JP5725926B2 - Energy monitoring system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an energy monitoring system.

  Conventionally, the purpose is to accurately monitor the resident's living conditions from the use state of each hydrant installed in the house at an external management center, and to detect an abnormal state of each hydrant or pipe at an early stage Therefore, there is a system that provides a judgment circuit to judge the occurrence of abnormality when the resident is at home and there is no water flow in each hydrant for a predetermined time, and reports it to an external management center via a communication line. (For example, see Patent Document 1). By the way, in a building such as a house, there is a demand for grasping not only the use state of each water faucet but also the use state of electricity in a plurality of areas such as a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. In addition to hot water supply, the gas can be used for a plurality of uses, such as a cooking device such as a gas range, a gas stove, air conditioning such as floor heating, and power generation such as a fuel cell. An area where the gas is used as one of those uses corresponds to the gas area. In addition to lighting, electricity can be used in a plurality of applications such as for hot water supply, for cooking appliances such as electromagnetic cookers and microwave ovens, and for air conditioning such as air conditioners and floor heating. And the area which uses electricity as one of those uses corresponds to the area of electricity.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-34868

  However, to simply grasp the usage status of electricity in each area, for example, by displaying the current power usage in each area, if there are multiple areas, the user can check the usage status of multiple areas. In some cases, it was not easy to grasp the quality.

  For this reason, it is desirable that the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an energy monitoring system that allows a user to easily grasp the quality of a resource usage state or the like.

In order to solve at least one of the above problems, the invention relating to the energy monitoring system according to claim 1 is, for example, as shown in FIGS.
A plurality of first detectors 1 that respectively detect the amount of power used in a plurality of areas;
A second detector 3 for detecting the amount of gas used in a plurality of areas;
A plurality of third detectors 5 for detecting the amount of water used in a plurality of areas,
A plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas are displayed on the screen, and the current detected by any one of the first detection unit 1, the second detection unit 3, and the third detection unit 5 A display unit 11 for displaying the amount of use in the plurality of images;
A control unit 13 that controls a display state of the image of each of the plurality of areas displayed on the display unit 11;
The control unit 13
The display unit 11 displays a list of the status of the amount of energy used for each type of power, gas, and water in the plurality of areas on a single screen so as to be switchable for each type.
When it is determined that the predetermined usage amount set in the area has been exceeded, the display state of the image in the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount is changed from the current display state to the first display state ,
Further, when the control unit 13 determines that the predetermined use time set in the area has passed in a state where the predetermined use amount is exceeded, the control unit 13 determines that the predetermined use time is set in the area. Is set to change the display state of the image from the first display state to the second display state,
In the image of the area, the area name, current usage, and elapsed time are displayed,
The area where the predetermined use time is set is an area related to a living room, a kitchen, or a child room .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the display unit 11 that displays a plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas on the screen, the control unit 13 sets the predetermined usage amount set in the area. When it is determined that the display area has exceeded the predetermined usage amount, the control unit 13 changes the display state of the image of the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount from the current display state to the first display state. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state in a plurality of areas.

In addition , the control unit 13 changes the display state of the image of the area where the predetermined use time is set from the first display state to the second display state, so that the predetermined amount is exceeded in a predetermined state. Since the user can be informed that the usage time has elapsed, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state in a plurality of areas.

The invention according to claim 2 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of first detectors 1 that respectively detect the amount of power used in a plurality of areas;
A second detector 3 for detecting the amount of gas used in a plurality of areas;
A plurality of third detectors 5 for detecting the amount of water used in a plurality of areas,
A plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas are displayed on the screen, and the current detected by any one of the first detection unit 1, the second detection unit 3, and the third detection unit 5 A display unit 11 for displaying the amount of use in the plurality of images;
A control unit 13 for controlling a display state of the image in each of the plurality of areas displayed on the display unit 11;
With
The third detection unit 5 is provided on the route of the water pipe from the water meter 160 to each area (kitchen 80, washroom 100, etc.) that uses the electric water heater 130 and water. It consists of a plurality of water volume sensors 17, 170, 173 that detect the amount of water used in the area,
The plurality of water amount sensors 17, 170, 173 are connected to the pulse counter 7,
The distribution pipes to the respective areas where water is used are for hot water that branches through the electric water heater 130 and through the hot water header, and without water through the electric water heater 130 and water. And for water branching through the header for
The plurality of water amount sensors 17, 170, and 173 include terminal water that detects the amount of water used after branching from the hot water header and the amount of water used after branching from the water header. A quantity sensor 173 is included ,
The control unit 13
The display unit 11 displays a list of the status of the amount of energy used for each type of power, gas, and water in the plurality of areas on a single screen so as to be switchable for each type.
When it is determined that the predetermined usage amount set for the area has been exceeded, the display state of the image in the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount is changed from the current display state to the first display state. .
According to the invention described in claim 2, in the display unit 11 that displays a plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas on the screen, the control unit 13 is set to the predetermined area set in the area. When it is determined that the usage amount has been exceeded, the control unit 13 changes the display state of the image in the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount from the current display state to the first display state, whereby the image of another area is displayed. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state in a plurality of areas.

The invention according to claim 3 is, for example, as shown in FIGS.
The energy monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A storage unit 14 for storing usage amounts detected by the first detection unit 1, the second detection unit 3, and the third detection unit 5;
The control unit 13 uses the usage amount stored in the storage unit 14 to calculate the usage amount for the latest predetermined period and the usage amount for the past predetermined period. The usage amount for a predetermined period of time is displayed so as to be comparable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the storage unit 14 is provided, past data can be edited and compared, and the comparison result can be displayed. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state. can do.
In addition, by comparing the usage amount for the latest predetermined period and the usage amount for the past predetermined period, the usage amount for the latest predetermined period can be easily compared with the usage amount for the past predetermined period. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, for example, FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 10,
The energy monitoring system according to claim 3 ,
An operation unit 12 for selecting any one of the plurality of areas;
The control unit 13 calculates the ratio of the usage amount of the area selected by the operation unit 12 to the usage amount of all areas using the usage amount stored in the storage unit 14 for different periods, and It is characterized by displaying the amount used in a comparable manner.

According to the invention described in claim 4 , the ratio of the usage amount of the selected area to the usage amount of the entire area is displayed so that the usage amount of the different periods can be compared. Since the comparison with the usage amount becomes easy, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

The invention according to claim 5 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
In the energy monitor system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
When the display state is changed, the information processing apparatus further includes a communication unit 15 for notifying the outside through a communication line that an abnormality has occurred.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the user who has received the report can recognize the abnormality by notifying the outside via the communication line, the user is away from the installation location of the energy monitor system. In addition, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

The invention of claim 6 is, for example, FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 11,
In the energy monitor system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
A fourth detector 1 for detecting the generated power generated by the power generator;
When the control unit 13 calculates a ratio of the generated power to the usage amount of the power and displays the ratio with a number, while determining that the generated power is larger than the usage amount of the power, the ratio is The larger the image, the larger the image showing the ratio.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, as the ratio increases, the image indicating the ratio is displayed larger, so that the user can grasp the power generation state by the numerical value and the size of the image. The user can easily grasp it.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the energy monitor system which a user can grasp | ascertain easily about the quality of the use condition etc. of the resource in a some area can be provided.

It is a functional block diagram of the energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is a floor plan for demonstrating the usage example of the energy monitor system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure showing an example of composition of a power generator etc. in an energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the gas meter in the energy monitor system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the water supply in the energy monitor system which concerns on this invention. It is an example of the indicator of the energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is an example of the area monitor screen displayed on the indicator in the energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is an example of the branch monitor screen displayed on the indicator in the energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is an example of the goal achievement monitor screen displayed on the indicator in the energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is an example of the area detailed monitor screen displayed on the indicator in the energy monitor system concerning the present invention. It is an example of the electric power generation monitor screen displayed on the indicator in the energy monitor system concerning the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment>
The outline of the energy monitor system will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a used power / generated power detection unit that detects the amount of power used in a plurality of areas (that is, used power) and detects the power generated by the power generation system. The used power / generated power detector 1 measures the amount of power used when electricity is used, and is generated from a power generation system such as a solar power generation system, a fuel cell, or a power generation system that generates electricity from gas. Measure the amount of power generated (generated power). Reference numeral 3 is a gas usage detection unit that detects the usage of gas used in a plurality of areas, and reference numeral 5 is a water usage detection unit that detects the usage of water used in the plurality of areas. Numeral 7 is a pulse counter. Here, the gas usage detection unit 3 outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the usage to the pulse counter 7 when the gas is used. When the water usage is detected, the water usage detector 5 outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the usage to the pulse counter 7. The pulse counter 7 counts the pulses output from the gas usage detection unit 3 and the water usage detection unit 5, calculates the gas usage and water usage, and outputs a signal.

  Next, reference numeral 10 denotes a display, which includes a display unit 11, an operation unit 12, a control unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a communication unit 15. The display unit 11 is configured by a liquid crystal screen, for example. The display unit 11 displays an image corresponding to the display signal from the control unit 13 on the screen. Specifically, the display unit 11 displays a plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas on the screen, and uses power / generated power detection unit 1, gas usage detection unit 3, and water usage detection unit. The current usage amount detected in any one of 5 is displayed in the plurality of images (see FIG. 7). The operation unit 12 is an operation unit that switches screens and is provided with buttons and the like for inputting set values such as a predetermined usage amount and a predetermined time in each of the plurality of areas. The operation signal is output to the control unit 13. The storage unit 14 stores various data such as a plurality of images to be displayed on the display unit 11, the amount of power used, the amount of power generation, the amount of gas used, and the amount of water used. In response to a control signal from the control unit 13, the communication unit 15 notifies the outside of the communication line that an abnormality has occurred when the image display state is changed. In FIG. 1, the communication unit 15 indicates that an e-mail is sent to the mobile phone via the Internet. Connection to the Internet may be either wired or wireless.

  FIG. 2 shows a floor plan of a house where an energy monitoring system is installed. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 20 indicates an entrance, reference numeral 21 indicates a hall, reference numeral 23 indicates an external lamp with a sensor, reference numeral 25 indicates an external lamp that is turned on when a switch of the hall is pressed, reference numeral 30 indicates a bedroom, 40 indicates a child room, 50 indicates a living room, 60 indicates a dining room, 70 indicates an air conditioner, 80 indicates a kitchen, 90 indicates a bathroom, 91 indicates a shower, Reference numeral 93 indicates a bathtub, reference numeral 100 indicates a toilet, reference numeral 110 indicates a toilet, reference numeral 120 indicates a power generation system, reference numeral 130 indicates an electric water heater, and reference numeral 140 indicates a gas meter with a pulse output. . Then, wiring, so that the usage amount of each resource by the devices installed in each of these areas is detected by the power usage / generated power detection unit 1, the gas usage detection unit 3, and the water usage detection unit 5. Piping etc. are done from the outside to the inside of the house. Furthermore, the display 10 shown in FIG. 1 is installed on the wall from the hall 21 to the living room 50.

  In FIG. 3, the power generation system 120 is a solar power generation system, and reference numeral 150 indicates an extension breaker connected to an electric wire wired to the electric water heater 130. The generated power output from the power generation system 120 is input to the used power / generated power detection unit 1. The used power / generated power detection unit 1 is specifically a distribution board and measures the amount of power generated by the power generation system. Furthermore, the used power / generated power detection unit 1 is connected to the electric water heater 130 and electric wires wired to each area, and measures the amount of power used in each area when electricity is used in each area. Then, the used power / generated power detection unit 1 converts the used power amount and the generated power amount into an electrical signal to the display device 10 and transmits the electrical signal to the display device 10 through a signal line.

  In FIG. 4, a gas meter with pulse output 140 is a gas meter supplied from a gas company, and is connected to a pulse counter. The gas meter with pulse output 140 includes a gas usage amount detection unit 3 and outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the usage amount to the pulse counter 7 when the gas is used. The pulse counter 7 counts the pulses output from the gas meter with pulse output 140 to calculate the accumulated usage amount of the gas, converts the accumulated usage amount of the gas into an electrical signal, and the electrical signal is transmitted via the signal line. Transmit to the display 10. In addition to hot water supply, the gas can be used for a plurality of uses, such as a cooking device such as a gas range, a gas stove, air conditioning such as floor heating, and power generation such as a fuel cell. An area where the gas is used as one of those uses corresponds to the gas area.

  In FIG. 5, reference numeral 160 indicates a water meter, reference numeral 170 indicates a main measurement water amount sensor, reference numeral 171 indicates a hot water supply water amount sensor, and reference numeral 173 indicates a terminal water amount sensor. The electric water heater 130 is connected to the water pipe. And the hot water supply water quantity sensor 171 is a place where water is supplied to the electric water heater 130 and a place where hot water is discharged from the electric water heater 130 to each area of the shower 91, the kitchen 80, the washroom 100, and the toilet 110 of the bathroom 90. is set up. The water usage detection unit 5 is composed of a plurality of these water quantity sensors. The water usage detection unit 5 outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the usage to the pulse counter 7 when water is used. Then, the pulse counter 7 counts the pulses output from the water usage detection unit 5 to calculate the cumulative usage of water, converts the cumulative usage of water in each area into an electrical signal, It transmits to the display 10 through a signal line.

  FIG. 6 shows a front view of the display 10. In the display device 10, a display unit 11 is arranged on the left and an operation unit 12 is arranged on the right. The operation unit 12 includes an up / down / left / right button 12a, a determination button 12b, a return button 12c, a switching button 12d, a menu button 12e, and a TOP button 12f. Here, the switching button 12d is used to select any one of “electricity”, “gas”, and “water supply”. When the menu button 12e is pressed, a setting screen and other submenus are displayed on the display unit 11 so as to be selectable. When the TOP button 12f is pressed, a preset image is displayed. Note that the image shown on the display unit 11 in FIG. 6 is a screen showing the power generation state displayed when the user presses the TOP button 12f, and indicates that the power generation system 120 is on standby.

  In FIG. 6, items of “power generation”, “target achievement”, “by area”, and “by branch” are displayed on the right side of the screen. These items can be selected by pressing one of the up / down buttons of the up / down / left / right button 12a.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the area monitor screen which shows the electric power consumption etc. according to area is demonstrated.
By operating the up / down / left / right button 12a to select “by area” and pressing the enter button 12b, the screen transits to the area monitor screen, and the current power usage by area is displayed. Here, a plurality of square images are displayed on the display unit 11, and these multiple images include “living room”, “dining room”, “kitchen”, “washroom”, “bathroom”, “ Area names of “Bedroom”, “Entrance & Hall”, “External”, “Electric water heater”, “Toilet”, “Air conditioner”, and “Children's room” are displayed together with the current power consumption. Here, a predetermined usage amount and a predetermined usage time are preset for each area, and set values are stored in the storage unit 14. Note that the user can change a predetermined usage amount and a predetermined usage time to be set in each area by the operation unit 12.

  In FIG. 7, “toilet”, “bathroom”, “entrance & hall”, “outside”, “electric water heater”, and “toilet” use less than the prescribed amount of power and are outlined. being surrounded.

  In addition, each image of “living room”, “dining room”, “kitchen”, “bedroom”, “air conditioner”, and “children room” indicates a display state in the case of power consumption exceeding a predetermined usage amount. Here, each image is a large green image, and the area name and the current power consumption are displayed in each image. The predetermined usage amount is set to 200 W for the living room and 150 W for the child room, for example. The control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount set in each of the areas “living room”, “dining room”, “kitchen”, “bedroom”, “air conditioner”, and “children room” has been exceeded, and The display state of the image in the area exceeding the amount is changed from “display state surrounded by white frame (current display state)” to “large green image (first display state)”.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount set for the area has been exceeded, the display state of the image of the area that has exceeded the predetermined usage amount is currently displayed. Since the control unit 13 changes from the state to the first display state, the display state is different from the images of other areas, so that the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state in the plurality of areas. An energy monitoring system can be provided.

  Furthermore, the time display of “90 minutes”, “60 minutes”, and “30 minutes” is displayed on each image of “living room”, “kitchen”, and “children's room”. The control unit 13 determines that a predetermined usage time (for example, 30 minutes) set in each area of “living room”, “kitchen”, and “children's room” has passed in a state where the predetermined usage amount is exceeded, The control unit 13 changes the display state of the image of the area where the predetermined usage time is set from “large green image displaying the area name and current power consumption (first display state)” to “area name and current The amount of power used and the elapsed time are displayed and changed to a blinking green large image (second display state).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control unit 13 changes the display state of the image of the area where the predetermined usage time is set from the first display state to the second display state. Provides an energy monitoring system that allows the user to easily know the quality of resource usage in multiple areas because the user can be notified that the specified usage time has passed with the usage amount exceeding can do.

  In addition, the image of “air conditioner” shows another display state in the case of power consumption exceeding a predetermined usage amount. Here, the image of “air conditioner” is an orange image with a larger image. The control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount (for example, 90% of the breaker capacity) set in the “air conditioner” area has been exceeded, and sets the display state of the image of the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount to “white”. The display state is changed from “display state surrounded by blank frame (current display state)” to “large orange image (first display state)”. The control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount (for example, 90% of the breaker capacity) set in the “air conditioner” area has been exceeded, and displays the display state of the image in the area that exceeds the predetermined usage amount. To “large green image displaying area name and current power consumption (current display state)” or “large green image displaying area name, current power consumption and elapsed time and flashing ( In some cases, the current display state) is changed to “a large orange image (first display state)”. In addition, the control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount (for example, 90% of the breaker capacity) set in the “air conditioner” area has been reached or less, and “the orange color indicating the area name and the current power consumption amount is displayed. From “large image of”, “large green image displaying area name and current power consumption” or “large blinking green image displaying area name, current power consumption and elapsed time”, etc. Change to

  Next, by operating the up / down / left / right button 12a to select "by branch" and pressing the enter button 12b, the screen transits to the branch monitor screen, and the power usage by branch is displayed. Here, a plurality of horizontally long rectangular images can be displayed in the vertical direction on the display unit 11, and images for each branch are displayed in a bar graph shape. In FIG. 8, except for the branch number 31, it is less than a predetermined usage amount and is displayed as a white, horizontally long rectangular image. Here, the branch number 31 corresponds to the “air conditioner” area, and the image of “air conditioner” indicates another display state when the power consumption is equal to or greater than a predetermined usage amount. Then, the control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount (for example, 1000 W) set in the “air conditioner” area has been exceeded, and sets the display state of the image in the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount to “white”. “Image (current display state)” is changed to “orange image (first display state)”.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, when the control unit 13 determines that the predetermined usage amount set for the area (branch) has been exceeded, the display state of the image of the area that exceeds the predetermined usage amount Since the control unit 13 changes the current display state from the current display state to the first display state, the display state is different from the image of the other area, so that the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource use state in a plurality of areas. An energy monitoring system can be provided.

  Next, by operating the up / down / left / right button 12a to select “target achievement” and pressing the decision button 12b, a target achievement monitor screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. The target achievement monitor screen is displayed as a line graph so that the electricity bill of the same month of the previous year and the predicted electricity bill of this month can be compared. In the line graph, the horizontal axis is “day” and the vertical axis is “yen”, and a predetermined period (one month) is set. Assume that it is May 15 at present. At this time, the control unit 13 calculates the predicted power consumption up to 30 days based on the rate of change of the power usage. Then, the control unit 13 calculates the predicted usage electricity rate from the predicted usage electricity amount, the basic rate data of the electricity rate stored in the storage unit 14, and the electricity amount rate data. And the control part 13 calculates the electricity bill of the same month last year from the past data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 14, and the electricity bill of this month (the amount used for the newest predetermined period) including a prediction electricity charge and the same month the previous year Is displayed in a line graph. Note that a method for calculating the predicted usage power amount based on the change rate of the used power amount is known as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-120182.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the latest usage amount for the predetermined period and the usage amount for the past predetermined period are displayed so as to be comparable, so that the latest usage amount for the past predetermined period can be compared. Since the comparison of the usage amount for a predetermined period becomes easy, it is possible to provide an energy monitoring system that allows the user to easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

  Next, when the menu button 12e is pressed, the submenu items are displayed in a list on the display unit 11 so as to be selectable. Then, when the user operates the up / down / left / right button 12a to select “area details” in the list and presses the enter button 12b, an area detail monitor screen of “living room” is displayed as shown in FIG. The The area details monitor screen is a pie chart that allows you to compare the ratio of the usage of each area to the usage of all areas for this month's electricity bill, the previous month's electricity bill, the same month last year and the annual electricity bill. Displayed, and the electricity charges and the amount of electricity used in the selected area and the total amount of electricity used are displayed on the right side of each pie chart. When selecting another area, for example, pressing the lower button of the up / down / left / right button 12a, “living room”, “dining room”, “kitchen”, “washroom”, “bathroom”, “bedroom”, “entrance” & Hall "," External "," Electric water heater "," Toilet "," Air conditioner "," Children's room "The area detail screen will switch in the order of the area. The screen changes and you can select any area.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ratio of the usage amount of the selected area to the usage amount of the entire area is displayed so that the usage amount of the different periods can be compared. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

  As described above, when the display state is changed (for example, change from the first display state to the second display state), the communication unit 15 notifies the outside through the communication line that there is an abnormality. report. For example, when shower water is used for a specified amount of time and for a specified time or longer, the message “Shower water is used for 30 minutes or more” is sent to the e-mail address of a pre-registered mobile phone via the Internet. Send with.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, since the user who has received the report can recognize by reporting the abnormality to the outside via the communication line, it is away from the installation location of the energy monitor system. However, the user can easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

  Next, when the TOP button 12f is pressed, the power generation monitor screen of FIG. 11 is displayed. On the power generation monitor screen, a circular image showing the power generation state is displayed at the center of the screen along with the electric power sold, the electric power used, the generated electric power and the like. In this circular image, the ratio of the generated power to the used power is displayed in the circular image, and the larger the ratio, the larger the image indicating the ratio. The circular image in FIG. 11 is larger than the circular image in FIG. The control unit 13 calculates the ratio of the current generated power to the currently used power, and displays the ratio as a number. On the other hand, when it is determined that the generated power is larger than the used power, the larger the ratio, An image showing the ratio is displayed in a large size.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, while the numerical value is displayed, the larger the ratio is, the larger the image indicating the ratio is displayed, so that the user can grasp the power generation state by the numerical value and the size of the image. Therefore, it is possible to provide an energy monitor system that allows the user to easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible for the user to easily grasp the quality of the resource usage state by changing the display image or notifying the externally recognizable notification. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric power used / generated electric power detection part 3 Gas usage detection part 5 Water usage detection part 7 Pulse counter 10 Display 11 Display part 12 Operation part 12 Operation part 13 Control part 14 Storage part 15 Communication part 120 Electric power generation system 130 Electric hot water 140 Gas meter with pulse output 170 Water sensor for main measurement 171 Water sensor for hot water supply 173 Water sensor for terminal

Claims (6)

A plurality of first detectors that respectively detect the amount of power used in a plurality of areas;
A second detector for detecting the amount of gas used in a plurality of areas;
A plurality of third detectors that respectively detect the amount of water used in a plurality of areas;
A plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas are displayed on the screen, and the current usage amount detected by any one of the first detection unit, the second detection unit, and the third detection unit A display unit for displaying,
A control unit that controls a display state of each of the plurality of areas displayed on the display unit,
The controller is
In the display section, the status of the amount of energy used for each type of power, gas, and water in the plurality of areas is displayed in a list on a single screen so as to be switchable for each type,
When it is determined that the ratio exceeds the predetermined amount set in the area, and changes the display state of the image of the area in which the above a predetermined amount from the current display state to the first display state,
Further, when the control unit determines that the predetermined usage time set for the area has passed in a state where the predetermined usage amount is exceeded, the control unit images the area for which the predetermined usage time is set. Is set to change the display state from the first display state to the second display state,
In the image of the area, the area name, current usage, and elapsed time are displayed,
The area for which the predetermined usage time is set is each area related to a living room, a kitchen, and a child room . A plurality of first detectors that respectively detect the amount of power used in a plurality of areas;
A second detector for detecting the amount of gas used in a plurality of areas;
A plurality of third detectors that respectively detect the amount of water used in a plurality of areas;
A plurality of images corresponding to each of the plurality of areas are displayed on the screen, and the current usage amount detected by any one of the first detection unit, the second detection unit, and the third detection unit A display unit for displaying,
A control unit that controls a display state of the image in each of the plurality of areas displayed on the display unit;
With
The third detection unit is provided on a distribution pipe route from the water meter to each area where the electric water heater and water are used, and a plurality of water amount sensors for detecting the amount of water used in the electric water heater and each area. Consisting of
The plurality of water volume sensors are connected to a pulse counter,
The distribution pipes to each area where water is used are for hot water that branches through the electric water heater and through the hot water header, and for the water header without passing through the electric water heater. And for water to branch through,
The plurality of water amount sensors include a terminal water amount sensor that detects the amount of water used after branching from the hot water header and the amount of water used after branching from the water header. and,
The controller is
In the display section, the status of the amount of energy used for each type of power, gas, and water in the plurality of areas is displayed in a list on a single screen so as to be switchable for each type,
When it is determined that the predetermined usage amount set for the area has been exceeded, the display state of the image in the area exceeding the predetermined usage amount is changed from the current display state to the first display state. Energy monitor system. The energy monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A storage unit for storing the amount of use detected by each of the first detection unit, the second detection unit, and the third detection unit;
The control unit calculates the usage amount for the latest predetermined period and the usage amount for the past predetermined period using the usage amount stored in the storage unit, and calculates the usage amount for the latest predetermined period and the past predetermined amount. An energy monitoring system that displays the amount used for a period of time in a comparable manner. The energy monitoring system according to claim 3 ,
An operation unit for selecting any one of the plurality of areas;
The control unit calculates the ratio of the usage amount of the area selected by the operation unit with respect to the usage amount of all areas using the usage amount stored in the storage unit for each different period, and calculates the usage amount for the different period. An energy monitoring system characterized by being displayed in a comparable manner. In the energy monitor system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
An energy monitoring system, further comprising a communication unit for notifying the outside through a communication line that an abnormality has occurred when the display state is changed. In the energy monitor system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
A fourth detector for detecting the generated power generated by the power generator;
The control unit calculates a ratio of the generated power to the amount of use of the power, and displays the ratio as a number. On the other hand, if it is determined that the generated power is larger than the amount of power used, the ratio is large. The energy monitor system is characterized in that an image showing the ratio is displayed larger.

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