KR101646144B1 - Facilities control apparatus, facilities control system and control method of the facilities control apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a facility control apparatus, a facility control system, and a facility control method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a facility control apparatus, a facility control system, and a facility control method, wherein the facility control apparatus can improve existing technologies by enabling a graphic object for facility control and a control screen displayed on a user screen to be edited, thereby allowing the graphic object for facility control and the control screen and to be dynamically made and to be simply edited, as well as allowing a control system to be established according to an environment and a selection of a user.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a facility control apparatus, a facility control system,

The present invention relates to a facility control apparatus, a facility control system, and a facility control method, and more particularly, to a facility control apparatus, a facility control apparatus, and a facility control apparatus, A facility control system, and a facility control method.

Building Management System is a system that controls and monitors various facilities in buildings. In the Building Management System, various facilities in a building are divided into units called points. Examples of points are On / Off lighting, Dimming lighting, On / Off fan, Damper, Valve, Temperature sensor, and they represent the minimum unit of building equipments.

The Building Management System provides a variety of functions such as history of users and points, reservations and alarms. Among them, the history is divided into history such as control point, user action, reservation control, alarm, etc. When a problem occurs in the building operation, the operator grasps the cause through various real-time monitoring and history inquiry as described above. The Building Management System provides a search function for various histories. Operators use these histories and real-time monitoring functions for trouble generation or efficient operation of buildings.

The general control / monitoring and control system for controlling / monitoring the existing facilities in the building shows the promised facility screen and control screen for the predefined facility, so that the user can click the facility screen to control it, The state of the present facility can be known through the appearance.

However, a general control / monitoring and control system for controlling / monitoring the existing in-building facilities has a limitation in that it displays only fixed equipment screens and control screens for the already defined facilities.

That is, due to the limitation that the facility screen and the control screen are fixedly displayed, there has been a problem in that, when the facility is changed or added, the program has to be modified and re-distributed in order to support it. There is a problem that this can not be achieved.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the limitations of the prior art facility screens and control screens being fixedly displayed, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for controlling facilities, Apparatus, a facility control system, and a facility control method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facility control apparatus for controlling at least one facility, the facility including a monitoring screen for displaying graphic objects corresponding to facilities, and a control element for facilities corresponding to the graphic objects, A control unit for receiving facility information on the facility, generating the graphic object and the control screen by using the facility information, and controlling a facility corresponding to the graphic object, Wherein the display unit further displays facility information of a facility corresponding to the graphic object and an edit screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen based on the facility information displayed, In response to editing on the editing screen It constitutes the graphics object group and the control screen.

In one embodiment, the graphic object may be displayed with an icon representing the equipment corresponding to the graphic object and status information of the equipment.

In one embodiment, when the graphic object is selected on the monitoring screen, the control screen may be displayed on the upper part of the monitoring screen by displaying a control screen of the equipment corresponding to the selected object.

In one embodiment, the facility information may include at least one of a type of the facility, a control element of the facility, installation information of the facility, and status information.

In one embodiment, the control unit searches the facility corresponding to the control object, receives the facility information from the searched facility, and generates a graphic object and a control screen of the facility corresponding to the received facility information.

In one embodiment, the control unit may receive the facility information from a central server that controls the facility to be controlled, and may generate a graphic object and a control screen of the facility corresponding to the received facility information.

In one embodiment, the control unit may control the facility according to a control element selected on the control screen.

In one embodiment, when editing the graphic object, the editing screen may display a screen for selecting the type of the graphic object to be displayed and the type of status information of the facility to be displayed on the graphic object.

In one embodiment, when the control screen is edited, the editing screen may display a screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facility control system including a monitoring screen displaying at least one facility and graphic objects corresponding to the facility, a control element for facilities corresponding to the graphic object, A display unit for displaying an edit screen for displaying the control screen and displayed equipment information corresponding to the graphic object and editing the graphic object and the control screen based on the displayed facility information on a user screen, And controlling the facility corresponding to the graphic object, wherein the control unit controls the facilities corresponding to the graphic object, the graphic object and the control screen corresponding to the editing on the editing screen, And a control unit It comprises an equipment control device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facility control method for a facility control apparatus that includes receiving facility information of a facility corresponding to a control object, Generating a control screen on which control elements of equipment corresponding to the graphic object are displayed, editing the generated graphic object and the control screen, displaying the edited graphic object and the control screen on a monitoring screen And controlling equipment corresponding to the graphic object selected on the monitoring screen.

In one embodiment, the step of receiving the facility information may search for a facility corresponding to the controlled object and receive the facility information from the searched facility.

In one embodiment, the step of receiving the facility information may receive the facility information from a central server that controls the facility corresponding to the controlled object.

In one embodiment, editing the graphical object and the control screen may include displaying the generated graphical object and the list of the control screen on an editing screen, and displaying the graphical object and the control screen, And a step of displaying a screen for editing the content.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying the graphical object and the screen for editing the control screen may include a step of displaying the graphical object when the graphic object is edited, the type of the status information of the facility to be displayed on the graphic object, Can be displayed.

In one embodiment, the step of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen may display a screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen when the control screen is edited.

In one embodiment, the step of controlling equipment corresponding to a graphic object selected on the monitoring screen may control the equipment according to a control element selected on the control screen.

The facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification have an effect that a graphic object and a control screen for equipment control can be dynamically configured.

The facility control device, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification have an effect that the configuration of the graphic object and the control screen for facility control can be easily edited.

The facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification are effective in that the construction time of the system for facility control can be reduced by simply editing the configuration of the graphic object and the control screen for facility control .

The facility control device, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in this specification can easily configure graphic objects and control screens for equipment to be added or changed by easily editing the configuration of graphic objects and control screens for equipment control There is an effect to be lost.

The facility control device, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification have an effect that a control system according to a user's environment and selection can be constructed by simply editing the configuration of graphic objects and control screens for equipment control .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facility control apparatus disclosed in this specification; FIG.
2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a central control system including a facility control device or facility control system disclosed in this specification;
3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus disclosed in this specification;
4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a user screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification;
5 is an illustration showing an example of a graphic object according to an embodiment of the facility control device, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in this specification.
6 is an exemplary view showing an example of a monitoring screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in this specification;
7 is an exemplary view showing an example of a control screen according to an embodiment of the facility control device, facility control system and facility control method disclosed in this specification.
8 shows an example of an editing screen according to an embodiment of the facility control device, facility control system and facility control method disclosed in this specification.
FIG. 9 shows an example of an editing screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification.
10 is an exemplary view showing an example of a user screen according to a specific embodiment of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification;
11 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a facility control method disclosed in this specification;
12 is a flow chart showing a sequence according to an embodiment of the facility control method disclosed herein;

The techniques disclosed in this specification can be applied to a facility control apparatus, a facility control system, and a facility control method. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be applied to a central control device and a central control system for integrally controlling all existing facility control devices, systems and methods, facility control devices and systems to which the technical idea of the present invention can be applied, A plant control device and system, a building history management device and system, an integrated control device and a system, and in particular, an interface (user Screen) and software for driving the same.

Here, the facility control system (or facility control system) may be a building automation system for controlling facilities disposed in buildings or buildings. In particular, the facility control system may be a building management system (BMS). That is, the building automation system can be applied to a concept including a factory automation system and the like, in particular, a building automation system for controlling facilities installed in a building in the present specification, without limiting the object to be applied in the automation system.

In addition, the facility control system may mean a building energy management system (BEMS) used to manage energy related to facilities installed in a building to maintain a pleasant indoor environment in the building while increasing energy performance .

 In addition, the technology disclosed in this specification can be applied to a facility control method for controlling facilities installed in a building, and it is also possible to provide a facility control system that provides a user interface (UI) for efficiently and conveniently controlling the facility Can be applied. In particular, the user interface may be provided by a specific equipment or device included in the facility control system, for example, a central control device (or a central control server).

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the technology disclosed herein. Also, the technical terms used herein should be interpreted as being generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the presently disclosed subject matter belongs, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise in this specification, Should not be construed in a broader sense, or interpreted in an oversimplified sense. In addition, when a technical term used in this specification is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the concept of the technology disclosed in this specification, it should be understood that technical terms which can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced. Also, the general terms used in the present specification should be interpreted in accordance with the predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced in meaning.

Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprising ", or" comprising ", etc. should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

Further, in the description of the technology disclosed in this specification, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the technology disclosed in this specification may be obscured. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the concept of the technology disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the idea of the technology by the attached drawings.

First, a facility control apparatus disclosed in this specification will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 10. Fig.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facility control apparatus disclosed in the present specification. FIG.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a central control system including a facility control apparatus or facility control system disclosed in this specification.

3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus disclosed in this specification.

4 is an exemplary view illustrating an example of a user screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed herein.

5 is an illustration showing an example of a graphic object according to an embodiment of the facility control device, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in this specification.

6 is an exemplary view showing an example of a monitoring screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in this specification.

7 is an exemplary view showing an example of a control screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification.

8 is an exemplary view 1 showing an example of an editing screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in this specification.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary view 2 showing an example of an editing screen according to an embodiment of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification.

10 is an exemplary view illustrating an example of a user screen according to a specific embodiment of the facility control apparatus, facility control system, and facility control method disclosed in the present specification.

First, the configuration of the facility control apparatus 100 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Fig.

The facility control device (hereinafter referred to as a control device) controls at least one facility.

1, the control device 100 displays a monitoring screen on which graphic objects corresponding to the facility 10 are displayed and a control screen on which control elements for facilities corresponding to the graphic objects are displayed, A display unit 110 for displaying the facility information on the facility 10 and facility information for the facility 10, generating the graphic object and the control screen using the facility information, And a control unit 120 for controlling the apparatus.

The control unit 100 includes the display unit 110 and the control unit 120. The display unit 110 displays facility information of the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object, Further displays an editing screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen based on the facility information, and the control unit 120 configures the graphic object and the control screen in correspondence with the editing on the editing screen.

The at least one facility 10 may be at least one of an air conditioning facility, an indoor unit, an illumination facility, a power facility, a communication facility, a water supply facility, and a power facility.

The control device 100 may be a control device installed inside a building, or may be included in a control device installed inside the building.

The control device 100 may also be a device for remotely controlling a building, or may be included in a device for remotely controlling a building.

The control device 100 may be installed at a central control station or a station that controls the building.

The control device (100) is included in an apparatus for controlling the at least one facility (10), either inside or outside the building, or inside or outside the building, And control.

The control device 100 may be a control device of the facility control system.

The control device 100 may be included in a central control system 500 as shown in FIG. 2 to control the at least one facility 10 or the equipment 10 '.

The central control system 500 may mean a system for centrally controlling the control device 100 and the facility control system including the control device 100.

3, the control device 100 includes an input unit 130, a communication unit 140, a facility search unit 150, and a storage unit 150. The display unit 110 includes a display unit 110 and a control unit 120, (160). ≪ / RTI >

The input unit 130 may be a means for inputting a user command for the operation of the control device 100 and processing the inputted user command.

The input unit 130 may process a user command input through input means of the control device 100, such as a keyboard or a mouse.

The communication unit 140 may be means for performing communication between the control device 100 and an external device.

The communication unit 140 can perform communication with the facility 10, an external control device, and the central control device 200 that centrally controls the control device 100. [

The facility search unit 150 may be means for searching for the facility 10 corresponding to the control target.

The facility searching unit 150 may search the facility 10 added to the control target of the control apparatus 100 or the facility 10 controlled by the control target to reflect the search result.

The storage unit 160 may be a means for storing data of the control device 100. [

The storage unit 160 stores facility information of the facility 10 corresponding to the control object of the control device 100, control information of the facility 10, firmware of the control device 100, Software, and the like.

The controller 100 includes at least one of the input unit 130, the communication unit 140, the facility searching unit 150, and the storage unit 160, Can be controlled.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the control device 100 will be described with additional reference to Figs. 4 to 6. Fig.

The display unit 110 may be a display device including a monitor.

The display unit 110 may display the user screen, which is an interface screen of the control device 100, externally.

4, the monitoring screen D10, the control screen D20, and the editing screen D30 are displayed on the display unit 110. The user screen D100 is displayed on the display unit 110, .

The user screen D100 may include a setting screen D40 for setting the user screen D100 in addition to the monitoring screen D10, the control screen D20 and the editing screen D30, Or an information screen D50 in which information corresponding to the information on the control screen D20 is displayed.

The monitoring screen D10 may be a screen on which monitoring results of the facility 10 corresponding to the control target of the control device 100 are displayed.

For example, the status of the facility 10, the status, the location where the facility 10 is installed, and the control information for the facility 10 may be displayed, such as the current location of the facility 10 Temperature, set temperature, and the like may be displayed.

The monitoring screen D10 may display monitoring results of at least one facility 10 that is an object to be controlled by the control device 100, respectively.

That is, the monitoring results of all the facilities 10 controlled by the control device 100 can be displayed.

The monitoring result of the facility 10 may be displayed on the monitoring screen D10 through the graphic object GO corresponding to the facility 10. [

The graphic object GO may mean an icon or a banner in which information corresponding to the facility 10 is displayed in the form of a graphic image.

The graphic object GO may be in the form as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the graphic object G0 may be displayed with an icon ICON representing the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO and state information MI of the facility.

The icon (ICON) may be an image representing the facility (10).

For example, when the facility 10 is an outdoor unit, it may be displayed as an image representing an outdoor unit, and when the facility 10 is an indoor unit, an image representing an indoor unit may be displayed.

The status information MI may be information on the monitoring result of the facility 10.

For example, the current temperature, the set temperature, and the control status of the position where the facility 10 is installed can be displayed.

The monitoring screen D10 on which the graphic object GO is displayed may be in the form as shown in FIG.

6, the monitoring screen D10 displays the graphic objects GO # 1 to GO # 8 generated for each facility 10 corresponding to the control object, An icon ICON and state information MI indicating the corresponding facility 10 may be displayed.

When the graphic object GO is displayed on the monitoring screen D10, the user screen D100 may display the graphic object GO to be displayed on the monitoring screen D10, as shown in FIG. The type and method can be displayed on the information screen D50.

That is, the graphic object GO may be displayed on the monitoring screen D10 according to the type and method of the graphic object GO selected on the information screen D50.

The control screen D20 may be a screen for displaying control elements for the facility 10 corresponding to the control object of the control device 100, that is, the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO .

For example, when the facility 10 is an air conditioner, a set temperature, a wind direction, an air flow rate, an operation mode, a reservation setting, and the like may be displayed.

The control screen D20 may be a screen on which control elements are displayed for each at least one facility 10 corresponding to the control object of the control device 100. [

That is, one graphic object GO and a unique control screen D20 may be provided for each facility 10. [

The control screen D20 may be in the form as shown in Fig.

The control screen D20 may display a control element for the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO, as shown in FIG.

For example, when the facility 10 is a fan (FAN), the operation / stop for the operation of the facility 10, the automatic / heat / normal mode for the operation mode of the facility 10, 10 can be displayed.

The control screen D20 is a screen on which the control screen D20 of the facility 10 corresponding to the selected object is displayed on the monitoring screen D10 when one of the graphic objects GO is selected on the monitoring screen D10, Can be activated and displayed at the top of the screen.

For example, at the normal time, only the monitoring screen D10 is activated and displayed, and one of the graphic objects GO is selected on the monitoring screen D10, and the equipment 10 corresponding to the selected object GO May be activated and displayed at the top of the monitoring screen D10.

The control screen D20 may also be configured such that when one of the graphical objects GO is selected on the monitoring screen D10 the control screen D20 of the facility 10 corresponding to the selected object is pop- ).

That is, the graphic object GO links the control screen D20 of the corresponding facility 10, activates the linked control screen D20 to be selected on the monitoring screen D10, Or may be popped up and displayed.

The editing screen D30 may be a screen for editing the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 based on facility information of the facility 10 corresponding to the control object of the control device 100 .

The editing of the editing screen D30 will be described in detail in an embodiment of an editing screen to be described later.

The graphic object GO and the control screen D20 may be generated based on facility information of the corresponding facility 10 in the control unit 120. [

For example, when the facility 10 is an air conditioner, a graphic object GO corresponding to the air conditioner is generated based on the facility information on the air conditioner, and a control screen D20, in which control elements corresponding to the air conditioner are displayed, Can be generated.

The facility information may include at least one of a type of the facility 10, a control element of the facility 10, installation information of the facility 10, and status information.

The facility information may be received by the control unit 120.

The control unit 120 may refer to a central processing unit of the control device 100.

The control unit 120 may be a CPU or an MCU that performs central processing of the control device 100. [

The control unit 120 may receive facility information for the facility 10 and may generate the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 using the facility information.

The control unit 120 may generate an initial shape of the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 using the facility information.

Here, the meaning of being generated in the initial form may mean that the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 are equipped with a type corresponding to the facility 10. [

The control unit 120 searches the facility 10 corresponding to the control object and receives the facility information from the searched facility 10 and displays the graphic object 10 of the facility corresponding to the received facility information GO and the control screen D20.

That is, the control unit 120 directly searches for the facility 10 corresponding to the control object, receives the facility information of the searched facility 10, and displays the graphic object GO on the basis of the received facility information. And the control screen D20.

The control unit 120 receives the facility information from a central server that controls the controlled facility 10 and displays the graphic object GO and the control screen of the facility 10 corresponding to the received facility information D20). ≪ / RTI >

That is, the control unit 120 receives the facility information from the central server, designating the facility 10 corresponding to the control target from the upper server including the central server (central control device) or the higher-level control device , And generate the graphic object (GO) and the control screen (D20) based on the received facility information.

The control unit 120 may cause the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 generated using the facility information to be displayed on the user screen D100.

The control unit 120 causes the generated graphic object GO and the control screen D20 to be displayed on the user screen D100 and controls the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO can do.

The control unit 120 may control the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO and may control the facility 10 according to a control element selected on the control screen D20.

For example, when the facility 10 is a fan and the control screen D20 is as shown in FIG. 7, the ON control among the control elements for the operation on the control screen D20 is And the control unit for the air flow rate is selected as the control unit for the air flow rate, the control unit 120 controls the operation of the facility 10 in the operation-automatic operation-automatic air flow As shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the edit screen D30 of the control device 100 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 8 to 10. Fig.

The edit screen D30 may be displayed in the user screen D100 displayed on the display unit 110. [

The display unit 110 displays the monitoring screen D10 and the control screen D20 on the user screen D100 and displays facility information of the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO And an editing screen for editing the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 based on the displayed facility information.

The control unit 120 generates the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 using the facility information and generates the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 in response to the editing on the editing screen D30, The screen D20 can be configured.

4, the editing screen D30 is displayed on the side of the monitoring screen D10 or when the editing is performed on the graphic object GO and the control screen D20, Or may be popped up and displayed on the user screen D100.

The editing operation performed on the editing screen D30 can be reflected by the controller 120. [

The editing operation performed on the editing screen D30 can be performed by inputting the inputting means.

The input means may be, for example, a keyboard or a mouse.

The edit screen D30 may be activated or popped up by clicking an edit button, an edit icon, etc. on the user screen D100 via the input means.

The editing screen D30 may be configured such that the screen for editing the graphic object GO and the screen for editing the control screen D20 are different.

The edit screen D30 may display a screen for editing the graphic object GO when the graphic object GO is edited.

The editing screen D30 'for editing the graphic object GO may be in the form as shown in FIG.

The editing screen D30 'for editing the graphic object GO may display a screen for editing the selected graphic object when any one of the graphic objects GO is selected on the monitoring screen D10 have.

8, the edit screen D30 'may include a screen D31 for editing the size of the graphic object GO, such as the width or height, when the graphic object G0 is edited, A display D32 for editing a specific display of the graphic object GO and a display mode for displaying the graphic object GO and a graphic object GO The screen D33 for selecting the type of the status information of the facility 10 to be displayed on the screen 10 can be displayed.

The form in which the graphic object GO is displayed may mean an icon ICON in which the graphic object GO is displayed on the monitoring screen D10.

That is, the icon (ICON) displayed on the monitoring screen D10 may be selected as the graphic object GO.

For example, in the screen D33 shown in Fig. 8, the type of the icon ICON indicating the facility 10 is displayed in the lower window, and one of the icons ICON displayed in the lower window The icon ICON of the graphic object GO can be edited to be displayed as the selected icon ICON.

The state information of the facility 10 to be displayed on the graphic object GO may refer to a monitoring result of the facility 10 displayed on the graphic object GO.

That is, status information displayed on the monitoring screen D10 may be selected as the graphic object GO.

For example, in the screen D33 as shown in FIG. 8, the type of status information of the facility 10 is displayed in the upper window, and one or more of the status information of the facility 10 displayed in the upper window The state information displayed on the graphic object GO can be edited to be displayed as the selected state information.

Editing of the graphic object GO on the editing screen D30 'may be performed by dragging / dropping if the inputting means is a mouse.

For example, when the icon of the graphic object GO is edited on the screen D33 as shown in FIG. 8, the cursor of the mouse is displayed on the screen D33 of the icon (ICON) The icon ICON is clicked and dragged to the graphic object GO to drop it (P1). The selected icon ICON is reflected in the edit and the graphic object GO is displayed as an icon ICON selected by drag / drop Can be edited to be displayed.

Alternatively, when editing the state information displayed on the graphic object GO on the screen D33 as shown in FIG. 8, if the cursor of the mouse is selected from among the types of the state information displayed on the screen D33, The selected state information is reflected on the editing and the state information selected by the drag / drop operation is displayed on the graphic object GO by clicking on the graphic object GO by dragging and dropping the graphic object GO onto the graphic object GO.

The edit screen D30 can display a screen for editing the control screen D20 when the control screen D20 is edited.

The editing screen D30 'for editing the control screen D20 may be in the form as shown in FIG.

The edit screen D30 'for editing the control screen D20 is displayed on the monitor screen D10 when one of the graphic objects GO is selected on the monitoring screen D10, A screen for editing the control screen can be displayed.

The editing screen D30 'for editing the control screen D20 also has a function of collectively editing the control screens of all the facilities 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO on the user screen D100 When a collective editing button to be performed is selected, a screen for editing a control screen of all facilities 10 corresponding to the N-based object GO may be displayed.

9, when the control screen D20 is edited, the edit screen D30 'displays a list of the facilities 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO and a list of the facilities 10 corresponding to the control object D20' A screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the display screen.

The control element to be displayed on the control screen D20 is displayed on the control screen D20 among the control elements of the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO so that an operation is performed on the user screen D100 The control element may be omitted.

That is, the control screen D20 can be selected by a control element to be operated on the user screen D100.

For example, in the screen D30 'as shown in FIG. 9, a list of the facilities 10 is displayed in the left window, and a control element corresponding to the selected facility among the facilities 10 displayed in the left window A list of the control elements displayed on the control screen D20 may be displayed so that the control elements displayed on the control screen D20 are displayed as selected control elements when one or more control elements displayed on the right window are selected.

An example of the user screen D100 edited on the editing screen D30 as described above is shown in Fig.

10, the edited graphic object G0 is displayed on the monitoring screen D10 in the user screen D100 and the graphic object GO # 1 selected on the monitoring screen D10 is displayed on the monitoring screen D10, A control element of the facility 10 corresponding to the monitoring screen D10 is displayed on the control screen D20 and a type and a method of the graphic object GO to be displayed on the monitoring screen D10 are selected on the information screen D50 A screen may be displayed.

The monitoring screen D10 displays the graphic object GO according to the type and method of the graphic object GO selected on the information screen D50 and the graphic object GO displays the editing screen And the control screen D20 displays the icon ICON and the status information in a form reflecting the editing made on the monitoring screen D10 in accordance with the control of the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO selected on the monitoring screen D10 And the control unit 120 may control the facility 10 according to a control element selected on the control screen D20.

Hereinafter, the facility control system disclosed in this specification will be described with reference to the description of the control device 100 as described above.

The facility control system (hereinafter referred to as a control system) may be a system including the control device 100 described above.

The control system includes at least one facility (10) and the control device (100).

The control device 100 displays a control screen for a facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO and a monitoring screen D10 for displaying a graphic object GO corresponding to the facility 10 A control screen D20 and editing information for displaying facility information of the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO and for editing the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 based on the displayed facility information A display unit 110 for displaying a screen D30 on a user screen D100 and a display unit 110 for receiving facility information on the facility 10 and displaying the graphic object GO and the control screen D20 And controlling the facility 10 corresponding to the graphic object GO and configuring the graphic object GO and the control screen D30 in response to the editing on the editing screen D30, (120).

The control system may include one or more of the control apparatuses 100. [

The control system may control the facility 10 by the control device 100. [

A concrete embodiment of the control system may be the same as the embodiment of the control device 100, and the parts overlapping with those of the control device 100 will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the facility control method disclosed in this specification will be described with reference to Figs. 11 and 12. Fig.

11 is a flowchart showing the sequence of the facility control method disclosed in this specification.

12 is a flowchart showing a procedure according to an embodiment of the facility control method disclosed in this specification.

The facility control method (hereinafter referred to as a control method) may be a control method of the control device 100 described above.

That is, the control method may be applied to the control device 100. [

Further, the control device 100 may be controlled according to the control method.

The control method may be applied to an application or software of the control device 100 or the like.

The control method will be described below, but the parts that are the same as those of the control device 100 described above will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the control method includes receiving facility information of a facility corresponding to a control object (S10), receiving graphic object corresponding to the facility using the facility information, (S30) of editing the generated graphic object and the control screen, displaying the edited graphic object and the control screen on the monitoring screen, (S40) and controlling a facility corresponding to the graphic object selected on the monitoring screen (S50).

The step S10 of receiving the facility information may be a step of collecting facility information of the facility corresponding to the control target of the control device 100. [

The step (S10) of receiving the facility information may search for a facility corresponding to the control target and receive the facility information from the searched facility.

The step (S10) of receiving the facility information may also receive the facility information from a central server controlling the facility corresponding to the controlled object.

That is, the control device 100 directly searches for the facility corresponding to the control target in the step (S10) of receiving the facility information or directly searches for the facility to be controlled from the central server that controls the facility and the control device 100 May be designated as a facility corresponding to the present invention.

The step (S20) of creating the graphic object and the control screen may be a step of creating a control screen of the graphic object and the corresponding equipment displayed by the control device 100.

The step of generating the graphic object and the control screen (S20) may include generating the graphic object and the control screen corresponding to the facility based on the facility information received in the step of receiving the facility information can do.

The step (S20) of creating the graphic object and the control screen may be initially performed so that the graphic object and the control screen are provided in a form suitable for the type of the facility.

That is, the control device 100 controls the graphics object and the control screen so that an initial shape of the graphic object and the control screen are obtained in step S20 of creating the graphic object and the control screen, The screen may be initially created.

Editing the graphic object and the control screen (S30) may be a step of editing the graphic object and the control screen displayed by the control device 100 externally.

The graphic object and the control screen may be edited (S30) by editing the graphic object and the control screen generated in the step S20 of creating the graphic object and the control screen.

The step of editing the graphical object and the control screen (S30) may edit the graphical object and the control screen based on equipment information of the equipment corresponding to the graphical object and the control screen.

The editing of the graphic object and the control screen S30 may include displaying the generated graphic object and the list of the control screen on the editing screen S31 as shown in FIG. 12, And displaying a screen for editing the graphic object selected on the control screen and the control screen (S32).

The step S31 of displaying the graphical object and the list of the control screen on the editing screen may include the step of displaying the list of the graphic object and the control screen corresponding to the editing object externally .

For example, a list of the graphic objects and the control screen may be displayed on the user screen of the controller 100, and the selected graphic object and the control screen may be edited.

The step S32 of displaying the graphics object and the screen for editing the control screen may be a step for the control device 100 to externally display an editing screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen.

That is, the step of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen (S32) may be the step of executing the graphic object and the control screen editing function of the control device 100. [

(S32) displaying the graphics object and the control screen editing screen may include displaying the graphic object and the control screen list on the editing screen (S31) A screen for editing the selected graphic object and the control screen can be displayed.

The step (S32) of displaying the graphics object and the screen for editing the control screen may display different editing screens each time the graphic object is edited and the control screen is edited.

The step (S32) of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen may include the step of, when editing the graphic object, selecting a type in which the graphic object is displayed and a type of state information of the facility to be displayed in the graphic object Can be displayed.

That is, when the graphic object is edited in the step S32 of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen, the control device 100 displays the graphic object and the graphic object The type of status information of the facility to be displayed is selected and a screen for selecting the type of the graphic object to be displayed on the graphic object and the type of the status information of the facility to be displayed on the graphic object is edited in accordance with the selected type and status information Can be displayed.

The step S32 of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen may display a screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen when the control screen is edited.

That is, when editing the control screen in step S32 of displaying a screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen, the control device 100 selects a control element to be displayed on the control screen, A screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen may be displayed to edit the control screen according to the control element.

The control device 100 may edit the graphic object and the control screen according to the item selected in the step S32 of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen.

The step S40 of displaying the graphic object and the control screen on the monitoring screen may be a step of displaying the edited graphic object and the control screen on the user screen of the control device 100. [

The step of displaying the graphical object and the control screen on the monitoring screen may include displaying the graphical object and the control screen edited in the step of displaying the graphic object and the control screen, Can be displayed on the monitoring screen displayed on the user screen of the control device (100).

In the step S50 of controlling the equipment corresponding to the graphic object selected on the monitoring screen, the facility may be controlled according to the control element selected on the control screen of the equipment corresponding to the selected graphic object.

That is, the control apparatus 100 may control the facility in accordance with the control element selected on the control screen in the step S50 of controlling the facility.

Embodiments of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification can be applied to a facility control system or a facility control system for controlling equipment installed in a building, a facility control device included in the facility control system, (Or a central control server).

Embodiments of the facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification are also applicable to a factory automation system, a plant system, an energy management system, a power management system, a control apparatus and a control method Can be applied.

Embodiments of the facility control device, facility control system and facility control method disclosed in the present specification can be applied to all existing facility control devices, systems and methods to which the technical idea of the present invention can be applied, A control device and a central control system, a central control method for central control, a device integrated control device and system, a plant control device and system, a building history management device and system, an integrated control device and a system, And an interface (user screen) applied to the system and software for driving the same.

The facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in this specification have an effect that a graphic object and a control screen for equipment control can be dynamically configured.

The facility control device, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification have an effect that the configuration of the graphic object and the control screen for facility control can be easily edited.

The facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification are effective in that the construction time of the system for facility control can be reduced by simply editing the configuration of the graphic object and the control screen for facility control .

The facility control apparatus, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification can easily edit the configuration of the graphic object and the control screen for equipment control to facilitate the configuration of the graphic object and the control screen for the equipment to be added or changed .

The facility control device, the facility control system, and the facility control method disclosed in the present specification have an effect that a control system according to a user's environment and selection can be constructed by simply editing the configuration of graphic objects and control screens for equipment control .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. And such modifications and the like should be considered to fall within the scope of the following claims.

10: Equipment 10 ': Equipment
100: Equipment control device 110: Display unit
120: control unit 130: input unit
140: communication unit 150: facility search unit
160: storage unit 200: central control unit
500: Central control system
GO: Graphic object D10: Monitoring screen
D20: Control screen D30: Edit screen
D30 ': Edit screen' D31: Edit screen 1
D32: Edit screen 2 D33: Edit screen 3
D40: Setting screen D50: Information screen
D100: User screen

Claims (17)

A facility control apparatus for controlling at least one facility,
A display unit for displaying on a user screen a monitoring screen on which graphic objects corresponding to equipment are displayed and a control screen on which control elements for facilities corresponding to the graphic objects are displayed; And
And a controller for receiving facility information for the facility, generating the graphic object and the control screen using the facility information, and controlling equipment corresponding to the graphic object,
The display unit includes:
Further displaying an editing screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen on the basis of the facility information displayed,
Wherein,
The graphic object and the control screen are configured in correspondence with the editing on the editing screen,
In the editing screen,
When editing the control screen,
And displays a screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the graphic object comprises:
An icon indicating a facility corresponding to the graphic object and status information of the facility are displayed. The method according to claim 1,
The control screen displays,
Wherein when the graphic object is selected on the monitoring screen, a control screen of the equipment corresponding to the selected object is activated and displayed at the top of the monitoring screen. The method according to claim 1,
The facility information includes:
A type of the facility, a control element of the facility, installation information of the facility, and status information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit searches for a facility corresponding to the control object, receives the facility information from the searched facility, and generates a graphic object and a control screen of the facility corresponding to the received facility information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Receives the facility information from a central server that controls the facility to be controlled, and generates a graphic object and a control screen of the facility corresponding to the received facility information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the facility according to a control element selected on the control screen. The method according to claim 1,
In the editing screen,
When editing the graphics object,
And displays a screen for selecting a type of the graphic object to be displayed and a type of state information of the facility to be displayed on the graphic object. delete In a facility control system,
At least one facility; And
A monitoring screen for displaying graphic objects corresponding to the facility, a control screen for displaying control elements for facilities corresponding to the graphic objects, facility information of facilities corresponding to the graphic objects, A display unit for displaying an edit screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen on a user screen; And
Wherein the control unit controls the facility corresponding to the graphic object by receiving the facility information of the facility, generating the graphic object and the control screen by using the facility information, And a control unit configured to configure the control screen,
In the editing screen,
When editing the control screen,
And displays a screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen. A facility control method for a facility control device,
Receiving facility information of a facility corresponding to a control object;
Generating a control screen on which a graphic object corresponding to the facility and a control element of the facility corresponding to the graphic object are displayed using the facility information;
Editing the created graphic object and the control screen;
Displaying the edited graphic object and the control screen on a monitoring screen; And
Controlling a facility corresponding to a graphic object selected on the monitoring screen,
Wherein the editing of the graphics object and the control screen comprises:
Displaying a list of the graphic object and the control screen on the editing screen; And
And displaying a screen for editing the graphic object and the control screen selected on the editing screen,
Wherein the step of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen comprises:
When editing the control screen,
And a screen for selecting a control element to be displayed on the control screen is displayed. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of receiving the facility information comprises:
A facility corresponding to a control target is searched for, and the facility information is received from the searched facility. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of receiving the facility information comprises:
And said facility information is received from a central server that manages the facility corresponding to the controlled object. delete 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of displaying the graphic object and the screen for editing the control screen comprises:
When editing the graphics object,
And a screen for selecting a type of the graphic object to be displayed and a type of state information of the facility to be displayed on the graphic object. delete 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of controlling equipment corresponding to the graphic object selected on the monitoring screen comprises:
Wherein the facility is controlled according to a control element selected on the control screen.

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