energy consumption amounts is displayed by converting it as an amount of carbon dioxide emissions which is a cause of global warming. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device that controls energy consumption of equipment.

  Among conventional devices, various devices that use a plurality of energy have been proposed, and among them, there are those that burn a liquid fuel gas obtained by vaporizing kerosene or the like. Hereinafter, a combustion apparatus for burning the liquid fuel gas will be described as an example. Such a combustion apparatus is configured as shown in FIG.

  First, fuel kerosene is supplied to the tank 1 from the cartridge tank 2, and the kerosene in the tank 1 is supplied by the pump 3 into the vaporizer 4 held at a high temperature. The supplied fuel is vaporized by a vaporization accelerating material (not shown) such as a ceramic porous body or a wire mesh provided in the vaporizer 4 to become vaporized gas, and becomes a high pressure in the vaporizer 4. Spouted horizontally. The fuel ejected from the nozzle 5 is ejected into the mixing pipe 6 provided at the downstream side of the carburetor 5 while sucking the primary air by the ejector effect, mixed there, and integrated with the mixing pipe 6. It is supplied to the burner section 7 having a shape and burned there. The generated combustion gas is guided upward by a combustion cylinder 8 disposed so as to cover the periphery of the burner section 7, and mixed with the indoor air flow from the blower 10 by a duct 9 covering the combustion cylinder 8. It is discharged as wind and used for heating. In this combustion apparatus, when the fuel supply amount is adjusted by changing the driving frequency or applied voltage of the pump 3 in the control unit, the primary air amount also increases or decreases accordingly, and the combustion amount is maintained while the ratio of fuel to air is kept constant. Can be changed.

  As an energy source for this combustor, along with fuel kerosene, heater energization is performed to keep the vaporizer 4 at a high temperature, the blower 10 is used, and an electric signal is sent from the control unit to control them. Electricity is used.

  In Japan, the cost of fuel kerosene is about 1/6 the cost of calories compared to electricity, and the oil energy utilization efficiency is 90% for kerosene, while electricity is 35% due to power generation efficiency and transmission efficiency. Therefore, it has been used as the primary energy for heating due to the advantage that the amount of carbon dioxide, which is considered to be a cause of global warming, can be reduced.

  However, in addition to using kerosene as fuel as primary energy, such a combustor uses electricity for its control and the like, and nowadays it is used not only in fuel consumption of kerosene as primary energy but also in the combustor. Electricity has also been highlighted.

  For example, in the case where a heater is used instead of combustion heat to keep the vaporizer 4 at a high temperature for vaporization of fuel, the heater consumes the latent heat of vaporization of kerosene, so the amount of power consumption is high and the combustion Some of them consumed as much as 3% of the calorie consumption of kerosene used in the vessel, and this was not negligible from the standpoint of running costs and carbon dioxide emissions as the global environment.

In other words, the energy consumption of the combustor must manage two different energies: the amount of kerosene used as fuel and the power consumption required for electrical control, etc. Not sure, it was in an environment where it was difficult to save energy for the equipment. That is, even if the amount of kerosene used as fuel and the amount of power consumption required for electric control are displayed on the device, the user cannot know the energy consumption of the device without complicated calculations. I was worried that I couldn't use the equipment for energy-saving operation.

  In addition, the display must be individually displayed in different units, which is difficult for the user to understand, and has a drawback that the configuration is complicated and expensive.

  The present invention solves the above-described problem, and in an apparatus using different energy, the energy display unit converts the integrated value of each energy consumption into another converted value and displays it as one total energy consumption. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a control device that is user-friendly and can perform energy-saving operation.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a control device for a device that consumes a plurality of different energies such as electricity, gas, and oil, and includes a control unit that controls the device and a plurality of devices that the device consumes. An energy detection means for detecting energy consumption, and an energy display unit for displaying a value converted based on the consumption signal detected by the energy detection means as energy consumption, as a display form of energy consumption, The total energy consumption is converted into carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming and displayed.

  According to the above invention, since the total of a plurality of energy consumptions is converted into carbon dioxide emissions and displayed, the user is conscious of energy conservation from the viewpoint of protecting the global environment, and energy in the home The usage can be promoted based on the energy saving concept, and carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming can be reduced.

  Since the control device of the present invention converts and displays the total of a plurality of energy consumptions into carbon dioxide emissions, the user is conscious of energy saving from the viewpoint of protecting the global environment, and is used at home. The use of energy consumption can be promoted based on the energy-saving concept, and the emission of carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming can be suppressed.

  1st invention is the control apparatus of the apparatus which consumes several different energy among energy, such as electricity, gas, oil, Comprising: The control part which controls an apparatus, and the consumption of the several energy which an apparatus consumes Energy detecting means to detect, and an energy display unit that displays a value converted based on the consumption signal detected by the energy detecting means as energy consumption, each energy consumption as a display form of energy consumption The total of these is converted into carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming and displayed.

  Since the total of multiple energy consumptions is converted into carbon dioxide emissions and displayed, the user is conscious of energy conservation from the viewpoint of protecting the global environment, and the energy consumption in the home is saved. It is possible to promote usage based on thought, and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a hot air heater according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the hot air heater. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a main body case, which is provided with a tank 12 holding liquid fuel at a lower side portion thereof and a detachable cartridge tank 13 above the tank 12. Reference numeral 14 denotes a pump attached to the upper surface of the tank 12, and an oil feed pipe 15 is led out from the upper end of the pump to supply fuel to the burner portion 16.

  Reference numeral 17 denotes a combustion cylinder that guides the combustion gas from the burner section 16 upward, and a blower 18 that takes in and sends out an indoor air flow is disposed on the back of the combustion cylinder. Reference numeral 19 denotes a duct that mixes the combustion gas from the combustion cylinder 17 and the indoor air flow to produce hot air. A control unit 20 controls the combustion of the burner unit 16 and the blower 18 and controls the pump 14 and the blower 18 in a predetermined sequence based on an operation condition signal input from the operation unit. .

  Next, the control block will be described with reference to FIG.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a control unit, a combustion control unit 21 that controls the pump 14, the burner unit 16, the blower 18, and the like, an energy saving control unit 22 that controls the fuel consumption, and a display control unit that sends a signal to the display unit 23 24 is arranged.

  The display control unit 24 is an energy display unit that converts the energy consumption signal from the energy detection unit 25, which is an energy detection unit that measures the fuel consumption and power consumption of the device, and displays the amount individually. Total amount conversion calculation unit 27 for sending a signal to the amount display unit 26, and total amount conversion calculation for sending a signal to the total amount display unit 28 for displaying the amount by adding the fuel consumption and power consumption of the device of the energy consumption signal. Unit 29 and a carbon dioxide conversion calculation unit 31 that sends a signal to the carbon dioxide display unit 30 that adds the fuel consumption and power consumption of the device of the energy consumption signal and converts it to a carbon dioxide equivalent value and displays it. It is set up.

  In addition to the above-described individual amount display unit 26, total amount display unit 28, and carbon dioxide display unit 30, the display unit 23 includes an LED 32 that issues a warning step by step according to the integrated value of the carbon dioxide equivalent value of the device. A warning display unit 33 is provided.

  In the configuration described above, the liquid fuel supplied to the tank 12 from the cartridge tank 13 so as to keep a constant oil level is sucked up from the tank 12 by the pump 14 and sent to the burner unit 16 through the oil feed pipe 15 for combustion. The generated high-temperature combustion exhaust gas flows upward of the combustion cylinder 17, is mixed with the indoor air flow from the blower 20 in the duct 21, is discharged as hot air from the hot air outlet 29, and is used for heating. .

  Then, the individual amount conversion calculation unit 26 converts the energy consumption signal from the energy detection unit 25 and displays the fuel consumption and power consumption of the device individually on the individual amount display unit 26, and also calculates the total amount conversion calculation. The unit 29 is configured to display the amount on the total amount display unit 228 by adding up the fuel consumption and power consumption of the device.

  Further, the carbon dioxide conversion calculation unit 31 converts the accumulated amount from the total amount conversion calculation unit 29 as a carbon dioxide generation amount and sends a signal to the carbon dioxide display unit 30, and the carbon dioxide display unit 30 is a fuel for the device. The integrated amount of carbon dioxide generated by summing the consumption and power consumption is displayed.

The display unit 23 includes the individual amount display unit 26, the total amount display unit 28, and the carbon dioxide display unit 30 described above, and a warning display unit step by step according to the integrated value of the carbon dioxide generation amount of the device. The LED 32 that emits a warning is turned on, and when the amount of carbon dioxide generated exceeds a predetermined value, the LED 32 in the final stage is turned on, and the energy saving control unit 22 is used for the operating conditions of the device. Control is made to limit power consumption by adding a limit, and even if the integrated value of carbon dioxide generation exceeds the specified value and equipment usage restrictions are applied, normal operation will be performed after a specified period of time. Can be done.

  Here, the individual amount display unit 26 converts the integrated value of each energy consumption and individually displays the equivalent value of energy as the amount of money, so that the consumption amount of different energy is evaluated with the equivalent value. It is possible to directly check whether the amount of energy consumption of the device is large or small, so that the user can immediately determine whether the amount of energy used is large, and there is a guideline for energy saving operation of the device. Yes, its usability is greatly improved.

  In addition, the total amount display unit 28 converts the integrated values of the respective energy consumptions into the equivalent values of energy, adds them together, and displays them as the total energy consumptions. The total amount of energy can be evaluated at a glance with equal value, and it can be directly confirmed whether the energy consumption of the device is large or small, and the user can immediately judge whether the total energy consumption of the device is large. Measures for energy-saving operation of the equipment can be made, and its usability is greatly improved.

  Further, since the integrated value of energy consumption is directly displayed as a charge, the user is conscious of energy saving and can promote usage such as energy saving operation of the equipment.

  Since the carbon dioxide display unit 30 converts the total integrated value of each energy consumption into a carbon dioxide equivalent value and displays it as one total energy consumption, the user can protect the global environment. From such a viewpoint, energy conservation awareness is aroused, usage of the equipment such as energy saving operation can be promoted, and carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming can be suppressed.

  Further, the display control unit 24 is configured to turn on the LED 32 that emits a warning arranged in the warning display unit 33 in a stepwise manner according to the integrated value of the power consumption of the device. There is no worry of overlooking that the power consumption of the device is large, and the lighting of the LED 32 can be used as a measure of the power consumption of the device, which further increases usability.

  And even if a user overlooks that the amount of power consumption of the device is large, the energy saving control unit 22 performs control so as to suppress the power consumption by adding a use restriction to the operation condition of the device. Therefore, the power consumption of the device is reduced and the usability is increased, and even if the user tries to use the device more than necessary, the power consumption can be reduced by restricting the use of the device, and abnormal device operation is prevented. Can be prevented.

  And even if the integrated value of power consumption exceeds the predetermined value and the use restriction of the device is added, the user will be able to perform normal operation after the predetermined period, and the usability will increase and the consciousness of energy-saving operation will increase. Can be improved.

  In addition, although the fuel consumption amount and the power consumption are counted by the energy detection unit 25, other means such as an integrating wattmeter may be used, and the amount of money is individually displayed on the individual amount display unit 26. Although it is displayed, this may be a reference value as another guideline, and the carbon dioxide conversion value is calculated by converting the accumulated amount from the total amount conversion calculation unit 29 as the carbon dioxide generation amount. However, this may be converted directly from other energy detection means, and furthermore, the energy species are kerosene and electric power, but this may be other gas or fuel, and the configuration of other parts is also Any configuration may be used as long as the object of the invention is achieved.

The control block diagram of the warm air heater in Example 1 of this invention Cross section of the same hot air heater Cross-sectional view of a conventional hot air heater

Explanation of symbols

20 control part 23 display part 24 display control part 25 energy detection part (energy detection means)
26 Individual price display (energy display)
30 Carbon dioxide display 31 Carbon dioxide conversion calculator

Claims (1)

A control device for a device that consumes a plurality of different energies such as electricity, gas and oil,
A control unit that controls the device, an energy detection unit that detects consumption amounts of a plurality of energy consumed by the device, and a value converted based on a consumption signal detected by the energy detection unit is displayed as an energy consumption amount. With energy display,
As a display form of energy consumption, a control device that converts the total energy consumption into a carbon dioxide emission that causes global warming and displays it.