JP4869277B2 - Energy consumption management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an energy consumption management system, and more particularly to an energy consumption management system that collects data related to energy consumption of individual facilities of a business operator in a data center and manages the energy consumption of the business facility as a whole.

  Businesses will implement energy savings for facilities such as air conditioning, lighting, gas, and water in their own facilities. Here, the operator means a manufacturing company, a private company such as a bank, or a chain organization such as a convenience store. The facility of a business operator refers to a facility of a unit such as a head office building, a branch, a sales office, a laboratory, or a factory. However, in the case of a business operator having a head office building or the like as a facility, energy saving is performed for each facility, and energy consumption in the business facility as a whole is generally not managed. In addition, in the case of a business having a chain organization such as a convenience store, it is common for each chain store to save energy.

  There is a request for businesses to manage energy consumption for all facilities at once. For example, data on energy consumption from each facility is collected in a data center, and energy saving of all facilities is managed. However, even for a single operator, the energy consumption management system and the communication method selected may vary from facility to facility. Therefore, managing energy consumption is costly and not realistic.

  For example, even if limited to communication means, various communication means such as communication via the Internet (international electric network), communication via a public telephone network, and communication via a mobile phone network can be selected at a head office or a branch office. However, some sales offices and factories may select communication by fax or communication via a mobile phone network. In addition, in the case of a facility occupying a building managed by the owner as a tenant, the owner may manage the energy consumption of the tenant, and the tenant itself may not be managed. In some facilities, energy consumption data of the facility is directly transmitted to the data center by communication via the Internet (international electric network) or communication via the public telephone network and stored in the data server of the data center. May be managed.

  In many cases, energy conservation of facilities is achieved through detailed activities by the staff of the facility. Therefore, it is meaningful for the staff in charge of the facility to confirm and recognize how much the energy consumption of the facility is every month. It is also important to record the measures taken for energy saving and to analyze the cause if the target cannot be achieved.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses an energy usage information management device. Here, a recording medium that records the amount of energy used for a predetermined period in a readable manner, and an energy usage information writing unit that interlocks with the energy meter, measures and accumulates the amount of energy used, and writes to the recording medium are provided. Is listed. Patent Document 2 discloses an energy management system. Here, it is described that a state of energy consumption can be confirmed by an existing POS terminal device by providing a consumption energy measuring device in a store of a chain store and using the POS terminal device as a consumption energy display device.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-130085 JP 2002-92735 A

  In order for a business operator to collect energy consumption of individual facilities in order to manage the energy consumption of all facilities, it is necessary to establish a network by establishing communication means between the individual facilities and the data center. Yes, large capital investment is required.

  On the other hand, in order for businesses to promote energy conservation for individual facilities, the staff of the facility must improve their awareness of energy conservation. Therefore, by simply collecting the energy consumption data of each facility automatically by the network, the staff in charge of the facility cannot confirm and recognize the amount of energy consumption of that facility every month. I do n’t get it.

  The purpose of the present application is to solve this problem, to easily collect data on energy consumption from each facility of the operator, and to provide an energy consumption management system adapted to collective energy saving efforts of the entire facility of the operator. That is.

  In order to achieve the above object, an energy consumption management system according to the present invention collects data related to energy consumption of each facility of a business operator in a data center, and manages the energy consumption of the business facility as a whole. In the management system, the transmission / reception device of each facility of the business operator and the data center are connected by a plurality of communication means, and the data center registers a communication means with the data center selected for each facility, An energy consumption storage unit for storing data related to energy consumption of the facility transmitted from the energy consumption measuring device provided in the facility, and an input format for periodically inputting data related to energy consumption at each facility are distributed to each facility. The input data transmission that collects the written input format returned from the transmission / reception device of each facility. A communication section, an input data storage section for storing a history of data related to energy consumption written in the input format returned from each facility, and communication with each facility based on the registered communication means. A communication management unit that edits the contents, and the communication management unit allows the facility in which data relating to energy consumption of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit to allow the stored data to be browsed and read and distributed The data is transferred to the input format.

  Also, the energy consumption management system has an input format in which the communication management unit displays an access means to the data regarding the energy consumption of the facility for the facility in which the data regarding the energy consumption of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit. It is preferable to edit.

  In addition, the energy consumption management system relates to the energy consumption of the same month in the previous year at the facility from the field in which the communication management unit inputs data on energy consumption for each month of the year and the data stored in the input data storage unit. It is preferable to edit an input format composed of a column for extracting and displaying data and a column for calculating and displaying a value indicating an increase / decrease from the value of the same month in the previous year.

  In the energy consumption management system, it is preferable that the communication management unit edits an input format for displaying a warning message when the written data exceeds a preset data range.

  In the energy consumption management system, it is preferable that the communication management unit edits an input format for displaying a warning message when the written numerical value is larger than the numerical value of the same month of the previous year.

  In the energy consumption management system, it is preferable that the communication management unit edits an input format for displaying a warning message when the written numerical value does not reach the target value for energy reduction.

  In addition, the energy consumption management system is an input in which the communication management unit displays a predicted value for predicting the final energy consumption of the current year from the ratio of the energy consumption accumulated until the month of the previous year to the energy consumption of the previous year. It is preferable to edit the format.

  In addition, the energy consumption management system includes a check item storage unit, and a communication management unit selects and displays a column for selecting and displaying the implemented energy saving measures and a column for selecting and displaying the reason why the target could not be achieved. It is preferable that the check item storage unit stores a history of items of reasons why the selected energy saving measure and the target could not be achieved.

  In addition, the energy consumption management system includes a weather data storage unit that acquires weather data for each region and stores it as weather data for each region, and the communication management unit is stored in the weather data storage unit from the location of the facility. It is preferable to attach the monthly average temperature and the number of rainy days of the previous year and the year to the input format.

  In the energy consumption management system, it is preferable that the communication management unit transmits a warning message to a facility to which an input format written by a predetermined deadline is not returned.

  Furthermore, in the energy consumption management system, it is preferable that the communication management unit restricts writing to the input format to a specific person appointed at the facility by a password and ID.

  With the above configuration, in the energy consumption management system, communication means with the data center selected for each facility by the communication means registration unit is registered, and communication with each facility is managed based on the communication means registered by the communication management unit. The Thus, the business operator can collect data on energy consumption from each facility regardless of the communication means selected by each facility.

  In addition, the energy consumption management system uses an input data transmission / reception unit to distribute to each facility an input format for periodically inputting data related to energy consumption at each facility, and collects the written input format from the transmission / reception device of each facility. To do. In this way, the staff in charge of each facility can periodically write energy consumption data to improve the staff's awareness of energy saving.

  In addition, the energy consumption management system allows the communication management unit to access and read the stored data for the facility in which the data related to the energy consumption of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit, and the distributed input format. To post the data. As a result, the staff in charge of all the facilities can confirm and recognize how much each month the energy consumption of the facility is.

  As described above, according to the energy consumption management system according to the present invention, data relating to energy consumption can be easily collected from each facility of a business operator, and can be applied to the collective energy saving efforts of the business facility as a whole. Is possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an energy consumption management system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of one embodiment of the energy consumption management system. The energy consumption management system 1 is configured by connecting a data center 2 and each facility of a business operator 10 via a plurality of communication lines. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the facility of the business operator 10 includes a head office 11, a branch 12, a sales office 13, and a factory 14 for the sake of explanation. The data center 2 includes a communication means registration unit 3, an energy consumption storage unit 4, an input data transmission / reception unit 5, an input data storage unit 6, a communication management unit 7, a check item storage unit 8, and a weather data storage unit 9. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the facilities 11 to 14 select the communication means used in the energy consumption management system 1 for each facility. In the head office 11, for example, a personal computer 20 (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) connected to the Internet (international electric network) 30 is selected as a communication means. In the branch 12, for example, the personal computer 20 is selected as the communication means. In the sales office 13, for example, a fax (FAX) 22 or a personal computer 20 is selected as the communication means. Furthermore, in the factory 14, for example, the mobile phone 21 or the personal computer 20 is selected as the communication means. In this way, in each facility, a communication means that is easy for the staff in charge of the facility to use is selected.

  When the personal computer 20 is selected as the communication means, connection to the data center 2 via the Internet (international electric network) 30 becomes possible, and transmission / reception by electronic mail is performed. When the cellular phone 21 is selected as the communication means, the data center 2 can be connected via the cellular phone network 32, and transmission / reception of the cellular phone 21 by e-mail is performed. Further, when the fax machine 22 is selected as the communication means, connection to the data center 2 via the public telephone network 31 becomes possible. In this way, each communication means is connected to the data center 2 by different line networks. However, the communication means with the data center 2 is not limited to these means, and for example, all possible communication means such as mailing by document may be selected.

  The communication means registration unit 3 of the data center 2 registers the communication means with the data center 2 selected for each facility described above. That is, the communication means selected by each facility 11 to 14 of the operator 10 is stored, and maintenance such as changing the communication means, registering the communication means of the newly installed facility, and deleting the communication means of the abolished facility is performed. .

  The input data transmission / reception unit 5 delivers an input format 24 for inputting data related to energy consumption in each facility periodically, for example, every month to each facility. Then, the writing input format 25 returned from, for example, the personal computer 20, the mobile phone 21, the fax 22, or the like, which is a transmission / reception device of each facility, is collected. Examples of the energy consumption include, but are not limited to, energy consumption related to electricity, energy consumption related to gas, and energy consumption related to water supply. In the case of electricity, the unit is kilowatt (kW), in the case of gas, the unit is kilocalorie (kcal), and in the case of water supply, the unit is kiloliter (kl). These energy consumptions are converted into kiloliters (kl), and the total energy consumption value in the facility is calculated.

  2 to 4 show one embodiment of the input format 24 relating to energy consumption. FIG. 2 shows an input format 24a related to energy consumption of electricity, FIG. 3 shows an input format 24b related to energy consumption of gas, and FIG. 4 shows an input format 24c related to energy consumption of water supply. In each embodiment, the input formats 24a to 24c display an input table of energy consumption of each month with the half year from January to June of the month as a unit. It may be every. In these input formats 24a to 24c, the input field 26 of the month to be input is highlighted and displayed, and the staff in charge at each facility writes numerical values in the input field 26. Then, the created write input format 25 is replied to the input data transmission / reception unit 5 of the data center 2 from the personal computer 20 or the like which is the transmission / reception device of each facility each time.

  The input data storage unit 6 additionally stores the input data written in the writing input format 26 returned from the personal computer 20 of each facility as history data of the facility. In this embodiment, the input data storage unit 6 stores history data of energy consumption of electricity, gas, and water.

  The communication management unit 7 edits the contents displayed in the input formats 24a to 24c. As one example, the communication management unit 7 uses the year input field 34 for inputting data related to energy consumption for each month of the year and the history data stored in the input data storage unit 6 to determine the previous year at the facility. A previous year result column 35 for extracting and displaying data on energy consumption of each month is also shown. As a result, it can be visually determined whether the energy consumption has increased or decreased compared to the previous year. Further, the communication management unit 7 displays an increase / decrease rate display column 36 in which a value indicating an increase / decrease between the previous year's numerical value and the written numerical value is displayed, and the increase / decrease from the previous year is indicated by a number.

  Moreover, the communication management part 7 calculates and displays the integrated value of the energy consumption accumulated until the month written in the input year 24a-24c distributed in the said year as another Example. 37 is displayed. Further, an integrated predicted value display field 38 for displaying an annual predicted value from numerical values written in the past year in the input formats 24a to 24c to be distributed may be displayed. This integrated prediction value predicts the final energy consumption of the year in proportion from the ratio of the energy consumption accumulated up to that month of the previous year to the energy consumption of the previous year.

  As another example, the communication management unit 7 attaches weather data display fields 41 and 42 indicating the previous year of the location of the facility and the monthly average temperature and the number of rainy days in the year to the input formats 24a to 24c. In this case, the weather data storage unit 9 of the data center 2 obtains weather data from the Japan Meteorological Agency or a private weather related company, and uses the stored weather data for each region. And the communication management part 7 edits the data memorize | stored in the weather data storage part 9 from the location of the facility. Thereby, for example, it is understood that the energy consumption of electricity of the air conditioner has increased because the average temperature in winter is lower than the previous year. Moreover, for example, it can be seen that the energy consumption of the water supply has increased because the average summer temperature is higher than the previous year.

  For example, the head office 11 shown in FIG. 1 includes a measuring device 15 that receives energy consumption data from, for example, a power meter 16 and a gas meter 17 that measures and displays the amount of energy consumption. This measuring device 15 transmits an integrated value of monthly energy consumption to the data center 2 via the Internet (international electric network) 30 or the public telephone network 31. The energy consumption storage unit 4 of the data center 2 stores data related to the energy consumption of the facility transmitted from the measuring device 15.

  The communication management unit 7 manages communication with each facility based on the communication unit registered in the communication unit registration unit 3. Then, for the facility in which the data related to the energy consumption of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit 4, the staff in charge of the facility browses and reads the data stored in the energy consumption storage unit 4 and is distributed. The data is transferred to the input formats 24a to 24c. For this reason, the communication management unit 7 sets the URL of the data center 2 that allows access to the data related to the energy consumption of the facility for the facility in which the data related to the energy consumption of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit 4. The displayed energy consumption reference URL column 39 is displayed. Thereby, the staff in charge of all the facilities can confirm and recognize how much each month the amount of energy consumed by the facility is confirmed, and the staff's awareness of energy saving can be improved in the same way.

  In another embodiment, the communication management unit 7 edits the message field 40 that displays an instruction message or a warning message in response to input of energy consumption by the staff in charge at the facility. For example, when the input field 26 is not written as shown in FIG. 2, the communication management unit 7 displays an instruction message “Please enter the energy consumption of this month.” Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the communication management unit 7 may check if the written data exceeds the preset data range, for example, “The input value is an abnormal value, so check again. Please display a warning message in the message column 40. That is, the communication management unit 7 sets the minimum threshold value and the maximum threshold value of energy consumption based on the past data variation in the facility stored in the input data storage unit 6. When the written energy consumption is equal to or less than the minimum threshold value or equal to or greater than the maximum threshold value, it is determined as an abnormal value and displayed. In addition, when the written numerical value is larger than the numerical value of the same month of the previous year, the communication management unit 7 displays a warning message such as “Over the previous year” in the message column 40. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the communication management unit 7 indicates that, for example, “the target value (1% reduction from the previous year) has not been reached” when the written numerical value does not reach the target value for energy reduction. Is displayed in the message column 40.

  In another embodiment, the communication management unit 7 performs editing by adding to the input format 24 an energy saving measure selection column 43 for selecting and displaying an energy saving measure for the month in the facility. In addition, the communication management unit 7 performs editing for adding a reason for not-reaching reason selection column 44 for selecting and displaying the reason why the goal could not be achieved to the input format 24. In these fields 43 and 44, after the staff in charge of the facility writes the input field 26 of the energy consumption of the month, the comparison is made with the value of the same month of the previous year, and the diagnosis and evaluation of the value of energy consumption of the month are performed. Is for. Therefore, the data center 2 includes a check item storage unit 8, and the check item storage unit 8 stores, for each facility, a history of items of reasons why the selected energy saving measures and targets could not be achieved.

  FIG. 5 shows one embodiment of the energy saving measure selection column 43. This energy saving measure selection column 43 is to make the check column 47 fill in the energy saving measures taken in the month in the facility. In this energy saving measure selection column 43, assumed basic energy saving measure items 45 are listed. A previous year check column 49 indicating the entry of the same month of the previous year stored in the check item storage unit 8 is also written as reference data. Then, the staff in charge diagnoses the energy saving measures implemented in that month of the year while referring to the previous year check column 49. These energy saving measure items 45 are provided with blanks, and measures not listed therein may be newly entered.

  FIG. 6 shows one embodiment of the target failure reason selection field 44. This target non-reason reason selection column 44 causes the check column 48 to enter the reason why the target of the energy saving measure implemented in the month of the year was not achieved. For example, when the energy saving target value such as 1% reduction from the previous year cannot be achieved, the reasons why the energy saving target value could not be achieved are listed as the target failure reason item 46. In addition, a previous year check column 50 indicating the entry of the same month of the previous year stored in the check item storage unit 8 is also written as reference data. The staff in charge evaluates the energy saving measures implemented in the month of the year while referring to the previous year check column 50. These goal failure reason items 46 are provided with blanks, and the reasons not listed there may be newly entered.

It is the block diagram and explanatory drawing which show schematic structure of one Embodiment of the energy consumption management system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the input format (electricity) of energy consumption. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the input format (gas) of consumption energy. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the input format (water supply) of energy consumption. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the energy-saving measure selection column. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the target unreasonable reason selection column.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Energy consumption management system 2 Data center 3 Communication means registration part 4 Energy consumption storage part 5 Input data transmission / reception part 6 Input data storage part 7 Communication management part 8 Check item storage part 9 Weather data storage part 10 operators, 11 head offices, 12 branches, 13 sales offices, 14 factories, 15 measuring devices, 16 power meters, 17 gas meters, 20 PCs, 21 mobile phones, 22 fax machines, 24 input formats, 25 writing input formats, 26 inputs Column, 30 Internet (international electric network), 31 public telephone network, 32 mobile phone network, 34 year input column, 35 previous year result column, 36 change rate display column, 37 integrated value display column, 38 integrated predicted value display column, 39 Consumption energy reference URL field, 40 message field, 41, 42 weather data display field, 3 energy-saving measures selection field, 44 target non-delivery reason selection field, 45 energy-saving measures item, 46 target non-delivery reason item, 47 and 48 check column, 49 and 50 the previous year check box.

Claims (11)

In a energy consumption management system that collects data on energy consumption of each facility of a business operator in a data center and manages the energy consumption of that business facility as a whole,
The transmission / reception device and the data center of each facility of the operator are connected by a plurality of communication means,
The data center
A communication means registration unit for registering communication means with the data center selected for each facility;
An energy consumption storage unit for storing data relating to energy consumption of the facility transmitted from the energy consumption measuring device provided in the facility;
An input data transmission / reception unit that periodically distributes data related to energy consumption at each facility to each facility and collects the written input format returned from the transmission / reception device of each facility;
An input data storage unit for storing a history of data related to energy consumption written in the input format returned from each facility;
A communication management unit that manages communication with each facility based on the registered communication means and edits the contents of the input format;
The communication management unit allows the facility where the energy consumption data of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit to browse and read the stored data, and to transfer the data to the distributed input format. A featured energy management system.   The energy management system according to claim 1, wherein the communication management unit accesses the data regarding the energy consumption of the facility for the facility in which the data regarding the energy consumption of the facility is stored in the energy consumption storage unit. An energy consumption management system, wherein an input format displaying means is edited.   3. The energy consumption management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication management unit has a facility for inputting data relating to energy consumption for each month of the year and data stored in the input data storage unit. Energy consumption characterized by editing an input format consisting of a column for extracting and displaying data on energy consumption of the same month in the previous year and a column for calculating and displaying a value indicating an increase / decrease from the value for the same month of the previous year Management system.   4. The energy consumption management system according to claim 1, wherein the communication management unit displays a warning message when the written data exceeds a preset data range. Energy consumption management system characterized by editing.   5. The energy consumption management system according to claim 1, wherein the communication management unit edits an input format for displaying a warning message when the written numerical value is larger than the numerical value of the same month in the previous year. An energy consumption management system characterized by that.   6. The energy consumption management system according to claim 1, wherein the communication management unit has an input format for displaying a warning message when the written numerical value does not reach the target value for energy reduction. An energy consumption management system characterized by editing.   The energy consumption management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication management unit is configured to calculate a current energy consumption rate based on a ratio of energy consumption accumulated up to that month in the previous year to energy consumption in the previous year. An energy consumption management system, wherein an input format for displaying a predicted value for predicting final energy consumption is edited.   The energy consumption management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a check item storage unit, wherein the communication management unit cannot select and display a column for selecting and displaying the implemented energy saving measures. The field for selecting and displaying the reason is edited as an input format, and the check item storage unit stores the history of the item of the reason why the selected energy saving measure and the target could not be achieved. system.   The energy consumption management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a meteorological data storage unit that acquires meteorological data for each region and stores it as meteorological data for each region, An energy consumption management system characterized in that the previous year stored in the meteorological data storage unit from the location of the facility and the monthly average temperature and the number of rainy days of the year are attached to the input format.   The energy management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the communication management unit transmits a warning message to a facility to which an input format written by a predetermined deadline is not returned. An energy consumption management system characterized by that.   The energy consumption management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the communication management unit restricts writing to the input format to a specific person appointed at the facility by a password and an ID. A featured energy management system.

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