JP2011237936A - Management support device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management support device which monitors an operation status of equipment having multiple control points so as to reduce energy consumption at a control point with large energy consumption in a time zone corresponding to a predetermined condition.SOLUTION: A remote management server 20 comprising a communication unit 21 and a report preparation unit 22c monitors an operation status of air-conditioning equipment installed in multiple shops administered by a head office in an integrated manner, and provides predetermined information. The communication unit 21 obtains energy consumption of air-conditioning equipment for each shop. The report preparation unit 22c prepares a report including information on energy consumption by time zone corresponding to a status of each shop, based on the energy consumption by each shop. The communication unit 21 also outputs the report.

Description

  The present invention relates to a management support apparatus that monitors the operation status of facility equipment possessed by a plurality of management points and provides predetermined information to an organization that collectively manages the plurality of management points.

  Conventionally, a management support apparatus capable of monitoring a plurality of equipment is known. For example, in a power monitoring device (corresponding to a management support device) disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-277131), the amount of power used in equipment is monitored, and from the start of a predetermined period to the present time The power consumption amount used by the facility and the set power amount that is a measure of the power amount used by the facility during a predetermined period are displayed. For this reason, in this power monitoring apparatus, the ratio of the used power amount to the set power amount can be easily grasped from the display.

  By the way, there is a case where one organization desires to manage energy saving activities and the like at a large number of management points in an integrated manner. For example, there is a case where the franchisor headquarters wants to manage multiple franchisee stores that are developed nationwide.

  When trying to realize such a request, even if each management point has the same situation (for example, a situation where there is a person at the management point or a situation where there is no person at the management point), the situation is handled. The time zone may be different at each management point. In this case, for example, when it is attempted to save energy by suppressing the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to the predetermined situation at each management point, the operation of the equipment in the time zone corresponding to the predetermined situation at the plurality of management points is performed. As a result, it is difficult for the organization to grasp the situation, and as a result, it is difficult to realize energy saving.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to monitor the operation status of equipment that a plurality of management points have, thereby suppressing the energy consumption of a management point having a large energy consumption in a time zone corresponding to a predetermined situation. Is to provide a simple management support apparatus.

  A management support apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a management support apparatus that monitors the operation status of facility equipment possessed by a plurality of management points managed in an integrated manner by an organization and provides predetermined information. A creation unit, and an output unit. An acquisition part acquires the energy consumption in an equipment apparatus per management point. The creation unit creates information related to the energy consumption for each time zone corresponding to the situation of each management point based on the energy consumption for each management point. The output unit outputs the information.

  In the management support apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, information on energy consumption by time zone corresponding to the status of each management point is output. For this reason, for example, when the management point is a store, the time zone corresponding to outside the business hours of the store is included as the time zone corresponding to the situation of the store, and predetermined information is provided to the organization, Organizations can easily determine the ratio of energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to all store conditions, that is, the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to the store's non-business hours to the daily energy consumption of the store (24 hours). I can grasp it. As a result, for example, an organization can set a ratio of energy consumption in a time zone corresponding to the non-business hours to the daily energy consumption of the store that is larger than other stores outside the business hours. The store can be instructed to reduce energy consumption during the corresponding time period.

  Thereby, it is possible to suppress the energy consumption of a management point having a large energy consumption in a time zone corresponding to a predetermined situation.

  The predetermined information may be provided to the organization or may be provided to each management point.

  The management support apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is the management support apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the creation unit is configured to generate, for each management point, energy for each time period with respect to the energy consumption of the entire time period. Create information about the percentage of consumption. The energy consumption of the whole time zone is the energy consumption of the time zone corresponding to all the situations of the management point. Moreover, the energy consumption amount according to time zone is the energy consumption amount for every time zone corresponding to the predetermined situation of a management point. Thereby, the ratio of the energy consumption of the time slot | zone corresponding to each condition in the management point with respect to the energy consumption of the time slot | zone corresponding to all the conditions in a management point can be grasped | ascertained easily for every management point.

  The management support apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention is the management support apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, and the creation unit specifies an excellent management point from a plurality of management points. A good management point is a management point that has a minimum energy consumption with respect to the scale of the management point and that has the smallest proportion of the predetermined time period. The predetermined time zone is a time zone corresponding to a predetermined situation of the management point. The output unit further outputs the excellent management point. Thereby, in an organization, the management point with good energy consumption efficiency in a predetermined time zone can be easily grasped.

  A management support apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the management support apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, further comprising a generation unit. A production | generation part produces | generates the driving | running schedule adjusted so that the said ratio of the predetermined time slot | zone in management points other than a good management point may approximate the said ratio of the predetermined time slot | zone in a good management point. Moreover, a production | generation part produces | generates the said driving schedule per management point. Thereby, the said ratio of the predetermined time slot | zone in management points other than a good management point can be approximated to the said ratio of the predetermined | prescribed time slot | zone in a good management point.

  A management support apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the management support apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the creation unit selects a management point that satisfies a predetermined condition from a management point other than the excellent management point. Further specified as a defect management point. The output unit further outputs a defect management point. Therefore, for example, when the predetermined condition includes a condition that the ratio of the predetermined time period is larger than the ratio of the predetermined time period at the good management point, the organization uses the energy consumption efficiency. You can easily identify bad stores.

  A management support apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the management support apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, and the management point is a store. Moreover, the time slot | zone corresponding to the condition of a store includes the time slot | zone corresponding to the business hours outside a store. For this reason, the organization has the ratio of the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to the business hours outside the store to the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to all the situation of the store, that is, the energy consumption of the store for one day (24 hours). Can be easily grasped. As a result, for example, the organization operates a business hours for a store in which the ratio of the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to the business hours outside the store to the daily energy consumption of the store is large compared to other stores. The store can be instructed to reduce the energy consumption during the time zone corresponding to the outside.

  Thereby, it is possible to suppress the energy consumption of a store with a large energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to outside business hours.

  In the management support apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the energy consumption at a management point having a large energy consumption in a time zone corresponding to a predetermined situation.

  In the management support apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the ratio of the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to each situation at the management point to the energy consumption in the time zone corresponding to all the situations at the management point is determined for each management point. Can be easily grasped.

  With the management support apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily grasp management points with good energy consumption efficiency in a predetermined time zone in an organization.

  In the management support apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the ratio of the predetermined time zone at the management points other than the good management point can be made close to the ratio of energy consumption by time zone at the good management point.

  With the management support apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily grasp stores with poor energy consumption efficiency in the organization.

  In the management support device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the energy consumption amount of a store having a large energy consumption amount in a time zone corresponding to outside business hours.

The figure which shows the structure of a shop management system provided with the remote management server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the air conditioner in a store, and a controller. The figure which shows the structure of the remote management server in a remote management center. The figure which shows the data structure of a shop information database, the data structure of an energy information database, and the data structure of a scene information database. The figure which shows the structure of the management terminal in a headquarters. The figure which shows the flow of a process until a report is delivered. The figure which shows the table | surface of the ratio of the energy consumption according to scene with respect to the energy consumption of the whole scene in the store published in a report. The figure which shows the table | surface of the ratio of the energy consumption according to scene with respect to the energy consumption of the whole scene of the good shop and bad shop which are published in a report in a shop management system provided with the remote management server concerning the modification A. The figure which shows the table | surface which shows the relationship between the usage-amount outside business hours in the store published in a report, and the floor area of a store in a store management system provided with the remote management server which concerns on the modification B. The figure which shows the table | surface of the distribution of the energy consumption of the scene outside business hours published on a report in a shop management system provided with the remote management server concerning the modification B. In a store management system provided with the remote management server concerning modification B, the figure which shows the change of the usage rate outside business hours published for a report for every store. The figure which shows the table | surface of the ratio of the energy consumption according to scene with respect to the energy consumption of the whole scene of the good shop and bad shop published in a report in a shop management system provided with the remote management server which concerns on the modification C. The figure which shows the table | surface of the usage-amount outside business hours for every shop published in a report in a shop management system provided with the remote management server which concerns on the modification C. The figure which shows the data structure of the shop information database with which the remote management server which concerns on the modification D is provided, the data structure of an energy information database, and the data structure of a scene information database. The figure which shows the table | surface of the ratio of the energy consumption according to scene with respect to the energy consumption of the whole scene of the store published in a report in a store management system provided with the remote management server which concerns on the modification D.

  Hereinafter, a store management system 100 including a remote management server (corresponding to a management support apparatus) 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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(1) Overall Configuration The store management system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is the headquarters of an organization that supervises the energy consumption in a large number of stores 1a, 1b,. 3 is a system for supporting management in the system. In this embodiment, the air conditioning facilities 50a, 50b,... Installed in the stores 1a, 1b,.

  The store management system 100 is mainly connectable to the controllers 10a, 10b,... Installed in the stores 1a, 1b,... And the controllers 10a, 10b,. The remote management server 20 includes a remote management server 20 and a management terminal 30 that can be connected to the remote management server 20 via the Internet 6. The remote management server 20 is installed in a remote management center 2 operated by an organization that provides a remote management service for remotely managing the air conditioning facilities 50a, 50b,. The management terminal 30 is installed in the headquarter 3.

  The store management system 100 stores the stores 1a, 1b,... Based on the store information of the stores 1a, 1b,... And the energy consumption of each store 1a, 1b,.・ ・ Create a report containing information on the actual use of energy, and notify the staff at Headquarters 3 of the report. Further, the store management system 100 identifies an excellent store that satisfies a predetermined condition from the plurality of stores 1a, 1b,..., So that the ratio of the predetermined scene of stores other than the excellent store approaches the ratio of the predetermined scene of the excellent store. The air conditioning equipment 50a, 50b,... Of each store 1a, 1b,. The scene means a time zone corresponding to the situation of the stores 1a, 1b,... (Preparation for opening a store, customer service, rearranging, etc.), and in this embodiment, in the stores 1a, 1b,. The scene for one day is a scene before business hours (for example, 0:00 to 17:00), a scene within business hours (for example, 17:00 to 22:00), and a scene after business hours (for example, 22:00). To 0:00).

(2) Air Conditioning Equipment Hereinafter, the air conditioning equipment 50a will be described with reference to FIG. 2, but the same applies to the other air conditioning equipment 50b,.

  The air conditioning equipment 50a includes an outdoor unit 51 and one or a plurality of indoor units 52 connected to the outdoor unit 51 via a refrigerant pipe, and as a whole, includes a compressor, a heat exchanger, and the like not shown. A refrigerant circuit is formed.

  Each indoor unit 52 has a control unit 55. Each control unit 55 is connected to the control unit 51a, the controller 10a, and the measuring device 53a of the outdoor unit 51 through the communication line 5b.

  Each control unit 55 commands an operation command from the remote controller 56 or the controller 10a (for example, commands to start or stop the corresponding indoor unit 52, changes the set temperature of the corresponding indoor unit 52, or the corresponding indoor unit 52. The operation mode of each of the components included in the refrigerant circuit is controlled while cooperating with the control unit 51a of the outdoor unit 51 in accordance with the command to change the operation mode of the outdoor unit 51 or the command to change the air volume of the corresponding indoor unit 52). Air-condition the room. Specifically, adjustment of the frequency of the compressor, the rotational speed of the fan, and the opening degree of various valves is performed. The remote controller 56 is for receiving an input of an operation command for the indoor unit 52 from a user in the store 1a, and is dedicated to one-to-one or one-to-many dedicated communication with the control unit 55 of the indoor unit 52. They are connected via a line 5c.

  In addition, each control unit 55 transmits information related to the corresponding indoor unit 52 (hereinafter referred to as device information) to the controller 10a in accordance with a command from the controller 10a. The device information of the indoor unit 52 includes the operation parameters of the indoor unit 52 (including the start / stop activation state of the indoor unit 52, the set temperature, the operation mode such as cooling / heating / air blowing, and the set air volume), the room temperature, and In addition, information indicating state values of various components included in the indoor unit 52 (for example, including the rotational speed of the indoor fan and the temperature and pressure of the refrigerant at a predetermined position of the refrigerant circuit) is included. In addition, the control unit 51a of the outdoor unit 51 transmits information related to the outdoor unit 51 (hereinafter referred to as device information) to the controller 10a in response to a command from the controller 10a. The equipment information of the outdoor unit 51 includes the outdoor air temperature, and state values of various components included in the outdoor unit 51 (for example, the frequency of the compressor, the rotational speed of the outdoor fan, the temperature of the refrigerant at a predetermined position of the refrigerant circuit, and Information including pressure). The room temperature, the outside air temperature, the state values of various components included in the indoor unit 52 and the outdoor unit 51 are detected by a sensor or the like (not shown).

(3) Measuring Machine Hereinafter, the measuring machine 53a will be described with reference to FIG. 2, but the same applies to the other measuring machines 53b,. In addition, the measuring device 53a is provided for each store 1a, 1b,.

  The measuring device 53a can read the indicated value of a meter (not shown) that reads the amount of energy used (the amount of power used) of the air conditioning equipment 50a. Further, the measuring device 53a reads the data of the instruction value in accordance with the data acquisition command from the controller 10a.

(4) Controller Hereinafter, the controller 10a will be described with reference to FIG. 2, but the same applies to the other controllers 10b,.

  The controller 10a mainly includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, and a storage unit 15, and has a function of monitoring and controlling the air conditioning equipment 50a.

  The communication unit 11 is a network interface that enables the controller 10a to be connected to the LAN 5a, and thus the Internet 6 and the communication line 5b.

  The control unit 12 mainly includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and reads and executes a program stored in the storage unit 15.

  For example, the control unit 12 acquires device information of each indoor unit 52 from the control unit 55 of the indoor unit 52 at a predetermined time interval (for example, every minute). Furthermore, the control unit 12 acquires device information of the outdoor unit 51 from the control unit 51a of the outdoor unit 51 at a predetermined time interval (for example, every minute). The device information acquired by the control unit 12 is accumulated in a predetermined storage area secured in the storage unit 15. In order to be used for various remote management services in the remote management server 20, the device information is used at regular communication between the controller 10a and the remote management server 20 (every 30 minutes in the present embodiment) at regular intervals. The data is transmitted to the remote management server 20 via the Internet 6 by the control unit 12.

  Further, the control unit 12 causes the measuring device 53a to read the data of the instruction value at the data acquisition time (in this embodiment, the opening time, the closing time, and 0 o'clock) stored in the storage unit 15, and The obtained instruction value data is acquired from the measuring instrument 53a. The data acquisition time stored in the storage unit 15 is downloaded from the remote management server 20 in advance. Further, the instruction value data acquired by the control unit 12 is accumulated as energy information in a predetermined storage area secured in the storage unit 15. The energy information is transmitted to the remote management server 20 via the Internet 6 by the control unit 12 during the regular communication.

  The communication between the controller 10a and the remote management server 20 is realized by the controller 10a operating as a Web client and the remote management server 20 operating as a Web server.

  In addition, the control unit 12 transmits an appropriate operation command to the appropriate indoor unit 52 and the outdoor unit 51 at an appropriate timing according to the operation schedule stored in the storage unit 15. The operation schedule held by the controller 10 a is downloaded from the remote management server 20. For example, when an operation schedule of “stopping operation of a specific indoor unit 52 at 22:00” is set, the control unit 12 transmits an operation stop command to the indoor unit 52 at 22:00. When a change in setting by remote control operation is detected after 22:00, a similar command is transmitted again after a predetermined time (for example, after 30 minutes). The operation schedule can be defined for each indoor unit 52 and for each group of indoor units 52. When the operation schedule is set for the indoor unit 52, the ID of the indoor unit 52 may be specified. When the operation schedule is set for the group of the indoor units 52, the group ID may be specified. . A group classifies the indoor unit 52 according to the use (for example, "for kitchens" "for halls") etc., for example. Note that the latest operation command received by the indoor unit 52 is preferentially executed on the indoor unit 52 regardless of whether it is from the controller 10 a or the remote controller 56.

(5) Remote Management Server As shown in FIG. 3, the remote management server 20 is a server computer mainly composed of a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, an output unit 23, an input unit 24, and a storage unit 25. The controller 10a , 10b,... Have a function of monitoring and controlling the air conditioning equipment 50a, 50b,. The remote management server 20 has a Web server function, and the management screen 30 of the stores 1a, 1b,... (Related to the energy consumption for each store 1a, 1b,. Including screens of reports with tables).

  The communication unit 21 is a network interface that enables the remote management server 20 to be connected to the Internet 6. The communication unit 21 acquires predetermined information (device information, store information, energy information, etc.) from the controllers 10a, 10b,... And the management terminal 30 via the Internet 6, and the controllers 10a, 10b,. Predetermined information (operation schedule, report, etc.) can be output to the management terminal 30.

  The control unit 22 is mainly composed of a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and reads out and executes a program stored in the storage unit 25, whereby an extraction unit 22a, a classification unit 22b, a report creation unit 22c, and a generation unit. 22d and the calculation unit 22e operate. Details of the operation of each unit 22a to 22e will be described later.

  The output unit 23 mainly includes a display and a speaker, and the input unit 24 mainly includes a mouse and a keyboard.

  The storage unit 25 mainly includes a hard disk, and holds a device information database (not shown), a store information database 25a, a scene information database 25b, and an energy information database 25c.

  In the device information database (not shown), the device information of the air conditioners 50a, 50b,... Sent from the controllers 10a, 10b,. The device information in the device information database is used for various remote management services (for example, an abnormality detection service) provided by the remote management server 20.

  Store information such as the floor area, opening time (for example, 17:00), closing time (for example, 22:00) of each store 1a, 1b,... Sent from the management terminal 30 is stored in the store information database 25a. Information is saved. The store information database 25a is, for example, a tabular database as shown in FIG.

  The scene information database 25b is a tabular database as shown in FIG. 4, and stores data relating to the scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,... Determined by the classification unit 22b as one record. . The classification unit 22b refers to the store opening time and the closing time in the store information stored in the store information database 25a, and stores the scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,. And the scenes after business hours are classified into three scenes, and the respective scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,. For example, when the opening time of a certain store is 17:00 and the closing time is 22:00, the classification unit 22b sets 0:00 to 17:00 as a scene before business hours, and 17:00 to 22 0:00 is classified as a scene within business hours, and 22:00 to 0:00 is classified as a scene after business hours, and each scene of the store is determined (see FIG. 4).

  In the energy information database 25c, the energy consumption by scene of each store 1a, 1b,... Sent from the controllers 10a, 10b,. The energy information database 25c is a database in a tabular format as shown in FIG. 4, for example, and stores data indicating energy consumption for each store 1a, 1b,. Specifically, in the energy information database 25c, energy information based on the data of the instruction value acquired from the measuring device 53a at the closing time, that is, the energy integrated value data used from the opening time to the closing time is stored in the business hours. It is saved as the energy consumption of the inside scene. In addition, the energy information database 25c stores energy information based on instruction value data acquired from the measuring device 53a at 0 o'clock, that is, energy integrated value data used from the closing time to 0 o'clock. Saved as consumption. Further, the energy information database 25c stores the energy information based on the indicated value data acquired from the measuring device 53a at the store opening time, that is, the energy integrated value data used from 0:00 to the store opening time. Saved as consumption.

(6) Management Terminal As shown in FIG. 5, the management terminal 30 mainly includes a communication unit 31, a control unit 32, a display unit 33, an input unit 34, and a storage unit 35. It is a general-purpose personal computer used for A web browser having a web client function is installed in the management terminal 30. The staff of the headquarter 3 can manage the stores 1a, 1b,... By acquiring the management screen of the stores 1a, 1b,... On the Web browser from the remote management server 20 that is a Web server. it can.

  The communication unit 31 is a network interface that can connect the management terminal 30 to the Internet 6.

  The control unit 32 mainly includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The output unit 33 mainly includes a display and a speaker, and the input unit 34 mainly includes a mouse and a keyboard. The storage unit 35 is mainly composed of a hard disk.

(7) Flow of processing until report is distributed Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 6, a report in which information on the actual energy use in each store 1a, 1b,... A flow of processing until distribution to the terminal 30 will be described. FIG. 6 shows the temporal relationship of the processes executed by the four elements (the measuring instrument 53a, the controllers 10a, 10b,..., The remote management server 20, the management terminal 30) involved in the creation of the report, and the relationship between the elements. Shows the flow of data passed through. In FIG. 6, the flow of time is defined from top to bottom.

  The staff of the headquarter 3 uploads store information including the floor area, opening time and closing time of each store 1a, 1b,... To the remote management server 20 via the Web browser of the management terminal 30 (step S1). ).

  Store information of the air conditioners 50a, 50b,... Uploaded to the remote management server 20 is stored in the store information database 25a. Moreover, the data regarding the scene for every store 1a, 1b, ... determined by the classification | category part 22b based on store information are memorize | stored in the scene information database 25b.

  Further, the remote management server 20 determines the opening time, closing time, and 0:00 of each store 1a, 1b,. And the data acquisition time of the determined instruction value is downloaded to the controllers 10a, 10b,... During the regular communication between the controllers 10a, 10b,... And the remote management server 20 (step S2). The controller 10a, 10b,... Transmits a data acquisition command to the measuring device 53a at the opening time, closing time, and 0 time of each store 1a, 1b,. From the data of the indicated values of the air conditioning equipment 50a, 50b,. Further, the controllers 10a, 10b,... Temporarily store the indicated value data as energy information, and the energy information is periodically communicated between the controllers 10a, 10b,. Sometimes uploads to the remote management server 20 (step S4).

  On the other hand, the remote management server 20 stores the energy information sent from the controllers 10a, 10b,... In the energy information database 25c as the energy consumption in each scene of each store 1a, 1b,. (Step S5).

  After the steps S3 to S5 are repeated many times, the energy consumption amount in each scene for each store 1a, 1b,... Sufficient for creating a report is accumulated in the energy information database 25c. If there is, the staff at the headquarters 3 can request the remote management server 20 to deliver the report at an arbitrary timing (step S6). The report distribution command is uploaded to the remote management server 20 via the Web browser of the management terminal 30 by the staff of the headquarters 3 together with various parameters that determine the report format.

  The remote management server 20 executes step S7 for creating a report as soon as a report delivery request is received. The report created in step S7 is downloaded from the communication unit 21 of the remote management server 20 to the management terminal 30 and displayed on the web browser (step S8).

(8) Contents of report Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 7, a report on which information related to the actual energy use in each store 1a, 1b,.

(8-1) A table showing the ratio of energy consumption by scene to the energy consumption of the entire store scene The report creation unit 22c is based on the energy consumption in a unit period (week, month, year, etc.). Create a table showing the ratio of the energy consumption by scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene (in this embodiment, a scene before business hours, a scene before business hours, and a scene after business hours) for each scene 1a, 1b,. To do. In the table, scenes during business hours and non-business hours scenes including scenes before business hours and scenes after business hours are shown as scenes. In the table, as shown in FIG. 7, for each store 1 a, 1 b,..., The energy consumption of the business hours scene (corresponding to the amount used during the business hours described below) and the scene The ratio of the energy consumption in the business hours scene to the total energy consumption (equivalent to the usage ratio in the following business hours) and the energy consumption in the non-business hours scene (the usage outside the business hours below) Equivalent) and the ratio of the energy consumption of the non-business hours scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene (corresponding to the usage ratio outside the business hours described below). The unit period is determined by parameters input by the staff of the headquarter 3 in step S6 requesting the creation of a report.

  More specifically, the calculation unit 22e refers to the energy information database 25c, and determines each store 1a, 1b,... From the total amount of energy (energy consumption) used within the unit period. The average value of the daily energy consumption in 1a, 1b,... Is calculated as the total consumption of each store 1a, 1b,. Further, the calculation unit 22e refers to the energy information database 25c, and for each store 1a, 1b,..., The average value of the ratio of the energy consumption amount of the scene during business hours to the energy consumption amount of the entire scene within the unit period Is calculated and used as the usage rate within the business hours of each store 1a, 1b,. Further, the calculation unit 22e refers to the energy information database 25c, and for each store 1a, 1b,..., An average value of the ratio of the energy consumption amount of the non-business hours scene to the energy consumption amount of the entire scene within the unit period Is calculated and used as the usage rate outside the business hours of each store 1a, 1b,. Further, the calculation unit 22e calculates the scenes within the business hours of each day for each store 1a, 1b,... Within the unit period based on the total consumption, the usage rate during business hours, and the usage rate outside business hours. The average value of the energy consumption amount or the average value of the energy consumption amount in the scene outside the business hours is calculated and used as the usage amount during the business hours or outside the business hours. Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c is shown in FIG. 7 based on the usage amount during business hours, the usage amount outside business hours, the usage rate during business hours, and the usage rate outside business hours calculated by the calculation unit 22e. A table showing the ratio of energy consumption for each scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene of stores 1a, 1b,..., Which is a table relating to energy consumption for each store 1a, 1b,.

  In addition, the calculation method of the usage ratio according to such a scene is such that a plurality of stores 1a, 1b,... Are stores of the same business type and series, and each store 1a, 1b,. It is preferable to adopt when there is no significant difference in business hours.

  Moreover, the report preparation part 22c specifies an excellent store and a defective store from the plurality of stores 1a, 1b,.

  An excellent store means that the daily energy consumption converted to basic units in the unit period (in this embodiment, the daily energy consumption per floor area) is small, and the usage rate outside business hours is the most. It is a small store and is specified by the report creation unit 22c.

  More specifically, the extraction unit 22a refers to the energy information database 25c, and calculates the total consumption of each store 1a, 1b,... Calculated by the calculation unit 22e for each store 1a, 1b,. The value divided by the floor area is calculated as the daily energy consumption converted to the basic unit of each store 1a, 1b,. In addition, the extraction unit 22a has the smallest daily energy consumption converted from the plurality of stores 1a, 1b,..., And the usage rate outside the business hours calculated by the calculation unit 22e is the highest. A small store is extracted as a good store (equivalent to a good management point). Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c identifies the excellent store extracted by the extraction unit 22a as the excellent store.

  Moreover, a defective store is a store which satisfy | fills predetermined conditions, and is specified by the report preparation part 22c. The predetermined condition is a condition that the usage rate outside business hours in a unit period (week, month, year, etc.) exceeds a threshold value. Note that the threshold is determined by parameters input by the staff of the headquarters 3 in step S6 requesting the creation of a report.

  More specifically, the extraction unit 22a extracts a store in which the usage rate outside business hours in the unit period deviates from the usage rate outside business hours of other stores. Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c identifies a store that exceeds the threshold among the stores extracted by the extraction unit 22a as a defective store.

  The identified excellent stores and defective stores are output in the report together with a table regarding energy consumption of the corresponding stores. Therefore, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily grasp the ratio of the energy consumption amount by scene to the energy consumption amount of the entire scene at the excellent store and the defective store.

(8-2) Store Ranking Table The report creation unit 22c determines whether the stores 1a, 1b,... Are used outside the business hours or the stores based on the usage rate outside the business hours and the usage amount outside the business hours. A ranking table of usage amounts outside business hours of 1a, 1b,.

  Specifically, the report creation unit 22c creates a table in which the names of stores 1a, 1b,... Are arranged in descending order of the usage rate outside the business hours calculated by the calculation unit 22e, and the business hours in the unit period It is a ranking table of the outside usage rate. In addition, the report creation unit 22c creates a table in which the store names are arranged in descending order of the usage amount outside the business hours calculated by the calculation unit 22e, and uses it as a ranking table of the usage amount outside the business hours in the unit period. These ranking tables are output side by side on the report for easy comparison. Thereby, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily grasp stores having a large usage rate outside business hours and stores having a large usage amount outside business hours.

(9) Generation of operation schedule The remote management server 20 refers to the data stored in the energy information database 25c, and according to a preset algorithm, the air conditioning equipment 50a, 50b,. It is possible to generate an operation schedule to be applied to. The operation schedules generated in the remote management server 20 are downloaded to the controllers 10a, 10b,... During the regular communication between the controllers 10a, 10b,. Stored in.

  In addition, the driving schedule is generated for stores other than the excellent stores by the generation unit 22d. In this embodiment, since the driving schedule of the excellent store is not generated, the air conditioning equipment is controlled in the excellent store according to the driving schedule already stored in the storage unit 15. In addition, the generation unit 22d uses a store other than the good store as a reference so that the use rate outside the business hours of the store other than the good store approaches the use rate outside the business hours of the good store. The operation schedule of the air conditioning equipment possessed by the stores is generated. Specifically, if a store other than a good store, that is, a store for which an operation schedule is created, is set as a target store, the generation unit 22d first uses the usage amount within the business hours of the target store and the usage rate outside the business hours at the good store. From this, the amount of energy that can be used for a non-business hours scene in the target store is calculated. Next, the generation unit 22d sets the set temperature to a predetermined temperature when the operation schedule of the air-conditioning equipment of the non-business hours scene in the target store (for example, after the closing time) so as not to exceed the amount of energy available for the non-business hours scene. And the like. In the present embodiment, since the scene before business hours and the scene after business hours are included in the non-business hours scene, for example, a driving schedule is not generated for the pre-business hours scene, and the calculated business hours are calculated. The energy amount obtained by subtracting the amount of energy actually used for the pre-business hours scene from the amount of energy available for the after-hours scene is regarded as the amount of energy available for the post-business hours scene. May be generated. In addition, for example, the ratio of the energy consumption of the scene before business hours to the energy consumption of the entire scene in the excellent store and the ratio of the energy consumption of the scene after business hours to the energy consumption of the entire scene in the excellent store are referred to. From the amount of energy available for the calculated non-business hours scene, the amount of energy available for the pre-business hours scene and post-business hours scene at the target store is determined, and the business hours are based on the determined energy amounts. Driving schedules in the previous scene and the after-hours scene may be generated.

  In the operation schedule generated in this way, the plurality of stores 1a, 1b, ... are stores 1a, 1b, ... of the same business type and series, and each store 1a, 1b, ... By applying this when there is no significant difference in business hours, it can be expected that energy saving effects will be exhibited at the target store.

(10) Features (10-1)
Conventionally, when trying to reduce the energy consumption in a plurality of stores, it may be desired to reduce the energy consumption in a non-business-hour scene that is a time zone in which no customer exists in each store. However, since it is difficult to determine an appropriate energy consumption amount in the after-hours scene of each store, as a result, it is difficult to suppress the energy consumption amount of each store.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a report including a table showing a ratio of energy consumption by scene to energy consumption of the entire scene for each store 1a, 1b,..., In other words, stores 1a, 1b,. ..Predetermined store 1a, 1b,... With respect to energy consumption in the time zone (one day of stores 1a, 1b,...) Corresponding to all situations of each store 1a, 1b,. A report including a table showing the ratio of energy consumption for each time zone corresponding to the situation is downloaded from the communication unit 21 of the remote management server 20 to the management terminal 30 and displayed on the Web browser. The table included in the report shows the usage ratio of the stores 1a, 1b,... For this reason, the staff of headquarter 3 can grasp | ascertain easily the usage rate outside business hours for every store 1a, 1b, ... from the table | surface published in the report.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the generation unit 22d uses the non-business hours usage ratio of the excellent stores as a reference so that the non-business hours usage ratio in the stores other than the high-quality stores approaches the usage ratios of the good stores outside the business hours. As described above, a driving schedule in a non-business hours scene of a store other than a good store is generated. For this reason, the usage rate outside business hours in a store other than a good store can be made closer to the usage rate outside business hours in a good store.

  Thereby, it is possible to suppress the energy consumption amount of the store having a large energy consumption amount in the outside business hours scene.

  In the present embodiment, a report is provided from the remote management server 20 to the headquarters 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the report is sent from the remote management server 20 to each store 1a, 1b,. May also be provided.

(10-2)
In the present embodiment, the report creation unit 22c uses a plurality of stores 1a, 1b, and a high-quality store, which is a store having a small daily energy consumption converted to basic unit and the smallest usage rate outside business hours. ... and will be published on the report. For this reason, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily grasp a store with high energy use efficiency in the outside business hours scene.

(10-3)
In the present embodiment, the report creation unit 22c identifies defective stores that are stores whose usage rate outside business hours exceeds a threshold from a plurality of stores 1a, 1b,... And is posted on the report. The For this reason, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily grasp a store with poor energy use efficiency in a non-business hours scene.

(10-4)
In the present embodiment, the controller 10a causes the measuring device 53a to read the data of the instruction value at the data acquisition time (opening time, closing time and 0 o'clock) stored in the storage unit 15, and read the data. The data of the instruction value is acquired from the measuring device 53a. Further, the controllers 10a, 10b,... Temporarily store the indicated value data as energy information, and the energy information is periodically communicated between the controllers 10a, 10b,. Sometimes upload to the remote management server 20. For this reason, for example, it is possible to prevent the communication amount from increasing as compared with the case where instruction value data is acquired every minute and uploaded to the remote management server 20. Thereby, even if the opening time and closing time of each store differ, energy information can be collected without increasing the communication amount.

(11) Modification (11-1) Modification A
In the above-described embodiment, the specified excellent store and defective store are output in the report together with the table regarding the energy consumption of the corresponding store.

  In addition to this, a table regarding the energy consumption of the specified excellent store and a table regarding the energy consumption of the defective store may be output side by side on the report (see FIG. 8). Thereby, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily compare the ratio of the energy usage by scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene of the good store and the defective store.

(11-2) Modification B
In the above embodiment, the content of the report, that is, the energy consumption for each scene with respect to the energy consumption of the entire scene of the stores 1a, 1b,. And a ranking table of stores 1a, 1b,...

  In addition to this, or instead of this, other information may be included in the report as information on the actual energy usage in the stores 1a, 1b,.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the information published in the report is the amount of usage outside business hours in each store 1a, 1b,... And the floor area of each store 1a, 1b,. It may be a table of energy consumption distribution showing the relationship. When such a table of energy consumption distribution is output as a report, the staff at Headquarters 3 can easily find stores whose usage outside business hours deviates from usage outside business hours at other stores. Can grasp.

  In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the information included in the report is the energy consumption of the non-business hours scene converted into the basic unit (here, each store 1a, 1b,... Per seat number The distribution of the energy consumption of the non-business hours scene) may be a frequency distribution table displayed in a histogram. When such a frequency distribution table is output as a report, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily grasp a good store.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the information posted in the report may be a table showing a change in usage rate outside business hours in each store 1a, 1b,. When a table showing such a change in usage rate is output as a report, the staff at headquarters 3 easily grasps whether or not energy saving is being implemented at each store 1a, 1b,. be able to.

(11-3) Modification C
In the above embodiment, the plurality of stores 1a, 1b,... Are the same business type and affiliated stores 1a, 1b,..., And the business hours of the stores 1a, 1b,. A report and an operation schedule that can be expected to improve energy saving efficiency by being applied in the case of not being generated.

  Here, when the number of hours in the business hours scene is different, for example, when the business hours of a certain store are from 12:00 to 16:00 and the business hours of other stores are from 18:00 to 0:00 Even if the information of the ratio of the energy consumption by scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene is output on the report as in the above embodiment, the information is useful information for improving the energy saving efficiency. It may not be possible.

  Therefore, instead of the above embodiment, it is preferable that the report is applied to a plurality of stores 1a, 1b,... When the number of hours in the business hours of each store 1a, 1b,. Will be described.

  For example, a report may be created in consideration of a scene where a person is present in a store (hereinafter referred to as a registered scene) among non-business hours scenes. In addition, when a report taking account of the enrollment scene is created, the store information includes the start time and end time of the enrollment scene (for example, start time 0:00, end time 12:00, etc.) Store information including the start time and end time of the enrollment scene is stored in the store information database 25a. Further, the classification unit 22b refers to the store opening time, the closing time, the start time, and the end time in the store information, and stores the scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,. The scenes are classified into three scenes (scenes other than the enrolled scenes in the non-business hours scenes), and the respective scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,. Further, the instruction value data acquisition time is set to the remote management server so that the instruction value data is acquired from the measuring device 53a at the opening time, closing time, start time and end time of each store 1a, 1b,. 20 are downloaded to the controllers 10a, 10b,. And the energy information of the data acquisition time sent from controller 10a, 10b, ... is preserve | saved in the energy information database 25c as energy consumption in each scene of each store 1a, 1b, .... And the report preparation part 22c produces a report according to the request | requirement of the delivery of the report to the remote management server 20 from the staff of the headquarter 3 similarly to the said embodiment.

  First, the report creation unit 22c calculates, for each store 1a, 1b,..., A value obtained by dividing the usage amount during business hours by the number of hours in the business hours scene as a usage rate within business hours. Moreover, the report preparation part 22c calculates the value which divided | segmented the energy usage of the enrolled scene by the number of hours of the enrolled scene as a usage ratio of the non-business hours scene. And the report preparation part 22c produces the table regarding the energy consumption for every store 1a, 1b, ... based on the energy usage rate in the calculated business hours, and the energy usage rate outside business hours (Figure). 12). When such a table regarding energy consumption for each store 1a, 1b,... Is output as a report, sales at a plurality of stores 1a, 1b,. You can compare out-of-hours usage rates.

  Moreover, the report preparation part 22c may identify a good store and a defective store based on the calculated energy usage rate within business hours and the energy usage rate outside business hours (see FIG. 12). In addition, in FIG. 12, the table regarding the energy consumption of the excellent store and the table regarding the energy consumption of the defective store are output side by side on the report so that the comparison between the excellent store and the defective store is easy. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a table related to the energy consumption of the stores 1a, 1b,... May be output as an individual report for each store 1a, 1b,.

  Further, in the same industry, the energy consumption in the non-business hours scene may be constant regardless of the number of hours of the non-business hours scene. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, the content of the report may display the usage amount outside business hours for each store 1a, 1b,. As described above, when the usage amount outside business hours for each store 1a, 1b,... Is output as a report, it is possible to easily grasp a store having a large energy consumption amount in a business hours outside scene.

(11-4) Modification D
In the above embodiment, the classification unit 22b classifies the scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,... Into three scenes, a scene before business hours, a scene within business hours, and a scene after business hours.

  Instead, the scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,... May be further finely classified and posted in the report.

  For example, the scene of the stores 1a, 1b,. Next, the contents of the report created by the remote management server 20 will be described. In this modification, except for the data structure of the store information database 125a held in the storage unit 25 of the remote management server 20, the data structure of the energy information database 125c, and the data structure of the scene information database 125b, the same as in the above embodiment. Since it is a structure, structures other than these structures 125a, 125b, and 125c are attached | subjected with the code | symbol similar to the said embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the store information database 125a, the floor area of each store 1a, 1b,... Sent from the management terminal 30, the closing time (for example, 0:00), the opening preparation time (for example, 8:00), Store information such as daytime business time (for example, 10:00), break time (for example, 15:00), night business time (for example, 18:00), clean-up time (for example, 23:00) is stored. . The store information database 125a is, for example, a tabular database as shown in FIG.

  The scene information database 125b is a tabular database as shown in FIG. 14, and stores data relating to the scenes of the stores 1a, 1b,... Determined by the classification unit 22b as one record. . The classification unit 22b refers to the store 1a, 1b with reference to the store closing time, opening preparation time, day opening time, midday break time, night opening time, and clean-up time among the store information stored in the store information database 125a. ,... Are classified into six scenes, that is, a store exit scene, a store opening preparation scene, a daytime business scene, a midday break scene, a night business scene, and a clean-up scene, and store 1a, 1b,. decide. For example, the classification unit 22b has a store opening time of 0:00, a store opening preparation time of 8:00, a daytime business time of 10:00, and a midday break time of 15:00, If the night business time is 18:00 and the clean-up time is 23:00, 0:00 to 8:00 is a closing scene, 8:00 to 10:00 is a opening preparation scene, 10: Classify 00 to 15:00 as a daytime business scene, 15:00:00 to 18:00 as a day off scene, 18:00:00 to 23:00 as a nighttime business scene, and 23:00 to 0:00 as a clean-up scene. Each scene of the store is determined.

  The energy information database 125c stores the energy consumption of each store 1a, 1b,... Sent from the controllers 10a, 10b,. The energy information database 125c is, for example, a tabular database as shown in FIG. 14, and holds data indicating energy consumption for each store 1a, 1b,. For example, in the energy information database 125c, energy information based on the data of the instruction value acquired from the measuring device 53a at the opening preparation time, that is, the energy integrated value data used from the closing time to the opening preparation time is stored in the store opening scene. Stored as energy consumption. In the energy information database 125c, energy information based on the indicated value data acquired from the measuring device 53a at the daytime business time, that is, the energy integrated value data used from the shop opening preparation time to the daytime business time is stored in the energy of the shop opening preparation scene. Saved as consumption. In the energy information database 125c, energy information based on the indicated value data acquired from the measuring device 53a at the mid-break time, that is, the energy integrated value data used from the mid-business time to the mid-break time is stored in the energy of the day business scene. Saved as consumption. In the energy information database 125c, energy information based on instruction value data acquired from the measuring device 53a at night business hours, that is, energy integration value data used from the mid-break time to the night business time is stored in the energy of the mid-break scene. Saved as consumption. In the energy information database 125c, the energy information based on the data of the instruction value acquired from the measuring device 53a at the time of clean-up, that is, the energy integrated value data used from the night business time to the time of clean-up is stored in the energy consumption amount of the night business scene. Saved as In the energy information database 125c, the energy information based on the data of the instruction value acquired from the measuring device 53a at the store closing time, that is, the energy integrated value data used from the cleanup time to the store closing time, is the energy consumption amount of the cleanup scene. Saved as

  Moreover, the report preparation part 22c is based on the energy consumption in a unit period (a week, a month, a year, etc.), and the whole scene for every store 1a, 1b, ... (in this embodiment, a store exit scene, a store opening) A table showing the ratio of the energy consumption by scene to the energy consumption of a preparation scene, a day business scene, a mid-break scene, a night business scene, and a clean-up scene) is created. The unit period is determined by parameters input by the staff of the headquarters 3 in step S6 requesting the creation of a report. In the table, as shown in FIG. 15, the ratio of the energy consumption of the exit scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene for each store 1a, 1b,. Equivalent to the usage ratio), the ratio of the energy consumption of the store preparation scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene (equivalent to the usage ratio of the store preparation preparation referred to below), and the energy consumption of the daytime business scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene The ratio of the amount (equivalent to the usage ratio of the daytime operation described below), the ratio of the energy consumption of the break scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene (equivalent to the use ratio of the break period described below), and the The ratio of the energy consumption of the night business scene to the energy consumption (equivalent to the usage ratio of the night business mentioned below) and the energy consumption of the entire scene The ratio of the energy consumption of cleaning up the scene (corresponding to the proportion of the clean up referred to below), is shown.

  More specifically, the calculation unit 22e refers to the energy information database 125c, and stores each store 1a, 1b,... From the total amount of energy used within the unit period for each store 1a, 1b,. ··· An average value of the daily energy consumption at is calculated and used as the total consumption of each store 1a, 1b,. Further, the calculation unit 22e refers to the energy information database 125c and calculates an average value of the ratio of the energy consumption amount of each scene to the energy consumption amount of the entire scene in the unit period for each store 1a, 1b,. And the usage ratio of each scene of each store 1a, 1b,. For example, the calculation unit 22e refers to the energy information database 125c and calculates, for each store 1a, 1b,..., The average value of the ratio of the energy consumption of the exit scene to the energy consumption of the entire scene within the unit period. It is calculated and used as the ratio of use of each store 1a, 1b,. Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c calculates the usage rate during the store, the usage rate for preparation for opening the store, the usage rate during the daytime business, the usage rate during the break, the usage rate during the nighttime, From the usage ratio, the energy consumption of each scene with respect to the energy consumption of the entire scene of the stores 1a, 1b,..., Which is a table relating to the energy consumption of each store 1a, 1b,. Create a table that shows the percentages.

  Moreover, the report preparation part 22c specifies an excellent store and a defective store from the plurality of stores 1a, 1b,.

  A good store is the smallest daily energy consumption (in this embodiment, daily energy consumption per floor area) converted to basic unit in a unit period, and the usage rate outside business hours is It is the smallest store and is specified by the report creation unit 22c.

  More specifically, the extraction unit 22a refers to the energy information database 125c, and calculates the total consumption calculated by the calculation unit 22e for each store 1a, 1b,. The value divided by the floor area is calculated as the daily energy consumption converted into the basic units of the stores 1a, 1b,. In addition, the extraction unit 22a calculates a total value of the usage ratio during the closing of the store, the usage ratio for preparation for opening the store, the usage ratio during the break, and the usage ratio for the post-cleaning, and sets the usage ratio outside business hours. Further, the extraction unit 22a has a small daily energy consumption converted from the plurality of stores 1a, 1b,... To the calculated basic unit, and the usage rate outside business hours calculated by the calculation unit 22e. The store with the smallest is extracted as an excellent store. Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c identifies the excellent store extracted by the extraction unit 22a as the excellent store.

  Moreover, a defective store is a store which satisfy | fills predetermined conditions, and is specified by the report preparation part 22c. The predetermined condition is a condition that the usage rate outside business hours in a unit period (week, month, year, etc.) exceeds a threshold value. Note that the threshold is determined by parameters input by the staff of the headquarters 3 in step S6 requesting the creation of a report.

  More specifically, the extraction unit 22a extracts a store in which the usage rate outside business hours in the unit period deviates from the usage rate outside business hours of other stores. Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c identifies a store that exceeds the threshold among the stores extracted by the extraction unit 22a as a defective store.

  The identified excellent store and defective store are output in the report together with a table indicating the usage ratio of the corresponding store by scene. Therefore, the staff of the headquarters 3 can easily grasp the ratio of the energy consumption amount by scene to the energy consumption amount of the entire scene at the excellent store and the defective store.

  In addition, in FIG. 15, the table (table which shows the usage rate according to scene) regarding the energy consumption of the excellent stores and the stores other than the excellent stores so that the comparison between the excellent stores and the stores other than the excellent stores is easy. A table relating to energy consumption (a table showing the usage ratio for each scene) is output side by side on the report, but is not limited to this, and a table relating to energy consumption of stores 1a, 1b,. Each store 1a, 1b,... May be output individually as a report.

(11-5) Modification E
In the above-described embodiment, the store having the smallest daily energy consumption converted into the basic unit and the smallest usage rate outside the business hours is identified as the excellent store serving as a reference, and is reported on the report.

  Instead of this, a report that takes into account the usage rate other than the usage rate outside business hours may be created.

  For example, the extraction unit 22a refers to the energy information database 25c, and for each store 1a, 1b,..., A value obtained by dividing the energy consumption of a predetermined scene by the floor area of each store 1a, 1b,. The energy consumption of the predetermined scene converted to the basic unit is calculated. Further, the extraction unit 22a extracts a store having a small amount of energy consumption of the predetermined scene converted into the calculated basic unit and the smallest use ratio of the predetermined scene calculated by the calculation unit 22e as an excellent store of the predetermined scene. To do. Subsequently, the report creation unit 22c refers to the use ratio of each predetermined scene in the excellent store for each scene, creates an excellent store model serving as a reference for the use ratio of each scene, and generates a scene of the excellent store model. A table showing different usage percentages is output as a report. Therefore, the staff of the headquarters 3 confirms the usage ratio of each store 1a, 1b, ... for each scene on the basis of the usage ratio for each scene of the excellent store model, so that each store 1a, 1b, ... It is possible to easily grasp a scene with a large usage ratio.

(11-6) Modification F
In the above embodiment, store information including information on the floor area, opening time, and closing time of each store 1a, 1b,... In addition to this, for example, when the opening time and closing time of the stores 1a, 1b,... Are different for each day of the week, the opening hours of the stores 1a, 1b,. Store information including information on the store closing time may be uploaded to the remote management server 20.

  In the above embodiment, the energy information using the data of the instruction value read by the measuring device 53a is stored in the energy information database 25c as the energy consumption for each scene. Instead, the energy consumption is estimated by the controllers 10a, 10b,... From the operating status of the air conditioners 50a, 50b,..., And the estimated energy consumption is used as the energy consumption for each scene. It may be stored in the energy information database 25c.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the scene of store 1a, 1b, ... is classified into three scenes of the scene before business hours, the scene before business hours, and the scene after business hours by the classification | category part 22b. In addition to this, the scenes may be further classified according to the situation of the smaller stores 1a, 1b,. For example, the business hours scene may be further classified into a busy time zone and a free time zone.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although air-conditioning equipment 50a, 50b, ... each installed in store 1a, 1b, ... is made into management object, it is not limited to this, Energy is consumed. As long as it is such a facility, any other facility (such as a lighting device) may be a management target.

(11-7) Modification G
In the above embodiment, the amount of energy that can be used for the non-business hours scene in the target store is calculated from the usage amount during the business hours of the target store and the usage rate outside the business hours of the excellent store, and used for the non-business hours scene The operation schedule of the air conditioning equipment in the non-business hours scene is generated based on the possible energy amount.

  Instead, when the upper limit of the daily energy consumption at the stores 1a, 1b,... Is set, the driving is mainly performed so that the energy consumption of the non-business hours scene is reduced. A schedule may be generated. For example, when the ratio of the usage rate during business hours and the usage rate outside business hours when the daily energy consumption at the target store is “10” is 7: 3, mainly outside business hours When the energy consumption of the scene is reduced and the daily energy consumption is reduced from “10” to “9”, the ratio of the usage ratio during business hours to the usage ratio outside business hours is 6.5: The operation schedule of the air conditioning equipment may be generated so as to be 2.5.

  In addition, if the ratio of the energy consumption of the scene before business hours to the energy consumption of the entire scene (hereinafter referred to as the usage ratio before business hours) increases more than the usage ratio before business hours calculated in advance, An after-hours scene driving schedule may be generated based on the amount of energy consumed by the increase subtracted from the amount of energy available for the after-hours scene. For example, as the usage rate by scene calculated in advance, the usage rate during business hours is 75%, the usage rate outside business hours is 25%, and after the business hours with respect to the energy consumption of the entire scene When the ratio of energy consumption of the scene (hereinafter referred to as the usage ratio after business hours) is 10% and the usage ratio before business hours is 15%, it corresponds to 20% of the entire scene in the scene before business hours When the amount of energy used is consumed, the usage rate after business hours is corrected from 10% to 5%, and the amount of energy equivalent to 5% of the entire scene is operated as the amount of energy that can be used in the scene after business hours. The operation schedule of the air conditioning equipment in the after-hour scene may be generated.

  By adjusting the usage rate of each scene in this way, the rate of decrease in the usage rate outside business hours becomes larger than the rate of decrease in the usage rate during business hours, so the usage rate of each scene after adjustment By generating the operation schedule of the air-conditioning equipment in each scene with reference to the above, it is possible to reduce the energy consumption mainly in the non-business hours scene.

  Also, for example, when the energy consumption in the business hours scene of a certain store is higher than the energy consumption in the business hours scene of the previous day of the store, the usage rate after the business hours of the store The amount of energy that can be used for the after-hours scene of the store is calculated so as to approach the usage rate after the business hours of a good store, and the operation schedule of the after-hours scene is set so that the calculated energy amount is not exceeded. It may be created.

  In addition, for example, an operation schedule may be created so that the operation of the air-conditioning equipment is forcibly stopped at a store that exceeds the energy consumption amount of the after-hours scene of an excellent store.

  In this way, mainly driving schedules are generated so that energy consumption in off-hours scenes is reduced, maintaining the comfort of customers who visit the store during business hours, and each Energy saving in the stores 1a, 1b,.

(11-8) Modification H
In the above embodiment, the report is created by the remote management server 20 at the time of a request from the management terminal 30, that is, at an arbitrary timing desired by the staff of the headquarters 3, but may be created periodically. . The manner of providing the report is not limited to that via the Internet 6, but may be provided by FAX, mail, or other means.

(11-9) Modification I
In the above-described embodiment, the information posted in the report is created by being calculated when the report is created. Instead, all or part of the information may be periodically created by the remote management server 20 and stored in a database in the storage unit 25. In this case, it is possible to reduce the time until the report is actually created after the report delivery command is issued.

(11-10) Modification J
In the above embodiment, the driving schedule is generated for stores other than the excellent stores by the generation unit 22d. Instead, the headquarters 3 that grasps the actual energy usage for each store 1a, 1b,... From a report displayed on the Web browser without generating or outputting an operation schedule by the remote management server 20. May notify each store 1a, 1b,... Individually, or may create an operation schedule.

  The present invention can suppress the energy consumption of a management point having a large energy consumption in a time zone corresponding to a predetermined state of the management point by monitoring the operation state of the equipment having the plurality of management points. Application to a management support apparatus for managing a plurality of management points in an integrated manner is effective.

3 headquarters (organization)
20 Remote management server (management support device)
21 Communication unit (acquisition unit / output unit)
22c Report preparation department (preparation department)
22d generator 1a, 1b, ... store (management point)
50a, 50b, ... Air conditioning equipment (equipment)

JP 2006-277131 A

Claims (6)

Management that monitors the operational status of equipment (50a, 50b,...) Possessed by a plurality of management points (1a, 1b...) That are centrally managed by the organization (3) and provides predetermined information. A support device,
An acquisition unit (21) for acquiring energy consumption in the facility equipment in units of the management points;
Based on the energy consumption in units of the management points, a creation unit (22c) that creates information on energy consumption by time zone corresponding to the status of each management point;
An output unit (21) for outputting the information;
A management support apparatus (20) comprising: The creation unit creates the information related to the ratio of the energy consumption for each time zone to the energy consumption for the entire time zone for each of the management points.
The management support apparatus according to claim 1. The creation unit specifies an excellent management point that is a management point with a small amount of the energy consumption with respect to the scale of the management point and the smallest percentage of a predetermined time zone from the plurality of management points,
The output unit further outputs the excellent management point.
The management support apparatus according to claim 2. A generating unit that generates an operation schedule adjusted in units of management points such that the ratio of the predetermined time zone at a management point other than the good management point approaches the ratio of the predetermined time zone at the good management point (22d)
The management support apparatus according to claim 3. The creation unit further specifies a management point satisfying a predetermined condition from a management point other than the excellent management point as a defective management point,
The output unit further outputs the defect management point;
The management support apparatus according to claim 3 or 4. The management point is a store,
The time zone corresponding to the situation of the store includes a time zone corresponding to the business hours outside the store,
The management assistance apparatus of any one of Claims 1-5.

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