JP2011101535A - Electric power monitoring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric power monitoring apparatus for inducing a target user to take energy saving actions by using information about power usage state of other users, and protecting the information of a user who provides the information. <P>SOLUTION: The power monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of low-order monitoring units 71 for monitoring the power usage state in a monitoring area, and a high-order monitoring unit 271 capable of performing communication with each of the low-order monitoring units 71. The high-order monitoring unit 271 receives usage information as information about the power usage state from the plurality of low-order monitoring units 71, and creates induction information as information for inducing the user to take the energy saving action on the basis of the received usage information. Then, the unit transmits the created induction information to the plurality of low-order monitoring units 71. At this point, the high-order monitoring unit 271 creates the induction information so that the user's individual information of the low-order monitoring unit 71 which has provided the usage information to the high-order monitoring unit may not be included in the created induction information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a power monitoring apparatus including a plurality of lower-level monitoring units that monitor the power usage status in a monitoring area, and a higher-level monitoring unit that can perform information communication with each of the plurality of lower-level monitoring units.

  As an example of the above-described device, Patent Literature 1 discloses a power monitoring device including an individual lower monitoring unit provided in each household in an apartment house such as an apartment, and a higher monitoring unit that manages and manages the monitoring units of each household. Proposed.

JP 2009-130986 A

  In the power monitoring apparatus described above, since it is possible to centrally manage information on the power usage amounts of a plurality of users who are predicted to have relatively similar living environments, for example, a certain user X can be compared with another user Y. It is possible to provide information on the power usage status of And when the power usage of the user X is excessively higher than the power usage of the user Y, energy saving behavior can be induced for the resident of the user X.

  However, when providing information on the power usage status of one user to the other user between the different users in this way, the side receiving the information (user X) is the user (user Y) If it can be specified whether it is a product, it is difficult to say from the viewpoint of information protection. Therefore, when the energy saving action is induced by the method as described above, it is necessary to take measures against the point of information protection.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to induce energy-saving behavior in the target user using information on the power usage status of other users and to provide information on the user who provides the information. An object of the present invention is to provide a power monitoring apparatus capable of protecting information.

In the following, means for achieving the above object and its effects are described.
(1) The invention described in claim 1 includes a plurality of lower-level monitoring units that monitor the power usage status in the monitoring area, and an upper-level monitoring unit that can perform information communication between each of the plurality of lower-level monitoring units. In the power monitoring apparatus including the power monitoring device, the upper monitoring unit receives usage information that is information on the power usage status from one or a plurality of lower monitoring units, and receives the induction information that is information for inducing a user to save energy. Personal information or business information of the user of the lower monitoring unit that is created based on the used usage information and transmits the created induced information to one or a plurality of lower level monitoring units and provided the usage information to the higher level monitoring unit. The gist is to create the induced information so that is not included in the induced information after creation.

  In the present invention, the induced information is created based on the usage information so that the personal information or the sales information of the user of the lower monitoring unit provided to the higher monitoring unit is not included in the created induced information. It can suppress that a user's personal information or sales information is specified by the user who received guidance information. That is, it is possible to induce information-saving behavior in the target user using information on the power usage status of other users and to protect the information of the user on the information providing side. The personal information includes name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and permanent address. The sales information includes the store name, the store location, the name of the person in charge, the phone number of the store, and the like.

  (2) The invention according to claim 2 is the power monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper monitoring unit sets the lower monitoring unit that receives the induced information from the upper monitoring unit as the monitoring unit A, and The subordinate monitoring unit that provides usage information to the monitoring unit is set as the monitoring unit B, and induced information is created based on the usage information received from one or more monitoring units B, and the created induced information is converted into one or more monitoring units. It is transmitted to A, and the gist is to create induced information so that the induced information after creation does not include personal information or business information of the user of the monitoring unit B.

  In the present invention, induced information is created based on usage information received from one or more monitoring units B, and the created induced information is transmitted to one or more monitoring units A. Therefore, the monitoring unit A The user can obtain inductive information that does not include his / her power usage status. Therefore, it is possible to more appropriately grasp the difference between the own power usage status and the power usage status of other users.

  (3) The invention according to claim 3 is the power monitoring apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the upper monitoring unit sets the monitoring area monitored by the monitoring unit A as the monitoring area A, and the monitoring area monitored by the monitoring unit B As a monitoring area B, one or a plurality of monitoring areas in a living environment or a business environment similar to the monitoring area A are extracted from the plurality of monitoring areas B, and the personal information of the users in the extracted one or more monitoring areas B is extracted. Alternatively, the gist is to create induced information so that sales information is not included.

  In the present invention, one or a plurality of monitoring areas in a living environment or a business environment similar to the monitoring area A are extracted from the plurality of monitoring areas B to create induced information. In addition, it is possible to compare the power usage status between users similar to their own living environment or business environment. Therefore, it is possible to induce energy saving behavior more reliably for the user of the monitoring unit A. In addition, as a factor when extracting the monitoring area | region of the similar living environment, the direction of a residence, site area, the number of floors, the number of residents, etc. are mentioned. Further, factors for extracting a monitoring area of a similar business environment include a business form, a distance between stores, a site area, and the like.

  (4) According to the invention described in claim 4, in the power monitoring device according to claim 2 or 3, the monitoring unit A provides higher usage information including information in which the power usage amount and the power consuming device are associated with each other. The monitoring unit B transmits the usage information including information in which the power usage amount and the power consuming device are associated to the upper monitoring unit, and the upper monitoring unit is the monitoring unit. When the power usage of the monitoring area corresponding to A is larger than the power usage of the monitoring area corresponding to the monitoring unit B, analyze which power consuming device is causing the difference in power usage The gist is to do.

  In the present invention, when the power usage amount of the monitoring area corresponding to the monitoring unit A is larger than the power usage amount of the monitoring area corresponding to the monitoring unit B, the cause of the difference in power usage is any power consumption. Since it is made to analyze whether it exists in an apparatus, an energy-saving action can be more reliably induced with respect to the user who received provision information.

  (5) The invention according to claim 5 is the power monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the upper monitoring unit is configured to provide usage information to the upper monitoring unit. The gist is to create the induced information so that the relationship between the amount of power used in the monitoring area monitored by the unit and the used time zone cannot be identified from the induced information after the creation.

  In the present invention, the induction information is created so that the relationship between the amount of power used in the monitoring area monitored by the lower-level monitoring unit and the used time zone cannot be identified from the induced information after creation. It can suppress more reliably that a user's personal information or sales information is specified by the user who received guidance information.

(6) The invention according to claim 6 is the power monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the host monitoring unit creates the induced information as a statistical value.
In this invention, since the upper monitoring unit creates the induced information as a statistical value, the personal information of the user of the lower monitoring unit that provided the usage information to the upper monitoring unit is identified to the user who received the induced information. It can suppress more reliably.

  (7) The invention according to claim 7 is the power monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upper monitoring unit is a power usage amount of usage information provided from one lower monitoring unit. Is compared with the power usage amount of the usage information provided from another lower-level monitoring unit, and when the difference between the power usage amounts is larger than the reference value, the usage information having a relatively large power usage amount is The gist is that information indicating that the amount of power used is larger than that of other users is transmitted as induced information to the lower-level monitoring unit provided in the above.

  In the present invention, information indicating that the power usage is larger than that of other users is transmitted as induced information to the lower-level monitoring unit that has provided the higher-level monitoring unit with usage information having a relatively large power usage. Therefore, it is possible to induce energy saving behavior suitably for the user of the monitoring unit.

  (8) The invention according to claim 8 is the power monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the upper monitoring unit is a power usage amount of usage information provided from a plurality of lower monitoring units. The average value is calculated, the power usage amount of the usage information provided from the lower-level monitoring unit for which the induction information is provided is compared with the calculated average value, and the former power usage amount is compared with the latter average value. If it is larger, the gist is that information indicating that the power consumption is larger than that of other users is transmitted as the induced information to the lower-level monitoring unit to which the induced information is provided.

  In the present invention, information indicating that the power usage is larger than that of other users is transmitted as induced information to the lower-level monitoring unit that has provided the higher-level monitoring unit with usage information having a relatively large power usage. Therefore, it is possible to induce energy saving behavior suitably for the user of the monitoring unit.

  According to the present invention, it is intended to provide a power monitoring apparatus that can induce information-saving behavior in a target user using information related to the power usage status of other users and can protect the information of the user on the information providing side. Will be able to.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the power supply system about 1st Embodiment which actualized the power monitoring apparatus of this invention. The block diagram which showed typically the relationship between the high-order monitoring unit of the same embodiment, and a low-order monitoring unit. The flowchart which shows the process sequence about the "energy saving action induction process" performed by the high-order monitoring unit of the embodiment. The graph which showed an example of the induction information displayed on the display part of the embodiment. The block diagram which showed typically the relationship between a high-order monitoring unit and a low-order monitoring unit about 2nd Embodiment which actualized the power monitoring apparatus of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence about the "air-conditioning synchronous process" performed by the high-order monitoring unit of the embodiment.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the power monitoring apparatus of this embodiment is configured as an apparatus that centrally monitors the power usage status of each house 110 in an apartment as the apartment house 100.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the house 110 is provided with a power supply system 1 that supplies power to various devices (such as lighting devices, air conditioners, home appliances, and audiovisual devices) installed in the house. The power supply system 1 operates various devices using a commercial AC power source (AC power source) 2 for home use as power, and also supplies the power of the solar cell 3 generated by sunlight to the various devices as a power source. The power supply system 1 supplies power not only to the DC device 5 that operates by inputting a DC power supply (DC power supply) but also to the AC device 6 that operates by inputting an AC power supply (AC power supply).

  The power supply system 1 is provided with a control unit 7 and a DC distribution board (built-in DC breaker) 8 as a distribution board of the system 1. The power supply system 1 is provided with a control unit 9 and a relay unit 10 as devices for controlling the operation of the DC device 5 in the house.

  An AC distribution board 11 for branching an AC power supply is connected to the control unit 7 via an AC power line 12. The control unit 7 is connected to the commercial AC power source 2 through the AC distribution board 11 and is connected to the solar cell 3 through the DC system power line 13. The control unit 7 takes in AC power from the AC distribution board 11 and DC power from the solar cell 3 and converts these powers into predetermined DC power as a device power source. Then, the control unit 7 outputs the converted DC power to the DC distribution board 8 via the DC system power line 14 or outputs it to the storage battery 16 via the DC system power line 15 to store the same power. To do. The control unit 7 can not only take AC AC power from the AC distribution board 11 but also convert DC power of the solar cell 3 and the storage battery 16 to AC power and supply the AC power to the AC distribution board 11. The control unit 7 exchanges data with the DC distribution board 8 via the signal line 17.

  The DC distribution board 8 is a kind of breaker that supports DC power. The DC distribution board 8 branches the DC power input from the control unit 7 and outputs the branched DC power to the control unit 9 via the DC power line 18 or relays via the DC power line 19. Or output to the unit 10. Further, the DC distribution board 8 exchanges data with the control unit 9 via the signal line 20 and exchanges data with the relay unit 10 via the signal line 21.

  A plurality of DC devices 5, 5... Are connected to the control unit 9. These DC devices 5 are connected to the control unit 9 via a DC supply line 22 that can carry both DC power and data by a pair of lines. The DC supply line 22 superimposes a communication signal for transmitting data by a high-frequency carrier wave on a DC voltage serving as a power source for the DC device, so-called power line carrier communication. Transport to. The control unit 9 acquires the DC power supply of the DC device 5 via the DC power line 18 and controls which DC device 5 based on the operation command obtained from the DC distribution board 8 via the signal line 20. Know what to do. Then, the control unit 9 controls the operation of the DC device 5 by outputting a DC voltage and an operation command to the instructed DC device 5 via the DC supply line 22.

  A switch 23 that is operated when switching the operation of the DC device 5 in the house is connected to the control unit 9 via a DC supply line 22. In addition, a sensor 24 that detects a radio wave transmitted from an infrared remote controller, for example, is connected to the control unit 9 via a DC supply line 22. Therefore, not only the operation instruction from the DC distribution board 8 but also the operation of the switch 23 and the detection of the sensor 24, a communication signal is sent to the DC supply line 22 to control the DC device 5.

  A plurality of DC devices 5, 5... Are connected to the relay unit 10 via individual DC power lines 25. The relay unit 10 acquires the DC power supply of the DC device 5 through the DC power line 19 and determines which DC device 5 is to be operated based on an operation command obtained from the DC distribution board 8 through the signal line 21. To grasp. The relay unit 10 controls the operation of the DC device 5 by turning on / off the power supply to the DC power line 25 with respect to the instructed DC device 5 using a built-in relay. In addition, a plurality of switches 26 for manually operating the DC device 5 are connected to the relay unit 10, and the power supply to the DC power line 25 supply line 22 is turned on and off by the relay by the operation of the switch 26. Thus, the DC device 5 is controlled.

  The DC distribution board 8 is connected to a DC outlet 27 built in a house in the form of a wall outlet or a floor outlet, for example, via a DC power line 28. If a plug (not shown) of a DC device is inserted into the DC outlet 27, DC power can be directly supplied to the device.

  Further, a power meter 29 capable of remotely metering the amount of use of the commercial AC power supply 2 is connected between the commercial AC power supply 2 and the AC distribution board 11. The power meter 29 is equipped with not only a function of remote meter reading of the amount of commercial power used, but also a function of power line carrier communication and wireless communication, for example. The power meter 29 transmits the meter reading result to an electric power company or the like via power line carrier communication or wireless communication.

  The power supply system 1 is provided with a network system 30 that enables various devices in the home to be controlled by network communication. The network system 30 is provided with a home server 31 as a control unit of the system 30. The home server 31 is connected to a management server 32 outside the home via a network N such as the Internet, and is connected to a home device 34 via a signal line 33. The in-home server 31 operates using DC power acquired from the DC distribution board 8 via the DC system power wiring 35 as a power source.

  A control box 36 that manages operation control of various devices in the home by network communication is connected to the home server 31 via a signal line 37. The control box 36 is connected to the control unit 7 and the DC distribution board 8 via the signal line 17 and can directly control the DC device 5 via the DC supply line 38. For example, a gas / water meter 39 capable of remotely metering the amount of gas used or the amount of water used is connected to the control box 36 and also connected to the operation panel 40 of the network system 30. The operation panel 40 is connected to a monitoring device 41 including, for example, a door phone slave, a sensor, and a camera.

  When the in-home server 31 inputs an operation command for various devices in the home via the network N, the home server 31 notifies the control box 36 of the instruction, and operates the control box 36 so that the various devices operate in accordance with the operation command. . The in-home server 31 can provide various information acquired from the gas / water meter 39 to the management server 32 through the network N, and accepts from the operation panel 40 that the monitoring device 41 has detected an abnormality. This is also provided to the management server 32 through the network N.

Hereinafter, devices that consume power such as the DC device 5 and the AC device 6 in the house 110 are collectively referred to as a power consuming device.
As shown in FIG. 2, the apartment house 100 is provided with a plurality of houses 110 and a management room 210. Each control unit 7 of each house 110 is provided with a lower monitoring unit 71 that monitors the power usage status of the house 110 and a display unit 72 that displays various information transmitted from the unit 71. The management room 210 is provided with an upper monitoring unit 271 that transmits and receives data to and from the lower monitoring unit 71 of each house 110 to manage the power usage status of each house 110 in an integrated manner.

  Each lower monitoring unit 71 transmits to the upper monitoring unit 271 usage information including information associated with the power usage amount and the power consuming device of each house 110 and information associated with the power usage amount and the usage time zone. To do. When the power of each of the upper monitoring unit 271 and each lower monitoring unit 71 is on, transmission of usage information from each lower monitoring unit 71 to the upper monitoring unit 271 is always performed.

  The information associating the power usage amount with the power consuming device is the same power consumption as the consumption of the predetermined amount of power (power usage amount) when a predetermined amount of power is used in accordance with the use of a certain power consuming device. This refers to information that can be used to confirm that devices correspond to each other. For example, when X (W) power is consumed with the use of an air conditioner, the lower monitoring unit 71 transmits usage information including information relating the air conditioner and X (W) to the upper monitoring unit 271. .

  The information that associates the power usage amount with the usage time zone is that when a certain amount of power is used in conjunction with the use of a certain power consuming device, this predetermined amount of power (power usage amount) This refers to information that can be confirmed as consumed. For example, when the current time is “13:00” and Y (W) power is used in the household, the lower monitoring unit 71 sets the time “13:00” and Y (W) to each other. Usage information including the associated information is transmitted to the upper monitoring unit 271.

  The upper monitoring unit 271 creates induction information that is information for inducing energy-saving behavior in the target household based on the usage information received from each lower monitoring unit 71, and uses the generated induction information for the lower level of the household. Transmit to the monitoring unit 71. When the lower monitoring unit 71 receives the induction information from the upper monitoring unit 271, the lower monitoring unit 71 displays the induced information on the display unit 72. Thereby, inductive information is provided with respect to the resident of the household which has the subordinate monitoring unit 71.

The energy saving behavior induced by the induced information will be described.
Each house 110 of the apartment house 100 has a similar living environment. For this reason, when providing inductive information indicating that the amount of electricity used is excessively greater for one household than for other households, there is a possibility that residents in this household may have a wasteful use of electricity. Is high enough. And when the residents of this household come to such an idea from the information provided, take action such as turning off the power consuming equipment that is wasting power or reducing its power consumption. Get up. In other words, the resident who has received the inductive information starts energy-saving behavior based on the information.

An outline of the creation mode of the induction information will be described.
The host monitoring unit 271 provides induced information to all households of the apartment house 100 and creates induced information for each household in turn. In creating the inductive information, one household to be provided with the inductive information is positioned as “inducing target household”, and the remaining households are positioned as “information providing households”. And the induction information for induction | guidance | derivation object households is produced based on the usage information from an information provision household, and this is transmitted to the subordinate monitoring unit 71 of induction | guidance | derivation object households.

  The basic content of the induced information is to show the comparison result of the power consumption of the target household and the information usage household by numerical value or graph, or the power usage of the target household is the information providing household When the power consumption is significantly larger than the power consumption, the fact is indicated by characters or symbols.

  When the induction information is created by the host monitoring unit 271, the personal information of the information providing household is not included in the created induction information. That is, when the resident of the induction target household sees the induction information, the information that can be confirmed from the induction information (for example, the amount of power used) is induced so that it cannot be specified that it belongs to a specific household of the apartment house 100. Information is created. Examples of personal information include name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and permanent address.

  The situation in which one specific household can be identified from the induced information refers to the following, for example. That is, when the upper monitoring unit 271 creates induction information based on the usage information received from the lower monitoring unit 71 of one information providing household and transmits this to the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household, When the resident of the household sees the amount of electric power used included in the induced information, this refers to the time when it can be specified that the household is from the information providing household.

In order to prevent the personal information of the information providing household that provided the usage information from being specified as the target household, the higher-level monitoring unit 271 creates induced information so that the following two conditions are largely satisfied.
(A) Do not include personal information of the information providing household in the induced information.
(B) The direct relationship between the power consumption and the usage time period included in the usage information is not included in the induction information as it is. That is, the induced information is created after some processing is performed on the relationship between the power consumption and the usage time zone.

  In the process for creating the induced action described below, the average value of the power consumption of the plurality of pieces of usage information is calculated, and the induced information is created based on the average value, thereby satisfying the condition (B). It is trying to be. In addition, by not including personal information of all information providing households in the induction information finally provided to the induction target household, the condition (A) is satisfied.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the detail of the process sequence is demonstrated about the "energy saving action induction process" which is a process for inducing a user's energy saving action. The “energy-saving action induction process” is executed by the host monitoring unit 271. After reaching the end step, the same process is repeated in order from the step S11 every predetermined cycle.

  In step S11, induction is performed from all the households of the apartment house 100 based on the “individual household number NA” assigned to each household and the “target household number NB” for setting the induction target household. Select the target household. Specifically, the new target household number NB is obtained by adding “1” to the target household number NB at that time, and the household with the individual household number NA that matches this new target household number NB Select as household.

  For example, when the total number of houses in the housing complex 100 is 10, any number of “1” to “10” as the individual household number NA is assigned in advance to each of the 10 households. The initial value of the target household number NB is set to “0”. Further, when the updated value with the update of the target household number NB exceeds the maximum value of the individual household number NA, the target household number NB is returned to the initial value.

In step S12, all remaining households excluding the household set as the induction target household from all households of the apartment house 100 are set as information providing households.
For example, when the number of households in the apartment house 100 is 10, and the household with “individual household number NA = 1” is set as the target household, the household with “individual household number NA = 2-10” provides information. Set as a household.

In step S13, induction information is created based on the usage information of the information providing household.
In step S14, the created induction information is transmitted to the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household. After the process of step S14 is complete | finished, it returns to the process of step S11 and repeats the same process as the above again. As a result, each household is set in turn as a target household.

For example, when the total number of houses in the housing complex 100 is 10, induction information for each household is created as follows.
(Procedure 1) “Individual household number NA = 1” is set as the target household, the remaining nine households are set as information providing households, and the usage information of the subordinate monitoring unit 71 of each information providing household is also stored. Induction information is created and the induction information is transmitted to the induction target household.
(Procedure 2) “Individual household number NA = 2” is set as the target household, the remaining nine households are set as information providing households, and the usage information of the subordinate monitoring unit 71 of each information providing household is also stored. Induction information is created and the induction information is transmitted to the induction target household.
(Procedure 3) For the households after “individual household number NA = 3”, the induced information is created and transmitted in a manner according to the above (procedure 1) and (procedure 2). After creation and transmission of induced information is performed for the household with “individual household number NA = 10”, the induced information is created and transmitted for the household with “individual household number NA = 1” again.

  In addition, as a creation mode of the induction information for each household, instead of performing the households set as the induction target household sequentially as described above, each household is set as the induction target household all at once and the induction information A mode of performing creation and transmission can also be adopted.

  Specific examples of the induced information created by the upper monitoring unit 271 include the following (information A1) to (information A7) and (information B1) to (information B7). In the following induction information, “Electric power consumption of the day” indicates the integrated value of electric power usage from the beginning of the day to the present, and “Electric power consumption of the previous day” ends the previous day after the previous day starts. It shows the integrated value of power consumption until it is done.

  (Information A1) The host monitoring unit 271 uses the result of comparison between the average value WA11 of the current power consumption for all information providing households and the current power consumption WA12 of the induction target household as a numerical value. The information to provide to is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA11 <WA12” or “WA11> WA12” or “WA11 = WA12” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information A2) The host monitoring unit 271 uses the result of comparison between the average value WA21 of the current day's power usage for all information providing households and the current day's power usage WA22 of the target household as a numerical value. The information to provide to is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA21 <WA22”, “WA21> WA22”, or “WA21 = WA22” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information A3) The upper-level monitoring unit 271 uses the result of comparison between the average value WA31 of the current day's power usage for all information-providing households and the current power usage WA32 of the induction target household as a numerical value. The information to provide to is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA31 <WA32”, “WA31> WA32”, or “WA31 = WA32” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information A4) The host monitoring unit 271 uses the result of comparison between the average value WA41 of the previous day's power consumption for all information providing households and the current day's power usage WA42 of the induction target household as a numerical value. The information to provide to is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA41 <WA42”, “WA41> WA42”, or “WA41 = WA42” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information A5) The host monitoring unit 271 uses the result of comparison between the average value WA51 of the previous day's power consumption for all information providing households and the previous day's power usage WA52 of the induction target household as a numerical value. The information to provide to is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA51 <WA52” or “WA51> WA52” or “WA51 = WA52” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information A6) The upper monitoring unit 271 determines the average value WA61 of the power consumption for a plurality of days (for example, the day from the current day to one week before) for all the information providing households and the power consumption for the current day of the target household. Information for providing a result of comparison with the WA 62 as a numerical value to the target household is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA61 <WA62” or “WA61> WA62” or “WA61 = WA62” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information A7) The host monitoring unit 271 determines the power consumption average value WA71 for a plurality of days (for example, the day from the current day to one week before) for all information providing households and the power for the same number of days for the induction target household. Information for providing the same household with the result of comparison with the average value WA72 of the usage amount as a numerical value is created as induction information. Specifically, induction information for displaying information including “WA71 <WA72”, “WA71> WA72”, or “WA71 = WA72” on the display unit 72 is created.

  (Information B1) The upper monitoring unit 271 compares the average value WB11 of the current power consumption for all the information providing households with the current power usage WB12 of the induction target household. As a result, the power usage WB12 is When the average value WB11 is larger and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX1, information for providing the inducing target household with a message that the amount of electricity used by this household greatly exceeds the amount of electricity used by other households is induced. Create as information. Specifically, “the current power consumption greatly exceeds the average value of the current power consumption of other households” or the induction information for displaying information including a message similar to this on the display unit 72. create.

  (Information B2) The upper monitoring unit 271 compares the average power consumption WB21 on the current day for all information providing households with the power usage WB22 on the current day of the induction target household. When the average value WB21 is larger and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX2, information for providing the target household with a message that the amount of electricity used by this household greatly exceeds the amount of electricity used by other households is induced. Create as information. Specifically, “Today's power consumption is much larger than the average value of other households' power usage today” or inducing information for displaying information including a message similar to this on the display unit 72. create.

  (Information B3) The host monitoring unit 271 compares the average power consumption WB31 on the day for all information providing households with the current power consumption WB32 of the induction target household. When the average value WB31 is larger and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX3, information for providing a message to the inducing target household that the amount of electricity used by this household greatly exceeds the amount of electricity used by other households is induced. Create as information. Specifically, “the current power consumption greatly exceeds the average value of today's power consumption of other households” or the induction information for displaying information including a message similar to this on the display unit 72. create.

  (Information B4) As a result of comparing the average power consumption WB41 of the previous day for all information providing households with the power consumption WB42 on the current day of the induction target household, the upper monitoring unit 271 determines that the power usage WB42 is When the average value WB41 is larger and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX4, information for providing a message to the inducing target household that the amount of electricity used by this household greatly exceeds the amount of electricity used by other households is induced. Create as information. Specifically, “Today's power consumption greatly exceeds the average value of the previous day's power consumption of other households” or the induction information for displaying information including a message similar to this on the display unit 72. create.

  (Information B5) The upper monitoring unit 271 compares the average value WB51 of the previous day's power usage for all information providing households with the previous day's power usage WB52 of the induction target household. As a result, the power usage WB52 is When the average value WB51 is greater and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX5, information is provided to provide the target household with a message to the effect that the amount of electricity used in this household greatly exceeds that of other households. Create as information. Specifically, “the amount of electricity used on the previous day greatly exceeds the average value of the amount of electricity used on the previous day of other households” or the inducing information for displaying information including a message similar to this on the display unit 72. create.

  (Information B6) The upper monitoring unit 271 determines the average power consumption WB61 for a plurality of days (for example, the day from the previous day to the week before) for all information providing households and the power usage amount for the current day of the target household. As a result of comparing with WB62, when the power consumption WB62 is larger than the average value WB61 and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX6, the message that the power consumption of this household greatly exceeds the power consumption of other households Information to provide to the target household is generated as induction information. Specifically, “Today's power consumption greatly exceeds the average value of the power consumption of other households over multiple days.” Or induced information for displaying information including a message similar to this on the display unit 72 Create

  (Information B7) The upper monitoring unit 271 determines the power consumption average value WB71 for a plurality of days (for example, the day from the previous day to one week before) for all information providing households and the power for the same number of days for the induction target household. When the average value WB72 is larger than the average value WB71 and the difference exceeds the reference value WBX7 as a result of the comparison with the average value WB72 of usage, the amount of electricity used by this household increases the amount of power used by other households. Information for providing a message to the effect target household to exceed is created as induction information. Specifically, “the average value of the power consumption for a plurality of days exceeds the average value of the power consumption for a plurality of days of other households” or information including a message similar thereto is displayed on the display unit 72. Create inductive information for

The following (Method 1) to (Method 6) can be given as specific examples of how to provide the induction information to the induction target household.
(Method 1) Provide all information A1 to information A7 and all information B1 to information B7 to the induction target household.
(Method 2) Provide all information A1 to information A7 to the induction target household, and do not provide all information B1 to information B7 to the induction target household.
(Method 3) Provide all information B1 to information B7 to the induction target household, and do not provide all information A1 to information A7 to the induction target household.
(Method 4) At least one of information A1 to information A7 and at least one of information B1 to information B7 are provided to the induction target household.
(Method 5) At least one of information A1 to information A7 is provided to the induction target household, and all of information B1 to information B7 is not provided to the induction target household.
(Method 6) At least one of information B1 to information B7 is provided to the induction target household, and all of the information A1 to information A7 is not provided to the induction target household.

When the above (Method 4) to (Method 6) are employed, the type of induction information provided to the induction target household can be selected as follows.
-Set the type of induction information provided to the target household in advance.
• The control unit selects the type of induction information provided to the induction target household.
-The user of the induction target household selects the type of induction information to be provided.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the specific content is demonstrated about one corresponding to said (A1) of the induction | guidance | derivation information displayed on the display part 72. FIG. The induced information is displayed as a graph comparing the average average usage of the plurality of houses 110 over time and the usage of the user A as the induction target household as needed. In the figure, the hatched area is the average value of power usage for all information providing households in the apartment house 100, and the solid curve in the figure is the power usage of the induction target household. In the figure, the user A can confirm by the display unit 72 that the current power usage amount of the user A and the average value of the power usage amount of the information providing household are substantially equal.

  In addition, during daytime (in the case of an arrow in the figure), user A displays that his / her current power usage exceeds the average value of the average usage of other information providing households at that time. This was confirmed by induction information displayed on the part 72. Accordingly, the user A executes the energy saving action. For this reason, the electric power consumption is decreasing after the time of the arrow.

  On the other hand, a virtual power consumption graph when the user does not confirm the induction information and does not perform the energy saving action at the time of the arrow is indicated by a one-dot chain line in the drawing. When the energy saving action is not performed, the power consumption is not reduced, and the total power consumption of the user A per day is larger than that when the energy saving action is not performed.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The upper monitoring unit 271 receives usage information that is information on the power usage status from the plurality of lower monitoring units 71, and based on the usage information that has received induction information that is information for inducing energy saving behavior by the user. The induced information generated is transmitted to the plurality of lower-level monitoring units 71. Then, the induced information is created based on the usage information so that the personal information of the user of the lower-level monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household who provided the usage information to the higher-level monitoring unit 271 is not included in the created induced information. Yes. For this reason, it can suppress that the personal information of the user of an information provision household is specified by the user of the induction | guidance | derivation object household which received provision of induction information. That is, it is possible to induce energy saving behavior in the target user using information on the power usage status of other users and to protect the information of the users in the information providing household. The personal information includes name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and permanent address.

  (2) When the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household is the monitoring unit A and the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household is the monitoring unit B, the upper monitoring unit 271 receives the usage information received from the plurality of monitoring units B. Based on the induction information. Then, the created induced information is transmitted to the monitoring unit A. Since the induced information is created so that the personal information of the user of the monitoring unit B is not included in the created induced information, the user of the monitoring unit A obtains induced information that does not include its own power usage status. be able to. The difference between the own power usage status and the power usage status of other users can be compared more appropriately.

  (3) For the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household, the upper monitoring unit 271 generates the induced information after the relationship between the amount of power used in the monitoring area monitored by the lower monitoring unit 71 and the used time zone is created. Inductive information is created so that it cannot be identified from the above. For this reason, it becomes possible to more reliably suppress the personal information of the user of the subordinate monitoring unit 71 from being specified by the user of the induction target household.

  (4) Since the upper monitoring unit 271 generates the induced information as a statistical value, it is more certain that the personal information of the user of the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household is specified by the user of the induced household. Can be suppressed.

  (5) The upper monitoring unit 271 compares the power usage of the usage information provided from the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household with the power usage of the usage information provided from the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household. ing. When the difference between the power usage amounts is larger than the reference value, the power usage amount is lower than the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household that provided the higher monitoring unit 271 with usage information having a relatively large power usage amount. Information that is larger than other users is transmitted as induced information. For this reason, it becomes possible to induce energy saving behavior suitably for the user of the induction target household.

  (6) The upper monitoring unit 271 calculates an average value of the power usage of the usage information provided from the plurality of lower monitoring units 71, and uses the power usage of the usage information provided from the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induced information household. And the calculated average value. And when the former electric power consumption is larger than the latter average value, information that the electric power consumption is larger than other users is transmitted to the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induced information household as induced information. Yes. For this reason, it becomes possible to induce energy saving behavior suitably for the user of the monitoring unit 71.

  (7) The power monitoring apparatus centrally manages the power usage status of the apartment house 100. The plurality of lower monitoring units 71 are provided in the house 110 of each household of the apartment house 100, and the upper monitoring unit 271 is provided in the management room 210 of the apartment house 100. Each household in an apartment house has a similar living environment. For this reason, the power monitoring device centrally manages the power usage status of the apartment house 100 and provides a plurality of lower-level monitoring units 71 in the home 110 of each household of the apartment house 100, thereby relating to the power usage status of other users. It becomes possible to induce energy-saving behavior to the target user suitably using the information.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment embodying the present invention will be described.
The power monitoring apparatus of this embodiment is obtained by adding the following changes to the power monitoring apparatus of the first embodiment. The details of this changed part are shown below. In addition, since the structure similar to 1st Embodiment is employ | adopted about the other point, about the common structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the first embodiment, when creating induced information, one household of the apartment house 100 is set as an induction target household, the remaining households of the apartment house 100 are set as information providing households, and usage information from all information providing households Induction information is created based on this. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, when creating the induced information, one household of the apartment house 100 is set as an induction target household, and the remaining households of the apartment house 100 are set as information providing households. One or more households whose living environment is similar to the induction target household are extracted from these, and this household is set as a household similar to living environment. And induction information is created based on usage information of one or a plurality of households similar to living environment. Households with similar living environment indicate households whose living environment is particularly similar to the target household among the information providing households, meaning that the living environment of other information providing households is not similar to the target household It is not a thing.

  Factors used to extract households similar to the living environment (hereinafter referred to as “similar environment extraction factors”) include the direction of the residence, the site area, the number of floors, the number of residents, and the like. That is, when extracting households with similar living environments, the similar environment extraction factors of all information-providing households are compared with the similar environment extraction factors of the target households. Information providing households judged to be close to that of households are extracted as households similar to living environment.

Specific examples of extraction conditions include the following (Condition 1) to (Condition 4).
(Condition 1) Is the direction of residence the same as the target household?
(Condition 2) Is the difference from the site area of the target household less than a predetermined value?
(Condition 3) Is the number of stories the same as the target household?
(Condition 4) Is the difference from the number of residents in the target household less than a predetermined value?
The following (Method 1) to (Method 4) are listed as specific methods for extracting living environment-like households based on the above conditions.
(Method 1) Households that satisfy at least one of the above-mentioned conditions are extracted.
(Method 2) Households satisfying at least two of the above conditions are selected as extraction targets.
(Method 3) Households satisfying at least three of the above conditions are selected as extraction targets.
(Method 4) Households that satisfy all of the above conditions are extracted.

As described above in detail, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects according to (1) to (7) of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(8) The upper monitoring unit 271 sets the monitoring area monitored by the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household as the monitoring area A, and sets the monitoring area monitored by the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household as the monitoring area B. Are extracted from a plurality of monitoring areas B. Since the induced information is created so that the personal information of the extracted user in the monitoring area B is not included, the user of the monitoring unit 71 of the induced household is a user similar to his / her living environment. It is possible to compare the power usage status between the two. Therefore, it is possible to induce energy saving behavior more reliably for the user of the monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household. In addition, as a factor when extracting the monitoring area | region of the similar living environment, the direction of a residence, site area, the number of floors, the number of residents, etc. are mentioned.

(Third embodiment)
With reference to FIG. 4, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The power monitoring apparatus of this embodiment is obtained by adding the following changes to the power monitoring apparatus of the first embodiment. The details of this changed part are shown below. In addition, since the structure similar to 1st Embodiment is employ | adopted about the other point, about the common structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The host monitoring unit 271 of the present embodiment, when the power usage amount of the induction target household is excessively larger than the power usage amount of the information providing household, that is, when it is estimated that the power usage state of the induction target household is wasteful Based on the usage information, analyze which power consuming device has the cause. That is, a power consuming device (hereinafter, “cause consuming device”) that causes a state in which the power usage amount of the induction target household is excessively larger than the power usage amount of the information providing household is identified.

  Here, in a situation where a plurality of power consuming devices such as air conditioners are used in the induction target household, the previous information A1 is created as induction information, and the power usage of the induction target household is the power of the information providing household. Assume a situation that is larger than the amount used.

  The host monitoring unit 271 compares the average power consumption of the air conditioner in the information providing household with the power consumption of the air conditioner in the induction target household. As a result, if the latter power consumption is larger than the former power consumption and the difference is larger than the reference value, the air conditioner is specified as the cause consumption device. For other power consuming devices, the average value of the power consumption corresponding to each information providing household is compared with the power consumption of the power consuming device corresponding to the target household. As a result, if the latter power usage is smaller than the former power usage, other power consuming devices are not identified as the cause consuming devices. And the result of this analysis is transmitted to the subordinate monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household together with the information A1 as induction information.

With reference to FIG. 4, the specific content of one corresponding to the induction information displayed on the display unit 72 will be described.
The display unit 72 indicates that the user A is using power that exceeds the average value of the average usage at that time of other information providing households during the daytime (in the case of the arrow in the figure). This was confirmed by the induction information displayed on the screen. At this time, since the amount of power used by the user A exceeds the reference amount than the average value of the power consumption of the information providing household, it is included in the induced information which consumer device has this cause. At the same time, as shown by broken lines in the figure, the causative power consuming device (here, air conditioner) is displayed. As a result, the user A recognizes that the air conditioner consumes a larger amount of electric power than other information-providing households, and performs the energy saving action. For this reason, power consumption is reduced after the time indicated by the arrow. Then, since the power usage amount of the user A is in the range from the average value to the reference value or less, the induced information does not include the information on the consumer device, and the display of the consumer device indicated by the broken line disappears.

  In the above example, the air conditioner is the first analysis target among the multiple power consumption devices that are used. However, when multiple power consumption devices are being used, the order of the analysis target devices should be set as appropriate. Can do. In the above example, only the air conditioner is specified as the cause consumption device. However, depending on the power usage in the induction target household, a plurality of power consumption devices may be specified as the cause consumption device.

As described above in detail, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects according to (1) to (7) of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(9) The lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household transmits the usage information including information in which the power usage amount and the power consuming device are associated to the upper monitoring unit 271, and the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household The usage information including information in which the power usage amount and the power consuming device are associated is transmitted to the upper monitoring unit 271. Then, when the power usage of the monitoring area corresponding to the lower monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household is larger than the power usage of the monitoring area corresponding to the lower monitoring unit 71 of the information providing household, the upper monitoring unit 271 The power consumption devices are analyzed for the cause of the difference in usage. For this reason, it is possible to induce energy saving behavior more reliably to the user who has received the guidance information.

(Fourth embodiment)
A fourth embodiment embodying the present invention will be described.
The power monitoring apparatus of this embodiment is obtained by adding the following changes to the power monitoring apparatus of the first embodiment. The details of this changed part are shown below. In addition, since the structure similar to 1st Embodiment is employ | adopted about the other point, about the common structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The host monitoring unit 271 of the present embodiment, when the power usage amount of the induction target household is excessively larger than the power usage amount of the information providing household, that is, when it is estimated that the power usage state of the induction target household is wasteful Based on the usage information, analyze which power consuming device has the cause. That is, a power consuming device (hereinafter, “cause consuming device”) that causes a state in which the power usage amount of the induction target household is excessively larger than the power usage amount of the information providing household is identified.

  Here, in a situation where a plurality of power consuming devices such as air conditioners are used in the induction target household, the previous information A1 is created as induction information, and the power usage of the induction target household is the power of the information providing household. Assume a situation that is larger than the amount used.

  The host monitoring unit 271 compares the preset standard power usage of the air conditioner with the power usage of the induction target household. As a result, if the latter power consumption is larger than the former power consumption and the difference is larger than the reference value, the air conditioner is specified as the cause consumption device. For other power consuming devices, the standard power usage of each power consumption device is compared with the power usage of the power consuming device corresponding to the target household. As a result, if the latter power usage is smaller than the former power usage, other power consuming devices are not identified as the cause consuming devices. And the result of this analysis is transmitted to the subordinate monitoring unit 71 of the induction target household together with the information A1 as induction information. Note that the standard power consumption for an air conditioner is set in advance in consideration of the season, weather, date, time, outside temperature, indoor temperature, and the like.

  In the above example, the air conditioner is the first analysis target among the multiple power consumption devices that are used. However, when multiple power consumption devices are being used, the order of the analysis target devices should be set as appropriate. Can do. In the above example, only the air conditioner is specified as the cause consumption device. However, depending on the power usage in the induction target household, a plurality of power consumption devices may be specified as the cause consumption device.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, effects according to (1) to (7) and (9) of the first embodiment can be obtained.
(Fifth embodiment)
With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The power monitoring apparatus of this embodiment is obtained by adding the following changes to the power monitoring apparatus of the first embodiment. That is, the power monitoring apparatus of this embodiment is changed in that it is applied to each store of the same type of business form in a specific area instead of the apartment house of the first embodiment. Then, “air-conditioning synchronization processing” is performed in addition to “energy saving action induction processing” of the first embodiment. The details of this changed part are shown below. In addition, since the structure similar to 1st Embodiment is employ | adopted about the other point, about the common structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The housing complex of the first embodiment corresponds to a specific area in this embodiment, each housing corresponds to each store, the management room corresponds to the management building, the personal information corresponds to the sales information, and similar Living environment corresponds to a similar business environment. The sales information includes the store name, the store location, the name of the person in charge, the phone number of the store, and the like. Further, factors for extracting a monitoring area of a similar business environment include a business form, a distance between stores, a site area, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of stores 310 of the same type of sales form, specifically, a convenience store of the same brand, and a management building 410 are provided in a specific region 300. Each control unit 7 of each store 310 is provided with a lower monitoring unit 71 that monitors the power usage status of the store 310 and a display unit 72 that displays various types of information transmitted from the unit 71. The management ridge 410 is provided with an upper monitoring unit 471 that transmits and receives data to and from the lower monitoring unit 71 of each store 310 to manage the power usage status of each store 310 in an integrated manner.

  Each lower-level monitoring unit 71 has information associated with the power usage amount and the power consuming device of each store 310, information associated with the power usage amount and the usage time zone, and power with which information is transmitted to and received from the control unit 7. Usage information including setting information of the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioner 316 is transmitted to the host monitoring unit 471 as one of the AC devices among the consumer devices. When the power of each of the upper monitoring unit 471 and each lower monitoring unit 71 is on, transmission of usage information from each lower monitoring unit 71 to the upper monitoring unit 471 is always performed.

  By the way, each store 310 of the same type of sales form in a specific region 300 has a similar business environment. For example, when the temperature of the air conditioner 316 is lower than that of only one store among a plurality of stores, the user of the same store 310 is likely to feel that the temperature of the air conditioner 316 is too low.

Therefore, the host monitoring unit 471 performs “air conditioning synchronization processing” in order to reduce the temperature difference of the air conditioner 316 among the stores 310 in the region 300.
With reference to FIG. 6, the details of the processing procedure of “air conditioning synchronization processing”, which is processing for reducing the temperature difference of the air conditioner 316 among the stores 310 in the region 300, will be described. The “air conditioning synchronization process” is executed by the host monitoring unit 471, and once reaching the end step, the same process is repeated in order from the step S21 every predetermined cycle.

  In step S21, based on the “individual store number SA” individually assigned to each household and the “target store number SB” for setting the induction target household, from among all the stores 310 in the region 300. The store 310 to be synchronized with the air conditioning is selected. Specifically, a value obtained by adding “1” to the target store number SB at that time is used as a new target store number SB, and the household of the individual store number SA that matches the new target store number SB is synchronized with the current air conditioning. Select as the target store.

  For example, when the total number of stores in the region 300 is 10, any number of “1” to “10” as the individual store number SA is allocated in advance to each of the households of the 10 stores. The initial value of the target store number SB is set to “0”. In addition, when the updated value with the update of the target store number SB exceeds the maximum value of the individual store number SA, the target store number SB is returned to the initial value.

In step S22, all the remaining stores excluding stores set as air conditioning synchronization target stores from all stores 310 in the region 300 are set as information providing stores.
For example, when the number of stores in the region 300 is 10 and the store 310 with “individual store number SA = 1” is set as the air conditioning synchronization target store, the store with “individual store number SA = 2-10” Is set as an information providing store.

  In step S23, it is determined whether or not the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioning synchronization target store is larger than the reference amount as compared with the average air conditioning temperature of the information providing store set in step S22. When it is determined that the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioning synchronization target store is larger than the reference amount compared to the average value of the air conditioning temperature of the information providing store, the process proceeds to step S24, and the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioning synchronization target store is synchronized with the average value. In order to do so, a command to synchronize the air-conditioning temperature with the average value is transmitted to the lower-level monitoring unit 71 of the air-conditioning synchronization target store, and this process ends. Further, when it is determined that the air conditioning temperature of the air conditioning synchronization target store is smaller than the reference amount as compared with the average value of the air conditioning temperature of the information providing store, this processing ends.

After these processes are completed, the process returns to step S21 and the same process as described above is repeated again. Thereby, each store 310 is set as an air-conditioning synchronization object store in order.
As described above in detail, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects according to (1) to (7) of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (10) In the present embodiment, the power monitoring apparatus centrally manages the power usage status in a specific area. The plurality of lower-level monitoring units 71 are provided in each store 310 of the same type of sales in the specific area 300, and the higher-level monitoring unit 471 is provided in the management building 410. Each store 310 of the same type of sales form in a specific region 300 has a similar business environment. For this reason, the power monitoring device centrally manages the power usage situation in a specific area, and a plurality of lower-level monitoring units 71 are provided in each store 310 of the same type of business form in the specific area 300, It becomes possible to induce the energy saving behavior to the target user suitably using the information related to the power usage status of the user.

  (11) In this embodiment, the host monitoring unit 471 controls the air conditioner 316 of each store 310 based on the usage information. For example, when only one store 310 of the plurality of stores 310 has a lower air conditioning temperature than the other stores 310, the user of the store 310 is likely to feel that the temperature of the air conditioner 316 is too low. Since the air conditioner 316 of each store 310 is controlled based on the usage information, for example, when the above situation occurs, by increasing the temperature of the air conditioner 316 of the store 310 where the temperature of the air conditioner 316 is low A comfortable store environment can be provided to the user.

(Other embodiments)
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be carried out, for example, in the following manner. The following modifications are not applied only to the above-described embodiment, and different modifications can be combined with each other.

  -In the said 1st-4th embodiment, although the power monitoring apparatus was applied to each house 110 of the apartment house 100, for example, the same apparatus is applied also to the condominium house which has multiple similar houses, such as site area, in a specific area. Can do.

  -In the said 1st-4th embodiment, although applied to the apartment as the apartment house 100, it is applicable also to apartment houses other than an apartment. For example, an apartment or a building in which a plurality of tenants such as an office corresponding to a residence are occupying.

  In the fifth embodiment, each store 310 controls the air conditioning temperature based on the air conditioning temperature of the other stores 310, but may control the air conditioner 316 of each store 310 based on the outside air temperature. Good. At this time, since the temperature of the air conditioning between the stores 310 can be maintained at an appropriate temperature according to the outside air temperature, for example, it is suppressed that the temperature of the air conditioner 316 is set to an excessively lower temperature than the outside air temperature. Therefore, efficient use of energy can be promoted.

  In the fifth embodiment, the power monitoring apparatus is applied to convenience stores in 300 in a specific area. However, the power monitoring apparatus can be applied not only to convenience stores but also to stores of the same type of business in a specific area. For example, it can also be applied to franchise chain-type fast food restaurants other than convenience stores, or to each office of a company having a plurality of offices in the same region.

  In the fifth embodiment, the upper monitoring unit 471 is provided in the management building 410 in the same area 300 as the store 310. However, the management building 410 may not be provided in the same area 300. One of them may be provided.

  In each of the above embodiments, the induced information is a comparison between the average value as the statistical value of the power usage of a plurality of users and its own power usage, but the statistical value other than the average value and its own power usage The amount may be compared. For example, a standard value of power consumption based on a distribution map, deviation, or past statistics can be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, the induced information is a comparison of the average power consumption of all the information providing households that do not include the induced target household and the power consumption of the induced target household. One household may be extracted, and in a state where personal information is not included, the power usage of the information providing household may be compared with the power usage of the induction target household.

  In each of the above embodiments, as an example of displaying the induction information on the display unit 72 in FIG. 4, the current power consumption is displayed. However, the induction information and the display method are not limited to this, and the entire user is displayed. Only the power usage amount on that day may be displayed, or the accumulated value of the power usage amount in units of several hours may be displayed, not limited to one day or a day unit.

  In each of the above embodiments, as an example in which the induction information is displayed on the display unit 72 in FIG. 4, only the display of the amount of power used up to the current day as a graph recorded with time is shown. The information may be displayed at the same time, or the lower monitoring unit 71 or the user may be able to check by switching the display. Further, the user may be notified by voice or the like instead of the screen display.

  In each of the above embodiments, the average value to be compared with the power consumption of the induction target household is the average value of the power consumption of the information providing household that does not include the induction target household. However, the information providing household includes the induction target household It may be an average value.

  In each of the above embodiments, the information providing household is all households, but the information providing household may be one or a plurality of households instead of all households. For example, it is possible to target only households that have been permitted or set to provide power usage information to the upper monitoring unit and induction target households.

  In each of the above embodiments, the induction target households are all households, but the induction target households may be one or a plurality of households instead of all households. For example, it is also possible to target only households that are set to receive power usage induction information from the higher-level monitoring unit or that have contracted to receive the information.

  In each of the above embodiments, the display unit 72 is provided in the control unit 7, but the display unit 72 may be confirmed by a mobile phone through the network N, for example. At this time, by controlling the power consuming device from a remote location with a mobile phone, an energy saving action can be induced for a user at the remote location.

  N ... Network, 1 ... Power supply system, 2 ... Commercial AC power supply, 3 ... Solar battery, 5 ... DC device, 6 ... AC device, 7 ... Control unit, 71 ... Subordinate monitoring unit, 72 ... Display unit, 271, 471 ... host monitoring unit, 8 ... DC distribution board, 9 ... control unit, 10 ... relay unit, 11 ... AC distribution board, 12 ... AC power line, 13 ... DC power line, 14 ... DC power line, 15 ... DC System power line, 16 ... storage battery, 17 ... signal line, 18 ... DC system power line, 19 ... DC system power line, 20 ... signal line, 21 ... signal line, 22 ... DC supply line, 23 ... switch, 24 ... sensor, 25 ... DC power line, 26 ... switch, 27 ... DC outlet, 28 ... DC power line, 29 ... power meter, 30 ... network system, 31 ... home server, 32 ... management server, 33 ... communication Lines 34 ... in-home equipment 35 ... DC system power wiring 36 ... control box 37 ... signal line 38 ... DC supply line 39 ... gas / water meter 40 ... operation panel 41 ... monitoring equipment 100 ... set Residential, 110 ... Residential, 210 ... Management room, 300 ... In the area, 310 ... Store, 316 ... Air conditioner, 410 ... Management building.

Claims (8)

In a power monitoring apparatus including a plurality of lower monitoring units that monitor power usage in a monitoring area and a higher monitoring unit capable of information communication between each of the plurality of lower monitoring units,
The higher-level monitoring unit receives usage information that is information on the power usage status from one or more lower-level monitoring units, and creates induction information that is information for inducing energy-saving behavior by the user based on the received usage information And transmitting the created inductive information to one or more subordinate monitoring units, and the personal information or business information of the user of the subordinate monitoring unit that provided the usage information to the upper supervising unit is included in the inductive information after creation. A power monitoring device that creates induced information so that it is not included. The power monitoring device according to claim 1,
The upper monitoring unit is a monitoring unit A that is a lower monitoring unit that receives induced information from the upper monitoring unit, and a lower monitoring unit that provides usage information to the upper monitoring unit is a monitoring unit B. One or more monitoring units Induction information is created based on the usage information received from B, and the created induction information is transmitted to one or a plurality of monitoring units A. The created induction information includes personal information of the user of the monitoring unit B or A power monitoring device that creates induced information so that sales information is not included. The power monitoring device according to claim 2,
The higher-level monitoring unit has one or more monitoring in a living environment or a business environment similar to the monitoring area A, with the monitoring area monitored by the monitoring unit A as the monitoring area A and the monitoring area monitored by the monitoring unit B as the monitoring area B. An inductive information is created so that an area is extracted from a plurality of monitoring areas B and personal information or business information of the extracted one or more monitoring areas B is not included. . The power monitoring device according to claim 2 or 3,
The monitoring unit A is for transmitting usage information including information in which the power usage amount and the power consuming device are associated to the upper monitoring unit,
The monitoring unit B transmits usage information to the upper monitoring unit including information in which the power usage amount and the power consuming device are associated with each other.
When the power usage amount of the monitoring area corresponding to the monitoring unit A is larger than the power usage amount of the monitoring area corresponding to the monitoring unit B, the upper monitoring unit is responsible for the difference between the power usage amounts. A power monitoring device that analyzes whether it is in a consumer device. In the electric power monitoring apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
For the lower monitoring unit that provides usage information to the upper monitoring unit, the relationship between the amount of power used in the monitoring area monitored by the unit and the time zone used is determined from the induced information after creation. A power monitoring device that creates induced information so that it cannot be identified. In the electric power monitoring apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
The host monitoring unit creates the induced information as a statistical value. In the electric power monitoring apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-6,
The upper monitoring unit compares the power usage of the usage information provided from one lower monitoring unit with the power usage of the usage information provided from another lower monitoring unit, and the difference between these power usages is the reference value. If it is larger than the above, information indicating that the power usage is larger than that of other users should be transmitted as inductive information to the lower-level monitoring unit that provided the higher-level monitoring unit with usage information having a relatively large power usage. A power monitoring device. In the electric power monitoring apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-7,
The upper monitoring unit calculates an average value of the power usage of the usage information provided from the plurality of lower monitoring units, and uses the power usage of the usage information provided from the lower monitoring unit to which the induction information is provided, and When the calculated average value is compared, and the former power usage amount is larger than the latter average value, the power usage amount is larger than other users for the lower-level monitoring unit to which the induction information is provided. The power monitoring device is characterized in that the information is transmitted as induced information.

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