JP2018067070A - Setting method, setting system and setting program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a setting method, a setting system and a setting program capable of accurately and easily setting hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points.SOLUTION: A setting method includes processing of acquiring resource consumption amounts of a plurality of measurement points hierarchically provided in a distribution route and processing of displaying the plurality of measurement points as candidates for a setting target and accepting selection of the setting target. In addition, the setting method further includes processing of displaying a specific measurement point as the candidate for an association target and accepting the selection of the association target, if the plurality of measurement points include the specific measurement point having the resource consumption amount that satisfies a determination condition regarding the resource consumption amount of the setting target according to a relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target when the setting target is selected. Furthermore, the setting method includes processing of associating the association target with the setting target according to the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target when the association target is selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a setting method, a setting system, and a setting program, and more particularly to a setting method, a setting system, and a setting program for setting a hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an energy monitoring device that displays energy consumption information related to energy consumption in a facility such as a business building. The energy monitoring device of Patent Literature 1 displays a tree display of a plurality of measurement sections (measurement points) and energy consumption information of one measurement section selected from the plurality of measurement sections.

JP 2007-199783 A

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to perform hierarchical association of a plurality of metric categories in order to perform tree display. However, as the number of metric categories increases, the relationship between the metric categories becomes more complex, and the possibility that the association of metric categories will be mistaken increases.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a setting method, a setting system, and a setting program capable of accurately and easily setting a hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points.

  The setting method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first process, a second process, a third process, a fourth process, and a fifth process. The first process is a process of acquiring resource consumption amounts at a plurality of measurement points provided hierarchically in a distribution path for supplying resources from a supply source to a plurality of supply destinations. The second process is a process of displaying the plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates and receiving selection of the setting target. In the third process, when the setting target is selected, the determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target is the resource consumption amount at the plurality of measurement points. This is a process for determining whether or not a specific measurement point satisfying the above condition is included. The fourth process is a process of receiving the selection of the association target by displaying the specific measurement point as a candidate for the association target if the specific measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points. The fifth process is a process of associating the association target with the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target when the association target is selected.

  A setting system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit, a first display processing unit, a determination unit, a second display processing unit, and an association unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire resource consumptions at a plurality of measurement points provided hierarchically in a distribution path that supplies resources from a supply source to a plurality of supply destinations. The first display processing unit is configured to display the plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates and accept selection of the setting target. When the setting target is selected, the determination unit sets a determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target at the plurality of measurement points. It is configured to determine whether a particular measurement point that satisfies is included. The second display processing unit is configured to receive the selection of the association target by displaying the specific measurement point as an association target candidate if the plurality of measurement points include the specific measurement point. Is done. The association unit is configured to associate the association target with the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target when the association target is selected.

  The setting program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program executed by a computer system. The computer system executes the setting program to perform the setting method of the above aspect.

  The setting method, setting system, and setting program according to the aspect of the present invention have an effect that the hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points can be set accurately and easily.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a computer system that executes a setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the server of the computer system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an information terminal of the computer system. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a map display screen displayed by the computer system. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the setting method. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed by the computer system. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen displayed by the computer system. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of a search screen for a target circuit displayed by the computer system. FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of a search screen for a child circuit displayed by the computer system. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the setting screen displayed by the computer system. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a modified example of the computer system.

1. Embodiment A setting method, a setting system, and a setting program according to this embodiment will be described.

(1) Overall Overview FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a computer system having a setting system 10 of the present embodiment. The setting system 10 is a system for setting an association between a plurality of measurement points provided hierarchically in a distribution path that supplies resources from a supply source to a plurality of supply destinations. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the setting system 10 includes a server 1 that creates content to be displayed on the information terminal 3.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the distribution path is provided in the facility 5 and supplies resources (power) from a power source 9 (supply source) such as a commercial AC power source to a plurality of load devices 50 (supply destinations). It is the electric power system 90 to do. “Facility” means a facility such as a building that is supplied with electric power. In addition to a facility that receives electric power from an electric power company such as an electric power company, electric power is supplied from power generation equipment such as solar power generation equipment. Including the facility that receives it.

  The power system 90 includes a power receiving / transforming facility 61 (cubicle) and a plurality (seven in FIG. 1) of branch breakers 62 (62a to 62g). The power receiving / transforming equipment 61 is connected to the power source 9 on the primary side and receives power from the power source 9. The power receiving / transforming equipment 61 functions as a power receiving point. Each of the three branch breakers 62a to 62c is connected to the secondary side of the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 on the primary side. That is, the three branch breakers 62a to 62c are connected to the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 in parallel, and power is distributed from the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 to the three branch breakers 62a to 62c. Each of the two branch breakers 62d and 62e is connected to the secondary side of the branch breaker 62a on the primary side. That is, the two branch breakers 62d and 62e are connected in parallel to the branch breaker 62a, and power is distributed from the branch breaker 62a to the two branch breakers 62d and 62e. Each of the two branch breakers 62f and 62g is connected to the secondary side of the branch breaker 62b on the primary side. That is, the two branch breakers 62f and 62g are connected in parallel to the branch breaker 62b, and power is distributed from the branch breaker 62b to the two branch breakers 62f and 62g.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the server 1 is connected to a measurement system 20 provided in a facility 5 via a network 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the server 1 is connected to an information terminal 3 including a display unit 31 via a network 4.

  The measurement system 20 acquires power consumption data (power consumption) in the facility 5. Specifically, the measurement system 20 acquires the power consumption amount as consumption data for a plurality of branch circuits (that is, power paths) in the facility 5. A load device 50 is connected to each of a plurality of branch circuits in the facility 5. The load device 50 is a device provided in the facility 5, for example, and is an electric device that consumes power. The load device 50 is, for example, lighting fixtures 50a to 50c, air conditioning devices 50d to 50f, and an EV (Electric Vehicle) charging device 50g. As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting fixtures 50a and 50b are connected to the branch breaker 62d, and the lighting fixture 50c is connected to the branch breaker 62e. The air conditioners 50d and 50e are connected to the branch breaker 62f, and the air conditioner 50f is connected to the branch breaker 62g. The EV charging device 50g is connected to the branch breaker 62c.

  The information terminal 3 displays the information (content) output by the setting system 10 (server 1) on the display unit 31. Thereby, the information terminal 3 can present the information (content) created by the setting system 10 to the owner of the information terminal 3. Here, the owner is, for example, the owner who requested the construction of the facility 5 or the person in charge of the construction shop who has undertaken the construction.

(2) Configuration Next, the configuration of the setting system 10, the measurement system 20, and the information terminal 3 will be described.

(2.1) Measurement System First, the configuration of the measurement system 20 will be described. The measurement system 20 is configured to measure the amount of power at a plurality of measurement points provided hierarchically in the power system 90 constituting the power distribution path.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of controllers 21 (three controllers 21a to 21c in FIG. 1) and a plurality of current sensors 22 (15 current sensors 22a to 22 in FIG. 1) provided in the power system 90 as measurement points. 22o).

  The plurality of controllers 21 are electrically connected to at least one current sensor 22. Specifically, the controller 21a is electrically connected to six current sensors 22a, 22b, 22e, 22f, 22i, and 22j. The controller 21b is electrically connected to the four current sensors 22d, 22k, 22n, and 22o. The controller 21c is electrically connected to five current sensors 22c, 22g, 22h, 22l, and 22m.

  The current sensor 22a is provided on the primary side of the power receiving / transforming facility 61, and measures the value of the current flowing through the trunk line (a line connecting the power source 9 and the power receiving / transforming facility 61).

  The seven current sensors 22b to 22h are provided corresponding to the seven branch breakers 62a to 62g, and measure the values of the currents flowing through the branch circuits corresponding to the seven branch breakers 62a to 62g, respectively. The “branch circuit” here means each circuit branched from the trunk line by the receiving / transforming equipment 61 and / or one or more branch breakers 62. The branch circuit includes wiring connected to the branch breaker 62, a load device 50 such as a lighting fixture or a cooking appliance, an outlet (outlet), a wall switch, and the like. For example, the branch circuit branched by the branch breaker 62d is a circuit including the branch breaker 62d and the lighting fixtures 50a and 50b. The branch circuit branched by the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 is a circuit including the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 and branch circuits branched by the branch breakers 62a, 62b, 62c.

  The seven current sensors 22i to 22o are provided corresponding to the seven load devices 50a to 50g, and measure the values of currents supplied to the seven load devices 50a to 50g, respectively.

  Each of the plurality of controllers 21 outputs at least one of power consumption and power consumption (power amount) for each of the plurality of branch circuits using the output of one or more current sensors 22 electrically connected. measure. Each of the plurality of controllers 21 transmits the measured values measured to the server 1 via the router 7 provided in the facility 5.

  The controller 21a includes an amount of power used in a circuit connected to the secondary side of the power receiving / transforming equipment 61, an amount of power used in a branch circuit branched at each of the branch breakers 62a, 62d, 62e, and 62f, and illumination. The amount of electric power used in each of the appliances 50a and 50b is measured.

  The controller 21b uses the amount of power used in the branch circuit branched by the branch breaker 62c, the amount of power used in the lighting fixture 50c, the amount of power used in the air conditioner 50f, and the power used in the EV charging device 50g. Measure the quantity value.

  The controller 21c measures the amount of power used in each of the branch circuits branched by the branch breakers 62b, 62f, and 62g, and the amount of power used in each of the air conditioners 50d and 50e.

  Hereinafter, the description “the energy of the branch circuit branched by the branch breaker” is referred to as “the energy of the branch breaker”.

  As described above, the measurement values of the measurement system 20 are the power consumption and consumption measured by the plurality of controllers 21 for each of the circuit connected to the secondary side of the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 and the plurality of branch circuits in the facility 5. It includes at least one of the electric energy. That is, the measured value may be power consumption representing instantaneous power, or may be power consumption representing power consumption (usage) for a certain period of time. Further, the measured value may be both power consumption and power consumption. In the present embodiment, as an example, the measured value is a power consumption amount obtained by integrating the power consumption at a certain time (for example, every 30 minutes from the hour).

(2.2) Information Terminal Next, the configuration of the information terminal 3 will be described.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the information terminal 3 includes a display unit 31, a processing unit 32, a communication unit 33, an input unit 34, and a storage unit 35. The information terminal 3 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory, and causes the computer to function as the processing unit 32 when the CPU executes a program stored in the memory. Here, the program is provided through an electric communication line such as the Internet or recorded in a recording medium such as a memory card, but may be recorded in advance in a memory of a computer. The information terminal 3 is a smartphone, for example.

  The display unit 31 is a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (electroluminescence) display.

  The processing unit 32 has a function of displaying the screen created by the first display processing unit 17 of the display control unit 16 on the display unit 31 by controlling the display unit 31. That is, the information terminal 3 implements a function as the processing unit 32 for controlling the display unit 31 by installing dedicated application software and starting the application software.

  The communication unit 33 is connected to the network 4 to enable communication between the information terminal 3 and the server 1 (setting system 10). Here, since the information terminal 3 is a smartphone, the communication unit 33 is connected to the network 4 made of the Internet, for example, via a mobile phone network (carrier network) provided by a communication carrier. Examples of the mobile phone network include a 3G (third generation) line and an LTE (Long Term Evolution) line. The communication unit 33 may be connected to the network 4 via a public wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  The input unit 34 has a function of accepting an operation of the owner of the information terminal 3. In the present embodiment, the information terminal 3 is a smartphone equipped with a touch panel display, and the touch panel display functions as the display unit 31 and the input unit 34. Therefore, in the following description, various touch operations on the buttons on the screen displayed on the display unit 31 are expressed as “tap” or the like. However, the input unit 34 is not limited to a touch panel display, and may be a keyboard, a pointing device, a mechanical switch, or the like.

  The storage unit 35 is configured by an electrically rewritable nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory.

  The information terminal 3 can display a screen (content) created by the server 1 with the above configuration.

  In addition, it is an example that the information terminal 3 is comprised with a smart phone. The information terminal 3 may be configured by a mobile phone, a personal computer, or the like.

(2.3) Setting System Next, the configuration of the setting system 10 will be described. As described above, the setting system 10 is configured by the server 1 in this embodiment. The server 1 is connected to the information terminal 3 and the plurality of controllers 21 via the network 4.

  The setting system 10 has a function of displaying a screen (map display screen) 200 showing a map of distribution paths as shown in FIG.

  The map display screen 200 includes circuit display areas 201 to 215 and button display areas 220 to 226. Note that the reference numerals and the alternate long and short dash line surrounding the region in FIG. 4 are only described for explanation, and are not actually displayed.

  Each of the circuit display areas 201 to 215 displays the name of the corresponding circuit (measurement point). The circuit display areas 201 to 215 are connected by a solid line so as to show a mutual relationship.

  Each of the button display areas 220 to 226 displays a button for switching between display and non-display of other circuits belonging to the circuit represented by the corresponding circuit display area. That is, the button display areas 220 to 226 display buttons for expanding or folding a tree structure lower than the circuit represented by the corresponding circuit display area. If the button displayed in the button display area is marked with a-(minus) sign, it indicates that the lower tree structure can be folded by the button. When a button displayed in the button display area is attached with a + (plus) symbol, it indicates that the lower-level tree structure can be expanded by the button.

  In order to display the screen 200 as shown in FIG. 4, it is necessary to set the association between a plurality of measurement points. Therefore, the setting system 10 executes a setting method as shown in FIG. The setting method includes the first process (step S11), the second process (steps S12 and S13), the third process (step S14), the fourth process (steps S15 and S16), the fifth process (step S17), and the 6 processes (steps S18, S19, S21) are included.

  The first process is a process (acquisition process) for acquiring resource consumption amounts at a plurality of measurement points provided hierarchically in a distribution path for supplying resources from a supply source to a plurality of supply destinations. The second process is a process of displaying a plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates and receiving selection of the setting target (first display receiving process). In the third process, when a setting target is selected, a plurality of measurement points have specific measurement points whose resource consumption satisfies the determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to the hierarchical relationship with the setting target. Is a process (determination process) for determining whether or not a message is included. The fourth process is a process (second display acceptance process) for displaying a specific measurement point as a candidate for an association target and accepting selection of the association target if a plurality of measurement points include the specific measurement point. . The fifth process is a process (association process) for associating the association target with the setting target according to the hierarchical relationship with the setting target when the association target is selected. The sixth process is a process of determining whether or not the association in the fifth process is appropriate based on whether the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target satisfy the determination criterion (Evaluation process).

  Hereinafter, the server 1 constituting the setting system 10 will be described in more detail.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the server 1 includes a storage unit 11, a processing unit 12, and a communication unit 13.

  The storage unit 11 is a rewritable recording medium. The storage unit 11 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory).

  The storage unit 11 stores attribute information for each of a plurality of measurement points (a plurality of current sensors 22). For example, as shown in Table 1, the attribute information includes identification information, name information, affiliation information, classification information, and type information.

  The identification information is information for identifying the measurement point. In order to make the explanation easy to understand, in Table 1, the identification information is indicated by alphabets A to O.

  The name information is information indicating a name given to the measurement point so that the user can easily grasp the measurement point.

  The affiliation information is information indicating which controller 21 the measurement point is associated with. Here, “controller 1”, “controller 2”, and “controller 3” are names given to the controllers 21a, 21b, and 21c, respectively.

  The classification information is information indicating the classification of measurement points. The classification includes, for example, “power receiving point”, “light”, “power”, “outlet”, and “other”. For example, “power reception point” indicates a measurement point corresponding to a resource supply source (a measurement point corresponding to an entrance of a distribution path). “Outlet” indicates a measurement point corresponding to a resource supply destination (a measurement point corresponding to an outlet of the distribution path). “Electric light”, “power”, and “others” indicate measurement points arranged between measurement points (that is, measurement points corresponding to relay points of the distribution path).

  The type information is information indicating whether the measurement point is a real point or a virtual point. The actual point is defined as a measurement point actually provided in the distribution path. For example, a current sensor corresponds to the actual point. In Table 1, the code | symbol of a current sensor is described as information which shows a real point as it is. The virtual point is not actually provided in the distribution path, but is defined as a measurement point virtually provided in the distribution path.

  The communication unit 13 is connected to the network 4 to enable communication between the server 1 and the information terminal 3. Note that the communication unit 13 may be connected to the network 4 via a public wireless LAN.

  The processing unit 12 has a CPU and a memory. When the CPU executes a program stored in the memory, a function of the processing unit 12 described later is realized. Here, the program is provided through an electric communication line such as the Internet or recorded in a recording medium such as a memory card, but may be recorded in advance in a memory of a computer.

  The processing unit 12 includes an acquisition unit 14 and a display control unit 15 as illustrated in FIG.

  The acquisition unit 14 is configured to perform a process (first process; step S11) of acquiring resource consumptions at a plurality of measurement points. The first process includes a step of setting a resource consumption measurement time zone for each of the plurality of measurement points. Therefore, it is possible to acquire an appropriate amount of resource consumption according to the facility 5 where the distribution path is installed, and it is possible to improve the accuracy of determination as to whether or not a specific measurement point of a plurality of measurement points is included. In particular, in this step, a time zone in which the overall resource consumption of the distribution path is the largest within a predetermined period is set as a measurement time zone. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determination as to whether or not a specific measurement point among a plurality of measurement points is included. The predetermined period is, for example, one day, and the time zone is set from 0:00 in units of 30 minutes. For example, the measurement time zone is set to 9:30 to 10:00 on Monday.

  In the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 14 selects a time zone in which the power consumption at the measurement point corresponding to the current sensor 22a is the largest from the time-series data of the power consumption at the plurality of measurement points measured by the measurement system 20. Set as measurement time zone. And the acquisition part 14 acquires and memorize | stores the power consumption in the set measurement time slot | zone as measurement information of each measurement point from the time series data of the power consumption of the several measurement point measured by the measurement system 20. FIG. Store in the unit 11. As the acquisition unit 14 executes the first process, the storage unit 11 stores measurement information for each of a plurality of measurement points, for example, as shown in Table 2.

  The display control unit 15 is configured to create screen information based on the information stored in the storage unit 11. Here, the screen information is information for causing the information terminal 3 to display a desired display screen. The screen information may be image data of the display screen itself, for example. If the information terminal 3 has an application for displaying a display screen, the screen information may be data for displaying the display screen in cooperation with the application. For example, if the application of the information terminal 3 has all of the image data of the display screen, the screen information may be data for configuring the display screen with the image data. Alternatively, if the application of the information terminal 3 has a part of the image data of the display screen, the screen information may be the remaining part of the image data.

  The display control unit 15 is configured to display screens G <b> 10 to G <b> 50 for setting the association between measurement points as illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9. Note that reference numerals and alternate long and short dash lines surrounding the regions in the screens G10 to G50 are only described for explanation, and are not actually displayed.

  Screens G10 and G50 are screens (setting screens) that display the current state of association between measurement points. The screens G10 and G50 display an association region R10, a button B11, and a button B12, as shown in FIGS.

  The button B11 is a button for registering a setting for associating current measurement points. The button B11 displays an image including the characters “Register”. The button B12 is a button for ending without registering the setting of association between the current measurement points. The button B12 displays an image including the characters “cancel”.

  The association area R10 is an area for displaying the state of association between the current measurement points. The association region R10 displays boxes (F110 to F150, F510, F521 to F523, F531 to F535, and F541 to F543) that display the names of the associated measurement points.

  The boxes are displayed in a hierarchy. In screens G10 and G50, five layers (first to fifth layers) are set in advance. The first hierarchy is the highest hierarchy, and is the lower hierarchy in the order of the second hierarchy, the third hierarchy, the fourth hierarchy, and the fifth hierarchy.

  For example, in the association area R10 of the setting screen G10, the boxes F110 to F150 are not associated with any measurement point. Therefore, the association region R10 on the setting screen G10 indicates that the measurement points are not associated with each other. On the other hand, in the association region R10 of the setting screen G50, the box F510 is associated with the measurement point A (“power receiving point”) in the first layer.

  In the second hierarchy of the setting screen G50, the boxes F521 and F522 are associated with the measurement point B (“light system”) and the measurement point C (“power system”), respectively. The boxes F521 and F522 are connected to the box F510 on the first hierarchy. Accordingly, the association region R10 of the setting screen G50 indicates that the measurement point B (“light system”) and the measurement point C (“power system”) are associated with the measurement point A (“power reception point”). ing.

  In the third hierarchy of the setting screen G50, boxes F531 and F532 are associated with measurement point E (“2F lamp”) and measurement point F (“1F lamp”), respectively. The boxes F531 and F532 are connected to the second-tier box F521. Accordingly, the association region R10 of the setting screen G50 indicates that the measurement point E (“2F lamp”) and the measurement point F (“1F lamp”) are associated with the measurement point B (“light system”). ing.

  In the third hierarchy of the setting screen G50, the box F533 is associated with the measurement point G (“2F power”). Further, the box F533 is connected to the box F522 in the second hierarchy. Accordingly, the association region R10 of the setting screen G50 indicates that the lower measurement point G (“2F power”) is associated with the measurement point C (“power system”).

  Boxes F523, F533, F535, F541, F542, and F543 are not associated with any measurement point.

  When one of the boxes (F110 to F150, F510, F521 to F523, F531 to F535, F541 to F543) is selected on the screen G10 or G50, the display control unit 15 displays the screen (selection screen) shown in FIG. G20 is displayed. The selection screen G20 is a screen for setting a hierarchical association between measurement points. The selection screen G20 displays selection areas S21, S22, and S23, buttons B21, B22, B23, and B24, and a candidate display area R20.

  The selection areas S21, S22 and the button B21 are used for selecting measurement points to be set. The selection screen G20 displays the setting target with the name “target circuit”.

  The selection area S23 is used to select a measurement point associated with the setting target as an upper measurement point. The selection screen G20 displays the measurement point associated with the setting target as an upper measurement point with the name “parent circuit”.

  The candidate display area R20 is used to select a measurement point associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point. The candidate display area R20 displays the measurement point associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point with the name “child circuit”.

  The button B23 is a button for registering the setting of association between the current measurement points. The button B23 displays an image including the characters “Register”. The button B24 is a button for ending without registering the setting of the association between the current measurement points. The button B24 displays an image including characters “cancel”. When any one of the buttons B23 and B24 is selected, the display control unit 15 displays a setting screen (see screens G10 and G50) based on the current state of association between the measurement points.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the display control unit 15 performs a hierarchical association between the measurement points on the selection screen G <b> 20, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a first display processing unit 151, a determination unit 152, a second display processing unit 153, and an association unit. 154 and an evaluation unit 155.

  The first display processing unit 151 is configured to perform processing (second processing; steps S12 and S13) of displaying a plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates and receiving selection of the setting target.

  The first display processing unit 151 displays a plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates in response to the operation of the selection areas S21 and S22 on the selection screen G20, and accepts selection of the setting target. For example, when the selection area S21 is selected on the selection screen G20, the first display processing unit 151 displays candidates for belonging information of measurement points. For example, the first display processing unit 151 displays a pull-down list that displays “controller 1”, “controller 2”, and “controller 3” as options. In addition, when the selection area S22 is selected on the selection screen G20, the first display processing unit 151 displays a setting target candidate. For example, the first display processing unit 151 displays a pull-down list that displays candidate names to be set as options. Here, when the affiliation information is selected in the selection area S21, only the names of the measurement points corresponding to the selected affiliation information are displayed as setting target candidates. For example, when “controller 1” is selected in the selection area S21, the pull-down list in the selection area S22 includes “power receiving point”, “light system”, “2F lamp”, “1F lamp”, “2F meeting room 1”. “Light” and “2F Conference Room 2 Light” are displayed as options.

  Further, the first display processing unit 151 displays the screen (search circuit for target circuit) G30 shown in FIG. 8A in response to the operation of the button B21 on the selection screen G20. The target circuit search screen G30 displays selection areas S31, S32, buttons B31, B32, B33, and a result display area R30.

  The selection areas S31 and S32 are areas for designating search conditions for the target circuit candidates. The selection area S31 displays search condition options related to the measurement point classification information. For example, the selection area S31 displays a pull-down list that displays search condition candidates related to the classification information as options. Note that the pull-down list in the selection area S31 may include an option (for example, “None”) that does not specify a search condition for classification information. The selection area S32 displays options related to search conditions for measurement information of measurement points (power information in this embodiment). The search condition options relating to the measurement information include, for example, “maximum power amount”, “minimum power amount”, and “none” options. “Maximum power consumption” is an option for designating a condition that the power consumption is the largest among a plurality of measurement point candidates (measurement points that match the classification information selected in the selection region S31). “Minimum power consumption” is an option for designating a condition that the power consumption is the smallest among a plurality of measurement point candidates (measurement points that match the classification information selected in the selection region S31). “None” is an option that does not specify a condition for measurement information.

  The button B31 is a button for searching for candidates for the target circuit based on the conditions specified in the selection areas S31 and S32. When the button B31 is operated, the first display processing unit 151 searches the measurement points that match the conditions specified in the selection areas S31 and S32 from the plurality of measurement points, and displays the search results in the result display area R30. indicate. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the first display processing unit 151 displays the searched measurement points together with check boxes in the result display area R30. When the measurement point displayed in the result display area R30 is selected as a setting target (target circuit), a check box corresponding to the measurement point may be checked. FIG. 8A shows a search result when the search condition for classification information is “none” and the search condition for power information is “maximum power circuit”.

  The button B32 is a button for ending without registering the selection of the setting target. The button B32 displays an image including the characters “cancel”. When the button B32 is selected, the display control unit 15 displays a selection screen G20. In this case, the selection of the setting target on the search screen G30 is invalid. Therefore, for example, the selection areas S21 and S22 are blank.

  The button B33 is a button for registering selection of a setting target. The button B33 displays an image including the characters “Register”. When the button B33 is selected, the display control unit 15 displays a selection screen G20. In this case, selection of the setting target on the search screen G30 is enabled. Therefore, for example, the selection areas S21 and S22 display information to be set.

  When the setting target (target circuit) is selected, the determination unit 152 is configured to perform a process (third process; step S14) for determining whether or not a specific measurement point is included in a plurality of measurement points. Is done. The specific measurement point is a measurement point whose resource consumption satisfies the determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to the hierarchical relationship with the setting target. Here, the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target is the subordinate relationship in which the hierarchy of the specific measurement point is lower than the hierarchy of the setting target, and the hierarchy where the hierarchy of the specific measurement point is higher than the hierarchy of the setting target. And higher-level relationships. Further, the determination condition includes a lower determination condition according to the lower relationship and an upper determination condition according to the upper relationship. That is, the lower determination condition is a condition for determining whether a plurality of measurement points include measurement points suitable as lower measurement points (that is, child circuits) to be set. The lower determination condition is that the resource consumption (power consumption) at a specific measurement point is equal to or less than the resource consumption (power consumption) to be set. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and easily associate the lower measurement points with the setting target. Hereinafter, a measurement point that satisfies the lower determination condition is referred to as a specific lower measurement point. The upper determination condition is a condition for determining whether or not there is a measurement point suitable as an upper measurement point to be set (that is, a parent circuit) among a plurality of measurement points. The higher determination condition is that the resource consumption (power consumption) at a specific measurement point is greater than or equal to the resource consumption (power consumption) to be set. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and easily associate the upper measurement point with the setting target. Hereinafter, a measurement point that satisfies the upper determination condition is referred to as a specific upper measurement point.

  For example, when the setting target is the measurement point E, the power consumption amount indicated by the measurement information is 12.4 kWh. The measurement points D, F, H, I, J, K, M, N, and O have a power consumption of 12.4 kWh or less. Therefore, the determination unit 152 determines that a specific lower measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points A to O. The measurement points A, B, C, E, G, and L have a power consumption of 12.4 kWh or more. Therefore, the determination unit 152 determines that a specific upper measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points A to O.

  Note that for a measurement point whose classification information is “power reception point”, since there is no higher measurement point, the determination unit 152 does not make a determination regarding the higher determination condition. Similarly, for the measurement point whose classification information is “outlet”, since there is no lower measurement point, the determination unit 152 does not make a determination regarding the lower determination condition.

  The second display processing unit 153 is a process that displays a specific measurement point as a candidate for an association target and accepts selection of an association target (fourth process; step) if the specific measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points. S15, S16). In the present embodiment, the second display processing unit 153 displays a specific upper measurement point as a candidate for an association target (upper association target) if a plurality of measurement points include a specific upper measurement point. Accept selection of association target. In addition, if a plurality of measurement points includes a specific lower measurement point, the second display processing unit 153 displays the specific lower measurement point as a candidate for an association target (lower association target) and displays a lower association target. Accept selection. Further, the second display processing unit 153 is configured to display that there is no candidate for association unless a specific measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points (step S20).

  The second display processing unit 153 displays a specific upper measurement point as a candidate for an upper association target (parent circuit) in accordance with the operation of the selection area S23 on the selection screen G20. For example, the second display processing unit 153 displays a pull-down list that displays candidates for higher association targets as options. Note that, when the upper measurement point is already associated with the setting target, the second display processing unit 153 may display the upper measurement point already associated with the setting target in the selection region S23. The second display processing unit 153 may leave the pull-down list blank when there is no higher association target candidate or may display a message indicating that there is no higher association target candidate.

  In addition, the second display processing unit 153 displays a specific lower measurement point as a candidate for a lower association target (child circuit) in the candidate display region R20. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the second display processing unit 153 displays a specific lower measurement point together with a check box in the candidate display region R20. When a specific lower measurement point displayed in the candidate display area R20 is selected as a lower association target (child circuit), a check box corresponding to the specific lower measurement point may be checked. The candidate display area R20 in FIG. 7 shows a list of specific lower measurement points when the target circuit is the measurement point A. When there is no candidate for lower association, the second display processing unit 153 may leave the candidate display area R20 blank or display a message indicating that there is no candidate for lower association.

  Further, the second display processing unit 153 displays a screen (search screen for child circuits) G40 shown in FIG. 8B in response to the operation of the button B22 on the selection screen G20. The sub-circuit search screen G40 displays selection areas S41 and S42, buttons B41, B42 and B43, and a result display area R40.

  The selection areas S41 and S42 are areas for designating search conditions for candidate child circuits. The selection area S41 displays search condition options relating to the measurement point classification information. For example, the selection area S41 displays a pull-down list that displays search condition candidates related to the classification information as options. Note that the pull-down list in the selection area S41 may include an option (for example, “None”) that does not specify a search condition for classification information. The selection area S42 displays options related to search conditions for measurement information of measurement points (power information in this embodiment). Search condition options related to measurement information include, for example, “a circuit whose power is smaller than the target circuit”, “a circuit whose power is equal to or less than the target circuit”, “a circuit whose power is equal to the target circuit”, and “none”. . “A circuit whose electric energy is smaller than the target circuit” is an option for designating a condition that the electric energy consumption is smaller than the setting target. “A circuit whose power consumption is equal to or less than the target circuit” is an option for designating a condition that the power consumption is equal to or less than a setting target. “Circuit whose electric energy is equal to the target circuit” is an option for designating a condition that the electric power consumption is equal to the setting target. “None” is an option that does not specify a condition for measurement information.

  The button B41 is a button for searching for candidate child circuits based on the conditions specified in the selection areas S41 and S42. When the button B41 is operated, the second display processing unit 153 searches the measurement points that match the conditions specified in the selection areas S41 and S42 from the plurality of measurement points, and displays the search results in the result display area R40. indicate. For example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the second display processing unit 153 displays the searched measurement points together with check boxes in the result display area R40. When the measurement point displayed in the result display area R40 is selected as a lower correlation target (child circuit), a check box corresponding to the measurement point may be checked. In FIG. 8B, the setting target is the measurement point F (the classification information is “1F lamp”), the search condition for the classification information is “outlet”, and the search condition for the power information is “the amount of power is equal to or less than the target circuit”. A search result in the case of “circuit” is shown.

  The button B42 is a button for ending without registering the selection of the child circuit (subordinate association target). The button B42 displays an image including the characters “cancel”. When the button B42 is selected, the display control unit 15 displays a selection screen G20. In this case, the selection of the child circuit on the search screen G40 is invalid. Therefore, the candidate display area R20 indicates that no measurement point is selected. For example, the measurement point check box is not checked.

  The button B43 is a button for registering selection of a child circuit (subordinate association target). The button B43 displays an image including the characters “Register”. When the button B43 is selected, the display control unit 15 displays a selection screen G20. In this case, the selection of the child circuit on the search screen G40 is effective. Therefore, the candidate display area R20 displays information on the child circuit (subordinate association target) selected on the search screen G40. For example, in the candidate display area R20, the check box of the child circuit (subordinate association target) selected on the search screen G40 is checked.

  When the association target is selected, the associating unit 154 is configured to perform a process for associating the association target with the setting target (fifth process; step S17) according to the hierarchical relationship with the setting target. . For example, if the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target is a lower level relationship, the associating unit 154 associates the association target (lower level association target) with the setting target as a measurement point in a lower hierarchy than the setting target. In addition, if the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target is an upper relationship, the associating unit 154 associates the association target (upper association target) with the setting target as a measurement point in a higher hierarchy than the setting target.

  For example, the associating unit 154 associates measurement points when the button B23 on the selection screen G20 is selected. The associating unit 154 assigns the measurement point selected in the selection area S23 of the selection screen G20 (higher association target; parent circuit) to the measurement point (setting target; target circuit) selected in the selection area S22 of the selection screen G20. Associate as a higher measurement point. In addition, the associating unit 154 selects the measurement point (setting target; target circuit) selected in the selection area S22 of the selection screen G20 and the measurement point (subordinate association target; child circuit) selected in the candidate display area R20 of the selection screen G20. ) As a lower measurement point. Therefore, when the button B23 is selected and the screen shifts from the selection screen G20 to the setting screen G10, the result of association by the associating unit 154 is displayed in the association area R10 of the setting screen G10.

  The evaluation unit 155 determines whether the association in the fifth process is appropriate based on whether the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target satisfy the determination criterion (6th process; step S18, S19, S21) is comprised. Therefore, it can be determined whether or not the association of the association target to the setting target is appropriate. The determination criterion is that the resource consumption (power consumption) to be set is larger than the sum of the resource consumption (power consumption) to be associated associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point. That is, the criterion is that the total power consumption of the child circuits of the target circuit is larger than the power consumption of the target circuit. Thereby, it is possible to determine whether or not the association of the lower measurement point to the setting target is appropriate.

  Further, the evaluation unit 155 is configured to display error information when the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target do not satisfy the determination criterion in the sixth process. (Step S21). The error information is information including a message such as “a power mismatch has occurred. The total power value of the child circuit is larger than the target circuit”. Therefore, when the association of the association target to the setting target is not appropriate, it is possible to prompt the user to reset the association.

  For example, when the button B11 on the setting screens G10 and G50 is selected, the evaluation unit 155 determines that the completion of association has been selected. Then, the evaluation unit 155 determines whether or not the association is appropriate for all the setting targets displayed in the association region R10 of the setting screen G10. That is, the evaluation unit 155 determines whether there is an inappropriate association (step S19).

  For example, when the button B11 is selected on the setting screen G50, the determination based on the determination criterion is performed on the target circuit associated with one or more child circuits. That is, the evaluation unit 155 determines each of the measurement point A (“power reception point”) in the box F510, the measurement point B (“light system”) in the box F521, and the measurement point C (“power system”) in the box F522. Judgment based on For example, in the case of the measurement point A (“power reception point”), the power consumption amount at the measurement point A and the total power consumption amount at the measurement points B and C are compared. The power consumption at measurement point A is 49.7 kWh, and the total power consumption at measurement points B and C is 49.6 kWh (= 18.4 + 31.2 kWh). Therefore, the evaluation unit 155 determines that the association between the measurement point A and the measurement points B and C is appropriate.

  The display control unit 15 creates the map display screen 200 shown in FIG. 4 as described above based on the hierarchical association of the plurality of measurement points set by the setting method described above.

(3) Operation Description Hereinafter, the operation of the setting system 10 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In the setting system 10, first, in the setting system 10, the acquisition unit 14 acquires the resource consumption of a plurality of measurement points (step S11). Next, the first display processing unit 151 displays a plurality of measurement points A to O as setting target candidates (step S12). The first display processing unit 151 continues displaying the setting target candidates until the setting target is selected (step S13). When the setting target is selected, the determination unit 152 sets a determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target at the plurality of measurement points A to O. It is determined whether or not a specific measurement point to be satisfied is included (step S14). When the specific measurement point does not exist (step S14; NO), the second display processing unit 153 displays that the specific measurement point does not exist, and the processing in the setting system 10 returns to step S12. On the other hand, when a specific measurement point exists (step S14; YES), the second display processing unit 153 displays the specific measurement point as an association target candidate (step S15). The second display processing unit 153 continues to display candidates for association targets until the association target is selected (step S16). When the association target is selected, the associating unit 154 associates the association target with the setting target according to the hierarchical relationship with the setting target (step S17). If the completion of the association is not selected after this (step S18; NO), the processing in the setting system 10 returns to step S12. On the other hand, when the completion of association is selected (step S18; YES), the evaluation unit 155 determines whether there is an inappropriate association (step S19). If there is an inappropriate association (step S19; YES), the evaluation unit 155 displays error information. Thereafter, the processing in the setting system 10 returns to step S12. On the other hand, if there is no inappropriate association (step S19; NO), the processing in the setting system 10 ends.

(4) Summary As described above, in the setting system 10 of the present embodiment, the determination unit 152 sets the resource consumption at the plurality of measurement points A to O according to the relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target. It is determined whether or not a specific measurement point that satisfies the determination condition regarding the target resource consumption is included. If a plurality of measurement points A to O include a specific measurement point, the second display processing unit 153 displays the specific measurement points A to O as association target candidates and accepts selection of the association target. As described above, in the setting system 10 according to the present embodiment, specific measurement points that satisfy the determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to the hierarchical relationship with the setting target are displayed as candidates for the association target. As a result, measurement points whose resource consumption does not satisfy the determination condition are excluded from the candidates for association. Therefore, it is possible to suppress associating a measurement point whose resource consumption does not satisfy the determination condition with a setting target. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and easily set a hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points.

  The setting system 10 of the present embodiment can be realized, for example, by a computer system executing a setting program. In other words, when the setting program is executed by the computer system, it causes the computer system to function as the setting system 10 of the present embodiment. According to this setting program, similarly to the setting system 10, it is possible to accurately and easily set the hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points. Such a setting program may be provided to a computer system through an electric communication line such as the Internet or recorded on a recording medium such as a memory card, or may be recorded in advance in a memory of the computer system. .

  In other words, the computer system executes the setting program to execute the setting method including the first process, the second process, the third process, the fourth process, and the fifth process. In other words, it can be said that the setting method executes the above-described first process, second process, third process, fourth process, and fifth process by a computer system. According to this setting method, similarly to the setting system 10, it is possible to accurately and easily set the hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points.

2. Modified Embodiment The embodiment described above is only one of various embodiments of the present invention. Moreover, the said embodiment can be variously changed according to a design etc., if the objective of this invention can be achieved. Below, the modification of the said embodiment is enumerated.

  For example, in the measurement system 20, the number of controllers 21 may be one, or may be two or four or more. Further, the current sensor 22 may not be provided corresponding to all the circuits (branch circuits) of the power system 90. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the measurement system 20 may include only the current sensors 22a, 22c, 22e, 22f, 22h, 22k, 22l, and 22m among the current sensors 22a to 22o. In FIG. 10, the current sensors 22b, 22d, 22g, 22i, 22j, 22n, and 22o are virtually illustrated by two-dot chain lines.

  In the case of FIG. 10, the current sensors 22b, 22d, 22g, 22i, 22j, 22n, and 22o do not actually exist. Therefore, the type information of the measurement points B, D, G, I, J, N, and O corresponding to these current sensors 22b, 22d, 22g, 22i, 22j, 22n, and 22o is set as virtual points. When the measurement point is a virtual point, the resource consumption (power consumption) at the measurement point may be estimated from the resource consumption at the measurement point associated with the measurement point. For example, for the measurement point G, when the measurement points L and M are associated as lower measurement points, the total resource consumption of the measurement points L and M may be used as the resource consumption of the measurement point G. Alternatively, when the measurement point C is associated with the measurement point G as an upper measurement point, the resource consumption amount at the measurement point C may be used as the resource consumption amount at the measurement point G. Alternatively, for the measurement point G, when the measurement point C is associated as an upper measurement point and the measurement point H is associated with the measurement point C as a lower measurement point, the resource consumption of the measurement points C and H The difference may be the resource consumption amount at the measurement point G. Thus, a place where the current sensor 22 is not actually installed in the distribution path can also be used as a measurement point.

  In addition, it is preferable that the attribute information of the measurement point, which is a real point, is input to the setting system before setting the measurement point association by the setting system. However, since the virtual point does not require installation of an actual device, the attribute information of the measurement point that is the virtual point may be input to the setting system in the process of setting the association of the measurement point by the setting system.

  In the embodiment, the attribute information of the measurement point includes identification information, name information, affiliation information, classification information, and type information. However, the attribute information does not necessarily need to include name information, affiliation information, classification information, and type information.

  The setting system 10 of the above embodiment executes the setting method shown in FIG. However, the setting method may not include the sixth process (steps S18, S19, S21). That is, the processing unit 12 may not include the evaluation unit 19.

  In the above embodiment, the acquisition unit 14 acquires the resource consumption (power consumption) at the measurement point from the measurement system 20. Further, the acquisition unit 14 may acquire the resource consumption of the measurement point from the smart meter instead of the measurement system 20. Further, the acquisition unit 14 may extract the power consumption (power consumption) of a specific branch circuit or electrical device from the power consumption (power consumption) of the main line or smart meter by a so-called disaggregation technique.

  The acquisition unit 14 acquires the power consumption measured by the measurement system 20 as time-series data at least for each of the power receiving / transforming equipment 61 and the branch breaker 62 (branch circuit), and stores it in the storage unit 11. May be. In this case, the acquisition unit 14 may acquire the resource consumption of the measurement point from the time series data according to the request.

  In the above embodiment, the measurement time zone is a time zone in which the overall resource consumption amount of the distribution path becomes the largest within a predetermined period. However, the measurement time zone may be set to a desired time zone. For example, the measurement time zone may be set so that an appropriate resource consumption amount can be acquired in accordance with the facility 5 where the distribution path is installed. The measurement time zone is not limited to 30 minutes, and may be 1 hour, 12 hours, 1 day, or the like. However, if the measurement time zone is a relatively short time of about 30 minutes, the time required for processing for associating measurement points can be shortened.

  In the above embodiment, the first display processing unit 151 displays the screen (search circuit for target circuit) G30 shown in FIG. 8A in response to the operation of the button B21 on the selection screen G20. However, the first display processing unit 151 may not have a function of displaying the search screen G30 for the target circuit.

  In the above embodiment, the determination condition in the determination unit 152 includes a lower determination condition corresponding to the lower relationship and an upper determination condition corresponding to the upper relationship. However, the determination condition only needs to include at least one of the lower determination condition and the upper determination condition. In addition, the second display processing unit 153 does not necessarily need to perform both a process of displaying a specific upper measurement point as a candidate for upper association target and a process of displaying a specific lower measurement point as a candidate for lower association target. There is no.

  In the above embodiment, the second display processing unit 153 displays the screen (search screen for child circuits) G40 shown in FIG. 8B in response to the operation of the button B22 on the selection screen G20. However, the second display processing unit 153 may not have a function of displaying the sub-circuit search screen G40. Alternatively or in addition, the second display processing unit 153 may have a function of displaying a search screen for the parent circuit. In the case of the search screen for the parent circuit, the search condition options related to the measurement information may include, for example, “a circuit whose electric energy is larger than the target circuit” and “a circuit whose electric energy is higher than the target circuit”. “A circuit whose electric energy is larger than the target circuit” is an option for designating a condition that the electric energy consumption is larger than the setting target. “A circuit whose power consumption is equal to or greater than the target circuit” is an option for designating a condition that the power consumption is equal to or greater than a setting target.

  In addition, the associating unit 154 does not necessarily associate the lower association target with the setting target as the measurement point in the lower hierarchy than the setting target, and associates the upper association target with the setting target as the measurement point in the higher hierarchy than the setting target. There is no need to do both.

  Further, the evaluation unit 155 may use a determination criterion different from that in the above embodiment. For example, the determination criterion is a value obtained by dividing a value obtained by subtracting a sum of resource consumptions of association targets associated as lower measurement points with a setting target from a resource consumption of the setting target by a resource consumption of the setting target. It may be more than a negative value. For example, it is assumed that measurement points B and C are associated with measurement point A (“power reception point”). In this case, the value obtained by subtracting the total power consumption (49.6 kWh) at measurement points B and C from the power consumption (49.7 kWh) at measurement point A is divided by the power consumption at measurement point A. It is determined whether it is greater than or equal to the negative value of. That is, it is determined whether (49.7-49.6) /49.7 is smaller than a predetermined negative value. The predetermined value is, for example, -0.05. That is, if the value obtained by subtracting the total power consumption at measurement points B and C from the power consumption at measurement point A is −5% or more of the power consumption at measurement point A, the evaluation unit 155 determines the measurement point A And the measurement points B and C are determined to be appropriate. In this case, it is possible to determine whether or not the association of the lower measurement points to the setting target is appropriate, and it is possible to reduce the influence due to the measurement error of the resource consumption amount.

  Further, the error information is not limited to the message described in the above embodiment. The error information may include information (for example, a name) for specifying a setting object and an association object that are not properly associated.

  Further, the evaluation unit 155 may display the determination criterion in the sixth process. In other words, the evaluation unit 155 may notify the user of what criterion is used to determine whether association is appropriate. In this way, when the association of the association target to the setting target is not appropriate, it is easy to determine how to reset the association. Further, in the sixth process, the evaluation unit 155 may display the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target. That is, the evaluation unit 155 may notify the user of what resource consumption amount determines whether or not the association is appropriate. In this way, when the association of the association target to the setting target is not appropriate, it is easy to determine how to reset the association.

  In the above embodiment, the power source 9 is a commercial AC power source, but the supply source of the distribution path may be an AC power source other than the commercial AC power source or a DC power source. Moreover, although the facility 5 is a facility of an electric power consumer, it is not limited to this. For example, the setting system 10 of a modification is used for the facility of the water consumer. In this case, the resource supplied through the distribution path is water, and the resource consumption is, for example, the consumption of water (the amount of water). Moreover, the setting system 10 of another modification is used for the facility of a gas consumer. In this case, the resource supplied through the distribution path is gas, and the resource consumption is, for example, the consumption of gas. When the resource is water or gas, another term such as “path” is used instead of the term “branch circuit”. In short, the facility in which the setting system 10 is used may be a facility that receives supply of resources such as electric power, water, and gas.

  Further, the computer system may be a system constituted by one or a plurality of computers. That is, it is not essential that the setting system 10 is configured by the server 1. For example, the setting system 10 may be configured by the server 1 and the information terminal 3. That is, the server 1 and the information terminal 3 may share the function of the setting system 10. In short, the setting system 10 may be configured by at least one of the server 1 and the information terminal 3. The functions of the server 1 and the information terminal 3 may be distributed and provided in a plurality of devices. In addition, at least a part of the functions of the setting system 10 may be realized by, for example, cloud (cloud computing).

3. Aspect As is apparent from the above-described embodiment and modifications, the setting method of the first aspect includes a first process, a second process, a third process, a fourth process, and a fifth process. The first process acquires resource consumption of a plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) provided hierarchically in a distribution path (90) for supplying resources from a supply source (9) to a plurality of supply destinations (50). It is processing to do. The second processing is processing for displaying the plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) as setting target candidates and receiving selection of the setting target. The third process is a process of determining whether or not a specific measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) when the setting target is selected. The specific measurement point is a measurement point whose resource consumption satisfies a determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target. In the fourth process, if the specific measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o), the specific measurement point is displayed as a candidate for an association target and the selection of the association target is accepted. It is processing. The fifth process is a process of associating the association target with the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target when the association target is selected. According to the first aspect, the hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points can be set accurately and easily.

  The setting method of the second aspect can be realized by a combination with the first aspect. In a second aspect, the hierarchy relationship with the setting target includes a lower relationship in which the hierarchy of the specific measurement point is a lower hierarchy than the setting target hierarchy. The determination condition includes a lower determination condition corresponding to the lower relationship. The lower determination condition is that the resource consumption amount at the specific measurement point is equal to or less than the resource consumption amount to be set. According to the second aspect, it is possible to accurately and easily associate the lower measurement points with the setting target.

  The setting method of the third aspect can be realized by a combination with the first or second aspect. In a third aspect, the hierarchy relationship with the setting target includes an upper relationship in which the hierarchy of the specific measurement point is higher than the setting target hierarchy. The determination condition includes an upper determination condition corresponding to the upper relationship. The upper determination condition is that the resource consumption amount at the specific measurement point is equal to or greater than the resource consumption amount to be set. According to the third aspect, it is possible to accurately and easily associate an upper measurement point with a setting target.

  The setting method of the fourth aspect can be realized by a combination with any one of the first to third aspects. The fourth aspect further includes a sixth process. In the sixth process, the association in the fifth process is based on whether the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target satisfy a determination criterion. This is a process for determining whether or not it is appropriate. According to the fourth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not the association of the association target to the setting target is appropriate.

  The setting method of the fifth aspect can be realized by a combination with the fourth aspect. In the fifth aspect, the determination criterion is displayed in the sixth process. According to the fifth aspect, when the association of the association target to the setting target is not appropriate, it is easy to determine how to reset the association.

  The setting method of the sixth aspect can be realized by a combination with the fifth aspect. In a sixth aspect, in the sixth process, the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target are displayed. According to the sixth aspect, it becomes easy to determine how to reset the association when the association of the association target to the setting target is not appropriate.

  The setting method of the seventh aspect can be realized by a combination with any one of the fourth to sixth aspects. In a seventh aspect, in the sixth process, when the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target do not satisfy the determination criterion, error information is displayed. indicate. According to the seventh aspect, it is possible to prompt the user to reset the association when the association of the association target to the setting target is not appropriate.

  The setting method of the eighth aspect can be realized by a combination with any one of the fourth to seventh aspects. In an eighth aspect, the determination criterion is that the resource consumption of the setting target is equal to or greater than the total of the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point. According to the eighth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not the association of the lower measurement point to the setting target is appropriate.

  The setting method of the ninth aspect can be realized by a combination with any one of the fourth to seventh aspects. In a ninth aspect, the determination criterion is a value obtained by subtracting a total of the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point from the resource consumption of the setting target. The value divided by the resource consumption is equal to or greater than a predetermined negative value. According to the ninth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not the association of the lower measurement point to the setting target is appropriate, and it is possible to reduce the influence due to the measurement error of the resource consumption amount.

  The setting method of the tenth aspect can be realized by a combination with any one of the first to ninth aspects. In a tenth aspect, the first process includes a step of setting a measurement time zone for the resource consumption for each of the plurality of measurement points. According to the tenth aspect, appropriate resource consumption can be acquired in accordance with the facility (5) where the distribution path is installed, and the accuracy of the determination as to whether or not a specific measurement point of a plurality of measurement points is included. It can be improved.

  The setting method of the eleventh aspect can be realized by a combination with the tenth aspect. In an eleventh aspect, in the step, a time zone in which the overall resource consumption of the distribution path is the largest within a predetermined period is set as the measurement time zone. According to the eleventh aspect, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determination as to whether or not specific measurement points of a plurality of measurement points are included.

  The setting system (10) of the twelfth aspect includes an acquisition unit (14), a first display processing unit (151), a determination unit (152), a second display processing unit (153), and an associating unit (154). . The acquisition unit (14) includes resource consumptions of a plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) provided hierarchically in a distribution path (90) for supplying resources from a supply source (9) to a plurality of supply destinations (50). Configured to get. The first display processing unit (151) is configured to receive the selection of the setting target by displaying the plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) as setting target candidates. The determination unit (152) is configured to determine whether or not a specific measurement point is included in the plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) when the setting target is selected. The specific measurement point is a measurement point whose resource consumption satisfies a determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target. If the plurality of measurement points (22a to 22o) includes the specific measurement point, the second display processing unit (153) displays the specific measurement point as a candidate for association and displays the association It is configured to accept a target selection. The association unit (154) is configured to associate the association target with the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target when the association target is selected. According to the twelfth aspect, the hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points can be set accurately and easily.

  The setting program according to the thirteenth aspect is a program executed by a computer system. The computer system executes any one of the first to eleventh modes by executing the setting program. According to the thirteenth aspect, hierarchical association between a plurality of measurement points can be set accurately and easily.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Setting system 14 Acquisition part 151 1st display process part 152 Judgment part 153 2nd display process part 154 Association part 9 Power supply 90 Electric power system

Claims (13)

A first process for acquiring resource consumption at a plurality of measurement points provided in a hierarchical manner in a distribution path for supplying resources from a supply source to a plurality of supply destinations;
A second process for displaying the plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates and receiving selection of the setting target;
When the setting target is selected, a specific measurement point whose resource consumption satisfies the determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target at the plurality of measurement points. A third process for determining whether or not is included;
If the specific measurement points are included in the plurality of measurement points, a fourth process for displaying the specific measurement points as candidates for association targets and receiving selection of the association targets;
When the association target is selected, a fifth process for associating the association target with the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target;
including,
Setting method. The hierarchical relationship with the setting target includes a lower relationship in which the hierarchy of the specific measurement point is a lower hierarchy than the setting target hierarchy,
The determination condition includes a lower determination condition according to the lower relationship,
The lower determination condition is that the resource consumption amount of the specific measurement point is equal to or less than the resource consumption amount of the setting target.
The setting method according to claim 1. The relationship of the hierarchy with the setting target includes an upper relationship in which the hierarchy of the specific measurement point is higher than the hierarchy of the setting target,
The determination condition includes an upper determination condition according to the upper relationship,
The upper determination condition is that the resource consumption at the specific measurement point is equal to or higher than the resource consumption of the setting target.
The setting method according to claim 1 or 2. Further, whether or not the association in the fifth process is appropriate based on whether the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target satisfy a determination criterion Including a sixth process for determining
The setting method of any one of Claims 1-3. In the sixth process, the determination criterion is displayed.
The setting method according to claim 4. In the sixth process, the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target are displayed.
The setting method according to claim 5. In the sixth process, when the resource consumption of the setting target and the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target do not satisfy the determination criterion, error information is displayed.
The setting method of any one of Claims 4-6. The determination criterion is that the resource consumption of the setting target is equal to or greater than a total of the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point.
The setting method of any one of Claims 4-7. The determination criterion is obtained by dividing, by the resource consumption of the setting target, a value obtained by subtracting the total of the resource consumption of the association target associated with the setting target as a lower measurement point from the resource consumption of the setting target. The value is greater than or equal to a predetermined negative value,
The setting method of any one of Claims 4-7. The first process includes a step of setting a measurement time zone of the resource consumption for each of the plurality of measurement points.
The setting method of any one of Claims 1-9. In the step, a time zone in which the overall resource consumption of the distribution path is maximized within a predetermined period is set as the measurement time zone.
The setting method according to claim 10. An acquisition unit for acquiring resource consumption of a plurality of measurement points provided hierarchically in a distribution path for supplying resources from a supply source to a plurality of supply destinations;
A first display processing unit that displays the plurality of measurement points as setting target candidates and receives selection of the setting target;
When the setting target is selected, a specific measurement point whose resource consumption satisfies the determination condition regarding the resource consumption of the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target at the plurality of measurement points. A determination unit for determining whether or not is included,
If the specific measurement points are included in the plurality of measurement points, a second display processing unit that displays the specific measurement points as candidates for association targets and receives selection of the association targets;
When the association target is selected, an association unit that associates the association target with the setting target according to a hierarchical relationship with the setting target;
Comprising
Configuration system. When executed by a computer system,
The computer system performs the setting method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
Configuration program.

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