JP2016092919A - Energy saving monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem in that a conventional technique could not efficiently monitor energy saving for standby energy according to actual behavior of people in a business office.SOLUTION: An energy saving monitoring device described below has been proposed. The device acquires energy consumption in a business office, and records and holds the acquired energy consumption in association with a mode selection described below. The device accepts an exit mode, which is an energy saving mode after work in the business office, and a work mode, which is an energy saving mode during work in the business office. Using an energy consumption upper limit value predetermined according to an accepted mode selection, the device monitors energy consumption facility and informs the result of it. When the selection of the exit mode is input from the mode selecting section, the device compares standby energy consumption estimated on the basis of energy consumption in the business office acquired by an energy consumption acquiring section and past standby energy consumption held in an energy consumption recording-and-holding section. The device then outputs the result of it.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an energy-saving monitoring device for suppressing standby energy consumption of electrical equipment used in offices such as companies, offices, and various facilities to the minimum necessary, an operation method of the device, and energy-saving monitoring. The present invention relates to a program and a storage medium that holds the program in a readable manner.

  Various kinds of electrical equipment are introduced and used every day at the offices. With the recent increase in energy-saving thinking and awareness of energy problems, various technologies for reducing energy consumption due to the use of electrical equipment are attracting attention. For example, when employees are away or absent, Many techniques for suppressing energy consumption during non-operating hours, that is, standby energy consumption, have been disclosed. In particular, Patent Document 1 stores the standby power amount in a specific mode in a specific electrical device and the schedule data of an office or employee, and compares the actual power consumption with the schedule data. When it is determined that the power consumption is not reduced despite the status in the schedule data being “seated”, a technology relating to a power monitoring system that transmits a waste message for encouraging power saving behavior is disclosed. Yes. Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, the number of people in each area in the office is detected from the entrance / exit status of the person, and the operation of the equipment in each area is controlled based on the detected number of people in the office. A technique for suppressing power consumption is disclosed.

JP 2012-168018 A JP 2011-10497 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, only the schedule data registered in advance by the user is used to determine the amount of standby power. Therefore, if the user does not conform to the schedule, for example, if the user forgets to turn off the electrical equipment and returns home earlier than the schedule, only a waste message will be sent to the unmanned office. It was hard to say that power monitoring that reflects the actual situation is being carried out. Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, for example, even when a person leaves the area temporarily, equipment such as an air conditioner is stopped, and the air conditioner is operated / stopped every time a person enters or exits. This is inefficient.

  In order to solve the problems as described above, the present invention relates to an energy consumption acquisition unit that acquires energy consumption at an office and an energy consumption that is recorded and retained in association with a mode selection that will be described later. A mode selection unit for accepting the selection of a quantity record holding unit, an exit mode that is an energy saving mode after work at the office, and an operation mode that is an energy saving mode for working at the office, and the accepted mode There is a facility monitoring unit for monitoring the energy consumption equipment of the establishment using a predetermined energy consumption upper limit according to the selection and notifying the result, and there is a selection input of the exit mode in the mode selection unit Standby energy consumption and energy consumption record holding unit planned based on the energy consumption at the business site acquired by the energy consumption acquisition unit Proposed is an energy-saving monitoring device having a standby energy comparison unit that compares the stored standby energy consumption in the past and a first comparison result output unit that outputs a comparison result performed by the standby energy comparison unit. .

  According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to perform energy-saving monitoring of standby energy consumption in accordance with the actual behavior of people in the office.

Conceptual diagram of the energy-saving monitoring device of Embodiment 1 The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the measurement process performed in the equipment monitoring part of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed the monitoring result in an equipment monitoring part Schematic which shows an example of a structure when each functional structure which comprises the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 1 is implement | achieved as hardware. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 3. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 3. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 4. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 4. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 5. The figure which showed an example of the display screen displayed and output in a demand display output part The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 5. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 5. Schematic which shows an example of a structure at the time of implement | achieving each functional structure which comprises the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 2 as hardware. Schematic which shows an example of a structure at the time of implement | achieving each functional structure which comprises the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 3 as hardware. Schematic which shows an example of a structure at the time of implement | achieving each functional structure which comprises the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 4 as hardware. Schematic which shows an example of a structure at the time of implement | achieving each functional structure which comprises the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of Embodiment 5 as hardware.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The mutual relationship between the embodiment and the claims is as follows. First, the first embodiment mainly corresponds to claims 1, 6, 7, 8, and the like. The second embodiment mainly corresponds to claim 2 and the like. The third embodiment mainly corresponds to claim 3 and the like. The fourth embodiment mainly corresponds to claim 4 and the like. The fifth embodiment mainly corresponds to claim 5 and the like. In addition, this invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the invention.
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<Overview>

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment. In the same figure, a state in which the last exit person in the office has selected the exit mode by operating the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is shown. The energy-saving monitoring device acquires and maintains the energy consumption at the office, and when the exit mode is selected, it compares the standby energy consumption planned thereafter with the past standby energy consumption, and the result Is displayed and output. In the case of the office shown in the figure, the personal computer is turned off, while the air conditioner is still in operation.
<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the energy saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “energy saving monitoring device” 0200 of the present embodiment includes an “energy consumption acquisition unit” 0201, an “energy consumption record holding unit” 0202, a “mode selection unit” 0203, and “equipment A "monitoring unit" 0204, a "standby energy comparison unit" 0205, and a "first comparison result output unit" 0206.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and any of the energy saving monitoring devices mentioned throughout the present specification is provided in the office. With this configuration, the person who selects the mode is limited to those who are in the office, so that it is possible to perform energy saving monitoring in accordance with the actions of people in the office.

  In addition, any of the functional blocks of the energy saving monitoring device described below can be realized as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Further, a recording medium on which software is recorded is naturally included in the technical scope of the present invention. (This is not limited to the present embodiment, and is the same throughout the present specification.) The present invention can also be realized as a system by combining with a single device or a plurality of devices.

  The “energy consumption acquisition unit” 0201 is configured to acquire the energy consumption at the office. Specific examples of acquisition include OA equipment such as copiers and personal computers, lighting equipment such as fluorescent lamps, air-conditioning equipment, machine tools, other electrical equipment such as office equipment, and gas for hot water supply equipment. It is conceivable to acquire the consumption amount, or to acquire the power consumption of the equipment managed at the establishment, such as a signboard outside the establishment, an external light, and a security device.

  It is conceivable that the energy consumption is acquired using a meter such as a watt hour meter or a gas meter. Specific acquisition modes may be acquired for each device. For example, “inside the office” and “outside the office”, “conference room” and “office”, “air conditioner” and “lighting equipment” It is conceivable to acquire for each of a plurality of devices in an arbitrary range.

  The acquisition of energy consumption is preferably performed at predetermined intervals in a specific time segment. For example, it is conceivable to employ a configuration in which 30 minutes is acquired every minute as one time segment. By taking this configuration, it is possible to grasp the energy consumption and the change in energy consumption for each specific time segment. However, it may be configured to acquire energy consumption at each time without providing a specific time segment.

  The “energy consumption record holding unit” 0202 is configured to record and hold the acquired energy consumption in association with mode selection described later. Specifically, in addition to the mode in which the acquired energy consumption is associated with the mode selection described later and recorded for each electric device or hot water supply facility that has consumed energy, it is recorded for each device defined in the arbitrary range. The structure to hold | maintain may be sufficient. Further, as described above, recording may be held for each specific time segment. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to compare the energy consumption amount for each place and for each device and the length of energy consumption time, and to efficiently perform energy consumption comparison processing and monitoring processing described later.

  The “mode selection unit” 0203 is configured to accept selection of an exit mode that is an energy saving mode after the work at the office is completed and a work mode that is an energy saving mode for the office to work. “Exit mode, which is an energy-saving mode after work at the office” is, for example, the time after the end of work set at the office or after all employees at the office have exited This is an energy saving mode in which the energy consumption after each time point is monitored. On the other hand, the “working mode that is an energy saving mode for working at an office” is an energy saving mode for monitoring energy consumption during working hours at the office. The energy consumption is monitored using the energy consumption upper limit value determined according to each mode, and the exit mode has the effect of lowering the energy usage fee mainly by monitoring the standby energy after the end of work. . In addition, the work mode has an effect of lowering the basic energy fee in addition to the energy usage fee by monitoring the maximum energy consumption during working hours using the energy consumption upper limit value.

  The mode selection unit may be configured to select another mode in addition to the exit mode and the work mode. As a specific example of another mode, a configuration that allows selection of a start-up mode that is an energy saving mode around the start-up time can be considered. With this configuration, there are many cases in which energy consumption increases suddenly, such as when multiple electrical devices are turned on all at once. Energy conservation monitoring that encourages energy conservation actions can be realized.

  As another specific example of the other mode, a configuration may be adopted in which an overtime mode that is an energy saving mode from the end time to the time when the employee leaves the office can be selected. With this configuration, not only can energy conservation be monitored and employees promote overtime work, but also the effect of suppressing overtime work itself can be expected, so it is suitable not only for energy conservation but also for labor management at business establishments. Can be expected to bring about positive effects.

  The selection of each mode can be performed using operation means such as buttons and a touch panel provided on the operation panel of the energy saving monitoring apparatus. Under this configuration, each mode is selected by the operation of the person currently in the office, so the actual behavior of the employees in the office is not based on a preset schedule. Energy saving monitoring will be performed under the appropriate mode. Even when there is no one in the office, it is possible to determine whether it is temporary or due to the end of work, which is more efficient than automatic mode selection.

  The “equipment monitoring unit” 0204 is configured to monitor the energy consumption facility of the business establishment using a predetermined energy consumption upper limit value according to the accepted mode selection and notify the result. As a specific mode of monitoring the energy consumption facility of the establishment using the energy consumption upper limit value according to the mode selection, for example, a value of energy consumption (upper limit target value) to be targeted in advance is set. In addition, it is monitored whether the energy consumption exceeds the upper limit target value. One upper limit target value may be set for one mode, or a plurality of upper limit target values may be set for each specific time segment (for example, 30 minutes, 1 hour).

  Here, the upper limit target value may be set arbitrarily, or may be set as an upper limit target value by calculating a past energy consumption value that is recorded and retained or a value that is suitable based on the transition. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to set an upper limit target value that can be actually achieved based on past results, and to perform monitoring that constantly improves the energy conservation awareness of each employee at the office. .

  In addition, the judgment whether energy consumption exceeds an upper limit target value is consumed during a specific time division (for example, 30 minutes, 1 hour) from the energy consumption acquired in the energy consumption acquisition part. This is done by calculating the predicted energy consumption. The process of predicting energy consumption includes receiving energy consumption directly from the energy consumption acquisition unit or via another device, and energy consumption from the start time of the specific time segment to which the current time belongs to the current time It is conceivable to calculate the energy consumption up to the end time of the time segment based on the above.

  FIG. 3 shows a conceptual diagram for comparison for determining whether or not the energy consumption exceeds the upper limit target value. For example, the energy consumption from the start time of a certain time segment to the current time is fitted with a linear function, and the energy consumption until the end time is predicted based on the linear function. For example, when the target value of energy consumption for 30 minutes from 10:00 to 10:30 (here, power consumption is taken as an example) is 45 kWh, power consumption at the time of 10:00 to 10:05 When the amount is 9.0 kWh, the power consumption predicted to be consumed within the time interval at the same time is calculated as 54 kWh, and it is determined that the upper limit target value is exceeded.

  If, as a result of monitoring by the equipment monitoring department, there is a risk of exceeding the above upper limit target value, or if it is already exceeded, it is determined that there is a problem such as waste or inefficiency in energy consumption. It is desirable to adopt a configuration that encourages energy-saving behavior by notifying the judgment result to a power management company or the like. Notification methods include light emission display on the display screen, alarms such as alarms, transmission of e-mails to terminal devices such as employees and power management companies, and automatic voice calls to registered telephone numbers. It is possible that Moreover, it is preferable that the notification content of the determination result in the equipment monitoring part, notification time, etc. are recorded and hold | maintained at a computer. By recording and holding the determination result, it is possible to later analyze a place where a problem is likely to occur in energy consumption, and it is possible to promote efficient energy saving action based on the analysis result.

  More preferably, the notification is configured to be performed in multiple stages according to the degree of energy consumption. For example, as the necessity for energy saving increases, the display color of the display may be conspicuous or blinked, and the alarm output mode may be changed. Specifically, it may be configured to calculate whether or not the device can be achieved by stopping the use of which device and advise the employee. If the said structure is employ | adopted, it will become possible to link the result of monitoring to energy saving action rapidly.

  Here, an example in which the result of monitoring in the equipment monitoring unit is displayed on the display screen will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displaying the monitoring result. In the figure, an example is shown in which the monitoring result in the case of monitoring the power consumption of each electrical device that is an energy consuming facility is displayed on the display. On the display of the figure, the character's face is displayed so as to change according to the need for energy saving, the smaller the predicted value of power consumption compared to the upper limit target value, the more gentle the expression, The closer to the upper limit target value or the higher the upper limit target value, the more the expression changes to be confused or angry.

  In addition, a configuration in which the light emission color of the display is changed according to the target achievement degree is also conceivable. In the case of FIG. 4, there is a need for energy saving action by changing the emission color from blue or bluish color to red or reddish color from (a) to (d) where the target achievement degree is high. The higher the value, the more effective the visual effect is, and the user can be encouraged to save energy.

  “Standby energy comparison unit” 0205 is a standby energy consumption amount that is scheduled thereafter based on the energy consumption amount at the establishment that is acquired by the energy consumption amount acquisition unit when the mode selection unit inputs the exit mode. And a past standby energy consumption amount held in the energy consumption amount record holding unit. As already explained, if there is an exit mode selection input, it is assumed that all employees in the office will leave, and after that, only standby energy, which is the energy required for each device in the standby state, will remain. It is preferable that it is consumed from the viewpoint of energy saving.

  Note that the standby energy consumption scheduled thereafter is standby energy consumed until the next day work mode is selected even if the standby energy consumption is consumed during a specific time segment after the exit mode is selected. It may be energy consumption. The standby energy may change depending on the operation of the refrigerator's compressor or air conditioner, fax reception, etc., so when the exit mode selection input is received, the energy consumption acquired by the energy consumption acquisition unit will be It is conceivable to calculate by calculation.

  Also, the past standby energy consumption held in the energy consumption record holding unit can be compared with the past energy consumption that can be compared in the same time unit as the “scheduled standby energy consumption”. It means the energy consumption held in the record holding unit. The standby energy consumption at which point in time can be arbitrarily determined as “past standby energy consumption”. For example, the standby energy consumption of the previous day may be used, or the standby energy consumption of the same day of the previous week or the previous month or the previous year. It may be an amount. Furthermore, the average value of the standby energy consumption acquired and held in the previous week, the previous month, and the previous year may be set as the “past standby energy consumption”. Furthermore, the lowest value of the standby energy consumption recorded in each period may be extracted and used as the “past standby energy consumption”.

  As a specific example of the process of comparing the planned standby energy consumption with the past standby energy consumption, the planned standby energy consumption and the standby energy consumption consumed within the same unit of time in the past are used. Can be considered. By this comparison, it can be determined whether the standby energy consumption amount planned after the exit mode selection input is larger or smaller than the past standby energy consumption amount. In particular, if a configuration is adopted in which the minimum value of standby energy consumption values recorded in the past is used as the comparison target here, the planned standby energy consumption will be the minimum necessary amount at the establishment. It can easily be determined whether there is any or whether further energy saving actions are possible.

  The “first comparison result output unit” 0206 is configured to output the comparison result performed by the standby energy comparison unit. The comparison result is preferably output immediately after the mode is selected. As an example of the comparison result output, if the comparison result indicates that the standby energy consumption scheduled thereafter is larger than the past standby energy consumption, an output for encouraging the suppression of the standby energy consumption is performed. Specifically, alarms, display coloration, automatic audio output, display on the display, etc. can be considered. More specifically, the estimated standby energy consumption is excessive or how much is excessive. It is preferable that the output is made so that it can be understood whether or not. In particular, when the comparison result is displayed on the display, information such as the past standby energy consumption and the date and time when the standby energy consumption is acquired may be displayed. Further, depending on the degree of the comparison result, a display may be made to indicate the possibility that the standby energy consumption can be further suppressed if the standby state of which device is eliminated. In the case of the example shown previously with reference to FIG. 1, a display output indicating the possibility of forgetting to turn off the air conditioner is made. With this configuration, even if the person who chooses the exit mode forgets to turn off unnecessary air conditioners, personal computers, photocopiers, lighting equipment, etc., the fact is confirmed before exiting, It becomes possible to turn off the power of each device.

If the content of the comparison result is the same or the planned standby energy consumption is smaller, an output indicating that further suppression of the standby energy consumption is unnecessary is performed. Since there is no need to take further energy saving actions, it may be configured to output a message irrelevant to the energy saving actions, such as "You can leave the room as it is" or "Thank you very much". By adopting this configuration, it becomes possible for the employee to recognize that his / her own energy-saving behavior was appropriate while further energy-saving behavior was unnecessary.
<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration configuring the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. The operation of each hardware component will be described with reference to this figure.

  As shown in this figure, each of the devices constituting the energy saving monitoring device includes a “CPU” 0501, a “storage device (storage medium)” 0502, a “main memory” 0503 for executing various arithmetic processes, An “output interface” 0504 and an “input interface” 0505 are provided. Via an input / output interface, for example, information on external peripheral devices such as “display” 0506, “acoustic device” 0507, and “watt hour meter” 0508 Send and receive. The storage device stores various programs as described below, and the CPU reads these various programs into the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. These components are connected to each other through a data communication path such as “system bus” 0509, and perform transmission / reception and processing of information.

(Specific processing of the energy consumption acquisition unit and energy record holding unit)
The CPU reads the “energy consumption acquisition program” 0510 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, acquires the energy consumption through an external device such as a watt hour meter or directly from each device, and stores the energy consumption amount. Information is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory.

(Specific processing of the mode selector)
The CPU reads the “mode selection program” 0520 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and according to the input content through the external device, the exit mode, which is an energy saving mode after the work at the office, and the office Select a work mode which is an energy saving mode when working.

(Specific processing of equipment monitoring department)
The CPU reads the “facility monitoring program” 0530 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and starts the monitoring process of the energy consuming facility at the office corresponding to the mode selected by the execution of the mode selection program.

(Specific processing of standby energy comparison unit)
The CPU reads the “standby energy comparison program” 0540 from the storage device into the main memory, and executes the program when the exit mode selection process is performed by executing the mode selection program. The past energy consumption obtained by the execution of the quantity acquisition program is read and the mutual magnitude relationship is compared.

(Specific processing of the first comparison result output unit)
The CPU reads the “first comparison result output program” 0550 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and performs a process of outputting the comparison result obtained by executing the standby energy comparison program to the outside.
<Process flow>

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process flow in the energy-saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. In the work mode or the leaving mode, first, in step S0601, the energy consumption amount at the office is acquired (energy consumption amount acquisition step). In step S0602, the acquired energy consumption is recorded and held in association with mode selection (energy consumption record holding step). Then, according to the received mode selection, the energy consumption facility at the establishment is monitored using the energy consumption upper limit value determined in advance in step S0603 and the result is notified (facility monitoring step). Until the mode switching operation is performed, steps S0601 to S0603 are repeated in each mode, and when the mode switching operation is performed, the mode is switched. When the mode switching operation is performed from the work mode to the exit mode, the standby energy consumption scheduled as step S0604 and the past standby energy consumption recorded in the energy consumption record holding step are displayed. Compare (standby energy comparison step). Thereafter, in step S0605, the comparison result in the standby energy comparison step is output (first comparison result output step). The above steps are repeated until the operation of the apparatus is stopped.
<Effect>

By using the energy saving monitoring apparatus having the above configuration, it is possible to perform energy saving monitoring of standby energy in accordance with the actual behavior of people in the office.
<< Embodiment 2 >>
<Overview>

The energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is basically the same as the energy saving monitoring device of the first embodiment, but is further provided with a feature that the user is photographed when there is a selection input of the exit mode. . The exit mode selector is usually the final exit of the establishment. Therefore, by adopting this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not the selected person has appropriately controlled the standby energy of the office.
<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the energy saving monitoring device according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “energy saving monitoring device” 0700 of the present embodiment includes an “energy consumption acquisition unit” 0701, an “energy consumption record holding unit” 0702, a “mode selection unit” 0703, And a “standby energy comparison unit” 0705, a “first comparison result output unit” 0706, and a “final exit person imaging unit” 0707. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the energy saving monitoring apparatus described with reference to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, the function of the “final exit person photographing unit” which is a difference will be described below.

“Last Exit Shooting Unit” 0707 captures the selected person based on the energy consumption at the office acquired by the energy consumption acquisition unit when the mode selection unit inputs the selection of the exit mode. Configured as follows. It is conceivable that shooting is performed by a camera provided on the operation panel or in the vicinity of the operation panel. With this configuration, it is possible to specify a selector who performs selection input of the exit mode using the operation panel. . The photographed image may be recorded and held together with the photographing date and time and stored in an external server or the like via a storage device inside the energy saving monitoring device or a network. In this way, by photographing and recording the person who selects the exit mode in an identifiable manner, the location of responsibility when there is a large amount of standby energy after the exit mode is set is clarified, and the amount of standby energy is appropriately suppressed. In such a case, it is possible to treat the selected person with personnel evaluation. It should be noted that the last exit person photographing unit may be configured not to photograph the selected person.
<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration configuring the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. The hardware configuration of each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device of this embodiment is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the energy saving monitoring device of Embodiment 1 described with reference to FIG. It further has a “photographing device” 1611 for photographing a person. Hereinafter, specific processing of the “final exit person photographing unit” that has not been described so far will be described.

  As shown in this figure, each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device includes a “CPU” 1601, a “storage device (storage medium)” 1602, a “main memory” 1603 for executing various arithmetic processes. , “Output interface” 1604 and “input interface” 1605, and for example, “display” 1606, “acoustic device” 1607, “watt hour meter” 1608, “imaging device” 1611, etc. via the input / output interface Send and receive information to and from external peripherals. The storage device includes an “energy consumption acquisition program” 1610, a “mode selection program” 1620, an “equipment monitoring program” 1630, a “standby energy comparison program” 1640, a “first comparison result output program” 1650, and the following. The various programs described in the above are stored, and the CPU reads out these various programs in the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. Note that these components are connected to each other via a data communication path such as a “system bus” 1609 to perform transmission / reception and processing of information.

(Specific processing of the final exit shooting department)
When the mode selection program is executed, the CPU reads out and executes the “final exit person photographing program” from the storage device to the main memory, and performs photographing processing of the photographing device. The captured image is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory or stored in a data area of the main memory of the external device via the network.
<Process flow>

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process flow in the energy saving monitoring apparatus of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. In the work mode or the leaving mode, first, in step S0801, the energy consumption amount at the office is acquired (energy consumption amount acquisition step). In step S0802, the acquired energy consumption is recorded and held in association with mode selection (energy consumption record holding step). Then, according to the received mode selection, the energy consumption facility at the office is monitored using the energy consumption upper limit value determined in advance in step S0803 and the result is notified (facility monitoring step). Until the mode switching operation is performed, steps S0801 to S0803 are repeated in each mode, and when the mode switching operation is performed, the mode is switched.

When the mode switching operation is performed from the work mode to the exit mode, the selection person who has selected the exit mode is photographed in step S0804 (final exit person photographing step). In step S0805, the planned standby energy consumption is compared with the past standby energy consumption recorded in the energy consumption record holding step (standby energy comparison step). Thereafter, in step S0806, the comparison result in the standby energy comparison step is output (first comparison result output step). In step S0807, the human sensor is operated (human sensor operating step). On the other hand, when the mode switching operation is performed from the exit mode to the work mode, the human sensor is stopped as step S0808 (human sensor stop step). The above steps are repeated until the operation of the apparatus is stopped.
<Effect>

By using the energy-saving monitoring apparatus having the above configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not the exit mode selector has appropriately controlled the standby energy of the office.
<< Embodiment 3 >>
<Overview>

The energy-saving monitoring device of this embodiment is basically the same as the energy-saving monitoring device of Embodiment 1 or 2, but the human sensor is operated in the state where the exit mode is selected, and the human is detected by the sensor. In this case, a feature of photographing the person is provided as a further feature. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to evaluate the energy-saving behavior of the person who has worked at the office first.
<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the energy saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “energy saving monitoring device” 0900 of this embodiment includes an “energy consumption acquisition unit” 0901, an “energy consumption record holding unit” 0902, a “mode selection unit” 0903, "Monitoring section" 0904, "Standby energy comparison section" 0905, "First comparison result output section" 0906, "Last exit shooting section" 0907, "Human sensor section" 0908, "First attendee shooting" Part "0909. In addition, the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of this embodiment does not need to have a last exit person imaging | photography part. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus described with reference to FIG. 5 of the first embodiment or FIG. 7 of the second embodiment, the “human sensor unit” and the “first attendee shooting unit” which are different points are described below. Will be described.

  The “human sensor unit” 0908 is configured to operate in a state where the exit mode is selected by the mode selection unit. In short, “the state in which the exit mode is selected by the mode selection unit” is a situation in which there is no one in the office. Therefore, the timing at which the human sensor starts to operate is desirably after a predetermined time (for example, about 1 to 3 minutes) has elapsed since the exit mode was selected. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the final exit person is detected and photographed by the human sensor.

  The human sensor unit detects a person who first enters the office while the exit mode is selected by the mode selection unit. This is because the person who first enters the office records the location of the responsibility in order to first bring the facilities in the office into operation. For example, if the person who first enters the office puts the equipment in operation while leaving the exit mode without switching the mode of the energy saving monitoring device, the energy saving monitoring device determines that the energy consumption upper limit has been exceeded in the exit mode. The alarm is issued and the administrator is forced to do unnecessary work. In such a case, it is preferable that it is possible to confirm who the person is to call attention to the person who has entered first. Therefore, unlike the present embodiment, the mode switching of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus is not used as a trigger, and the detected person is photographed when the person is detected by the human sensor unit. Therefore, it is preferable that the human sensor is arranged at an entrance of an area where various facilities can be operated or an area where the operation can be performed.

  In addition, by placing human sensors at the entrance of the area where various facilities can be operated, it is useful for investigating responsibility in the event of a disaster. For example, depending on the operation of various facilities, it may cause disasters such as fires, explosions, water leaks, and gas leaks, rather than simply wasting energy. Therefore, by adopting the above configuration, not only monitoring of energy consumption of various facilities but also clarification of the location of responsibility for disasters can be achieved, and the effect of two birds with one stone can be obtained.

  Furthermore, when an intruder into the office is detected in the area, for example, various signals that notify the occurrence of an emergency may be generated. Specifically, in addition to notifying the outside of the office, such as sending an emergency signal to the security company or the manager of the office, issuing alarms installed in the office, A signal that causes a threatening effect to the detected person, such as a call by automatic voice, may be transmitted. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to use or use a human sensor mechanism for monitoring a change in standby energy for a crime prevention function.

The “first attendee shooting unit” 0909 is configured to shoot a detected person when a person is detected by the human sensor unit. The shooting mode is recorded and held together with the shooting date and time, and stored in an external server or the like through a storage device inside the energy saving monitoring device or a network, in the same manner as the description of the final exit shooting unit in the second embodiment. “When a person is detected by the human sensor unit” is normally the first employee at the office. If the first attendee does not first select to change to the work mode in the mode selection section, the amount of energy consumed when turning on the lighting of the office and the electrical equipment such as a personal computer is allowed as the standby energy amount. This may cause the output of unnecessary monitoring results, etc., to occur far beyond the amount that is available. By adopting a configuration for shooting first attendees, it is possible to check whether a suitable energy-saving mode has been properly selected, including when the above situation occurs, and The confirmation result can be used as a reference for personnel evaluation.
<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration configuring the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. The hardware configuration of each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device of this embodiment is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the energy saving monitoring device of Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 described with reference to FIG. 5 or FIG. Similarly, a “human sensor” 1711 for detecting a person who first enters the office and a “photographing device” 1712 for photographing the detected person are further provided. Hereinafter, specific processes of the “human sensor unit” and the “first attendee shooting unit” that have not been described so far will be described.

  As shown in this figure, each device constituting the energy-saving monitoring device includes a “CPU” 1701, a “storage device (storage medium)” 1702, and a “main memory” 1703 for executing various arithmetic processes. , “Output interface” 1704, and “input interface” 1705, for example, “display” 1706, “acoustic device” 1707, “watt hour meter” 1708, “human sensor” 1711 via the input / output interface. , Sends and receives information to and from an external peripheral device such as “imaging device” 1712. The storage device includes “energy consumption acquisition program” 1710, “mode selection program” 1720, “facility monitoring program” 1730, “standby energy comparison program” 1740, “first comparison result output program” 1750, and the following. The various programs described in the above are stored, and the CPU reads out these various programs in the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. Note that these components are connected to each other via a data communication path such as a “system bus” 1709 to perform transmission / reception and processing of information.

(Specific processing of the human sensor unit)
The CPU reads the “human sensor program” from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and when activation of the exit mode is selected by executing the mode selection program, the human sensor is activated after a predetermined time has elapsed. Process.

(Specific processing of the first attendee shooting department)
The CPU reads out and executes the “first attendee shooting program” from the storage device to the main memory, and executes a process of shooting the detected person when a person is detected by the human sensor. The photographed image is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory, or stored in a data area of the main memory of the external device via the network.
<Process flow>

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process flow in the energy saving monitoring apparatus of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. In the work mode or the leaving mode, first, in step S1001, the energy consumption amount at the office is acquired (energy consumption amount acquisition step). In step S1002, the acquired energy consumption is recorded and held in association with the mode selection (energy consumption record holding step). Then, according to the received mode selection, the energy consumption facility at the establishment is monitored using the energy consumption upper limit value determined in advance in step S1003 and the result is notified (facility monitoring step). When the leaving mode is selected, the person detected as step S1004 is photographed when the person is detected by the human sensor after the equipment monitoring step (first attendee photographing unit). The above steps are repeated until the mode switching operation is performed. When the mode switching operation is performed, the mode is switched.

When the mode switching operation is performed from the work mode to the exit mode, the selection person who has selected the exit mode is photographed in step S1005 (final exit person photographing step). In step S1006, the planned standby energy consumption is compared with the past standby energy consumption recorded in the energy consumption record holding step (standby energy comparison step). Thereafter, in step S1007, the comparison result in the standby energy comparison step is output (first comparison result output step). In step S1008, the human sensor is operated (human sensor operating step). On the other hand, when a mode switching operation is performed from the exit mode to the work mode, the human sensor is stopped as step S1009 (human sensor stop step). The above steps are repeated until the operation of the apparatus is stopped. In addition, when the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of this embodiment does not have the last exit person imaging | photography part, the last exit person imaging | photography step is not performed.
<Effect>

By using the energy-saving monitoring apparatus having the above configuration, in addition to the effects described in the first or second embodiment, the energy-saving behavior of the person who has worked at the office first can be evaluated.
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<Overview>

The energy-saving monitoring device of this embodiment is basically the same as the energy-saving monitoring device described in the third embodiment, but the operation history is recorded and retained in association with the time, and the attendance time or / and leaving of the employee of the business establishment The attendance time for each employee or / and the attendance time, which is the departure time, is acquired from the attendance / attendance time management device that records and holds the time, and the taken time and the action history record holding part held in the action history record holding part The time when the person was detected by the held human sensor, the time when the work mode held in the operation history record holding unit was selected, the time when the exit mode held in the operation history record holding unit was selected, The operation time, which is at least one of the above, is acquired, the time acquired by the attendance time acquisition unit is compared with the time acquired by the operation time acquisition unit, and the comparison performed by the comparison unit The result And a point of force as a further feature. By adopting this configuration, it is possible not only to check whether the time and attendance time management device is properly used, but also to use it as reference information such as personnel evaluation that comprehensively considers energy consumption behavior and attendance and attendance time. It becomes easy. Further, it is possible to monitor whether the employee is appropriately selecting the mode.
<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the energy saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “energy saving monitoring apparatus” 1100 of the present embodiment includes an “energy consumption acquisition unit” 1101, an “energy consumption record holding unit” 1102, a “mode selection unit” 1103, and an “equipment” “Monitoring section” 1104, “Standby energy comparison section” 1105, “First comparison result output section” 1106, “Last exit person photographing section” 1107, “Human sensor section” 1108, and “First attendee photographing" Part "1109," operation history record holding part "1114," time and attendance time acquisition part "1110," operation time acquisition part "1111," comparison part "1112, and" second comparison result output part "1113 Have. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus described with reference to FIG. 9 of the third embodiment, the following are the “operation history record holding unit”, “attendance / attendance time acquisition unit”, “operation time acquisition unit”, “ Functions of the “comparison unit” and “second comparison result output unit” will be described.

  The “operation history record holding unit” 1114 is configured to record and hold an operation history in association with time. The “operation” is an operation added to the energy saving monitoring apparatus from the outside, and indicates, for example, a photographing operation, a person detection operation, or a mode selection operation. The operation history record holding unit records and holds an operation applied from the outside to the energy saving monitoring apparatus in association with the time when the operation is performed.

  The “attendance / attendance time acquisition unit” 1110 obtains attendance / attendance time, which is the attendance / employment time for each employee, from the attendance / employment time management apparatus that records and holds the attendance / employment time / employment time of the employees in the office. It is configured. The “time and attendance time management apparatus” is an apparatus mainly used for recording and holding time and / or attendance time and / or leaving time for the purpose of attendance management like a so-called time recorder. The attendance and / or attendance time and / or exit time in the attendance and attendance time management apparatus may be obtained from employee declarations, entry time card entry histories, and the like. It is conceivable that the attendance and attendance time is acquired by connecting the attendance and attendance time acquisition unit and the attendance and attendance time management device by wire or transmitting and receiving information via a network. By providing this function, it is possible to know at what time the employee went to work or left the office.

  The “operation time acquisition unit” 1111 includes the shooting time held in the operation history record holding unit, the time when the person was detected by the human sensor held in the operation history record holding unit, and the operation history record holding unit. The operation time that is at least one of the time when the work mode held in the operation mode is selected and the time when the exit mode held in the operation history record holding unit is selected is acquired. . By acquiring the operation time, it is possible to grasp at which time the employee is preparing to leave the office, or is ready to work or start work.

  The “comparison unit” 1112 is configured to compare the time acquired by the work time acquisition unit and the time acquired by the operation time acquisition unit. By comparing the attendance time and the operation time with the operation time, it is possible to grasp the presence or absence of the time difference between the attendance time and the operation time and the operation time. If the work mode selection operation time at the time of attendance is significantly later than the attendance time, it is determined that the employee who first attended has not performed any particular work for a while after attendance. Also, if the exit time at the time of exit is significantly later than the exit mode selection operation time, it is found that the employee leaving the office at the end has not performed any particular work for a while after the exit mode is selected. By adopting this configuration, it becomes possible to perform employee attendance management using the energy saving monitoring device.

  The “second comparison result output unit” 1113 is configured to output the comparison result performed by the comparison unit. Specifically, if the time difference between the two times is within a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute, 3 minutes, etc.), a comparison result of contents such as “no problem” is output, and a time difference exceeding the predetermined time has occurred. In such a case, it may be possible to output a comparison result of contents such as “confirmation required” and “problem”.

The example used in the description of the comparison unit is merely an example of the analysis using the comparison result, but by performing the analysis, it is possible to confirm the appropriateness of the attendance management using the attendance time management device. “Output the result of comparison performed by the comparison unit” is a means for confirming the appropriateness of the attendance management, and specifically, for the terminal device managed by the attendance manager It is conceivable that information of the comparison result is transmitted and output. On the other hand, since it is not the purpose of the same department to inform other users of their attendance and departure times unprotected, the above comparison results are displayed on the operation panel and the display attached to the operation panel. It is desirable not to output.
<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration configuring the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. The hardware configuration of each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the energy saving monitoring device of the third embodiment described with reference to FIG. The “attendance / attendance time management device” 1811 that records and holds the attendance / exit times of the employees of the present invention is further provided. Hereinafter, specific processes of the “operation history record holding unit”, “attendance / attendance time acquisition unit”, “operation time acquisition unit”, “comparison unit”, and “second comparison result output unit” that have not been described so far will be described.

  As shown in this figure, each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device includes a “CPU” 1801, a “storage device (storage medium)” 1802, and a “main memory” 1803 for executing various arithmetic processes. , “Output interface” 1804, and “input interface” 1805, for example, “display” 1806, “acoustic device” 1807, “watt hour meter” 1808, “attendance / attend time management device” via the input / output interface Sends and receives information to and from an external peripheral device such as 1811. The storage device includes “energy consumption acquisition program” 1810, “mode selection program” 1820, “facility monitoring program” 1830, “standby energy comparison program” 1840, “first comparison result output program” 1850, and the following. The various programs described in the above are stored, and the CPU reads out these various programs in the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. These components are connected to each other via a data communication path such as a “system bus” 1809 to transmit / receive information and process information.

(Specific processing of the operation history record holding unit)
The CPU reads and executes the “operation history record holding program” from the storage device to the main memory, records and holds the operation history of the energy saving monitoring device in association with the time, and stores the information at a predetermined address in the main memory.

(Specific processing of the attendance time acquisition section)
The CPU reads the “attendance / attendance time acquisition program” from the storage device and executes it, receives the attendance / attendance time information transmitted from the attendance / employment time management device and / or the attendance / attendance time information, and stores the information in the main memory Store at a predetermined address in the memory.

(Specific processing of the operation time acquisition unit)
The CPU reads the “operation time acquisition program” from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, the time when each of the photographing programs held in the operation history record holding unit is executed, the time when the human sensor program is executed, Information on the operation time, which is at least one of the times when the mode selection program is executed, is acquired, and the information is stored in a predetermined address of the main memory.

(Specific processing of the comparison unit)
The CPU reads the “comparison program” from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, reads out the attendance time and attendance time obtained by the execution of the attendance and attendance time acquisition program and the operation time obtained by execution of the operation time acquisition program, A process of comparing the presence / absence of the time difference and the degree of the time difference is performed.

(Specific processing of the second comparison result output unit)
The CPU reads out and executes the “second comparison result output program” from the storage device to the main memory, and executes a process of outputting the comparison result obtained by executing the external / operation time comparison program to the outside.
<Process flow>

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process flow in the energy saving monitoring apparatus of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. In the work mode or the leaving mode, first, in step S1201, the energy consumption amount at the office is acquired (energy consumption amount acquisition step). In step S1202, the acquired energy consumption is recorded and held in association with the mode selection (energy consumption record holding step). Then, according to the received mode selection, the energy consumption facility at the establishment is monitored using the energy consumption upper limit value determined in advance in step S1203 and the result is notified (facility monitoring step). When the leaving mode is selected, the person detected as step S1204 is photographed when the person is detected by the human sensor after the equipment monitoring step (first attendee photographing unit). Thereafter, as step S1210, the first attendee shooting operation history or / and the person detection operation history of the energy saving monitoring apparatus are recorded and held in association with the time (operation history record holding step). The above steps are repeated until the mode switching operation is performed. When the mode switching operation is performed, the mode is switched.

  When the mode switching operation is performed from the work mode to the exit mode, the selection person who selects the exit mode is photographed in step S1205 (final exit person photographing step). In step S1206, the planned standby energy consumption is compared with the past standby energy consumption recorded in the energy consumption record holding step (standby energy comparison step). Thereafter, in step S1207, the comparison result in the standby energy comparison step is output (first comparison result output step). In step S1208, the human sensor is activated (human sensor operation step). Thereafter, as step S1211, the last-exit person shooting operation history or / and the exit mode selection operation history of the energy saving monitoring device are recorded and held in association with time (operation history record holding step). On the other hand, when a mode switching operation is performed from the exit mode to the work mode, the human sensor is stopped as step S1209 (human sensor stop step). Thereafter, in step S1212, the operation mode selection operation history of the energy saving monitoring apparatus is recorded and held in association with time (operation history record holding step). The above steps are repeated until the operation of the apparatus is stopped.

In step S1213, the energy-saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment acquires the attendance time and / or attendance time, which is the attendance and attendance time and / or exit time, from the attendance and attendance time management apparatus (attendance and attendance time acquisition step). Next, in step S1214, at least the time when shooting was performed by the execution of the last leaver shooting step or the first attendee shooting step, the time when the person was detected by the human sensor, and the time when the exit mode or work mode was selected were selected. The operation time which is any one time is acquired (operation time acquisition step). The operation time acquisition step may be performed after the attendance / leaving time acquisition step. Thereafter, in step S1215, the attendance time and operation time are compared with the operation time (comparison step), and the comparison result is output in step S1216 (second comparison result output step). The processing shown in steps S1214 to S1216 is preferably performed after operation history record holding steps S1210, S1211, and S1212. The attendance / leaving time acquisition step may be performed in a timely manner separately from the processing shown in steps S1214 to S1216.
<Effect>

By using the energy-saving monitoring device having the above configuration, in addition to the effects described in the third embodiment, it is possible not only to check whether or not the time and attendance time management device is appropriately used, but also the energy consumption behavior and the attendance and departure times. It becomes easy to use as reference information such as personnel evaluation that comprehensively considers.
<< Embodiment 5 >>
<Overview>

The energy-saving monitoring device of this embodiment is basically the same as the energy-saving monitoring device of Embodiment 4, but acquires the demand at the office, records and holds the acquired demand, and the attendance time and / or operation A further feature is that both the operation time and the demand held in the history record holding unit are displayed and output. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to not only suppress energy consumption, but also promote energy-saving behavior that can suppress demand in electric power energy and, in turn, reduce the basic power charge.
<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the energy saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “energy saving monitoring device” 1300 of this embodiment includes an “energy consumption acquisition unit” 1301, an “energy consumption record holding unit” 1302, a “mode selection unit” 1303, “Monitoring section” 1304, “Standby energy comparison section” 1305, “First comparison result output section” 1306, “Last exit person imaging section” 1307, “Human sensor section” 1308, and “First attendee imaging" Part "1309," operation history record holding part "1317," time and attendance time acquisition part "1310," operation time acquisition part "1311," comparison part "1312, and" second comparison result output part "1313 , A “demand acquisition unit” 1314, a “demand record holding unit” 1315, and a “demand display output unit” 1316. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the energy-saving monitoring apparatus described with reference to FIG. 11 of the fourth embodiment, the functions of “demand acquisition unit”, “demand record holding unit”, and “demand display output unit”, which are the differences, are described below. explain.

  The “demand acquisition unit” 1314 is configured to acquire a demand at an office. The demand refers to an average value (average power used) of power consumed in a time (for example, 30 minutes) equally divided into a predetermined period (for example, one month). Generally, the number of demands measured in one day is 48 (24 × 60/30), and the number of demands measured in one month is about 1440 (when 48 × 30). The demand may be acquired by a watt-hour meter connected to each electrical device that can function at the office, or may be calculated based on the energy consumption recorded and held in the energy consumption record holding unit. .

  It is known that the basic charge of electricity is determined according to the maximum value of demand. Specifically, if an extremely high level of electric energy is consumed even for an instant, no matter how much energy saving action is encouraged during the following day or month, the electric energy consumption action is the cause. After that, the basic rate of electricity charges remains at a high level for a long time. Therefore, the energy-saving behavior monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment is characterized in that, in addition to monitoring daily power consumption behavior, a demand value is also acquired so as to suppress the basic charge of the electricity bill.

  The “demand record holding unit” 1315 is configured to record and hold the acquired demand. As already explained, since it is assumed that a plurality of demands are continuously acquired every predetermined period (for example, 30 minutes), the demand and the time at which the demand is acquired also correspond when recording and holding. Need to be.

  The “demand display output unit” 1316 is configured to display and output the operation time or / and the attendance / leaving time and the demand time zone in an identifiable manner. “The operation time or / and the attendance time and demand and the demand can be identified” means that if the relationship between the operation time and the attendance time and one or a plurality of demands within a predetermined time can be identified, the display output mode Is not particularly limited. Due to the nature of demand, since it shows a large value when operating all the electric devices in the office at the same time, it is preferable that the operation time or / and the attendance time in the vicinity of the attendance time is emphasized and displayed. In addition, it is desirable that display display of demand is performed in such a manner that a series of power consumption cycles in an office can be understood. For example, display output is performed in units of a past day, week or month. Good.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a display displayed and output by the demand display output unit. In the figure, the transition of 48 demands acquired on a past day (October 31, 2012) is converted into a bar graph and displayed in time series in a state where the operation time and the attendance time are specified. Here, the attendance time of the first attendee is 8:35, and the exit time of the last exit is 21:30. As the operation time, the time when the work mode was selected was 8:38, and the time when the exit mode was selected was 21:27.

In this case, the selection time of each mode may be displayed and confirmed with an arrow on the horizontal axis of the bar graph. Furthermore, as shown in the figure, it is possible that the demand acquired in the time period including the operation time indicating the attendance time will be displayed blinking, unlike other demands. It is conceivable to display in different colors or display the display density deeply. With this configuration, for example, it becomes obvious at a glance that the demand is extremely high at the time of attendance, so that the user can clearly recognize the necessity of demand suppression of the high value, and the daily consumption It is possible to promote not only energy-saving behavior whose content is to control the amount of electric power but also voluntary energy-saving behavior considering demand.
<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration configuring the energy saving monitoring device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. The hardware configuration of each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device of this embodiment is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the energy saving monitoring device of Embodiment 4 described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, specific processes of the “operation history record holding unit”, “attendance / attendance time acquisition unit”, “operation time acquisition unit”, “comparison unit”, and “second comparison result output unit” that have not been described so far will be described.

  As shown in this figure, each device constituting the energy saving monitoring device includes a “CPU” 1901, a “storage device (storage medium)” 1902, and a “main memory” 1903 for executing various arithmetic processes. , An “output interface” 1904 and an “input interface” 1905, and information on external peripheral devices such as “display” 1906, “acoustic device” 1907, and “watt hour meter” 1908 via the input / output interface Send and receive. The storage device includes “energy consumption acquisition program” 1910, “mode selection program” 1920, “equipment monitoring program” 1930, “standby energy comparison program” 1940, “first comparison result output program” 1950, and the following. The various programs described in the above are stored, and the CPU reads out these various programs in the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. These components are connected to each other through a data communication path such as a “system bus” 1909 to transmit / receive information and process information.

(Specific processing of the demand acquisition unit and demand record holding unit)
The CPU reads the “demand acquisition program” from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, acquires the demand from each electric device through the watt hour meter at a predetermined timing, and stores it at a predetermined address in the main memory.

(Specific processing of the demand display output unit)
The CPU reads the “demand display output program” from the storage device and executes it, reads the demand in the past predetermined period, the operation time and / or the attendance time, and distinguishes the demand from each time Display output.
<Process flow>

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process flow in the energy saving monitoring apparatus of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. In the work mode or the leaving mode, first, in step S1501, the energy consumption amount at the office is acquired (energy consumption amount acquisition step). In step S1502, the acquired energy consumption is recorded and held in association with mode selection (energy consumption record holding step). Then, according to the received mode selection, the energy consumption facility at the establishment is monitored using the energy consumption upper limit value determined in advance in step S1503 and the result is notified (facility monitoring step). When the leaving mode is selected, the person detected as step S1504 is photographed when the person is detected by the human sensor after the equipment monitoring step (first attendee photographing unit). Thereafter, as step S1510, the first attendee shooting operation history or / and the person detection operation history of the energy saving monitoring apparatus are recorded and held in association with the time (operation history record holding step). The above steps are repeated until the mode switching operation is performed. When the mode switching operation is performed, the mode is switched.

  When a mode switching operation is performed from the work mode to the exit mode, the selection person who selects the exit mode is photographed in step S1505 (final exit person photographing step). In step S1506, the planned standby energy consumption is compared with the past standby energy consumption recorded in the energy consumption record holding step (standby energy comparison step). Thereafter, in step S1507, the comparison result in the standby energy comparison step is output (first comparison result output step). In step S1508, the human sensor is activated (human sensor operation step). Thereafter, as step S1511, the last-exit person shooting operation history or / and the exit mode selection operation history of the energy-saving monitoring device are recorded and held in association with time (operation history record holding step). On the other hand, when a mode switching operation is performed from the exit mode to the work mode, the human sensor is stopped as step S1509 (human sensor stop step). Thereafter, in step S1512, the work mode selection operation history of the energy saving monitoring apparatus is recorded and held in association with time (operation history record holding step). The above steps are repeated until the operation of the apparatus is stopped.

  In step S1513, the energy-saving monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment acquires the attendance / leaving time, which is the attendance / leaving time or / and the attendance time, from the attendance / leaving time management apparatus (attendance / leaving time acquisition step). Next, in step S1514, at least the time when shooting was performed by executing the last leaver shooting step or the first attendee shooting step, the time when the person was detected by the human sensor, and the time when the exit mode or the work mode was selected were at least. The operation time which is any one time is acquired (operation time acquisition step). The operation time acquisition step may be performed after the attendance / leaving time acquisition step. Thereafter, in step S1515, the attendance time and the operation time are compared (comparison step), and the comparison result is output in step S1516 (second comparison result output step). The processing shown in steps S1514 to S1516 is preferably performed after operation history record holding steps S1510, S1511, and S1512. The attendance / leaving time acquisition step may be performed in a timely manner separately from the processing shown in steps S1514 to S1516.

Furthermore, the energy-saving monitoring apparatus of this embodiment acquires the demand inside and outside the office in step S1517 as shown in FIG. 15-2 (demand acquisition step). In step S1518, the demand acquired in step S1517 is recorded and held (demand record holding step). Thereafter, in step S1519, the attendance / work time and operation time acquired in steps S1513 and S1514 and the demand recorded in step S1518 are displayed and output in an identifiable manner (demand display output step). The processing from step S1517 to step S1519 is performed in a timely manner, and may be performed, for example, every 30 minutes when the demand is updated.
<Effect>

  By using the energy saving monitoring apparatus having the above configuration, in addition to the effects described in the fourth embodiment, it is also possible to promote energy saving actions that can suppress the basic power charge.

0200 ... Energy saving monitoring device, 0201 ... Energy consumption acquisition unit, 0202 ... Energy consumption record holding unit, 0203 ... Mode selection unit, 0204 ... Equipment monitoring unit, 0205 ... Standby energy comparison unit, 0206 ... First comparison result output unit

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The mutual relationship between the embodiment and the claims is as follows. The first to fourth embodiments mainly correspond to claim 1 and the like. In addition, this invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the invention.

The “demand display output unit” 1316 is configured to display and output the operation time or / and the attendance / leaving time and the demand in an identifiable manner. “The operation time or / and the attendance time and demand and the demand can be identified” means that if the relationship between the operation time and the attendance time and one or a plurality of demands within a predetermined time can be identified, the display output mode Is not particularly limited. Due to the nature of demand, since it shows a large value when operating all the electric devices in the office at the same time, it is preferable that the operation time or / and the attendance time in the vicinity of the attendance time is emphasized and displayed. In addition, it is desirable that display display of demand is performed in such a manner that a series of power consumption cycles in an office can be understood. For example, display output is performed in units of a past day, week or month. Good.

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An energy-saving monitoring device provided at an office,
An energy consumption acquisition unit for acquiring energy consumption at the office;
An energy consumption record holding unit for recording and holding the acquired energy consumption in association with mode selection described later;
A mode selection unit for accepting selection of an exit mode that is an energy saving mode after the work at the office is completed, and a work mode that is an energy saving mode for working at the office;
An equipment monitoring unit for monitoring the energy consuming equipment of the establishment using the predetermined energy consumption upper limit value according to the accepted mode selection and notifying the result;
Based on the energy consumption at the establishment acquired by the energy consumption acquisition unit when the mode selection unit inputs the exit mode, the standby energy consumption and the energy consumption record holding unit that are scheduled thereafter are retained. A standby energy comparison unit that compares the standby energy consumption in the past,
A first comparison result output unit that outputs a comparison result performed in the standby energy comparison unit;
Energy saving monitoring device having.   The energy-saving monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a final exit photographer that photographs the selected person when the mode selection unit inputs selection of the exit mode. A human sensor unit that operates in a state where the exit mode is selected in the mode selection unit;
When a person is detected by the human sensor unit, the first attendee shooting unit for shooting the detected person,
The energy-saving monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising: An operation history record holding unit that records and holds an operation history in association with time;
Attendance time and attendance time acquisition unit that obtains attendance time and / or departure time for each employee from the attendance and attendance time management device that records and holds the attendance time and / or withdrawal time of employees at the office,
The shooting time held in the operation history record holding unit, the time when the person is detected by the human sensor held in the operation history record holding unit, and the work mode held in the operation history record holding unit are selected. An operation time acquisition unit that acquires an operation time that is at least one of the time when the exit mode selected in the operation history record holding unit is selected, and
A comparison unit that compares the time acquired by the attendance time acquisition unit with the time acquired by the operation time acquisition unit;
A second comparison result output unit that outputs a comparison result performed in the comparison unit;
The energy-saving monitoring apparatus according to claim 3, which is dependent on claim 2. A demand acquisition unit for acquiring demand at the office;
A demand record holding unit for recording and holding the acquired demand;
A time / demand display output unit for displaying and outputting both the attendance time and / or the operation time held in the operation history record holding unit and the demand;
The energy-saving monitoring apparatus according to claim 4 having. An operation method of an energy saving monitoring device provided in an office,
An energy consumption acquisition step for acquiring energy consumption at the establishment;
An energy consumption record holding step for recording and holding the acquired energy consumption in association with a mode selection to be described later;
A mode selection accepting step for accepting selection of an exit mode that is an energy saving mode after the work at the office is completed, and a work mode that is an energy saving mode for working at the office;
A facility monitoring step for monitoring the energy consuming equipment of the establishment using a predetermined energy consumption upper limit value according to the accepted mode selection and notifying the result;
Based on the energy consumption at the establishment acquired by the energy consumption acquisition step when there is an exit mode selection input at the mode selection step, the standby energy consumption scheduled thereafter and the past standby energy held Standby energy comparison step for comparing consumption,
A first comparison result output step for outputting a comparison result performed in the standby energy comparison step;
Method of operating an energy saving monitoring device having An energy consumption acquisition step for acquiring energy consumption at the establishment;
An energy consumption record holding step for recording and holding the acquired energy consumption in association with a mode selection to be described later;
A mode selection accepting step for accepting selection of an exit mode that is an energy saving mode after the work at the office is completed, and a work mode that is an energy saving mode for working at the office;
A facility monitoring step for monitoring the energy consuming equipment of the establishment using a predetermined energy consumption upper limit value according to the accepted mode selection and notifying the result;
Based on the energy consumption at the establishment acquired by the energy consumption acquisition step when there is an exit mode selection input at the mode selection step, the standby energy consumption scheduled thereafter and the past standby energy held Standby energy comparison step for comparing consumption,
A first comparison result output step for outputting a comparison result performed in the standby energy comparison step;
An energy-saving monitoring program to make a computer execute.   A storage medium that holds the program according to claim 7 so as to be readable by a computer.

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