JP2014142714A - Facility control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facility control device which is more convenient.SOLUTION: A facility control device monitors operations of facilities and includes: acquisition means of acquiring a plurality of pieces of working information showing events occurring in the facilities; first selection means of selecting one event among the plurality of pieces of working information as a trigger according to input; second selection means of selecting an event among the plurality of pieces of working information as a determination item corresponding to the trigger according to input; first determination means of determining the determination item made to correspond to the trigger when acquiring working information indicative of the event selected as the trigger; and notification means of giving notice that abnormality occurs when it is determined that the abnormality occurs.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a facility control apparatus.

  A facility control system for monitoring various facilities of a facility such as a road or a tunnel is generally put into practical use. The facility control system includes a central monitoring device (facility control device). The central monitoring device acquires information from the monitoring control device that controls various facilities of the facility and collects the state of operation and the like, and performs various determinations based on the acquired information. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus can determine whether various facilities of the facility are operating normally.

JP-A-2005-050110

  When information indicating that a preset event has occurred is supplied from the monitoring control device, the central monitoring device or the monitoring control device determines a plurality of preset items (interlocking determination items). However, there is a desire to change the interlocking determination item more flexibly.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a facility control device that is more convenient.

The facility control device according to an embodiment is a facility control device that monitors operation of equipment, and includes an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of operation information indicating an event that has occurred in the equipment, and the plurality of pieces of operation information. First selection means for selecting one event as a trigger according to an input; second selection means for selecting an event as a determination item corresponding to the trigger from the plurality of operation information according to input; When the operation information indicating the event selected as the trigger is acquired, the first determination unit that executes the determination of the determination item associated with the trigger, and when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred by the determination, An informing means for informing that an abnormality has occurred.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a facility control apparatus according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, a facility control device according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an example of a facility control system 1.
The facility control system 1 includes a central monitoring device (facility control device) 10.

  Based on the information supplied from the monitoring control device 20, the central monitoring device 10 recognizes the operation status of each facility in the facility (for example, a tunnel) controlled by the monitoring control device 20.

  The monitoring control device 20 controls the operation of each facility in the facility, for example, the ventilation facility 21, the lighting facility 22, the emergency facility 23, or other facilities. Moreover, the monitoring control apparatus 20 collects the operation status of each of these facilities. Thereby, the monitoring control apparatus 20 produces | generates the information (operation information) which shows the operation condition of each installation. The monitoring control device 20 supplies operation information to the central monitoring device 10.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the central monitoring apparatus 10.
The central monitoring device 10 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a nonvolatile memory, and the like that control the operation of each module of the central monitoring device 10. The CPU includes arithmetic elements that execute various arithmetic processes. The CPU implements various functions by executing a program stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory.

  The ROM stores a program for controlling the central monitoring apparatus 10 and a program for realizing various functions. The CPU controls the operation of each module by starting a program stored in the ROM. The RAM functions as a work memory for the CPU. That is, the RAM stores calculation results of the CPU, data read by the CPU, and the like. The nonvolatile memory is a nonvolatile memory that stores various setting information, programs, and the like.

  The CPU of the central monitoring device 10 can realize a module for executing various processes by executing a program stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 is connected to one or more user interfaces 11. The user interface 11 includes, for example, a display device 12 and an input device 13.

  The display device 12 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal panel. The display device 12 can display the screen generated by the central monitoring device 10.

  The input device 13 is an input device that generates an operation signal in response to an operation input by a staff member. The input device 13 includes, for example, operation keys or a touch pad. Further, the input device 13 may be configured to receive an operation signal from a keyboard, a mouse, or another input device capable of generating an operation signal. The input device 13 supplies an operation signal to the central monitoring device 10.

  The central monitoring device 10 makes various determinations based on the operation information supplied from the monitoring control device 20. Moreover, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can generate | occur | produce various information (guidance screen) based on the result of determination. The central monitoring device 10 can display the generated guidance screen on the display device 12 of the user interface 11.

  Furthermore, the central monitoring device 10 can execute various processes based on the operation signal supplied from the input device 13 of the user interface 11. For example, the central monitoring device 10 can cause the display device 12 to display a guidance screen for displaying the determination result in more detail based on the operation signal. Moreover, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can change the determination item of the interlocking determination mentioned later based on the operation signal.

  The central monitoring device 10 can store the operation information supplied from the monitoring control device 20 as a history (message history) in a RAM or a nonvolatile memory. Furthermore, the central monitoring device 10 can set an item for performing interlock determination (interlock determination item) based on the message history and the operation signal.

  The central monitoring device 10 can display a setting screen as shown in FIG. 3 on the display device 12 based on the message history. The setting screen of FIG. 3 includes a selection menu for setting a trigger, a selection menu for setting a judgment item, and display of the contents of a message history.

  For example, in the equipment monitored by the monitoring control device 20, when the door of the power receiving panel is opened, all the lights of the automatic light control device are turned on, all the lights of the road lighting are turned on, and the door of the power receiving panel is closed, The monitoring control device 20 generates operation information indicating each event and transmits it to the central monitoring device 10. That is, the monitoring control device 20 sends operation information such as “power receiving panel door open”, “automatic light control device all lights on”, “road lighting all lights on”, and “power receiving board doors closed” to the central monitoring device 10. Send.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 sets, for each received operation information (that is, message history), a menu for selecting whether to set an event indicated by the message history as a trigger and an event indicated by the message history as determination items. A menu for selecting whether or not is displayed on the setting screen.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 sets a trigger for performing interlock determination and a determination item for interlock determination in accordance with the selection on the setting screen. That is, the central monitoring device 10 can set the determination item of the interlock determination to be executed when the event that becomes the trigger of the interlock determination and the event set as the trigger are reported from the monitoring control device 20. More specifically, the central monitoring apparatus 10 associates a determination item for interlocking determination with an event that triggers interlock determination and stores it as setting information.

  In the example of FIG. 3, “automatic light control device full lighting” is set as a trigger. In addition, “All road lighting” is set as a judgment item. That is, when the operation information indicating that all the lights of the automatic light control device are turned on from the monitoring control device 20, the central monitoring device 10 determines whether or not all the lights of the road lighting are turned on. That is, the central monitoring device 10 can determine in conjunction with whether or not all the lights of the automatic light control device are turned on and whether or not all the lights of the road lighting are turned on.

  As described above, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can arbitrarily set the trigger for interlock determination and the determination items used for determination in the interlock determination according to the selection. The selection of the determination item is not limited to the selection from the history, and a necessary item can be arbitrarily added from the item list held by the central monitoring apparatus 10. Accordingly, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can flexibly change the trigger for interlocking determination and the determination items used for determination in the interlocking determination.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of processing of the central monitoring apparatus 10 when executing the linkage determination. Here, it is assumed that the interlocking determination is set as shown in FIG.

  The central monitoring device 10 waits for operation information indicating that all the lights of the automatic light control device have been turned on from the monitoring control device 20 (step S11). In other words, the central monitoring device 10 waits for an event set as a trigger for interlocking determination to be reported from the monitoring control device 20.

  When the operation information indicating that all the lights of the automatic light control device are turned on is input, the central monitoring device 10 determines whether or not all the lights of the road lighting are turned on (step S12). That is, when an event set as a trigger for interlocking determination is reported from the monitoring control device 20, the central monitoring device 10 determines a determination item associated with this trigger.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether it is abnormal or normal according to the determination result in step S12. That is, the central monitoring device 10 determines that there is an abnormality when it is not determined in step S12 that all road lighting has been turned on (step S13). In this case, the central monitoring device 10 displays a preset guidance screen on the display device 12 (step S14). In addition, the overall determination result of the interlocking determination is notified to the staff via the screen or message history. When the user interface 11 includes a module that outputs sound, the central monitoring apparatus 10 may further output a warning sound or the like.

  Moreover, the central monitoring apparatus 10 determines with it being normal, when it determines with all the lights of a road illumination having been turned ON by step S12 (step S15). In this case, the central monitoring apparatus 10 ends the process without displaying a guidance screen or the like. In addition, the overall determination result of the interlocking determination is notified to the staff via the screen or message history.

  As described above, the central monitoring apparatus (facility control apparatus) 10 acquires a plurality of pieces of operation information indicating events that have occurred in the equipment monitored by the monitoring control apparatus 20. Furthermore, the central monitoring apparatus 10 selects one event according to input as a trigger from the acquired several operation information. Further, the central monitoring apparatus 10 selects an event corresponding to the input as a determination item corresponding to the trigger from the plurality of acquired operation information. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 creates a setting for interlock determination. Still further, when the central monitoring apparatus 10 acquires operation information indicating an event selected as a trigger, the central monitoring apparatus 10 determines a determination item associated with the trigger. When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred by this determination, the central monitoring apparatus 10 notifies that an abnormality has occurred.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the guidance screen 51.
The guidance screen 51 shows a display field 52 indicating an event corresponding to a trigger, and display fields 53 and 54 indicating events corresponding to a determination item associated with the trigger. In this example, it is assumed that “automatic light control device all lights” is set as a trigger, and “road lighting A all lights” and “road lighting B all lights” are set as determination items.

  In this case, the central monitoring apparatus 10 causes the display field 52 to display “automatic light control device fully turned on”. In addition, the central monitoring apparatus 10 displays “Road lighting A full light” in the display field 53. In addition, the central monitoring apparatus 10 displays “Road lighting B all lights” in the display column 54. Thus, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can display the list of determination items associated with the trigger on the display device 12 as a guidance screen.

  Further, the central monitoring apparatus 10 displays on the guidance screen 51 a selection menu 55 for displaying the determination result of each determination item of the interlock determination. When the selection menu 55 is selected on the guidance screen 51, the central monitoring apparatus 10 displays on the guidance screen 51 a window 61 for displaying the determination result of each determination item, as shown in FIG.

  The window 61 includes a display of the overall determination result, that is, the overall determination result of the interlock determination and the determination result of each determination item. That is, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can display each determination result in the interlock determination individually by displaying the window 61. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can make the staff who operate the user interface 11 recognize the determination results of all the determination items in the interlock determination.

  In the facility control system 1, when an important event such as a tunnel fire occurs, it is necessary for the staff to recognize this event and an event that may occur in relation to this event. The central monitoring device 10 having the above-described configuration can automatically determine a determination item associated in advance when a certain event occurs, and can display a determination result on the display device 12 when there is an abnormality. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can make a staff member recognize necessary information even when a plurality of events may occur.

  Furthermore, the central monitoring device 10 can set the trigger for the linkage determination and the determination item in association with each other based on the history of the event that has occurred in the monitoring control device 20 and the operation. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can flexibly set the trigger for interlock determination and the determination items used for determination in the interlock determination. As a result, a more convenient facility control device can be provided.

  The central monitoring device 10 displays the setting screen of FIG. 3 on the display device 12 according to the operation input. Further, the central monitoring device 10 may be configured to narrow down the message history based on the date, time zone, day of the week, or other information designated by the operation input, and display the narrowed message history on the setting screen.

  Further, the central monitoring device 10 may be configured to transmit a control signal to the monitoring control device 20 based on the macro control setting corresponding to each determination item of the interlock determination.

  For example, it is assumed that a fire alarm and ventilation equipment exist under the monitoring of the monitoring controller 20. Furthermore, it is assumed that detection of fire by the fire alarm is set as a trigger, and a determination item for confirming that the ventilation facility is turned on is set in this trigger.

  Further, the central monitoring device 10 is configured to transmit a control signal for turning on the ventilation equipment to the monitoring control device 20 when a fire is detected by the fire alarm and the ventilation equipment is not turned on (macro control setting). ) Is set.

  For example, when a fire is detected by a fire alarm, the central monitoring device 10 determines whether the ventilation facility is turned on. If it is determined that the ventilation facility is not turned on, the central monitoring device 10 does not display a guidance screen indicating that the ventilation facility is not turned on, but monitors a control signal for turning on the ventilation facility. It transmits to the control apparatus 20. When the control signal for turning on the ventilation facility is supplied from the central monitoring device 10, the monitoring control device 20 performs control so that the monitored ventilation facility is operated.

  In addition, the central monitoring device 10 does not automatically transmit a control signal to the monitoring control device 20, but displays a linked determination result and controls a plurality of facilities corresponding to the linked determination according to the input. The control signal may be transmitted to the monitoring control device 20.

  As described above, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can transmit a control signal to the monitoring control apparatus 20 based on the macro control setting set in advance so as to correspond to each determination item of the interlock determination. That is, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can transmit a control signal to the monitoring control apparatus 20 so that the determination item determined to be abnormal in the interlock determination is in a state where it is determined to be normal. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can monitor the operation status of important facilities more reliably.

FIG. 7 shows an example of processing for setting macro control settings.
The central monitoring device 10 selects a set of interlocking determination items according to the operation (step S21). For example, the central monitoring apparatus 10 selects one trigger according to the operation, and reads the determination item associated with the selected trigger. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 recognizes the number of determination items associated with the trigger (step S22).

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 selects one of the read determination items (step S23). The central monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether control corresponding to the selected determination item is possible (step S24). That is, the central monitoring device 10 determines whether or not the event corresponding to the selected determination item can be controlled via the monitoring control device 20. The central monitoring apparatus 10 stores information indicating whether control is possible in advance in a RAM or a nonvolatile memory for each event. The central monitoring device 10 determines whether an event corresponding to the selected determination item can be controlled via the monitoring control device 20 based on information indicating whether control is possible.

  When it is determined that the event corresponding to the determination item selected in step S24 can be controlled via the monitoring control device 20, the central monitoring device 10 adds control (macro control item) corresponding to the selected determination item. (Step S25). Specifically, the central monitoring device 10 sets the macro control so as to execute control corresponding to the selected determination item when the event corresponding to the trigger selected in step S21 is reported from the monitoring control device 20. Update.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether or not the processes in steps S23 to S25 have been executed for the number of determination items recognized in step S22 (step S26). When there is a determination item that has not yet executed the processing of steps S23 to S25, the central monitoring apparatus 10 proceeds to step S23 and selects a determination item that has not yet been selected.

  When it is determined that the processes of steps S23 to S25 have been executed for the number of determination items recognized in step S22, the central monitoring apparatus 10 ends the process for setting the macro control setting.

  As described above, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can automatically generate a macro control setting corresponding to each determination item of the interlock determination in advance. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can transmit a control signal to the monitoring control apparatus 20 so that the determination item determined to be abnormal in the interlock determination is in a state where it is determined to be normal. As a result, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can more reliably monitor the operating status of important facilities.

  In the above-described embodiment, the central monitoring device 10 has been described as having a configuration in which the linkage determination is performed when an event set as a trigger from the monitoring control device 20 is reported. However, the configuration is not limited to this configuration. . The central monitoring device 10 may be configured to execute the interlock determination at a preset time. In this case, as a setting for performing the interlock determination, a determination item is set in association with the time instead of the trigger.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the process of the central monitoring apparatus 10 when executing the linkage determination.
The central monitoring device 10 is in a standby state until a preset time is reached. When the central monitoring device 10 confirms that the time set in advance in step S31 is reached, the central monitoring device 10 confirms the determination item associated with the time (step S32). That is, the central monitoring apparatus 10 reads the determination item associated with the time with reference to the setting of the interlock determination.

  The central monitoring device 10 executes the determination of the read determination item based on the operation information supplied from the monitoring control device 20 (step S33). That is, when the central monitoring device 10 confirms that the preset time has been reached, the central monitoring device 10 executes the determination of the determination item associated with the time.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether it is abnormal or normal according to the determination result in step S33. That is, when the determination result in step S33 is abnormal, the central monitoring apparatus 10 determines that the determination result of the interlock determination is abnormal (step S34). In this case, the central monitoring apparatus 10 causes the display device 12 to display a preset guidance screen (step S35). In addition, what is displayed is not limited to the guidance screen, and it is assumed that an interlock determination abnormality is displayed, or that a staff member can be notified by a message history.

  If it is determined that the determination result in step S33 is normal, the central monitoring apparatus 10 determines that the determination result of the interlock determination is normal (step S36). In this case, the central monitoring apparatus 10 ends the process without displaying a guidance screen or the like. It should be noted that the normality of interlocking determination may be displayed on the screen or the attendant may be notified by message history or the like.

  The central monitoring device 10 configured as described above sets the time according to the input. Furthermore, the central monitoring apparatus 10 selects an event as a determination item corresponding to the time from a plurality of pieces of operation information acquired from the monitoring control apparatus 20 according to the input. When the set time is reached, the central monitoring device 10 determines the determination item associated with this time.

  Furthermore, the central monitoring device 10 can display a guidance screen on the display device 12 when an abnormality is detected in the determination result. Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can make the staff | operator who operates the user interface 11 recognize the determination result of the determination item linked | related with time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the central monitoring device 10 has been described as having a configuration in which the guidance screen is displayed on the display device 12 when an abnormality is detected in the interlock determination, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. The central monitoring device 10 may be configured to display a guidance screen according to a combination of determination results of a plurality of determination items.

  FIG. 9 shows another example of the processing of the central monitoring apparatus 10 when executing the linkage determination. In this example, it is assumed that “automatic light control device all lights” is set as a trigger, and “road lighting A all lights” and “road lighting B all lights” are set as determination items.

  The central monitoring device 10 waits for operation information indicating that all the lights of the automatic light control device have been turned on from the monitoring control device 20 (step S41). In other words, the central monitoring device 10 waits for an event set as a trigger for interlocking determination to be reported from the monitoring control device 20.

  When the operation information indicating that all the lights of the automatic light control device are turned on is input, the central monitoring device 10 determines whether or not all the lights of the road lighting A are turned on (step S42). That is, when an event set as a trigger for interlocking determination is reported from the monitoring control device 20, the central monitoring device 10 determines a determination item associated with this trigger.

  The central monitoring apparatus 10 determines whether it is abnormal or normal according to the determination result in step S42. That is, if it is not determined that all the lights of the road lighting A are turned on in step S42, the central monitoring device 10 determines that there is an abnormality (step S43). In this case, the central monitoring device 10 causes the display device 12 to display a preset first guidance screen (step S44). Note that the first guidance screen is a screen for allowing the attendant to recognize that all the lights of the road lighting A are not turned on even though all the lights of the automatic light control device are turned on.

  When it determines with all the lights of the road illumination A having been turned ON by step S42, the central monitoring apparatus 10 determines with it being normal (step S45). The central monitoring apparatus 10 further determines whether or not all the lights of the road lighting B are turned on (step S46).

  If it is determined in step S46 that all the lights of the road lighting B are turned on, the central monitoring device 10 determines that it is normal (step S47). In this case, the central monitoring device 10 causes the display device 12 to display a preset second guidance screen (step S48). This second guidance screen is used to make the staff recognize that all lights of the automatic light control device are turned on, all lights of the road lighting A are turned on, and all lights of the road lighting B are turned on. It is a screen. In this case, the central monitoring apparatus 10 may be configured not to display the guidance screen but only to notify the determination result.

  Furthermore, when it determines with all the lights of the road illumination B not being turned ON by step S46, the central monitoring apparatus 10 determines with it being abnormal (step S49). In this case, the central monitoring device 10 causes the display device 12 to display a preset third guidance screen (step S50). This third guidance screen is used to make the staff recognize that all lights of the automatic light control device are turned on, all lights of the road lighting A are turned on, and all lights of the road lighting B are not turned on. This is the screen.

  As described above, the central monitoring device 10 can cause the display device 12 to display a guidance screen that allows an attendant to recognize each determination result according to a combination of determination results of a plurality of determination items. . Thereby, the central monitoring apparatus 10 can make the staff who operate the user interface 11 recognize the determination item in which abnormality has occurred more easily. As a result, a more convenient facility control device can be provided.

  The central monitoring device 10 may be configured to associate and set the guidance screen when setting the linkage determination.

  It should be noted that the functions described in the above embodiments are not limited to being configured using hardware, but can be realized by causing a computer to read a program describing each function using software. Each function may be configured by appropriately selecting either software or hardware.

  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. Further, 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, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facility control system, 10 ... Central monitoring apparatus, 11 ... User interface, 12 ... Display apparatus, 13 ... Input device, 20 ... Monitoring control apparatus, 21 ... Ventilation equipment, 22 ... Lighting equipment, 23 ... Emergency equipment.

Claims (5)

A facility control device for monitoring the operation of the equipment,
An acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of operation information indicating an event that has occurred in the facility;
First selecting means for selecting one event as a trigger from the plurality of operation information according to an input;
Second selecting means for selecting an event as a determination item corresponding to the trigger from the plurality of operation information according to an input;
When obtaining operating information indicating the event selected as the trigger, first determination means for executing determination of a determination item associated with the trigger;
A notification means for notifying that an abnormality has occurred when it is determined by the determination that an abnormality has occurred;
A facility control device comprising:   The facility control device according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit causes a display device to display a screen indicating a determination result of the determination item.   The facility control device according to claim 2, wherein when there are a plurality of the determination items, the notification unit displays a screen corresponding to a combination of determination results of the plurality of determination items on a display device. Time setting means for setting the time according to the input;
A third selection means for selecting an event as a determination item corresponding to the time according to an input from the plurality of operation information;
Second determination means for executing determination of a determination item associated with the time when the set time is reached;
The facility control device according to claim 1, further comprising:   The apparatus further comprises control means for controlling the operation of the equipment so that an event according to a determination item associated with the trigger becomes normal when operation information indicating the event selected as the trigger is acquired. The facility control apparatus according to 1.

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