JPH11110259A - Equipment service life management system and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To grasp service life of equipment used for an electronic device or a computer by corresponding them to real operation condition and to make it possible to prevent in advance a fault occurring to a system by making it possible to inform the service life of each equipment. SOLUTION: In an equipment service life management system for managing a service life of the equipment in a system for which at least one equipment and a computer 1 are used, the computer 1 is equipped with a service life calculation means 15 for taking a period during which the computer operates as a working time of the system and for calculating a use integrating time by making only the period during which the system operates an operating time of the equipment time and a service life decision notice means 18 for comparing a service life of the equipment with the use integrating time and for noticing that the equipment concerned is out of service life.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a device life management system and a recording medium for managing the life of devices used in a computer system or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large number of fans, disks, batteries, power supplies, and other life products are used as electronic devices and computer devices. Each life product has a normal life time described. However, the life of a product with a long life differs greatly depending on the operation status and installation environment of the system.

[0003] However, since the current response regarding replacement of a life-span product is performed based on the accumulated time from the time of system installation (at the time of replacement), in some cases, trouble may occur due to use beyond the life of the system. is there.

[0004] Particularly in a highly public system requiring 24 hours operation, replacement of a device with a long life tends to be delayed, causing a failure due to the life of the device, and in some cases, a serious failure to stop the system. When there is
Each time, there is an example in which the life product is replaced.

[0005] In addition, most of the management of the equipment life is manually performed, and the man-hour is increased.
There are many omissions in management and the like, and as a result, the above-mentioned trouble often occurs.

[0006]

As described above, in a conventional system using a computer, it is difficult to accurately and surely manage the life of a long-lived product and replace it at an appropriate timing. The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and it is possible to grasp the lifespan of devices used for electronic devices and computers in accordance with the actual operation status and to notify the lifespan of each device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device life management system and a recording medium capable of preventing a failure occurring in a device in advance.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention corresponding to claim 1 is directed to a device life management system for managing the life of a device in a system using at least one device and a computer. It is a thing.

That is, first, the life calculation means provided in the computer determines that the computer and the system using the computer are operating while the computer is operating, and that only the operating time is used as the usage time of the device and that the accumulated usage time is used. Is calculated.

Here, when the system is operating,
This is a period in which the life of the device advances, and when the computer is operating, it coincides with when the system is operating. Therefore, only during this time, if the integrated usage time of the device is calculated in accordance with the operation of the computer, the integrated usage time can be obtained extremely easily and accurately.

The life time of the device is compared with the accumulated use time by the life judgment notifying means provided in the computer to determine whether the device has reached the end of life. Is notified to that effect.

[0011] In this way, it is possible to grasp the life of the devices used for the electronic device and the computer in accordance with the actual operation status, and to notify the life of each device. Next, a second aspect of the present invention, according to the first aspect, includes a temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the environment in which the device is used and for notifying the measurement result to the life calculating means.

[0012] The life calculation means calculates the life of the device based on the temperature measurement result of the temperature measurement means.
This focuses on the fact that the life of the device may vary depending on the operating temperature.

Further, in the life judgment notifying means, the calculated life time is used for life judgment. Next, an invention corresponding to claim 3 stores a program for realizing the invention corresponding to claim 1 in a recording medium, and causes a computer to realize the same means as the invention corresponding to claim 1.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an entire system to which a device life management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

This system is, for example, a plant control system or a building management system. A computer 1 provided with a main body of the equipment life management system includes a display device 2, a secondary storage device 3 such as a hard disk, an input device 4, The temperature sensor 5 and the life products 6 # 1, 6 # 2,. . . , 6 # n
(Hereinafter, also simply referred to as life product 6).

The secondary storage device 3 stores a basic OS (operating system) for managing the computer 1
The life data etc. are stored. The temperature sensor 5 measures the outside air temperature necessary for performing the life calculation, and inputs the measured outside air temperature to the computer 1.

Each life product 6 constitutes a system such as a fan, a disk, and a battery, and is various devices connected to the computer 1. Next, a more specific configuration of the device life management system will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the device life management system of the present embodiment. In this equipment life management system, the computer 1 has a life management unit 11 and an OS 1
2. A clock unit 13 is provided, and a life data file 14 for reading life data to the life management unit 11 when the system is started and storing the data when the system is stopped is provided in the secondary storage device 3. Further, the outside air temperature reflecting the temperature of the life product 6 is input from the temperature sensor 5 to the life calculation unit 15 of the life management unit 11.

The life management unit 11 includes an initialization unit 16 for initializing life data relating to life products 6 constituting the system, a life data file 17 for storing life data in the computer 1 during operation of the system, A life calculator 15;
It is composed of a life determining unit 18 and a system stop processing unit 19.

The initial setting section 16 is a setting processing section for setting a life product and inputting a life value when a new life product 6 is connected to the system or when the life product 6 is replaced.

In the life data file 17, the contents of the life data file 14 of the secondary storage device 3 are read and stored by the initial startup 20 of the OS 12 when the system is started. During the operation of the system, the contents are updated by the life calculation unit 15. When the system is stopped, its contents are stored in the secondary storage device 3 by the system stop processing unit 19.
Is stored in the life data file 14.

The life calculating unit 15 reads out the life data from the life data file 17 by the clock unit 13 at regular intervals, calculates the cumulative use time and calculates the life, and stores the result in the life data file 17 again. At the same time, it requests the life determination unit 18 to determine the life.

That is, although the life of each device is clearly defined as the life time, using the time given by the clock unit 13, the usage time of each life product during system operation is calculated, and the life management is performed. I do. That is, the usage time is calculated and integrated only while the system is operating.

When the life product is a power supply device or the like, the life depends on the life of the electrolytic capacitor, and the life time itself changes. Using the outside air temperature, the actual life time is also calculated based on the temperature coefficient. Regarding the life of the electrolytic capacitor, a general “Arrhenius 10 ° C. rule” described below is used as a life formula of the electrolytic capacitor used in the power supply device. That is, the measured temperature from the temperature sensor 5 is substituted into the equation (1), and the life time according to the use condition is calculated at regular intervals.

L = L ₀ × 2 ^{T1-T2 / 10} (1) L: Estimated life at operating temperature L ₀ : Life time at maximum life of electrolytic capacitor (presented by capacitor manufacturer) T1: Electrolysis Maximum operating temperature of the capacitor T2: Operating temperature of the electrolytic capacitor (ambient temperature) The life determining unit 18 includes the integrated operating time calculated by the life calculating unit 15 and a substantial case including a case where the correction is performed by the equation (1). By comparing with the life time, it is determined whether each life product 6 has reached the life. If it is determined that the life has been reached,
This is displayed on the display device 2 via the OS 12 to notify the end of the life.

When the system is stopped, the system stop processing unit 19 stores the contents of the life data file 17 into the OS 12
Is stored in the life data file 14 of the secondary storage device 3 via the. The system stop processing unit 19 is used not only when the system is stopped due to system maintenance or the like,
This includes the case where the computer is stopped due to a power failure.

Next, the operation of the device life management system according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device life management system of the present embodiment.

First, the power of the computer 1 is turned on, and the system is started (ST1). Next, the lifetime management unit 11 is activated by the initial startup function of the OS 12 (S12).
T2). Here, when a new life product 6 is connected or replaced (ST3), the initial setting unit 16 performs initial setting for the life product 6 (ST4). 6 is not connected or exchanged (ST
In 3), the life data is read from the secondary storage device 3 as it is (ST5).

In step ST5, the life data is read from the life data file 14 of the secondary storage device 3 by the function of the initial startup section 20 of the OS 12.
Is performed on the life data file 17. In this case, the information recorded in the life data file 17 in step ST4 is not overwritten, and the life data referred to here is the name of each life product, the ID number, the cumulative use time, the manufacturer's guaranteed life time, It is a life time calculated according to a use situation.

On the other hand, the start-up of the entire system is also performed in parallel, and the system enters an operating state (ST6). next,
The life time and the cumulative usage time of each life product 6 are calculated by the life calculation unit 15 at every predetermined time notified by the clock unit 13 (ST7), and based on the result, whether or not each life device has reached the life is determined. It is determined (ST8).

If the life of the product 6 has expired (ST8), the end of life of the product 6 is notified as an alarm (S8).
T9) If the life is not reached (ST8), no notification is given. The calculation result in step ST7 is written to the life data file 17 as updated life data. The alarm may be notified as a display alarm on a console, or may be displayed on an alarm panel or the like.

During the operation of the system, the processing of the staples ST7 to ST9 is repeated at predetermined time intervals. The system stops (ST10).
The contents of the life data file 17 are stored in the life data file 17 of the secondary storage device 3 by the system stop processing unit 19.
(ST11).

Then, the life management system is stopped (ST12), and then the computer 1 is stopped.
The entire system is stopped (ST13). As described above, the equipment life management system according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a lifespan for each life product 6 connected to the computer 1 while the system is operating, that is, while the three machines 1 are in contact. The use time of the product 6 is calculated by the computer 1 to calculate the use time, and the life is determined. Therefore, the use time can be calculated very easily and accurately. It is possible to grasp the life of each device corresponding to the actual operation status and notify the life of each device.

Therefore, the user receives the notification
Lifetime products can be handled in advance. In addition, the equipment life management system of the present embodiment is provided with the temperature sensor 5 and recalculates the life of the electrolytic capacitor and the like according to the operating temperature environment of the equipment, so that more accurate life management can be performed. .

Further, according to the equipment life management system of the present embodiment, the initial setting unit 16 can arbitrarily set life reset / change. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

In the method described in the embodiment, as a program (software means) which can be executed by a computer, for example, a magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM,
DVDs, etc.), and can be stored in a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory, or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. In addition,
The program stored on the medium side includes a setting program for causing a computer to execute software means (including not only an execution program but also a table and a data structure) to be executed in the computer. A computer that realizes the present apparatus reads a program recorded in a storage medium, and in some cases, constructs software means by using a setting program, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the software means.

[0037]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to grasp the life of equipment used for an electronic device or a computer in accordance with the actual operation status and to notify the life of each equipment. It is possible to provide a device life management system and a recording medium which can prevent a failure occurring in the device in advance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an entire system to which a device life management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing a configuration example of a device life management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device life management system of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Computer 2 ... Display device 3 ... Secondary storage device 4 ... Input device 5 ... Temperature sensor 6, 6 # 1, 6 # 2, ... . . , 6 # n: life product 11: life management unit 12, OS 13, clock unit 14, life data file 15, life calculation unit 16, initial setting unit 17, life data file 18, life judgment unit 19, system stop processing unit 20: Initial rise

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An equipment life management system for managing the life of the device in a system using at least one device and a computer, wherein the computer uses the device and the computer while the computer is operating. Life time calculating means for calculating the cumulative use time as the operating time of the system, and using only the operating time as the use time of the device, and comparing the lifetime time of the device with the cumulative use time, the device has reached the end of its life. A device life management system comprising: a life judgment notification unit for notifying the user of the case. 2. A temperature measuring means for measuring a temperature of a use environment of the device and notifying the measurement result to the life calculating means, wherein the life calculating means is based on a temperature measurement result of the temperature measuring means. 2. The device life management system according to claim 1, wherein the life time of the device is calculated, and the life judgment notifying means uses the calculated life time for the life judgment. 3. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to realize a device life management function for managing the life of the device in a system using at least one device and a computer, wherein the device life management function is The operating time of the system while the computer is operating, the lifetime calculation function to calculate the cumulative usage time as the usage time of the device only during the operation, the lifetime of the device and the cumulative usage time A recording medium characterized by having a life determination notifying function for notifying, when the life of the device has expired, that fact.