JP4660337B2 - Power failure information notification system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power failure information notification system. More specifically, when a power failure is detected, the power failure server is notified to a power company server via a landline telephone of a registered user, and the power failure information is transmitted to the user's mobile phone or the like. The present invention relates to a power failure information notification system.

Electric power companies are often complained because power users cannot get enough information during a power outage. In particular, when the electric power user is a restaurant such as a restaurant, the occurrence of a power failure increases the temperature in the refrigerator, for example, and the material and merchandise become unusable. Therefore, it is desirable that the power company can notify the user, the recovery worker, etc. of the power failure promptly and reliably and can provide detailed information about the power failure.
Therefore, for example, when a power failure occurs, the computer system with a power failure notification function described in Patent Document 1 notifies a notification destination of a voice message via a telephone line based on a power failure detection signal from the detection means. In this system, it is possible to determine whether or not the notification partner has answered the phone, and to select a power failure treatment method accordingly.

Moreover, the communication apparatus described in Patent Document 2 can accurately detect a power outage from a change in the state of charge of a mobile phone or the like. In addition, since it is possible to notify the status of the AC power supply in response to an inquiry from the outside, a system that constantly monitors the AC power supply can be easily constructed. Since the mobile phone or telephone is operated as a power failure monitoring means, the cost for introduction and operation can be kept low.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-305484 JP 2000-165478 A

However, for example, in the case of the computer system with a power failure notification function described in Patent Document 1, if the other party is not able to answer the phone for some reason, for example, if the so-called answering machine function is used, the telephone is actually connected. It is also possible that power outage information will not be transmitted to.
In addition, it is beneficial for customers to know not only the fact that a power outage has occurred, but also information about inquiries and restoration work.

  In view of these points, the present invention provides a distribution board equipped with a breaker and an uninterruptible power supply, a database storing customer contact information, and is connected to the breaker via a telephone line. A power failure information notification system comprising a server and at least one customer terminal connected to the server via a network, wherein the breaker includes a power failure detection unit that detects occurrence of a power failure, and a transmission unit that performs transmission to the server. Have

In the power failure information notification system, the transmission unit is further connected to at least one electrical device, and the electrical device has a measurement unit that measures the operating state of the electrical device.
In this power failure information notification system, the server transmits an e-mail to the customer terminal in response to the transmission from the transmission unit.

According to the power failure information notification system of the present invention, the occurrence of a power failure can be promptly notified to an electric power company and a customer, so that recovery work can be started immediately. In addition, since the notification to the customer is performed by e-mail, it is possible to reliably notify the occurrence of a power failure even when the phone is not connected or the customer cannot answer the phone.
Furthermore, according to the power failure information notification system of the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm the operating state of the electrical equipment, so that it can be used not only at the time of a power failure, but also to immediately find out the abnormality of each electrical equipment, for example. .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a first embodiment of a power failure information notification system (100) according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the distribution board (10) includes a breaker (11), and the breaker (11) is provided with a power failure detection unit (12) and a transmission unit (13). The transmission unit (13) is connected to the server (20) via a telephone line, and when the power failure detection unit (12) detects a power failure, it notifies the server (20) to that effect. The transmission unit (13) is connected to the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) (14) of the distribution board (10) so that the server (20) can be notified even during a power failure. The UPS (14) operates as a backup power source during a power failure.

  The server (20) includes a customer information database (21). The database (21) stores customer information such as customer name, customer ID, password, and mail address, and an inquiry destination for each region. The server (20) is connected to the customer terminal (30) via the network (40), and transmits information stored in the database (21) by e-mail. In this embodiment, the customer terminal (30) is a mobile phone, but it may be a computer or a PDA (personal digital assistant). Moreover, although the three customer terminals (30) are shown in FIG. 1, the number of terminals (30) is not limited to this. Furthermore, mail may be transmitted to a plurality of terminals (30) of one customer.

  FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a power failure notification according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, when a power failure occurs (S101), in the distribution board (12), the power failure detection unit (12) of the breaker (11) detects this (S102), and from the transmission unit (13) to the server (20). A notification of the occurrence of a power failure is sent to (S103). Upon receiving the notification, the server (20) searches the database (21) for the contact email address of the customer corresponding to the caller, and sends an email stating that a power failure has occurred in the customer's mobile terminal (30). To do. As a result, the customer can immediately know that a power failure has occurred in his / her residence or store.

  Next, a second embodiment of the power failure information notification system (100) according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The power failure information notification system (100 ′) shown in FIG. 2 has substantially the same configuration as the power failure information notification system (100) according to the first embodiment of the present invention, but includes an electric device ( 50) is connected to the transmitter (13) and the UPS (14), respectively.

  In a present Example, a measurement part (51) measures the operation state of an electric equipment (50), and notifies the content from a transmission part (13) to a server (20). Therefore, for example, when the electric device (50) is a refrigerator in a restaurant, the measurement unit (51) constantly measures the internal temperature, and the measured information is constant from the transmission unit (13) to the server (20). Sent every hour. The server (20) stores the received information in the database (21). Although only one electric device (50) is shown in FIG. 2, the number of electric devices (50) may be two or more.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a power failure notification according to this embodiment. Similar to the first embodiment, when a power failure occurs (S201), the power distribution detection unit (12) of the breaker (11) detects this in the distribution board (12) (S202), and the server from the transmission unit (13). Notification of power failure occurrence is sent to (20) (S203). Upon receiving the notification, the server (20) searches the database (21) for detailed information such as the location of the transmission source, the inquiry destination of the corresponding area, and recovery measures (S204). Further, it is determined whether the area of the caller's area is out of power or only the house / store of the caller is out of power (S205).

  Here, if a power outage has occurred in the whole area (in the case of No), in addition to the fact that the power outage has occurred, an email describing the contact information and recovery measures will be sent to this region registered in the database. It transmits to all the customer's terminals (30) (S207). In addition, when a power failure occurs in only one house (in the case of Yes), the same mail is transmitted only to the corresponding customer terminal (30)) (S206).

  In the present embodiment, when the customer makes settings on the server (20) in advance, in step S204, it is possible to receive a power failure notification email that describes the operating state of the home appliance (50) described above. . For example, if the refrigerator internal temperature is set so as to be notified at the time of a power failure, an e-mail describing the current temperature in the refrigerator is sent together with an inquiry destination and recovery measures when a power failure occurs.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the customer accesses the database (21) of the server (20) from the terminal (30) such as a mobile phone or a computer via the network (40), thereby measuring the electric device (50). It is also possible to browse information transmitted from the unit (51) to the server (20) at any time. If the server (20) assigns an ID and a password to each customer who uses the system in advance, and the customer performs a login procedure using these, the customer's access can be restricted.

The block diagram explaining the 1st Example of this invention. The block diagram explaining the 2nd Example of this invention. The flowchart explaining the 1st Example of this invention. The flowchart explaining the 2nd Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Distribution board 11 Breaker 12 Power failure detection part 13 Transmission part 14 Uninterruptible power supply 20 Server 21 Database 30 Customer terminal 40 Network 50 Electric equipment 51 Measurement part 100 Power failure information notification system

Claims (2)

Distribution board with breaker and uninterruptible power supply,
A server having a database storing customer contact information and connected to the breaker via a telephone line;
At least one customer terminal connected to the server via a network ;
A power failure information notification system comprising : at least one electrical device connected to the breaker ;
The breaker includes a power failure detection unit that detects the occurrence of a power failure, and a transmission unit that is backed up by the uninterruptible power supply and notifies the server at the time of a power failure .
The electrical equipment is backed up by the uninterruptible power supply, and includes a measuring unit that measures the operating state of the electrical equipment,
At the time of a power failure, the transmission unit notifies the server of the power failure occurrence information detected by the power failure detection unit and the operation state measured by the measurement unit . In the power failure information notification system according to claim 1 ,
The power outage information notification system according to claim 1, wherein the server transmits a mail to the customer terminal in response to the transmission from the transmission unit.

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