JP6896613B2 - Electrical management system, management equipment, electrical management method and computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to electrical management systems, management devices, electrical management methods and computer programs.

Conventionally, there is known a technique for charging a person who uses an outlet according to the power consumption (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-250565 Japanese Patent No. 5258494

In recent years, the diversification of accommodation facilities has made it possible for guests to choose accommodation facilities that suit them. In such a situation, it can be assumed that there are some guests who use the electrical equipment used in the accommodation facility and some who do not. For this reason, instead of a flat-rate billing that includes a flat electricity rate for all guests, a pay-as-you-go system that charges guests who use electrical equipment according to the electricity used by the electrical equipment. It is conceivable to adopt billing. On the other hand, in the case of pay-as-you-go billing, guests may be inconvenienced by using too much electrical equipment and incurring high electricity charges, or by refraining from using electrical equipment due to concern about electricity charges. There is sex. However, although it is possible to realize the pay-as-you-go billing of electricity charges by the above-mentioned conventional technique, such inconvenience of the guest in the pay-as-you-go billing of the electric power used in the electric equipment used in the accommodation facility. It is not considered until it is resolved.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience of the guest in the pay-as-you-go billing of the electric power used in the electric equipment used in the accommodation facility.

(1) One aspect of the present invention is to use a usage contract information storage unit for storing usage contract information indicating a usage contract of a guest for an electrical device used in an accommodation facility, and the amount of power used by the electrical device. A measurement unit that measures in units of contracts, and a control unit that limits the power supply in units of the usage contract when the upper limit of the power consumption of the usage contract is reached based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit. And a power supply unit that supplies power to the electric device according to the control of the control unit, and a recording unit that records the power consumption information of the unit of the usage contract based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit. The unit of the usage contract is a guest room unit and an electric device unit, and the measuring unit is a guest room unit measuring means for measuring the power consumption of the electric device in the guest room unit. It is provided with an electric device unit measuring means for measuring the amount of power used by the electric device in the electric device unit, and the measuring unit is a contract for the use of the guest among the guest room unit measuring means and the electric device unit measuring means. The amount of electric power used by the electric device is measured by the means corresponding to the unit, and the control unit limits the power supply in the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit. It is an electric management system that records the power consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electrical equipment unit.
(2) In one aspect of the present invention, in the electric management system of the above (1), the control unit controls the electric device to be subject to power supply according to the priority of the electric device of the usage contract. It is an electrical management system that decides.
(3) One aspect of the present invention is the prepaid information storage unit that stores the prepaid information indicating the prepaid amount of the guest in the electric management system according to any one of (1) or (2) above, and the usage contract. It is provided with an electricity charge calculation unit that calculates an electricity charge corresponding to the amount of electricity used in units, and the control unit supplies power in units of the usage contract according to the difference between the prepaid amount and the electricity charge. It is an electrical management system that limits.
(4) One aspect of the present invention is the electric device based on the difference between the prepaid amount and the electric charge and the electric charge required to use the electric device in the electric management system of the above (3). The control unit is an electric management system that limits the power supply in units of the usage contract based on the estimation result of the usable status of the electric device. is there.
(5) One aspect of the present invention is the electric device based on the difference between the prepaid amount and the electric charge and the electric charge required for using the electric device in the electric management system of the above (3). It is an electric management system including an electric device status estimation unit that estimates the usable state of the electric device, and a notification unit that notifies advice information of the electric device based on the estimation result of the usable state of the electric device.

(6) One aspect of the present invention includes a usage contract information storage unit that stores usage contract information indicating a guest's usage contract for electrical equipment used in an accommodation facility, and the usage contract information storage unit measured in units of the usage contract. Based on the measured value of the electric energy used by the electric device, when the upper limit of the electric energy used in the usage contract is reached, the control unit that limits the power supply in the unit of the usage contract and the measured value of the power consumption It is a management device including a recording unit for recording electric energy consumption information of the unit of the usage contract, and the unit of the usage contract is provided with a guest room unit and an electric device unit, and the control unit is a guest room. Of the unit and the electric device unit, the power supply is restricted by the unit of the guest's usage contract, and the recording unit uses the electric energy information of the guest's usage contract unit among the guest room unit and the electric device unit. It is a management device that records.

(7) In one aspect of the present invention, the usage contract information storage unit has a usage contract information storage step for storing usage contract information indicating the usage contract of the guest for the electrical equipment used in the accommodation facility, and the measurement unit has a usage contract information storage unit. , The measurement step of measuring the electric energy used in the electric device in the unit of the used contract, and the control unit reaches the upper limit of the electric energy used in the used contract based on the measured value of the electric energy used by the measuring unit. Then, a control step that limits the power supply in units of the usage contract, a power supply step in which the power supply unit supplies power to the electric device according to the control of the control unit, and a recording unit use the measurement unit. It is an electric energy management method including a recording step of recording electric energy information of the unit of the usage contract based on the measured value of the electric energy, and the unit of the usage contract is provided by a guest room unit and an electric equipment unit. The measuring unit includes a guest room unit measuring means for measuring the electric energy used by the electric device in the guest room unit and an electric device unit measuring means for measuring the electric energy used in the electric device in the electric device unit. Measures the electric energy of the electric device by the means corresponding to the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit measuring means and the electric device unit measuring means, and the control unit measures the electric energy of the guest room unit and the electric device. Of the units, the power supply is restricted by the unit of the guest's usage contract, and the recording unit records the electric energy consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electrical equipment unit. It is an electric management method.

(8) One aspect of the present invention is a usage contract information storage function for storing usage contract information indicating a guest's usage contract for electrical equipment used in an accommodation facility, and measurement in units of the usage contract. Based on the measured value of the electric energy used by the electric device, when the upper limit of the electric energy of the electric equipment is reached, the control function for limiting the power supply in the unit of the electric equipment and the measurement of the electric energy of the electric equipment are performed. It is a computer program for realizing a recording function for recording electric energy consumption information of the unit of the usage contract based on the value, and the unit of the usage contract is provided as a guest room unit and an electric device unit. The control function limits the power supply by the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit, and the recording function is the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit. It is a computer program that records unit power consumption information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of the guest in the pay-as-you-go billing of the electric power used in the electric equipment used in the accommodation facility.

It is a block block diagram which shows the structural example of the electric management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the use contract information which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the electric energy consumption information which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the prepaid information which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of the electric management method which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the monitor screen of the terminal 30 which concerns on one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing a configuration example of an electrical management system according to an embodiment. In FIG. 1, the accommodation facility 1 is provided with a plurality of electrical devices 2 used in the accommodation facility 1. Further, the accommodation facility 1 is provided with a measuring unit 3 for measuring the amount of electric power used by the electric device 2 and a power supply unit 4 for supplying electric power to the electric device 2.

The management device 10 is a device that manages the use of electricity in the accommodation facility 1. The management device 10 includes a control unit 11, a usage contract information storage unit 12, a recording unit 13, a prepaid information storage unit 14, an electricity charge calculation unit 15, an electric device status estimation unit 16, a notification unit 17, and the like. To be equipped. The control unit 11 and the measurement unit 3 send and receive data by communication. The control unit 11 and the power supply unit 4 transmit and receive data by communication.

The reservation server 40 is a server that performs reservation processing for accommodation in accommodation facility 1. The reservation server 40 sends and receives data related to the reservation of the accommodation facility 1 to and from the terminal 30 by communication. The billing server 50 is a server that performs billing processing for accommodation in the accommodation facility 1. The reservation server 40 and the billing server 50 send and receive data by communication. The billing server 50 and the management device 10 send and receive data by communication.

The measuring unit 3 measures the amount of power used by the electric device 2 in units of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2. The measuring unit 3 transmits the measured value of the electric energy used to the control unit 11. The unit of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 includes a guest room unit and an electric device unit.

When measuring the electric energy of the electric device 2 for each guest room, the measuring unit 3 collectively measures the electric energy of all the electric devices 2 provided in the guest room without distinguishing the electric devices 2. Therefore, the measured value when measuring the electric energy consumption of the electric device 2 for each guest room is the total electric energy consumption of all the electric devices 2 provided in the guest room.

When measuring the electric energy used by the electric device 2 for each electric device, the measuring unit 3 individually measures the electric energy used by each electric device 2 provided in the guest room, distinguishing the electric device 2. Therefore, the measured value when measuring the electric energy of the electric device 2 for each electric device is the individual electric energy of each electric device 2 provided in the guest room.

As the measuring unit 3, a measuring instrument for measuring the amount of power used may be provided for each outlet paired with the electric device 2. In this case, the measured value of the measuring instrument of one outlet becomes the individual power consumption of the electric device 2 paired with the outlet. In addition, a measuring instrument for measuring the total amount of power used may be provided on the switchboard of the guest room.

Alternatively, the measuring unit 3 estimates the individual power consumption of each electric device 2 in the guest room based on the measuring instrument that measures the total power consumption of each guest room and the measured value of the total power consumption of each guest room. An estimation calculation unit that performs estimation processing may be provided. The estimation calculation unit is based on the information on the change in the measured value of the total power consumption (changed time and change amount) and the reference value of the power consumption of each electric device 2, and the electric device 2 and the electric device 2 that have started to be used. The electric device 2 that has been used up is specified, and the estimated value of the individual electric energy consumption of the specified electric device 2 is calculated.

The power supply unit 4 supplies electric power to the electric device 2 according to the control of the control unit 11. The power supply unit 4 may be provided with a switch for switching on / off of the power supply for each outlet paired with the electric device 2. As a result, the power supply can be switched on and off individually for each electric device 2. Further, as the power supply unit 4, the switchboard of the guest room may be provided with a switch for switching on / off of the supply of all power to the guest room. This makes it possible to switch the power supply on and off for all guest rooms at once.

The control unit 11 has a control function related to the use of electricity in the accommodation facility 1. When the control unit 11 reaches the upper limit of the power consumption of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit 3, the control unit 11 limits the power supply in the unit of the usage contract. .. The control unit 11 instructs the power supply unit 4 to limit the power supply. As a method of limiting the power supply, the power supply to all the electric devices 2 in the guest room may be stopped, or the power supply to only a part of the electric devices 2 in the guest room may be stopped. May be good.

The usage contract information storage unit 12 stores usage contract information indicating the usage contract of the guest for the electric device 2 used in the accommodation facility 1. The usage contract information is the usage equipment information that specifies the electrical equipment 2 (equipment used) used by the guest, and the usage contract unit that indicates the unit (room unit or electrical equipment unit) of the guest's usage contract for the electrical equipment 2. Includes information and upper limit information on the amount of power used that indicates the upper limit of the amount of power used. The equipment used information includes the electrical equipment identification information (electrical equipment ID) of the equipment used.

As an example of this embodiment, as the designation of the electric device 2 used by the guest, the electric device 2 of the basic plan (basic plan device) and the optional electric device 2 (optional device) to be added in addition to the basic plan device. Can be specified. As an example of this embodiment, the basic plan device is an electric device 2 which is considered to be the minimum necessary for living in the guest room, such as a lamp in the guest room. As an example of this embodiment, the optional equipment is an electric device 2 other than the electric device 2 considered to be the minimum necessary for living in the guest room, such as an air conditioner, a rice cooker, an electronic cooker, a water heater, a washing machine, and a dryer. is there.
The upper limit of the amount of power used is an instantaneous value and an integrated value.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of usage contract information according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 2, the usage contract information of each guest is provided for each usage contract identification information (use contract ID) of the guest. In the example of FIG. 2, the usage contract information includes the usage equipment information, the usage contract unit information, the upper limit information of the power consumption amount, and the accommodation information in association with the usage contract ID of the guest. The accommodation information has a period (accommodation period) in which the guest stays at the accommodation facility 1 and a room number.

In FIG. 2, for example, a guest with a usage contract ID “UID_101” designates a basic plan device, an optional device A, an optional device B, and an optional device F as the electrical device 2 used in the accommodation facility 1. Further, the guest of the usage contract ID "UID_101" designates an electric device unit as a unit of the usage contract. Further, as the priority of using the optional device, the priority of the optional device A is "high", the priority of the optional device B is "low", and the priority of the optional device F is "medium". Further, the guest of the usage contract ID "UID_101" specifies an instantaneous value "X" and an integrated value "Y" as the upper limit of the amount of power used. The accommodation period of the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_101" is from November x-day to November y-day, 2017.

Further, the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_105" has designated the basic plan device and the optional device A as the electrical device 2 used in the accommodation facility 1. In addition, the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_105" specifies the guest room unit as the unit of the usage contract. In addition, the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_105" specifies the integrated value "Y" as the upper limit of the amount of power used. In addition, the accommodation period of the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_105" is from November x-day to December z-day of 2017.

The recording unit 13 records the power consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit 3. The power consumption information of the unit of the usage contract (room unit or electrical equipment unit) may be the total power consumption during the accommodation period or the power consumption for each time zone of the accommodation period. Or, it may be both the total electric energy used and the electric energy used for each time zone.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of power consumption information according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 3, the power consumption information of each guest is provided for each usage contract ID. In the example of FIG. 3, the power consumption information has information indicating the power consumption in the unit of the usage contract (room unit or electric device unit) in association with the usage contract ID of the guest.

In FIG. 3, for example, since the unit of the usage contract is the electric device unit for the guest of the usage contract ID “UID_101”, the power consumption amount of the electric device unit is used as the power consumption information of the usage contract ID “UID_101” (FIG. 3). In the example of 3, the total amount of electricity used during the accommodation period) is shown. Specifically, the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_101" uses the power consumption "Y_101" in the basic plan device, uses the power consumption "Y_101A" in the option device A, and uses the power consumption "Y_101A" in the option device B. It is shown that "Y_101B" is used and the electric energy "Y_101F" is used in the optional device F.

Further, since the unit of the usage contract is the guest room unit for the guest of the usage contract ID "UID_105", the power consumption amount of the guest room unit (in the example of FIG. 3, as the power consumption amount information of the usage contract ID "UID_105"). The total amount of electricity used during the stay) is shown. Specifically, it is shown that the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_105" used the power consumption "Y_105" in combination with the basic plan device and the option device A, which are the devices used.

The prepayment information storage unit 14 stores prepayment information indicating the prepayment amount of the guest. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of prepaid information according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 4, prepaid information for each guest is provided for each usage contract ID. In the example of FIG. 4, the prepayment information has information indicating the prepayment amount in association with the usage contract ID of the guest. In FIG. 4, for example, it is shown that the guest with the usage contract ID “UID_101” paid 10,000 yen in advance. In addition, it is shown that the guest with the usage contract ID "UID_105" paid 2,000 yen in advance.

The electricity charge calculation unit 15 calculates the electricity charge corresponding to the amount of electricity used in the unit of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2. The calculation formula for calculating the electricity charge from the amount of electric power used is set in the management device 10 in advance.

The electrical equipment status estimation unit 16 uses the availability status of the electrical equipment 2 used by the guest based on the difference between the prepaid amount of the guest and the electricity charge calculated by the electricity charge calculation unit 15 for the guest. To estimate. The usable status of the electric device 2 includes, for example, the usable time of the electric device 2 and the functions that can be performed by the electric device 2. As a function that can be performed by the electric device 2, for example, among the function of cooking rice and the function of keeping warm in a rice cooker, the rice can be kept warm for, for example, 3 hours, but the rice cannot be cooked.

The notification unit 17 notifies the advice information of the electric device 2 based on the estimation result of the usable state of the electric device 2 of the electric device status estimation unit 16. As the advice information of the electric device 2, for example, there are the usable time of the electric device 2, whether or not the function of the electric device 2 can be performed, and the recommendation of an additional amount to be paid in advance. Whether or not the function of the electric device 2 can be performed includes, for example, notifying as advice information whether or not the rice is cooked in the rice cooker. In addition, as a recommendation of the additional amount of prepayment, for example, it is possible to notify as advice information that an additional 100 yen is required to cook rice with a rice cooker.

As a method of notifying the advice information, a notification device for notifying the advice information by voice reproduction or screen display is provided in the guest room, the advice information is transmitted from the management device 10 to the notification device by communication, and the advice information is notified by the notification device (voice reproduction). Or screen display). Alternatively, the advisory information may be sent to the guest by using a communication means capable of communicating with a specific individual such as e-mail or SNS (social networking service).

Next, the operation of the electric management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the electrical management method according to the present embodiment.

(Step S1) The user uses the terminal 30 to access the reservation server 40 using his / her own user identification information (user ID), and performs the reservation procedure for the accommodation facility 1. In the reservation procedure of the accommodation facility 1, the guest's usage contract information is input to the reservation server 40 by the terminal 30. The reservation server 40 issues a usage contract ID of the guest, and records the usage contract ID and the usage contract information input from the terminal 30 in association with the user ID of the user. The reservation server 40 transmits the guest's usage contract ID to the user's terminal 30. The user notifies the guest of the usage contract ID received from the reservation server 40 by the terminal 30. The reservation server 40 transmits the user ID of the user, the usage contract ID of the guest, and the usage contract information to the billing server 50.

The user may set the prepaid license setting on the reservation server 40 to allow the guest of the usage contract ID to use his / her prepaid amount. When the prepaid license is set by the user, the reservation server 40 transmits the user ID of the user, the information with the prepaid license, and the usage contract ID and the usage contract information of the guest to the billing server 50.

When the user ID of the user received from the reservation server 40 has a prepaid license, the billing server 50 obtains the prepaid information of the user ID and the usage contract ID and usage contract information of the guest received from the reservation server 40. It is transmitted to the management device 10. If there is no prepaid license for the user ID of the user received from the reservation server 40, the billing server 50 transmits the usage contract ID and usage contract information of the guest received from the reservation server 40 to the management device 10.

The management device 10 stores the usage contract ID and the usage contract information of the guest received from the billing server 50 in the usage contract information storage unit 12 in association with each other. Further, the management device 10 stores the guest's usage contract ID and the prepayment information received from the billing server 50 in the prepayment information storage unit 14 in association with each other. The room number in the usage contract information may be determined at the time of check-in of the guest and included in the usage contract information.

Next, when the management device 10 is notified that the guest with the usage contract ID has checked in to the accommodation facility 1, the management device 10 starts controlling the use of electricity in the accommodation facility 1 for the usage contract ID. .. After check-in, the guest starts to use the electric device 2 (equipment used) specified in the device information used among the electric devices 2 provided in the guest room of the accommodation facility 1.

(Step S2) The guest performs an operation for using the electric device 2 provided in the guest room from the terminal of the guest room. When the terminal in the guest room receives the operation, it transmits a usage request signal of the electric device 2 to be used to the power supply unit 4. When the power supply unit 4 receives the usage request signal of the electric device 2 to be used, the power supply unit 4 transmits a usage request message indicating the usage request of the electric device 2 to be used to the control unit 11 of the management device 10. The usage request message includes the electric device ID of the electric device 2 to be used and the room number of the guest room provided with the electric device 2 to be used.

(Step S3) The control unit 11 of the management device 10 determines whether or not to use the electric device 2 to be used in the usage request message received from the power supply unit 4. A method of determining whether or not the electric device 2 to be used can be used will be described. The control unit 11 uses the electric device ID of the electric device 2 to be used as a search key to search for the electric device 2 to be used from the used device information in the usage contract information of the usage contract information storage unit 12. The control unit 11 uses electricity when the accommodation period of the usage contract ID corresponding to the electric device 2 to be used found by the search includes today and the room number matches the room number in the usage request message. It is determined that the use of the device 2 is permitted. When permitting the use of the electric device 2 to be used, the control unit 11 returns a use permission message indicating the use permission of the electric device 2 to be used to the power supply unit 4.

On the other hand, the control unit 11 includes today when the electric device 2 to be used is not found by the search and the accommodation period of the usage contract ID corresponding to the electric device 2 to be used found by the search. If there is no room number or the room number does not match the room number in the usage request message, it is determined that the use of the electrical device 2 to be used is not permitted. When the control unit 11 does not permit the use of the electric device 2 to be used, the control unit 11 does not reply to the power supply unit 4 with a usage permission message indicating the permission to use the electric device 2 to be used, or the electric device to be used. A usage denial message indicating the usage denial of 2 is returned to the power supply unit 4.

(Step S4) Upon receiving the usage permission message from the control unit 11, the power supply unit 4 starts supplying power to the electric device 2 to be used. As a result, the guest can use the electric device 2 to be used.

(Step S5) The measuring unit 3 measures the electric energy used by the electric device 2 in units of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2. The measuring unit 3 transmits the measured value of the electric energy used to the control unit 11. The unit of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 is notified from the control unit 11 to the measurement unit 3.

For example, the control unit 11 acquires the unit “electrical device unit” of the usage contract of the room number “Room 101” from the usage contract information and notifies the measurement unit 3. As a result, the measuring unit 3 measures the electric energy used by the electric device 2 for each electric device in the guest room with the room number "Room 101". The measurement unit 3 transmits the measured value of the individual power consumption of each electric device 2 provided in the guest room of the room number “Room 101” to the control unit 11.

Further, the control unit 11 acquires, for example, the unit "room unit" of the usage contract of the room number "room 105" from the usage contract information and notifies the measurement unit 3. As a result, the measuring unit 3 measures the electric energy consumption of the electric device 2 for each guest room in the guest room of the room number “Room 105”. The measurement unit 3 transmits to the control unit 11 the measured values of the total power consumption of all the electric devices 2 provided in the guest room of the room number “Room 105”.

(Step S6) The control unit 11 passes the measured value of the amount of power used received from the measurement unit 3 to the recording unit 13 and records it. For example, when the control unit 11 receives from the measurement unit 3 the measured value of the individual electric energy of each electric device 2 provided in the guest room of the room number "Room 101", the control unit 11 receives the measured value of the individual electric energy of each electric device 2. The measured value is recorded in the electric energy consumption information of the recording unit 13 in association with the usage contract ID "UID_101" corresponding to the room number "Room 101" of the usage contract information. Further, for example, when the control unit 11 receives from the measurement unit 3 the measured values of the total electric energy of all the electric devices 2 provided in the guest room of the room number "Room 105", the control unit 11 is the total of all the electric devices 2. The measured value of the electric energy used is recorded in the electric energy information of the recording unit 13 in association with the electric energy usage contract ID "UID_105" corresponding to the room number "Room 105" of the electric energy usage contract information.

(Step S7) The control unit 11 determines the limitation of the power supply for each usage contract ID. An example of the power supply limit determination method will be described below.

When the control unit 11 reaches the upper limit of the power consumption of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit 3, the control unit 11 limits the power supply in the unit of the usage contract. .. An example of this power supply limiting method will be described below.

(Example of power supply limiting method for each electrical device)
An example of a power supply limiting method for each electric device will be described. For example, since the usage contract ID "UID_101" is the usage contract unit information "electric device unit", the total value of the total power consumption of each electric device 2 in the power consumption information and the use of the upper limit information of the power consumption The upper limit of the electric energy is compared with the "integrated value" Y "", and when the "integrated value" Y "" is reached, the electric power supply is restricted for each electric device. In addition, the one-time measurement value of the electric energy used by the measuring unit 3 is compared with the upper limit "instantaneous value" X "" of the electric energy used in the upper limit information of the electric energy used, and the "instantaneous value" X "" is reached. In some cases, the power supply is limited for each electrical device.

As an example of this embodiment of the power supply limiting method for each electric device, the power supply to only the optional device among the used devices is stopped. As an example of this embodiment, since the basic plan device is an electric device 2 that is considered to be the minimum necessary for living in the guest room, such as a lamp in the guest room, the power supply to the basic plan device is stopped. This is because it is preferable not to do so. If the usage priority of the optional device is included in the used device information, the power supply to the optional device having the lower priority is stopped. On the other hand, when the priority of using the optional device is not included in the used device information, the power supply to the optional device having the larger reference value of the amount of power used is stopped.

In addition, when the one-time measurement value of the power consumption of the measurement unit 3 reaches the upper limit "instantaneous value" X "" of the power consumption, when the electric device 2 subject to the measurement value is an optional device. Stop supplying power to the optional equipment.
The above is the explanation of the power supply limiting method for each electric device.

(Power supply restriction method for each guest room)
The method of limiting the power supply for each guest room will be described. For example, since the usage contract ID "UID_105" is the usage contract unit information "guest unit", the usage power amount of the power consumption information and the upper limit information of the power consumption amount are the upper limit "integrated value" Y "". When the "integrated value" Y "" is reached, the power supply is limited for each guest room. Even in this case, as an example of the present embodiment, the basic plan device is an electric device 2 which is considered to be the minimum necessary for living in the guest room, such as a lamp in the guest room. It is preferable not to stop the supply of.
The above is the explanation of the power supply restriction method for each guest room.

Other power supply limit determination methods will be described below.

(Example of power supply limit judgment method based on prepaid amount)
The control unit 11 may limit the power supply in units of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 according to the difference between the prepaid amount and the electricity charge calculated by the electricity charge calculation unit 15.

For example, for the usage contract ID "UID_101", the prepaid amount of the prepaid information is "10,000 yen". The electricity charge calculation unit 15 calculates the electricity charge corresponding to the electric energy "Y_101", "Y_101A", "Y_101B", and "Y_101F" of each electric device 2 in the electric energy consumption information for the usage contract ID "UID_101". To do. The control unit 11 compares the total amount of the electricity charges of the calculation result with the prepaid amount of "10,000 yen", and according to the difference, the unit of the usage contract "electric device unit" of the usage contract ID "UID_101". To limit the power supply.

Further, for example, for the usage contract ID "UID_105", the prepaid amount of the prepaid information is "2,000 yen". The electricity charge calculation unit 15 calculates the electricity charge corresponding to the electric energy consumption "Y_105" in the electric energy consumption information for the usage contract ID "UID_105". The control unit 11 compares the electricity charge of the calculation result with the prepaid amount of "2,000 yen", and supplies power in the unit of the usage contract "guest room unit" of the usage contract ID "UID_105" according to the difference. Restrict.

An example of a power supply limiting method based on the prepaid amount will be described below. As an example of the present embodiment, as an example of the power supply limiting method for each unit of the usage contract, the above-mentioned example of the power supply limiting method for each electric device and the example of the power supply limiting method for each guest room are applied.

(Example 1 of power supply restriction method based on prepaid amount)
When the total amount of electricity charges reaches the prepaid amount, the power supply is restricted in units of usage contracts.

(Example 2 of power supply restriction method based on prepaid amount)
When the difference between the result of subtracting the total amount of electricity charges from the prepaid amount is less than the specified amount, the power supply is restricted in units of the usage contract.
The above is an explanation of an example of the power supply limit determination method based on the prepaid amount.

(Example of power supply limit judgment method based on the availability of electrical equipment)
The control unit 11 may limit the power supply in units of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 based on the estimation result of the usable state of the electric device 2 by the electric device status estimation unit 16.

For example, for the usage contract ID "UID_101", the prepaid amount of the prepaid information is "10,000 yen". The electricity charge calculation unit 15 calculates the electricity charge corresponding to the electric energy "Y_101", "Y_101A", "Y_101B", and "Y_101F" of each electric device 2 in the electric energy consumption information for the usage contract ID "UID_101". To do. The electric device status estimation unit 16 compares the total amount of the electricity charges of the calculation result with the prepaid amount "10,000 yen", and based on the difference, the usable device of the usage contract ID "UID_101" can be used. Estimate the situation. The control unit 11 limits the power supply of the usage contract ID "UID_101" in the unit "electrical device unit" of the usage contract of the usage contract ID "UID_101" based on the estimation result of the usable status of each used device. For example, if the estimation result of the usable condition of the rice cooker is "the rice cannot be cooked", the power supply to the rice cooker is stopped. As a result, the rice cooker cannot be used, so that it is possible to prevent the guest from operating the rice cooker in an attempt to cook the rice and preventing the rice from being cooked.

Further, for example, for the usage contract ID "UID_105", the prepaid amount of the prepaid information is "2,000 yen". The electricity charge calculation unit 15 calculates the electricity charge corresponding to the electric energy consumption "Y_105" in the electric energy consumption information for the usage contract ID "UID_105". The electric device status estimation unit 16 compares the electricity charge of the calculation result with the prepaid amount "2,000 yen", and estimates the usable status of each device with the usage contract ID "UID_105" based on the difference. To do. The control unit 11 limits the power supply of the usage contract ID “UID_105” in the unit “guest unit” of the usage contract of the usage contract ID “UID_105” based on the estimation result of the usable status of each device used. For example, if there is an estimation result that cannot be sufficiently performed as a function of the electric device 2 among the estimation results of the usable status of each used device of the usage contract ID "UID_105", the usage contract ID "UID_105" is used. The power supply is restricted by the unit of the usage contract "room unit". For example, if the estimation result of the usable status of the rice cooker among the devices used with the usage contract ID "UID_105" is "rice cannot be cooked", the unit of the usage contract with the usage contract ID "UID_105" is ". Limit power supply on a room-by-room basis. As an example of this embodiment, the above-mentioned example of the power supply limiting method for each guest room is applied to the power supply limiting method for each guest room.
The above is an explanation of an example of a power supply limit determination method based on the availability of electrical equipment.

The above is an explanation of an example of the power supply limit determination method.

(Step S8) The control unit 11 transmits a usage stop request message to the power supply unit 4 according to the determination result of the power supply limitation in step S7. The usage suspension request message includes the electric device ID of the electric device 2 for which the power supply is to be stopped, and the room number of the guest room provided with the electric device 2.

(Step S9) When the power supply unit 4 receives the usage stop request message from the control unit 11, the power supply unit 4 stops the power supply to the target electric device 2 for which the power supply is stopped. As a result, the guest cannot use the electric device 2.

Next, when the management device 10 is notified that the guest with the usage contract ID has checked out the accommodation facility 1, the management device 10 ends the control related to the use of electricity in the accommodation facility 1 for the usage contract ID. .. Upon check-out, the guest terminates the use of the electrical equipment 2 provided in the guest room of the accommodation facility 1.

(Step S10) The management device 10 transmits the usage contract ID and the billing information of the checked-out guest to the billing server 50. The billing information is the electricity bill information of the guest who checked out. The billing information may be the power consumption information of the usage contract ID of the guest who checked out. Alternatively, the billing information may be the electricity bill calculated by the electricity bill calculation unit 15 using the power consumption information of the usage contract ID of the checked-out guest.

(Step S11) The billing server 50 transmits a billing notification based on the billing information received from the management device 10 to the reservation server 40. The billing notification is obtained by subtracting the prepaid amount of the prepaid information of the user ID of the user who has the prepaid license for the guest of the usage contract ID from the electricity charge based on the billing information of the usage contract ID received from the management device 10. Includes the electricity bill, which indicates the amount of the remaining electricity charges as a result of the above. If the prepaid amount is larger than the electricity charge based on the charge information of the usage contract ID received from the management device 10, the electricity charge charge amount is 0 yen. The billing server 50 uses the balance of the prepaid information of the user ID of the user, which is obtained by subtracting the electricity charge based on the billing information of the usage contract ID received from the management device 10 from the prepaid amount of the prepaid information of the user ID of the user. As the prepaid amount after the update, the prepaid information of the user ID of the user is updated.

(Step S12) The reservation server 40 transmits a billing notification based on the billing notification received from the billing server 50 to the user's terminal 30. The billing notification includes the electricity billing amount of the billing notification received from the billing server 50. Further, the billing notification may include the electricity billing amount of the billing notification received from the billing server 50 and the price other than the electricity bill of the accommodation facility 1 (for example, accommodation fee, meal fee, etc.).

In addition, the user and the guest can monitor the information related to the use of electricity of the accommodation facility 1 at a desired timing by the terminal 30 such as his / her smartphone. When the management device 10 receives the monitor request for which the usage contract ID is specified from the terminal 30, the management device 10 transmits the monitor screen information based on the power consumption information and the prepaid information of the usage contract ID to the terminal 30. The terminal 30 displays the monitor screen based on the monitor screen information received from the management device 10.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a monitor screen of the terminal 30. In the example of FIG. 6, for the usage contract ID specified from the terminal 30, the electricity charge calculated from the prepaid amount of the prepaid information (charge amount "10,000 yen") and the power consumption of the power consumption information during the accommodation period. "300 yen" and the electricity charge (details of the electricity charge used) calculated from the individual electric energy consumption of each electric device 2 which is a breakdown of the electricity charge "300 yen" are displayed on the monitor screen. ing. As a result, the user and the guest can grasp at any time how much electricity is incurred and whether the current prepaid amount is sufficient.

Further, the management device 10 may appropriately notify the advisory information of the electric device 2 based on the estimation result of the usable state of the electric device 2 of the electric device status estimation unit 16 by the notification unit 17. For example, for a guest with a usage contract ID whose rice cooker is included in the device information used, whether or not the rice cooker can cook rice at a predetermined time when it is considered that the rice cooker will start preparing dinner. We will inform you as advice information whether or not, or as a recommendation of the additional amount of prepaid, it is necessary to add 100 yen to cook rice with a rice cooker.

According to the above-described embodiment, when the upper limit of the power consumption of the guest's usage contract for the electric device 2 used in the accommodation facility 1 is reached, the power supply is restricted in units of the usage contract. In the pay-as-you-go billing of the electric power used by the electric device 2 used in the facility 1, it is possible to prevent the guest from using the electric device 2 too much and incurring a high electric charge. In addition, since the power consumption information for each unit of the usage contract is recorded, it is possible to notify the billing amount of the electricity charge based on the power consumption amount of the recorded power consumption information. As a result, the guest can grasp the billing amount of the electricity charge, so that it is possible to prevent the guest from feeling inconvenient by refraining from using the electric device 2 because he / she is concerned about the electricity charge. it can.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of the guest in the pay-as-you-go billing of the electric power used by the electric device 2 used in the accommodation facility 1.

When the control unit 11 limits the power supply to a certain usage contract ID according to the difference between the prepaid amount and the electricity charge calculated by the electricity charge calculation unit 15, the control unit 11 regards the usage contract ID. When the prepayment is added, the restriction on the power supply for the usage contract ID may be lifted. In this case, the power supply restriction may be lifted on condition that the prepaid additional amount satisfies a predetermined additional amount condition. For example, the power supply restriction may be lifted when the prepaid additional amount is equal to or greater than the recommended value of the prepaid additional amount of the advice information notified by the notification unit 17. For example, the total amount of prepayment including the additional amount of prepayment is equal to or more than the electricity charge calculated from the amount of electricity used, or more than the total amount of the electricity charge calculated from the amount of electricity used plus a predetermined amount. In some cases, the power supply restriction may be lifted. The prepaid additional amount for the usage contract ID is notified from the billing server 50 to the management device 10. The management device 10 updates the prepayment amount of the usage contract ID of the prepayment information of the prepayment information storage unit 14 based on the usage contract ID and the additional amount of prepayment notified from the billing server 50.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes and the like within a range not deviating from the gist of the present invention are also included.

Further, a computer program for realizing the functions of the above-described devices may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by the computer system and executed. The "computer system" referred to here may include hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices.
The "computer-readable recording medium" is a writable non-volatile memory such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, or a flash memory, a portable medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a built-in computer system. A storage device such as a hard disk.

Furthermore, the "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line (for example, DRAM (Dynamic)). It also includes those that hold the program for a certain period of time, such as Random Access Memory)).
Further, the program may be transmitted from a computer system in which this program is stored in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used, which can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

1 ... Accommodation facility, 2 ... Electrical equipment, 3 ... Measurement unit, 4 ... Power supply unit, 10 ... Management device, 11 ... Control unit, 12 ... Usage contract information storage unit, 13 ... Recording unit, 14 ... Prepaid information storage unit , 15 ... Electricity charge calculation unit, 16 ... Electric equipment status estimation unit, 17 ... Notification unit, 30 ... Terminal, 40 ... Reservation server, 50 ... Billing server

Claims (8)

A usage contract information storage unit that stores usage contract information indicating the usage contract of the guest for the electrical equipment used in the accommodation facility,
A measuring unit that measures the amount of power used by the electrical equipment in units of the contract of use,
Based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit, when the upper limit of the power consumption of the usage contract is reached, the control unit that limits the power supply in the unit of the usage contract,
A power supply unit that supplies electric power to the electric device according to the control of the control unit,
An electric management system including a recording unit that records power consumption information for a unit of the usage contract based on a measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit.
The unit of the usage contract is a guest room unit and an electrical equipment unit.
The measuring unit includes a guest room unit measuring means for measuring the electric energy used by the electric device in the guest room unit, and an electric device unit measuring means for measuring the electric energy used in the electric device in the electric device unit.
The measuring unit measures the electric power consumption of the electric device by the means corresponding to the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit measuring means and the electric device unit measuring means.
The control unit limits the power supply in units of the guest's usage contract, out of the guest room unit and the electrical equipment unit.
The recording unit records the electric energy consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit.
Electrical management system. The control unit determines the electric device to be restricted in power supply according to the priority of the electric device in the usage contract.
The electrical management system according to claim 1. A prepaid information storage unit that stores prepaid information indicating the prepaid amount of the guest, and
It is equipped with an electricity rate calculation unit that calculates the electricity rate corresponding to the amount of electricity used in the unit of the usage contract.
The control unit limits the power supply in units of the usage contract according to the difference between the prepaid amount and the electricity charge.
The electrical management system according to any one of claims 1 or 2. It is provided with an electric equipment status estimation unit that estimates the usable status of the electric equipment based on the difference between the prepaid amount and the electric charge and the electric charge required to use the electric equipment.
The control unit limits the power supply in units of the usage contract based on the estimation result of the availability status of the electric device.
The electrical management system according to claim 3. An electric device status estimation unit that estimates the usable status of the electric device based on the difference between the prepaid amount and the electric charge and the electric charge required to use the electric device.
A notification unit for notifying advisory information of the electric device based on an estimation result of a usable state of the electric device is provided.
The electrical management system according to claim 3. A usage contract information storage unit that stores usage contract information indicating the usage contract of the guest for the electrical equipment used in the accommodation facility,
Based on the measured value of the electric energy used by the electric device measured in the unit of the usage contract, when the upper limit of the electric energy used in the usage contract is reached, the control unit that limits the power supply in the unit of the usage contract ,
A management device including a recording unit that records power consumption information for each unit of the usage contract based on the measured value of the power consumption .
The unit of the usage contract is a guest room unit and an electrical equipment unit.
The control unit limits the power supply in units of the guest's usage contract, out of the guest room unit and the electrical equipment unit.
The recording unit records the electric energy consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit.
Management device. The usage contract information storage unit stores the usage contract information indicating the usage contract of the guest for the electrical equipment used in the accommodation facility, and the usage contract information storage step.
A measurement step in which the measuring unit measures the amount of power used by the electric device in units of the contract of use.
When the control unit reaches the upper limit of the power consumption of the usage contract based on the measured value of the power consumption of the measurement unit, the control step of limiting the power supply in units of the usage contract,
A power supply step in which the power supply unit supplies power to the electric device according to the control of the control unit.
An electric management method in which the recording unit includes a recording step of recording the electric energy consumption information of the unit of the usage contract based on the measured value of the electric energy consumption of the measurement unit.
The unit of the usage contract is a guest room unit and an electrical equipment unit.
The measuring unit includes a guest room unit measuring means for measuring the electric energy used by the electric device in the guest room unit, and an electric device unit measuring means for measuring the electric energy used in the electric device in the electric device unit.
The measuring unit measures the electric power consumption of the electric device by the means corresponding to the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit measuring means and the electric device unit measuring means.
The control unit limits the power supply in units of the guest's usage contract, out of the guest room unit and the electrical equipment unit.
The recording unit records the electric energy consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit.
Electricity management method. On the computer
A usage contract information storage function that stores usage contract information indicating the guest's usage contract for electrical equipment used in the accommodation facility, and
Based on the measured value of the power consumption of the electric device measured in the unit of the usage contract, when the upper limit of the power consumption of the usage contract is reached, the control function that limits the power supply in the unit of the usage contract ,
A computer program for realizing a recording function for recording power consumption information in a unit of the usage contract based on the measured value of the power consumption.
The unit of the usage contract is a guest room unit and an electrical equipment unit.
The control function limits the power supply in units of the guest's usage contract, out of the guest room unit and the electrical equipment unit.
The recording function records the electric energy consumption information of the unit of the guest's usage contract among the guest room unit and the electric device unit.
Computer program.

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