JPH07312654A - Remote monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a remote monitoring device for easily recognizing the process of abnormality generation at a certain block and for easily recognizing current conditions. CONSTITUTION:Concerning this remote monitoring device, this device is provided with terminals, to which abnormality detecting means are connected, installed at respective blocks and a monitoring device 20 connected through a telephone line L to these terminals, the respective terminals transmit abnormal signals at the time of detecting abnormality with the abnormality detecting means or various kinds of information through the telephone line L to the monitoring device 20 and the monitoring device 20 receives the abnormal signals and displays any abnormality and various kinds of information related to this abnormality on a display screen 24A. Further, this device is equipped with a storage device 22 for storing abnormal information by blocks while classifying the abnormal signal for each block when the abnormal signal is received.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote monitoring device having a plurality of terminal devices to which abnormality detecting means is connected and a monitoring device connected to the plurality of terminal devices via a communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one of remote monitoring devices, there is one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-56053.

Such a remote monitoring device is connected to an abnormality detecting means such as a heat detector, a smoke detector, a gas detector and the like, and a local transmitter for transmitting an abnormality signal detected by these abnormality detecting means, and a transmission from the local transmitter. The center device is provided with a display device for displaying the contents of the abnormality. The center device has a display device for displaying various abnormality signals to be received via a telephone line. You can see if.

[0004]

However, in the conventional remote monitoring device, since the abnormal area and the content of the abnormality are only displayed in the order of the abnormal occurrence, it is difficult to understand the history of the abnormal occurrence in a certain area and the current situation. There was a problem.

Another problem is that it is difficult to know which district is currently in an abnormal state.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a remote monitoring apparatus capable of easily knowing the progress of abnormality occurrence in a certain area and also the current situation. To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote monitoring device that allows the user to easily see the area where an abnormal condition is currently occurring.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, the terminal devices installed in each district and connected to the abnormality detecting means are connected to these terminal devices through a communication line. Each terminal device transmits an abnormality signal and various information when the abnormality detecting means detects an abnormality to the monitoring device via a communication line, and the monitoring device receives the abnormality signal. In a remote monitoring device that displays an abnormality and various information related to this abnormality on a display screen, a storage unit for each area is provided to store the abnormality information by dividing each area when the abnormality signal is received. It is characterized by

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the terminal device is provided in each district and connected to the abnormality detecting means, and the monitoring device is connected to these terminal devices via a communication line. Each terminal device detects an abnormality. An abnormality signal or various information when the means detects an abnormality is transmitted to the monitoring device via a communication line, and the monitoring device receives the abnormality signal and displays an abnormality and various information related to this abnormality. In the remote monitoring device to be displayed on, the abnormality information storage unit that sequentially stores the areas in which the abnormality has occurred and the cancellation signal when the cancellation signal indicating that the abnormality has been cancelled is transmitted from the terminal device. Erasure means for erasing the area corresponding to the signal from the abnormality information storage unit is provided.

[0010]

[Operation] According to the invention of claim 1, when the abnormal signal is received, the abnormal information is divided into each district and the abnormal information is stored in the regional storage unit. Therefore, the abnormal information is displayed on the display screen for each district. It is possible to know the progress and current situation of abnormal occurrence in a certain district.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the abnormality information storage unit sequentially stores the areas in which the abnormality has occurred and the abnormality signal is released from the terminal, the release signal indicating that the abnormality has been released is transmitted. Since the area corresponding to the cancellation signal is erased from the abnormal information storage unit by the erasing means, the contents in the abnormal information storage unit can be displayed on the display screen to easily identify the area currently in the abnormal state. It will be.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which a remote monitoring device according to the present invention is applied to a vacuum sewer system will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, S1 to Sn are monitored stations in each area and indicate vacuum stations in each area, and each monitored station S1 to Sn is provided with a terminal device 10.
T is a monitoring station, and a monitoring device 20 is installed in the monitoring station T. Then, the terminal devices 10 of the monitored stations S1 to Sn and the monitoring device 20 of the monitoring station T are connected by a telephone line network 30, and various information from each terminal device 10 is transmitted to the telephone line network 30.
It is adapted to be automatically transmitted to the monitoring device 20 of the monitoring station T via.

As shown in FIG. 2, each monitored station S1 to Sn has an abnormality detecting means 11 for detecting an overload of the vacuum pump,
Abnormality detection means 12 for detecting an overload of the pressure feed pump, abnormality detection means 13 for detecting a decrease in the degree of vacuum of a vacuum pump (not shown), and abnormality detection means 1 for detecting an abnormal water level in the water collection tank
4 and the abnormality detecting means 15 for detecting a power failure
It is connected to 0.

Further, each terminal device 10 has an abnormality input section 16 for inputting an abnormality signal from each abnormality detecting means 11-15.
And the storage unit 17 that stores the telephone number of the monitoring station, the district name of the monitored station, and the like, and when various abnormality signals are input to the abnormality input unit 16, the abnormality signal, the district name, and the abnormality content are required. It is composed of a control unit 19 for automatically transmitting various information to the telephone line L via the modem 18.

Each terminal device 10 has operation keys (not shown).
A cancellation signal indicating that the abnormality has been canceled by operating the (abnormality canceling means) is transmitted to the monitoring device 20.

The monitoring device 20 of the monitoring station T includes a storage device 22 for storing an abnormal signal input through the modem 21 and various kinds of information, and a buzzer (warning means) for generating an alarm sound when the abnormal signal is input. ) 23, the control device 26 for displaying the contents stored in the storage device 22 on the display screen 24A of the display device 24 and performing various processing operations by the key operation of the operation unit 25, and the data stored in the storage device 22. And the like, and a printing unit 28 and the like for printing the same.

The control device 26 stores various kinds of information as the contents of the abnormality in the storage device 22 for each area, or stores the areas in which the abnormality has occurred in the order of occurrence of the abnormality. The storage device 22 has an area storage unit that stores abnormality information for each area, and an abnormality information storage unit that stores the areas in which the abnormality has occurred in the order of occurrence of the abnormality. Further, when the control device 26 receives the abnormality cancellation signal, it has a function as erasing means for erasing the area corresponding to the abnormality cancellation signal from the abnormal information storage unit by a key operation.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, a main switch (not shown) is turned on to activate the monitoring device 20 (at this time, each terminal device 10).
Shall be in operation). By this activation, a menu screen 24a showing a main menu is displayed on the display screen 24A of the display device 24 as shown in FIG. On the menu screen 24a, "1. abnormal situation list", "2. registered station list", and "3. new station registration"
A total of four menu items are displayed. Then, one of these menu items is selected by operating the keys of the operation unit 25. The selected menu item is highlighted. For example, if the item of “1. List of abnormal situation” is selected, the hatched portion is highlighted.

When the effective key is operated, as shown in FIG. 5, a table 30 of a list of abnormalities is displayed on the display screen 24A. In this table 30, the name of each district, the date and time when the abnormality occurred, and the date and time when the countermeasure ends are displayed in order of occurrence of the abnormality. The shaded portion indicates that the reverse display is performed, and indicates the area selected by the reverse display. In FIG. 5, “** Town No. 3 district” is selected, and when the effective key is operated, the history of detailed abnormality occurrence in that district is displayed.

Now, as shown in FIG. 5, a display screen 24A
If an abnormality occurs while the table 30 of the list of abnormality occurrences is displayed, that is, for example, "9th district of ** city"
When an abnormality occurs in the terminal, the terminal device 10 in the area automatically transmits the information such as the abnormal signal and the abnormal area, which is the abnormal content, and the overload of the first pumping pump.

On the other hand, when the control device 26 of the monitoring device 20 of the monitoring station T automatically receives the abnormal signal and the information related to the abnormal signal, as shown in FIG. In addition to the blinking display, the district name in which the abnormality has occurred is displayed in reverse blinking display. In other words, “** in Table 30
"9th district of the city" is displayed in reverse flashing. When an abnormality occurs in a region other than those shown in the table 30 shown in FIG. 5, the district in which the abnormality has occurred is additionally displayed in the table 30 shown in FIG.

Further, the control device 26 operates the buzzer 23 upon receipt of the abnormal signal to generate a warning sound.

When an abnormality occurs while the main menu of FIG. 4 is displayed, the screen is switched to the one shown in FIG. 6 to display the abnormality occurrence list and the buzzer 23 is activated to emit a warning sound. Also in this case, the area where the abnormality occurs is displayed in a blinking manner.

When the control device 26 automatically receives the abnormality signal and the information relating to the abnormality, the control device 26 stores the date and time when the abnormality occurred and the details of the abnormality in the storage device 22 as shown in FIG. As shown in, the areas are memorized in the order of abnormality. Here, already "*
Since “* city 9th district” is stored, “** city 9th district” is displayed in reverse flashing.

When the effective key is operated in the state shown in FIG. 6, the alarm sound of the buzzer 23 is stopped, and the table 31 of the abnormal occurrence history of "** city 9th district" is displayed on the display screen 24A as shown in FIG.
Is displayed in.

"Abnormality occurrence" and "Pressure pump No. 1 overload" in FIG. 7 are displayed in blinking, and this blinking display indicates that an abnormality signal is now received and an abnormality is notified.

The abnormal occurrence history table 31 is classified by district, and since the abnormal contents for each district are displayed in this table 31, it is possible to easily know the progress of the abnormal occurrence for each district and to easily understand the current situation. You will be able to know. That is, the date and time when the abnormality occurred and the details of the abnormality are displayed in this abnormality occurrence history. With this display, the situation in which an abnormality has occurred can be seen at a glance.

When the operator confirms the content of the abnormality and operates the effective key, the table 32 of the abnormality occurrence status list shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.
Is displayed. The display of "abnormality occurrence" disappears from this screen, and it can be seen that there is no abnormality notification that the operator has not confirmed. The shaded area is highlighted.

Here, in order to confirm the abnormal occurrence status of "** Town No. 3 District", the key operation is used to select "** Town No. 3
Select “District”. By this selection, "** Town third district"
Is highlighted as shown in FIG. Then, when the effective key is operated, as shown in FIG. 10, a table 33 of the abnormality occurrence history of "** town third district" is displayed.

When the control device 26 receives a cancellation signal for canceling the abnormality, the date and time when the cancellation signal is received and the abnormality cancellation are displayed in the abnormality occurrence history. That is, when the maintenance person copes with each abnormality and transmits a release signal from the terminal device 10 by key operation of the terminal device 10 in the third district,
The control device 26 receives the release signal and displays the release date and time and the release of the error in the error history of the third district.

When the contents of this abnormality occurrence history are confirmed and the effective key is operated, Table 3 of the abnormality occurrence condition list shown in FIG.
4 is displayed. From this table 34, "** Town third district"
Is erased. This has been dealt with and has been confirmed, so it will be deleted. In addition, "** machi third
The contents of the abnormal occurrence history of the "district" are not erased but recorded as they are, and the contents can be checked at any time.

Similarly, since "** town No. 4 district" is also dealt with, that is, the controller 26 receives a cancellation signal from the fourth district and the abnormality cancellation is stored in the abnormality occurrence history of the fourth district. Therefore, when the error occurrence status is displayed, it is deleted from the table of the error occurrence status list. In this way, every time the district where the countermeasure is taken is confirmed from the abnormal situation list, the district where the countermeasure is taken is deleted. That is, since the control device 26 deletes the treated district from the abnormality occurrence status list stored in the storage device 22, only the district in the abnormal state is displayed in the abnormality occurrence status list. At a glance, you can see the abnormal area.

By the way, if an abnormality occurs in a plurality of areas at the same time, or if an abnormality occurs at a station and another abnormality occurs at another station while the maintenance staff checks the contents, all of the areas where the abnormality occurs Flashes. Inverted display is one of them. That is, the selected area is blinked. Although the warning sound is stopped while operating the effective key to check the abnormal situation, when the display screen 24A returns to the abnormal situation list again, the abnormal signal is received and the content is displayed. If there is an unconfirmed area, the buzzer 23 sounds a warning.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment, in which a column for displaying the number of times of occurrence of abnormality is provided in the table 35 of the history of occurrence of abnormality so that duplicate display for the occurrence of abnormality of the same content is eliminated. is there. By displaying the number of times of occurrence of abnormality, it is particularly effective when the same abnormality often occurs repeatedly.

The embodiment has been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention is applicable even if there are design changes and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it is included in.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the abnormal signal or the like generated in the monitored stations S1 to Sn is transmitted to the monitoring station T via the telephone line, but other communication lines may be used. Of course. Further, the case where the remote monitoring device is applied to the vacuum sewer system has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

[0039]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, when the abnormal signal is received, the regional storage unit for storing the abnormal information by dividing into each district is provided. , It is possible to easily know the progress of abnormal occurrence in a certain area, and to easily know the current situation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the abnormality information storage unit that sequentially stores the areas where the abnormality has occurred and the release signal indicating that the abnormality has been released is transmitted from the terminal. Since the erasing means for erasing the area corresponding to the cancellation signal from the abnormal information storage section is provided, the area in the abnormal state at present can be easily known.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a case where a remote monitoring device according to the present invention is applied to a vacuum type sewer system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device installed in a monitored station.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a monitoring device installed in a monitoring station.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a main menu displayed on a display screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an abnormality occurrence status list.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of abnormality occurrence situations when an abnormality occurs.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an abnormality history table when an abnormality occurs.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of abnormality occurrence situations.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an abnormality occurrence status list.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an abnormality occurrence history table.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an abnormality occurrence status list.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an abnormality occurrence history table of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Terminal device 11-15 Abnormality detection means 20 Monitoring device 22 Storage device 24 Display device 24A Display screen 26 Control device L Telephone line (communication line)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device installed in each district and connected to an abnormality detecting means, and a monitoring device connected to these terminal devices via a communication line. Each terminal device has an abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality. Remote monitoring that transmits an abnormal signal and various information at the time of being transmitted to the monitoring device via a communication line, and the monitoring device receives the abnormal signal and displays an abnormality and various information related to this abnormality on a display screen. In the device, a remote monitoring device is provided, which is provided with a storage unit for each area that stores the abnormality information by dividing each area when the abnormality signal is received. 2. A terminal device installed in each district, to which abnormality detecting means is connected, and a monitoring device connected to these terminal devices via a communication line. Each terminal device has an abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality. Remote monitoring that transmits an abnormal signal and various information at the time of being transmitted to the monitoring device via a communication line, and the monitoring device receives the abnormal signal and displays an abnormality and various information related to this abnormality on a display screen. In the device, an abnormality information storage unit that sequentially stores the districts in which an abnormality has occurred, and a release signal indicating that the abnormality has been released when the terminal sends a district that corresponds to the release signal. And a erasing unit for erasing the information from the abnormality information storage unit.