JP5507527B2 - Power management apparatus, control method for power management apparatus, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power management apparatus that manages power information related to power consumption in at least one electrical device, a control method for the power management apparatus, and a control program.

  In recent years, from the viewpoint of environmental protection and energy problems, efforts have been made to raise awareness of energy saving (hereinafter also referred to as “energy saving”) of electrical equipment (mainly home appliances) used in the home. Energy saving is intended to reduce energy consumption by efficiently using energy or suppressing the consumption of excess energy. As a system for supporting such efforts, HEMS (Home Energy Management System) has been put into practical use. By using such HEMS, home power management and power control can be performed more easily.

  In order to realize energy saving, first, it is necessary to measure the state of power consumption in electrical equipment. In this regard, the power management system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-120428 (Patent Document 1) measures power for each branch breaker, groups the results, and displays a list of power usage. It is shown.

JP 2011-120428 A

  However, in the power management system disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-120428 (Patent Document 1), power measurement is performed for each branch breaker, and data acquisition and grouping according to the installation status of the branch breaker Therefore, it is not possible to acquire power consumption data for each electrical device or the like and group and display the information on the power consumption state useful for the user.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a power management apparatus capable of presenting information related to a state of power consumption useful for a user regarding a plurality of electrical devices. It is another object of the present invention to provide a control method and control program for a power management apparatus.

  A power management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires information about power consumption from a plurality of electrical devices, a display unit, and information about the power consumption of the plurality of electrical devices acquired via the acquisition unit. And a controller for displaying. A plurality of attribute information is set in advance in association with each electric device, and the controller executes a grouping of a plurality of hierarchies based on the plurality of attribute information for each of the plurality of electric devices, and classifies by grouping of the plurality of hierarchies. For each group, information regarding the power consumption of the electrical equipment belonging to the group is displayed.

  Preferably, the controller can accept an instruction to display information on the power consumption of each electric device belonging to each group, and when the instruction is accepted, the upper-level group of the plurality of electric devices For the electric devices belonging to the above, information on the power consumption of each electric device is displayed.

  In particular, the instruction is a selection instruction for each group, and when the controller receives the selection instruction, the controller expands for each group, and information on each power consumption for each electric device belonging to each group Can be displayed on the display unit, and information on the power consumption of each electrical device belonging to the selected group is displayed in the display area of the display unit, and displayed in the display area according to the operation instructions. Information regarding the power consumption of each electric device belonging to the group that is not included is displayed in the display area of the display unit.

  In particular, the information related to power consumption is at least one of power consumption and power consumption related to a plurality of electrical devices, and the controller uses the power consumption and power consumption in an order according to a predetermined method for each electrical device belonging to the selected group. Display at least one of the quantities.

  Preferably, the information related to power consumption is at least one of power consumption and power consumption related to a plurality of electrical devices, and priority is assigned in advance to at least one attribute information of the plurality of attribute information. For each group classified by the grouping of a plurality of hierarchies according to the priority assigned to the attribute information, at least one of the total power consumption and the power consumption of the electric devices belonging to the group is displayed.

  Preferably, the controller displays, for each group classified by the grouping of a plurality of hierarchies, an object indicating information relating to the power consumption of the electrical equipment belonging to the group provided so as to be selectable.

  In particular, the objects are displayed in a form in which objects corresponding to the number of electrical devices belonging to each group are overlapped.

  A control method of a power management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of acquiring information related to power consumption from a plurality of electrical devices, and a step of displaying information on the acquired power consumption related to a plurality of electrical devices on a display unit. A plurality of attribute information is set in association with each electrical device in advance, and the step of displaying the plurality of electrical devices includes a step of performing grouping of a plurality of layers based on the plurality of attribute information, respectively. Displaying information relating to the power consumption of the electrical equipment belonging to the group for each group classified by the grouping of the hierarchy.

  A control program for a power management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a control program for a power management apparatus having a display unit, the computer acquiring information about power consumption from a plurality of electrical devices, and a plurality of acquired And a step of displaying information on power consumption related to the electric device on the display unit. Each electric device has a plurality of pieces of attribute information associated with it in advance, and the step of displaying includes a plurality of steps for the plurality of electric devices. A process including a step of performing grouping of a plurality of hierarchies based on each attribute information, and a step of displaying information on the power consumption of electric devices belonging to the group for each group classified by the grouping of the multi-hierarchy. Let it run.

  Information regarding the state of power consumption useful for the user is presented for a plurality of electrical devices.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the electric power system 1 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the measuring device 400 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the measuring device 400 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the household appliance monitor screen displayed on the display 103 of the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the group detail screen displayed on the display 103 of the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure (the 1) explaining the user interface screen which concerns on operation of the setting registration provided in the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure (the 2) explaining the user interface screen which concerns on operation of the setting registration provided in the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure (the 3) explaining the user interface screen which concerns on operation of the setting registration provided in the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (4) explaining the user interface screen which concerns on operation of the setting registration provided in the home controller 100 according to embodiment of this invention. FIG. 15 is a diagram (No. 5) illustrating a user interface screen related to a setting registration operation provided in home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a main flowchart explaining the display process of home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart explaining the display process of the management screen according to embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the display process of the household appliance monitor screen according to embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the display process of the group detail screen according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the concept of the expansion | deployment process in the case of the display process of the group detail screen according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification of the household appliance monitor screen according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining another modification of the household appliance monitor screen according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the modification of the form of the power management object according to embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of electric power system 1 # according to the modification of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  The management system according to the present embodiment manages power information related to power consumption in at least one electrical device. In addition, a photovoltaic power generation device, a fuel cell, or the like may be a management target. In this case, the management system according to the present embodiment relates to power generation in addition to or in place of power consumption. The power information may be managed.

  In the present specification, the power information is a concept including various information related to power consumption / power generation in a corresponding electric device (electric appliance).

  Hereinafter, a power system including one or a plurality of electric devices used in a house will be described as an example, but the present invention is not applied only to such a power system. In other words, the present invention can be applied to any configuration as long as information on power consumption is measured using a measuring instrument.

  In the present specification, the electric device is a concept including both a device that operates with electric power supplied from the outside and a device that generates electric power with some energy. Houses include houses and offices.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a power system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, power system 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a house such as a house or an office. More specifically, the power system 1 includes a plurality of home appliances as electric devices that consume power.

  Although not limited to these in FIG. 1, as home appliances, an air conditioner (air conditioner) 200 </ b> A, a television 200 </ b> B, a microwave oven 200 </ b> C, a refrigerator 200 </ b> D, and a lighting fixture 200 </ b> E installed in a house. These are also collectively referred to as “electrical device 200”. Power system 1 also includes a solar power generation device 200X as an electric device that generates electric power, and a storage battery 200Y that stores and discharges electric power. Storage battery 200Y may be installed in a house or the like, or may be a storage battery for automobiles that is also used as a storage battery for housing.

  Furthermore, the power system 1 is connected to a plurality of home appliances, a photovoltaic power generation device 200X, a storage battery 200Y, and a power system (such as commercial power provided by an electric power company), and a power conditioner 200Z for controlling each power. including. The power conditioner 200Z balances the generated power from the solar power generation device 200X, the charge / discharge power with the storage battery 200Y, and the purchased power from the power system from the viewpoint of efficiency, and then electric power is supplied via the power line 402. Power is supplied to the device 200.

  Furthermore, the electric power system 1 includes a home controller 100 for monitoring and controlling measuring instruments 400A to 400E associated with the electric device 200, a photovoltaic power generation apparatus 200X, a storage battery 200Y, a power conditioner 200Z, and the like. The home controller 100 performs data communication with the measuring devices 400A to 400E, the photovoltaic power generation apparatus 200X, the storage battery 200Y, the power conditioner 200Z, and the like associated with the electric device 200 via the wired or wireless network 401. Is possible.

  An arbitrary network can be used as the network 401. For example, Ethernet (registered trademark), PLC (Power Line Communications), or the like can be used as long as it is a wired network. In addition, for a wireless network, for example, a wireless local area network (LAN), ZigBee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, or the like conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard can be used. Further, a plurality of communication methods may be combined.

  The measuring device 400 is associated with one of the electric devices 200, measures information regarding power consumption in the associated electric device 200, and transmits the measurement information to the home controller 100. Typically, as the measuring instrument 400, a power consumption measuring device that is disposed between the power line 402 and the plug of the electric device 200 and measures the state of power consumption is used.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, five measuring devices 400 </ b> A to 400 </ b> E are electrically connected to the power line 402. Plug 250A of air conditioner 200A is connected to measuring instrument 400A, plug 250B of television 200B is connected to measuring instrument 400B, and plug 250C of microwave oven 200C is connected to measuring instrument 400C. The plug 250D of the refrigerator 200D is connected to the measuring device 400D, and the plug 250E of the lighting fixture 200E is connected to the measuring device 400E. Therefore, measuring instruments 400A to 400E measure power information related to power consumption in air conditioner 200A, television 200B, microwave oven 200C, refrigerator 200D, and lighting fixture 200E, respectively.

  The home controller 100 stores measurement information regarding power consumption transmitted from the measuring device 400 associated with each electrical device 200 in the hard disk 109.

  The home controller 100 provides a user interface that presents to the user the state of power consumption / generation in the power system 1 and receives an instruction regarding power management in the power system 1 from the user.

  The home controller 100 can also display a graph related to power consumption based on measurement information related to power consumption stored in the hard disk 109. Home controller 100 may be a portable type, may be detachable from a base arranged on a table, or may be fixed to a wall of a room.

  In this example, the configuration in which the home controller 100 acquires data by performing data communication with each measuring device has been mainly described. However, a server that collects data (not shown) is provided, and the server communicates with each measuring device. Thus, the data can be stored, and the home controller 100 can obtain the data stored in the server.

  Next, a hardware configuration of main devices constituting the power system 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

<Home controller 100>
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a hardware configuration of home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 2, home controller 100 includes CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, touch panel 102 including display 103 and tablet 104, operation buttons 105, communication interface 106, output interface 107, and input interface 108. A hard disk 109, a memory 110, and a speaker 111.

  The CPU 101 is a processing entity that controls the overall processing in the home controller 100, and provides various functions as described below by executing a program stored in advance in the memory 110 or the like. In response to a user operation input from the tablet 104 or the operation button 105, the CPU 101 executes a process instructed by the user operation. Such instructions include instructions for operation / stop for the electric device 200, instructions for changing the control mode for the power conditioner 200Z, instructions for displaying the current or past power management state, and the like.

  The touch panel 102 is a device that provides a user interface, presents various types of information to the user in accordance with instructions from the CPU 101, and outputs instructions input from the user to the CPU 101. More specifically, the display 103 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and displays an image on its display surface. The tablet 104 detects a touch operation with a user's finger or the like, and outputs a coordinate value indicating a position where the touch operation is performed to the CPU 101. In the present embodiment, a tablet 104 is provided in association with the display surface of the display 103. However, the home controller 100 does not necessarily need to include a touch panel, and only needs to be able to present various types of information to the user.

  The operation buttons 105 are input means for accepting user operations, and typically one or more are arranged on the surface of the home controller 100. Typically, the operation button 105 includes a plurality of buttons and keys such as a determination button, a return button, a direction button, and a numeric keypad. When the operation button 105 receives a user operation, the operation button 105 outputs information indicating the user operation to the CPU 101.

  The communication interface 106 performs data communication with the data storage device 300, the measuring device 400, the solar power generation device 200X, the storage battery 200Y, the power conditioner 200Z, and the like according to instructions from the CPU 101. More specifically, the communication interface 106 includes the Ethernet (registered trademark), the PLC (Power Line Communications), the wireless LAN (Local Area Network) conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard, the ZigBee (registered trademark), as described above. Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication system, or the like is used.

  The output interface 107 mediates exchange of internal commands between the CPU 101 and the display 103. The input interface 108 mediates exchange of internal commands between the tablet 104 and / or the operation buttons 105 and the CPU 101.

  The hard disk 109 stores various data necessary for information processing in the home controller 100. Details of the various data will be described later.

  The memory 110 is realized by a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile storage device, a ROM (Read-Only Memory) that is a nonvolatile storage device, and the like. Store the necessary work data.

  The speaker 111 is an audio device, and outputs audio according to a command from the CPU 101. The clock 112 is a time measuring means and responds to the CPU 101 with the current date and time according to a command from the CPU 101.

  The hard disk 109 and / or the memory 110 may be realized using a storage medium connected via a communication interface. As such storage media, semiconductor memories such as flash memory, mask ROM, EPROM (Electronically Programmable Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), IC (Integrated Circuit) card, CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) and optical disc storage media such as DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disk-Read Only Memory), magneto-optical disc storage media such as MO (Magnetic Optical Disc) and MD (Mini Disc), FD ( Magnetic storage media such as Flexible Disk), magnetic tape, and cassette tape can be used.

  Information processing in the home controller 100 is realized by the CPU 101 executing a program in cooperation with peripheral hardware components. Generally, such a program is installed in advance in the memory 110 or the like.

  Such a program can be provided by being stored and distributed in an arbitrary storage medium. Alternatively, such a program can be provided by downloading from a server device (or other device) connected to the Internet or the like. That is, the program stored in the storage medium is read out, or the program is acquired by downloading from the server device and temporarily stored in the memory 110 or the like. The CPU 101 expands the program stored in the memory 110 into an executable format and then executes the program. Storage media for storing such programs include semiconductor memory media such as flash memory, mask ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, and IC card, optical disk storage media such as CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, and optical media such as MO and MD. Magnetic storage media such as magnetic disk storage media, FD, magnetic tape, cassette tape, etc. can be used.

  Furthermore, instead of installing the program in advance in the memory 110 or the like, the CPU 101 may read and execute a program stored in another system or apparatus.

  Furthermore, after a program read from a storage medium or the like is written to a memory or the like mounted on a function expansion board or function expansion unit mounted on the computer, it is stored in the function expansion board or function expansion unit according to the program. The function according to the present embodiment may be realized by performing all or a part of the necessary processing by a mounted arithmetic unit (CPU or the like).

  Furthermore, not only the functions according to the present embodiment are realized by the CPU 101 executing the program, but also all or part of the processing required by the OS (operating system) executed on the computer according to the program. By performing the above, the function according to the present embodiment may be realized.

  When the function according to the present embodiment is realized by the software as described above, the program itself read from the storage medium or the like, or the storage medium storing the program constitutes one embodiment of the present invention. Become.

  In this specification, the program includes not only a program that can be directly executed by the CPU 101 but also a program in a source program format, a compressed program, and an encrypted program.

<Measurement device 400>
FIG. 3 is an external view of measuring instrument 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 3A shows a perspective view including the socket 4001 of the measuring instrument 400, FIG. 3B shows a side view of the measuring instrument 400, and FIG. A perspective view including a plug 4002 of the container 400 is shown.

  Referring to FIGS. 3A to 3C, measuring instrument 400 is arranged to be inserted between a socket for supplying power flowing through power line 402 and a plug of electric device 200. . More specifically, referring to FIG. 3A, a plug insertion socket 4001 is provided on the surface 4051 of the measuring instrument 400. On the other hand, referring to FIG. 3B and FIG. 3C, a plug 4002 is provided on a surface 4053 which is a surface opposite to the surface 4051 of the measuring device 400. The socket 4001 is plugged into the electric device 200 and the plug 4002 is plugged into a socket (outlet / outlet) for supplying power via a power line 402 provided in the house.

  Since the measuring device 400 is preferably as thin as possible, the thickness of the side surface 4052 is designed to be as small as possible.

  On the surface 4051 of the measuring instrument 400, an LED 4041 and a setting button 4042 are further provided. The LED 4041 displays a data processing state in the measuring device 400. More specifically, the LED 4041 varies the presence / absence of lighting, the presence / absence / cycle of blinking, the emission color, and the like according to the data processing state. The setting button 4042 is an input means for accepting a user operation. When the setting button 4042 is operated by the user, initial setting in the measuring instrument 400 is started.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a hardware configuration of measuring instrument 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 4, measuring instrument 400 includes, in addition to socket 4001, plug 4002, LED 4041, and setting button 4042, a pair of main wirings 4004 and 4005 that electrically connect socket 4001 and plug 4002, A shunt resistor 4003 inserted in the wiring 4005, a power supply unit 4007, a power detection unit 4010, a communication module 4020, and an antenna 4030 are included.

  The power detection unit 4010 detects power flowing from the plug 4002 to the socket 4001. More specifically, the power detection unit 4010 includes a voltage input ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) 4011, a current input ADC 4012, a multiplier 4013, and a digital / frequency conversion unit 4014.

  Voltage input ADC 4011 is connected to main wirings 4004 and 4005 via wirings V1P and V1N, respectively. The voltage input ADC 4011 outputs a digital signal indicating a voltage (potential difference) generated between the main wirings to the multiplier 4013.

  The current input ADC 4012 is electrically connected to both ends of the shunt resistor 4003 inserted in the main wiring 4005 via the wirings V2P and V2N. The shunt resistor 4003 is a minute (several hundred micro Ω) resistor used for measuring a flowing current value. The current input ADC 4012 outputs a digital signal indicating the current value of the current flowing through the shunt resistor 4003 to the multiplier 4013.

  The multiplier 4013 multiplies the digital signal (voltage value) from the voltage input ADC 4011 by the digital signal (current value) from the current input ADC 4012, and a value obtained as a result (power consumption / unit: W or kW). Is output to the digital / frequency converter 4014.

  The digital / frequency converter 4014 converts the digital signal from the multiplier 4013 into a frequency signal, and outputs the resulting frequency signal to the communication module 4020.

  The power supply unit 4007 supplies power to each component of the measuring device 400. The power supply unit 4007 is connected to the main wirings 4004 and 4005, and uses part of the power flowing from the plug 4002 to the socket 4001 as power for operation of the measuring device 400. The power supply unit 4007 converts the AC power into DC power, and then supplies the DC power to the power detection unit 4010 and the communication module 4020.

  The communication module 4020 transmits a radio signal indicating the power consumption in the electric device connected to the socket 4001 calculated by the power detection unit 4010 via the antenna 4030. More specifically, the communication module 4020 includes a CPU 4021, a ROM 4022, a RAM 4023, a GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output) 4024, and a wireless RF (Radio Frequency) unit 4025.

  The GPIO 4024 receives the frequency signal input from the digital / frequency conversion unit 4014 and outputs information on the frequency signal to the CPU 4021.

  The CPU 4021 converts the frequency signal information from the GPIO 4024 according to a predetermined logic, and outputs the result to the wireless RF unit 4025. The wireless RF unit 4025 generates a wireless signal by modulating a carrier wave based on a data conversion result from the CPU 4021. A wireless signal generated by the wireless RF unit 4025 is transmitted via the antenna 4030.

  The CPU 4021 implements the processing as described above by executing a program stored in the ROM 4022 in advance. The RAM 4023 stores work data necessary for the CPU 4021 to execute the program.

<Measurement information>
The measuring device 400 basically measures the power consumption (unit: W or kW) consumed by the connected electrical device. By integrating the power consumption over a predetermined time, the power consumption amount (unit: Wh or kWh) of the electric device is calculated.

  The home controller 100 can display both the power consumption and the power consumption of each electric device. Further, a plurality of electric devices are grouped, and the power consumption and power consumption for the entire group are displayed.

  Therefore, an example of mounting measurement information about the corresponding electrical device 200 transmitted from the measuring device 400 is as follows (however, it is not limited to the following example).

  (1) The measuring device 400 measures the power consumption in the electric device 200 every predetermined cycle (for example, every second), and transmits the measured power consumption as measurement information in the same transmission cycle as the measurement cycle.

  (2) The measuring device 400 measures the power consumption in the electric device 200 every predetermined cycle (for example, every second), and is measured between the previous transmission and the current transmission at a transmission cycle longer than the measurement cycle. The plurality of power consumptions are transmitted as measurement information.

  (3) The measuring device 400 measures the power consumption in the electric device 200 at predetermined intervals (for example, every second), and is measured between the previous transmission and the current transmission at a transmission cycle longer than the measurement cycle. The average power consumption obtained by averaging the plurality of power consumptions is transmitted as measurement information.

  (4) In (2) or (3), transmission is performed after adding to the measurement information a power consumption amount obtained by integrating a plurality of power consumptions measured from the previous transmission to the current transmission. Furthermore, you may add the average value, minimum value, maximum value, etc. of some power consumption.

  Although time information acquired by the measuring device 400 by some means may be added to the measurement information, generally, when the home controller 100 receives the measurement information, the time at that time is acquired from the clock 112, The data is stored in the hard disk 109 in association with the received measurement information.

  An arbitrary protocol can be adopted for exchanging measurement information between the home controller 100 and the measuring device 400. Typically, a configuration is adopted in which the measuring device 400 broadcasts a packet including its own measurement result, and the home controller 100 receives this packet. However, the home controller 100 may periodically poll each measuring device 400.

<Home appliance monitor screen>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a home appliance monitor screen displayed on display 103 of home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 5, here, in household appliance monitor screen 500, grouping of a plurality of layers is performed for a plurality of electrical devices (in this example, nine electrical devices as an example), and each group classified by grouping FIG. 4 shows a screen on which information related to the power consumption of the electric devices belonging to the group is displayed as an object. The information related to the power consumption of the electrical device is based on the measurement information measured by the corresponding measuring device 400. Note that the measuring instrument 400 is a power consumption measuring device as described above.

  Specifically, in this example, a plurality of power management objects are displayed, and as an example, a case where five power management objects 502 to 510 provided so as to be selectable are shown. In addition, a setting button 520 for providing a user interface screen for setting and registering attribute information and the like of the electrical equipment described later is provided.

  In each power management object, for example, information on the power consumption of the electric devices belonging to each classified group is shown, and the total power consumption value of the electric device group is shown. Note that the display is not limited to the value of power consumption, and may be, for example, the value of the total power consumption (Wh or kWh) of the electrical equipment group or may be displayed together. Any information regarding consumption may be used.

  Further, in this example, the case where the power management objects are arranged in the order of the value of the power consumption is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this method, and a priority order is assigned to attribute information to be described later. They may be arranged in the order of priority.

  Regarding grouping, the home appliance monitor screen 500 shows a case where grouping is performed according to a floor of a house (first grouping).

  Further, a case where each group grouped according to the floor is further grouped for each room (second grouping) is shown.

  And the power consumption of the electric equipment which belongs to each group classified for every room is displayed. As will be described later, a plurality of attribute information is registered for each electric device, and the processing is performed for grouping a plurality of layers based on each of the attribute information. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of pieces of attribute information of “floor” and “room” installed are registered for each electric device.

  In the home appliance monitor screen 500, the power management objects 502 to 506 provided in the upper area correspond to the 1F group, and further show a case where the room is classified into three groups for each room.

  In the power management object 502, attribute information “floor” and “room” are displayed. The floor of the house is 1F, and the room corresponds to the kitchen. Then, the number of corresponding measuring devices is shown as indicating the number of electric devices belonging to the group, and in this example, the case of three is shown as an example. Based on the measurement information of the measuring device, the power consumption 580w of the three measuring devices is displayed as information related to power consumption. In addition, a bar graph is displayed together with a numerical value, so that the value of power consumption can be intuitively grasped and can be easily compared with other power management objects.

  In addition, as a display form of the power management object 502, a plurality of cards (four cards) are overlaid, and a card object in a state of appearing to be combined with a clip-shaped object is displayed. Specifically, among a plurality of cards (four cards), the foremost card is a device general card, and the card that is arranged on the back and displayed in an overlapping form is a device card that corresponds to the measuring instrument. . The number of instrument cards corresponds to the number of measuring instruments, that is, three electrical instruments, and three cards are arranged behind the frontmost card according to the number of three measuring instruments. It is displayed. And it is displayed in the form where the position was shifted a little so that each card could be seen. By displaying in this state, it becomes easy to intuitively know how many pieces of information the power consumption of the device is from the number of cards. If the number of measuring machines is large, a limit may be set for the number of device cards, for example, a maximum of three.

  In addition, a device general card is provided that summarizes the device cards that are visible on the device card, and displays information related to power consumption in the card so that the device cards can be collected with clip-shaped objects. It is possible to intuitively understand that the information is related to the power consumption grouped and grouped by making it visible. The same applies to the display forms of other power management objects.

  In the power management object 504, attribute information “floor” and “room” are displayed. The floor of the house is 1F, and the room corresponds to the bedroom. The number of electrical devices belonging to the group corresponds to the number of measuring instruments. Based on the measurement information of the measuring device, the power consumption 680w of the two measuring devices is displayed as information related to power consumption.

  In the power management object 506, attribute information “floor” and “room” are displayed. The floor of the house is 1F, and the room corresponds to the kitchen. The number of electrical devices belonging to the group corresponds to the number of measuring instruments. Then, based on the measurement information of the measuring device, the power consumption 780w of the two measuring devices is displayed as information related to power consumption.

  In the home appliance monitor screen 500, the power management objects 508 and 510 provided in the lower area correspond to the 2F group, and the case where the room is further classified into two groups is shown.

  In the power management object 508, attribute information “floor” and “room” are displayed. The floor of the house is 2F and the room corresponds to the child room. The number of electrical devices belonging to the group corresponds to the number of measuring instruments. Then, based on the measurement information of the measuring device, the power consumption 330w of one measuring device is displayed as information regarding power consumption.

  In the power management object 510, attribute information “floor” and “room” are displayed. The floor of the house is 2F and the room corresponds to the bedroom. The number of electrical devices belonging to the group corresponds to the number of measuring instruments. Then, based on the measurement information of the measuring device, the power consumption 130w of one measuring device is displayed as information regarding power consumption.

  The power management objects in the home appliance monitor screen 500 correspond to buttons that can be selected, respectively, and by selecting the power management object, a detailed group detail screen in the group of the power management objects is displayed. (FIG. 6) is displayed.

  As shown on the home appliance monitor screen 500 of this embodiment, a grouping of a plurality of hierarchies is performed and displayed based on a plurality of attribute information, respectively, so that even when the number of electrical devices is large, classification is performed for each group. It is possible to easily grasp the power consumption state of the electrical equipment group. In addition, by setting the electrical equipment and attribute information in association with each other, it is possible to classify according to the attribute information without depending on the installation status. By grouping using attribute information that is easy to grasp as a group such as “room”, it is possible to present information regarding the state of power consumption useful for the user.

  In this example, there is shown a case where a boundary line is provided for distinguishing between the upper region and the lower region so that the classified state can be grasped more clearly. For example, when a floor is displayed in the power management object, for example, it is explicit that the floor is classified and grouped by the display of the floor without providing a boundary line. Therefore, a configuration in which no boundary line is provided is also possible.

  In addition, with regard to the display format, as the priority order of the attribute information “floor”, a priority order in which the lower floors are given priority in the order of 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F,. Has been. Note that the priority order is reversed and the priority order of the upper hierarchy is increased. For example, the lower area is displayed as 1F and the upper area is displayed as 2F. It is also possible to make it easy to intuitively understand information about power consumption.

<Group details screen>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a group detail screen displayed on display 103 of home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 6, here, an example of group detail screen 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown, and a case where power management object 502 is selected on home appliance monitor screen 500 is shown. .

  In the group detail screen 600, here, a case where the electric device objects 602 to 606 are provided is shown.

  Specifically, information on the power consumption of each electrical device group belonging to the group (attribute information “1F” “living room”) corresponding to the power management object 502 is expanded, that is, information on power consumption for each electrical device, that is, Power consumption is shown. Note that the display is not limited to the value of power consumption, and may be, for example, the value of power consumption (Wh or kWh) of an electric device, may be displayed together with power consumption, or power consumption. Any information may be used as long as the information is related.

  In this example, in this example, the electric device object 602 corresponds to the electric device “air conditioner”, and the power consumption 230w is displayed as information regarding power consumption based on the measurement information of the measuring instrument.

  The electric device object 604 corresponds to the electric device “TV”, and displays power consumption 180w as information regarding power consumption.

  The electric device object 606 corresponds to the electric device “TV 2”, and displays power consumption 170w as information regarding power consumption.

  According to the information, information on the power consumption of each electric device belonging to the group, that is, information on the power consumption can be easily confirmed on the group detail screen, and power saving can be promoted.

  In addition, the group details screen shows a case where the groups are displayed in order of power consumption. However, the order is not limited to the method, and for example, priorities of electric devices are set in advance. The order according to the priority order may be used.

  In the group detail screen 600, a direction object 612 for selecting an upward direction and a direction object 614 for selecting a downward direction are provided. By selecting the direction objects 612 and 614, another group is displayed. It becomes possible to display the information regarding the power consumption of each electric device belonging to.

  Specifically, other groups classified as the same group by the first grouping are also expanded and a group detail screen is displayed. In this example, the group detail screen and attribute information (“1F”, “bedroom”) of the group corresponding to the attribute information (“1F”, “kitchen”) classified as the group of the floor “1F” as other groups. The group detail screen for the group corresponding to) is displayed. This point will be described later.

  Further, a “return” button 610 is provided, and by selecting the button, the previous home appliance monitor screen 500 of FIG. 5 is displayed.

  In this example, a configuration is described in which the direction objects 612 and 614 are provided to enable scrolling to display other group detail screens. However, the present invention is not limited to this method, and a scroll bar is provided to perform the scrolling. Other group detail screens may be scrolled and displayed by selecting a bar.

<Measurement device registration operation>
Next, an operation example of setting registration when registering an electrical device corresponding to the measurement device when the electrical device 200 is connected to the measurement device 400 will be described. By the setting registration, the electric device and a plurality of attribute information are set in association with each other.

  Home controller 100 according to the present embodiment provides a user interface screen for accepting designation of associated electric device 200 for each measuring instrument 400.

  7 to 11 are diagrams showing an example of a user interface screen related to a setting registration operation provided in home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  When the user requests the home controller 100 to start setting registration (for example, selection of the setting button 520 in FIG. 5), a user interface screen 650 as shown in FIG. 7 is presented on the touch panel 102.

  On the user interface screen 650, a list of measuring instruments 400 (indicated as “measuring instruments” in FIG. 7) capable of data communication with the home controller 100 is displayed in a list, and an identification number (see FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the MAC address), the associated electric device 200 and its installation location are displayed. The processing related to the display of the user interface screen and the measuring instrument registration operation is realized by the CPU 101 executing a program stored in advance in the memory 110 as an example. The user interface screen 650 is based on the measuring instrument correspondence table 150 stored in the hard disk 109 after the following setting registration operation for the measuring instrument is completed.

  The user interface screen 650 includes a replacement button 661, a setting button 662, a delete button 663, and a completion button 664.

  When the user selects the replacement button 661, the information on the associated electric device 200 is switched between the two selected measuring instruments 400 among the measuring instruments 400 displayed in the list (about the user interface for selection). Is not shown). Therefore, it is more convenient when the electric device 200 connected to each other is exchanged between the two measuring devices 400.

  When the user selects the setting button 662, a series of setting operations shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 can be performed.

  In the example with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11 described later, a case where a setting operation is performed on the third measuring device 400 that is not associated with any electric device 200 will be described.

  When the user selects the delete button 663, the setting information of the electric device 200 associated with the pre-selected measuring instrument 400 is deleted. When the user selects the completion button 664, the user exits the setting registration mode and returns to the home appliance monitor screen (FIG. 5).

  In the user interface screen 650 shown in FIG. 7, when the user selects the third measuring device 400 displayed as a list and selects the setting button 662, the screen transitions to the user interface screen 651 shown in FIG. 8.

  On the user interface screen 651, input of the floor on which the electric device 200 connected to the selected measuring instrument 400 is installed is requested. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the first floor (1F) to the fifth floor (5F) and the rooftop are listed as options. As an example, it is assumed that the priority order is set in advance for the information related to the floor and the priority order is set so that the lower floor is higher in the display format. In this example, a case where priority is set for “floor” as attribute information will be described. However, priority may be set for other attribute information.

  For example, when the user selects the first floor (1F), the screen transitions to a user interface screen 652 shown in FIG.

  The user interface screen 652 requires input of a room (area) where the electric device 200 connected to the selected measuring instrument 400 is installed. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the entrance, living room, kitchen, dining room, study, and children's room are listed as options. For example, when the user selects a child room, the screen transitions to a user interface screen 653 shown in FIG.

  On the user interface screen 653, input of the type of the electric device 200 connected to the selected measuring instrument 400 is requested. In the example shown in FIG. 10, a list of TVs, air conditioners, lighting, recorders, and microwave ovens is displayed as options. For example, when the user selects lighting, a series of setting registration operations is completed. As shown in FIG. 11, on the user interface screen 654, it is presented that information about the electric device 200 input by a series of operations is associated with the third measuring device 400.

  When the association between any of the measuring devices 400 and the electric device 200 is registered by the setting registration operation as described above, the registration contents (attribute information and the like) are stored in the measuring device correspondence table 150 of the hard disk 109 of the home controller 100. Stored. That is, by the setting registration operation, a plurality of attribute information of the electric device 200 is associated and registered. In this example, for the electric device 200 (lighting), the first floor is registered as the first attribute information (installed floor), and the child room is registered as the second attribute information (installed room (area)). Will be. And grouping with respect to the some electric equipment according to this Embodiment is performed based on the said attribute information.

  Other electrical devices 200 are set and registered according to the same method. When changing the association between the measuring device 400 and the electric device 200, it is possible to change by changing the replacement process or the above process again.

<Display processing of home controller 100>
FIG. 12 is a main flowchart illustrating display processing of home controller 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. This processing is mainly performed by the CPU 101 in cooperation with the display 103 or the like based on data stored in the memory 110 and the hard disk 109. The same applies to the following flows.

  Referring to FIG. 12, it is first determined whether or not the power is turned on (step S2). Specifically, it is determined whether a power button (not shown) provided in the home controller 100 is selected and the power is turned on.

  If it is determined in step S2 that the power supply has been turned on (YES in step S2), then information relating to power consumption is acquired (step S4).

  Next, a management screen display process is executed (step S6). Details of the management screen display processing will be described later.

  Next, it is determined whether the operation is finished (step S8). If it is determined in step S8 that the operation has ended (YES in step S8), the process ends (END).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S8 that the operation has not ended, the process returns to step S4 and the above processing is repeated. For example, when the operation is finished, when a power button (not shown) is selected again, the process is finished.

  In this example, a case where various processes are executed by automatically starting and executing a program stored in the memory 110 or the like when the power button is pressed will be described. It is also possible to start a program and execute various processes. The same applies to the following processing.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating management screen display processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 13, first, a home appliance monitor screen is displayed (step S10). Specifically, the home appliance monitor screen described in FIG. 5 is displayed based on the measurement information from the measuring instrument. Details of the display process will be described later.

  Next, it is determined whether or not a power management object is selected (step S12). Specifically, it is determined whether or not a power management object has been selected on the home appliance monitor screen described with reference to FIG.

  If it is determined in step S12 that a power management object is selected (YES in step S12), display processing of a group detail screen corresponding to the power management object is executed (step S14). Specifically, the group detail screen described in FIG. 6 is displayed. Details of the display processing of the group detail screen will be described later.

Then, the process ends (return).
On the other hand, if it is determined that no power management object has been selected (NO in step S12), it is determined whether or not the other function button has been selected (step S16).

  If it is determined in step S16 that the other function button has been selected (YES in step S16), a screen corresponding to the other function button is displayed (step S18).

Then, the process ends (return).
On the other hand, when it is determined that no other function button has been selected (NO in step S16), the process returns to step S12 again.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a home appliance monitor screen display process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 14, first, the first grouping is executed based on the first attribute information (step S20). In the above example, the first grouping is executed based on the attribute information “floor”.

  Next, the second grouping is executed based on the second attribute information (step S22). In the above example, the second grouping is executed based on the attribute information “room”.

  Then, information regarding power consumption is displayed for each group classified by grouping of a plurality of hierarchies (step S24).

Then, the process ends (return).
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating group detail screen display processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 15, the expansion process is executed for each group classified by the first grouping (step S30).

  Next, information on power consumption is displayed for each electrical device belonging to the selected group (step S32).

  Next, it is determined whether there is an instruction to select another group (step S34). Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to select the direction objects 612 and 614 on the group detail screen 600 of FIG.

  If it is determined in step S34 that there is an instruction to select another group (YES in step S34), the process returns to step S34, and information related to power consumption is displayed for each electrical device belonging to the selected group.

  On the other hand, if there is no other group selection instruction in step S34 (NO in step S34), it is determined whether there is an operation of the “return” button (step S36). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the “return” button 610 has been selected on the group details screen 600 of FIG.

  If it is determined in step S36 that the “return” button is operated (YES in step S36), the process ends (return). That is, the screen changes to the previous home appliance monitor screen 500.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S36 that the “return” button is not operated (NO in step S36), the process returns to step S34 again.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a concept of the expansion process at the time of the group detail screen display process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 16, as an example, here, a case where the power management object on the home appliance monitor screen described in FIG. 5 is schematically illustrated is illustrated. A case where the one “1F living” power management object is selected will be described.

  When the “1F living” power management object is selected, the grouping is performed on the floor as the first grouping, so that the group is expanded for each group having the attribute information “1F” classified by the grouping. The attribute information “1F Living” group, the attribute information “1F Kitchen” group, and the attribute information “1F Bedroom” group are expanded.

  Then, information regarding power consumption is displayed on the display 103 for the air conditioner, the television 1 and the television 2 which are electric devices belonging to the selected “1F living room”.

  For example, when there is a selection operation instruction for the direction object 612 for selecting the upward direction as an instruction to select another group, an air conditioner that is an electrical device belonging to the group “1F Bedroom” is associated with the instruction. Information regarding the power consumption of the television is displayed on the display 103. Further, when there is a selection operation instruction for the direction object 612 for selecting the upward direction, information on the power consumption of each of the microwave oven and the refrigerator, which are electric devices belonging to the group “1F Kitchen”, is displayed on the display 103. Is done.

  By displaying the detailed screen for each group in response to the selection operation instruction, it is possible to easily grasp information related to the power consumption of the electric devices belonging to each group.

  In this example, a case has been described in which information related to the power consumption of the electrical equipment belonging to the group for which the selection operation instruction has been displayed is displayed on the display 103 in response to the selection operation instruction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when there is a margin in the display area of the display 103, information related to the power consumption of electric devices belonging to other groups may be displayed together.

  In this example, the case where the group detail screen of each group is displayed for each group classified by the first grouping has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the group detail screens of all groups are expanded. May be displayed. For example, the group of attribute information “2F” may be displayed in accordance with the selection operation instruction.

<Other variations>
For example, in the home appliance monitor screen of FIG. 5, when the house is a condominium, an apartment house such as a dormitory, etc., the “number room” such as the room number is registered instead of the “floor” attribute information, It is also possible to execute the first grouping for each number room) and display the second grouping for each attribute information “room”. Information about power consumption can be displayed for each resident, and power saving can be promoted.

  In addition, regarding the types of electrical devices, the electrical devices that are highly necessary to be confirmed are classified in advance with respect to the information related to the power consumption, the first grouping is performed for each of the plurality of electrical devices according to the confirmation frequency, and the attribute information “room” It is also possible to execute and display the second grouping every time. For example, it is possible to realize the first grouping by setting the frequency of necessity of confirmation for each type of electric equipment in, for example, three levels (high, normal, and low) in association with each other. . Since it is classified according to the frequency of necessity of confirmation, it is easy to grasp a group in which the user needs to be aware of power saving, which is highly convenient.

  In the above description, the case where the second grouping is executed based on the attribute information “room” has been described. However, the attribute information is not limited to the attribute information, and other attribute information may be used for classification.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a modified example of the home appliance monitor screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 17, here, the home appliance monitor screen 530 shows a screen in which a plurality of electric devices are grouped based on the received measurement information, and information regarding power consumption of the grouped electric devices is displayed as an object. Has been.

  Specifically, a plurality of power management objects are displayed, and in this example, as an example, a case where five power management objects 532 to 540 are provided is shown.

  Here, the home appliance monitor screen 530 shows a case where the first grouping is executed based on the attribute information “floor” and the second grouping is executed based on the “type” of the electric device as the attribute information. .

  That is, the second grouping is executed based on “television”, “air conditioner”, “lighting”, and the like as the types of electrical devices. By classifying by device type, it is possible to easily grasp information (power consumption) on the power consumption of the entire type and promote power saving.

  In this example, a tab button 542 of “display by device” is provided on the home appliance monitor screen 530 to show the display, but for example, as shown in FIG. By providing a “separate display” tab button 512, the home appliance monitor screen 500 of FIG. 5 can be displayed by selecting the tab button.

  Further, in this example, the case where grouping is performed based on the “floor” of the house as attribute information has been described as the first grouping. For example, the types of electrical devices are classified in advance into “AV devices”, “cooking”, “air conditioning”, “housework”, “beauty”, etc., and the first grouping is performed for a plurality of electrical devices according to the application. It is possible to execute and display the second grouping for each attribute information “type”. Alternatively, it is possible to register the usage of the electrical device used as the attribute information on the user interface screen.

  Alternatively, as the type of electric device, it is classified in advance whether the electric device can save energy or not, and for a plurality of electric devices, the first grouping is executed based on whether energy saving is possible or not. The second grouping may be executed and displayed for each information “type”. It is possible to easily identify a group that can save energy and promote power saving.

  As another method, grouping may be executed using the usage frequency of the measuring device (power consumption measuring device) as attribute information. Specifically, the number of times of setting registration of the measuring device (power consumption measuring device) or the number of times of change of the corresponding device is stored, and the first grouping is executed depending on whether or not it is a predetermined number of times or more. The second grouping may be executed and displayed for each attribute information “type”. Devices that are fixedly connected by the grouping and other devices can be classified, and devices that need power saving can be easily identified to promote power saving.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating another modified example of the home appliance monitor screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 18, here, home appliance monitor screen 550 shows a screen in which a plurality of electrical devices are grouped based on received measurement information and information regarding power consumption of the grouped electrical devices is displayed as an object. Has been.

  Specifically, a plurality of power management objects are displayed, and in this example, a case where five power management objects 552 to 560 are provided is shown as an example.

  Here, on the home appliance monitor screen 550, the first grouping is executed based on the attribute information “floor”, and the second grouping is executed as attribute information based on the “department” in which the electric device is used. The case is shown.

  That is, as the “department” where the electrical equipment is used, for example, “general affairs department”, “accounting department”, “planning department”, etc. It is possible to easily grasp each time, and it is possible to promote power saving. For example, this can be realized by making it possible to register information on a department used as attribute information on the user interface screen. In addition, you may make it classify | categorize by not only a "department" but a group name. Further, although the case where the first grouping is executed based on the attribute information “floor” has been described, the grouping may be executed based on area information such as “room” or “office”.

  Although the case where two pieces of attribute information are set is described in the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more pieces of attribute information may be set. For example, when the house is a condominium, an apartment house such as a dormitory, etc., there may be 1F and 2F in each room. In that case, the attribute information can set three attributes such as “room number” such as a room number, “floor” such as 1F or 2F, and “room” such as which room. Here, on the home appliance monitor screen 550, the first grouping is performed based on the attribute information “room”, the second grouping is performed based on the attribute information “floor”, and the third grouping is performed based on the attribute information “room”. Can be shown.

  In the present invention, only one piece of attribute information may be set. For example, when the house is a house, only “room” such as which room is set can be set as attribute information. Here, on the home appliance monitor screen 550, the first grouping can be executed and the result can be shown based on the attribute information “room”.

<Specific examples of power management objects>
In the above example, the card form is used as the object form of the power management object. However, the form is not limited to this form, and various forms can be used.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the form of the power management object according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 19A, the form of the balloon is shown, and it is possible to use a cloud-like balloon.

  Moreover, you may make it display a power management object as a form like another balloon as shown in FIG.19 (B).

  Alternatively, not only a planar object but also a three-dimensional power management object can be displayed as shown in FIG.

  This form is an example, and a power management object having an image form such as a petal, a star, a hand, or a face can be used.

  In the above description, the case of displaying the information related to power consumption in the object format has been described. However, it is also possible to display the information in the list format without using the object.

<Modifications of other configurations>
In the embodiment described above, the configuration in which the memory 110 that records information from the measurement devices 400A to 400E is provided in the home controller 100 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to only the configuration, and the memory 110 It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which is provided outside the home controller 100. By providing the memory 110 outside, it is possible to easily increase the storage capacity compared to the case where the memory 110 is provided inside the home controller 100, which is preferable.

  Furthermore, the memory 110 provided outside the home controller 100 can be configured to operate in cooperation with another CPU having the same function as the CPU 101. In this configuration, the information from the measurement apparatus 400 can be processed by the other CPU and recorded in the memory 110, or the measurement information recorded in the memory 110 can be processed.

  In this process, for example, the power consumption of each electrical device, which is measurement information measured by the measurement apparatus 400, is integrated over a predetermined time, thereby calculating the power consumption of the electrical device, and storing it in the memory 110. Or the power consumption of each electrical device, which is measurement information measured by the measurement device 400 recorded in the memory 110, is converted into display information displayed on the display 103 of the home controller 100 in the other CPU. It is.

  In this configuration, the processing performed in the home controller 100 can be reduced, and the processing load on the home controller 100 can be reduced.

  Note that the repeater 700 may be provided as a device including a CPU different from the memory 110 described above.

  FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an electric power system 1 # according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 20, the configuration in which repeater 700 is further provided is different from the configuration of power system 1 according to the present embodiment described in FIG. 1. Since the other configuration is the same as that described in FIG. 1, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  Specifically, the repeater 700 is connected to the measuring devices 400A to 400E, the photovoltaic power generation apparatus 200X, the storage battery 200Y, the power conditioner 200Z, and the like associated with the electric device 200 via a wired or wireless network 402. Data communication is possible. In this case, any network 402 can be used in the same manner as the network 401. However, if it is a wired network, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark), PLC (Power Line Communications), or the like can be used. In addition, for a wireless network, for example, a wireless local area network (LAN), ZigBee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), an infrared communication method, or the like conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard can be used. Further, a plurality of communication methods may be combined.

  According to the above configuration, the measurement information transmitted from each of the measurement apparatuses 400A to 400E can be collected in the repeater 700, recorded in the repeater 700, and then transmitted to another device, for example, the home controller 100. Become. That is, the measurement information measured by each of the measurement apparatuses 400A to 400E can be transmitted to the home controller 100 via the repeater 700. When transmitting measurement information from the repeater 700 to the home controller 100, it is also possible to execute measurement information processing on the repeater 700 side and transmit information converted into display information or the like to the home controller 100. .

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  1 power system, 100 home controller, 101, 4021 CPU, 102 touch panel, 103 display, 104 tablet, 105 operation buttons, 106 communication interface, 107 output interface, 108 input interface, 109 hard disk, 110 memory, 111 speaker, 112 clock, 150 measuring device correspondence table, 200 electric equipment, 700 repeater.

Claims (9)

An acquisition unit for acquiring information on power consumption from a plurality of electrical devices;
A display unit;
A controller that displays information on the power consumption of the plurality of electrical devices acquired via the acquisition unit on the display unit;
A plurality of attribute information is set in advance in association with each of the electrical devices,
The controller is
The plurality of electrical devices are classified into a first layer group based on first attribute information among the plurality of attribute information, and further, a first one based on second attribute information among the first layer group. Execute grouping of multiple hierarchies to classify into groups of 2 hierarchies,
For each group classified by the grouping of the plurality of layers, information about the power consumption of electrical equipment belonging to the group, in the display area of the first attribute information is displayed the same group, the second attribute A power management device that displays information in association with it. The controller is
It is possible to accept an instruction to display information on the power consumption of each electrical device belonging to each group,
The power management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the instruction is received, information on power consumption of each electric device belonging to the group is displayed. The instruction is a selection instruction for each group,
The controller is
When the selection instruction is accepted, it is expanded for each group, and it is possible to display information on each power consumption for each electric device belonging to each group on the display unit,
Information on the power consumption of each electrical device belonging to the selected group is displayed in the display area of the display unit,
The power management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein in accordance with the operation instruction, information regarding each power consumption of each electric device belonging to a group not displayed in the display area is displayed in the display area of the display unit. The information on the power consumption is at least one of power consumption and power consumption related to the plurality of electrical devices,
The power management device according to claim 3, wherein the controller displays at least one of power consumption and power consumption in an order according to a predetermined method for each electric device belonging to the selected group. The information on the power consumption is at least one of power consumption and power consumption related to the plurality of electrical devices,
A priority is assigned in advance to at least one attribute information of the plurality of attribute information,
The controller displays at least one of the total power consumption and the power consumption of the electric devices belonging to the group for each group classified by the grouping of the plurality of hierarchies according to the priority assigned to the attribute information. The power management apparatus according to claim 1. The controller, for each group classified by the grouping of the plurality of layers,
The power management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an object indicating information related to power consumption of an electrical device belonging to the group provided so as to be selectable is displayed.   The power management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the object is displayed in a form in which objects corresponding to the number of electric devices belonging to each group are overlapped. Obtaining information on power consumption from a plurality of electrical devices;
Displaying information on the power consumption related to the acquired plurality of electrical devices on a display unit,
A plurality of attribute information is set in advance in association with each of the electrical devices,
The displaying step includes
The plurality of electrical devices are classified into a first layer group based on first attribute information among the plurality of attribute information, and further, a first one based on second attribute information among the first layer group. Performing a multi-level grouping into two hierarchical groups,
For each group classified by the grouping of the plurality of layers, information about the power consumption of electrical equipment belonging to the group, in the display area of the first attribute information is displayed the same group, the second attribute A method for controlling the power management apparatus, comprising: displaying the information in association with information. A control program for a power management apparatus having a display unit,
Obtaining information on power consumption from a plurality of electrical devices;
Displaying information on the power consumption related to the acquired plurality of electrical devices on a display unit,
A plurality of attribute information is set in advance in association with each of the electrical devices,
The displaying step includes
The plurality of electrical devices are classified into a first layer group based on first attribute information among the plurality of attribute information, and further, a first one based on second attribute information among the first layer group. Performing a multi-level grouping into two hierarchical groups,
For each group classified by the grouping of the plurality of layers, information about the power consumption of electrical equipment belonging to the group, in the display area of the first attribute information is displayed the same group, the second attribute A control program for a power management apparatus that executes processing, including a step of displaying the information in association with information.

Images