KR20110090689A - Facility management system and method for controlling power the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A facility management system and power control method are provided to perform power control of a facility. CONSTITUTION: A power sensing unit(110) detects power consumption for heating source facilities. A control unit(130) adds up power for one or more heating source facilities. The control unit determines whether power is greater than critical value. The control unit controls the operation of the heating source facilities.

Description

FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a facility management system and a power control method.

In general, the facility management system is a system for monitoring the status of the facility installed in the field and controlling the facility by a control command.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a facility management system and a power control method for performing power control for not only load equipment but also heat source equipment during peak power control of a facility management system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facility management system and a power control method for performing power control of a corresponding facility on the basis of intrinsic characteristics of each of one or more heat source facilities during peak power control of the facility management system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facility management system comprising: an amount of power detecting unit configured to detect power consumption of at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility; And sum the amount of power consumption for the at least one load facility and the at least one heat source facility, and when the summed power consumption is greater than a preset threshold, the at least one load facility and one based on previously stored operation control information. It is comprised including the control part which controls the operation | movement of the above heat source equipment.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power control method of a facility management system, the method comprising: detecting power consumption of at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility; Summing power consumption for the at least one detected load facility and at least one heat source facility; And controlling the operation of the at least one load facility and the at least one heat source facility based on prestored operation control information when the sum of the consumed power amounts is greater than a predetermined threshold value.

As an example related to the present invention, the at least one load facility may include at least one of a fan coil unit, a damper, a valve, an air conditioner, a pump, an air conditioner, and a ventilation system.

As an example related to the present invention, the operation control information may include on / off information for each facility included in the at least one load facility.

As an example related to the present invention, the one or more heat source facilities may include at least one of a boiler, a cooling tower, an ice storage system, a geothermal system, a cold and hot water heater, a high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater, and a chiller.

As an example related to the present invention, the operation control information may include on / off information on at least one of the cooling tower, the ice storage system, the geothermal system, and the cold / hot water machine included in the one or more heat source facilities. Can be.

As an example related to the present disclosure, the operation control information may include at least one of preset first temperature information of the boiler, preset second temperature information of the high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater, and preset RPM information of the chiller. It may include.

In the facility management system and the power control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, during peak power control of the facility management system, by performing power control not only the load facility but also the heat source facility, the operation efficiency of the power control of the facility management system is increased. It is possible to improve the user convenience.

In addition, in the facility management system and the power control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, during the peak power control of the facility management system, by controlling the power of the facility based on the unique characteristics of each of the one or more heat source facilities, facility management The operating efficiency of the power control of the system can be increased.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facility management system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating operation control information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a power control method of a facility management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facility management system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facility management system 10 includes a power amount detecting unit 110, a communication unit 120, a control unit 130, and a storage unit 140.

The power amount sensing unit 110 detects power consumption of each of one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities at predetermined time intervals or in real time. In this case, the at least one load facility or the at least one heat source facility may be included in the facility management system 10.

The communication unit 120 is interconnected with the at least one load facility and / or the at least one heat source facility via a wired / wireless communication network, and various kinds of information transmitted from the at least one load facility and / or the at least one heat source facility. It transmits / receives a control signal, including information on the amount of power consumed by the facility, which is detected at each facility and transmitted to the facility management system 10. In this case, the wired communication technology may include Ethernet, serial communication, and the like. In addition, the wireless communication network may use a wireless Internet module, a short range communication module, or the like. Here, the wireless Internet technologies include wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, WiBro, WiMAX, World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WMAX), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink). Packet Access), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS). In addition, the short range communication technology may include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like.

The controller 130 controls the overall operation of the facility management system 10.

In addition, the controller 130 may add up the power consumption of one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities respectively detected by the power amount detection unit 110.

In addition, the control unit 130, the power consumption of at least one load facility and / or at least one heat source facility received from the communication unit 120, and at least one load facility detected from the power amount detection unit 110. And / or sum the power consumption of the at least one heat source facility.

In addition, the controller 130 compares the summed power consumption with a preset reference power amount, and when the summed power consumption amount is greater than the preset reference power amount, the controller 130 is pre-stored in the storage 140. Control the operation of the at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility based on operation control information (or an operation control pattern) for at least one load facility and / or at least one heat source facility.

In addition, the controller 130 may set operation control information for the one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities according to a user input, and operate the one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities. Control information is stored in the storage 140.

That is, the controller 130 may include a fan coil unit (FCU), a damper, a valve, an air handling unit (AHU), and a pump included in the at least one load facility. (pump), air conditioners, ventilation systems, etc. are classified into a plurality of groups, and the power on / off sequence (or an operation / stop sequence) for sequential control, priority control or combined control is performed for the plurality of classified groups. Set it. In addition, the control unit 130, a boiler, a cooling tower, a cooling heat storage system (Ice Thermal Storage System), a geothermal system, a cold and hot water heater, a high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater (Air to Water Heat Pump) included in the heat source equipment: AWHP), chillers and the like are classified into the plurality of groups, and information for sequential control, priority control, or complex control for the classified plurality of groups (for example, power on / off setting, temperature setting, etc.) , RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) setting).

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the controller 130 may include the fan coil unit (FCU), a damper, a valve, an air conditioner (AHU), a pump, an air conditioner, and ventilation included in the one or more load facilities. Classify the system into a first group (including fan coil units, dampers, valves, air conditioners, etc.) and a second group (including pumps, air conditioners, ventilation systems, etc.) and include in the classified first and second groups The power on / off sequence for sequential control for the loaded load facility.

In addition, the control unit 130, as shown in FIG. 2, the boiler, cooling tower, ice storage system, geothermal system, cold water heater, high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater (AWHP) included in the one or more heat source equipment, Classify chillers and the like into the first group (including boilers, cooling towers, ice heat storage systems, etc.) and the second group (including geothermal systems, cold and hot water heaters, high efficiency air heat source heat pump heaters (AWHP), chillers, etc.) Operation control information is set based on the unique characteristics of each heat source facility for sequential control of the heat source facilities included in the first and second groups. That is, in the case of the cooling tower, the ice storage system, the geothermal system, and the cold / hot water dispenser, the power on / off order is set. In addition, in the case of the boiler and the high-efficiency air heat source heat pump heater (AWHP), the operation control information for controlling the operation state from the current temperature of each heat source facility to a predetermined specific temperature is set. In addition, in the case of the chiller, the operation control information for controlling the operation state to a specific RPM preset from the current RPM is set.

The storage unit 140 stores data and programs required for the facility management system 10 to operate.

In addition, the storage unit 140 stores various user interfaces (UIs) and / or graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

In addition, the storage unit 140 stores various information transmitted from the at least one load facility and / or at least one heat source facility received through the communication unit 120.

In addition, the storage unit 140 may include a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory, etc.), ROM (Read-Only Memory: ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory: RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) ), A magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk may include at least one storage medium.

In addition, the storage unit 140 stores operation control information (or operation control pattern) for one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities set by the controller 130.

The facility management system 10 may further include an input unit (not shown) that receives a command or control signal by an operation such as receiving a button operation by a user or touching / scrolling a displayed screen.

The input unit may select a function desired by the user or receive information, and various devices such as a keypad, a touch screen, a jog shuttle, a microphone, and the like may be used.

The facility management system 10 may further include a display unit (not shown) for displaying information included in a signal processed by the controller 130 in a predetermined signal. The display unit may be configured to receive an input from a user by using a touch screen method.

In addition, the display unit displays an operation state of one or more components included in the facility management system 10 under the control of the controller 130.

In addition, the display unit displays the amount of power consumed by each load facility and / or heat source facility detected by the power amount detection unit 110 under the control of the controller 130.

In addition, the display unit displays an operation state of each of the one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities under the control of the controller 130.

In addition, the display unit, when the sequential control or priority control or combined control of the one or more load equipment and / or one or more heat source equipment under the control of the control unit 130, the one or more load equipment and / or Indicates the operating status of one or more heat source installations.

In addition, the display unit is stored in the storage unit 140 when sequential control or priority control or combined control of the one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities is performed by the control of the controller 130. Display operational control information for one or more load facilities and / or one or more heat source facilities.

In addition, the display unit may display various contents such as various menu screens using a user interface and / or a graphic user interface included in the storage 140 under the control of the controller 130. Here, the content displayed on the display unit includes a menu screen including various text or image data (including various information data) and data such as icons, list menus, combo boxes, and the like.

The display unit may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (Flexible). Display), a field emission display (FED), or a 3D display.

As such, during peak power control of the facility management system, power control is performed on at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility included in the facility management system to increase operational efficiency of the system power control and to improve user convenience. Can be improved.

Hereinafter, the power control method of the facility management system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a power control method of a facility management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the power amount detection unit 110 detects each power consumption for one or more load facilities and one or more heat source facilities.

In this case, the communication unit 120 may be communicatively connected to the at least one load facility and the at least one heat source facility, and receive power consumption of the facility transmitted from at least one of the at least one load facility and the at least one heat source facility. There is (S110).

Thereafter, the controller 130 adds up the amount of power consumption of each of the detected load and heat source equipment (S120).

Subsequently, the controller 130 compares the sum total power consumption with a preset reference power amount (S130), and as a result of the comparison, if the sum total power consumption is less than or equal to the preset reference power amount, The operating state of the load facility and the heat source facility is maintained (S140).

In addition, as a result of the comparison, the controller 130, when the total sum of the power consumption is greater than the predetermined reference power amount, the operation control information (at least one of the load facility and the heat source equipment previously stored in the storage unit 140) Or control operation of the at least one load facility and the heat source facility based on an operation control pattern).

That is, the controller 130, when the total sum of the power consumption is greater than the predetermined reference power amount, as shown in Figure 2, at least one load facility belonging to the first group at a predetermined operation switching time interval and Control the operation of the heat source facility and at least one load facility and heat source facility belonging to the second group.

For example, the controller 130 may include a load device (fan coil unit, damper, valve, air conditioner) belonging to the first group of the load devices when the total sum of power consumption is greater than the predetermined reference power amount. Etc.), the power of the load equipment (pump, air conditioner, ventilation system, etc.) belonging to the second group is maintained (maintaining the power on state), and the temperature of the boiler belonging to the first group of the heat source equipment Operating at a preset second temperature at a current temperature (eg, a first temperature), powering off the cooling tower and ice storage system, maintaining the operation of the geothermal system and the cold and hot water heater belonging to the second group, The temperature of the air heat source heat pump heater (AWHP) is maintained at the current temperature (eg, third temperature), and the RPM of the chiller is maintained at the current RPM (eg, first RPM).

Subsequently, when a preset operation switching time elapses, the controller 130 turns off the power of the load facilities (fan coil unit, damper, valve, air conditioner, etc.) belonging to the first group among the load facilities. Turn on, turn off the power of the load equipment (pump, air conditioner, ventilation system, etc.) belonging to the second group, and change the temperature of the boiler belonging to the first group of the heat source equipment from the second temperature. Operating at a first temperature, switching the power of the cooling tower and the ice storage system from an off state to an on state, powering off the geothermal system and the cold / hot water machine belonging to the second group, and the high efficiency air heat source heat pump The temperature of the heater AWHP is operated at the predetermined fourth temperature at the third temperature, and the RPM of the chiller is operated at the predetermined second RPM at the first RPM.

That is, the controller 130, when the total sum of the power consumption is greater than the predetermined reference power amount, the at least one load facility and the heat source based on the operation control information for the at least one pre-stored load facility and the heat source facility. The operation of the facility can be controlled sequentially (S150).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: facility management system 110: power amount detection unit
120: communication unit 130: control unit
140: storage unit

Claims (12)

An amount of power detecting unit detecting power consumption of at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility; And
The amount of power consumption for the at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility is summed, and when the summed power consumption amount is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the at least one load facility and the at least one load facility are based on previously stored operation control information. Facility management system comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the heat source equipment. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more load facilities,
And at least one of a fan coil unit, a damper, a valve, an air conditioner, a pump, an air conditioner and a ventilation system. The method of claim 2, wherein the operation control information,
Facility management system comprising on / off information for each of the facilities included in the at least one load facility. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more heat source facilities,
Facility management system comprising at least one of a boiler, cooling tower, ice storage system, geothermal system, hot and cold water heater, high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater, chiller. The method of claim 4, wherein the operation control information,
Facility management system comprising on / off information for at least one of the cooling tower, the ice heat storage system, the geothermal system, the cold and hot water included in the one or more heat source facilities. The method of claim 4, wherein the operation control information,
And at least one of preset first temperature information of the boiler, preset second temperature information of the high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater, and preset RPM information of the chiller. Detecting power consumption for at least one load facility and at least one heat source facility;
Summing power consumption for the at least one detected load facility and at least one heat source facility; And
Controlling the operation of the at least one load facility and the at least one heat source facility based on pre-stored operation control information when the summed power consumption amount is greater than a predetermined threshold value. Power control method. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one load facility,
And at least one of a fan coil unit, a damper, a valve, an air conditioner, a pump, an air conditioner, and a ventilation system. The method of claim 8, wherein the operation control information,
And on / off information for each of the facilities included in the at least one load facility. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more heat source equipment,
A method for controlling power of a facility management system, comprising at least one of a boiler, a cooling tower, an ice storage system, a geothermal system, a cold / hot water heater, a high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater, and a chiller. The method of claim 10, wherein the operation control information,
And power on / off information for at least one of the cooling tower, the ice heat storage system, the geothermal system, and the cold / hot water machine included in the at least one heat source facility. The method of claim 10, wherein the operation control information,
And at least one of preset first temperature information of the boiler, preset second temperature information of the high efficiency air heat source heat pump heater, and preset RPM information of the chiller. .

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