JPS6336321A - Control device for automatic operation of electronic computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the power consumption of an air conditioner by utilizing effectively heat generated by an electronic computer system, when a room temperature is low. CONSTITUTION:When a temperature is below an operable temperature range, and a signal is outputted to an output terminal L of a room temperature checking part 13, AND of a signal for turning on an auxiliary facility 3 from an auxiliary facility control part 12 and a signal from the output terminal L is taken by an AND gate 18 of an air conditioner control part 113, and the air conditioner control part 113 outputs an instruction for heating ON, to an air conditioner 4. Also, the signal from the output terminal L is inputted to a system power source start control part 15, as well, and when this signal is received through an OR gate 111 of an input part, the system power source start control part 15 turns on a power source of an electronic computer system 5. In such a way, since heat generated by the electronic computer system is also utilized, the consumption of power by the air conditioner is reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a device for automatically operating a computer system, and in particular to an automatic operation control device that unattendedly turns on and starts the computer system. It's something to dig into.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional automatic operation control devices, when the system power is turned on and the system is started, when a start timer triggers the start, the temperature in the computer room is checked and if the temperature is lower than the appropriate operating environment temperature, the air conditioner is put into heating operation. In addition, if the temperature was higher than the operating environment temperature, the air conditioner was operated to cool the computer room to maintain the environment.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional automatic operation control device relies entirely on the Air II MM to create a temperature environment through the computer system, and does not effectively utilize the heat generated by the computer system, especially when the room temperature is low. Therefore, in this respect, there is still room for improvement in conventional automatic driving control devices.

The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the power consumption of an air conditioner by effectively utilizing the heat generated by a computer system when the room temperature is low, and furthermore, it is possible to use the computer system after starting the startup operation. The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic operation control device that can shorten the time required to achieve this.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides an automatic operation control device for powering on and starting a computer system, including a timer means for setting a time before the start time of use of the computer system as a starting operation start time, and an instruction from the timer means. , storage means for storing the start time of use of the computer system as a reserved time; and temperature information from a group of temperature sensors installed in the computer room where the computer system is located, the temperature of the computer room is determined when the computer is operating. A room temperature check means to determine whether the temperature is within the operating temperature range, above the operating temperature range, or below the operating temperature range, and when the computer room room temperature is below the operating temperature range when the start time comes When the startup start time arrives and the room temperature in the computer room is above the operating temperature range, the air conditioner cooling operation instruction is issued.
An air conditioner control means that issues a cooling operation instruction to the air conditioner when J+3'A is off and the temperature of the computer room is within the operating temperature range; system power start control means for instructing the computer system to turn on the power when the temperature is below the allowable temperature range or when the system power of the computer system is in an OFF state when the scheduled time has arrived; After the power is turned on,
It is characterized by comprising a system startup control means for issuing a startup instruction to the electronic computer system.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automatic driving control device that is an embodiment of the present invention. In addition to the automatic operation control device 1, this figure shows an electronic computer system 5 that is controlled by the automatic operation control device 1. Air conditioner 4
．． Ancillary equipment 3. Also shown is a temperature sensor group 2 that measures the temperature inside the computer room.

This automatic operation control device 1 is composed of the following elements.

(a) Start-up timer unit 11 A time earlier than the start time of use of the computer system can be set as the start-up operation start time, and when this time comes,
Outputs a signal instructing the start of the startup operation.

(b) Ancillary equipment control section 12 Upon receiving the signal from the start timer section 11, the MG/CVCF,
Controls on/off of auxiliary equipment 3 such as a distribution board and lighting in a computer room.

(c) Room temperature check unit 13 Checks the room temperature based on information representing the room temperature of the computer room from the temperature sensor group 2 installed at various locations in the computer room, and checks whether the room temperature is within the operating temperature range or above the operating temperature range. outputs a signal indicating whether the temperature is below the operating temperature range.

(d) Reservation time storage section 14 According to instructions from the startup timer section 11, the start time of the computer system is stored as a reservation time.

(e) Air conditioner control unit 113 Ancillary equipment control unit 12. Room temperature check section 13. In response to the reservation time storage unit 14 and the output signal of the air conditioner 4, the heating operation or the cooling operation of the air conditioner 4 is controlled. This air conditioner control section 113 is composed of AND gates 17, 18, and 19 and an OR gate 110.

(f) System power start control section 15 Receives the output signal from the room temperature check section 13 or the reservation time storage section 14 and instructs to turn on the power of the computer system. The input section is equipped with an OR gate 111.

(g) System startup control section 16 Reservation time storage section 14 and system power supply startup control section 15
The drive of the computer system 5 is controlled by receiving the output signal from the computer system 5. The input section includes an AND gate 112.

Next, the operation of this automatic operation control device will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Start-up timer section 11
The computer system startup time (start time of use)
Set an earlier time.

For example, if you want to use the computer system 5 from 8:30 AM, the timer section 11 should be set to 7:03:0 AM one hour before 8:03 AM. At 7:00 AM, the start timer section 11 sends a start operation start signal to the auxiliary equipment control section 12 (step 21).
). When the auxiliary equipment control section 12 receives this signal, it immediately turns on the auxiliary equipment 3 such as the MG/CVCF, distribution board, and lighting (step 22).

At the same time, the startup timer unit 11 sets the startup operation start time 7:00 AM 7:03:00 AM plus the reserved time of 8:03:00 AM.
The signal to be separated is output and stored in the reservation time storage section 14. The startup timer section 11 further outputs a startup operation start signal to the room temperature check section 13. When the room temperature check unit 13 receives this signal, it reads temperature information from the temperature sensor group 2 installed in the computer room, and checks whether the room temperature is within the operating temperature range of the computer system 5 or higher than its upper limit (U). Or judge whether it is below the lower limit (L) or step 23.30
), the results are output to the output terminals OK and TJ.

If the temperature is below the operating temperature range, room temperature check section 1
When a signal is output to the output terminal 3, the air conditioner control unit 1
13, the AND gate 18 takes the AND of the signal to turn on the auxiliary equipment 3 from the auxiliary equipment controller 12 and the signal from the output terminal, and the air conditioner controller 113 instructs the air conditioner 4 to turn on the heating. Step 31). The signal from the output terminal is also input to the system power start control section 15, and when the system power start control section 15 receives this signal via the OR gate 111 of the input section, it outputs the power to the computer system 5. is turned on (step 32). That is, in this automatic operation control device, when the room temperature of the computer room is below the operating temperature range, not only the air conditioner 4 performs heating operation, but also the power of the electronic computer system 5 is turned on.

On the other hand, the temperature in the computer room is above the operating temperature range,
When a signal is output to the output terminal U of the room temperature check unit 13, the AND gate 19 of the air conditioner control unit 113 performs a logical product of the signal from the auxiliary equipment control unit 12 to turn on the auxiliary equipment 3 and the signal from the output terminal U. is taken, and an instruction to turn on the cooling is output to the air conditioner 4 through the OR gate 110 (step 33).

Further, when the temperature is within the operating temperature range and a signal is output to the output terminal OK of the room temperature check section 13, this signal is input to the AND gate 17 in the air conditioner control section 113, but the reservation time storage section 14 has not yet output a signal at this point, the air conditioner control unit 113 waits for the reserved time and does not immediately give an indication of 1 to the air conditioner 4 (step 2).
4).

When the time is 8:03:00 AM, that is, the reservation time (step 25), a signal indicating this is output from the reservation time storage section 14, and the AND gate 17 of the air conditioner control section 113 is output.
is input. At this point, AND gate 17. A signal instructing the air conditioner 4 to turn on cooling is output through the OR gate 110 (step 26).

Note that when the room temperature changes while waiting for the reserved time and goes out of the operable temperature range, the air conditioner control unit 113 issues a signal instructing the air conditioner 4 to operate. In this case, even if the reserved time storage unit 14 outputs a signal later, the ON completion signal from the air conditioner 4 is input to the negative input terminal of the AND gate 17 of the air conditioner control unit 113, so the cooling cannot be turned on. No instruction signal is output.

The output signal of the reservation time storage section 14 is further input to the system power supply start-up control section 15, and when the system power supply start-up control section 15 receives this signal at the input section OR gate 111, it starts the system power supply of the computer system 5. Determine whether it is turned on or off (step 27)
. This is determined based on whether or not a system power-on completion signal is sent from the computer system 5. Therefore, when the system power is off, the computer system 5 is instructed to turn on the power (step 28), and when the startup timer section 11 outputs the startup operation start signal, the room temperature check section 13 outputs a signal to the output terminal. If the computer system 5 is already powered on, a signal instructing it to turn on will not be output.

When the power-on of the computer system 5 is completed and a turn-on completion signal is output from the computer system 5 to the system power startup control section 15, this signal is input to the system startup control section 16, and the system startup control section 16 The AND gate 112 of the input section performs an AND with the output signal of the reservation time storage section 14, and the system startup control section 16 outputs a signal indicating the startup of the computer system 5 (step 29). .

In the above example, the difference between the startup operation start time and the reserved time was set to 1 hour, but this time is the time to prepare the temperature environment of the computer room, and it depends on the installation location of the computer system, the season, etc. This should be changed depending on the situation. This parameter can be arbitrarily set in the activation timer section 11.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the automatic operation control device for a computer system of the present invention, when the timer means is started, if the temperature of the computer room is below the operating temperature range of the computer system, the air conditioner is activated. In addition to heating the computer, the computer system is also powered on, and the heat generated by the computer system is also used. Therefore, the power consumption of the air conditioner can be reduced, and the time from the start of the startup operation until the computer system can be used can be shortened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the automatic operation control device of FIG. 1. 1...Automatic operation control device 2...Temperature sensor group 3...Auxiliary equipment 4...Air conditioner

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an automatic operation control device that powers on and starts up a computer system, a timer means for setting a time before the start time of use of the computer system as the startup operation start time, and an instruction from the timer means, A storage means for storing the start time of use of the computer system as a reserved time, and temperature information from a group of temperature sensors installed in the computer room where the computer system is installed, the temperature of the computer room is adjusted so that the computer can operate. A room temperature check means to determine whether the temperature is within the operating temperature range, above the operating temperature range, or below the operating temperature range; When the startup start time arrives and the computer room room temperature is above the operating temperature range, the air conditioner cooling operation instruction is issued, and when the reserved time comes and the air conditioner is off and the computer room temperature is An air conditioner control means that issues a cooling operation instruction to the air conditioner when the temperature is within the operating temperature range, and an air conditioner control means that issues a cooling operation instruction to the air conditioner when the start time has arrived and the room temperature in the computer room is below the operating temperature range, or when the reserved time has arrived. a system power start control means for instructing the computer system to turn on the power when the system power of the computer system is in an off state;
1. An automatic operation control device for a computer system, comprising a system startup control means for issuing a startup instruction to the computer system.