JP2020043639A - Mobile power generator managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a mobile power generator managing system capable of managing a generated current and a fuel consumption amount in a mobile power generator.SOLUTION: An information creation unit 43 outputs, to a wireless communication unit 44, position information created from a radio wave transmitted from a GPS satellite 70, detection fuel consumption amount information created from a flow amount detected by a flow meter 20, detection fuel consumption amount information created from a generated current obtained by a current meter 30, and commercial power supply normal operation-time information or commercial power supply stop-time information obtained by a voltage conversion unit 42. The wireless communication unit 44 transmits, from a communication antenna 45 to a management device 50 via a base station 110 and a network 111, the detection fuel consumption amount and the detection generation current from the information creation unit 43, the detection position information, and a detection voltage of a commercial power supply. The management device 50 stores, in an operation management book 51, the detection fuel consumption amount, the detection generation current, the detection position information, commercial power supply normal operation-time or commercial power supply stop-time operation transmitted from the wireless communication unit 44.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable generator management system for acquiring a generated current and a fuel consumption of a portable generator.

  An operation control device for an internal combustion engine for driving a generator disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a throttle valve for a carburetor according to a difference between a supply voltage of an inverter generator and a reference voltage of a reference voltage generator detected by a voltage sensor. The motor is rotated forward and backward. However, there is a disadvantage that the electric current and fuel consumption of the portable generator cannot be managed only by rotating the motor of the throttle valve forward or backward.

JP-A-4-255538

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background art, and has as its object to provide a portable generator management system capable of acquiring a generated current and a fuel consumption of the portable generator.

  The present invention relates to a portable generator that rotates a generator with an engine driven by fossil fuel supplied from a fuel tank and generates power with the generator, and a fossil fuel supplied to the engine from a fuel tank of the portable generator. A flow meter that detects the flow rate of the current, a current meter that detects the current generated by the generator of the portable generator, a fuel flow rate that is detected by the diversion meter, and a detected power generation current that is detected by the ammeter. And a management device for storing the information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION This invention has the effect that the electric current and the fuel consumption of a portable generator can be managed by a management apparatus. In the present invention, the detected fuel flow rate detected by the flow meter is created as detected fuel consumption information and output to the management device, or the magnitude of the detected generated current detected by the ammeter is detected as detected generated current information. Providing a data collection device that creates and outputs the data to the management device can reduce the load on the management device. Further, in the present invention, if a power failure detecting means for detecting a power failure of the watt hour meter around the portable generator is provided, the portable generator is arranged in accordance with the power failure around the portable generator at the periphery. Operation can be managed. Further, in the present invention, if a GPS antenna and a receiving device for receiving a radio wave from a GPS satellite for creating the position information of the portable generator are provided, the position where the portable generator is arranged can be managed. it can.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a portable generator management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which showed the operation management ledger concerning the form for implementing this invention. FIG. 4 is a chart showing a relationship between a generated current and a fuel consumption according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The portable generator management system according to the embodiment for implementing the invention shown in FIG. 1 includes a portable generator 10, a flow meter 20, an ammeter 30, a data collection device 40, a management device 50, and a visualization device 60. Prepare. The flow meter 20, the ammeter 30, and the data collection device 40 are mounted on the portable generator 10 arranged at a required place. The management device 50 and the visualization device 60 are connected to a network 111.

  In disaster rescue or the like, the number of portable generators 10 is not limited to one, but a plurality of portable generators 10 are provided, and a plurality of portable generators 10 are separately arranged at a plurality of locations. When the number of the portable generators 10 is plural, the number of the flow meters 20 and the number of the ammeters 30 are provided as many as the number of the portable generators 10, and the flow meter 20 and the ammeter are provided for each of the portable generators 10. 30 are mounted one by one.

  It is preferable that the number of the data collection devices 40 be equal to the number of the portable generators 10. However, the number of the data collection devices 40 is smaller than the number of the portable generators 10, and the plurality of flowmeters 20 are provided in one portable generator 10. And a plurality of ammeters 30 are connected to each other, and the information generation unit 43 may process the detected fuel flow from the plurality of flowmeters 20 and the detected power generation current from the plurality of ammeters 30. .

  The portable generator 10 includes a fuel tank 11, an engine 12, a generator 13, and an outlet 14. The engine 12 is driven by fossil fuel supplied from the fuel tank 11 via a refueling pipe 15 to drive the generator 13. It rotates so that the electricity generated by the generator 13 can be taken out at the outlet 14.

  The flow meter 20 detects the flow rate of the fossil fuel flowing from the fuel tank 11 to the engine 12 in the fuel supply pipe 15 and outputs the detected fuel flow rate to the information creating unit 43. A commercial product of a type inserted in the middle or a commercial product of a type arranged outside the refueling pipe 15 is conceivable, but a configuration incorporated in the portable generator 10 is also applicable.

  Also, the flow meter 20 outputs the detected fuel flow rate from the wireless communication unit 44 to the management device 50 via the communication antenna 45, the base station 110, and the network 111 without passing through the information creation unit 43, and the management device 50 The detected fuel flow rate from the meter 20 is accumulated in the operation management ledger 51 for the portable generator, or the management device 50 creates detected fuel consumption information from the detected fuel flow rate from the flow meter 20 and generates the information. The present invention is applicable even if the detected fuel consumption based on the detected fuel consumption information is accumulated in the operation management ledger 51.

  The ammeter 30 detects the magnitude of the current generated by the generator 13 and outputs the detected current to the information creating unit 43 as a detected generated current. The ammeter 30 is connected to the outlet 14 of the portable generator 10. It is conceivable to use a commercially available product of a type in which one power line is sandwiched in the appliance 90, but a configuration incorporated in the portable generator 10 is also applicable.

  Also, the ammeter 30 outputs the detected generated current from the wireless communication unit 44 to the management device 50 via the communication antenna 45, the base station 110, and the network 111 without passing through the information creation unit 43. The detected generated current from the meter 30 is stored in the operation management ledger 51, or the management device 50 creates detected generated current information from the detected generated current from the ammeter 30 and based on the generated detected generated current information. The present invention is applicable even if the detected generated current is stored in the operation management ledger 51.

  The measuring instrument 90 has a plug 92 connected to one end of two or three electric wires 91, an outlet 93 connected to the other end of two or three electric wires 91, and two or three electric wires 91. A part of the insulating coating covering 91 is divided so as to individually cover two or three electric wires 91 one by one. The ammeter 30 sandwiches one of the two or three wires 91 from the outside of the insulating coating in a portion where the two or three wires 91 are divided so as to cover one by one. It has become.

  As described above, the ammeter 30 is mounted on the measuring instrument 90, the plug 92 of the measuring instrument 90 is connected to the outlet 14 of the portable generator 10, and the outlet 93 of the measuring instrument 90 is connected to the cord of the load 100. In a state where the plug 102 provided at 101 is connected and the current generated by the generator 13 is supplied to the load 100 via the measuring instrument 90, the ammeter 30 detects the current generated by the generator 13. The magnitude is detected and output to the information creating unit 43 as the detected generated current.

  The data collection device 40 includes an information creation unit 43, a wireless communication unit 44, and a communication antenna 45. Further, a GPS antenna / receiver 41 and a voltage converter 42 are provided as needed.

  The GPS antenna / receiving device 41 is an antenna and a receiving device for receiving a radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 for creating position information of the portable generator 10.

  The GPS antenna / receiver 41 outputs a radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 to the information generator 43, and outputs the radio wave from the wireless communication unit 44 to the management device 50 via the communication antenna 45, the base station 110, and the network 111, and performs management. The present invention is also applicable when the device 50 creates position information from a radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 and stores it in the operation management ledger 51.

  Also, the GPS antenna / receiver 41 is mounted on the portable generator 10 without being provided in the data collection device 40, and the GPS antenna / receiver 41 mounted on the portable generator 10 transmits radio waves from the GPS satellite 70 to information. The information is output to the creating unit 43, or the GPS antenna / receiver 41 outputs the radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 to the information creating unit 43, and is transmitted from the wireless communication unit 44 via the communication antenna 45, the base station 110, and the network 111. Alternatively, the present invention can be applied to a case where the management device 50 creates position information from a radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 and stores it in the operation management ledger 51.

  The voltage conversion unit 42 measures the power meter 80 of the commercial power supply in the vicinity where the connector such as the alligator clip connected to the insulated wire connected to the input unit of the voltage conversion unit 42 is disposed around the portable generator 10. A high voltage of, for example, 100 V of the commercial power supply input from the watt hour meter 80 that is connected to the terminal and is operating normally is converted into a low voltage of, for example, 5 V that can be used in an electronic circuit, and the converted blackout voltage is The power is output to the information creating unit 43, and when the power system of the watt hour meter 80 is out of power, the commercial power input from the watt hour meter 80 becomes 0 volt, and the 0 volt is output to the information creating unit 43.

  The information creating unit 43 creates the detected fuel consumption information from the flow rate from the flow meter 20 and outputs the information to the wireless communication unit 44, and extracts the position information from the radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 input from the GPS antenna / receiving device 41. And outputs it to the wireless communication unit 44, and generates detected current information from the generated current from the ammeter 30 and outputs it to the wireless communication unit 44. The in-operation information is created and output to the wireless communication unit 44, and the commercial power outage information is created from the low voltage of 0 volt from the voltage conversion unit 42 and output to the wireless communication unit 44.

  Further, the voltage conversion unit 42 outputs a low voltage of 5 volts or 0 volt to the information creation unit 43, and outputs the low voltage from the wireless communication unit 44 to the management device 50 via the communication antenna 45, the base station 110, and the network 111. The management device 50 stores the normal operation of the commercial power supply or the interruption of the commercial power supply in the operation management ledger 51 from the low voltage of 5 volts or 0 volt of the voltage conversion unit 42, or the management device 50 From the low voltage of 5 volts or 0 volts, the commercial power supply normal operation information or the commercial power supply interruption information based on the commercial power supply normal operation or the commercial power supply interruption is created, and the created commercial power supply normal operation information or the commercial power supply is created. The present invention is applicable even if the normal operation of the commercial power supply or the commercial power failure based on the power failure information is stored in the operation management ledger 51.

  Further, the voltage converter 42 and the information generator 43 constitute a power failure detecting means for detecting a power failure of the watt hour meter 80 in the vicinity where the portable generator 10 is arranged. The voltage converter 42 and the information creator 43 constituting the power failure detection means are provided in the data collection device 40 and can be applied even in a mode independent of the data collection device 40.

  The wireless communication unit 44 transmits the position information, the detected fuel consumption information, the commercial power supply normal operation information, or the commercial power supply outage information input from the information creating unit 43 from the communication antenna 45 via the base station 110 and the network 111. To the management device 50.

  The data collection device 40 is configured as a unit housed in a GPS antenna / receiver 41, a voltage converter 42, an information generator 43, a wireless communication unit 44, a communication antenna 45, and a container (not shown). The data collection device 40 is easy to carry. Also, a structure in which one of the two cords extending outward from the container of the unit is provided with a flow meter 20 and the remaining one of the two cords is provided with an ammeter 30 Alternatively, the container of the unit is provided with one or both of a flowmeter connection port and a flowmeter connection port, and the flowmeter connection port and the flowmeter 20 are connected by a cord, and the flowmeter connection port and the ammeter 30 are connected to each other. Can be applied to a structure in which are connected by a cord.

  The management device 50 is configured by a server connected to the network 111, and detects detected position information, detected fuel consumption information, detected generated current information, commercial power normal operation information, or commercial power outage information from the wireless communication unit 44. Is stored in the operation management ledger 51 for the portable generator. The operation management ledger 51 is stored in a storage unit of a server constituting the management device 50.

  The visualization device 60 is configured by a computer connected to the network 111, and detects the detected position information, the detected fuel consumption information, the detected generated current information, the detected power generation current information, and the information on the normal operation of the commercial power supply, which are stored in the operation management ledger 51 by human operation. Information such as the commercial power outage information is displayed on a monitor 61 such as a display or a projector, and the displayed information can be processed.

  According to the portable generator management system according to the embodiment for carrying out the invention shown in FIG. 1, a radio wave from a GPS satellite 70 is input from a GPS antenna / receiver 41 to an information creating unit 43, and the information creating unit 43 Is attached to the oil supply pipe 15, the ammeter 30 connected to the information creation unit 43 is attached to the measuring instrument 90 connected to the outlet 14 of the portable generator 10, and the voltage conversion unit A low voltage of 0 volt or 5 volt from 42 is input to the information creating unit 43.

  Then, the information creating unit 43 detects the fuel consumption information created from the position information created from the radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 and the detected flow rate from the flow meter 20, and the detected fuel consumption information created from the generated current from the ammeter 30. The commercial power supply normal operation information or the commercial power supply outage information is output from the voltage conversion unit 42 to the wireless communication unit 44.

  Then, the wireless communication unit 44 transmits the detected fuel consumption, the detected power generation current, the detected position information, and the detected voltage of the commercial power supply from the information generating unit 43 via the communication antenna 45 via the Internet including the base station 110 and the network 111. The information is transmitted to the management device 50, and the management device 50 stores in the operation management ledger 51 the detected fuel consumption from the wireless communication unit 44, the detected power generation current, the detected position information, the normal operation of the commercial power supply, or the interruption of the commercial power supply. This allows the management device 50 to manage the magnitude of the generated current of the portable generator 10 and the fuel consumption.

  During the normal operation of the commercial power supply, the management device 50 accumulates in the operation management ledger 51 based on the information of the normal operation of the commercial power supply from the data collection device 40. During the commercial power failure, the management device 50 accumulates in the operation management ledger 51 based on the commercial power failure information from the data collection device 40.

  The data collection device 40 creates the detected fuel flow rate detected by the flow meter 20 as detected fuel consumption information and outputs it to the management device 50, or detects the magnitude of the detected generated current detected by the ammeter 30 Since the generated current information is generated and output to the management device 50, the burden on the management device 50 can be reduced.

  Further, since the power failure detection means including the voltage conversion unit 42 and the information creation unit 43 detects a power failure of the watt hour meter 80 around the portable generator 10, the power failure detection unit around the portable generator 10 is arranged. The operation of the portable power generator 10 can be managed according to the power failure.

  In addition, since the GPS antenna / receiver 41 receives a radio wave from the GPS satellite 70 for creating the position information of the portable generator 10, the position where the portable generator 10 is arranged can be managed.

  The operation management ledger 51 according to the embodiment for implementing the invention shown in FIG. 2 includes items of a detection time, a detected fuel consumption, a detected power generation current, a detected position information, and a detected commercial power supply voltage.

  Then, for example, at the detection time “year / month / day / hour / minute”, the detected fuel consumption is “1 l / h (1 liter per hour)”, the detected power generation current is “5A (5 amps)”, and the detection position is Information “East longitude x degree x minute x second, north latitude x degree x minute x second”, detected commercial power outage is accumulated.

  At the detection time “year / month / day / hour / minute”, the detected fuel consumption is “1.2 l / h (1.2 liters per hour)”, the detected power generation current is “7A (7 amps)”, The detected position information “East longitude 度 degree ○ minute 北 second, north latitude 度 degree 、 minute 秒 second”, and detected commercial power outage is accumulated.

  At the detection time “year / month / day / hour / minute”, the detected fuel consumption is “0.9 l / h (0.9 liters per hour)”, the detected power generation current is “4 A (4 amps)”, and the detection position is Information “East longitude x degree x minute x second, north latitude x degree x minute x second”, detected commercial power outage is accumulated.

  At the detection time “year / month / day / hour / minute”, the detected fuel consumption is “1.1 l / h (1.1 liters per hour)”, the detected power generation current is “6 A (6 amps)”, and the detection position is Information “East longitude x degree x minute x second, north latitude x degree x minute x second”, detected commercial power outage is accumulated.

  Further, at the detection time “year / month / day / day / hour / minute”, the detected fuel consumption is “0.2 l / h (0.2 liter per hour)”, the detected power generation current is “1A (1 ampere)”, The detected position information is stored as "East longitude x degrees x minutes x seconds, north latitude x degrees x minutes x seconds", and the detected commercial power supply is operating normally.

  The operation management ledger 51 accumulated and displayed as described above is displayed on the monitor 61 by an operation from the visualization device 60, and when the displayed operation management ledger 51 is viewed by a person, the detection time “Y year / month / day / hour / hour” The commercial power supply is interrupted from ◇ minute to the detection time `` year x month x day x hour x minute ''. At the detection time `` year x month x day x hour x minute '', the commercial power outage is restored. Thus, it can be understood that the commercial power supply has been normally operated. In addition, the relationship between the detected fuel consumption and the detected power generation current from the detection time “YYYYYYMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYMM” to the detection time “YYYYYYYYYYYMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MM”, and the detection position information A person or the like at which the portable generator 10 is installed can be grasped.

  It should be noted that a portable generator ID (identification) for identifying a plurality of portable generators 10 is stored as information in the operation management ledger 51, and the location where the portable generator 10 is installed and the portable generator 10 are monitored 61. May be made to be understood by the person who saw it.

  The chart 120 showing the relationship between the detected fuel consumption and the detected generated current according to the embodiment for carrying out the invention shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by processing the information of the operation management ledger 51 displayed on the monitor 61 and detecting the detected fuel. The relationship between the consumption and the detected power generation current can be managed. The vertical axis indicates the detected fuel consumption (unit: l / h: liter per hour), and the vertical axis indicates the detected fuel consumption (unit). Represents 1 / h: liter per hour). For example, a person can use the operation management ledger 51 to determine the detected fuel consumption and the detected power generation current in the initial stage of use and the current state of a certain portable generator 1. A line L1 connecting the extracted detected fuel consumption in the initial stage of use and the detected power generation current is indicated by a line L1, and the extracted current detected power generation current and the detected power generation current are plotted. Indicated by the connected line L2 It is.

  Considering FIG. 3, a person who looks at the chart of FIG. 3 can grasp the tendency of the portable generator 10 such as characteristics and deterioration, and a person who looks at the chart of FIG. It can be understood that the line L2 indicating the relationship with the current has deteriorated 121 from the line L1 indicating the relationship between the detected fuel consumption in the initial stage of use and the detected generated current. If the portable generator 10 is not maintained, the fuel consumption becomes worse without maintenance, and the line L2 indicating the current relationship between the detected power generation current and the detected power generation current rises upward. Is exceeded, a warning such as overhaul can be issued from the monitor 61 or a speaker (not shown) provided in the visualization device 60.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Portable generator 11 Fuel tank 12 Engine 13 Generator 14 Outlet 15 Refueling pipe 20 Flow meter 30 Ammeter 40 Data collection device 41 GPS antenna / reception device 42 Voltage conversion unit 43 Information creation unit 44 Wireless communication unit 45 Communication antenna 50 Management device 51 Operation management ledger 60 Visualization device 61 Monitor 70 GPS satellite 80 Watt hour meter 90 Measurement instrument 91 Electric wire 92 Plug 93 Outlet 100 Load 101 Code 102 Plug 110 Base station 111 Network 120 The relationship between the detected fuel consumption and the detected power generation current Chart 121 showing the relationship

Claims (4)

A portable generator that rotates a generator with an engine driven by fossil fuel supplied from a fuel tank and generates power with the generator,
A flow meter for detecting the flow rate of fossil fuel supplied to the engine from the fuel tank of the portable generator,
An ammeter for detecting a current generated by the generator of the portable generator,
A portable generator management system, comprising: a management device that accumulates and accumulates a detected fuel flow rate detected by the flow meter and a magnitude of a detected generated current detected by the ammeter.   Create the detected fuel flow rate detected by the flow meter as detected fuel consumption information and output it to the management device, or create the magnitude of the detected generated current detected by the ammeter as detected generated current information. The portable generator management system according to claim 1, further comprising a data collection device that outputs the data to the management device.   2. The portable generator management system according to claim 1, further comprising a power failure detection unit configured to detect a power failure of a watt hour meter around the portable generator.   The portable generator management system according to claim 1, further comprising a GPS antenna / receiver that receives a radio wave from a GPS satellite for creating position information of the portable generator.

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