JP2011232886A - Facility management system and facility management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facility management system capable of efficiently performing proposal, design, and management of a support system for facility management of a building, and a facility management method.SOLUTION: A facility management system is configured by connecting an engineering server 23 with a service server 43. The engineering server 23 has an engineering DB storage part 233 that stores input information on local facilities 10-1 to 10-3 to be managed for generating proposal information on a management support system and performing design processing. The service server 43 has a service information provision part 434 that generates maintenance service information on the local facilities 10-1 to 10-3 in a building to be managed based on information showing an operating status obtained from the local facilities 10-1 to 10-3 in the building and information stored in the engineering DB storage part 233 to provide a user with the information.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a facility management system and a facility management method for efficiently performing proposal, design, and operation of a management support system that manages facilities in buildings and factories.

  Conventionally, management support systems that manage equipment such as heat sources, air conditioning, lighting, or power sources in buildings such as large buildings and factories have been proposed, and system maintenance and equipment maintenance through operation are individually supported. Managed by software and various tools.

  For example, as software that supports the proposal stage of building equipment, predict the construction cost, maintenance cost, energy cost, etc., and adjust the interrelation between these cost items to optimize the design plan There is something that can be done.

  In addition, as software for supporting the design stage of the building equipment, for example, the life cycle cost of the building calculated from the design value consisting of the building equipment and the lifetime and the budget amount stored in advance are compared and displayed. Some design values can be selected according to the budget amount by selecting a design value that gives a life cycle cost that matches the budget amount.

  In addition, as software that supports the operation stage of building facilities, for example, by organizing management items, the management items are expanded and displayed in a tree-like manner according to the association of the sub-management items to the main management items. Can improve the standardization and sophistication of the operation management level.

  Examples of software and tools having these functions are described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 below.

JP 2005-182558 A JP 2003-141178 A JP-A-11-53026

  However, these software and tools are intended to provide support at the individual stages of the proposal stage, the design stage, and the operation / maintenance stage, and necessary information regarding the buildings to be managed is input individually at each stage. There was a problem that it was necessary to do it and took time and effort.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an equipment management system and equipment management capable of efficiently executing proposal and design of a support system related to equipment management of a building and operation of the support system. It aims to provide a method.

  According to the embodiment of the equipment management system for achieving the above object, information related to the equipment inputted for the proposal and design of the management support system for supporting the management service of the equipment in the building to be managed is stored. An engineering DB storage unit, and an engineering information collection management unit that performs information generation processing and design processing of the management support system using information stored in the engineering DB storage unit And the server for engineering, and is connected to the engineering server and connected to the engineering server, acquires information indicating an operating state from the equipment in the managed building, and the engineering server Service for obtaining information stored in the engineering DB storage unit The information indicating the operating state acquired by the service information collection management unit and the engineering DB storage by operating the management support system designed by the information collection management unit and the engineering information collection management unit A service server provided with a service information providing unit that generates maintenance service information for maintenance service of the equipment in the management target building based on information stored in the unit. Features.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the equipment management system by one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of LAN for engineering of the equipment management system by one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of service LAN of the equipment management system by one Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the equipment management system by one Embodiment.

  As a facility management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a proposal and design of a management support system that provides management service support such as monitoring results of local facilities in buildings A and B and factory C and maintenance reports provided as management targets. And an equipment management system for performing the operation of the support system after shipment.

<Configuration of Facility Management System According to One Embodiment>
The configuration of the facility management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The equipment management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a local equipment 10-1 in a building A, a local equipment 10-2 in a building B, a local equipment 10-3 in a factory C, an engineering LAN 20, and a management support system. The local terminal 30 installed in the office that operates the proposal and design processing and the service LAN 40 are connected via a network 50 such as the Internet. The engineering LAN 20 and the service LAN 40 are connected via a dedicated line 60.

  The engineering LAN 20 is a LAN constructed to propose and design a management support system, and is connected to the first firewall 21 connected to the network 50, the first security management device 22, and the engineering server 23. ing.

  The first firewall 21 is connected to the network 50, and performs access restriction processing to the engineering LAN 20 based on the address information.

  The first security management device 22 holds login information of a legitimate user who is permitted to access the engineering LAN 20, performs access restriction processing to the engineering LAN 20 using this login information, or performs HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). The security management of information in the engineering LAN 20 is performed together with the first firewall 21 by performing encryption / decryption processing and security check of information transmitted / received via the network 50 using technology such as Security). .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the engineering server 23 includes an engineering information creation unit 231, an engineering information collection management unit 232, an engineering DB (database) storage unit 233, and an engineering calculation unit 234.

  The engineering information creation unit 231 is operated by a user who proposes a management support system and performs design processing, and provides management service support for local facilities 10-1 to 10-3 in the buildings A, B, and C to be managed. Enter the information necessary for the proposal of the management support system to be performed. Information necessary for the proposal of this management support system includes customer name information related to the building to be managed, equipment information related to the equipment installed in the building to be managed, specification information such as the rating of the equipment in each facility, etc. is there.

  In addition, the engineering information creation unit 231 inputs information for designing software and tools provided by the management support system by a user operation.

  The engineering information collection management unit 232 performs storage control processing of information in the engineering DB storage unit 233 by functioning as a database management system. Further, the engineering information collection management unit 232 performs generation processing and design processing of proposal information of software and tools provided by the management support system in accordance with user operations.

  The engineering DB storage unit 233 stores an engineering DB that stores information transmitted from the engineering information collection management unit 232.

  The engineering calculation unit 234 uses information sent from the engineering information collection management unit 232 to perform calculation processing of information used for design processing of software and tools provided by the management support system.

  The local terminal 30 is operated by a user who proposes a management support system and performs design processing remotely from the engineering LAN 20, and uses a preinstalled tool to locally manage buildings A, B, and C. Information necessary for the proposal of a management support system that performs management service support for the facilities 10-1 to 10-3 is transmitted to the engineering LAN 20 via the network 50.

  The service LAN 40 is a LAN constructed to operate the management support system, and is connected to a second firewall 41 connected to the network 50, a second security management device 42, and a service server 43. . The service server 43 is connected to the engineering server 23 via a dedicated line 60.

  The second firewall 41 is connected to the network 50 and performs access restriction processing to the service LAN 40 based on the address information.

  The second security management device 42 holds login information of a legitimate user who is permitted to access the service LAN 40, performs access restriction processing to the service LAN 40 using this login information, and uses a technique such as HTTPS. The security management of information in the service LAN 40 is performed together with the second firewall 41 by performing encryption / decryption processing of information transmitted / received via the network 50.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the service server 43 includes a service information collection management unit 431, a service DB storage unit 432, a service calculation unit 433, and a service information provision unit 434.

  The service information collection management unit 431 performs information storage control processing in the service DB storage unit 432 by functioning as a database management system. The information stored in the service DB storage unit 432 includes information acquired from the engineering server 23 via the dedicated line 60. Also, the service information collection management unit 431 uses the information stored in the service DB storage unit 432 by the operation of the management support system to cause the service calculation unit 433 to perform calculation processing, and to manage the local equipment 10-1 to be managed. -10-3 operation / maintenance service information is generated.

  The service DB storage unit 432 stores a service DB that stores information transmitted from the service information collection management unit 431.

  The service calculation unit 433 uses the information sent from the service information collection management unit 431 to perform calculation processing by operating the management support system.

  The service information providing unit 434 generates operation / maintenance service information based on the calculation result calculated by the service calculation unit 433 and provides it to the user.

<Operation of Facility Management System According to One Embodiment>
Next, processing in the proposal and design stage of the management support system for supporting the management service of the local equipment in the buildings A and B and the factory C to be managed in the equipment management system 1 according to the present embodiment, and the management support Processing in the operation stage after the system is shipped will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

[Proposal and design stage]
First, in the proposal stage, the management information creation unit 231 in the engineering server 23 of the engineering LAN 20 causes the management target system A in the building A, the building B, and the factory C to be operated by a user operation for proposing and designing the management support system. Information necessary for the proposal of a management support system that performs management service support for local facilities 10-1 to 10-3 (for example, air-conditioning equipment), for example, customer name information about the building to be managed, installed in the building to be managed When equipment information such as the size of the equipment that is installed and catalog-based specification information such as the ratings of the equipment in each equipment are entered, the entered information is used for engineering under the control of the engineering information collection management unit 232. It is stored in the DB storage unit 233 (S1).

  Information necessary for the proposal of the management support system is also input and transmitted from the local terminal 30 installed in the remote office as needed, and the information collection management unit for engineering via the network 50 and the first firewall 21. The data is received at 232 and stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233 (S2).

  Here, when the engineering LAN 20 is accessed from the local terminal 30, the first firewall 21 performs access restriction processing based on the address information of the access source device, and the first security management device 22 Access restriction processing is performed based on login information for each user who performs an access operation, encryption / decryption processing of transmitted / received information, security check of transmitted / received information is performed, and security management of information in the engineering LAN 20 Is done.

  When the necessary information is stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233 in this way, the information stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233 is used by the operation of the engineering information creation unit 231 by the user, and the management information is stored. Information on equipment update and operation proposal by the support system is generated in the engineering information collection management unit 232 (S3).

  When this proposal information is presented to the customer and the order for the management support system is confirmed, the process proceeds to the design stage.

  In the design stage, software and tools for generating information provided by the management support system proposed in the proposal stage are designed and generated as service information (S4). For example, regarding air conditioning equipment, when it is proposed to provide statistical processing information that summarizes trend information such as operating conditions and trend information such as room temperature and energy use every day or month, software for generating such information, Tools are designed and generated.

  Customer name information related to the local equipment 10 of each building, equipment information such as the size of equipment installed in the building to be managed, and information on the equipment in each equipment, which are necessary when this software or tool design process is performed As the specification information such as the rating, the information stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233 in step S1 is acquired and used.

  In this software and tool design process, the information stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233 is acquired by the engineering information collection management unit 232 as necessary, and sent to the engineering calculation unit 234 to obtain a data table. This calculation process is further streamlined by performing calculations and the like.

  Software and tool information, which is service management system information generated by this design process, is also stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233.

  Finally, the generated software and tool information is transmitted to the service server 43 (S5), and becomes serviceable by being used in service computations and the like.

  With the above processing, the management support system proposal processing and design processing in the engineering LAN 20 are completed.

[Operation stage]
When the management support system proposal process and the design process executed in the engineering LAN 20 are completed, the management support system is shipped to the customer and the operation is started.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a management support system for managing, for example, air conditioning equipment in a building to be managed designed by the engineering server 23 is operated by the service server 43.

  When the operation of the management support system is started, in the service server 43 of the service LAN 40, the local equipment (air conditioning equipment) 10-1 to 10-3 to be managed is connected via the network 50 and the second firewall 41. Information related to the operating status of each facility, for example, information indicating the operating status of the air conditioner, and measurement information (time series information) of temperature sensors and humidity sensors installed in the air-conditioning control target room is received and stored in the service DB Stored in the unit 432 (S6).

  Here, when accessing the service LAN 40 from each local facility 10, the second firewall 41 and the second security management device 42 perform access restriction processing based on the address information of the access source facility, Encryption / decryption processing of information to be transmitted / received, security check of information to be transmitted / received are performed, and security management of information in the service LAN 40 is performed.

  Next, an information acquisition request for acquiring information necessary for the operation of the management support system is transmitted from the service information collection management unit 431 to the engineering server 23 via the dedicated line 60 (S7).

  In the engineering server 23, when the information acquisition request transmitted from the service information collection management unit 431 of the service server 43 is acquired, the engineering DB storage unit 233 performs proposal processing and design processing based on this request. The information requested by the information acquisition request is acquired from the stored information and sent to the service server 43 via the dedicated line 60 to respond (S8).

  Then, in the service information collection management unit 431 of the service server 43, the information transmitted from the engineering server 23 is received and transmitted to the service calculation unit 433, and necessary information is received from the service DB storage unit 432. The information is acquired and sent to the service calculation unit 433, and calculation processing is performed based on the operation of the management support system (S9).

  As this arithmetic processing, for example, information used in an information providing service such as trend information on driving conditions and statistical processing information obtained by collecting trend information such as room temperature and energy use every day or every month is generated.

  Next, maintenance service information for provision is generated by the service information providing unit 434 based on the result of the arithmetic processing in the service computing unit 433, and is transmitted to the information providing destination via the network 50 for provision to the user ( S10).

  Here, in the arithmetic processing, for example, the energy consumption is minimized based on the information such as the rating of the equipment in each facility transmitted from the engineering server 23 and the information acquired from the server DB storage unit 432. The control command value (setting value) of the equipment in the facility may be further calculated so as to operate a simple air conditioning facility and included in the operation / maintenance service information.

  Even when the operation / maintenance service information is transmitted, the second security management device 42 performs encryption and security check.

  According to the present embodiment described above, information is provided throughout the life cycle from the stage of proposal / design of the management support system for local equipment in the building to the stage of operation / maintenance of the target equipment through the operation of the management support system. Centralized management is possible, and these processes can be executed efficiently.

  With this configuration, customer name information related to local equipment in each building, equipment information such as the size of equipment installed in the building to be managed, and ratings of equipment in each equipment required at each stage It is not necessary to input specification information and the like repeatedly, and the labor and time required for each process can be reduced.

  In addition, by using information that is configured in this way and integrated from the proposal / design stage to the operation / maintenance stage, the management support system proposal, design, It can be operated and a high-value management support system can be provided to customers. As a result, the customer can be given an opportunity to review or update the equipment in the facility at an appropriate time, and the equipment can be suitably operated.

  In addition, by managing the proposal, design, and operation / maintenance of a plurality of local equipment management support systems in one equipment management system configured in this way, the operation status of the equipment in one facility can be referred to. It is possible to propose and design a management support system for the facilities of the facility.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the engineering LAN used for the management support system proposal process and the design process and the service LAN used for the operation of the management support system are separately constructed. Even if a failure occurs in one of the LANs, the other LAN can be operated continuously, so that the failure that occurred can be analyzed while continuing the operation of the operating LAN, and the failure recovery processing can be performed. The time spent can be shortened, and a decrease in system operation efficiency due to a failure can be suppressed.

<Other embodiments>
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the service server 43 acquires information from the engineering DB storage unit of the engineering server as necessary in the operation stage has been described. However, the proposal process and the design process of the management support system are performed. When completed, the information stored in the engineering DB storage unit 233 may be extracted as necessary and transmitted to the service server 43.

  With this configuration, information that has been found to be necessary at the proposal stage is transmitted from the engineering server to the service server in advance before the start of the proposal stage, and information transmission / reception processing at the proposal stage Can be reduced, and the processing speed can be increased. In addition, the process of transmitting the information required when the proposal process and the design process of the management support system are completed from the engineering server to the service server is, for example, confirmed by the operator confirming that the design process is completed. It is executed by performing an operation for transfer.

  Also, in this embodiment, the case where the engineering LAN and the service LAN are physically built separately has been described. However, different networks can be set in the same physical network using technologies such as virtual LAN and VPN. However, it may be operated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Equipment management system 10-1 to 10-3 ... Local equipment 20 ... LAN for engineering
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... 1st firewall 22 ... 1st security management apparatus 23 ... Server for engineering 30 ... Local terminal 40 ... LAN for service
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 41 ... 2nd firewall 42 ... 2nd security management apparatus 43 ... Server for service 50 ... Network 60 ... Dedicated line 231 ... Information creation part for engineering 232 ... Information collection management part for engineering 233 ... DB storage part for engineering 234 ... For engineering Calculation unit 431 ... Service information collection management unit 432 ... Service DB storage unit 433 ... Service calculation unit 434 ... Service information provision unit

Claims (5)

An engineering DB storage unit for storing information related to the facility, which is input for the proposal and design of a management support system for supporting the management service of the facility in the building to be managed
Using the information stored in the engineering DB storage unit, an engineering information collection management unit that performs a generation process and a design process of proposal information of the management support system;
An engineering server with
Connected to the equipment in the management target building and connected to the engineering server, acquires information indicating the operating state from the equipment in the management target building, and the engineering server uses the engineering server A service information collection management unit for acquiring information stored in the DB storage unit;
By operating the management support system designed by the engineering information collection management unit, the information indicating the operating state acquired by the service information collection management unit and the information stored in the engineering DB storage unit A service information providing unit that generates maintenance service information for a maintenance service of the equipment in the building to be managed,
A service server comprising:
An equipment management system characterized by being connected to each other. An engineering network to which the engineering server is connected;
A service network connected to the service server;
Is built,
The equipment management system according to claim 1, wherein the engineering server and the service server are connected by a dedicated line. The facility management system according to claim 2, wherein the engineering network and the service network are networks constructed by virtual LANs or VPNs on the same physical network. 4. The facility management according to claim 2, wherein the engineering network and the service network each include a security management device that performs security management by restricting an access source device or a user to operate. system. The engineering server in the equipment management system
Storing information related to the facility input for the proposal and design of a management support system for supporting the management service of the facility in the building to be managed;
Using the stored information related to the equipment, performing the management support system proposal information generation processing and design processing;
Have
The service server connected to the engineering server and connected to the equipment in the managed building,
Acquiring information indicating the operating state from the equipment in the building to be managed, and acquiring information related to the equipment stored in the engineering server;
By operating a management support system designed on the engineering server, maintenance of equipment in the building to be managed based on the acquired information indicating the operating state and information stored in the engineering server Generating maintenance service information for the service;
A facility management method characterized by comprising:

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