JP2010146104A - Facility device management device and facility device management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facility device management device or a facility device management system which efficiently manages a plurality of facility devices that are arranged in a plurality of areas. <P>SOLUTION: The facility device management device 30 includes a first display control unit 35b; an object information storing area 34i; and a second display control unit 35c. The first display control unit 35b displays objects O1-O6, in a tree structure T that corresponds to a plurality of facility devices 10a, 20b, 10c and to a plurality of areas, respectively. The object information storing area 34i stores information regarding objects that correspond to target managed facility devices or areas for a user. The second display control unit 35c displays specific objects in the tree structure T in a normal display mode and displays non-specific objects in the tree structure in a non-normal display mode, based on the object information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an equipment management apparatus and equipment management system for managing a plurality of equipment.

Conventionally, when there are multiple divided areas (for example, buildings, predetermined spaces in buildings, etc.) in one management area such as a university or a hospital, the equipment installed in each area is Centralized management is performed using a management device arranged in the area (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2008-131461 A

  However, even when a plurality of equipment is centrally managed using a management device arranged in each area, the more the number of areas divided in the management area, the more the management area The wider it becomes, the more complicated the administrator's work becomes.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an equipment management device or equipment management system that enables efficient management of a large number of equipment installed in a plurality of areas.

  The equipment management apparatus according to the first invention includes a first display control unit, an object information storage area, and a second display control unit. The first display control unit displays a plurality of equipment and objects corresponding to a plurality of areas in which the plurality of equipment are scattered in a tree structure. The object information storage area stores object information. The object information is information on managed objects. The management target object is an object corresponding to the equipment or area to be managed by the user among a plurality of equipment and a plurality of areas. Based on the object information, the second display control unit normally displays the specific object in a tree structure, and displays the non-specific object in the tree structure. The specific object includes a managed object and an object connected in series to the managed object. Non-specific objects are objects other than specific objects. Here, the normal display refers to a display in which an object is displayed in a tree structure and an operation on the object can be performed effectively. The non-normal display is a display in which an object is not displayed in the tree structure, or an object is displayed in the tree structure, but an operation on the object cannot be performed.

  In the equipment management apparatus according to the present invention, objects corresponding to a plurality of facilities and a plurality of areas in which a plurality of equipment are scattered are displayed in a tree structure. Moreover, the management object which is the information regarding the object corresponding to the installation apparatus or area of a user's management object is memorize | stored. Further, in the tree structure, the management target object and the objects connected in series to the management target object are normally displayed, and the other objects are not displayed normally.

  Thereby, many equipment installed in a plurality of areas can be managed efficiently.

  The equipment device management apparatus according to the second invention is the equipment equipment management device according to the first invention, and further includes a monitoring unit and a third display control unit. The monitoring unit monitors the state of the equipment. The third display control unit displays the state of the facility device monitored by the monitoring unit in the tree structure as the state of the management target object corresponding to the facility device or the area including the facility device.

  In the equipment management apparatus according to the present invention, the state of the equipment is monitored, and the state of the monitored equipment is displayed in the tree structure as the state of the management target object.

  Thereby, the state of the equipment can be easily determined.

  The equipment device management apparatus according to the third invention is the equipment equipment management device according to the second invention, and further comprises a fourth display control unit. A 4th display control part changes the state of a high-order object among the objects connected in series with a managed object based on the state of a managed object.

  In the equipment management apparatus according to the present invention, the state of the higher level object connected in series with the management target object is changed based on the state of the management target object.

  As a result, it is possible to easily determine whether there is an equipment in a predetermined state in the equipment to be managed.

  An equipment management device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the equipment management device according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the second display control unit masks non-specific objects and displays only specific objects.

  In the equipment management apparatus according to the present invention, non-specific objects are masked and only specific objects are displayed.

  Thereby, it is possible to confirm the state of only the equipment to be managed.

  An equipment management device according to a fifth aspect is the equipment management device according to the third aspect, wherein the second display control unit displays the non-specific object as an inoperable object.

  In the equipment management apparatus according to the present invention, the non-specific object is displayed as an inoperable object.

  Thereby, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation of equipment equipment that is not managed.

  A facility equipment management system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes a equipment information acquisition device and a facility equipment management device. The device information acquisition device is arranged in the vicinity of a plurality of facility devices scattered in a plurality of areas, and acquires device information from the plurality of facility devices. The equipment device management apparatus is connected to the equipment information acquisition apparatus and manages a plurality of equipment equipment via the equipment information acquisition apparatus. Moreover, the equipment management apparatus has a first display control unit, an object information storage area, and a second display control unit. A 1st display control part displays the object respectively corresponding to a some installation apparatus and a some area with a tree structure. The object information storage area stores object information. The object information is information on managed objects. A managed object is an object corresponding to a user-managed facility device or area. The second display control unit normally displays the specific object in a tree structure and displays the non-specific object in the tree structure based on the object information. The specific object includes a managed object and an object connected in series to the managed object. Non-specific objects are objects other than specific objects. Here, the normal display refers to a display in which an object is displayed in a tree structure and an operation on the object can be performed effectively. The non-normal display is a display in which an object is not displayed in the tree structure, or an object is displayed in the tree structure, but an operation on the object cannot be performed.

  In the equipment management system according to the present invention, objects corresponding to a plurality of facilities and a plurality of areas in which a plurality of equipment are scattered are displayed in a tree structure. Moreover, the management object which is the information regarding the object corresponding to the equipment or area of the management object of the user is stored. Further, in the tree structure, the management target object and the objects connected in series to the management target object are normally displayed, and the other objects are not displayed normally.

  Thereby, many equipment installed in a plurality of areas can be managed efficiently.

  An equipment device management system according to a seventh aspect is the equipment device management system according to the sixth aspect, further comprising a sub-management device. The sub-management device is connected to the equipment device management device and manages the equipment device through the equipment device management device. Further, the sub management apparatus has a viewer for browsing and / or manipulating the tree structure displayed on the management screen of the facility equipment management apparatus.

  In the equipment management system according to the present invention, equipment can be managed in a sub-management apparatus connected to the equipment management apparatus.

  Thereby, a plurality of equipment can be managed by a plurality of people.

  The equipment device management apparatus according to the first invention can efficiently manage a large number of equipment devices installed in a plurality of areas.

  The equipment management apparatus according to the second invention can easily determine the state of the equipment.

  The equipment management apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention can easily determine whether there is equipment in a predetermined state in the equipment to be managed.

  The equipment management apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the invention can confirm the state of only the equipment to be managed.

  The facility equipment management apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the invention can prevent erroneous operation of equipment that is not managed.

  The facility equipment management system according to the sixth aspect of the invention can efficiently manage a large number of equipment installed in a plurality of areas.

  The equipment device management system according to the seventh aspect of the invention can manage a plurality of equipment devices by a plurality of persons.

  Hereinafter, an equipment management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
The equipment device management system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a system for managing a plurality of equipment devices 10, 10, and 10 scattered in one management area 1 including a plurality of bases. In the present embodiment, the facility equipment management system 100 will be described by taking a company having a plurality of bases nationwide as the management area 1 and the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c included in the air conditioning equipment as the equipment.

  In the facility equipment management system 100, all indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c in the management area 1 are managed by being divided into indoor unit groups G1, G2,. More specifically, one indoor unit is set as a management point, an area including a plurality of management points is set as a management area, and the indoor unit groups G1, G2, and G are set as a group including several (single or multiple) management points and management areas. Is managed.

  Furthermore, the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c divided into the indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Are managed by a plurality of managers. The plurality of managers include a general manager who manages all indoor unit groups G1, G2,... (All indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c) in the management area 1 and some indoor unit groups. Including partial administrator to do.

  The management area 1 according to the present embodiment includes a base BA, a base BB, and a base BC. The base BA includes a building 50a (head office building). The base BB includes a plurality of buildings 50b, 50c,... (First factory, second factory, etc.). The configuration in the base BC is not shown in FIG. 1, but is assumed to be the same as the configuration in the base BB.

  Indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are installed in the buildings 50a, 50b, 50c,. The indoor units 10a, 10a, 10a,... Installed in the building 50a are connected to the local controller 20a arranged in the same building 50a via a dedicated control line 5b. Similarly, the indoor units 10b, 10b, 10b,... Installed in the building 50b are connected to the local controller 20b via the dedicated control line 5b. The indoor units 10c, 10c, 10c,... Installed in the building 50c are also connected to the local controller 20c via the dedicated control line 5b. The local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c are installed one by one in the buildings 50a, 50b, and 50c, and are arranged in the management rooms of the buildings 50a, 50b, and 50c. The local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c manage the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c connected through the dedicated control line 5b, respectively.

  Furthermore, the equipment management system 100 includes one equipment management device 30 in any of the bases BA, BB, BC in the management area 1. In FIG. 1, the equipment device management apparatus 30 is disposed in the base BA. In addition, the facility equipment management apparatus 30 is connected to the local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c through a local area network (hereinafter referred to as LAN) 5a or the Internet 5c. Specifically, when the base BA where the equipment management device 30 is located and the base BA where the local controller 20a is located are the same, the equipment management device 30 is connected to the local controller 20a via the LAN 5a. . In addition, when the base BA where the equipment management device 30 is arranged is different from the bases BB and BC where the local controller 20a is arranged, the equipment management device 30 is connected to the local controllers 20b and 20c via the Internet 5c. Is done.

  Furthermore, the facility equipment management system 100 includes a sub management device 40 in the bases BB and BC. The sub management device 40 is connected to the equipment device management device 30 installed at the base BA via the Internet 5c.

  Although FIG. 1 shows three bases BA, BB, and BC and buildings 50a, 50b, and 50c in the management area 1, the number of bases and the number of buildings are not limited to these.

<Configuration of each part>
(1) Configuration of Indoor Unit Hereinafter, the indoor unit 10a will be described with reference to FIG. 2, but the same applies to the other indoor units 10b and 10c.

  The indoor unit 10a includes various sensors 12a, 12b, and 12c and a control unit 13.

[Sensor]
The various sensors 12a, 12b, and 12c include a temperature sensor 12a, a humidity sensor 12b, and a CO ₂ concentration sensor 12c. The temperature sensor 12a, the humidity sensor 12b, and the CO ₂ concentration sensor 12c are attached in the vicinity of the air inlet of the indoor unit 10a, and detect the temperature, humidity, and CO ₂ concentration around the indoor unit 10a, respectively. The various sensors 12a, 12b, and 12c are connected to the control unit 13.

(Control part)
The controller 13 is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) belonging to the same refrigerant circuit and the local controller 20a via a dedicated control line 5b. The control unit 13 operates according to control commands (start or stop, change of set temperature, change of operation mode, etc.) input to the local controller 20a or the equipment management device 30. Specifically, the control unit 13 adjusts the frequency of the compressor, the rotational speed of the fan, the opening of various valves, and the like.

Moreover, the control part 13 transmits the driving | operation information of the indoor unit 10a to the local controller 20a according to the command from the local controller 20a. The operation information of the indoor unit 10a includes information indicating an operation mode such as the temperature, humidity and CO ₂ concentration around the indoor unit 10a, the start / stop state, the set temperature, the cooling / heating / air blowing, and the like.

(2) Configuration of local controller (2-1) Local controller 20a
First, the local controller 20a will be described with reference to FIG. 3A.

  The local controller 20a is installed in a management room in the building 50a and is operated by an administrator who belongs to the management room. The local controller 20a manages the indoor units 10a that are installed in the same building 50a and that are connected via the dedicated control line 5b. Specifically, the local controller 20a is used to send a control command or operation information transmission request to the plurality of indoor units 10a, 10a, 10a,... Installed in the building 50a, and the indoor units 10a, 10a,. 10a,... Are monitored. The local controller 20a can be connected to 128 indoor units 10a, 10a, 10a,.

  The local controller 20a mainly includes a LAN side communication unit 21a, an air conditioning side communication unit 21b, a display unit 22, an input unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a control unit 25.

[LAN side communication section]
The LAN-side communication unit 21a is a network interface that connects the local controller 20a to the LAN 5a, and exchanges various signals with the facility device management apparatus 30.

(Air conditioning side communication section)
The air conditioning side communication unit 21b is a network interface that connects the local controller 20a to the dedicated control line 5b, and exchanges various signals with the indoor unit 10a.

[Display section]
The display unit 22 is mainly composed of a display.

[Input section]
The input unit 23 mainly includes a touch panel and operation buttons that cover the display.

[Storage section]
The storage unit 24 has an operation information storage area (not shown). In the operation information storage area, the operation information of the indoor unit 10a and the outdoor unit acquired by the control unit 22 is accumulated for a predetermined time. Furthermore, a program that can be read and executed by the control unit 25 described later is stored.

(Control part)
The control unit 25 mainly includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and reads and executes a program stored in the storage unit 24 described above. For example, the control unit 25 sends a room at a predetermined time interval (in this embodiment, every minute) from the control unit 13 of each indoor unit 10a connected to the air conditioning side communication unit 21b via the dedicated control line 5b. The operation information of the unit 10a is acquired and transmitted to the equipment device management apparatus 30. Furthermore, the control unit 25 acquires not only the operation information of the indoor unit 10a but also the operation information of the outdoor unit at a predetermined time interval (in this embodiment, every minute). The outdoor unit operation information includes information indicating the frequency of the compressor, the temperature of the refrigerant, and the pressure.

  Further, the control unit 25 is configured to perform the indoor unit 10a and the outdoor unit at predetermined time intervals (in this embodiment, every minute) based on the operation information of the indoor unit 10a and the outdoor unit for a predetermined time in the storage unit 24. Determine if there is an abnormality in the unit. When it is determined that there is an abnormality, this is immediately displayed on the display unit 22 and the facility equipment management apparatus 30 is notified.

  When the control unit 25 receives a control command or schedule sent from the equipment management device 30 to the indoor unit 10a via the LAN side communication unit 21a, the control unit 25 receives the control command and the control command via the air conditioning side communication unit 21b. A control command based on the schedule is transmitted to the indoor unit 10a.

(2-2) Local controller 20b
Next, the local controller 20b will be described with reference to FIG. 3B. The same applies to the local controller 20c.

  The local controller 20b is installed in a management room in the building 50b and is operated by an administrator who belongs to the management room. The local controller 20b includes a WAN side communication unit 21c instead of the LAN side communication unit 21a included in the local controller 20a. The air-conditioning side communication unit 21b, the display unit 22, the input unit 23, the storage unit 24, and the control unit 25, which are other configurations of the local controller 20b, are the same as the local controller 20a, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

[WAN side communication department]
The WAN-side communication unit 21c is a network interface that connects the local controller 20b to the Internet 5c, and exchanges various signals with the facility device management apparatus 30.

(3) Configuration of Facility Device Management Device The facility device management device 30 is a general personal computer and is installed in the base BA of the management area 1. The facility equipment management apparatus 30 is connected to the local controllers 20a, 20b, 20c,. One hundred local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c can be connected to the facility equipment management apparatus 30. The facility equipment management apparatus 30 is operated by the general manager of the management area 1 and manages all the air conditioning facilities 10, 10, 10 in the management area 1 via the local controllers 20a, 20b, 20c.

  Furthermore, the facility equipment management apparatus 30 manages all the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c installed in the management area 1 as a plurality of indoor unit groups G1, G2,. The indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Include several management points and management areas as described above.

  The indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Are groups that can be arbitrarily determined by the general manager. Therefore, the indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Are not only a physical group consisting of indoor units installed on the same building or the same floor, but a virtual group consisting of indoor units extending over a plurality of buildings, For example, an indoor unit group based on an installed place such as a conference room, a cafeteria, a server room, a management room, a corridor, and a toilet in the management area 1 can be configured.

  The facility device management apparatus 30 functions as a Web server with respect to a sub management apparatus 40 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the facility equipment management apparatus 30 mainly includes a communication unit 31, a display unit 32, an input unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a control unit 35.

[Communication Department]
The communication unit 31 is a network interface that connects the facility device management apparatus 30 to the LAN 5a and the Internet 5c, and exchanges various signals with the local controllers 20a, 20b, 20c,.

[Display section]
The display unit 32 is mainly composed of a display. On the display unit 32, a management screen 321 for managing all the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c scattered in the equipment management system 100 is displayed (see FIGS. 16A to 17D).

[Input section]
The input unit 33 mainly includes a mouse and a keyboard.

[Storage section]
The storage unit 34 is mainly composed of a hard disk. The storage unit 34 includes a sketch drawing database 34a, a basic information database 34b, a group information database 34c, a schedule database 34d, an operation information database 34e, an abnormality history database 34f, a management point / management area database 34g, a user database 34h, and a display target database. 34i is included. Various types of information stored in the storage unit 34 are updated by adding or changing information transmitted from the local controllers 20 a, 20 b, and 20 c or via the input unit 33.

a) Sketch Map Database The sketch map database 34a is a database in which the configuration of the management area 1 is stored in a hierarchical structure as shown in FIG. The floor plan database 34a includes a floor plan of the entire management area, a floor plan of the indoor unit group that is one level below, and a floor plan of the unit space that is one level below. The unit space is further divided into an upper space and a lower space by the general manager.

  Specifically, a conceptual diagram of the entire management area 1 as a sketch of the entire management area, a conceptual diagram of the bases BA, BB, and BC included in the management area 1 as a sketch of the indoor unit group, and a sketch of the upper space of the unit space As a schematic side view of the buildings 50a, 50b, 50c,... Included in the bases BA, BB, BC, and a unit space included in the buildings 50a, 50b, 50c,. A schematic plan view is stored. A conceptual diagram of the entire management area 1, a conceptual diagram of the bases BA, BB, BC, a schematic side view of the buildings 50a, 50b, 50c, ... in the unit space (upper space), and a unit space (lower space) The schematic plan view is stored so as to correspond to the spatial structure of the management area 1. That is, the conceptual diagram of the entire management area 1 is positioned at the top in the hierarchical structure, the conceptual diagrams of the bases BA, BB, and BC are positioned at one lower level, and the buildings 50a and 50b are positioned at the lower level. , 50c,..., 50c,... Are located one level lower, that is, at the lowest level, a schematic plan view of the unit space.

  A common two-dimensional coordinate is assigned to each point constituting the schematic plan view of the unit space.

b) Basic Information Database As shown in FIG. 6, the basic information database 34b stores basic information regarding all indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c installed in the management area 1. The basic information database 34b is a tabular database, and is provided with fields relating to “device ID”, “building”, “unit space”, and “coordinates”. In the “device ID” field, device IDs assigned to the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are stored. The “building” field stores the names of the buildings 50a, 50b, and 50c in which the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are installed. The “unit space” field stores the name of the unit space in which the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are installed. In the “coordinate” field, coordinate information indicating the installation locations of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c is stored. The coordinate information is based on two-dimensional coordinates assigned to the schematic plan view of the unit space. The positions of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are specified by a combination of values in the “building”, “unit space”, and “coordinate” fields.

c) Group Information Database As shown in FIG. 7, the group information database 34c stores group information set by the general manager for all indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c installed in the management area 1. . Specifically, it is stored which indoor unit group G1, G2,... Each indoor unit 10a, 10b, 10c belongs to. The group information database 34c is also a tabular database, and fields relating to “group”, “device ID”, and “local controller” are provided. The “group” field stores a group name. In the “apparatus ID” field, the apparatus ID of the indoor unit belonging to the indoor unit group input in the “group” field is stored. The “local controller” field stores the ID of the local controller to which the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c input in the “device ID” field are connected.

d) Schedule Database The schedule database 34d stores a schedule related to the control of the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c belonging to the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. The schedule database 34d is also a tabular database, and fields relating to “group”, “timing”, “ON / OFF”, “mode”, “air volume”, and “set temperature” are provided.

  The schedule includes a basic schedule 34da (see FIG. 8A) and an immediate schedule 34db (see FIG. 8B). The basic schedule 34da is a schedule for a predetermined period of the indoor unit groups G1, G2,..., Specifically, a weekly schedule that is permanently set. On the other hand, the immediate schedule 34db is a schedule that the indoor unit groups G1, G2,.

  The schedule database 34d stores not only a schedule relating to air conditioning control but also a schedule for notifying operation information. The operation information notification schedule is a schedule for acquiring operation information of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c belonging to the indoor unit groups G1, G2,.

e) Driving Information Database As shown in FIG. 9, the driving information database 34e stores driving information of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c at a specific time. The operation information database 34e is also a tabular database, and includes “device ID”, “time”, “room temperature”, “humidity”, “CO ₂ concentration”, “ON / OFF”, “mode”, and “set temperature”. ”Fields are provided.

  The driving information database 34e is updated by a monitoring unit 35a described later at a predetermined time interval (in this embodiment, every minute). That is, the monitoring unit 35a receives the operation information of the indoor units 10a, 10b,... Via the local controllers 20a, 20b,... At predetermined time intervals (in this embodiment, every minute). To do. When the monitoring unit 35a described later receives the driving information, the monitoring unit 35a stores the driving information in the driving information database 34e as a new record.

f) Abnormal History Database As shown in FIG. 10, the abnormal history database 34f stores the abnormal history of the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c or the outdoor unit. Specifically, the abnormality history database 34f is also a tabular database, and includes fields related to “device ID”, “occurrence date / time”, “type”, and “treated”.

  The abnormality history stored in the abnormality history database 34f is updated when the monitoring unit 35a described later receives notification of abnormality of the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c or the outdoor unit from the local controllers 20a, 20b, 20c. That is, each time the monitoring unit 35a receives a notification of an abnormality in the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c or the outdoor unit, a record corresponding to the abnormality is created in the abnormality history database 34f.

g) Management Point / Management Area Database As shown in FIG. 11, the management point / management area database 34g stores information on the management areas and management points of the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c. As described above, the management point means one indoor unit. Further, the management area is an area including a plurality of management points, and means a set in which the management points are grouped based on rooms, uses, and the like.

  The management point / management area database 34g is also a tabular database, and fields relating to “management point / management area ID”, “name”, and “type” are provided. A unique ID is assigned to the “management point / management area ID” field, and a name corresponding to the management point / management area ID input in the “management point / management area ID” field is input to “name”. In the “type” field, either an area or a management point is entered. The information stored in the management point / management area database 34g is associated with other information in the storage unit 34, and is referred to when the first display control unit 35b described later displays the tree structure T on the management screen. .

h) User Database As shown in FIG. 12, the user database 34h is also a tabular database and stores information related to the administrator. Specifically, the user database 34 h is provided with fields related to “user ID”, “name”, and “type”. A unique ID is assigned to the “user ID” field, the name of the user is assigned to the “name” field, and either the general manager or the partial manager is input to the “type” field.

i) Display Target Database As shown in FIG. 13, the display target database 34i is also a tabular database, and stores management points / management areas to be displayed on the management screen 321 used by each administrator. Specifically, the display target database 34 i is provided with fields related to “user ID” and “management point / management area ID”. In the “user ID” field, a user ID common to the user ID stored in the user database 34h described above is used. In the “management point / management area ID” field, a management point / management area ID common to the management point / management area ID stored in the management point / management area database 34g described above is used.

  The information stored in the display target database 34i is input by the general manager using an input screen as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B. The names and configurations of the objects O1 to O6 shown on this input screen correspond to the areas / management points input in the group information database 34c and the management point / management area database 34g described above.

  Here, for example, when the indoor unit managed by one partial manager is “air conditioner 2” indicated by reference numeral 141 in FIG. 14A, by checking “air conditioner 2”, “air conditioner 2” is checked. “RM112”, “1st floor”, “Headquarters building”, “Osaka headquarters”, and “XX company” above the machine 2 are also checked. That is, a check is made on the object O6 (managed object) corresponding to the air conditioner 2 (indoor unit) that is the management target, and the upper objects O5 to O1 connected in series to the managed object.

  For example, when the area managed by the other partial manager is the first floor of the Tokyo branch office indicated by reference numeral 142 in FIG. 14B, by checking “1st floor”, “1st floor "Entrance", "Corridor", and "Toilet" below "," and "Branch Building", "Tokyo Branch", and "XX Company" above the first floor respectively. In other words, the object O4 (managed object) corresponding to the “first floor” that is the management target, and the lower object O5 and the higher objects O3 to O1 connected in series to the managed object are checked. As a result, the management point / management area ID corresponding to each checked object is input to the display target database 34i. The checked object (specific object) is represented by a tree structure.

(Control part)
The control unit 35 mainly includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and reads and executes a program stored in the storage unit 34. The control unit 35 mainly includes a monitoring unit 35a, a first display control unit 35b, a second display control unit 35c, a third display control unit 35d, a fourth display control unit 35e, a selection receiving unit 35f, and an allocation transmission unit 35g. Have.

a) Monitoring unit The monitoring unit 35a collects operation information of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c via the local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c. The driving information collected by the monitoring unit 35a is stored in the driving information database 34e and the abnormality history database 34f, respectively.

b) First Display Control Unit The first display control unit 35 b creates a management screen 321 displayed on the display unit 32. Specifically, the first display control unit 35b includes units included in all the indoor unit groups G1, G2,... And the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. The space is displayed in a tree structure T (see region A1 in FIGS. 16A to 17D).

  Specifically, the first display control unit 35b uses the object O1 corresponding to the entire management area 1 as a root object, and branches the object O2 corresponding to the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. Let Further, the first display control unit 35b branches the objects O3 to O6 corresponding to the unit space below the object O2.

  In addition, the first display control unit 35b displays a conceptual diagram corresponding to the objects O1 to O6 selected in the tree structure T in the area A2 of the management screen 321 together with the tree structure T. The management screen 321 will be described in detail below.

c) Second display control unit The second display control unit 35c displays / hides the objects O1 to O6 used in the tree structure T based on information (corresponding to object information) stored in the display target database 34i. Switch. Specifically, the second display control unit 35c determines the management point / management area ID associated with the manager's ID (user ID) in the display target database 34i according to the manager who operates the management screen 321. Is displayed (corresponding to the normal display), and the object corresponding to the management point / management area ID not associated with the manager's ID is masked and hidden (corresponding to the non-normal display). .

d) Third display control unit The third display control unit 35d displays the state of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c collected by the monitoring unit 35a as a management point or a management area corresponding to the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c. Are displayed on the objects O1 to O10 of the tree structure T. Here, the state of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c displayed on the objects O1 to O10 by the third display control unit 35d includes, for example, the occurrence of an abnormality in the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c. Therefore, when the monitoring unit 35a collects information on the occurrence of an abnormality in any of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c, the third display control unit 35d displays an object mode indicating an indoor unit in which an abnormality has occurred. It is displayed in a color different from other object modes.

e) 4th display control part The 4th display control part 35e changes the state of the high-order object connected in series with a managed object based on the state of a managed object. For example, when the indoor unit (control point) managed by the administrator is the air conditioner 1 (reference numeral 161) of the Shiga factory shown in FIG. 16A, information on the occurrence of an abnormality in the air conditioner 1 is collected by the monitoring unit 35a. The fourth display control unit 35e also has object modes corresponding to “RM102”, “first floor”, “first factory”, “Shiga factory”, and “XX company” above the air conditioner 1. The mode is changed to indicate an abnormality.

f) Selection Reception Unit The selection reception unit 35f receives selection of a predetermined button or a predetermined object displayed on the management screen 321.

g) Allocation transmission unit The allocation transmission unit 35g, based on the objects O1 to O10 selected on the management screen 321 and the group information stored in the group information database 34c described above, each indoor unit group G1, G2,. .. Various control commands are transmitted to the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c belonging to.

  Specifically, the allocation transmission unit 35g is connected to the local units 10a, 10b, and 10c corresponding to the selected objects O1 to O10 based on the ID of the local controller stored in the group information database 34c. The controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c are specified, and a control command is transmitted to the control unit 13 of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c via the local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c.

  More specifically, when the selection receiving unit 35f receives selection of predetermined objects O1 to O10, and further receives selection of the start button B1, the stop button B2, the detailed information button B3, the immediate schedule transmission button B4, and the like. The allocation transmitting unit 35g controls the indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Or the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c corresponding to the object based on the ID of the local controller stored in the group information database 34c. The controllers 20a, 20b, 20c,. Thereafter, the allocation transmitter 35g sends a predetermined control command to the single or plural indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c corresponding to the predetermined object via the local controllers 20a, 20b, 20c,. Send.

(4) Sub-management apparatus The sub-management apparatus 40 is installed at a base (BB) different from the base (BA) where the equipment device management apparatus 30 is installed. The sub management device 40 is connected to the equipment management device 30 via the Internet 5c, and is provided to the manager of the manager ID when the partial manager logs in using the manager ID and password. The management screen 321 can be displayed and operated on the display unit 42 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the sub management device 40 mainly includes a communication unit 41, a display unit 42, an input unit 43, a storage unit 44, and a control unit 45.

[Communication Department]
The communication unit 41 is a network interface that connects the sub-management device 40 to the Internet 5 c, and exchanges various signals with the facility device management device 30.

[Display section]
The display unit 42 is mainly composed of a display. On the display unit 42, a management screen 321 displayed on the display unit 32 of the equipment device management apparatus 30 is displayed.

[Input section]
The input unit 43 mainly includes a mouse and a keyboard.

[Storage section]
The storage unit 44 is mainly composed of a hard disk. The storage unit 44 stores a Web browser used for browsing and operating the management screen 321 of the equipment device management apparatus 30 via the Internet 5c.

(Control part)
The control unit 45 mainly includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and reads and executes a program stored in the storage unit 44.

(5) Management Screen Next, the management screen 321 provided in the equipment device management apparatus 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 16A to 17D. Here, it is assumed that the indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Stored in the group information database 34c are groups composed of indoor units installed at each base.

  The management screen 321 is a screen for each administrator to centrally manage the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c to be managed. The management screen 321 is created by the first display control unit 35 b to the fourth display control unit 35 e and displayed on the display unit 32 of the equipment device management apparatus 30.

a) Basic Configuration The management screen 321 is mainly divided into three areas A1 to A3. A tree structure T is displayed in the left region A1. A conceptual diagram showing the configuration in the management area 1 is displayed in the central area A2. A conceptual diagram corresponding to the objects O1 to O6 selected in the tree structure T is displayed in the area A2. Various operation buttons B1 to B6 are displayed in the area A3 on the right side.

a-1) Tree Structure As shown in FIGS. 16A to 17D, the tree structure T in the left region A1 is formed by arranging management points and management areas in a tree shape. The tree structure T has one root area (root object O1) at the apex. The root area can have a management area and / or a management point. The management area can have a management area or / and a management point below. There is no subordinate to the control point. That is, there is no management point or management area under the management point.

  In the tree structure T, management points and management areas are represented using objects O2 to O6. Specifically, the tree structure T uses the object O1 corresponding to the entire management area 1 as a root object, and changes from the object O1 to the object O2 corresponding to the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. Branch. From each object O2, an object O3 corresponding to the upper space of the unit space included in the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. From each O3 object, an object O4 corresponding to a space one level lower than the space concerned, an object O4 corresponding to a space one level lower than the object O5, and a space one level lower than each object O5 The object O6 corresponding to each branch.

  The object O2 displayed in the tree structure T has a one-to-one correspondence with the indoor unit groups G1, G2,..., And the objects O3 to O6 are unit spaces in the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. One-to-one correspondence to the lower space or the like.

a-2) Configuration in Management Area As described above, a conceptual diagram for showing the configuration included in the management area 1 is displayed in the central area A2 of the management screen 321 shown in FIGS. 16A to 17D. In the area A2, conceptual diagrams corresponding to the objects O1 to O6 that have been selected in the tree structure T as described above are displayed.

  In FIG. 16A, since the object O1 corresponding to the entire management area (XX company) 1 is selected in the tree structure T of the area A1, a conceptual diagram corresponding to the management area 1 is shown in the area A2. In the conceptual diagram, objects O7, O7, and O7 corresponding to all the indoor unit groups G1, G2,... Included in the management area 1 are displayed.

  In FIG. 16B, since one object O2 corresponding to the indoor unit group G2 of the management area 1 is selected in the tree structure T of the area A1, the area A2 corresponds to one indoor unit group G2 (base BB). A conceptual diagram is shown. In the conceptual diagram, the unit spaces (upper space) included in the base BB, that is, the objects O8, O8, and O8 corresponding to the buildings in one base BB are displayed.

  In FIG. 16C, since one object O3 corresponding to the unit space (building of the first factory) one level lower than the indoor unit group G2 is selected in the tree structure T of the area A1, the first factory is selected in the area A2. A conceptual diagram corresponding to is displayed. In the conceptual diagram, unit spaces (lower spaces) included in the first factory, that is, objects O9, O9, and O9 corresponding to each floor are displayed.

  In FIG. 16D, since the object O4 corresponding to the unit space (the first floor) in the tree structure T of the area A1 is selected, a conceptual diagram corresponding to the first floor is displayed in the area A2. Is done. In the conceptual diagram, objects O10, O10, and O10 are displayed.

  The first display control unit 35b searches the basic information database 34b, extracts records that store information that identifies the unit space currently selected in the “building” and “unit space” fields, and extracts the records. The object O10 is arranged according to the value of the “coordinate” field of the one or more records.

a-3) Operation Buttons As shown in FIGS. 16A to 17D, a plurality of operation buttons B1 to B6 are displayed in the area A3 on the right side of the management screen 321. The operation buttons B1 to B6 include a “start” button B1, a “stop” button B2, a “detailed information” button B3, an “immediate schedule transmission” button B4, a “schedule setting” button B5, and a “group setting” button B6. included.

a-3-1) Start button When any one of the objects O1 to O10 displayed in the left area A1 and the center area A2 is selected, the administrator presses the "start" button B1 to assign Through the local controller 20a, 20b, 20c to which the indoor unit 10a, 10b, 10c is connected to the control unit 13 of the indoor unit 10a, 10b, 10c corresponding to the object O1-O10 by the transmission unit 35g. A control command is sent to command activation.

a-3-2) Stop button Similarly, the administrator presses the “stop” button B2 while any of the objects O1 to O10 displayed in the left area A1 and the center area A2 is selected. The local controller in which the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c,... Are connected to the control unit 13 of the indoor units 10a, 10b,. A control command for ordering a stop is transmitted via 20a, 20b, and 20c.

a-3-3) Detailed information button When the “detailed information” button B3 is pressed by the administrator while the object O10 is selected, the indoor units 10a and 10b corresponding to the object O10 are displayed on the display unit 32. , 10c, a detailed information window showing the detailed information is displayed. In the detailed information window, for the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c, basic information stored in the basic information database 34b, driving information stored in the driving information database 34e, and abnormality information stored in the abnormality history database 34f. Etc. are displayed. The detailed information window is also displayed when the object O10 is selected by a predetermined method (such as double-clicking the mouse of the input unit 33).

a-3-4) Immediate schedule transmission button Similarly, when any of the objects O1 to O10 is selected and the administrator presses the “immediate schedule transmission” button B3, the allocation transmission unit 35g The immediate schedule is transmitted to the control units 13 of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c corresponding to the objects O1 to O6 via the local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c to which the indoor units 10a, 10b,.

a-3-5) Schedule setting button When the schedule setting button B4 is pressed in a state where any of the objects O1 to O10 is selected, a schedule for setting the schedule of the indoor units corresponding to the objects O1 to O10. The settings window is displayed. The schedule set in the setting window is stored in the schedule database 34d.

a-3-6) Group setting button When the group setting button B6 is pressed in the area A3 on the right side of the management screen 321, the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c belonging to the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. Then, the screen shifts to a screen where a new indoor unit group can be set.

b) Types of management screen The objects O1 to O10 displayed on the management screen 321 change based on the information stored in the display target database 34i described above.

b-1) General Manager FIGS. 16A to 16D show a management screen 321 provided to the general manager. On the management screen 321 provided to the general manager, the first display control unit 35b displays objects O1 to O10 corresponding to all management areas and management points in the management area 1.

  On the management screen 321, the third display control unit displays the state of each management point and / or management area on the objects O1 to O10. For example, when the monitoring unit 35a detects the occurrence of an abnormality in one indoor unit (the air conditioner 1 in FIGS. 16A to 16D) in the management area 1, the object O6 (reference numeral 161) corresponding to the indoor unit is colored. To change the aspect of the object.

  Further, the fourth display control unit 35e, according to the management point or management area managed by the general manager, all objects (specific objects) connected in series to the object (management object) corresponding to the management point or management area. The aspect of is changed. That is, the fourth display control unit 35e changes the aspect of the object corresponding to the management point or the management area and the aspect of the higher-order object of the object to the same aspect. In the present embodiment, since the general manager manages all the management points in the management area 1, the management screen 321 provided to the general manager has at least one management point indicating an abnormality in the management area 1. In some cases, the mode of the root object O1 is necessarily changed, and further, the mode of the higher level object connected in series with the management point is also changed.

b-2) Partial Administrator FIGS. 17A to 17D show a management screen 321 provided to the partial administrator. On the management screen 321 provided to the partial manager, the second display control unit 35c displays the upper and lower objects connected in series with the management point or management area managed by the partial manager. For example, if the management point or management area managed by the partial manager in charge of the Osaka head office is all indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c in the Osaka head office, the tree structure T in the area A1 of the management screen 321 has The corresponding object O2, the upper object O1 and the lower objects O4 to O6 connected in series to the object O2 are displayed. In the area A2, only the objects O7 to O10 corresponding to the objects O1 to O6 displayed in the tree structure T are displayed. That is, the management screen 321 provided to the partial manager in charge of the Osaka headquarters displays the management points and management areas that are not managed by the partial manager, that is, the indoor units 10a installed in the Shiga factory and the Tokyo branch. .. The objects O2 to O10 (corresponding to non-specific objects) relating to... Are not displayed.

  Further, the fourth display control unit 35e changes the modes of all the objects connected in series to the object corresponding to the management point or management area according to the management point or management area managed by the partial manager. That is, the fourth display control unit 35e changes the aspect of the object corresponding to the management point or the management area and the aspect of the higher-order object connected in series with the object to the same aspect. For example, if the device information collected by the monitoring unit 35a does not detect information regarding the occurrence of an abnormality in the indoor units 10a, 10a, 10a,... Installed in the Osaka head office, the fourth display control unit 35e The color of the root object O1 is not changed.

<Characteristic>
(1)
The equipment management system 100 used in the above embodiment is a property such as a company, a university, a hospital, or a factory having a plurality of buildings 50a, 50b, 50c and a plurality of bases BA, BB, BC in one management area 1. Thus, a large number of indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are installed and used for a property in which the large number of indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c are controlled by a plurality of local controllers 20a, 20b, and 20c in the management area 1.

  In the facility equipment management system 100, all indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c scattered in the management area 1 are centrally managed by one equipment equipment management device 30 installed in the management area 1. The plurality of indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c constitute indoor unit groups G1, G2,..., And the indoor unit groups G1, G2,.

  Here, the management screen 321 provided to the general manager by the facility equipment management apparatus 30 has a tree structure T indicating all the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c scattered in the management area 1. In the tree structure T, an object O2 corresponding to each indoor unit group G1, G2,... (Base) branches from a root object O1 corresponding to the entire management area 1, and each object O2 Subordinate objects O3 to O6 belonging to the subordinate of O2 are displayed. The management screen 321 displays a conceptual diagram of the space corresponding to the objects O1 to O6 being selected in the tree structure T. Therefore, the general manager can easily select a desired space via the tree structure T and intuitively understand the state of the selected space by the conceptual diagram. As a result, the general manager can efficiently manage the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c even when the management area 1 extends over a wide area.

(2)
Further, the objects O1 to O10 displayed on the management screen 321 include the management points or management area states corresponding to the objects O1 to O10 based on the information collected by the third display control unit 35d by the monitoring unit 35a. Is displayed. That is, when the monitoring unit 35a collects information related to the occurrence of abnormality in the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c, the object corresponding to the indoor unit in which the abnormality has occurred is colored (reference numeral 161 in FIG. 16A). And reference numeral 162 in FIG. 16D). Thereby, the indoor unit in which abnormality has occurred can be easily identified.

(3)
Moreover, in the said embodiment, the some indoor unit 10a, 10b, 10c installed in the equipment management system 100 is managed by several administrators. That is, in addition to the general manager who manages all the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c in the management area 1, the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c belonging to the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. There are multiple partial managers. Specifically, in addition to the general manager, a partial manager in charge of the Osaka head office that manages all indoor units 10a, 10a, 10a,... A partial manager in charge of the Shiga factory that manages all indoor units 10b, 10c installed in the entire area (first factory, second factory,...) And all indoor units installed in the entire Tokyo office building. And a partial manager in charge of the Shiga factory (see FIGS. 1 and 12).

  In the facility equipment management apparatus 30, the second display control unit 35c causes the management screen 321 to display only the objects corresponding to each partial manager based on the information stored in the display target database 34i. In other words, only the objects that each partial manager needs to check are displayed on the management screen 321 provided to each partial manager. Therefore, only necessary objects can be confirmed efficiently.

  Further, since the objects displayed on the management screen 321 are limited to management points or management areas managed by the administrator who operates the management screen, for example, all the displayed objects are selected and desired By transmitting the control command, it is possible to transmit the control command to all the indoor units to be managed without omission.

  Furthermore, since the management point or management area managed by the manager is not displayed on the management screen 321 provided to other managers, the other managers can no longer operate the indoor units to be managed.

(4)
Furthermore, the mode of the root object O1 of the management screen 321 provided to each partial manager is changed by the fourth display control unit 35e according to the management point or management area managed by the partial manager. That is, even when the management screen 321 is provided at the same timing, if the management points or management areas managed by the partial managers are different, the root object O1 of the management screen 321 provided to each partial manager. May differ (see FIG. 17A). Therefore, the partial manager confirms the mode of the root object O1 on the management screen 321 to determine whether there are any indoor units in which an abnormality has occurred in the indoor unit groups G1, G2,. Can be easily identified.

(5)
In the above embodiment, all the management areas and management points included in the management area, that is, the lower management areas and management points connected in series in the management area are displayed and further managed, but connected in series in the management area. The upper management area is only displayed and is not a management target. Therefore, the administrator does not need to consider the state of the management area that is not the management target, but can grasp the relative position of the management area or the management point.

<Modification>
(1)
In the above-described embodiment, the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c included in the air conditioning facility 10 have been described as the equipment controlled by the equipment / equipment management device 30, but in addition to the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c, or Instead of the indoor units 10a, 10b, 10c, other equipment may be controlled. For example, the equipment controlled by the equipment management device 30 may be equipment such as lighting or a fan. Moreover, the facility equipment management apparatus 30 may be able to manage the outdoor units as well as the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c.

(2)
In the above embodiment, when the device information collected by the monitoring unit 35a includes information related to the occurrence of abnormality, the color of the objects O1 to O10 displayed on the management screen 321 is changed by the third display control unit 35d. Other aspects, for example, the shape or pattern of the object may be changed. An abnormality in the management point or the management area may be indicated by adding an icon indicating the occurrence of abnormality to the objects O1 to O10.

(3)
In the above embodiment, the aspect of the objects O1 to O10 displayed on the management screen 321 by the third display control unit 35d is changed according to the occurrence of an abnormality in the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c. Alternatively, in addition to the occurrence of an abnormality, the modes of the objects O1 to O10 may be changed depending on other states, for example, the start / stop states of the indoor units 10a, 10b, and 10c.

(4)
In the above embodiment, the second display control unit 35c masks the non-specific objects in the tree structure T and displays only the specific objects based on the information stored in the display control database 34i, but masks the non-specific objects. Without being displayed as an inoperable object. Also in this case, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation on the management target object of another administrator.

(5)
Further, the non-specific object is displayed on the tree structure T, and the state of the non-specific object is also displayed. For example, the state of the specific object is colored in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the non-specific object is configured to be translucent or checked so that the specific object and the non-specific object can be distinguished. As a result, one administrator can check the status of objects that are not managed by him / her, so it is possible to double-check equipment equipment abnormalities for properties that do not require security. It is.

(6)
In the above embodiment, the data input screen has been described in the display target database 34i in FIGS. 14A and 14B. In the input screen, by checking the upper object first, the lower object included in the upper object is also checked. Here, it is possible to set so that a part of the lower objects included in the upper object is not displayed by individually removing the check of the lower objects. Thereby, even if the management area of the person in charge is irregular and the tree structure is complicated, the display target object can be easily specified.

(7)
In the embodiment described above, the abnormality of the management area is determined based on one management point. That is, when an abnormality has occurred in at least one management point included in the management area, the object corresponding to the management area including the management point has also been changed to a mode indicating the occurrence of the abnormality. However, the criterion for occurrence of an abnormality in the management area is not limited to this. For example, when the management target of one administrator is one management area, the state of the object corresponding to the management area changes when an abnormality has occurred in all the indoor units included in the management area. May be designed to do.

(8)
The number of layers of the tree structure T displayed in the area A1 of the management screen 321 in the above embodiment is not limited to the layers disclosed in the above embodiment.

(9)
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, the equipment management apparatus 30 is connected to a remote management server 90 installed in a service center or the like remote from the management area 1 via the Internet or the like. Good. Further, the remote management server 90 may be further connected to a facility device management apparatus 30 installed in another management area 2 having the same configuration as that of the management area 1. Thereby, in the remote management server 90, the management status in each of the one management area 1 and the other management area 2 can be compared.

(10)
In the above embodiment, when the partial administrator logs in to the sub management apparatus 40 with a predetermined administrator ID and password, the management screen 321 provided in the equipment management apparatus 30 within the range permitted by the administrator ID is displayed. Although it was possible to display and operate on the display unit 42, when the partial administrator logs in to the equipment management device 30 with the predetermined administrator ID and password, the management object of the administrator is similarly displayed. The management screen 321 shown may be operated. Alternatively, the management screen 321 of the general manager provided by the facility device management apparatus 30 may be provided by logging into the sub management apparatus 40 with the general manager ID and password.

(11)
In the above embodiment, one local controller 20a, 20b, 20c is installed in the management room of each building 50a, 50b, 50c in each building 50a, 50b, 50c, but the local controller installed in one building The number is not limited to one. Therefore, a plurality of local controllers may be installed in one building. The place where the local controller is installed may be a place other than the management room in each building 50a, 50b, 50c.

(12)
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the equipment management system 100 is adopted as one company having a plurality of bases throughout the country has been described as an example. However, the equipment management system 100 manages a plurality of tenant buildings. May be adopted. In this case, it can be assumed that the administrator (partial administrator) of each tenant building views and operates the management screen 321, but the objects O1 to O10 that can be viewed and / or operated by the administrator of each tenant building Since it is limited to the range set by the administrator, security can be ensured.

(13)
In addition, the specific configuration described in the above embodiment based on the drawings is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful as an equipment management device or equipment management system that can efficiently manage a large number of equipment installed in a plurality of areas.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the equipment management system containing the equipment management apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of an indoor unit. It is a figure which shows the structure of one local controller. It is a figure which shows the structure of another local controller. It is a figure which shows the structure of an installation apparatus management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a sketch map database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a basic information database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a group information database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the basic schedule of a schedule database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the immediate schedule of a schedule database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a driving information database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of an abnormality history database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a management point / management area database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a user table database. It is a figure which shows the data structure of a display object table database. It is a figure which shows the input screen of a display object table. It is a figure which shows the input screen of a display object table. It is a figure which shows the structure of a sub management apparatus. This is a management screen provided to the general manager. This is a management screen provided to the general manager. This is a management screen provided to the general manager. This is a management screen provided to the general manager. It is a management screen provided to a partial administrator. It is a management screen provided to a partial administrator. It is a management screen provided to a partial administrator. It is a management screen provided to a partial administrator. It is a figure which shows the equipment management system which concerns on a modification (9).

Explanation of symbols

1 Management Area 10 Air Conditioning Equipment 10a, 10b, 10c Indoor Unit (Equipment)
20a, 20b, 20c Local controller (device information acquisition device)
30 Equipment Management Device 40 Sub-Management Equipment 50a, 50b, 50c Building 100 Equipment Management System

Claims (7)

First display control for displaying a plurality of facility devices (10, 10, 10) and objects (O1 to O6) respectively corresponding to a plurality of areas (50, 50, 50) in which the plurality of facility devices are scattered in a tree structure. Part (35b),
Among the plurality of equipment and the plurality of areas, an object information storage area (34i) that stores object information that is information on a management target object that is an object corresponding to a user's management target equipment or area;
Based on the object information, a specific object including the managed object and an object connected in series to the managed object is normally displayed in the tree structure, and a non-specific object that is an object other than the specific object is the tree structure. And a second display control unit (35c) for non-normal display.
Equipment management device. A monitoring unit (35a) for monitoring the state of the equipment;
A third display control unit (35d) for displaying the state of the facility device monitored by the monitoring unit in the tree structure as the state of the management target object corresponding to the facility device or the area including the facility device; Further comprising
The equipment management apparatus according to claim 1. A fourth display control unit (35e) that changes the state of a higher-order object among objects connected in series to the managed object based on the state of the managed object.
Further comprising
The equipment management apparatus according to claim 2. The second display control unit masks the non-specific object and displays only the specific object.
The equipment management apparatus according to claim 3. The second display control unit displays the non-specific object as an inoperable object;
The equipment management apparatus according to claim 3. A device information acquisition device (20, 50) that is disposed in the vicinity of a plurality of facility devices (10, 10, 10) scattered in a plurality of areas (50, 50, 50), and acquires device information from the plurality of facility devices. 20, 20),
A facility equipment management apparatus (30) connected to the equipment information acquisition apparatus and managing the plurality of equipment equipment via the equipment information acquisition apparatus;
The equipment management apparatus is
A first display control unit (35b) for displaying the objects (O1 to O6) respectively corresponding to the plurality of facility devices and the plurality of areas in a tree structure;
An object information storage area (34i) for storing object information which is information on a management target object which is an object corresponding to a user-managed equipment or area;
Based on the object information, a specific object including the managed object and an object connected in series to the managed object is normally displayed in the tree structure, and a non-specific object that is an object other than the specific object is the tree structure. And a second display control unit (35c) for non-normal display.
Equipment management system. A sub-management device (40) connected to the facility equipment management device and managing the facility equipment via the facility equipment management device;
The sub-management device is
A viewer for browsing and / or operating the tree structure displayed on the management screen of the facility equipment management device;
The equipment management system according to claim 6.

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