JP2012113363A - Control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device capable of detecting and reporting electric apparatus forgotten to be turned off at the start of a security state in a security system that detects and reports an abnormality in a surveillance region.SOLUTION: A control device which detects and reports an abnormality in a surveillance region, when receiving a switch operation to switch settings of security modes from a security release state to a security state, determines whether an electric apparatus is forgotten to be turned off or not using a power consumption value measured for the electric apparatus installed in the surveillance region. When determining that the electric apparatus is forgotten to be turned off, the control device reports that effect. When determining that the electric apparatus is not forgotten to be turned off, the control device switches the settings of the security modes from the security release state to the security state in response to the switch operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device.

  In recent years, from the viewpoint of protecting the global environment, it has been desired to reduce wasteful power consumption of electrical equipment, but forgetting to turn off the power to supply power to the electrical equipment has become a problem. For this reason, a technique for preventing forgetting to turn off the power to an electric device has been developed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). For example, in the technique of Patent Document 1, when it is determined that the human body sensor is unmanned, the supply of power to the outlet is automatically cut off. In the technique of Patent Document 2, the presence or absence of abnormal use of power is detected by comparing the reference power value set by the user with the current power consumption value, and when abnormal use is detected, the fact is notified. To do. In the technology of Patent Document 3, in a security system that reports an abnormality in a monitoring area, information such as the operation status, security status, and power usage of an electrical device is provided to a user's terminal device. Power-saving control that monitors electrical devices that are recognized as wasted and performs power-on operations such as cutting standby power on-demand from the user's terminal device, and monitors the electrical devices when the security state starts and is released Operate and stop the unit.

JP-A-8-288074 JP 2007-132804 A JP 2008-77185 A

  However, in the past, it was difficult to detect whether or not the power supply was truly forgotten because it was not possible to know whether there was any residue in the target area to prevent the power from being forgotten. In addition, since the power consumption of the target area (total standby power) varies depending on the season, the user must measure the power consumption according to the season in advance, and can automatically prevent forgetting to turn off the power. There wasn't. In addition, it is necessary to set a reference power value in order to detect forgetting to turn off the power. However, it is necessary to measure the reference power value at a time when there is no residue, and it is difficult to measure the correct reference power value. . Therefore, such a technique has been desired for a security system that can reliably detect the absence of a residue.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and in a security system that detects and reports an abnormality in a monitoring area, a control capable of detecting and notifying power-off of an electrical device at the start of a security state An object is to provide an apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a power measurement for measuring power consumption of an electrical device disposed in the monitoring area in a control device that detects and reports an abnormality in the monitoring area. Means, an operation means for accepting a switching operation of a security mode setting composed of a plurality of states for determining an operation relating to presence / absence of notification to a report destination when an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area, and detecting an abnormality in the monitoring area The operation means performs a first switching operation for switching the setting of the security mode from a security release state that does not report to the report destination to a security state that reports to the report destination when an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area. In the case of acceptance, a first determination is made as to whether or not the power to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off using the value of the power consumption measured by the power measuring means. A disconnecting means, a notifying means for notifying that the power to the electric device is forgotten to be turned off when the first determining means determines that the power to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off, and setting the security mode as described above. Means for switching from the security release state to the security state or from the security state to the security release state, and when the first determination means determines that the power to the electrical device is not forgotten to be turned off, the first switching operation And switching means for switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state.

  According to the present invention, in a security system that detects and reports an abnormality in a monitoring area, it is possible to detect and notify that a power supply to an electrical device has been forgotten to be turned off at the start of the security status.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a security system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control device 20. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the power threshold acquisition process performed by the control device 20. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of notification processing performed by the control device 20. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the power threshold acquisition process performed by the control device 20 according to a modification. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of notification processing performed by the control device 20. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of notification processing performed by the control device 20 according to a modification.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a control device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a security system according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the remote controller 10 is disposed near the entrance / exit of the room serving as the monitoring area, the security sensor 11 is disposed outside or inside the room, and the power sensor 12a is disposed inside the room. , 12b are provided. The remote controller 10, the security sensor 11, and the power sensors 12 a and 12 b are connected to the control device 20. The control device 20 is connected to a security device 40 of the monitoring center via a network. Examples of the network include a telephone line, a wireless network, and the Internet.

  The remote controller 10 includes an operation button for setting a security mode, a display unit for displaying information, and a card reader. The security mode is composed of a plurality of states that determine operations related to presence / absence of a report to a report destination when an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area. Specifically, the plurality of states include a security state in which a notification is sent to the monitoring center when an abnormality is detected, and a security release state in which a notification is not sent to the monitoring center even when an abnormality is detected. In the present embodiment, the setting of the security mode is switched to either the security state or the security release state according to an operation (referred to as a switching operation) for setting the security mode on the operation button. The display unit includes a liquid crystal display and displays various messages. The operation button may be a hardware key or a software key, for example. When the operation button is a software key, the display unit and the operation unit are integrally configured as a touch panel, the operation button is displayed on the display unit, and the pressing of the operation button on the display unit is detected, An input of a switching operation from the operator is accepted.

  The card reader is a contact-type or non-contact-type card reader, and reads an ID (identification information) stored in an ID card within a communicable range. The ID card stores the ID. The ID is assigned to each person such as a user who uses a room serving as a monitoring area, a manager of the room, or a member of a security company (security related person) related to security of the room. The ID may be a personal identification number, biological information, or the like as long as the information can identify each person. When the ID card storing the ID is brought into contact with or brought close to the card reader by an operator such as a user, the ID is read from the ID card.

  The security sensor 11 is, for example, an infrared sensor that detects the presence of a person based on a change in the amount of received infrared light, a blocking sensor that detects the presence of a person by blocking reception of infrared light, Various sensors, such as a presence sensor for detecting the presence of a sensor and a magnet sensor for detecting opening / closing of a door by a magnet, outputs a detection signal when an abnormality in the monitoring area is detected.

  The power sensors 12a and 12b measure the power consumption of the electrical equipment. For example, the power sensor 12a measures the power consumption of a lighting device arranged in a room serving as a monitoring area, and the power sensor 12b measures the power consumption of an air conditioning device arranged in the room.

  The control device 20 sets the security mode to the security state or the security release state based on the switching operation on the operation button of the remote controller 10, and when the security mode is set to the security state, the security sensor 11 When it is determined that there is an abnormality in the monitoring area based on the detection signal, a security signal indicating that is transmitted to the security device 40. Further, in the present embodiment, the control device 20 uses the power consumption measured by the power sensors 12a and 12b when there is a switching operation for switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state. It detects that the power to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off, and notifies that fact via the display unit of the remote controller 10. When the security device 40 receives the security signal transmitted from the control device 20, the security device 40 identifies the monitoring area where the occurrence of the abnormality is detected by the security signal and displays a message for dispatching the security guard to the monitoring area. Etc. are dealt with.

  Here, the hardware configuration of the control device 20 and the security device 40 will be described. Each of the control device 20 and the security device 40 of the present embodiment includes a control unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the entire device, a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random) that store various data and various programs. It has a main storage unit such as Access Memory), an auxiliary storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or CD (Compact Disk) drive device for storing various data and various programs, and a bus for connecting them. It has a hardware configuration using a normal computer. The CPU has a clocking function for clocking time. In addition, the control device 20 and the security device 40 include a display unit for displaying information, an operation input unit such as a keyboard and a mouse for receiving user instruction input, and a communication I / F (interface) for controlling communication between external devices. Are connected by wire or wirelessly.

  Next, a functional configuration of the control device 20 in such a hardware configuration will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 20 includes an operation reception unit 21, a determination unit 22, a power threshold acquisition unit 23, a notification unit 24, a mode switching unit 25, and an ID management table 26. The operation reception unit 21, the determination unit 22, and the mode switching unit 25 are realized by the CPU executing various programs stored in the main storage unit and the auxiliary storage unit. The ID management table 26 is stored in an auxiliary storage unit such as an HDD. The ID management table 26 stores IDs of users who can use the monitoring area, managers of the monitoring area, and security personnel.

  The operation receiving unit 21 receives a switching operation performed in the remote controller 10. The power threshold value acquisition unit 23 acquires a power value (power threshold value) that is a threshold value used to determine whether or not to forget to turn off the power to the electrical device. In the present embodiment, the power threshold value acquisition unit 23 acquires the power consumption values measured by the power sensors 12a and 12b periodically or at arbitrary timing when the security mode is set to the security release state. Then, by calculating the average value of the power consumption for each of the power sensors 12a and 12b, the power threshold for the electric device (lighting device) whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12a and the power consumption by the power sensor 12b Each of the electric power thresholds for the electrical equipment (air conditioning equipment) for which is measured. Note that the period for calculating the average value of power consumption may be a predetermined period or an arbitrary period.

  When the operation reception unit 21 receives a switching operation for switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state, the determination unit 22 measures the power threshold acquired by the power threshold acquisition unit 23 and the power sensors 12a and 12b. Using the power consumption value, the power sensors 12a and 12b determine whether or not to forget to turn off the power to each electric device (here, the lighting device and the air conditioning device) for which the power consumption is measured. In response to the detection signal, whether or not there is an abnormality in the monitoring area is determined, and whether or not the ID read from the ID card via the card reader is stored in the ID management table 26 is determined.

  When the determination unit 22 determines that the power to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off, the notification unit 24 notifies the display unit 24 by displaying a message indicating that fact on the display unit of the remote controller 10. Further, when the determination unit 22 determines that there is an abnormality in the monitoring region, the notification unit 24 notifies the display unit 24 by displaying a message indicating that fact on the display unit of the remote controller 10. Further, when the determination unit 22 determines that the ID read from the ID card via the card reader is not stored in the ID management table 26, the notification unit 24 displays a message indicating that fact on the remote controller 10. Notification is made by displaying on the display unit.

  The mode switching unit 25 switches the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state or from the security state to the security release state according to the switching operation received by the operation reception unit 21. In particular, when a switching operation for switching the setting of the security mode from the security state to the security release state is accepted, the mode switching unit 25 does not forget to turn off the power to the electrical equipment, there is no abnormality in the monitoring area, and the card reader is When the determination unit 22 determines that the ID read from the ID card is stored in the ID management table 26, the security mode setting is switched from the security release state to the security state according to the switching operation.

  Next, a procedure of processing performed by the control device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the procedure of the power threshold acquisition process will be described with reference to FIG. When the security mode is set to the security release state, the control device 20 acquires the power consumption values measured by the power sensors 12a and 12b and stores them in a main storage unit such as a RAM (step S1). . And the control apparatus 20 each calculates the average value of the value of each power consumption memorize | stored in the main memory part about each of the electric power sensors 12a and 12b (step S2). The average value of the power consumption calculated for the power sensor 12a becomes a power threshold for the lighting device whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12a, and the average value of the power consumption calculated for the power sensor 12b is consumed by the power sensor 12b. This is a power threshold for the air conditioner for which power is measured. After storing these power threshold values in the main storage unit, the control device 20 returns to step S1 and repeats the processes of steps S1 and S2. The control device 20 ends the power threshold acquisition processing when the security mode setting is switched from the security release state to the security state.

  Next, the procedure of the notification process will be described with reference to FIG. The operator operates the operation button of the remote controller 10 to perform a switching operation for switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state, and contacts or approaches the card reader with the ID card storing its own ID Then, the control device 20 receives the switching operation and reads out the ID stored in the ID card via the card reader. At this time, the control device 20 acquires the power consumption values measured by the power sensors 12a and 12b (step S10). Then, the control device 20 determines whether or not the power supply is forgotten to be turned off for each of the lighting device whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12a and the air conditioning device whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12b (step S11). Specifically, for each of the lighting device and the air conditioning device, the control device 20 includes the power consumption value acquired in step S10 and the power threshold value acquired in the above power threshold value acquisition process and stored in the main storage unit. When the following expression 1 is satisfied, it is determined that the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off, and the power supply forgetting to turn off is detected.

Pax + Pmx <Px (x = 1 to 2) (Expression 1)
Note that “x = 1” corresponds to the power sensor 12a and the lighting equipment, and “x = 2” corresponds to the power sensor 12b and the air conditioning equipment. Pax is a power threshold value, and Px is the power consumption value acquired in step S10. Pmx is a margin, for example, a value that is appropriately changed according to the monitoring area, season, time zone, and the like.

  When Expression 1 is established for at least one of the lighting equipment and the air conditioning equipment, the control device 20 determines that the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off (step S11: YES), and displays a message indicating that fact on the remote controller 10. (Step S15). In this case, the control device 20 ends the notification process without switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state.

  On the other hand, when Equation 1 is not satisfied for both the lighting device and the air conditioning device, the control device 20 determines that the power supply has not been forgotten (step S11: NO), and then the security sensor 11 detects an abnormality in the monitoring area. It is determined whether or not a detection signal indicating that the above has been detected is output (step S12). When the detection signal is output from the security sensor 11 (step S12: YES), the control device 20 displays a message indicating that there is an abnormality in the monitoring area on the display unit of the remote controller 10 (step S16). . In this case, the control device 20 ends the notification process without switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state.

  When the detection signal is not output from the security sensor 11 (step S12: NO), the control device 20 determines whether or not the ID read from the ID card via the card reader is stored in the ID management table 26. Thus, the ID is collated (step S13). When the ID is not stored in the ID management table 26, that is, when the ID collation fails (step S13: YES), the control device 20 displays a message indicating that the ID is not registered. It is displayed on the display unit of the remote controller 10 (step S17). In this case, the control device 20 ends the notification process without switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state.

  On the other hand, when the ID read from the ID card via the card reader is stored in the ID management table 26, that is, when the ID collation is successful (step S13: NO), the control device 20 performs the switching operation. In response, the security mode setting is switched from the security release state to the security state (step S14).

  As described above, in the security system that detects and reports abnormalities in the monitoring area, it detects the forgetting to turn off the power to the electrical equipment at the start of the security status and notifies this to link with the security mode setting. As a result, it is possible to reduce the wasteful power consumption of electrical equipment.

[Modification]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. Further, various modifications as exemplified below are possible.

  In the embodiment described above, various programs executed by the control device 20 may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. The various programs are recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) in a file in an installable or executable format. May be configured to be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the notification unit 24 of the control device 20 detects forgetting to turn off the electric device, the notification unit 24 notifies the fact via the display unit of the remote controller 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the remote controller 10 has a sound output unit that outputs sound, and the notification unit 24 outputs a sound to the effect that forgetting to turn off the electric device is detected via the sound output unit. You may make it notify by doing. In addition, the remote controller 10 has a lighting unit composed of a light emitting diode or the like, and the notification unit 24 emits light or blinks the lighting unit so as to notify that it has detected that the power supply to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off. May be.

In the above-described embodiment, the power threshold acquisition unit 23 of the control device 20 acquires the power threshold for each of the power sensors 12a and 12b when the security mode is set to the security release state. . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the power threshold acquisition unit 23 may acquire the power threshold for each of the power sensors 12a and 12b when the security mode is set to the security state. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the control device 20 may perform the power threshold acquisition process similar to the power threshold acquisition process illustrated in FIG. 3 when the security mode is set to the security state. good. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, in the notification process, the control device 20 performs step S10 as in the above-described embodiment, and then measures power consumption by the power sensor 12a in step S11 ′. Whether to forget to turn off the power is determined for each of the lighting equipment and the air conditioner whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12b. At this time, for each of the lighting equipment and the air conditioning equipment, the value of the power consumption acquired in step S10 When the following formula 2 is established using the power threshold value acquired in the power threshold value acquisition process, it is determined that the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off, and the power supply forgetting to turn off is detected.
Px> Pax−Pmx (x = 1 to 2) (Expression 2)

  And when Formula 2 is materialized about at least one among lighting equipment and air-conditioning equipment, it judges that control device 20 has forgotten to turn off a power supply (Step S11 ': YES), and progresses to Step S15. In this case, the control device 20 ends the notification process without switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state. On the other hand, when Equation 2 is not satisfied for both the lighting device and the air conditioning device, the control device 20 determines that the power supply has not been forgotten (step S11 ′: NO), and proceeds to step S12. Steps S12 to S17 are the same as in the above embodiment.

  Even with the configuration as described above, in the security system that detects and reports an abnormality in the monitoring area, it is possible to reduce the wasteful power consumption of the electrical device in conjunction with the setting of the security mode.

In the above-described embodiment, the power threshold acquisition unit 23 of the control device 20 may acquire a power threshold set in advance for each of the power sensors 12a and 12b. Such a power threshold value is stored in advance in an auxiliary storage unit such as an HDD. In this case, the control device 20 performs the notification process without performing the power threshold value acquisition process illustrated in FIGS. In the notification process, as shown in FIG. 7, the control device 20 performs step S10 as in the above-described embodiment, and then in step S11 ″, the lighting device whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12a and Whether or not to forget to turn off the power is determined for each of the air conditioners whose power consumption is measured by the power sensor 12b. When the following formula 3 is established using the power threshold value stored in the auxiliary storage unit, it is determined that the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off, and the power supply forgetting to turn off is detected.
Psx + Pmx <Px (x = 1 to 2) (Expression 3)
Psx is a preset power threshold.

  If Equation 3 is satisfied for at least one of the lighting device and the air conditioning device, the control device 20 determines that the power supply has been forgotten to be turned off (step S11 ″: YES), and proceeds to step S15. The device 20 ends the notification process without switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state, whereas if neither of the lighting device nor the air conditioning device satisfies Expression 3, the control device 20 It is determined that the power has not been forgotten (step S11 ″: NO), and the process proceeds to step S12. Steps S12 to S17 are the same as in the above embodiment.

  Even with the configuration as described above, in the security system that detects and reports an abnormality in the monitoring area, it is possible to reduce the wasteful power consumption of the electrical device in conjunction with the setting of the security mode.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Remote controller 11 Security sensor 12a, 12b Electric power sensor 20 Control apparatus 21 Operation reception part 22 Judgment part 23 Electric power threshold value acquisition part 24 Notification part 25 Mode switching part 26 ID management table 40 Security apparatus

Claims (9)

In the control device that detects and reports abnormalities in the monitoring area,
Power measuring means for measuring the power consumption of the electrical equipment disposed in the monitoring area;
An operation means for accepting an operation for switching the setting of the security mode consisting of a plurality of states for determining an operation relating to presence / absence of a report to a report destination when an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area;
Even if an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area, the setting of the security mode is switched from a security release state that does not notify the reporting destination to a security state that reports to the reporting destination when an abnormality is detected in the monitoring area. When the operation means accepts a switching operation, a first determination means for determining whether or not to forget to turn off the power to the electric device, using a value of power consumption measured by the power measurement means;
A notification means for notifying that the power to the electric device is forgotten when the first determining means determines that the power to the electric device is forgotten to be turned off;
When the first determination unit determines that the setting of the security mode is switched from the security release state to the security state or from the security state to the security release state, and the power to the electric device is not forgotten to be turned off. And a switching means for switching the setting of the security mode from the security release state to the security state in response to the first switching operation. The said switching means does not switch the setting of the said security mode from the said security release state to the said security state, when the said 1st judgment means judges that the power supply to the said electric device has forgotten to be cut off. The control apparatus according to 1. An acquisition means for acquiring an average value of power consumption measured by the power measurement means in a predetermined or arbitrary period when the security mode is set to the security release state;
The first determination unit uses the power consumption value measured by the power measurement unit and the average value acquired by the acquisition unit when the operation unit receives the first switching operation, and The control device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the power to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off. Further comprising an acquisition means for acquiring an average value of power consumption measured by the power measurement means in a predetermined or arbitrary period when the security mode is set to the security state;
The first determination unit uses the power consumption value measured by the power measurement unit and the average value acquired by the acquisition unit when the operation unit receives the first switching operation, and The control device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the power to the electric device has been forgotten to be turned off. Further comprising an acquisition means for acquiring a preset threshold for the electrical device;
The first determination unit uses the power consumption value measured by the power measurement unit and the threshold acquired by the acquisition unit when the operation unit receives the first switching operation, and uses the electric power measurement value. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the controller determines whether or not the power to the device has been forgotten to be turned off. Further comprising an abnormality detection means for detecting an abnormality in the monitoring area,
When the first determination unit determines that the power to the electric device is not forgotten to be turned off, and when the abnormality detection unit has not detected an abnormality, the switching unit is configured according to the first switching operation. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the setting of the security mode is switched from the security release state to the security state. The control device according to claim 6, wherein, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, the notification unit notifies that there is an abnormality in the monitoring area. First storage means for storing identification information given to a user who can use the monitoring area;
Reading means for reading out the first identification information from the first storage medium in which the first identification information is stored;
A second determination unit for determining whether or not the first identification information read by the reading unit is stored in the first storage unit when the operation unit receives the first switching operation; Prepared,
When the first determination unit determines that the power to the electric device is not forgotten to be turned off, and the first determination information is stored in the first storage unit, the switching unit is configured so that the second determination unit The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the determination is made, the setting of the security mode is switched from the security release state to the security state according to the first switching operation. . The notification means notifies the fact that the first identification information is unregistered when the second determination means determines that the first identification information is not stored in the first storage means. The control device according to claim 8, characterized in that:

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