JP2011058722A - Equipment control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment control system capable of restricting an increase of scale and costs of a system, capable of restricting deterioration of comfortableness of a user, and capable of saving energy. <P>SOLUTION: Each environment measurer group 7 obtains environment information of a predetermined area, and transmits the obtained environment information to an equipment control device 2 with a predetermined timing. Each power measurer 8 measures power consumption of each luminaire 3 and each air conditioner 5, and transmits the date relative to the measured power consumption to the equipment control device 2 with a predetermined timing. The equipment control device 2 forms the lighting control information and the air conditioning control information based on the environment information from the environment measurer group 7 and the data relative to the power consumption from the power measurer 8, and transmits it to a lighting control device 4 and an air conditioning control device 6. The lighting control device 4 and the air conditioning control device 6 respectively controls operation of a corresponding luminaire 3 and a corresponding air conditioner 5 based on the received lighting control information and the air conditioning control information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an equipment control system for efficiently controlling a plurality of equipment such as air conditioners and illuminators arranged in a building such as a building without impairing user comfort.

  Conventionally, there are various technologies for controlling each of a plurality of equipment such as an air conditioner and an illuminator arranged in a building such as an office building according to the environment of the operation area (that is, the air conditioning area and the lighting area). It has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, etc.).

  In the indoor environment system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of RFID tag readers are provided so as to correspond to a plurality of indoor areas, and each RFID tag reader reads information of an RFID tag carried by each user. The main controller controls the indoor environment for each area based on the reading result of each RFID tag reader.

  In addition, the personal air conditioning system disclosed in Patent Document 2 is configured to operate, stop, etc. an air conditioning unit arranged in correspondence with each person's seat according to the operating status of the personal computer arranged in each person's seat. Take control.

JP 2008-281239 A JP 2009-63184 A

  The indoor environment system disclosed in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that each user carries an RFID tag, and is difficult to apply to a common area used by an unspecified number of people. In addition, the main controller does not collect data on the power consumption of each air conditioner, each illuminator, etc., and does not reflect these data in the control of the indoor environment. Therefore, it is difficult to realize effective energy saving.

  Moreover, in the personal air conditioning system disclosed in Patent Document 2, since it is necessary to arrange an air conditioning unit corresponding to each person's seat, there is a problem that the scale of the system increases and the cost increases. In addition, there are still problems in terms of maintenance, such as how to change the layout. In addition, since control is performed according to the operating status of a personal computer placed in each person's seat, it is difficult to apply to a common area used by many people. Furthermore, since the control which considered the power consumption of each air-conditioning unit is not performed, like the said patent document 1, realization of an effective energy saving is difficult.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an equipment control system capable of saving energy while suppressing an increase in the scale and cost of the system and a decrease in user comfort. With the goal.

In order to achieve the above object, an equipment control system according to the present invention comprises:
An equipment control device, one or more equipment, one or more environmental information acquisition means, and one or more power measurement means,
Each of the environmental information acquisition means acquires environmental information related to the environment of a predetermined area, transmits the acquired environmental information to the facility control device at a predetermined timing,
Each of the power measuring means measures the power consumption of each facility device, and transmits data related to the measured power consumption to the facility control device at a predetermined timing.
The facility control device controls a corresponding facility device based on environment information from the environment information acquisition unit and data on power consumption from the power measurement unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in control of the installation apparatus arrange | positioned in a building, it becomes possible to implement | achieve energy saving, suppressing the increase in the scale and cost of a system, and the fall of a user's comfort.

It is a figure showing the whole equipment control system composition concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of an air conditioning machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the wind direction designation | designated of an air conditioner. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the equipment control apparatus of Embodiment 1 thru | or 3. It is a figure for demonstrating equipment control condition data and power consumption upper limit data. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of an equipment control process. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of air-conditioning control. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the equipment control system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the equipment control system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an equipment control system 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an equipment control system 1 includes an equipment control device 2, a plurality of illuminators 3 (3A, 3B,...), A lighting control device 4, and a plurality of air conditioners 5 (5A, 5B,...) The air-conditioning control device 6 includes a plurality of environmental measuring instrument groups 7 (7A, 7B,...) And a plurality of power measuring instruments 8 (8A1, 8A2, 8B1, 8B2,...).

  The facility control device 2, the lighting control device 4, the air conditioning control device 6, each of all the environmental measuring instrument groups 7, and each of all the power measuring instruments 8 are connected to be communicable by wire or wirelessly. Yes. Moreover, the illumination control apparatus 4 and each of all the illuminators 3 are connected so that communication is possible by wire or radio | wireless. In addition, the air conditioning control device 6 and each of all the air conditioners 5 are connected to be communicable by wire or wirelessly.

  The illuminator 3 includes, for example, a fluorescent lamp and an LED, and performs lighting / illuminating operation according to a control signal from the illumination control device 4 or illumination with changed illuminance, color temperature, and the like. In FIG. 1, the illuminator 3A is arranged in a predetermined area (area A) in a building such as an office building where the equipment control system 1 is introduced, and this area A is set as an illuminable area. The illuminator 3B is arranged in the area B, and this area B is set as an illuminable area.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner 5 has a configuration in which a substantially square front panel 51 is attached to the lower side (that is, the indoor side) of the rectangular parallelepiped main body 50 embedded in the ceiling. The front panel 51 is provided with four outlets 52,. The air conditioning control device 6 can control the air conditioner 5 to blow out air from the air outlet 52 at a set air speed according to the set temperature. Moreover, the air-conditioning control device 6 can designate an arbitrary air outlet 52 of the air conditioner 5 and blow out air. Further, as shown in FIG. Direction, diagonally downward, downward, etc.). In FIG. 1, the air conditioner 5A is arranged in an area A, and this area A is set as an air conditioned area. Moreover, the air conditioner 5B is arrange | positioned at the area B, and makes this area B an air-conditionable area | region.

  The environmental measuring instrument group 7 is composed of a plurality of sensors and the like, measures environmental information of an installed area, and transmits the measurement result to the equipment control apparatus 2 at a predetermined timing. For example, the environment information includes temperature, humidity, illuminance, presence / absence of a person and an image of an area (area image). A temperature sensor, an infrared sensor, a thermopile, a thermistor, a thermocouple, etc. are used for temperature measurement. Moreover, for example, a humidity sensor is used for measuring the humidity, and for example, an illuminance sensor is used for measuring the illuminance. Further, for example, a human sensor is used for the presence or absence of a person. In addition, a camera (for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, etc.) is used to acquire the area image.

  The environmental measuring instrument group 7 is installed in a place where environmental information can be measured in the entire area, for example, a ceiling or a wall near the center of the corresponding area. In FIG. 1, the environment measuring instrument group 7 </ b> A is arranged in the area A and measures environment information in the entire area A. The environment measuring instrument group 7B is arranged in the area B and measures environment information in the entire area B.

  The power meter 8 is installed on the distribution line 10 between the commercial power supply 9 and each facility device (the lighting device 3 and the air conditioner 5), and measures the power consumption of each facility device. Each power measuring instrument 8 transmits data relating to the measured power consumption of each facility device to the facility control device 2 at a predetermined timing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the equipment control device 2 includes a communication unit 20, an input unit 21, a display unit 22, a storage device 23, and a control unit 24. The communication unit 20 performs wireless or wired data communication with the illumination control device 4, the air conditioning control device 6, each environment measuring instrument group 7, and each power measuring instrument 8. The communication unit 20 receives environment information transmitted from each environment measuring instrument group 7 and data related to power consumption transmitted from each power measuring instrument 8, and supplies the received data to the control unit 24. Further, the communication unit 20 transmits the illumination control information and the air conditioning control information output from the control unit 24 to the illumination control device 4 and the air conditioning control device 6, respectively.

  The input unit 21 includes input devices such as a keyboard, a keypad, a touch pad, and a mouse, receives an operation input from the user, and sends the received signal (operation signal) to the control unit 24. The display unit 22 includes a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal monitor, and displays data such as characters and images supplied from the control unit 24. Note that the input unit 21 and the display unit 22 may be embodied by a touch panel.

  The storage device 23 includes a readable / writable non-volatile semiconductor memory, a hard disk, and the like. The storage device 23 includes a program related to control of the system, various data tables, received data from each environment measuring instrument group 7 and each power measuring instrument 8 ( Environment information, power consumption). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the storage device 23 stores equipment control condition data 230 and power consumption upper limit data 231.

  The equipment control condition data 230 is a control of equipment according to the season, time zone, environmental information (temperature, humidity, illuminance, presence / absence of people, etc.) for each area where the illuminator 3 and the air conditioner 5 are installed. The condition is data set in advance. For example, lighting / extinguishing, illuminance, color temperature, and the like are set for the illuminator 3, and operation / stop, wind speed, air conditioning temperature, and the like are set for the air conditioner 5.

  For example, from the viewpoint of safety, the facility control condition data 230 has various situations in advance, such as maintaining lighting with reduced illuminance even at night when there are no people in the area. Determined by taking into account.

  The power consumption upper limit data 231 is data in which the power consumption upper limit value and the maximum power consumption (maximum capacity) of each facility device (illuminator 3, air conditioner 5) arranged in each area are set.

  The control unit 24 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like (all not shown), and includes a communication unit 20, an input unit 21, a display unit 22, and a storage. The device 23 is controlled, and accompanying this, data is exchanged between them.

  The control unit 24 includes environmental information from the environmental measuring instrument group 7, data related to power consumption from the power measuring instrument 8, facility control condition data 230 and power consumption upper limit data 231 stored in the storage device 23. Based on this, the lighting control information and the air conditioning control information are created and transmitted to the lighting control device 4 and the air conditioning control device 6 via the communication unit 20, respectively. The illumination control device 4 and the air conditioning control device 6 control the operations of the corresponding illuminator 3 and air conditioner 5 based on the received illumination control information and air conditioning control information, respectively.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of equipment control processing executed by the equipment control device 2. When the power source of the equipment control device 2 is turned on, the control unit 24 is activated, and under the control, the following processing is repeatedly executed by the above-described components. First, the control unit 24 acquires environment information measured by each environment measuring instrument group 7 via the communication unit 20 (step S101). In the present embodiment, the control unit 24 periodically performs the environmental information acquisition process, but the acquisition timing of the environmental information is arbitrary. For example, the control unit 24 triggers when the measurement result of the environmental measuring instrument group 7 has changed. As such, the environment information may be acquired from the environment measuring instrument group 7.

  Further, when the acquired environment information is an area image, the control unit 24 analyzes the area image, acquires the number of people in the area and the action status, specifies a person, and the like.

  In synchronization with the acquisition of the environmental information, the control unit 24 acquires the power consumption of each illuminator 3 and each air conditioner 5 measured by each power meter 8 (step S102).

  The control unit 24 acquires the acquired environmental information of each area, the power consumption of each acquired equipment (illuminator 3, air conditioner 5), the equipment control condition data 230 and the power consumption upper limit stored in the storage device 23. Based on the data 231, the equipment that needs to be changed and its control content are determined, and lighting control information and air conditioning control information for controlling with the control content are created (step S 103).

  The control unit 24 transmits the created lighting control information and air conditioning control information to the lighting control device 4 and the air conditioning control device 6 via the communication unit 20 (steps S104 and S105).

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after transmission of the lighting control information and the air conditioning control information (YES in step S106), the control unit 24 starts the process from step S101 again.

  When the illumination control device 4 receives the illumination control information from the facility control device 2, the illumination control device 4 controls the corresponding illuminator 3 based on the content of the illumination control information. Thereby, for example, when there is a person in the area A, the illuminator 3A is turned on, and when there is no person in the area A, the illuminator 3A is turned off (or dimmed to a prescribed illuminance).

  In addition, when the air conditioning control device 6 receives the air conditioning control information from the facility control device 2, the air conditioning control device 6 controls the corresponding air conditioner 5 based on the content of the air conditioning control information. Thereby, for example, when there is a person in the area B, the illuminator 5B blows out air at a predetermined temperature at a predetermined wind speed, and when there is no person in the area B, the operation is stopped.

  The control unit 24 basically determines the control content of each equipment according to the control conditions of the equipment control condition data 230 corresponding to the acquired environmental information. However, depending on the content of the acquired environment information, the control conditions can be adjusted, for example, by adding finer control conditions.

  For example, when it is detected from the acquired environmental information that there is a person in the area, the control unit 24 controls to change the wind direction of the corresponding air outlet 52 of the corresponding air conditioner 5 according to the position. May be.

  In addition, since the air conditioner 5 consumes a lot of electric power at the time of start-up, if it is frequently operated / stopped, it may return and energy loss may increase, so that the control unit 24 has no more people in the area. Even if it detects, it may be controlled not to perform the control to immediately stop the operation of the corresponding air conditioner 5 but to operate in a state where the ability is reduced.

  Moreover, the control part 24 may switch the capability of each equipment according to the number of people in the area. For example, when the number of persons exceeds a predetermined number, the illuminance of the corresponding illuminator 3 may be increased more than usual, or the capacity of the air conditioner 5 may be increased.

  Moreover, the control part 24 acquires the action situation (whether it is moving or still) of the person who exists in an area, and controls the illumination intensity of the illuminator 3 according to the action situation, or The capacity of the air conditioner 5 may be controlled. In this case, for example, when the person in the area is moving, the control unit 24 sets the air conditioning temperature of the corresponding air conditioner 5 to be low, while when it is still, it sets the air conditioning temperature to be high. Control. The capacity of the air conditioner 5 corresponds to, for example, the capacity of the refrigeration cycle based on the rotational speed of the compressor.

  The control unit 24 determines the control contents determined as described above, the power consumption of the control target equipment (illuminator 3, air conditioner 5), and the power consumption upper limit value of the equipment in the power consumption upper limit data 231. Adjust based on. That is, the control unit 24 controls the equipment so that the power consumption of the equipment to be controlled does not exceed the power consumption upper limit set in the power consumption upper limit data 231.

  Specifically, if the power consumption exceeds the upper limit value of power consumption at the present time and power consumption cannot be reduced by the current control, or not exceeded at the present time, it will be exceeded by the current control. Can be predicted, the control unit 24 adjusts the control content so that the power consumption of the equipment does not exceed the power consumption upper limit. In this case, for example, the control unit 24 performs control such as lowering the illuminance of the illuminator 3 or increasing the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioner 5 in the case of cooling and decreasing in the case of heating.

  Thus, when reducing the operating capability of the air conditioner 5, the control part 24 adjusts the wind direction of the blower outlet 52 of the said air conditioner 5, for example, and a wind strikes the person who exists in the said area directly etc. And you may perform control for suppressing the fall of the comfort of the person who exists in the said area. Alternatively, by controlling the lighting and color tone of the illuminator 3 in the area, etc., and performing illumination control so that a visual air conditioning effect can be obtained, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the comfort of people in the area. Also good.

  As described above, according to the equipment control system according to the present embodiment, the environment information in the target area of illumination or air conditioning is acquired, and according to the environment information, appropriate air conditioning or illumination control is performed. The operation of the illuminator 3 and the air conditioner 5 is controlled so that the power consumption is within an appropriate range. Therefore, energy saving can be realized without impairing the comfort of people in the area.

  In addition to the above, the control unit 24 can adjust the control content in consideration of various situations. For example, if the air conditioning area of the facility control system 1 is divided as shown in FIG. 7 and there are people only in the area A and the area B, the control unit 24 assists the air conditioning in the areas A and B. You may operate the air conditioners 5C, 5E, and 5F in the areas C, E, and F where there are no people.

  In general, when an area that is air-conditioned and an area that is not air-conditioned are adjacent to each other, air that has been air-conditioned flows into adjacent non-air-conditioned areas due to air convection, and the air-conditioning performance deteriorates. In such a case, it is possible to prevent the conditioned air from flowing into the non-air-conditioned area by adjusting the air direction of the air conditioner 5 in the area around the air-conditioned area and blowing the air.

  For night illumination, if the corresponding illuminator 3 is turned on only in an area where there is a person and the illumination is turned off in an area where there is no person around it, discomfort or fear may occur due to the difference in illuminance. You can also feel it. In such a case, the user's comfort is prevented from being lowered by, for example, lighting the illuminator 3 in the surrounding area with the illuminance lowered.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 24 controls each facility device so that the power consumption of each facility device does not exceed the power consumption upper limit value, but the total power consumption of all the facility devices is the same. The specification may be such that (total power consumption) does not exceed the upper limit value (total power consumption upper limit value) set in the power consumption upper limit data 231 in advance.

  Instead of the power consumption upper limit data 231, data (power consumption upper limit data) in which the upper limit value of the power consumption of each facility device is set may be stored in the storage device 23 and retained. In this case, the power consumption measured by the power meter 8 is integrated by the power meter 8 or the equipment control device 2 and converted into a power consumption amount. The facility control device 2 controls each facility device so that the power consumption amount of each facility device does not exceed the corresponding power consumption upper limit value set in the power consumption amount upper limit data. Since the amount of power has a temporal factor, the power consumption amount upper limit value set in the power consumption amount upper limit data is appropriately set according to the operation status, such as one day unit or one week unit.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the equipment control system 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 8, the same components as those in the facility control system 1 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. The facility control system 100 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which an auxiliary power source 11 and a power meter 12 are newly added to the configuration of the facility control system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  The auxiliary power source 11 is a power generation device such as a solar power generation device, a wind power generation device, or a fuel cell, and is used as an auxiliary power source for each facility device (the illuminator 3 and the air conditioner 5). In addition, the auxiliary power source 11 accumulates energy as electric charge or heat at a time when power consumption is low, such as at midnight, like a storage battery or a heat storage layer, and uses energy accumulated during the daytime when power consumption is high. It may be an apparatus used for leveling the daily power usage.

  The power measuring instrument 12 is connected to the facility control device 2 so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly, and measures power that can be supplied by the auxiliary power source 11, for example, generated power. The measured power is transmitted to the equipment control device 2.

  Operation | movement of the equipment control system 100 of this embodiment is demonstrated. The auxiliary power supply 11 supplies power to each facility device connected to the distribution line 10 as an auxiliary power supply for the commercial power supply 9. The power meter 12 measures the value of the power supplied by the auxiliary power supply 11 and transmits the measured value of the power supplied to the equipment control device 2. The control unit 24 of the facility control device 2 changes the power consumption upper limit value and the total power consumption upper limit value of each facility device based on the value of the supplied power received from the power meter 12.

  That is, when power is supplied from the auxiliary power supply 11, the control unit 24 can set the power consumption upper limit value and the total power consumption upper limit value of each facility device to values higher than the current value. As a result, the power consumption limit, that is, the capacity limit of each facility device is relaxed, and air conditioning or lighting control more suitable for the environment in the area can be realized. Therefore, the user's comfort can be improved.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an equipment control system 200 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 9, the same components as those of the equipment control system 1 according to the first embodiment and the equipment control system 100 according to the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 and FIG.

  In FIG. 9, the air conditioning outdoor unit 13, the air conditioning indoor unit 14A, and the air conditioning indoor unit 14B constitute one air conditioner. The air conditioning indoor unit 14A is arranged in the center of the area A, and this area A is an air conditioned area. In addition, the air conditioning indoor unit 14B is arranged at the center of the area B, and this area B is set as an air conditioned area.

  Moreover, each illuminator 3 is installed for every area which divided | segmented the area where the air-conditioning indoor unit 14 is arrange | positioned further into plurality (for example, four). In FIG. 9, the area A is divided into four small areas (A1 to A4), and the illuminators 3A1 to 3A4 are installed corresponding to the small areas. Area B is also divided into four small areas (B1 to B4), and illuminators 3B1 to 3B4 are installed corresponding to the small areas.

  The power meter 15 is installed on the distribution line 10 between the commercial power supply 9 and the air conditioning outdoor unit 13, and uses the power consumption of the air conditioners (that is, the air conditioning outdoor unit 13, the air conditioning indoor unit 14A, and the air conditioning indoor unit 14B). measure. The power meter 15 transmits the measured power consumption of the air conditioner to the equipment control device 2 at a predetermined timing.

  The power meter 16 is installed on the distribution line 10 between the commercial power supply 9 and the illuminator 3 in each area, and measures the power consumption of the illuminator 3 in each area. The power meter 16 transmits the measured power consumption of the illuminator 3 in each area to the equipment control device 2 at a predetermined timing. In FIG. 9, the power measuring device 16A measures the power consumption of the illuminator 3 in the area A (that is, the total power consumption of the illuminators 3A1 to 3A4). In addition, the power meter 16B measures the power consumption of the illuminator 3 in the area B (that is, the total power consumption of the illuminators 3B1 to 3B4).

  The equipment control device 2 of the present embodiment controls each equipment device in the same manner as the equipment control device 2 of the first and second embodiments. That is, the control unit 24 stores the environmental information of each area acquired by the environmental measuring instrument group 7, the power consumption of the air conditioner and the illuminator 3 of each area measured by the power measuring instruments 15 and 16, and the storage device 23. Lighting control information and air-conditioning control for determining equipment equipment that needs to be changed and its control content based on the equipment control condition data 230 and the power consumption upper limit data 231 that have been controlled and the control content of the equipment. Information is created and transmitted to the lighting control device 4 and the air conditioning control device 6, respectively.

  Here, in the power consumption upper limit data 231, the power consumption upper limit value and the maximum power consumption (maximum capacity) of the illuminator 3 are set in units of areas.

  When power is supplied from the auxiliary power supply 11, the control unit 24 sets the power consumption upper limit value or the total power consumption upper limit value of each facility device to a value higher than the current value.

  As described above, the facility control system 200 of the present embodiment has the same functions as the facility control systems 1 and 100 of the first and second embodiments, and can achieve the same effects.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the control unit 24 of the equipment control device 2 performs control based on the environment information and the equipment control condition data 230 and control based on the power consumption and power consumption upper limit data 231 for each equipment device. Although they are integrated at the same timing, both controls may be performed separately.

  In addition, the control unit 24 sets the power consumption upper limit value of each facility device or the total power consumption upper limit value set in the power consumption upper limit data 231 based on the environmental information of the area, season, day of the week, time zone, and the like. May be changed.

  Moreover, you may use the various sensors with which each equipment apparatus is normally equipped as an environmental information acquisition means.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be suitably employed as a system for controlling air conditioning and lighting in a space where various people work such as office buildings and factories.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,100,200 Equipment control system 2 Equipment control apparatus 3 Illuminator 4 Illumination control apparatus 5 Air conditioner 6 Air conditioning control apparatus 7 Environmental measuring instrument group 8, 12, 15, 16 Electric power meter 9 Commercial power supply 10 Distribution line 11 Auxiliary power supply DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Air-conditioning outdoor unit 14 Air-conditioning indoor unit 20 Communication part 21 Input part 22 Display part 23 Memory | storage device 24 Control part 50 Main part 51 Front panel 52 Outlet 230 Equipment control condition data 231 Power consumption upper limit data

Claims (7)

An equipment control device, one or more equipment, one or more environmental information acquisition means, and one or more power measurement means,
Each of the environmental information acquisition means acquires environmental information related to the environment of a predetermined area, transmits the acquired environmental information to the facility control device at a predetermined timing,
Each of the power measuring means measures the power consumption of each facility device, and transmits data related to the measured power consumption to the facility control device at a predetermined timing.
The facility control device controls the corresponding facility equipment based on the environment information from the environment information acquisition unit and the data on the power consumption from the power measurement unit.
An equipment control system characterized by that. The facility control device controls the facility device so that the power consumption of the facility device does not exceed a predetermined upper limit value.
The equipment control system according to claim 1. The facility control device controls each facility device so that the total power consumption of all the facility devices does not exceed a predetermined upper limit value.
The equipment control system according to claim 1. The facility control device changes a value of the upper limit value when a predetermined condition relating to the control of the facility device is established.
The equipment control system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein The equipment is an air conditioner.
The equipment control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The equipment is a lighting device.
The equipment control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The environmental information acquisition means includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an infrared sensor, and an illuminance sensor.
The equipment control system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein

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