WO2016189805A1 - Power monitoring system and power consuming device - Google Patents

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WO2016189805A1
WO2016189805A1 PCT/JP2016/002260 JP2016002260W WO2016189805A1 WO 2016189805 A1 WO2016189805 A1 WO 2016189805A1 JP 2016002260 W JP2016002260 W JP 2016002260W WO 2016189805 A1 WO2016189805 A1 WO 2016189805A1
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紀芳 清水
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J13/00—Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network

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  • the present invention relates to a power monitoring system and a power consuming apparatus.
  • HEMS Home Energy Management System
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for associating device ID data and position ID data of an electric device by performing communication between the control system and the electric device.
  • Patent Document 1 can specify the position of an electric device, but cannot specify the correspondence between a branch circuit and a power supply unit such as an outlet.
  • the present invention provides a power monitoring system and a power consuming device that can specify the correspondence between a branch circuit and a power supply unit.
  • a power monitoring system is connected to a measurement unit that measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit branched from a main line, and a power supply unit provided in the branch circuit, via the power supply unit.
  • a power consuming unit that consumes power supplied from the branch circuit, a transmitting unit that transmits information indicating at least one of a start timing and an end timing of power consumption by the power consuming unit, and the measurement unit
  • An acquisition unit that acquires the measured power usage amount for each branch circuit and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit, the power usage amount for each branch circuit acquired by the acquisition unit, and the And a specifying unit that specifies a branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consumption unit is connected based on information indicating timing.
  • a power consuming device is a power consuming device attached to a power supply unit provided in a branch circuit branched from a main line, and the power supplied from the branch circuit via the power supply unit And a transmission unit that transmits information indicating at least one of a start timing and an end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit.
  • the correspondence between the branch circuit and the power supply unit can be specified.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is an external view of devices that constitute the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display unit.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of an image displayed on the display unit.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where the cover of the power measurement device is opened.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a region A surrounded by a broken line in FIG.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is an external view of devices that constitute the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the specific operation of the branch circuit of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a first modification of the power consuming apparatus.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a second modification of the power consuming apparatus.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a third modification of the power consuming apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is an external view of the devices constituting the power monitoring system.
  • the power monitoring system 10 includes a power measuring device 20, a control device 30, a power consuming device 40, a display device 50, and a printing device 60.
  • the power monitoring system 10 is a system that is installed in a consumer and monitors the usage status of power in the consumer. Specifically, in the power monitoring system 10, the power usage measured by the power measurement device 20 is managed by the control device 30, and the power usage is displayed on the display device 50 as appropriate.
  • the correspondence relationship between the branch circuit 12 and the power supply unit 24 can be easily specified.
  • the contractor may specify which branch circuit 12 is provided with the power supply unit 24 (for example, an outlet) and display it on the distribution board (branch breaker 22). .
  • the distribution board for example, an outlet
  • the power monitoring system 10 facilitates such construction work, and the contractor inserts the plug 41 of the power consuming apparatus 40 into the power supply unit 24 and presses the start button 43c. Then, the number of the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 to which the power consuming device 40 is attached is displayed on the display unit 51 of the display device 50. That is, the power monitoring system 10 can identify the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 (outlet) to which the power consuming device 40 is attached.
  • the power monitoring system 10 can be used not only by a contractor but also by a general user for specifying the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24.
  • the power measuring device 20 is a distribution board having a power measuring function and a wireless communication function.
  • the power measuring device 20 has a main breaker 21 for turning on or off the power supply from the power system 80 through the main line 11.
  • the main breaker 21 is a breaker that stops the supply of electric power from the electric power system 80 when a current exceeding a predetermined electric current (current based on electric power determined by a contract with an electric power company) flows from the electric power system 80.
  • the power measuring device 20 has a plurality of branch breakers 22 corresponding to each of the plurality of branch circuits 12 branched from the main line 11. That is, the power measuring device 20 includes a branch breaker 22 for each branch circuit 12.
  • the branch breaker 22 is a breaker that stops supplying power to the branch circuit 12 when an overcurrent flows through the branch circuit 12 connected to the branch breaker 22. It is assumed that numbers are assigned in advance to the plurality of branch circuits 12 (the plurality of branch breakers 22).
  • the power measuring device 20 has a measuring unit 25.
  • the measurement unit 25 includes a CT (Current Transformer) provided for each branch circuit 12 and measures the amount of power used (current amount) for each branch circuit 12 branched from the trunk line 11 by CT.
  • CT Current Transformer
  • the measurement unit 25 can measure the amount of power used by the electrical device 23 attached to the power supply unit 24.
  • the measuring unit 25 is realized by the CT and a processor, a microcomputer, a dedicated circuit, or the like.
  • the power supply unit 24 is an outlet, for example, but may be a hooking sealing body (sealing socket) or a lighting duct.
  • the power supply unit 24 may be in any form as long as it can supply power to other devices.
  • the power measuring device 20 includes a communication module (communication circuit) for performing wireless communication with the control device 30 and can wirelessly communicate with the control device 30. Specifically, the power measuring device 20 transmits the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 to the control device 30 by wireless communication.
  • the wireless communication method (communication standard) is, for example, a specific low power wireless using a frequency of 920 MHz band, but Zigbee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or the like. Other communication standards may be used.
  • the specific aspect of the electric power measurement apparatus 20 is not specifically limited, What is necessary is just to be able to measure the usage-amount of electric power for every branch circuit 12.
  • the power measurement device 20 may be realized as a device (measurement unit) separate from the distribution board.
  • the control device 30 is a device that manages the power consumption measured by the measurement unit 25. For example, the control device 30 performs control such as transmitting information for displaying the power usage amount on the display device 50 to the display device 50.
  • the control device 30 includes an acquisition unit 31, a specification unit 32, a first communication unit 33, and a storage unit 34.
  • the acquisition unit 31 acquires the power consumption for each branch circuit 12 measured by the measurement unit 25. Further, the acquisition unit 31 acquires (receives) the start timing transmitted by the transmission unit 42 of the power consuming device 40 described later. Specifically, the acquisition unit 31 is a communication module (communication circuit) for wireless communication that can communicate with the power measurement device 20 and the power consumption device 40.
  • the specifying unit 32 uses the first communication unit 33 to transmit information for displaying the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12.
  • the specifying unit 32 also has a power supply unit 24 (outlet) to which the power consuming device 40 is attached based on the information indicating the power usage and start timing for each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31.
  • the branch circuit 12 provided with is identified. Further, the identifying unit 32 transmits information for displaying the identified branch circuit 12 to the display device 50 using the first communication unit 33.
  • the specifying unit 32 is realized by a processor, a microcomputer, or a dedicated circuit.
  • the first communication unit 33 communicates with the display device 50. For example, the first communication unit 33 transmits information for displaying the power consumption for each branch circuit 12 to the second communication unit 53 of the display device 50 based on the control of the specifying unit 32. For example, the first communication unit 33 transmits information for displaying the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32 to the second communication unit 53 of the display device 50 based on the control of the specifying unit 32.
  • the information for displaying the identified branch circuit 12 includes at least information indicating the number of the identified branch circuit 12.
  • the first communication unit 33 is a communication module (communication circuit) that performs communication using a wireless LAN, but may be a communication module that uses other communication methods.
  • the acquisition unit 31 and the first communication unit 33 may be realized as one communication module.
  • a wireless LAN router (not shown) is interposed between the first communication unit 33 and the second communication unit 53.
  • the storage unit 34 is a storage device that stores the control program executed by the specifying unit 32, the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, and the like. Specifically, the storage unit 34 is realized by a semiconductor memory or the like.
  • the display device 50 displays the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12. Further, the display device 50 displays the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32.
  • the display device 50 is specifically a personal computer, for example, but may be a television, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal.
  • the display device 50 may be a dedicated display device corresponding to the control device 30.
  • the display device 50 includes a second communication unit 53, a display control unit 54, a display unit 51, and a name setting unit 52.
  • the second communication unit 53 communicates with the first communication unit 33 of the control device 30.
  • the second communication unit 53 receives information for displaying the power usage amount for each branch circuit 12 from the first communication unit 33.
  • the second communication unit 53 receives information for displaying the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32 from the first communication unit 33.
  • the second communication unit 53 is specifically a communication module (communication circuit) that performs communication using a wireless LAN, but may be any device that can communicate with the first communication unit 33. Therefore, the second communication unit 53 may be a communication module using another communication method corresponding to the first communication unit 33.
  • the display control unit 54 displays an image on the display unit 51 based on the information received by the second communication unit 53.
  • 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating examples of images displayed on the display unit 51.
  • the display control unit 54 displays the number of the branch circuit 12, the name,
  • the display unit 51 displays the power usage amount in association with each other. Thereby, the user can know the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 through the display unit 51.
  • the display control unit 54 is specified as included in the information.
  • the number of the branch circuit 12 (19 in the example of FIG. 4) is displayed. Thereby, the user can know the number of the branch circuit 12 specified through the display unit 51.
  • the display control unit 54 is realized by a processor, a microcomputer, or a dedicated circuit.
  • the display unit 51 displays the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 based on the control of the display control unit 54.
  • the display unit 51 displays the specified branch circuit 12 (the number of the branch circuit 12) based on the control of the display control unit 54.
  • the display unit 51 is realized by a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL panel, or the like.
  • the name setting unit 52 is a user interface for setting a name for each of a plurality of branch circuits 12 (numbers of the branch circuits 12).
  • the set names are a location (for example, a living room) corresponding to the branch circuit 12 and a name (for example, an air conditioner) of the electric device 23 connected to the branch circuit 12.
  • the user can set the name “living” to the branch circuit 12 having the number 1 through the name setting unit 52.
  • the name setting unit 52 is also used, for example, to set a name for the branch circuit 12 (number of the branch circuit 12) specified by the specifying unit 32.
  • the name setting unit 52 is specifically a keyboard and a mouse when the display device 50 is a personal computer, but the specific mode of the name setting unit 52 is not particularly limited.
  • the name setting unit 52 is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) including a touch panel.
  • the printing device 60 is an example of a name printing unit, and is a printer that prints the name set by the name setting unit 52.
  • name printing will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where the cover of the power measuring device 20 is opened.
  • the power measuring device 20 includes a main breaker 21 and a plurality of branch breakers 22.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a region A surrounded by a broken line in FIG.
  • the number of the branch breaker 22 (number of the branch circuit 12) is assigned to each of the plurality of branch breakers 22.
  • a space 26 is provided for each of the plurality of branch breakers 22 for attaching a seal on which the name of the branch breaker 22 (name of the branch circuit 12) is printed. Yes.
  • the printing device 60 can print the name set by the name setting unit 52 on the sticker attached to the space 26. For example, when the user sets the name of “air conditioner” in the 19th branch circuit 12, the printing apparatus 60 prints the set name on a sticker. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user can attach such a seal 70 to the space 26.
  • the printing apparatus 60 receives an instruction to print the name set by the name setting unit 52 from the second communication unit 53, and performs printing based on the received instruction.
  • the printing device 60 and the display device 50 (second communication unit 53) communicate with each other using, for example, a wireless LAN.
  • the printing device 60 and the display device 50 include a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. Wired communication through the network may be performed.
  • the user may affix the sticker on which the name of the branch circuit 12 is printed on the power supply unit 24 as described above.
  • the name given to the power usage displayed on the display unit 51 is also displayed on the power supply unit 24 provided in the branch circuit 12.
  • the user can easily identify the correspondence between the power consumption and the power supply unit 24 by simply comparing the name displayed on the display unit 51 with the sticker attached to the power supply unit 24. be able to.
  • the user wants to reduce the power consumption of the branch circuit 12 where the power consumption displayed on the display unit 51 is large.
  • the user can immediately specify which power supply unit 24 should be suppressed in the amount of power used by the electric power supply unit 24 by using a sticker attached to the power supply unit 24.
  • the power consuming device 40 is a device that actively consumes power so that the control device 30 (identifying unit 32) recognizes the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming unit 46 is electrically connected.
  • the power consuming device 40 is detachably attached to the power supply unit 24 and consumes power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24.
  • the power consuming device 40 includes a plug 41, a main body 44, a transmitting unit 42, a power consuming unit 46, a pattern changing unit 43, a start button 43 c, a power storage unit 45, and a power output unit 47.
  • the plug 41 protrudes from the main body 44 and has a structure for attaching the power consuming device 40 to the power supply unit 24.
  • the plug 41 is a metal terminal.
  • the power consuming device 40 operates using AC power supplied via the plug 41, but may be operated by a battery or the like. Further, the power consuming device 40 may operate using electric power stored in the power storage unit 45 described later.
  • the main body 44 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing and houses the power consuming unit 46 and the transmitting unit 42.
  • the main body 44 is provided with a plug 41, a pattern changing unit 43 (first changing unit 43 a and second changing unit 43 b), a start button 43 c, and a power output unit 47.
  • the main body 44 is made of, for example, resin.
  • the pattern changing unit 43 is a user interface for changing a power consumption pattern to be described later.
  • the pattern changing unit 43 includes a first changing unit 43a for changing the power consumption and a second changing unit 43b for changing a period during which the power is consumed (power consumption period).
  • the first change unit 43a and the second change unit 43b are specifically volumes (knobs), but are not particularly limited.
  • the start button 43 c is a user interface for causing the power consumption unit 46 to start power consumption and causing the transmission unit 42 to transmit information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46.
  • the start button 43c is specifically a push button, but is not particularly limited.
  • start button 43c is not essential. By attaching the power consuming device 40 to the power supply unit 24, power consumption by the power consuming unit 46 and transmission of information indicating the start timing may be automatically performed.
  • the transmission unit 42 transmits information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46 to the control device 30.
  • the information indicating the start timing may indicate the start timing directly or indirectly, and may be in any form as long as the control device 30 can be notified of the start timing.
  • the transmission unit 42 transmits a predetermined digital signal (pulse) indicating the start timing to the acquisition unit 31 of the control device 30 almost simultaneously with the pressing.
  • the specifying unit 32 of the control device 30 branches the branch circuit 12 in which the power consumption increases (starts to increase) at the start timing, and the branch in which the power consuming device 40 (power consuming unit 46) is electrically connected.
  • the circuit 12 can be identified. That is, the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 that is electrically connected to the power consuming device 40 based on the power usage amount of each branch circuit 12 at the start timing.
  • the transmitting unit 42 may transmit time information (information indicating absolute time) that directly indicates the start timing.
  • the power consuming device 40 further includes a timer unit (not shown) realized by a real-time clock or the like, and the absolute time when the start button 43c is pressed is specified by using the timer unit. Time information indicating the absolute time is transmitted to the control device 30. Such a method is useful because, for example, the start timing can be accurately specified when the time until the control device 30 receives the signal transmitted by the transmission unit 42 is long (the delay is large).
  • the transmission unit 42 may transmit information indicating the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46 to the control device 30 instead of the information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46.
  • the specifying unit 32 of the control device 30 specifies the branch circuit 12 in which the power consumption is reduced (starts to decrease) at the end timing as the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming device 40 is electrically connected. it can.
  • the transmission unit 42 may further transmit information indicating the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46 to the control device 30. .
  • the specifying unit 32 of the control device 30 determines that the branch circuit 12 whose power consumption is increased in the period after the start timing and before the end timing is the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming device 40 is electrically connected. Can be identified.
  • Whether the transmitted information (signal) indicates the start timing or the end timing is determined by, for example, including the flag “0” or “1” in the transmitted information by the control device 30 (identifying unit 32). Can be distinguished on the side.
  • the transmission unit 42 may transmit information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46.
  • the transmission unit 42 is a communication module (communication circuit) for wireless communication that can communicate with the control device 30 (acquisition unit 31).
  • the power consumption unit 46 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 24 via the plug 41 and consumes power supplied from the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 via the power supply unit 24.
  • the power consuming unit 46 is a circuit including a transistor (switching element), a resistor, a capacitor, a coil, and the like. The user attaches the power consuming device 40 to the power supply unit 24 and presses the start button 43c. Then, the power consuming unit 46 and the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 are electrically connected, and the power consuming unit 46 consumes the power supplied from the branch circuit 12.
  • the power consumption unit 46 may basically consume power for a certain period from the start timing to a certain period or the end timing. However, when another electrical device 23 is electrically connected to the branch circuit 12 to which the power consumption unit 46 is electrically connected, the amount of power consumed by the power consumption unit 46 is It may be buried in the power consumption of the other electrical equipment 23, and it may be difficult to specify the branch circuit 12 in the control device 30.
  • the power consuming unit 46 has a characteristic power so that the control device 30 (identifying unit 32) can easily distinguish between the power consumed by the power consuming unit 46 and the power consumed by other electrical devices 23. It is desirable to consume power with this consumption pattern. Therefore, in the power consuming apparatus 40, the power consuming unit 46 consumes power in a predetermined pattern (power consumption pattern) that can be changed by the pattern changing unit 43.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit 46.
  • the power consuming unit 46 consumes power in a rectangular wave shape, for example.
  • the power consuming unit 46 is realized by, for example, a load circuit configured by a resistor and the like, and a switching circuit that turns on or off the electrical connection between the load circuit and the branch circuit 12 at regular intervals.
  • a load circuit configured by a resistor and the like
  • a switching circuit that turns on or off the electrical connection between the load circuit and the branch circuit 12 at regular intervals.
  • it is not particularly limited.
  • the user can change the power consumption [W] of the rectangular wave power consumption pattern and the power consumption period (load duration) [sec] by the pattern changing unit 43 described above. .
  • the load size of the load circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption as shown in FIG. 7B.
  • the power consumption is changed from W1 to W1 '.
  • the time constant of the switching circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption period as shown in FIG. 7C.
  • the power consumption period is changed from T1 to T1 '.
  • the power consuming unit 46 may consume power in a substantially semi-elliptical shape (substantially sine wave shape), for example, as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit 46.
  • the load size of the load circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption as shown in FIG. 8B.
  • the power consumption is changed from W2 to W2 '.
  • the time constant of the switching circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption period as shown in FIG. 8C.
  • the power consumption period is changed from T2 to T2 '.
  • the power consumption patterns shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are examples.
  • the power consumption pattern is not particularly limited.
  • a plurality of types of power consumption patterns (a plurality of types of waveforms) may be switchable.
  • the power consumption device 40 may have a changeover switch for switching between a rectangular power consumption pattern as shown in FIG. 7 and a substantially semi-elliptical power consumption pattern as shown in FIG. Good.
  • the power consuming unit 46 includes the power storage unit 45 in the load circuit as described above, and the power consuming unit 46 is at least Electric power is consumed by storing (charging) a part of the electric power in the power storage unit 45.
  • the power consumption unit 46 also includes a power output unit 47 for outputting the power stored in the power storage unit 45 to an external device other than the power consumption device 40.
  • the power storage unit 45 is specifically a storage battery module having a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery and a charging circuit for charging the secondary battery.
  • the charging circuit includes, for example, an AC / DC converter circuit for converting AC power supplied from the branch circuit 12 into DC power.
  • the power storage unit 45 includes a discharge circuit including a DC / DC converter circuit for outputting the power charged (charged) in the secondary battery to the power output unit 47.
  • the power output unit 47 is an interface for outputting the power stored in the power storage unit 45 to an external device.
  • the power output unit 47 is, for example, a USB port, but may be in any other form.
  • the discharge circuit and power output unit 47 may not be provided.
  • the power consumption unit 46 consumes power by storing (charging) the power storage unit 45. Then, the power stored in the power storage unit 45 is output to an external device attached to the power output unit 47. Thereby, the power consumption device 40 can effectively use the power consumed to identify the branch circuit 12.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the specific operation of the branch circuit 12 of the power monitoring system 10.
  • the measuring unit 25 of the power measuring device 20 measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 branched from the main line 11 (S11).
  • the user attaches the power consumption device 40 to the power supply unit 24 and presses the start button 43c. Then, the power consumption unit 46 of the power consumption device 40 consumes the power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24 (S12). And the transmission part 42 of the power consumption apparatus 40 transmits the information which shows the start timing of the power consumption by the power consumption part 46 (S13).
  • the acquisition unit 31 of the control device 30 acquires information indicating the power consumption for each branch circuit 12 measured by the measurement unit 25 and the start timing transmitted by the transmission unit 42 (S14).
  • the specifying unit 32 Based on the information indicating the amount of power used and the start timing of each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, the specifying unit 32 is provided with the power supply unit 24 to which the power consumption unit 46 is attached.
  • the circuit 12 is specified (S15). Specifically, out of the power consumption for each branch circuit 12, the power supply to which the power consumption unit 46 is attached is connected to the branch circuit 12 whose power usage increases at the start timing indicated by the acquired information.
  • the branch circuit 12 provided with the unit 24 is specified. Then, the specifying unit 32 transmits information for displaying the specified branch circuit 12 to the second communication unit 53 of the display device 50 using the first communication unit 33.
  • the display control unit 54 causes the display unit 51 to display the number of the specified branch circuit 12 included in the information (S16). Thereby, an image as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 51. As a result, the user can know the number of the branch circuit 12 specified through the display unit 51.
  • the power monitoring system 10 includes a measuring unit 25, an acquiring unit 31, a power consuming unit 46, a transmitting unit 42, and a specifying unit 32.
  • the measuring unit 25 measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 branched from the main line 11.
  • the power consuming unit 46 is connected to the power supply unit 24 provided in the branch circuit 12 and consumes the power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24.
  • the transmission unit 42 transmits information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46.
  • the acquisition unit 31 acquires the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 measured by the measurement unit 25 and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit 42.
  • specification part 32 was provided with the electric power supply part 24 to which the electric power consumption part 46 was connected based on the information which shows the usage-amount and timing of the electric power for every branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition part 31.
  • the branch circuit 12 is specified.
  • the power monitoring system 10 can identify the branch circuit 12 to which the power supply unit 24 is connected. That is, the correspondence relationship between the branch circuit 12 and the power supply unit 24 can be specified.
  • the power monitoring system 10 further changes at least one of the power consumption and the power consumption period in the predetermined pattern when the power consumption unit 46 consumes the power in a predetermined pattern (power consumption pattern).
  • a pattern changing unit 43 may be provided.
  • a name setting unit 52 for setting a name in the branch circuit 12 and the power usage for each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31 are set in the branch circuit 12. You may provide the display part 51 which gives a name and displays.
  • the user can know the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 through the display unit 51.
  • the power monitoring system 10 may further include a power storage unit 45, and the power consumption unit 46 may consume power by storing power in the power storage unit 45.
  • the power consumption device 40 can effectively use the power consumed to identify the branch circuit 12.
  • the power monitoring system 10 may further include a printing device 60 that prints the name set by the name setting unit 52.
  • the printing device 60 is an example of a name printing unit.
  • the power consuming device 40 is a power consuming device 40 attached to the power supply unit 24 provided in the branch circuit 12 branched from the main line 11, and includes a power consuming unit 46 and a transmitting unit 42.
  • the power consumption unit 46 consumes power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24.
  • the transmission unit 42 transmits information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46.
  • the power consumption device 40 can notify the external device (for example, the control device 30) of at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption.
  • the specifying unit 32 specifies the branch circuit 12 based on the start timing or end timing of the power consumption of the power consuming device 40.
  • the power consumption pattern of the power consuming device 40 (predetermined pattern) ) May specify the branch circuit 12.
  • the specifying unit 32 when power consumption is repeatedly performed every predetermined period, includes the branch circuit 12 in which the amount of power used increases every certain period, It can be specified as the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming device 40 is connected.
  • the transmission unit 42 further transmits information indicating the power consumption pattern (information indicating the power load), and the specifying unit 32 further uses the information indicating the power consumption pattern to switch the branch circuit 12. Identify.
  • the information indicating the power consumption pattern is, for example, information including the predetermined period (cycle) and the power consumption.
  • the power consumption unit 46 may consume power in a predetermined pattern, and the transmission unit 42 may further transmit information indicating the predetermined pattern. Then, the specifying unit 32 further uses the information indicating the predetermined pattern transmitted by the transmitting unit 42 to specify the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 to which the power consuming unit 46 is connected. Good.
  • the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 using only the information indicating the power consumption pattern without using the start timing or the end timing.
  • the power consuming apparatus 40 further has a function of transmitting information indicating at least one of operation start timing and end timing of the operation of the electrical equipment 23 connected to the branch circuit 12 in accordance with a user operation (hereinafter, a timing notification function). May also be described).
  • the transmission unit 42 of the power consumption device 40 may transmit a predetermined signal to the control device 30 as information indicating the start timing.
  • the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 in which the amount of power used increases at the start timing indicated by the acquired information as the branch circuit 12 to which the electrical device 23 is connected.
  • the transmission unit 42 of the power consuming device 40 may transmit a predetermined signal to the control device 30 as information indicating the end timing.
  • specification part 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 in which the usage-amount of electric power decreases at the end timing which the acquired information shows as the branch circuit 12 to which the electric equipment 23 was connected.
  • timing notification function is realized by, for example, pressing the start button 43c in a state where the plug 41 is not attached to the power supply unit 24.
  • it may be realized by providing a dedicated button for notifying the timing of the power consuming device 40 and pressing the dedicated button.
  • the power consuming apparatus 40 may have a timing notification function that uses the electrical device 23 instead of the power consuming unit 46 and transmits a signal indicating the start timing or the end timing. That is, the transmission unit 42 may further transmit information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of the operation of the electrical device 23 connected to the branch circuit 12.
  • the power supply unit 24 is often provided at a high place. Therefore, it is difficult to remove the power cable of the electrical device 23 from the power supply unit 24 and attach the power consumption device 40. In such a case, the timing notification function is useful because it is not necessary to remove the cable of the electrical device 23.
  • timing notification function described above may be realized by providing the light consuming device 40 with a light receiving unit capable of receiving infrared rays emitted from a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) of the electrical device 23.
  • a remote controller capable of receiving infrared rays emitted from a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) of the electrical device 23.
  • the user turns on the electric device 23 that is stopped with the remote control. Then, infrared rays for turning on the electric device 23 are emitted from the remote controller. When the emitted infrared light is received by the electrical device 23, the power source of the electrical device 23 is turned on.
  • the transmission unit 42 has predetermined information as information indicating the start timing.
  • the signal is transmitted to the control device 30. That is, the power consuming apparatus 40 transmits information indicating the start timing by intercepting infrared rays emitted from the remote controller and used to turn on the power of the electrical device 23. The user only has to turn on the power supply of the stopped electric device 23 with the remote controller.
  • the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 in which the power consumption increases at the start timing indicated by the acquired information as the branch circuit 12 to which the electrical device 23 is connected.
  • the transmitting unit 42 transmits a predetermined signal to the control device 30 as information indicating the end timing. May be.
  • the timing notification function can also be realized when the power consuming device 40 receives (receives) infrared rays for turning the power on or off from the remote controller.
  • the power consuming apparatus used in the power monitoring system 10 is not limited to the aspect like the above-described power consuming apparatus 40.
  • 10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining modifications of the power consuming apparatus.
  • the power consuming device may include a plug 141 connected to the main body 44 via the power cable 142, like the power consuming device 140 shown in FIG. Similar to the power consuming device 40, the power consuming device 140 consumes power supplied from an outlet that is an example of the power supply unit 24.
  • the power consuming device may be attached to a hooking ceiling body for supplying power to the ceiling light, like the power consuming device 240 shown in FIG.
  • the power consuming apparatus 240 has a metal terminal 241 that can be attached to the hooking sealing body on the upper surface of the flat cylindrical main body 242.
  • the power consuming device 240 consumes power supplied from a hooking ceiling body which is another example of the power supply unit 24.
  • the power consuming device may be attached to the lighting duct as in the power consuming device 340 shown in FIG.
  • the power consuming apparatus 340 has a metal terminal 341 that can be attached to the lighting duct on the upper surface of the main body 342.
  • the power consuming device 340 consumes power supplied from a lighting duct which is another example of the power supply unit 24.
  • the mode of the power consuming device is not particularly limited.
  • the communication method between apparatuses described in the first embodiment is an example.
  • the communication method between apparatuses is not particularly limited.
  • wired communication such as power line communication (PLC: Power Line Communication) or communication using a wired LAN may be performed between apparatuses.
  • PLC Power Line Communication
  • another processing unit may execute a process executed by a specific processing unit. Further, the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, and the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.
  • the distribution of the constituent elements to the apparatus in the first embodiment is an example.
  • the power measurement device and the control device are separate devices, but may be a single device. That is, the power measurement device may include each component (acquisition unit, identification unit, first communication unit, and storage unit) included in the control device. In other words, the power measurement device may specify the branch circuit.
  • the power consuming device may have each component included in the control device.
  • the power consuming device includes an acquisition unit and a specifying unit.
  • the acquisition unit acquires the amount of power used for each branch circuit measured by the power measurement device and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit.
  • the specifying unit specifies the branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consuming device is attached, based on the information indicating the usage amount and timing of power for each branch circuit acquired by the acquiring unit.
  • the power consuming device may specify the branch circuit.
  • each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component.
  • Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.
  • Each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may constitute one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. Each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.
  • the general or specific aspect of the present invention may be realized by a recording medium such as a system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or computer-readable CD-ROM. Further, the present invention may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium. For example, the present invention may be realized as a power consuming apparatus used in the power monitoring system, or may be realized as a program for causing a computer to function as a power monitoring system or a control apparatus. The present invention may also be realized as a branch circuit specifying method executed by the power monitoring system.
  • the order of the plurality of processes in the operation of the power monitoring system described in the first embodiment is an example.
  • the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, and the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

Abstract

A power monitoring system (10) is provided with the following: a measurement unit (25); an acquisition unit (31); a power consuming unit (46); a transmission unit (42); and an identification unit (32). The measurement unit (25) measures the amount of power used by each branching circuit (12) which branches off from a main line (11). The power consuming unit (46) consumes power supplied from the branching circuit (12) via a power supply unit (24) provided to such branching circuit (12). The transmission unit (42) transmits information indicating the timing at which the power consuming unit (46) begins to consume power. The identification unit (32) identifies the branching circuit (12) onto to which the power supply unit (24) that is connected to the power consuming unit (46) has been disposed, such identification performed on the basis of information which was acquired by the acquisition unit (31) and which indicates the power-usage amount and the start timing of each branching circuit (12).

Description

電力監視システム、及び、電力消費装置Power monitoring system and power consuming device
　本発明は、電力監視システム、及び、電力消費装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a power monitoring system and a power consuming apparatus.
　近年、電力系統の安定化及び電力市場の自由化の動きに伴い、ＨＥＭＳ（Ｈｏｍｅ　Ｅｎｅｒｇｙ　Ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）などのエネルギーマネジメントシステムが注目されている。 In recent years, energy management systems such as HEMS (Home Energy Management System) have attracted attention with the movement of power system stabilization and power market liberalization.
　ＨＥＭＳにおいては、分岐回路（分岐線路）と、当該分岐回路に接続されているコンセントとの対応関係が必要な場合がある。これに対し、例えば、特許文献１には、制御システムと電気機器とが通信を行うことにより、当該電気機器の機器ＩＤデータと位置ＩＤデータとを関連付ける技術が開示されている。 In HEMS, a correspondence relationship between a branch circuit (branch line) and an outlet connected to the branch circuit may be necessary. On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for associating device ID data and position ID data of an electric device by performing communication between the control system and the electric device.
特開２０１３－１６１１５３号公報JP 2013-161153 A
　特許文献１に記載の技術は、電気機器の位置を特定することは可能であるが、分岐回路と、コンセントなどの電力供給部との対応関係については特定できない。 The technique described in Patent Document 1 can specify the position of an electric device, but cannot specify the correspondence between a branch circuit and a power supply unit such as an outlet.
　本発明は、分岐回路と電力供給部との対応関係を特定することができる電力監視システム及び電力消費装置を提供する。 The present invention provides a power monitoring system and a power consuming device that can specify the correspondence between a branch circuit and a power supply unit.
　本発明の一態様に係る電力監視システムは、幹線から分岐した分岐回路毎に電力の使用量を計測する計測部と、分岐回路に設けられた電力供給部に接続され、当該電力供給部を介して当該分岐回路から供給される電力を消費する電力消費部と、前記電力消費部による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する送信部と、前記計測部が計測した分岐回路毎の電力の使用量と、前記送信部によって送信された前記タイミングを示す情報とを取得する取得部と、前記取得部によって取得された、分岐回路毎の電力の使用量及び前記タイミングを示す情報に基づいて、前記電力消費部が接続されている前記電力供給部が設けられた分岐回路を特定する特定部とを備える。 A power monitoring system according to an aspect of the present invention is connected to a measurement unit that measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit branched from a main line, and a power supply unit provided in the branch circuit, via the power supply unit. A power consuming unit that consumes power supplied from the branch circuit, a transmitting unit that transmits information indicating at least one of a start timing and an end timing of power consumption by the power consuming unit, and the measurement unit An acquisition unit that acquires the measured power usage amount for each branch circuit and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit, the power usage amount for each branch circuit acquired by the acquisition unit, and the And a specifying unit that specifies a branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consumption unit is connected based on information indicating timing.
　本発明の一態様に係る電力消費装置は、幹線から分岐した分岐回路に設けられた電力供給部に取り付けられる電力消費装置であって、前記電力供給部を介して前記分岐回路から供給される電力を消費する電力消費部と、前記電力消費部による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する送信部とを備える。 A power consuming device according to an aspect of the present invention is a power consuming device attached to a power supply unit provided in a branch circuit branched from a main line, and the power supplied from the branch circuit via the power supply unit And a transmission unit that transmits information indicating at least one of a start timing and an end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit.
　本発明によれば、分岐回路と電力供給部との対応関係を特定することができる。 According to the present invention, the correspondence between the branch circuit and the power supply unit can be specified.
図１は、実施の形態１に係る電力監視システムの構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment. 図２は、実施の形態１に係る電力監視システムを構成する機器の外観図である。FIG. 2 is an external view of devices that constitute the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment. 図３は、表示部に表示される画像の一例を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display unit. 図４は、表示部に表示される画像の別の例を示す図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of an image displayed on the display unit. 図５は、電力計測装置のカバーが開けられた状態を示す図である。FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where the cover of the power measurement device is opened. 図６は、図５の破線で囲まれた領域Ａの拡大図である。FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a region A surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 図７は、電力消費部の電力の消費パターンの一例を示す図である。FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit. 図８は、電力消費部の電力の消費パターンの別の例を示す図である。FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit. 図９は、実施の形態１に係る電力監視システムの分岐回路の特定動作のフローチャートである。FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the specific operation of the branch circuit of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment. 図１０は、電力消費装置の第１の変形例を説明するための図である。FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a first modification of the power consuming apparatus. 図１１は、電力消費装置の第２の変形例を説明するための図である。FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a second modification of the power consuming apparatus. 図１２は、電力消費装置の第３の変形例を説明するための図である。FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a third modification of the power consuming apparatus.
　以下、実施の形態について、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、以下で説明する実施の形態は、いずれも包括的または具体的な例を示すものである。以下の実施の形態で示される数値、形状、材料、構成要素、構成要素の配置位置及び接続形態、ステップ、ステップの順序などは、一例であり、本発明を限定する主旨ではない。また、以下の実施の形態における構成要素のうち、最上位概念を示す独立請求項に記載されていない構成要素については、任意の構成要素として説明される。 Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that each of the embodiments described below shows a comprehensive or specific example. The numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connecting forms of the constituent elements, steps, order of steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept are described as optional constituent elements.
　なお、各図は模式図であり、必ずしも厳密に図示されたものではない。また、各図において、実質的に同一の構成に対しては同一の符号を付し、重複する説明は省略または簡略化される場合がある。 Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily shown strictly. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to substantially the same structure, and the overlapping description may be abbreviate | omitted or simplified.
　（実施の形態１）
　［電力監視システムの全体構成］
　まず、実施の形態１に係る電力監視システムの全体構成について説明する。図１は、実施の形態１に係る電力監視システムの構成を示すブロック図である。図２は、電力監視システムを構成する機器の外観図である。 (Embodiment 1)
[Entire configuration of power monitoring system]
First, the overall configuration of the power monitoring system according to Embodiment 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the power monitoring system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external view of the devices constituting the power monitoring system.
　図１及び図２に示されるように、電力監視システム１０は、電力計測装置２０と、制御装置３０と、電力消費装置４０と、表示装置５０と、印刷装置６０とを備える。 1 and 2, the power monitoring system 10 includes a power measuring device 20, a control device 30, a power consuming device 40, a display device 50, and a printing device 60.
　電力監視システム１０は、需要家に設けられ、需要家における電力の使用状況を監視するためのシステムである。電力監視システム１０においては、具体的には、制御装置３０によって電力計測装置２０が計測した電力の使用量が管理され、適宜、表示装置５０に電力の使用量が表示される。 The power monitoring system 10 is a system that is installed in a consumer and monitors the usage status of power in the consumer. Specifically, in the power monitoring system 10, the power usage measured by the power measurement device 20 is managed by the control device 30, and the power usage is displayed on the display device 50 as appropriate.
　また、電力監視システム１０によれば、分岐回路１２と電力供給部２４との対応関係を容易に特定することができる。例えば、住宅等の施工時に、施工業者が、電力供給部２４（例えば、コンセント）がどの分岐回路１２に設けられているのかを特定し、分電盤（分岐ブレーカ２２）に表示したい場合がある。具体的には、リビングに配置された電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２（分岐ブレーカ２２）に対して、分電盤において「リビング」を表示したい場合がある。 Further, according to the power monitoring system 10, the correspondence relationship between the branch circuit 12 and the power supply unit 24 can be easily specified. For example, when constructing a house or the like, the contractor may specify which branch circuit 12 is provided with the power supply unit 24 (for example, an outlet) and display it on the distribution board (branch breaker 22). . Specifically, there may be a case where “living room” is desired to be displayed on the distribution board for the branch circuit 12 (branch breaker 22) provided with the power supply unit 24 disposed in the living room.
　電力監視システム１０は、このような施工作業を容易にするものであり、施工業者は、電力消費装置４０のプラグ４１を、電力供給部２４に差し込み、開始ボタン４３ｃを押下する。すると、表示装置５０の表示部５１には、電力消費装置４０が取り付けられた電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２の番号が表示される。つまり、電力監視システム１０は、電力消費装置４０が取り付けられた電力供給部２４（コンセント）が設けられた分岐回路１２を特定することができる。以下、このような、電力監視システム１０の各構成要素について詳細に説明する。なお、電力監視システム１０は、施工業者だけでなく、一般のユーザが、電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２を特定する用途にも利用可能である。 The power monitoring system 10 facilitates such construction work, and the contractor inserts the plug 41 of the power consuming apparatus 40 into the power supply unit 24 and presses the start button 43c. Then, the number of the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 to which the power consuming device 40 is attached is displayed on the display unit 51 of the display device 50. That is, the power monitoring system 10 can identify the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 (outlet) to which the power consuming device 40 is attached. Hereinafter, each component of the power monitoring system 10 will be described in detail. Note that the power monitoring system 10 can be used not only by a contractor but also by a general user for specifying the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24.
　［電力計測装置］
　電力計測装置２０は、電力計測機能及び無線通信機能を有する分電盤である。電力計測装置２０は、電力系統８０からの幹線１１を通じた電力供給をオンまたはオフするため主幹ブレーカ２１を有する。主幹ブレーカ２１は、所定の電流（電力会社との契約で定められる電力に基づく電流）を超える電流が電力系統８０から流れたときに、電力系統８０からの電力の供給を停止するブレーカである。 [Power measurement device]
The power measuring device 20 is a distribution board having a power measuring function and a wireless communication function. The power measuring device 20 has a main breaker 21 for turning on or off the power supply from the power system 80 through the main line 11. The main breaker 21 is a breaker that stops the supply of electric power from the electric power system 80 when a current exceeding a predetermined electric current (current based on electric power determined by a contract with an electric power company) flows from the electric power system 80.
　また、電力計測装置２０は、幹線１１から分岐した複数の分岐回路１２のそれぞれに対応して、複数の分岐ブレーカ２２を有する。つまり、電力計測装置２０は、分岐回路１２毎に、分岐ブレーカ２２を有する。分岐ブレーカ２２は、当該分岐ブレーカ２２に接続された分岐回路１２に過電流が流れた場合に、当該分岐回路１２への電力の供給を停止するブレーカである。なお、複数の分岐回路１２（複数の分岐ブレーカ２２）には、あらかじめ番号が付与されているものとする。 Also, the power measuring device 20 has a plurality of branch breakers 22 corresponding to each of the plurality of branch circuits 12 branched from the main line 11. That is, the power measuring device 20 includes a branch breaker 22 for each branch circuit 12. The branch breaker 22 is a breaker that stops supplying power to the branch circuit 12 when an overcurrent flows through the branch circuit 12 connected to the branch breaker 22. It is assumed that numbers are assigned in advance to the plurality of branch circuits 12 (the plurality of branch breakers 22).
　また、電力計測装置２０は、計測部２５を有する。計測部２５は、分岐回路１２毎に設けられたＣＴ（Ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ　Ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｒ）を含み、ＣＴにより、幹線１１から分岐した分岐回路１２毎に電力の使用量（電流量）を計測する。分岐回路１２に、電気機器２３が接続されている場合には、電気機器２３の電力の使用量を測定することができる。また、計測部２５は、分岐回路１２に電力供給部２４が接続されている場合には、電力供給部２４に取り付けられた電気機器２３の電力の使用量を測定することができる。 Moreover, the power measuring device 20 has a measuring unit 25. The measurement unit 25 includes a CT (Current Transformer) provided for each branch circuit 12 and measures the amount of power used (current amount) for each branch circuit 12 branched from the trunk line 11 by CT. When the electrical device 23 is connected to the branch circuit 12, the amount of power used by the electrical device 23 can be measured. Further, when the power supply unit 24 is connected to the branch circuit 12, the measurement unit 25 can measure the amount of power used by the electrical device 23 attached to the power supply unit 24.
　計測部２５は、具体的には、上記ＣＴと、プロセッサ、マイクロコンピュータ、または専用回路などとによって実現される。 Specifically, the measuring unit 25 is realized by the CT and a processor, a microcomputer, a dedicated circuit, or the like.
　なお、電力供給部２４は、例えば、コンセントであるが、引掛シーリングボディ（シーリングソケット）またはライティングダクトなどであってもよい。電力供給部２４は、他の機器に電力供給を行うことができれば、どのような態様であってもよい。 The power supply unit 24 is an outlet, for example, but may be a hooking sealing body (sealing socket) or a lighting duct. The power supply unit 24 may be in any form as long as it can supply power to other devices.
　また、図示されないが、電力計測装置２０は、制御装置３０と無線通信を行うための通信モジュール（通信回路）を有し、制御装置３０と無線通信が可能である。電力計測装置２０は、具体的には、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を、無線通信により制御装置３０に送信する。なお、無線通信の方式（通信規格）は、例えば、９２０ＭＨｚ帯の周波数を利用した特定小電力無線であるが、Ｚｉｇｂｅｅ（登録商標）、Ｂｌｕｅｔｏｏｔｈ（登録商標）または、無線ＬＡＮ（Ｌｏｃａｌ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）など、他の通信規格であってもよい。 Although not shown, the power measuring device 20 includes a communication module (communication circuit) for performing wireless communication with the control device 30 and can wirelessly communicate with the control device 30. Specifically, the power measuring device 20 transmits the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 to the control device 30 by wireless communication. The wireless communication method (communication standard) is, for example, a specific low power wireless using a frequency of 920 MHz band, but Zigbee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or the like. Other communication standards may be used.
　なお、電力計測装置２０の具体的態様は、特に限定されるものではなく、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を計測できればよい。例えば、電力計測装置２０は、分電盤とは別の装置（計測ユニット）として実現されてもよい。 In addition, the specific aspect of the electric power measurement apparatus 20 is not specifically limited, What is necessary is just to be able to measure the usage-amount of electric power for every branch circuit 12. FIG. For example, the power measurement device 20 may be realized as a device (measurement unit) separate from the distribution board.
　［制御装置］
　制御装置３０は、計測部２５が計測した電力の使用量を管理する装置である。制御装置３０は、例えば、電力の使用量を表示装置５０に表示するための情報を表示装置５０に送信するなどの制御を行う。制御装置３０は、具体的には、取得部３１と、特定部３２と、第一通信部３３と、記憶部３４とを備える。 [Control device]
The control device 30 is a device that manages the power consumption measured by the measurement unit 25. For example, the control device 30 performs control such as transmitting information for displaying the power usage amount on the display device 50 to the display device 50. Specifically, the control device 30 includes an acquisition unit 31, a specification unit 32, a first communication unit 33, and a storage unit 34.
　取得部３１は、計測部２５が計測した分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を取得する。また、取得部３１は、後述する電力消費装置４０の送信部４２によって送信された開始タイミングを取得（受信）する。取得部３１は、具体的には、電力計測装置２０及び電力消費装置４０と通信が可能な無線通信用の通信モジュール（通信回路）である。 The acquisition unit 31 acquires the power consumption for each branch circuit 12 measured by the measurement unit 25. Further, the acquisition unit 31 acquires (receives) the start timing transmitted by the transmission unit 42 of the power consuming device 40 described later. Specifically, the acquisition unit 31 is a communication module (communication circuit) for wireless communication that can communicate with the power measurement device 20 and the power consumption device 40.
　特定部３２（制御部）は、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を表示するための情報を、第一通信部３３を用いて送信する。また、特定部３２は、取得部３１によって取得された、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量及び開始タイミングを示す情報に基づいて、電力消費装置４０が取り付けられている電力供給部２４（コンセント）が設けられた分岐回路１２を特定する。また、特定部３２は、特定した分岐回路１２を表示するための情報を、第一通信部３３を用いて表示装置５０に送信する。 The specifying unit 32 (control unit) uses the first communication unit 33 to transmit information for displaying the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12. The specifying unit 32 also has a power supply unit 24 (outlet) to which the power consuming device 40 is attached based on the information indicating the power usage and start timing for each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31. The branch circuit 12 provided with is identified. Further, the identifying unit 32 transmits information for displaying the identified branch circuit 12 to the display device 50 using the first communication unit 33.
　特定部３２は、具体的には、プロセッサ、マイクロコンピュータ、または専用回路によって実現される。 Specifically, the specifying unit 32 is realized by a processor, a microcomputer, or a dedicated circuit.
　第一通信部３３は、表示装置５０と通信を行う。例えば、第一通信部３３は、特定部３２の制御に基づき、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を表示するための情報を表示装置５０の第二通信部５３に送信する。また、例えば、第一通信部３３は、特定部３２の制御に基づき、特定部３２によって特定された分岐回路１２を表示するための情報を、表示装置５０の第二通信部５３に送信する。なお、特定された分岐回路１２を表示するための情報には、少なくとも特定された分岐回路１２の番号を示す情報が含まれる。 The first communication unit 33 communicates with the display device 50. For example, the first communication unit 33 transmits information for displaying the power consumption for each branch circuit 12 to the second communication unit 53 of the display device 50 based on the control of the specifying unit 32. For example, the first communication unit 33 transmits information for displaying the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32 to the second communication unit 53 of the display device 50 based on the control of the specifying unit 32. The information for displaying the identified branch circuit 12 includes at least information indicating the number of the identified branch circuit 12.
　第一通信部３３は、具体的には、無線ＬＡＮを用いて通信を行う通信モジュール（通信回路）であるが、その他の通信方式を用いた通信モジュールであってもよい。取得部３１の通信方式と、第一通信部３３の通信方式とが同一である場合は、取得部３１と、第一通信部３３とは、１つの通信モジュールとして実現されてもよい。なお、第一通信部３３が無線ＬＡＮを用いて通信を行う場合、第一通信部３３と第二通信部５３との間には無線ＬＡＮルータ（図示せず）が介在する。 Specifically, the first communication unit 33 is a communication module (communication circuit) that performs communication using a wireless LAN, but may be a communication module that uses other communication methods. When the communication method of the acquisition unit 31 and the communication method of the first communication unit 33 are the same, the acquisition unit 31 and the first communication unit 33 may be realized as one communication module. When the first communication unit 33 performs communication using a wireless LAN, a wireless LAN router (not shown) is interposed between the first communication unit 33 and the second communication unit 53.
　記憶部３４は、特定部３２が実行する制御プログラム、及び、取得部３１によって取得された分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量などが記憶される記憶装置である。記憶部３４は、具体的には、半導体メモリなどにより実現される。 The storage unit 34 is a storage device that stores the control program executed by the specifying unit 32, the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, and the like. Specifically, the storage unit 34 is realized by a semiconductor memory or the like.
　［表示装置］
　表示装置５０は、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を表示する。また、表示装置５０は、特定部３２によって特定された分岐回路１２を表示する。表示装置５０は、具体的には、例えば、パーソナルコンピュータであるが、テレビ、スマートフォン、または、タブレット端末であってもよい。また、表示装置５０は、制御装置３０に対応した専用の表示装置であってもよい。表示装置５０は、第二通信部５３と、表示制御部５４と、表示部５１と、名称設定部５２とを備える。 [Display device]
The display device 50 displays the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12. Further, the display device 50 displays the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32. The display device 50 is specifically a personal computer, for example, but may be a television, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. The display device 50 may be a dedicated display device corresponding to the control device 30. The display device 50 includes a second communication unit 53, a display control unit 54, a display unit 51, and a name setting unit 52.
　第二通信部５３は、制御装置３０の第一通信部３３と通信を行う。例えば、第二通信部５３は、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を表示するための情報を、第一通信部３３から受信する。また、例えば、第二通信部５３は、特定部３２によって特定された分岐回路１２を表示するための情報を、第一通信部３３から受信する。 The second communication unit 53 communicates with the first communication unit 33 of the control device 30. For example, the second communication unit 53 receives information for displaying the power usage amount for each branch circuit 12 from the first communication unit 33. For example, the second communication unit 53 receives information for displaying the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32 from the first communication unit 33.
　第二通信部５３は、具体的には、無線ＬＡＮを用いて通信を行う通信モジュール（通信回路）であるが、第一通信部３３と通信可能であればよい。したがって、第二通信部５３は、第一通信部３３に対応した、その他の通信方式を用いた通信モジュールであってもよい。 The second communication unit 53 is specifically a communication module (communication circuit) that performs communication using a wireless LAN, but may be any device that can communicate with the first communication unit 33. Therefore, the second communication unit 53 may be a communication module using another communication method corresponding to the first communication unit 33.
　表示制御部５４は、第二通信部５３が受信した情報に基づき、表示部５１に画像を表示する。図３及び図４は、表示部５１に表示される画像の例を示す図である。 The display control unit 54 displays an image on the display unit 51 based on the information received by the second communication unit 53. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating examples of images displayed on the display unit 51. FIG.
　図３に示されるように、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を表示するための情報を第二通信部５３が受信した場合、表示制御部５４は、分岐回路１２の番号と、名称と、電力の使用量とを対応付けて表示部５１に表示させる。これにより、ユーザは、表示部５１を通じて分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を知ることができる。 As shown in FIG. 3, when the second communication unit 53 receives information for displaying the power usage amount for each branch circuit 12, the display control unit 54 displays the number of the branch circuit 12, the name, The display unit 51 displays the power usage amount in association with each other. Thereby, the user can know the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 through the display unit 51.
　また、図４に示されるように、特定部３２によって特定された分岐回路１２を表示するための情報を第二通信部５３が受信した場合、表示制御部５４は、当該情報に含まれる特定された分岐回路１２の番号（図４の例では、１９番）を表示させる。これにより、ユーザは、表示部５１を通じて特定された分岐回路１２の番号を知ることができる。 As shown in FIG. 4, when the second communication unit 53 receives information for displaying the branch circuit 12 specified by the specifying unit 32, the display control unit 54 is specified as included in the information. The number of the branch circuit 12 (19 in the example of FIG. 4) is displayed. Thereby, the user can know the number of the branch circuit 12 specified through the display unit 51.
　表示制御部５４は、具体的には、プロセッサ、マイクロコンピュータ、または専用回路によって実現される。 Specifically, the display control unit 54 is realized by a processor, a microcomputer, or a dedicated circuit.
　表示部５１は、表示制御部５４の制御に基づいて、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を表示する。また、表示部５１は、表示制御部５４の制御に基づいて、特定された分岐回路１２（分岐回路１２の番号）を表示する。表示部５１は、具体的には、液晶パネル、または、有機ＥＬパネルなどによって実現される。 The display unit 51 displays the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 based on the control of the display control unit 54. The display unit 51 displays the specified branch circuit 12 (the number of the branch circuit 12) based on the control of the display control unit 54. Specifically, the display unit 51 is realized by a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL panel, or the like.
　名称設定部５２は、複数の分岐回路１２（分岐回路１２の番号）のそれぞれに名称を設定するためのユーザインタフェースである。設定される名称は、分岐回路１２に対応する場所（例えば、リビングなど）、及び、分岐回路１２に接続された電気機器２３の名称（例えば、エアコン）などである。 The name setting unit 52 is a user interface for setting a name for each of a plurality of branch circuits 12 (numbers of the branch circuits 12). The set names are a location (for example, a living room) corresponding to the branch circuit 12 and a name (for example, an air conditioner) of the electric device 23 connected to the branch circuit 12.
　具体的には、図３に示されるように、ユーザは、名称設定部５２を通じて、番号が１番の分岐回路１２に、「リビング」という名称を設定することができる。また、名称設定部５２は、例えば、特定部３２によって特定された分岐回路１２（分岐回路１２の番号）に名称を設定するためにも用いられる。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the user can set the name “living” to the branch circuit 12 having the number 1 through the name setting unit 52. The name setting unit 52 is also used, for example, to set a name for the branch circuit 12 (number of the branch circuit 12) specified by the specifying unit 32.
　名称設定部５２は、具体的には、表示装置５０がパーソナルコンピュータである場合には、キーボード及びマウスなどであるが、名称設定部５２の具体的態様は、特に限定されない。例えば、表示装置５０がスマートフォンまたはタブレット端末である場合には、名称設定部５２は、タッチパネルを含むＧＵＩ（Ｇｒａｐｈｉｃａｌ　Ｕｓｅｒ　Ｉｎｔｅｒｆａｃｅ）である。 The name setting unit 52 is specifically a keyboard and a mouse when the display device 50 is a personal computer, but the specific mode of the name setting unit 52 is not particularly limited. For example, when the display device 50 is a smartphone or a tablet terminal, the name setting unit 52 is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) including a touch panel.
　［印刷装置］
　印刷装置６０は、名称印字部の一例であって、名称設定部５２が設定した名称を印字するプリンタである。以下、名称の印字について図５及び図６を用いて説明する。図５は、電力計測装置２０のカバーが開けられた状態を示す図である。 [Printer]
The printing device 60 is an example of a name printing unit, and is a printer that prints the name set by the name setting unit 52. Hereinafter, name printing will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where the cover of the power measuring device 20 is opened.
　図５に示されるように、電力計測装置２０は、主幹ブレーカ２１及び複数の分岐ブレーカ２２を有する。 As shown in FIG. 5, the power measuring device 20 includes a main breaker 21 and a plurality of branch breakers 22.
　一方、図６は、図５の破線で囲まれた領域Ａの拡大図である。図６の（ａ）に示されるように、電力計測装置２０においては、複数の分岐ブレーカ２２のそれぞれに対応して、当該分岐ブレーカ２２の番号（当該分岐回路１２の番号）が付与されている。また、電力計測装置２０においては、複数の分岐ブレーカ２２のそれぞれに対応して、当該分岐ブレーカ２２の名称（当該分岐回路１２の名称）が印字されたシールを貼るためのスペース２６が設けられている。 On the other hand, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a region A surrounded by a broken line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6A, in the power measuring device 20, the number of the branch breaker 22 (number of the branch circuit 12) is assigned to each of the plurality of branch breakers 22. . In the power measuring device 20, a space 26 is provided for each of the plurality of branch breakers 22 for attaching a seal on which the name of the branch breaker 22 (name of the branch circuit 12) is printed. Yes.
　印刷装置６０は、このようなスペース２６に貼り付けられるシールに、名称設定部５２が設定した名称を印字することができる。例えば、ユーザが、１９番の分岐回路１２に「エアコン」の名称を設定した場合、印刷装置６０は、設定された名称をシールに印字する。そうすると、図６の（ｂ）に示されるように、ユーザは、このようなシール７０をスペース２６に貼り付けることができる。 The printing device 60 can print the name set by the name setting unit 52 on the sticker attached to the space 26. For example, when the user sets the name of “air conditioner” in the 19th branch circuit 12, the printing apparatus 60 prints the set name on a sticker. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user can attach such a seal 70 to the space 26.
　印刷装置６０は、具体的には、名称設定部５２によって設定された名称を印刷する指示を第二通信部５３から受信し、受信した指示に基づいて印字を行う。印刷装置６０と表示装置５０（第二通信部５３）とは、例えば、無線ＬＡＮを用いて通信を行うが、例えば、印刷装置６０と、表示装置５０とは、ＵＳＢ（Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌ　Ｓｅｒｉａｌ　Ｂｕｓ）ケーブルなどを通じた有線通信を行ってもよい。 Specifically, the printing apparatus 60 receives an instruction to print the name set by the name setting unit 52 from the second communication unit 53, and performs printing based on the received instruction. The printing device 60 and the display device 50 (second communication unit 53) communicate with each other using, for example, a wireless LAN. For example, the printing device 60 and the display device 50 include a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. Wired communication through the network may be performed.
　なお、ユーザは、上記のように分岐回路１２の名称が印字されたシールを電力供給部２４に貼り付けてもよい。これにより、表示部５１に表示される電力の使用量に付与された名称が、当該分岐回路１２に設けられている電力供給部２４にも表示される。このため、ユーザは、電力の使用量と電力供給部２４との対応関係を、表示部５１に表示された名称と、電力供給部２４に貼り付けられたシールとを見比べるだけで容易に特定することができる。 In addition, the user may affix the sticker on which the name of the branch circuit 12 is printed on the power supply unit 24 as described above. As a result, the name given to the power usage displayed on the display unit 51 is also displayed on the power supply unit 24 provided in the branch circuit 12. For this reason, the user can easily identify the correspondence between the power consumption and the power supply unit 24 by simply comparing the name displayed on the display unit 51 with the sticker attached to the power supply unit 24. be able to.
　例えば、ユーザが表示部５１に表示されている電力の使用量が多い分岐回路１２の電力の使用量を減らしたい場合がある。このような場合、ユーザは、電力供給部２４に貼り付けられたシールにより、どの電力供給部２４に取り付けられている電気機器２３の電力の使用量を抑えればよいかをすぐに特定できる。 For example, there is a case where the user wants to reduce the power consumption of the branch circuit 12 where the power consumption displayed on the display unit 51 is large. In such a case, the user can immediately specify which power supply unit 24 should be suppressed in the amount of power used by the electric power supply unit 24 by using a sticker attached to the power supply unit 24.
　［電力消費装置］
　電力消費装置４０は、制御装置３０（特定部３２）に、電力消費部４６が電気的に接続された分岐回路１２を認識させるために、積極的に電力を消費する装置である。電力消費装置４０は、電力供給部２４に着脱自在に取り付けられ、電力供給部２４を介して分岐回路１２から供給される電力を消費する。電力消費装置４０は、プラグ４１と、本体部４４と、送信部４２と、電力消費部４６と、パターン変更部４３と、開始ボタン４３ｃと、蓄電部４５と、電力出力部４７とを備える。 [Power consumption equipment]
The power consuming device 40 is a device that actively consumes power so that the control device 30 (identifying unit 32) recognizes the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming unit 46 is electrically connected. The power consuming device 40 is detachably attached to the power supply unit 24 and consumes power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24. The power consuming device 40 includes a plug 41, a main body 44, a transmitting unit 42, a power consuming unit 46, a pattern changing unit 43, a start button 43 c, a power storage unit 45, and a power output unit 47.
　プラグ４１は、本体部４４から突出した、電力供給部２４に電力消費装置４０を取り付けるための構造であって、具体的には、金属製の端子である。なお、電力消費装置４０は、プラグ４１を介して供給される交流電力を使用して動作するが、電池などによって動作してもよい。また、電力消費装置４０は、後述する蓄電部４５に蓄電された電力を用いて動作してもよい。 The plug 41 protrudes from the main body 44 and has a structure for attaching the power consuming device 40 to the power supply unit 24. Specifically, the plug 41 is a metal terminal. The power consuming device 40 operates using AC power supplied via the plug 41, but may be operated by a battery or the like. Further, the power consuming device 40 may operate using electric power stored in the power storage unit 45 described later.
　本体部４４は、略直方体状の筐体であって、電力消費部４６及び送信部４２を収容する。また、本体部４４には、プラグ４１と、パターン変更部４３（第１変更部４３ａ及び第２変更部４３ｂ）と、開始ボタン４３ｃと、電力出力部４７とが設けられる。本体部４４は、例えば、樹脂により形成される。 The main body 44 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing and houses the power consuming unit 46 and the transmitting unit 42. The main body 44 is provided with a plug 41, a pattern changing unit 43 (first changing unit 43 a and second changing unit 43 b), a start button 43 c, and a power output unit 47. The main body 44 is made of, for example, resin.
　パターン変更部４３は、後述する電力の消費パターンを変更するためのユーザインタフェースである。パターン変更部４３には、電力の消費量を変更するための第１変更部４３ａと、電力が消費される期間（電力の消費期間）を変更するための第２変更部４３ｂとを含む。図２に示されるように、第１変更部４３ａ及び第２変更部４３ｂは、具体的には、ボリューム（つまみ）であるが、特に限定されない。 The pattern changing unit 43 is a user interface for changing a power consumption pattern to be described later. The pattern changing unit 43 includes a first changing unit 43a for changing the power consumption and a second changing unit 43b for changing a period during which the power is consumed (power consumption period). As shown in FIG. 2, the first change unit 43a and the second change unit 43b are specifically volumes (knobs), but are not particularly limited.
　開始ボタン４３ｃは、電力消費部４６に電力の消費を開始させ、かつ、電力消費部４６の電力の消費の開始タイミングを示す情報を送信部４２に送信させるためのユーザインタフェースである。開始ボタン４３ｃは、具体的には押しボタンであるが特に限定されない。 The start button 43 c is a user interface for causing the power consumption unit 46 to start power consumption and causing the transmission unit 42 to transmit information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46. The start button 43c is specifically a push button, but is not particularly limited.
　なお、開始ボタン４３ｃは、必須ではない。電力消費装置４０が電力供給部２４に取り付けられることにより、電力消費部４６による電力の消費と、開始タイミングを示す情報の送信とが自動的に行われてもよい。 Note that the start button 43c is not essential. By attaching the power consuming device 40 to the power supply unit 24, power consumption by the power consuming unit 46 and transmission of information indicating the start timing may be automatically performed.
　送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミングを示す情報を制御装置３０に送信する。ここで、開始タイミングを示す情報は、直接または間接に開始タイミングを示せばよく、制御装置３０に開始タイミングを通知することができればどのような態様であってもよい。 The transmission unit 42 transmits information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46 to the control device 30. Here, the information indicating the start timing may indicate the start timing directly or indirectly, and may be in any form as long as the control device 30 can be notified of the start timing.
　送信部４２は、具体的には、例えば、開始ボタン４３ｃの押下に応じて、当該押下とほぼ同時に、開始タイミングを示す所定のデジタル信号（パルス）を制御装置３０の取得部３１に送信する。これにより、制御装置３０の特定部３２は、開始タイミングにおいて、電力使用量が増加する（増加し始める）分岐回路１２を、電力消費装置４０（電力消費部４６）が電気的に接続された分岐回路１２であると特定できる。つまり、特定部３２は、当該開始タイミングにおける分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量に基づいて、電力消費装置４０に電気的に接続された分岐回路１２を特定することができる。 Specifically, for example, when the start button 43c is pressed, the transmission unit 42 transmits a predetermined digital signal (pulse) indicating the start timing to the acquisition unit 31 of the control device 30 almost simultaneously with the pressing. As a result, the specifying unit 32 of the control device 30 branches the branch circuit 12 in which the power consumption increases (starts to increase) at the start timing, and the branch in which the power consuming device 40 (power consuming unit 46) is electrically connected. The circuit 12 can be identified. That is, the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 that is electrically connected to the power consuming device 40 based on the power usage amount of each branch circuit 12 at the start timing.
　なお、送信部４２は、開始タイミングを直接的に示す時刻情報（絶対時刻を示す情報）を送信してもよい。この場合、電力消費装置４０は、リアルタイムクロックなどにより実現されるタイマ部（図示せず）をさらに備え、開始ボタン４３ｃが押下されたときの絶対時刻を、タイマ部を用いて特定し、特定した絶対時刻を示す時刻情報を制御装置３０に送信する。このような手法は、例えば、送信部４２が送信した信号を制御装置３０が受信するまでの時間が長い（遅延が大きい）ような場合に、開始タイミングを正確に特定できるため有用である。 The transmitting unit 42 may transmit time information (information indicating absolute time) that directly indicates the start timing. In this case, the power consuming device 40 further includes a timer unit (not shown) realized by a real-time clock or the like, and the absolute time when the start button 43c is pressed is specified by using the timer unit. Time information indicating the absolute time is transmitted to the control device 30. Such a method is useful because, for example, the start timing can be accurately specified when the time until the control device 30 receives the signal transmitted by the transmission unit 42 is long (the delay is large).
　また、送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミングを示す情報に代えて、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の終了タイミングを示す情報を制御装置３０に送信してもよい。これにより、制御装置３０の特定部３２は、終了タイミングにおいて、電力使用量が減少する（減少し始める）分岐回路１２を、電力消費装置４０が電気的に接続された分岐回路１２であると特定できる。また、送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミングを示す情報に加えて、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の終了タイミングを示す情報を制御装置３０にさらに送信してもよい。これにより、制御装置３０の特定部３２は、開始タイミング以降、終了タイミング以前の期間において、電力使用量が増える分岐回路１２を、電力消費装置４０が電気的に接続された分岐回路１２であると特定できる。 In addition, the transmission unit 42 may transmit information indicating the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46 to the control device 30 instead of the information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46. As a result, the specifying unit 32 of the control device 30 specifies the branch circuit 12 in which the power consumption is reduced (starts to decrease) at the end timing as the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming device 40 is electrically connected. it can. In addition to the information indicating the start timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46, the transmission unit 42 may further transmit information indicating the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46 to the control device 30. . As a result, the specifying unit 32 of the control device 30 determines that the branch circuit 12 whose power consumption is increased in the period after the start timing and before the end timing is the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming device 40 is electrically connected. Can be identified.
　なお、送信される情報（信号）が開始タイミングを示すか、終了タイミングを示すかは、例えば、送信される情報にフラグ「０」または「１」を含めることで制御装置３０（特定部３２）側で区別できる。 Whether the transmitted information (signal) indicates the start timing or the end timing is determined by, for example, including the flag “0” or “1” in the transmitted information by the control device 30 (identifying unit 32). Can be distinguished on the side.
　以上説明したように、送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信すればよい。送信部４２は、具体的には、制御装置３０（取得部３１）と通信が可能な無線通信用の通信モジュール（通信回路）である。 As described above, the transmission unit 42 may transmit information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46. Specifically, the transmission unit 42 is a communication module (communication circuit) for wireless communication that can communicate with the control device 30 (acquisition unit 31).
　次に、電力消費部４６について説明する。電力消費部４６は、プラグ４１を介して電力供給部２４に電機的に接続され、電力供給部２４を介して当該電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２から供給される電力を消費する。電力消費部４６は、具体的には、トランジスタ（スイッチング素子）、抵抗、コンデンサ、及び、コイルなどからなる回路である。ユーザは、電力消費装置４０を電力供給部２４に取り付け、開始ボタン４３ｃを押下する。そうすると電力消費部４６と、電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２とが電気的に接続され、電力消費部４６は、分岐回路１２から供給される電力を消費する。 Next, the power consumption unit 46 will be described. The power consumption unit 46 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 24 via the plug 41 and consumes power supplied from the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 via the power supply unit 24. Specifically, the power consuming unit 46 is a circuit including a transistor (switching element), a resistor, a capacitor, a coil, and the like. The user attaches the power consuming device 40 to the power supply unit 24 and presses the start button 43c. Then, the power consuming unit 46 and the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 are electrically connected, and the power consuming unit 46 consumes the power supplied from the branch circuit 12.
　電力消費部４６は、基本的には、開始タイミングから一定期間、または、終了タイミングまでの一定期間、電力を消費すればよい。しかしながら、電力消費部４６が電気的に接続されている分岐回路１２に、他の電気機器２３が電気的に接続されて動作しているような場合、電力消費部４６による電力の消費量が当該他の電気機器２３の電力の消費量に埋もれてしまい、制御装置３０において分岐回路１２の特定が困難となる場合がある。 The power consumption unit 46 may basically consume power for a certain period from the start timing to a certain period or the end timing. However, when another electrical device 23 is electrically connected to the branch circuit 12 to which the power consumption unit 46 is electrically connected, the amount of power consumed by the power consumption unit 46 is It may be buried in the power consumption of the other electrical equipment 23, and it may be difficult to specify the branch circuit 12 in the control device 30.
　したがって、制御装置３０（特定部３２）が、電力消費部４６が消費した電力と、他の電気機器２３が消費した電力とを容易に区別できるように、電力消費部４６は、特徴的な電力の消費パターンで電力を消費することが望ましい。そこで、電力消費装置４０においては、電力消費部４６は、パターン変更部４３によって変更可能な所定のパターン（電力の消費パターン）で電力を消費する。 Therefore, the power consuming unit 46 has a characteristic power so that the control device 30 (identifying unit 32) can easily distinguish between the power consumed by the power consuming unit 46 and the power consumed by other electrical devices 23. It is desirable to consume power with this consumption pattern. Therefore, in the power consuming apparatus 40, the power consuming unit 46 consumes power in a predetermined pattern (power consumption pattern) that can be changed by the pattern changing unit 43.
　ここで、電力消費部４６における電力の消費パターンについて説明する。図７は、電力消費部４６の電力の消費パターンの一例を示す図である。 Here, the power consumption pattern in the power consumption unit 46 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit 46.
　図７の（ａ）に示されるように、電力消費部４６は、例えば、矩形波状に電力を消費する。この場合、電力消費部４６は、例えば、抵抗などにより構成される負荷回路、及び、当該負荷回路と分岐回路１２との電気的接続を一定期間毎にオンまたはオフするスイッチング回路などにより実現されるが、特に限定されない。 7A, the power consuming unit 46 consumes power in a rectangular wave shape, for example. In this case, the power consuming unit 46 is realized by, for example, a load circuit configured by a resistor and the like, and a switching circuit that turns on or off the electrical connection between the load circuit and the branch circuit 12 at regular intervals. However, it is not particularly limited.
　ここで、ユーザは、上述のパターン変更部４３により、上記矩形波状の電力の消費パターンの電力消費量［Ｗ］と、電力の消費期間（負荷継続時間）［ｓｅｃ］とを変更することができる。 Here, the user can change the power consumption [W] of the rectangular wave power consumption pattern and the power consumption period (load duration) [sec] by the pattern changing unit 43 described above. .
　ユーザが第１変更部４３ａを回すと、上記負荷回路の負荷の大きさが変更され、これにより、図７の（ｂ）に示されるように電力消費量が変更される。例えば、電力消費量は、Ｗ１からＷ１’に変更される。また、ユーザが第２変更部４３ｂを回すと、上記スイッチング回路の時定数が変更され、これにより、図７の（ｃ）に示されるように電力の消費期間が変更される。例えば、電力の消費期間は、Ｔ１からＴ１’に変更される。 When the user turns the first changing unit 43a, the load size of the load circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption as shown in FIG. 7B. For example, the power consumption is changed from W1 to W1 '. Further, when the user turns the second changing unit 43b, the time constant of the switching circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption period as shown in FIG. 7C. For example, the power consumption period is changed from T1 to T1 '.
　また、異なる回路構成を有することにより、電力消費部４６は、例えば、図８の（ａ）に示されるように、略半楕円形状（略サイン波状）に電力を消費してもよい。図８は、電力消費部４６の電力の消費パターンの別の例を示す図である。 Also, by having different circuit configurations, the power consuming unit 46 may consume power in a substantially semi-elliptical shape (substantially sine wave shape), for example, as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the power consumption pattern of the power consumption unit 46.
　この例においても、ユーザが第１変更部４３ａを回すと、上記負荷回路の負荷の大きさが変更され、これにより、図８の（ｂ）に示されるように電力消費量が変更される。例えば、電力消費量は、Ｗ２からＷ２’に変更される。また、ユーザが第２変更部４３ｂを回すと、上記スイッチング回路の時定数が変更され、これにより、図８の（ｃ）に示されるように電力の消費期間が変更される。例えば、電力の消費期間は、Ｔ２からＴ２’に変更される。 Also in this example, when the user turns the first changing unit 43a, the load size of the load circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption as shown in FIG. 8B. For example, the power consumption is changed from W2 to W2 '. Further, when the user turns the second changing unit 43b, the time constant of the switching circuit is changed, thereby changing the power consumption period as shown in FIG. 8C. For example, the power consumption period is changed from T2 to T2 '.
　なお、図７及び図８に示される電力の消費パターンは一例である。電力の消費パターンは特に限定されない。また、電力消費装置４０において、複数種類の電力の消費パターン（複数種類の波形）が切替可能であってもよい。例えば、電力消費装置４０は、図７に示されるような矩形の電力の消費パターンと、図８に示されるような略半楕円形の電力の消費パターンと切り替えるための切替スイッチを有してもよい。 The power consumption patterns shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are examples. The power consumption pattern is not particularly limited. Further, in the power consuming apparatus 40, a plurality of types of power consumption patterns (a plurality of types of waveforms) may be switchable. For example, the power consumption device 40 may have a changeover switch for switching between a rectangular power consumption pattern as shown in FIG. 7 and a substantially semi-elliptical power consumption pattern as shown in FIG. Good.
　また、上記負荷回路の態様は、特に限定されるものではないが、実施の形態１では、電力消費部４６は、上記のような負荷回路に蓄電部４５を含み、電力消費部４６は、少なくとも一部の電力を蓄電部４５に蓄電（充電）することによって電力を消費する。また、電力消費部４６は、蓄電部４５に蓄電された電力を電力消費装置４０以外の外部機器に出力するための電力出力部４７を備える。 In addition, although the form of the load circuit is not particularly limited, in Embodiment 1, the power consuming unit 46 includes the power storage unit 45 in the load circuit as described above, and the power consuming unit 46 is at least Electric power is consumed by storing (charging) a part of the electric power in the power storage unit 45. The power consumption unit 46 also includes a power output unit 47 for outputting the power stored in the power storage unit 45 to an external device other than the power consumption device 40.
　蓄電部４５は、具体的には、リチウムイオン電池などの二次電池と、上記二次電池を充電するための充電回路とを有する蓄電池モジュールである。なお、充電回路には、例えば、分岐回路１２から供給される交流電力を直流電力に変換するためのＡＣ／ＤＣコンバータ回路などが含まれる。また、蓄電部４５は、上記二次電池に充電（蓄電）された電力を電力出力部４７に出力するためのＤＣ／ＤＣコンバータ回路などを含む放電回路を有する。 The power storage unit 45 is specifically a storage battery module having a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery and a charging circuit for charging the secondary battery. Note that the charging circuit includes, for example, an AC / DC converter circuit for converting AC power supplied from the branch circuit 12 into DC power. The power storage unit 45 includes a discharge circuit including a DC / DC converter circuit for outputting the power charged (charged) in the secondary battery to the power output unit 47.
　電力出力部４７は、蓄電部４５に蓄電された電力を外部機器に出力するためのインターフェースである。電力出力部４７は、例えば、ＵＳＢポートであるが、その他どのような態様であってもよい。なお、蓄電部４５に蓄電された電力を電力消費装置４０が使用する場合には、上記放電回路及び電力出力部４７は設けられてなくてもよい。 The power output unit 47 is an interface for outputting the power stored in the power storage unit 45 to an external device. The power output unit 47 is, for example, a USB port, but may be in any other form. When the power consuming device 40 uses the power stored in the power storage unit 45, the discharge circuit and power output unit 47 may not be provided.
　電力消費装置４０においては、電力消費部４６は、蓄電部４５に蓄電（充電）することによって電力を消費する。そして、蓄電部４５に蓄電された電力は、電力出力部４７に取り付けられた外部機器に出力される。これにより、電力消費装置４０が、分岐回路１２を特定するために消費する電力を有効に利用することができる。 In the power consumption device 40, the power consumption unit 46 consumes power by storing (charging) the power storage unit 45. Then, the power stored in the power storage unit 45 is output to an external device attached to the power output unit 47. Thereby, the power consumption device 40 can effectively use the power consumed to identify the branch circuit 12.
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　次に、電力監視システム１０の分岐回路１２の特定動作について説明する。図９は、電力監視システム１０の分岐回路１２の特定動作のフローチャートである。 [Operation]
Next, the specific operation of the branch circuit 12 of the power monitoring system 10 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the specific operation of the branch circuit 12 of the power monitoring system 10.
　電力計測装置２０の計測部２５は、幹線１１から分岐した分岐回路１２毎に電力の使用量を計測する（Ｓ１１）。 The measuring unit 25 of the power measuring device 20 measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 branched from the main line 11 (S11).
　一方、ユーザは、電力消費装置４０を電力供給部２４に取り付け、開始ボタン４３ｃを押下する。すると、電力消費装置４０の電力消費部４６は、電力供給部２４を介して分岐回路１２から供給される電力を消費する（Ｓ１２）。そして、電力消費装置４０の送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミングを示す情報を送信する（Ｓ１３）。 On the other hand, the user attaches the power consumption device 40 to the power supply unit 24 and presses the start button 43c. Then, the power consumption unit 46 of the power consumption device 40 consumes the power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24 (S12). And the transmission part 42 of the power consumption apparatus 40 transmits the information which shows the start timing of the power consumption by the power consumption part 46 (S13).
　そうすると、制御装置３０の取得部３１は、計測部２５が計測した分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量及び送信部４２によって送信された開始タイミングを示す情報を取得する（Ｓ１４）。 Then, the acquisition unit 31 of the control device 30 acquires information indicating the power consumption for each branch circuit 12 measured by the measurement unit 25 and the start timing transmitted by the transmission unit 42 (S14).
　特定部３２は、取得部３１によって取得された、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量及び開始タイミングを示す情報に基づいて、電力消費部４６が取り付けられている電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２を特定する（Ｓ１５）。具体的には、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量のうち、取得された情報が示す開始タイミングにおいて、電力の使用量が増加する分岐回路１２を、電力消費部４６が取り付けられている電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２として特定する。そして、特定部３２は、特定した分岐回路１２を表示するための情報を、第一通信部３３を用いて表示装置５０の第二通信部５３に送信する。 Based on the information indicating the amount of power used and the start timing of each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31, the specifying unit 32 is provided with the power supply unit 24 to which the power consumption unit 46 is attached. The circuit 12 is specified (S15). Specifically, out of the power consumption for each branch circuit 12, the power supply to which the power consumption unit 46 is attached is connected to the branch circuit 12 whose power usage increases at the start timing indicated by the acquired information. The branch circuit 12 provided with the unit 24 is specified. Then, the specifying unit 32 transmits information for displaying the specified branch circuit 12 to the second communication unit 53 of the display device 50 using the first communication unit 33.
　第二通信部５３が上記情報を受信すると、表示制御部５４は、当該情報に含まれる特定された分岐回路１２の番号を表示部５１に表示させる（Ｓ１６）。これにより、図４に示されるような画像が表示部５１に表示される。この結果、ユーザは、表示部５１を通じて特定された分岐回路１２の番号を知ることができる。 When the second communication unit 53 receives the information, the display control unit 54 causes the display unit 51 to display the number of the specified branch circuit 12 included in the information (S16). Thereby, an image as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 51. As a result, the user can know the number of the branch circuit 12 specified through the display unit 51.
　［効果等］
　上述のような電力監視システム１０によって得られる効果について説明する。一般的なＨＥＭＳでは、電力の使用量に応じた電気機器２３の制御等を行うために、分岐回路１２と、電力供給部２４（コンセント）との対応関係を事前に設定しておく必要がある。 [Effects]
The effects obtained by the power monitoring system 10 as described above will be described. In general HEMS, in order to control the electrical device 23 according to the amount of power used, it is necessary to set the correspondence between the branch circuit 12 and the power supply unit 24 (outlet) in advance. .
　新築の住戸にＨＥＭＳを導入するような場合は、住戸内の電気配線図面から電力供給部２４がどの分岐回路１２に接続されているかを特定することができる。しかしながら、既築の住戸にＨＥＭＳを導入するような場合においては、住戸内の電気配線図面が無いといった理由により、どの電力供給部２４がどの分岐回路１２に接続されているかが分からない場合が多い。 When HEMS is introduced into a newly built dwelling unit, it is possible to identify which branch circuit 12 the power supply unit 24 is connected to from the electrical wiring drawing in the dwelling unit. However, in the case where HEMS is introduced into an existing dwelling unit, it is often unknown which power supply unit 24 is connected to which branch circuit 12 because there is no electrical wiring drawing in the dwelling unit. .
　そこで、電力監視システム１０は、計測部２５と、取得部３１と、電力消費部４６と、送信部４２と、特定部３２とを備える。計測部２５は、幹線１１から分岐した分岐回路１２毎に電力の使用量を計測する。電力消費部４６は、分岐回路１２に設けられた電力供給部２４に接続され、当該電力供給部２４を介して分岐回路１２から供給される電力を消費する。送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する。取得部３１は、計測部２５が計測した分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量と送信部４２によって送信されたタイミングを示す情報とを取得する。そして、特定部３２は、取得部３１によって取得された、分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量及びタイミングを示す情報に基づいて、電力消費部４６が接続されている電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２を特定する。 Therefore, the power monitoring system 10 includes a measuring unit 25, an acquiring unit 31, a power consuming unit 46, a transmitting unit 42, and a specifying unit 32. The measuring unit 25 measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 branched from the main line 11. The power consuming unit 46 is connected to the power supply unit 24 provided in the branch circuit 12 and consumes the power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24. The transmission unit 42 transmits information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46. The acquisition unit 31 acquires the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 measured by the measurement unit 25 and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit 42. And the specific | specification part 32 was provided with the electric power supply part 24 to which the electric power consumption part 46 was connected based on the information which shows the usage-amount and timing of the electric power for every branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition part 31. The branch circuit 12 is specified.
　これにより、電力監視システム１０は、電力供給部２４がどの分岐回路１２に接続されているのかを特定することができる。つまり、分岐回路１２と電力供給部２４との対応関係を特定することができる。 Thereby, the power monitoring system 10 can identify the branch circuit 12 to which the power supply unit 24 is connected. That is, the correspondence relationship between the branch circuit 12 and the power supply unit 24 can be specified.
　また、電力監視システム１０は、さらに、電力消費部４６が所定のパターン（電力の消費パターン）で電力を消費する場合、所定のパターンにおける電力の消費量及び電力の消費期間の少なくとも一方を変更するためのパターン変更部４３を備えてもよい。 The power monitoring system 10 further changes at least one of the power consumption and the power consumption period in the predetermined pattern when the power consumption unit 46 consumes the power in a predetermined pattern (power consumption pattern). A pattern changing unit 43 may be provided.
　電力監視システム１０は、さらに、分岐回路１２に名称を設定するための名称設定部５２と、取得部３１によって取得された分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を、当該分岐回路１２に設定された名称を付与して表示する表示部５１とを備えてもよい。 In the power monitoring system 10, a name setting unit 52 for setting a name in the branch circuit 12 and the power usage for each branch circuit 12 acquired by the acquisition unit 31 are set in the branch circuit 12. You may provide the display part 51 which gives a name and displays.
　これにより、ユーザは、表示部５１を通じて分岐回路１２毎の電力の使用量を知ることができる。 Thereby, the user can know the amount of power used for each branch circuit 12 through the display unit 51.
　また、電力監視システム１０は、さらに、蓄電部４５を備え、電力消費部４６は、蓄電部４５に蓄電することによって電力を消費してもよい。 The power monitoring system 10 may further include a power storage unit 45, and the power consumption unit 46 may consume power by storing power in the power storage unit 45.
　これにより、電力消費装置４０が、分岐回路１２を特定するために消費する電力を有効に利用することができる。 Thereby, the power consumption device 40 can effectively use the power consumed to identify the branch circuit 12.
　電力監視システム１０は、さらに、名称設定部５２によって設定された名称を印字する印刷装置６０を備えてもよい。印刷装置６０は、名称印字部の一例である。 The power monitoring system 10 may further include a printing device 60 that prints the name set by the name setting unit 52. The printing device 60 is an example of a name printing unit.
　これにより、ユーザは、名称設定部５２によって設定された名称を印字することができる。 Thereby, the user can print the name set by the name setting unit 52.
　また、電力消費装置４０は、幹線１１から分岐した分岐回路１２に設けられた電力供給部２４に取り付けられる電力消費装置４０であって、電力消費部４６と、送信部４２とを備える。電力消費部４６は、電力供給部２４を介して分岐回路１２から供給される電力を消費する。送信部４２は、電力消費部４６による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する。 The power consuming device 40 is a power consuming device 40 attached to the power supply unit 24 provided in the branch circuit 12 branched from the main line 11, and includes a power consuming unit 46 and a transmitting unit 42. The power consumption unit 46 consumes power supplied from the branch circuit 12 via the power supply unit 24. The transmission unit 42 transmits information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit 46.
　これにより、電力消費装置４０は、電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを外部装置（例えば、制御装置３０）に通知することができる。 Thereby, the power consumption device 40 can notify the external device (for example, the control device 30) of at least one of the start timing and the end timing of power consumption.
　［変形例１］
　上記実施の形態１では、特定部３２は、電力消費装置４０の電力の消費の開始タイミングまたは終了タイミングに基づいて分岐回路１２を特定したが、電力消費装置４０の電力の消費パターン（所定のパターン）に基づいて分岐回路１２を特定してもよい。例えば、図７及び図８に示されるように、一定期間毎に電力の消費が繰り返し行われる場合には、特定部３２は、当該一定期間毎に電力の使用量が増加する分岐回路１２を、電力消費装置４０が接続された分岐回路１２として特定することができる。 [Modification 1]
In the first embodiment, the specifying unit 32 specifies the branch circuit 12 based on the start timing or end timing of the power consumption of the power consuming device 40. However, the power consumption pattern of the power consuming device 40 (predetermined pattern) ) May specify the branch circuit 12. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when power consumption is repeatedly performed every predetermined period, the specifying unit 32 includes the branch circuit 12 in which the amount of power used increases every certain period, It can be specified as the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming device 40 is connected.
　この場合、送信部４２は、電力の消費パターンを示す情報（電力負荷を示す情報）をさらに送信し、特定部３２は、このような電力の消費パターンを示す情報をさらに用いて分岐回路１２を特定する。電力の消費パターンを示す情報は、具体的には、例えば、上記一定期間（周期）と、電力の消費量とを含む情報である。 In this case, the transmission unit 42 further transmits information indicating the power consumption pattern (information indicating the power load), and the specifying unit 32 further uses the information indicating the power consumption pattern to switch the branch circuit 12. Identify. Specifically, the information indicating the power consumption pattern is, for example, information including the predetermined period (cycle) and the power consumption.
　このように、電力消費部４６は、所定のパターンで電力を消費し、送信部４２は、さらに、所定のパターンを示す情報を送信してもよい。そして、特定部３２は、送信部４２によって送信された所定のパターンを示す情報をさらに用いて、電力消費部４６が接続されている電力供給部２４が設けられた分岐回路１２を特定してもよい。 Thus, the power consumption unit 46 may consume power in a predetermined pattern, and the transmission unit 42 may further transmit information indicating the predetermined pattern. Then, the specifying unit 32 further uses the information indicating the predetermined pattern transmitted by the transmitting unit 42 to specify the branch circuit 12 provided with the power supply unit 24 to which the power consuming unit 46 is connected. Good.
　これにより、電力消費部４６が接続されている分岐回路１２を、他の分岐回路１２と区別しやすくなるため、分岐回路１２の特定の確実性を高めることができる。 This makes it easy to distinguish the branch circuit 12 to which the power consuming unit 46 is connected from other branch circuits 12, so that the certainty of the branch circuit 12 can be increased.
　なお、特定部３２は、開始タイミングまたは終了タイミングを使用せず、電力の消費パターンを示す情報のみを用いて分岐回路１２を特定することも可能である。 The specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 using only the information indicating the power consumption pattern without using the start timing or the end timing.
　［変形例２］
　なお、電力消費装置４０は、さらに、ユーザの操作に応じて、分岐回路１２に接続された電気機器２３の動作の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方を示す情報送信する機能（以下、タイミング通知機能とも記載する）を有してもよい。 [Modification 2]
The power consuming apparatus 40 further has a function of transmitting information indicating at least one of operation start timing and end timing of the operation of the electrical equipment 23 connected to the branch circuit 12 in accordance with a user operation (hereinafter, a timing notification function). May also be described).
　具体的には、ユーザは、停止中の電気機器２３の電源を手動でオンするとほぼ同時に、電力消費装置４０の開始ボタン４３ｃを押下する。このとき、電力消費装置４０の送信部４２は、開始タイミングを示す情報として所定の信号を制御装置３０に送信してもよい。 Specifically, the user depresses the start button 43c of the power consuming device 40 almost simultaneously with turning on the power supply of the stopped electric device 23 manually. At this time, the transmission unit 42 of the power consumption device 40 may transmit a predetermined signal to the control device 30 as information indicating the start timing.
　これにより、特定部３２は、取得された情報が示す開始タイミングにおいて、電力の使用量が増加する分岐回路１２を、電気機器２３が接続された分岐回路１２として特定することができる。 Thereby, the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 in which the amount of power used increases at the start timing indicated by the acquired information as the branch circuit 12 to which the electrical device 23 is connected.
　また、ユーザは、動作中の電気機器２３の電源を手動でオフするとほぼ同時に、電力消費装置４０の開始ボタン４３ｃを押下する。このとき、電力消費装置４０の送信部４２は、終了タイミングを示す情報として所定の信号を制御装置３０に送信してもよい。これにより、特定部３２は、取得された情報が示す終了タイミングにおいて、電力の使用量が減少する分岐回路１２を、電気機器２３が接続された分岐回路１２として特定することができる。 Further, the user presses the start button 43c of the power consuming apparatus 40 almost simultaneously with turning off the power supply of the electric device 23 in operation. At this time, the transmission unit 42 of the power consuming device 40 may transmit a predetermined signal to the control device 30 as information indicating the end timing. Thereby, the specific | specification part 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 in which the usage-amount of electric power decreases at the end timing which the acquired information shows as the branch circuit 12 to which the electric equipment 23 was connected.
　なお、このようなタイミング通知機能は、例えば、プラグ４１が電力供給部２４に取り付けられていない状態で開始ボタン４３ｃが押されることによって実現される。しかしながら、電力消費装置４０にタイミングの通知を行うための専用のボタンが設けられ、当該専用のボタンが押下されることによって実現されてもよい。 Note that such a timing notification function is realized by, for example, pressing the start button 43c in a state where the plug 41 is not attached to the power supply unit 24. However, it may be realized by providing a dedicated button for notifying the timing of the power consuming device 40 and pressing the dedicated button.
　このように、電力消費装置４０は、電気機器２３を電力消費部４６の代わりに利用して、開始タイミングまたは終了タイミングを示す信号を送信する、タイミング通知機能を有してもよい。つまり、送信部４２は、さらに、分岐回路１２に接続された電気機器２３の動作の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信してもよい。 As described above, the power consuming apparatus 40 may have a timing notification function that uses the electrical device 23 instead of the power consuming unit 46 and transmits a signal indicating the start timing or the end timing. That is, the transmission unit 42 may further transmit information indicating at least one of the start timing and the end timing of the operation of the electrical device 23 connected to the branch circuit 12.
　例えば、電気機器２３がエアコンであるような場合、電力供給部２４は、高所に設けられていることが多い。したがって、電気機器２３の電源ケーブルを電力供給部２４から外して、電力消費装置４０を取り付けることが困難である。このような場合に、上記タイミング通知機能は、電気機器２３のケーブルを外す必要がないため有用である。 For example, when the electrical device 23 is an air conditioner, the power supply unit 24 is often provided at a high place. Therefore, it is difficult to remove the power cable of the electrical device 23 from the power supply unit 24 and attach the power consumption device 40. In such a case, the timing notification function is useful because it is not necessary to remove the cable of the electrical device 23.
　また、上記のタイミング通知機能は、電力消費装置４０が上記電気機器２３のリモートコントローラ（以下、リモコンと記載する）から出射される赤外線を受光可能な受光部を備えることによって実現されてもよい。 Further, the timing notification function described above may be realized by providing the light consuming device 40 with a light receiving unit capable of receiving infrared rays emitted from a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) of the electrical device 23.
　この場合、ユーザは、停止中の電気機器２３の電源をリモコンでオンする。すると、リモコンから電気機器２３の電源をオンするための赤外線が出射される。出射された赤外線が電気機器２３によって受光されると、電気機器２３の電源はオンされる。 In this case, the user turns on the electric device 23 that is stopped with the remote control. Then, infrared rays for turning on the electric device 23 are emitted from the remote controller. When the emitted infrared light is received by the electrical device 23, the power source of the electrical device 23 is turned on.
　一方で、電力消費装置４０の受光部が、上述のリモコンから出射された赤外線（電気機器２３の電源をオンするための赤外線）を受信すると、送信部４２は、開始タイミングを示す情報として所定の信号を制御装置３０に送信する。つまり、電力消費装置４０は、リモコンから出射される、電気機器２３の電源をオンするための赤外線を傍受することにより、開始タイミングを示す情報を送信する。ユーザは、停止中の電気機器２３の電源をリモコンでオンするだけでよい。 On the other hand, when the light receiving unit of the power consuming device 40 receives the infrared light emitted from the above-described remote controller (infrared light for turning on the power of the electric device 23), the transmission unit 42 has predetermined information as information indicating the start timing. The signal is transmitted to the control device 30. That is, the power consuming apparatus 40 transmits information indicating the start timing by intercepting infrared rays emitted from the remote controller and used to turn on the power of the electrical device 23. The user only has to turn on the power supply of the stopped electric device 23 with the remote controller.
　これにより、特定部３２は、取得された情報が示す開始タイミングにおいて、電力使用量が増加する分岐回路１２を、電気機器２３が接続された分岐回路１２として特定することができる。なお、同様に、電力消費装置４０の受光部が、電気機器２３の電源をオフするための赤外線を受信すると、送信部４２は、終了タイミングを示す情報として所定の信号を制御装置３０に送信してもよい。 Thereby, the specifying unit 32 can specify the branch circuit 12 in which the power consumption increases at the start timing indicated by the acquired information as the branch circuit 12 to which the electrical device 23 is connected. Similarly, when the light receiving unit of the power consuming device 40 receives infrared rays for turning off the power of the electrical device 23, the transmitting unit 42 transmits a predetermined signal to the control device 30 as information indicating the end timing. May be.
　このように、電力消費装置４０がリモコンからの電源オンまたはオフのための赤外線を受光（受信）することによっても、タイミング通知機能を実現することができる。 As described above, the timing notification function can also be realized when the power consuming device 40 receives (receives) infrared rays for turning the power on or off from the remote controller.
　［変形例３］
　電力監視システム１０に用いられる電力消費装置は、上述の電力消費装置４０のような態様に限定されるものではない。図１０～図１２は、電力消費装置の変形例を説明するための図である。 [Modification 3]
The power consuming apparatus used in the power monitoring system 10 is not limited to the aspect like the above-described power consuming apparatus 40. 10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining modifications of the power consuming apparatus.
　例えば、電力消費装置は、図１０に示される電力消費装置１４０のように、電源ケーブル１４２を介して本体部４４に接続されたプラグ１４１を備えてもよい。電力消費装置１４０は、電力消費装置４０と同様に、電力供給部２４の一例であるコンセントから供給される電力を消費する。 For example, the power consuming device may include a plug 141 connected to the main body 44 via the power cable 142, like the power consuming device 140 shown in FIG. Similar to the power consuming device 40, the power consuming device 140 consumes power supplied from an outlet that is an example of the power supply unit 24.
　また、電力消費装置は、図１１に示される電力消費装置２４０のように、シーリングライトに電力を供給するための引掛シーリングボディに取り付けられてもよい。具体的には、電力消費装置２４０は、平たい円柱状の本体部２４２の上面に、引掛シーリングボディに取り付け可能な金属製の端子２４１を有する。電力消費装置２４０は、電力供給部２４の別の例である引掛シーリングボディから供給される電力を消費する。 Also, the power consuming device may be attached to a hooking ceiling body for supplying power to the ceiling light, like the power consuming device 240 shown in FIG. Specifically, the power consuming apparatus 240 has a metal terminal 241 that can be attached to the hooking sealing body on the upper surface of the flat cylindrical main body 242. The power consuming device 240 consumes power supplied from a hooking ceiling body which is another example of the power supply unit 24.
　また、電力消費装置は、図１２に示される電力消費装置３４０のように、ライティングダクトに取り付けられてもよい。具体的には、電力消費装置３４０は、本体部３４２の上面に、ライティングダクトに取り付け可能な金属製の端子３４１を有する。電力消費装置３４０は、電力供給部２４の別の例であるライティングダクトから供給される電力を消費する。 Also, the power consuming device may be attached to the lighting duct as in the power consuming device 340 shown in FIG. Specifically, the power consuming apparatus 340 has a metal terminal 341 that can be attached to the lighting duct on the upper surface of the main body 342. The power consuming device 340 consumes power supplied from a lighting duct which is another example of the power supply unit 24.
　以上のように、電力消費装置の態様は、特に限定されない。 As described above, the mode of the power consuming device is not particularly limited.
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　以上、実施の形態１に係る電力監視システム１０について説明したが、本発明は、上記実施の形態１に限定されるものではない。 (Other embodiments)
The power monitoring system 10 according to the first embodiment has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment.
　上記実施の形態１で説明した装置間の通信方法は、一例である。装置間の通信方法については特に限定されるものではない。例えば、装置間においては、無線通信に代えて、電力線搬送通信（ＰＬＣ：Ｐｏｗｅｒ　Ｌｉｎｅ　Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ）または有線ＬＡＮを用いた通信など、有線通信が行われてもよい。 The communication method between apparatuses described in the first embodiment is an example. The communication method between apparatuses is not particularly limited. For example, instead of wireless communication, wired communication such as power line communication (PLC: Power Line Communication) or communication using a wired LAN may be performed between apparatuses.
　また、例えば、上記実施の形態１において、特定の処理部が実行する処理を別の処理部が実行してもよい。また、複数の処理の順序が変更されてもよいし、複数の処理が並行して実行されてもよい。 Further, for example, in the first embodiment, another processing unit may execute a process executed by a specific processing unit. Further, the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, and the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.
　また、上記実施の形態１における構成要素の装置への振り分けは、一例である。例えば、電力計測装置と制御装置とは、別の装置とされたが、１つの装置とされてもよい。つまり、制御装置が有する各構成要素（取得部、特定部、第一通信部、及び、記憶部）を電力計測装置が有してもよい。言い換えれば、電力計測装置が分岐回路の特定を行ってもよい。 In addition, the distribution of the constituent elements to the apparatus in the first embodiment is an example. For example, the power measurement device and the control device are separate devices, but may be a single device. That is, the power measurement device may include each component (acquisition unit, identification unit, first communication unit, and storage unit) included in the control device. In other words, the power measurement device may specify the branch circuit.
　また、例えば、制御装置が有する各構成要素を、電力消費装置が有してもよい。この場合、電力消費装置は、取得部と、特定部とを備える。上述のように、取得部は、電力計測装置が計測した分岐回路毎の電力の使用量と、送信部によって送信されたタイミングを示す情報とを取得する。特定部は、取得部によって取得された、分岐回路毎の電力の使用量及びタイミングを示す情報に基づいて、電力消費装置が取り付けられている電力供給部が設けられた分岐回路を特定する。このように、電力消費装置が、分岐回路の特定を行ってもよい。 Further, for example, the power consuming device may have each component included in the control device. In this case, the power consuming device includes an acquisition unit and a specifying unit. As described above, the acquisition unit acquires the amount of power used for each branch circuit measured by the power measurement device and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit. The specifying unit specifies the branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consuming device is attached, based on the information indicating the usage amount and timing of power for each branch circuit acquired by the acquiring unit. Thus, the power consuming device may specify the branch circuit.
　また、上記実施の形態１において、各構成要素は、専用のハードウェアで構成されるか、各構成要素に適したソフトウェアプログラムを実行することによって実現されてもよい。各構成要素は、ＣＰＵまたはプロセッサなどのプログラム実行部が、ハードディスクまたは半導体メモリなどの記録媒体に記録されたソフトウェアプログラムを読み出して実行することによって実現されてもよい。 In the first embodiment, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.
　また、各構成要素は、回路（または集積回路）でもよい。これらの回路は、全体として１つの回路を構成してもよいし、それぞれ別々の回路でもよい。また、これらの回路は、それぞれ、汎用的な回路でもよいし、専用の回路でもよい。 Each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may constitute one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. Each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.
　また、本発明の全般的または具体的な態様は、システム、装置、方法、集積回路、コンピュータプログラムまたはコンピュータ読み取り可能なＣＤ－ＲＯＭなどの記録媒体で実現されてもよい。また、システム、装置、方法、集積回路、コンピュータプログラム及び記録媒体の任意な組み合わせで実現されてもよい。例えば、本発明は、上記電力監視システムに用いられる電力消費装置として実現されてもよいし、コンピュータを、電力監視システムまたは制御装置として機能させるためのプログラムとして実現されてもよい。また、本発明は、電力監視システムが実行する分岐回路の特定方法として実現されてもよい。 The general or specific aspect of the present invention may be realized by a recording medium such as a system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or computer-readable CD-ROM. Further, the present invention may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium. For example, the present invention may be realized as a power consuming apparatus used in the power monitoring system, or may be realized as a program for causing a computer to function as a power monitoring system or a control apparatus. The present invention may also be realized as a branch circuit specifying method executed by the power monitoring system.
　また、上記実施の形態１において説明された電力監視システムの動作における複数の処理の順序は一例である。複数の処理の順序は、変更されてもよいし、複数の処理は、並行して実行されてもよい。 Further, the order of the plurality of processes in the operation of the power monitoring system described in the first embodiment is an example. The order of the plurality of processes may be changed, and the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.
　その他、各実施の形態に対して当業者が思いつく各種変形を施して得られる形態、または、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で各実施の形態における構成要素及び機能を任意に組み合わせることで実現される形態も本発明に含まれる。 In addition, it is realized by variously conceiving various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art for each embodiment, or by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. This form is also included in the present invention.
　１０　電力監視システム
　１１　幹線
　１２　分岐回路
　２３　電気機器
　２４　電力供給部
　２５　計測部
　３１　取得部
　３２　特定部
　４０、１４０、２４０、３４０　電力消費装置
　４２　送信部
　４３　パターン変更部
　４５　蓄電部
　４６　電力消費部
　５１　表示部
　５２　名称設定部
　６０　印刷装置（名称印字部） DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Power monitoring system 11 Trunk line 12 Branch circuit 23 Electric equipment 24 Electric power supply part 25 Measuring part 31 Acquisition part 32 Identification part 40,140,240,340 Power consumption apparatus 42 Transmission part 43 Pattern change part 45 Power storage part 46 Power consumption part 51 Display unit 52 Name setting unit 60 Printing device (name printing unit)

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  1. 　幹線から分岐した分岐回路毎に電力の使用量を計測する計測部と、
    　分岐回路に設けられた電力供給部に接続され、当該電力供給部を介して当該分岐回路から供給される電力を消費する電力消費部と、
    　前記電力消費部による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する送信部と、
    　前記計測部が計測した分岐回路毎の電力の使用量と、前記送信部によって送信された前記タイミングを示す情報とを取得する取得部と、
    　前記取得部によって取得された、分岐回路毎の電力の使用量及び前記タイミングを示す情報に基づいて、前記電力消費部が接続されている前記電力供給部が設けられた分岐回路を特定する特定部とを備える
    　電力監視システム。     A measurement unit that measures the amount of power used for each branch circuit branched from the main line;
    A power consuming unit connected to a power supply unit provided in the branch circuit and consuming power supplied from the branch circuit via the power supply unit;
    A transmission unit for transmitting information indicating at least one of a start timing and an end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit;
    An acquisition unit that acquires the amount of power used for each branch circuit measured by the measurement unit and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit;
    A specifying unit that identifies the branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consuming unit is connected, based on information indicating the amount of power used for each branch circuit and the timing acquired by the acquiring unit. A power monitoring system comprising:
  2. 　前記電力消費部は、所定のパターンで電力を消費し、
    　前記送信部は、さらに、前記所定のパターンを示す情報を送信し、
    　前記特定部は、前記送信部によって送信された前記所定のパターンを示す情報をさらに用いて、前記電力消費部が接続されている前記電力供給部が設けられた分岐回路を特定する
    　請求項１に記載の電力監視システム。     The power consumption unit consumes power in a predetermined pattern,
    The transmitter further transmits information indicating the predetermined pattern,
    The identification unit identifies the branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consumption unit is connected, further using information indicating the predetermined pattern transmitted by the transmission unit. The power monitoring system described.
  3. 　さらに、前記所定のパターンにおける電力の消費量及び電力の消費期間の少なくとも一方を変更するためのパターン変更部を備える
    　請求項２に記載の電力監視システム。     The power monitoring system according to claim 2, further comprising a pattern changing unit for changing at least one of the power consumption and the power consumption period in the predetermined pattern.
  4. 　さらに、
    　前記分岐回路に名称を設定するための名称設定部と、
    　前記取得部によって取得された分岐回路毎の電力の使用量を、当該分岐回路に設定された名称を付与して表示する表示部とを備える
    　請求項１～３のいずれか１項に記載の電力監視システム。     further,
    A name setting unit for setting a name in the branch circuit;
    The power according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a display unit that displays the amount of power used for each branch circuit acquired by the acquisition unit with a name set for the branch circuit. Monitoring system.
  5. 　前記送信部は、さらに、分岐回路に接続された電気機器の動作の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する
    　請求項１～４のいずれか１項に記載の電力監視システム。     The power monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmission unit further transmits information indicating at least one of an operation start timing and an end timing of the operation of the electrical device connected to the branch circuit. .
  6. 　さらに、蓄電部を備え、
    　前記電力消費部は、前記蓄電部に蓄電することによって電力を消費する
    　請求項１～５のいずれか１項に記載の電力監視システム。     Furthermore, a power storage unit is provided,
    The power monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the power consuming unit consumes power by storing power in the power storage unit.
  7. 　さらに、前記名称設定部によって設定された名称を印字する名称印字部を備える
    　請求項４に記載の電力監視システム。     The power monitoring system according to claim 4, further comprising a name printing unit that prints a name set by the name setting unit.
  8. 　コンピュータを、請求項１～７のいずれか１項に記載の電力監視システムとして機能させるためのプログラム。 A program for causing a computer to function as the power monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
  9. 　幹線から分岐した分岐回路に設けられた電力供給部に取り付けられる電力消費装置であって、
    　前記電力供給部を介して前記分岐回路から供給される電力を消費する電力消費部と、
    　前記電力消費部による電力の消費の開始タイミング及び終了タイミングの少なくとも一方のタイミングを示す情報を送信する送信部とを備える
    　電力消費装置。     A power consuming device attached to a power supply unit provided in a branch circuit branched from a main line,
    A power consuming unit that consumes power supplied from the branch circuit via the power supplying unit;
    A power consumption apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that transmits information indicating at least one of a start timing and an end timing of power consumption by the power consumption unit.
  10. 　さらに、電力計測装置が計測した分岐回路毎の電力の使用量と、前記送信部によって送信された前記タイミングを示す情報とを取得する取得部と、
    　前記取得部によって取得された、分岐回路毎の電力の使用量及び前記タイミングを示す情報に基づいて、前記電力消費装置が取り付けられている前記電力供給部が設けられた分岐回路を特定する特定部とを備える
    　請求項９に記載の電力消費装置。     Furthermore, an acquisition unit that acquires the amount of power used for each branch circuit measured by the power measurement device and information indicating the timing transmitted by the transmission unit;
    A specifying unit that identifies the branch circuit provided with the power supply unit to which the power consuming device is attached, based on information indicating the amount of power used for each branch circuit and the timing acquired by the acquisition unit The power consuming apparatus according to claim 9.
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