JP6033114B2 - Remote control display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote operation display device, and more particularly to a remote operation display device that accepts remote operation of an electrical device such as an air conditioner in a house and displays data such as power generated by a solar power generation system and power consumption by an electrical device. .

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, a system has been commercialized in which electric devices set in each room in a house are intensively remotely controlled by a controller installed in a living room or the like, and the operating status of the electric devices is displayed.

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the problem of reducing CO ₂ emissions that cause global warming and alternative energy for fossil fuels that are expected to be exhausted. Among them, a solar power generation system using sunlight, which is a clean and inexhaustible energy source, is attracting attention. In addition, monitors that display various types of power data are also commercially available in order to raise consumers' awareness of energy conservation and support their practice.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a remote management system that displays the operating status of a plurality of electrical devices such as an air conditioner, a lighting, and a television in a house on a display unit of a controller and remotely operates these electrical devices by the controller. Has been.

  In addition, for example, in Patent Document 2, the amount of generated power measured by the generated power measuring unit and the data of the accumulated power amount, and the data of the power consumption measured by the power consumption measuring unit are transmitted by wireless communication, A power display system of a solar power generation system that receives and displays transmitted data on a display device is disclosed. In recent years, a system that has both the function of the power display system of the photovoltaic power generation system and the function of the above-described remote management system has appeared.

JP 2002-318843 A JP 2005-241388 A

  The above-described remote management system can monitor the operation status of each electrical device in the house collectively by displaying the operation statuses on a single screen for a plurality of electrical devices in the house. For example, when air conditioners are installed in a plurality of rooms in a house, the operating status of all the air conditioners can be monitored on one screen. For example, this system can be used for energy conservation in the entire house because it can stop the operation of an air conditioner that should not be in the room, or raise the set temperature of the air conditioner in a room that is sufficiently cooled. Suitable for management.

  It is assumed that there is an air conditioner in a room where the user wants to know the driving situation most among the plurality of air conditioners in the house. Even though it is desirable for the user to easily understand the operating status of the air conditioner, it is difficult to understand the operating status of the air conditioner at a glance by displaying each operating status of multiple air conditioners side by side on one screen. There can be. The further away the controller is from the user, the more difficult it is to read the controller display.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and allows a user to easily understand the operating status of a specified electrical device from a screen that displays the operating status of a plurality of electrical devices. An object is to obtain a display device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention displays a driving status of a plurality of electric devices and accepts an input operation for remotely operating the driving of the plurality of electric devices. Transmitting and receiving means according to the input operation to the plurality of electrical equipment, and receiving and transmitting information of the driving situation from the plurality of electrical equipment, the display operation unit, Among the plurality of electrical devices, the display device includes a display form setting unit for highlighting the display of the electrical device designated to prioritize the visibility on the screen over other electrical devices. .

  According to the present invention, the remote operation display device displays the display of the electrical device designated as giving priority to the ease of visual recognition on the screen among the display of the operation status of the plurality of electrical devices on one screen. The highlighting is different from the display for other electrical devices. Thereby, the user can easily understand the driving situation of the electrical device designated as prioritizing the ease of visual recognition on the screen.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a connection configuration of a remote control display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a distribution board in a house. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power display screen that displays a power state in the entire house. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the individual device management screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen for an air conditioner. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the operation switching touch switch on the driving status display screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the touch switch at the set temperature on the operation status display screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting change screen displayed on the display operation unit. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen that has been operated on the setting change screen. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen in the remote operation display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen in the remote operation display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  Embodiments of a remote control display device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a connection configuration of a remote control display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a distribution board in a house.

  The solar power generation system includes a solar cell array 1 and a power conditioner 2. The solar cell array 1 is installed, for example, on the rooftop of a house. The solar cell array 1 is configured by connecting a plurality of solar cell modules in series or in parallel. A power conditioner 2 is connected to each solar cell array 1.

  The solar cell array 1 receives sunlight and generates power to generate DC power. The power conditioner 2 converts the DC power generated in the solar cell array 1 into AC power. The output line 5 of the power conditioner 2 is connected to the distribution board 3. The AC power from the solar power generation system is consumed by the air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device in the house via the branch breaker in the distribution board 3.

  When the generated power is low, such as when it is cloudy or rainy, or when it cannot be generated at night, power is supplied to each electrical device from the commercial power supply (system power supply) via the distribution board 3 (power purchase) ). On the contrary, if the generated power is larger than the total power consumed by each electrical device in the house at that time, the surplus is reversely flowed to the commercial power supply via the distribution board 3. (Power sale).

  The remote operation display device includes a measurement unit 6 and a display unit 7. The measurement unit 6 collects power data and calculates the amount of power. The measurement unit 6 measures the generated power generated by the solar power generation system and the power consumption in the house. The measurement unit 6 includes transmission means 14 for wireless communication with the display unit 7. The transmission means 14 transmits various types of power data including generated power data that is a measurement result of the measurement unit 6.

  The display unit 7 includes a transmission / reception unit 15 and a display operation unit 16. The transmission / reception means 15 receives various power data from the measurement unit 6. The display operation unit 16 displays various screens and accepts inputs for remote operation on a plurality of electric devices. The display operation unit 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) including a touch panel. The transmission unit 14 of the measurement unit 6 and the transmission / reception unit 15 of the display unit 7 exchange data with each other, for example, by communication using a wireless LAN.

  When the power conditioner 2 has a communication function that can be transmitted to and received from the measurement unit 6, the data of the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation system is wired between the power conditioner 2 and the measurement unit 6. Sent to the measurement unit 6 via the communication line 8.

  When the power conditioner 2 does not have a communication function that can be transmitted to and received from the measurement unit 6, a current sensor 9 is provided on the output line 5 from the power conditioner 2 to the distribution board 3. When the output of the current sensor 9 is input to the current sensor input unit 10 of the measurement unit 6, the measurement unit 6 collects data of the generated power from the power conditioner 2.

  The current sensor 11 for detecting trading power mounted in the distribution board 3 measures the value and direction of the current flowing between the commercial power supply and the distribution board 3. The measurement unit 6 collects data on the power sales power and the power purchase power from the measurement result obtained by the current sensor 11 for detecting trading power.

  Current sensors 12 are respectively attached to the secondary sides of the branch breakers in the distribution board 3. The current sensor 12 measures a current for each branch breaker. The measurement unit 6 collects data of consumed electric power for each air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device connected to the output side of the branch breaker from the measurement result of the current sensor 12.

  Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which two air conditioners 4 are connected to the output side of the branch breaker, the number of air conditioners 4 is arbitrary. Moreover, it is not restricted to the case where the air-conditioner 4 is connected to the output side of a branch breaker, Any electric equipment may be connected.

  The power line 13 connects the measurement unit 6 and the distribution board 3. The measurement unit 6 is connected to an outlet wired from the one-branch breaker in the distribution board 3 through the power line 13, or directly connected to the secondary side of the one-branch breaker. Have gained. The measurement unit 6 measures the voltage value of the power source and performs calculation with the current value obtained by the current sensor 12 or the like to obtain various power data.

  The air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device in the house is connected to the secondary side of the branch breaker in the distribution board 3. The air conditioner 4 includes transmission / reception means 17 for communicating with the display unit 7. The transmission / reception means 17 of the air conditioner 4 and the transmission / reception means 15 of the display unit 7 exchange data with each other by, for example, wireless LAN communication.

  The display operation unit 16 can switch the screen between a power display screen and an operation status display screen. On the power display screen, the display operation unit 16 communicates with the power conditioner 2, the generated power collected by the measuring unit 6 using the current sensor 9, the current sensor 11 for buying and selling power, and the current sensor 12, Data such as the purchased power and the power consumption consumed by each air conditioner 4 are displayed. The display operation unit 16 displays data such as electric power and electric energy as numerical values and graphs on the electric power display screen.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power display screen that displays a power state in the entire house. This power display screen 20 is, for example, the top screen of the display operation unit 16. On the power display screen 20, numerical values of “power generation”, “consumption”, and “power sales” are displayed as “current power state”.

  Among these, “power generation” indicates the current value of power generated by the solar power generation system. “Consumption” indicates the value of the current total power consumption by the electrical equipment in the house. “Power sale” indicates the current power sale power value. The display of “power sale” indicates that surplus power is generated because the current generated power is greater than the power consumption, and the power is being sold in the reverse flow to the power system. When the current generated power is less than the consumed power, the shortage power is supplemented with the power from the power system, so “power purchase” is displayed instead of “power sale”. In this case, the value of the purchased power at that time is indicated as “buy power”.

  Various icons are displayed side by side at the bottom of the power display screen 20. These icons are touch switches that accept a touch operation with a finger or the like. For example, the “setting”, “power generation performance”, and “energy saving performance” icons are used for switching to a setting screen for various settings, a screen for displaying power generation results, and a screen for displaying energy saving results, respectively. This is a screen switching button. The “individual device management” icon is a screen switching button for switching to the individual device management screen. When the “individual device management” icon is touched on the power display screen 20, the display operation unit 16 switches from the power display screen 20 to the individual device management screen.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the individual device management screen. The individual device management screen 21 is a screen that manages the display and remote operation of the transmission status of each electrical device in the house for each type of electrical device.

  Various icons are displayed side by side on the individual device management screen 21. These icons are touch switches that accept a touch operation with a finger or the like. For example, each icon of “TV”, “air conditioner”, and “lighting” is a screen switching button for switching to each operation status display screen for the television, the air conditioner 4 and the lighting device which are electrical devices. The “other” icon is a screen switching button for switching to an operation status display screen for all other electrical devices in the house. When the “air conditioner” icon is touched on the individual device management screen 21, the display operation unit 16 switches from the individual device management screen 21 to an operation status display screen for the air conditioner 4.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen for an air conditioner. The display operation unit 16 displays the operation status of each air conditioner 4 on the operation status display screen 22 for the air conditioner 4.

  On the operation status display screen 22, “air conditioner name”, “operation state”, “operation switching”, “set temperature”, and “room temperature” are displayed for each air conditioner 4. The “air conditioner name” represents a name set for each air conditioner 4. The column of “operating state” indicates whether the current operating state of each air conditioner 4 is operation or stop.

  For each air conditioner 4, the icon arranged in the “operation switching” column indicates whether the current operation mode of each air conditioner 4 is cooling, heating, dehumidification, or air blowing. The “stop” icon indicates that the air conditioner 4 is in a stopped state. Assume that the icons arranged in the “operation switching” column are touch switches operated by touching a finger or the like.

  For each air conditioner 4, the icon set in the “set temperature” column indicates the current set temperature of each air conditioner 4. The icon indicating the set temperature is a touch switch. For each air conditioner 4, the "indoor temperature" column shows the current temperature at the place where each air conditioner 4 is installed. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the display operation unit 16 displays the operation status of each air conditioner 4 installed in each of the dining, living, and bedroom as a list on the operation status display screen 22.

  The transmission / reception means 15 of the display unit 7 communicates with the transmission / reception means 17 of the air conditioner 4 via a wireless LAN. The display unit 7 acquires information about the operation state, the operation mode, the set temperature, and the room temperature from the air conditioner 4. Further, the display unit 7 sends an operation instruction for changing the operation state, the operation mode, and the set temperature to the air conditioner 4 through the same communication. As described above, the transmission / reception unit 15 of the display unit 7 transmits an operation instruction corresponding to the input operation to the electric device, and receives information on the operation state from the electric device.

  For example, the living air conditioner 4 shown as “living air conditioner” in FIG. 4 is operated at a cooling operation, a set temperature of 27.0 ° C., and an indoor temperature of 27.0 ° C. The icon displayed as “driving” as the driving state on the driving status display screen 22 indicates that the air conditioner 4 in the living room is being driven. The icon displayed as “cooling” as the operation switching indicates that the operation mode of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is the cooling operation. The icon displayed as “27.0 ° C.” as the set temperature indicates that the set temperature of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is 27.0 ° C. The display of the room temperature “27.0 ° C.” indicates that the current room temperature in the living room is 27.0 ° C.

  The display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen on the operation status display screen 22 in response to an operation on the operation status display screen 22 displaying the operation status of the air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device. The display operation unit 16 accepts an input operation for remotely operating the air conditioner 4 on the pop-up screen.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the operation switching touch switch on the driving status display screen. The display operation unit 16 switches the operation mode in response to a touch operation on the icon displayed in the position of the operation mode display screen 22 where the operation mode is displayed, that is, the “operation switching” column. A pop-up screen 23 is displayed. In the pop-up screen 23, an input operation for switching the operation mode and an input operation for stopping the operation are accepted.

  For example, when the operation of the living air conditioner 4 is stopped, the user touches the “cooling” icon located in the same row as the “living air conditioner” in FIG. Upon receiving such a touch operation, the display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 23 titled “Switching“ Operation Mode ”” by superimposing it on the operation status display screen 22.

  The pop-up screen 23 includes icons for “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidification”, “fan”, “stop”, “cancel”, and “confirm”. The icons of “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidification”, and “air blowing” are touch switches for operating ON / OFF of the cooling operation, heating operation, dehumidification operation, and air blowing operation, respectively.

  The “stop” icon is a touch switch for a stop operation. The “cancel” icon is a touch switch for canceling the input before confirmation for each operation. The “confirm” icon is a touch switch for confirming an input for each operation. Each icon of “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidification”, “air blowing”, and “operation stop” is provided with a lamp for displaying the current operation status.

  For example, for the “living air conditioner”, a lamp in the “cooling” icon that is the current operation mode of the living air conditioner 4 is lit on the pop-up screen 23 that is opened in response to a touch operation on the “cooling” icon. doing. In the figure, a lamp that is lit is shown as a black circle, and a lamp that is off is shown as a white circle.

  When the “operation stop” icon is touched on the pop-up screen 23 in this state, the lamp in the “cooling” icon is turned off and the lamp in the “operation stop” icon is turned on. At this time, the display unit 7 is in a state of instructing the air conditioner 4 in the living room to switch from the cooling operation to the operation stop.

  When the “determined” icon is touched from this state, the display unit 7 transmits an operation stop instruction to the air conditioner 4 in the living room. The air conditioner 4 in the living room stops operation in response to an instruction from the display unit 7. The display operation unit 16 closes the pop-up screen 23 and returns to the operation status display screen 22 display.

  In this operation status display screen 22, “Stop” is displayed in “Operation status” and “Operation switching” of “Living air conditioner”, and “Set temperature” is blank. The display for “living air conditioner” at this time is the same as the display for “bedroom air conditioner” shown in FIG.

  If the “cancel” icon is touched instead of touching the “determined” icon described above, the “operation stop” touch operation before that is invalidated. Thereby, the air conditioner 4 in the living room continues the cooling operation so far.

  Next, an example of an operation for switching the operation mode from “cooling” to “dehumidification” will be described. For example, for the “living air conditioner”, the “dehumidification” icon is touched on the pop-up screen 23 opened in response to the touch operation on the “cooling” icon. At this time, the lamp in the “cooling” icon is turned off and the lamp in the “dehumidification” icon is turned on. The display unit 7 is in a state of instructing the air conditioner 4 in the living room to switch from the cooling operation to the dehumidifying operation.

  When the “determined” icon is touched from this state, the display unit 7 transmits an instruction to switch to the dehumidifying operation to the air conditioner 4 in the living room. The air conditioner 4 in the living room switches the operation mode to the dehumidifying operation in response to an instruction from the display unit 7. If a “cancel” icon is touched instead of touching the “confirm” icon, the touch operation to the “dehumidification” icon before that is invalidated. Thereby, the air conditioner 4 in the living room continues the cooling operation so far.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the touch switch at the set temperature on the operation status display screen. The display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 24 for switching the set temperature in response to a touch operation on the position where the set temperature is displayed, that is, the “set temperature” icon in the operation status display screen 22. . In the pop-up screen 24, an input operation for switching the set temperature is accepted.

  For example, when changing the set temperature of the air conditioner 4 in the living room from 27.0 ° C. to 28.0 ° C., the user sets the set temperature “27.0 ° C.” in the same row as the “living air conditioner” in FIG. Touch the icon. Upon receiving such a touch operation, the display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 24 on which the numerical value of the set temperature is displayed so as to be superimposed on the operation status display screen 22.

  The pop-up screen 24 includes a display of a numerical value of the set temperature, an icon that is a numerical value change button, and “cancel” and “confirm” icons that are touch switches. The upper triangle (Δ) icon arranged adjacent to the numerical value is a change button for increasing the numerical value. The lower triangle (三角) icon is a change button for decreasing the numerical value.

  The display operation unit 16 changes the numerical value of the set temperature by touching the icon of the numerical value change button on the pop-up screen 24. By changing the numerical value of the set temperature to “28”, the air conditioner 4 in the living room is about to be instructed to change the set temperature to 28.0 ° C.

  When the “determined” icon is touched from this state, the display unit 7 transmits an instruction to change the set temperature to 28.0 ° C. to the air conditioner 4 in the living room. The air conditioner 4 in the living room changes the set temperature to 28.0 ° C. according to the instruction from the display unit 7. The display operation unit 16 closes the pop-up screen 24 and returns to the operation status display screen 22 display. On the operation status display screen 22, “28.0 ° C.” is displayed as the set temperature icon for “air conditioner in living room”.

  When the “cancel” icon is touched instead of touching the “confirm” icon described above, the touch operation when the numerical value of the set temperature is changed to “28” before that is invalidated. As a result, the air conditioner 4 in the living room keeps the set temperature at 27.0 ° C. until then.

  Next, highlighting in the display operation unit 16 will be described. The display operation unit 16 includes a display form setting unit. The display form setting means is a means for highlighting the display of an electric device designated as giving priority to the ease of visual recognition on the screen over other electric devices among a plurality of electric devices. The display mode setting means included in the remote operation display device according to the first embodiment performs highlighting that displays the operating status of the designated electrical device at the top in the list that displays the operating status of the plurality of electrical devices. .

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, on the driving status display screen 22, the operating status of each air conditioner 4 is displayed in the order of “dining air conditioner”, “living room air conditioner”, and “bedroom air conditioner” from the top. This order is assumed to be an order arbitrarily assigned by the remote operation display device in the initial setting, for example.

  Here, it is assumed that the air conditioner 4 in the living room among the plurality of air conditioners 4 in the house is the air conditioner 4 in the room where the user wants to know the driving situation most. When confirming the driving status of the living air conditioner 4 from the driving status display screen 22 shown in FIG. 4, the user firstly displays “Living Air Conditioner” in the second column from the top in the “Air Conditioner Name” column. Make sure. Thereby, the user grasps the display in the second row from the top of the list of driving conditions displayed for each air conditioner 4 as the driving condition for the air conditioner 4 in the living room.

  In order to confirm the operation status of a specific air conditioner 4, the user first confirms in which line the name of the air conditioner is. When information about a plurality of electrical devices is arranged in a list on one operation status display screen 22 as a display in the same form, information about the target air conditioner 4 is displayed in any row. It can be uncertain.

  In this example, although it is desirable for the user that the operation status of the air conditioner 4 in the living room can be most easily grasped, the operation status of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is displayed in the order shown in FIG. It can be difficult to understand at a glance. When the display unit 7 is in a position away from the user, the user goes to a position where the characters displayed on the driving status display screen 22 can be read sufficiently and confirms the display of “living air conditioner”.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting change screen displayed on the display operation unit. The display operation unit 16 switches the screen to the setting change screen 25 in the setting change mode for changing the setting on the operation status display screen 22. The display operation unit 16 may shift to the setting change mode by any operation. The display operation unit 16 displays a setting change screen 25 shown in FIG. 7 when changing the display order of the operation status of each air conditioner 4 on the operation status display screen 22 for the air conditioner 4.

  The setting change screen 25 sets the display order by assigning the name of the air conditioner 4 to each of “air conditioner (1)”, “air conditioner (2)”, “air conditioner (3)”, and “air conditioner (4)”. To do. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 7, “dining air conditioner” is assigned to “air conditioner (1)”, “air conditioner (2)” is assigned to “living room air conditioner”, and “air conditioner (3)” is assigned to “bedroom air conditioner”. It has been. Since there is no air conditioner 4 assigned to “air conditioner (4)”, “(not set)” is displayed.

  According to the setting shown in FIG. 7, the driving status display screen 22 displays the driving status in the order of “dining air conditioner”, “living room air conditioner”, and “bedroom air conditioner” from the top as shown in FIG. Will be.

  On the right side of each of “air conditioner (1)”, “air conditioner (2)”, “air conditioner (3)” and “air conditioner (4)” on the setting change screen 25, a position change button 26 which is a touch switch is provided. ing. On the setting change screen 25, four position change buttons 26 are shown. The position change button 26 is displayed as an icon in which a triangle is drawn.

  The position change button 26 receives a touch operation and changes the assignment of each air conditioner name to “air conditioner (1)”, “air conditioner (2)”, “air conditioner (3)”, and “air conditioner (4)”. The order of display of the operating status of each air conditioner 4 is changed. The position change button 26 functions as a display form setting unit.

  On the setting change screen 25, a name change button 27 which is a touch switch is provided on the right side of each of the air conditioner names “dining air conditioner”, “living room air conditioner”, “bedroom air conditioner”, and “(not set)”. Yes. On the setting change screen 25, four name change buttons 27 are shown. The name change button 27 is displayed as a “change” icon. The name change button 27 receives a touch operation and receives an input for changing the air conditioner name.

  For example, when the display position of “living air conditioner” is moved up, the user touches the position change button 26 located to the right of “air conditioner (2)”. The position change button 26 moves the position of the corresponding air conditioner name up by one line. In FIG. 7, the triangle in the touched position change button 26 is shown as black. The user specifies the air conditioner 4 whose display is to be moved by selecting the position change button 26 to be touched.

  When the user touches the position change button 26 located to the right of “air conditioner (2)” once, the position of “air conditioner in living room” moves from “air conditioner (2)” to “air conditioner (1)”, which is one level higher. Moving. Accordingly, the position of “dining air conditioner” moves from “air conditioner (1)” to “air conditioner (2)” one level below. Accordingly, the position of “living air conditioner” and the position of “dining air conditioner” are switched from the state shown in FIG.

  As a result, the display of “dining air conditioner” moves to the top. Here, the highest level means that when the operation status display screen 22 displays the information of each electrical device as a list arranged in the vertical direction, it is at the top of the list.

  In this manner, the position change button 26 displays the operation status of the air conditioner 4 designated as giving priority to the ease of visual recognition on the screen over the other air conditioners 4 in the list that displays the operation status of the plurality of air conditioners 4. An operation for displaying in the upper level is accepted. When the position change button 26 is operated to change the position where the display position of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is the highest position, the user closes the setting change screen 25 and ends the operation in the setting change mode. The display operation unit 16 sets the display order of the driving status of each air conditioner 4 on the driving status display screen 22 as the operation on the setting change screen 25.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of an operation status display screen that has undergone an operation on the setting change screen. In response to the operation on the setting change screen 25, the driving status display screen 22 has a driving status display for the living air conditioner 4 and a driving status display for the dining air conditioner 4 for the state shown in FIG. It has been replaced. In this way, the display operation unit 16 displays the display of the air conditioner 4 in the living room designated by the user as giving priority to the ease of visual recognition on the screen over the other air conditioners 4, and the operation status of the plurality of air conditioners 4. Display at the top of the list.

  The display order set on the setting change screen 25 is maintained unless the setting change on the setting change screen 25 is performed again. Thereby, whenever the display operation part 16 switches from the separate apparatus management screen 21 to the driving condition display screen 22, the air conditioner 4 of the living room where the user wants to know the driving condition preferentially is always displayed at the highest level. To do.

  The information on the living room air conditioner 4 is always displayed at the highest level on the driving status display screen 22, so that the user can check the driving status of the living room air conditioner 4 from the driving status display screen 22. There is no need to search for the line number. The user can easily grasp at a glance the operation status of the air conditioner 4 in the living room. Even when the display unit 7 is located away from the user, the user can reduce the trouble of walking up to the display unit 7.

  As described above, the remote operation display device has an effect that the user can easily grasp the operation status of the designated electric device from the screens that display the operation status of the plurality of electric devices.

  The display form setting means is not limited to the position change button 26 on the setting change screen 25. The display form setting means may be any means as long as it can change the display position of the operating status of the electric device, and may have any configuration. The method for changing the display position of the operating status of the electrical equipment is not limited to that described in this embodiment, and any method may be used.

  The display form setting means may further have a function of changing the position of the touch switch for switching the screen. Also in this case, the display form setting means is configured as a touch switch on a predetermined setting change screen displayed in the setting change mode, for example.

  For example, the display form setting means changes the position of each touch switch such as “setting”, “power generation record”, “energy saving record”, “individual device management”, etc. arranged on the power display screen 20 shown in FIG. Make it possible. Further, the display form setting means can change the positions of the “TV”, “air conditioner”, “lighting”, and “other” touch switches arranged on the individual device management screen 21 shown in FIG. For example, the user can change the arrangement order of the touch switches so that the touch switch having the highest use frequency among the touch switches is positioned so as to be easily operated by the user.

  When the frequency with which the user confirms the operation status of the air conditioner 4 as individual device information is high, for example, the “air conditioner” icon among the icons arranged on the individual device management screen 21 shown in FIG. It may be the same right end as the “individual device management” icon among the icons arranged on the power display screen 20 shown. The user touches the “individual device management” icon on the power display screen 20 and then touches the “air conditioner” icon on the individual device management screen 21. Just touch. Thereby, in switching to the operation status display screen 22 of the air conditioner 4, it is possible to reduce time and labor when selecting an icon to be touched from a plurality of icons.

  By enabling the position of the touch switch to be changed by the display form setting means, the user can customize the arrangement of the touch switch so as to be easy for the user to use. The display form setting means is not limited to changing the arrangement order of the plurality of touch switches, and the touch switches may be arranged at any position on the screen.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen in the remote operation display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The remote operation display device according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the remote operation display device according to the first embodiment. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description will be omitted as appropriate.

  The display form setting means included in the remote operation display device according to the second embodiment includes a character string font included in a display for a designated electric device, a character string font included in a display for another electric device, and the like. Implement highlighting by making it different. Differentiating fonts means, for example, changing at least one of the typeface, character size, and color.

  In the operation status display screen 22 shown in FIG. 8, the character strings of the air conditioner names “living air conditioner”, “dining air conditioner”, and “bedroom air conditioner” have the same typeface, character size, and color. On the operation status display screen 22 shown in FIG. 9, the character size of the character string “living air conditioner” is larger than the character size of the character strings “dining air conditioner” and “bedroom air conditioner”. In addition, the typeface of the character string “living room air conditioner” is bolded with the typeface of the character string “dining air conditioner” and “bedroom air conditioner”.

  As in the case of the first embodiment, the display form setting means is configured as a touch switch on a predetermined screen, for example. For example, the user instructs to highlight the notation of the air conditioner 4 in the living room by a touch operation on the setting change screen displayed in the setting change mode.

  The display form setting means which is a touch switch at this time uses a font for the air conditioner 4 designated as giving priority to the ease of visual recognition on the screen over the other air conditioners 4 in the list displaying the operation status of the plurality of air conditioners 4. An operation for highlighting by accepting the change is accepted. The display form setting means may be any means as long as it can change the font of the character string in the display of the electric device.

  In response to an operation on the display form setting means, the character string font of “living air conditioner” and the character string of “dining air conditioner” and “bedroom air conditioner” are made different on the driving status display screen 22. And highlight it.

  The font set by the display form setting means is maintained unless the setting change by the display form setting means is performed again. Thereby, whenever the display operation part 16 switches from the separate apparatus management screen 21 to the driving condition display screen 22, the air conditioner name of the air conditioner 4 of the living room where the user wants to know the driving condition preferentially is always displayed. The character size is larger than other air conditioner names and highlighted as bold.

  By displaying the character string of “living air conditioner” conspicuously on the driving status display screen 22, when the user confirms the driving status of the living air conditioner 4 from the driving status display screen 22, the name of each air conditioner name is displayed. The “living air conditioner” can be easily identified from the inside. The user can easily grasp the operation status of the air conditioner 4 in the living room at a glance. Even when the display unit 7 is located away from the user, the user can reduce the trouble of walking up to the display unit 7.

  As described above, the remote operation display device has an effect that the user can easily grasp the operation status of the designated electric device from the screens that display the operation status of the plurality of electric devices.

  The display form setting means only needs to be able to change the font for highlighting to make the characters stand out, and is not limited to changing the character size and character thickness. For example, the display form setting means may change the font by changing the type of fonts such as Mincho and Gothic, and the color of characters.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen in the remote operation display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The remote operation display device according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the remote operation display device according to the first embodiment. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description will be omitted as appropriate.

  The display mode setting means included in the remote operation display device according to the third embodiment performs highlighting by adding an icon to the display about the designated electrical device. The operation status display screen 22 shown in FIG. 10 has an icon 28 with an arrow mark on the left side of the air conditioner name “living air conditioner”.

  As in the case of the first embodiment, the display form setting means is configured as a touch switch on a predetermined screen, for example. For example, the user instructs to highlight the notation of the air conditioner 4 in the living room by a touch operation on the setting change screen displayed in the setting change mode.

  At this time, the display form setting means, which is a touch switch, displays an icon for the air conditioner 4 designated as giving priority to the ease of visual recognition on the screen over the other air conditioners 4 in the list displaying the operation status of the plurality of air conditioners 4. An operation for highlighting by accepting 28 is accepted. The display form setting means may be any configuration as long as the icon 28 can be attached to the display about the electrical equipment.

  In response to an operation on the display mode setting means, an icon 28 is added to the left of “living air conditioner” on the driving status display screen 22. The display of the icon 28 given by the display form setting means is maintained unless the setting change by the display form setting means is performed again.

  As a result, the display operation unit 16 always displays the icon 28 for the air conditioner 4 in the living room that the user wants to know the driving situation preferentially every time the individual device management screen 21 is switched to the driving situation display screen 22. It highlights by attaching.

  When the icon 28 is added to the beginning of the air conditioner name “living air conditioner” on the driving status display screen 22, when the user confirms the driving status of the living air conditioner 4 from the driving status display screen 22, each air conditioner name is displayed. The "living air conditioner" can be easily identified from the list. The user can easily grasp the operation status of the air conditioner 4 in the living room at a glance. Even when the display unit 7 is located away from the user, the user can reduce the trouble of walking up to the display unit 7.

  As described above, the remote operation display device has an effect that the user can easily grasp the operation status of the designated electric device from the screens that display the operation status of the plurality of electric devices.

  The icon 28 to be highlighted is not particularly limited to the one described in the present embodiment, as long as the icon 28 highlights information about the electrical device specified by the user. The design, figure, and position of the mark used as the icon 28 are arbitrary.

  The display operation unit 16 is not limited to the case where the icon 28 is added only to the electric device designated by the user. The display operation unit 16 may attach an icon to each electric device and perform highlighting by changing the color, design, figure, etc. of the mark used as the icon. Also in this case, the user can easily grasp the operation status of the designated electrical device from the screen displaying the operation status of the plurality of electrical devices.

  The remote operation display device according to each embodiment is not connected to the solar power generation system, and may be a device exclusively for remote operation of each electric device in the house and display of the operation status. Also in this case, the remote operation display device can obtain an effect that the user can easily grasp the operation status of the designated electric device from the screen displaying the operation status of the plurality of electric devices.

  In the case of a remote operation display device connected to a photovoltaic power generation system, the amount of information to be displayed on the screen is significantly increased compared to a case specialized in remote operation of electric equipment and display of operation status. Regarding the photovoltaic power generation system, for example, there are various types of information included in the display, such as instantaneous power generation, accumulated power generation amount, power generation amount in an arbitrary period, power and power amount related to selling, power and power amount related to power purchase, etc. Can be considered.

  The remote operation display device becomes difficult to grasp the contents of display as the information to be displayed on the screen increases. For this reason, the remote operation display device may adopt a screen configuration that appropriately incorporates screen switching in order to display detailed information in an easy-to-understand manner.

  In the case of a remote operation display device connected to the photovoltaic power generation system, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and the like, switching between hierarchically configured screens is adopted. When screen switching is performed, it is desirable that the user quickly perform switching to a screen that displays information that the user wants to check, and that the user can quickly grasp the information desired to know on the screen without hesitation. Therefore, the remote operation display device according to the present invention has a more remarkable effect by allowing the display form setting means to quickly grasp information that the user wants to know.

  Although the remote operation display device according to the embodiment uses a wireless LAN as a communication unit between the measurement unit 6, the display unit 7, and the air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device, the present invention is not limited to this. The remote operation display device may use wireless communication other than the wireless LAN, for example, communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), wired LAN, and power line carrier.

  The electric device to be displayed and operated by the remote operation display device may be other than the air conditioner 4. In addition to the air conditioner 4, the remote operation display device is suitable for remote operation and display of electric devices having a plurality of operating states such as lighting devices, water heaters, televisions, and the like. The remote operation display device displays the power information of the photovoltaic power generation system, and is useful for supporting energy conservation practices by the user by displaying the operating status of the electrical device and by remotely operating the electrical device by the user. It is.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solar cell array, 2 Power conditioner, 3 Distribution board, 4 Air conditioner, 5 Output line, 6 Measuring unit, 7 Display unit, 8 Communication line, 9 Current sensor, 10 Current sensor input part, 11 Current for electric power purchase / purchase detection Sensor, 12 Current sensor, 13 Power line, 14 Transmitter, 15 Transmitter / receiver, 16 Display / operation unit, 17 Transmitter / receiver, 20 Power display screen, 21 Individual device management screen, 22 Operating status display screen, 23, 24 Pop-up screen, 25 Setting change screen, 26 position change button, 27 name change button, 28 icon.

Claims (7)

A display operation unit for displaying an operation status of the plurality of electric devices and receiving an input operation for remotely operating the operations of the plurality of electric devices;
Transmitting / receiving means for transmitting an operation instruction according to the input operation to the plurality of electric devices, and receiving information on the driving situation from the plurality of electric devices, and
The display operation unit is a display mode setting unit for highlighting display of an electric device designated as a priority of the ease of visual recognition on the screen over other electric devices among the plurality of electric devices. A remote operation display device comprising:   The display form setting means implements the highlighting that displays the operation status of the designated electrical device at the top in a list that displays the operation status of the plurality of electrical devices. Item 12. The remote control display device according to Item 1.   The display form setting means performs the highlighting by making the font of the character string included in the display for the designated electric device different from the font of the character string included in the display for the other electric device. The remote operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the remote operation display device is implemented.   The remote operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the display form setting unit performs the highlighting by adding an icon to the display about the designated electrical device. The display operation unit includes a touch switch for switching between screens,
The remote operation display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display form setting unit further includes a function of changing a position of the touch switch.   The display operation unit switches between an operation status display screen that displays the operation status and a power display screen that displays data of generated power of a photovoltaic power generation system capable of supplying generated power to the plurality of electric devices. The remote control display device according to claim 1, wherein the remote control display device can be used. A display unit comprising the display operation unit and the transmission / reception means;
A measurement unit for measuring the generated power of the solar power generation system,
The remote operation display device according to claim 6, wherein the transmission / reception unit of the display unit receives data of the generated power, which is a measurement result of the measurement unit, from the measurement unit.

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