JP2017038452A - Control method, control device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a control method that can prompt a user to suppress power consumption for each branch circuit. A control method for an information terminal (5) having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices (3) in a customer's facility (1), the facility (1) being a target for a power saving request. In the first period or the second period that is a predetermined period before the first period, the first power consumption amount that is the current power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 and each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 The information terminal 5 controls the display 51 to display a screen showing both the information on the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring the information indicating the second power consumption, which is the past power consumption. The control step (S2) performed with respect to this computer is included. [Selection] Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a control method, a control apparatus, and a program for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer facility.

  HEMS (Home Energy Management System) is known as a technique for managing energy (electric power, etc.) in a house. In HEMS, the power consumption of a HEMS device (for example, an electric device) in a house is “visualized” by displaying it on a monitor screen. As a result, it is possible to prompt the residents of the house (hereinafter referred to as users) who have confirmed the power consumption of the HEMS device (for example, electrical device) to suppress the power consumption.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that displays actual data related to power consumption of electrical equipment and target data that can be set by a user on a screen, and allows target power consumption to be set by an operation while checking the screen. ing. According to this, the target for controlling the power consumption of an electric equipment can be set easily.

JP 2014-14251 A

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, data on actual performance of the facility such as an electricity charge in the facility and a target of power consumption of the electrical equipment in the facility are merely set while checking on the screen.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control method, a control apparatus, and a program capable of prompting a user to suppress power consumption for each branch circuit.

  In order to achieve the above object, a control method according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer's facility, The first power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility in the first period in which the facility is a request for power saving or in a second period that is a predetermined period before the first period Both the information on the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring the information indicating the power consumption and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility are included. A control step of controlling the computer of the information terminal to display a screen to be displayed on the display.

  In order to achieve the above object, a program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer facility. And the current power consumption amount of each branch circuit of the facility in the first period in which the facility is the target of the power saving request or the second period which is a predetermined period before the first period. Both the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount information generated by acquiring the second power consumption amount that is the past power consumption amount of each branch circuit of the facility are shown together. A control step of controlling the information terminal computer to display a screen on the display.

  In order to achieve the above object, a control device according to one aspect of the present invention is a control device that controls an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer's facility. The current power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility in the first period in which the facility is a target for power saving or the second period that is a predetermined period before the first period Information about the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring the first power consumption and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility. A control unit is provided that controls the information terminal to display the screen shown together on the display.

  The control method according to one embodiment of the present invention can prompt the user to suppress power consumption for each branch circuit.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of a system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the electricity distribution panel which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the electricity distribution panel which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows another aspect of the information terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a control device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a control device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second period according to the first embodiment. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the information terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the information terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the control device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation example of the control device according to the first embodiment. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display of the information terminal according to the modification of the first embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the screen displayed on the display of the information terminal which concerns on the modification of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the screen displayed on the display of the information terminal which concerns on the modification of Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a control device according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display of the information terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the transition screen displayed on the display of the information terminal which concerns on the modification of Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a control device according to a modification of the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows another example of the transition screen displayed on the display of the information terminal which concerns on the modification of Embodiment 2. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. Each of the embodiments shown here shows a specific example of the present invention. Accordingly, the numerical values, shapes, materials, components, component arrangement and connection forms, steps (steps) and order of steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are examples and limit the present invention. is not. Among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims can be arbitrarily added. Each figure is a mimetic diagram and is not necessarily illustrated strictly.

(Embodiment 1)
[overall structure]
First, the overall configuration of the system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a system according to the first embodiment. 2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating an example of the configuration of the distribution board 4 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another aspect of the information terminal 5 according to the first embodiment.

  The system shown in FIG. 1 includes a control device 2, one or more devices 3, a distribution board 4, and an information terminal 5.

  The facility 1 is, for example, a facility of a person (a user such as a resident) who has made a contract with an electric power company in advance. In the facility 1, power is consumed by one or more devices 3 in the facility 1 for supplying grid power (commercial power) from an electric power company or the like. In addition, although the facility 1 is drawn as a house which is an individual building in FIG. 1, for example, it is not limited to this. It may be an office, factory, stadium, building, station, etc., which are individual buildings, or may be a dwelling unit of an apartment house.

  For convenience of explanation, the device 3 is representatively represented by the devices 3a to 3e installed in the facility 1. In the present embodiment, the device 3a is, for example, an air conditioner (air conditioner), the device 3b is a lighting facility such as an LED or a fluorescent lamp, the device 3c is, for example, a television, and the device 3d is, for example, a refrigerator. It is. The device 3e is a router, for example. The device 3e (router) can be connected to the external server 7 via the network 6.

  Here, the network 6 is a wide area network, a dedicated network, or the like, and the external server 7 is a computer (for example, a HEMS server) owned by an electric power company or the like, and performs a DR request to the control device 2 via the device 3e (router) ( Distribute (notify) power saving requests.

  The control device 2 is a computer installed in the facility 1 and is connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in the customer facility 1. In the present embodiment, the control device 2 has a function as, for example, a HEMS controller, and a device 3a (air conditioning device) or device 3b in the facility 1 via a HAN (Home Area Network) such as a wired / wireless communication path. It is possible to communicate with one or more devices 3 such as (lighting device), device 3c (television), device 3d (refrigerator), device 3e (router), etc., and control these one or more devices 3. The control device 2 can also communicate with the distribution board 4 in the facility 1 via a HAN (Home Area Network), and receives power information indicating power consumption from a measurement device such as the distribution board 4. The detailed configuration of the control device 2 will be described later.

  The distribution board 4 includes a plurality of branch circuits 41 to which one or more devices 3 are connected, for example, as shown in FIG. The distribution board 4 divides system power (commercial power) supplied from an external power supplier into each branch circuit 41 and supplies power to each branch circuit 41. Here, the distribution board 4 may have a function of a measuring device that measures the power supplied (power consumption) of each branch circuit 41, or each branch circuit is connected to the control device 2 by wireless communication or the like. It may have a function of transmitting power information indicating the amount of power supply (power consumption) 41. The distribution board 4 is not limited to having a function of measuring the power supplied (power consumption) of each branch circuit 41. The supply power (power consumption) of each branch circuit 41 may be measured by a measuring device such as a CT (Current Transformer) attached later to the distribution board 4 or each branch circuit 41, or the outlet and the device 3 You may measure the power supply (power consumption) of each branch circuit 41 with the measuring device connected between these plugs.

  In the present embodiment, the distribution board 4 includes a branch circuit 41a (branch 1) to a branch circuit 41e (branch 5) as shown in FIG. 3, for example. It is assumed that the device 3c (television) is connected to the branch circuit 41a (branch 1), and the device 3b (lighting device) is connected to the branch circuit 41b (branch 2). Further, the device 3a (air conditioner) is connected to the branch circuit 41c (branch 3), and the device 3d (refrigerator) is connected to the branch circuit 41d (branch 4). Further, the control device 2 and the device 3e (router) are connected to the branch circuit 41e (branch 5). The distribution board 4 measures the power consumption of the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) to the branch circuit 41e (branch 5), and transmits the measurement result to the control device 2.

  The information terminal 5 is a computer having a display 51, and is connected to a network for controlling one or more devices 3 in the facility 1, such as HAN. The information terminal 5 is a terminal that can be carried by a user who is a resident of the facility 1, such as a smartphone or a tablet, and can be connected to the control device 2 via the HAN. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the display 51 of the information terminal 5 is information output by the control device 2 and includes the current power consumption of each branch circuit 41 and the past of each branch circuit 41. Information about the power consumption is displayed. The information terminal 5 is not limited to a smartphone, a tablet, or the like, and may be an information terminal 5a having a display 51a as shown in FIG.

[Configuration of Control Device 2]
First, the hardware configuration of the control device 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the control device 2 according to the first embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5, the control device 2 is a computer including a processor 201, a memory 202, a communication interface (I / F) 203, and an input device 204. The memory 202 is a ROM that stores a program and data in advance, a RAM that is used to store data when the program is executed, and may include a non-volatile memory, for example. The processor 201 performs various processes by controlling the communication I / F 203, for example, by executing a control program or the like stored in the memory 202. The communication I / F 203 communicates with a device 3 (devices 3a to 3e, etc.) in the facility 1 via a HAN wirelessly or by wire, and communicates with the external server 7 via the device 3e (router). It is a communication circuit. The input device 204 is a device serving as a user interface such as a keyboard, a pointing device, and a touch panel, and accepts an operation of a user who is a person of the facility 1 (administrator, resident, etc.). The input device 204 is configured to receive a user operation from the information terminal 5, but may be configured to receive a user's contact operation, a voice operation, a remote operation with a remote control, or the like. The control device 2 may include a display device such as a display.

  Next, each functional component of the control apparatus 2 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the control device 2 according to the first embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the control device 2 includes a storage unit 21, a control unit 22, and a communication unit 23.

  The storage unit 21 is a hard disk device or the like used for storing data, and has a function of accumulating and storing information about the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1.

  The communication unit 23 is realized by the processor 201 and the communication I / F 203, and has a function of communicating with the device 3, the distribution board 4, and the like. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 23 can communicate with the external server 7 via the device 3e (router), and receives a DR request (power saving request) notification from the external server 7. In addition, the communication unit 23 acquires information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 from a measurement device such as the distribution board 4.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 22 includes a determination unit 221, an acquisition unit 222, a screen generation unit 223, and an output unit 224. The control unit 22 is realized by the processor 201, the communication I / F 203, and the input device 204. In the present embodiment, the control unit 22 performs the first period in which the customer facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request) or the second period that is a predetermined period before the first period. The first power consumption obtained by acquiring the first power consumption that is the current power consumption of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 Control is performed to display on the information terminal 5 on the display 51 a screen showing both information regarding the power consumption and the second power consumption. Here, the second period is a period that starts when the control unit 22 receives a DR request notification indicating that the facility 1 is the target of the power saving request in the first period. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a second period according to the first embodiment. In other words, as shown in FIG. 7, the second period is from the time when the notification of the DR request is received until the start of the first period in which the facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request). It is a period. Note that the second period is not limited to the case where the control unit 22 starts from the time when the DR request notification is received, but from the time when one of the one or more devices 3 or the information terminal 5 receives the DR request notification. You may start.

  In addition, the control unit 22 acquires a DR request notification from the external server 7 via the communication unit 23, and acquires information indicating the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 from a measurement device such as the distribution board 4. .

  Hereinafter, specific description will be given using each functional configuration of the control unit 22.

  The determination unit 221 determines the first power consumption and the second power consumption that the acquisition unit 222 should acquire. As an example, the determination unit 221 is a power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 in a time zone in which the first power consumption amount includes the current time, and a past time zone in which the second power consumption amount is the same as the time zone in which the current power consumption is included. Is determined to be the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in FIG. Note that the determination unit 221 is not an essential component, and the function of the determination unit 221 may be included in the acquisition unit 222.

  The acquisition unit 222 performs branching of the facility 1 in the first period in which the customer facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request) or the second period that is a predetermined period before the first period. Information indicating the first power consumption that is the current power consumption of the circuit 41 and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 is acquired. That is, the acquisition unit 222 does not acquire information indicating the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount successively, but the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount in the first period or the second period. Get information indicating

  In the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 222 acquires a DR request notification from the external server 7 via the device 3e (router). Here, the DR request indicates the first period during which the facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request). The acquisition unit 222 acquires information indicating the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount determined by the determination unit 221 in the first period or the second period. For example, the acquisition unit 222 acquires information indicating the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the time zone including the current time as the first power consumption from the measurement device such as the distribution board 4 according to the determination of the determination unit 221. Then, the information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 in the time zone including the same past time as the current time may be acquired from the storage unit 21 as the second power consumption amount. Further, for example, according to the determination of the determination unit 221, the acquisition unit 222 acquires information indicating the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the current season from the measurement device such as the distribution board 4 as the first power consumption. Information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 in the same past season as the current season may be acquired from the storage unit 21 as the second power consumption amount. Further, for example, the acquisition unit 222 may acquire information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 during the period when the facility 1 has been the target of a DR request (power saving request) in the past from the storage unit 21.

  The screen generation unit 223 displays both the information on the first power consumption and the second power consumption (on a single screen) from the information indicating the first power consumption and the second power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 222. Is generated. In the present embodiment, the screen generation unit 223 generates a screen to be displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5.

  Here, an example of a screen generated by the screen generation unit 223 will be described. 8 and 9 are diagrams illustrating examples of screens displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

  Information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 in the time zone including the current time as the first power consumption amount, that is, the current (X month Y day) from the measurement device such as the distribution board 4 Information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 in the time zone including the past time that is the same as the current time as the second power consumption, that is, the second power consumption amount, that is, the last month of the month X Suppose that In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, the screen generation unit 223 uses the current power consumption of each branch circuit 41 (X month Y day) and the consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the past (X month Y day last year). A screen that displays information related to the amount of power on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 (in one screen) is generated. In addition, in the information on the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 at present (X month Y day) in FIG. 8, information indicating the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the past (X month Y day of last year) is indicated by a dotted line. It may be included. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the screen generation unit 223 uses the current power consumption of each branch circuit 41 (X month Y day) and the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the past (X month Y day last year). You may generate | occur | produce the screen which arranges the information regarding quantity on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 for every branch circuit 41, and displays it (on one screen).

  8 and 9 exemplify “day”, that is, the current and past X month and Y days as the time zone including the current time and the time zone including the same past time as the current time. Absent. As the time zone including the current time and the time zone including the same past time as the current time, “the same day time zone”, that is, the time zone from aa to bb on the current and past X month Y Also good.

  The output unit 224 controls the computer of the information terminal 5 to display the screen generated by the screen generation unit 223 on the display 51 of the information terminal 5. In the present embodiment, the output unit 224 can perform control to display the screen generated by the screen generation unit 223 on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 by outputting the screen to the information terminal 5.

[Operation of control device 2]
Next, as an example of the operation of the control device 2 configured as described above, a process from when a DR request notification is received until the screen generated by the screen generation unit 223 is output to the information terminal 5 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation example of the control device 2 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the detailed operation of S2 of FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the control device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

  First, when the control device 2 receives the DR request notification (S1) from the external server 7, the first period or the first period in which the customer facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request). In the second period, which is a predetermined period before, the first power consumption that is the current power consumption of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 and the past power consumption of each branch circuit 41 of the facility 1. Control for causing the information terminal 5 to display on the display 51 a screen showing both the information on the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring the two power consumption (S2). Then, the information terminal 5 displays a screen on the display 51 (S3).

  Here, the detailed operation of S2 shown in FIG. 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the control device 2 receives a DR request notification from the external server 7 (S21), the control device 2 determines the first power consumption and the second power consumption to be acquired (S22), Information indicating the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount determined in S22 is acquired (S23). Next, the control device 2 generates a screen showing information related to the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount on a single screen from the information indicating the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount acquired in S23. (S24). Then, the control device 2 outputs the screen generated in S24 to the information terminal 5 (S25), and performs control to display the screen on the display 51 of the information terminal 5. Here, the DR request indicates the first period during which the facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request). In addition, the time when the notification of the DR request from the external server 7 is received is the start time of the second period. Therefore, the processing of S22 to S25 is performed in the first period in which the customer facility 1 is the target of the DR request (power saving request) or the second period that is a predetermined period before the first period. . Therefore, the screen is displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 during the first period or the second period.

[Effects]
As described above, the control method according to one aspect of the present invention is a control method for an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer's facility, Is the first power consumption that is the current power consumption of each branch circuit in the facility during the first period during which power saving is requested or the second period, which is a predetermined period before the first period A screen showing both the information on the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring information indicating the amount and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility Including a control step of controlling the information terminal computer to display on the display.

  As a result, a control method that can prompt the user to suppress power consumption for each branch circuit 41 can be realized. In this way, by confirming the screen on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 on which the information regarding the power consumption for each branch circuit 41 between the past and the present is displayed, the power consumption for each past branch circuit 41 is confirmed. As a reference information (benchmark), the power consumption of the device 3 connected to the branch circuit 41 can be suppressed. Thereby, the user has an effect that power consumption can be more easily suppressed.

  Here, for example, the first power consumption is a power consumption of each branch circuit in a time zone including the current time, and the second power consumption is a past time that is the same as the current time. It may be the power consumption amount of each of the branch circuits in a time zone including the time period.

  As a result, power consumption can be suppressed with the power consumption of each branch circuit in the time zone including the past time as the current time as a benchmark.

  In addition, for example, the first power consumption is the power consumption of each branch circuit in the current season, and the second power consumption is each branch in the same past season as the current season. It may be the power consumption of the circuit.

  As a result, power consumption can be suppressed using the power consumption of each branch circuit in the past season as the current season as a benchmark.

  Further, for example, the second power consumption amount may be a power consumption amount of each branch circuit during a period in which the facility is a target of a power saving request in the past.

  As a result, power consumption can be suppressed using the power consumption of each branch circuit during the period when the facility 1 has been subject to a power saving request (DR request) in the past as a benchmark.

  Here, for example, the second period is from the time point when the notification indicating that the facility is the target of the power saving request in the first period is received by one of the one or more devices or the information terminal. It is a period to start.

  In this way, in the second period from the notification of the power saving request (DR request) to the first period subject to the power saving request (DR request), the consumption for each of the past and current circuits 41 before the first period. A screen on which information on the amount of power is displayed can be confirmed. As a result, it can be determined whether power consumption can be suppressed for the device 3 connected to the branch circuit 41 before the first period that is the target of the power saving request (DR request) is started. That is, it can be determined in advance (before the first period is started) whether or not a power saving request (DR request) can be accepted.

  A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer's facility, wherein the facility requests a power saving. The first power consumption amount that is the current power consumption amount of each branch circuit of the facility in the first period or the second period that is a predetermined period before the first period A screen showing both information about the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility is displayed on the display. A control step of performing control on the computer of the information terminal.

  Moreover, the control apparatus which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is a control apparatus which controls the information terminal which has a display connected to the network for controlling one or more apparatuses in a customer's facility, The said facility is A first power consumption amount that is a current power consumption amount of each branch circuit of the facility in a first period that is a target of a power saving request or a second period that is a predetermined period before the first period. And a screen showing both the information about the first power consumption and the second power consumption generated by acquiring the second power consumption, which is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility, on the display The control part which performs control to display with respect to the said information terminal is provided.

(Modification)
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the screen generation unit 223 generates a screen in order to display the screen as illustrated in FIG. 8 or 9 on the display 51 of the information terminal 5, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 8 or FIG. It is not restricted to such a screen. The screen generator 223 may generate screens as shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, these will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to the modification of the first embodiment. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the screen generation unit 223 may generate a screen in which information on the presence / absence of a person in the facility 1 at present and in the past is added to the screen shown in FIG. .

  More specifically, a human sensor (not shown) is installed in the facility 1, and the acquisition unit 222 further obtains information on the presence or absence of a person in the facility 1 from the human sensor installed in the facility 1. Suppose you can get it. And the acquisition part 222 acquires sequentially the information which shows the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 at present as 1st power consumption from measuring devices, such as the distribution board 4, and a person is absent in the facility 1. It is assumed that information indicating that there is something is acquired.

  In this case, the acquisition unit 222 uses the past (X1) indicating the presence / absence information of the same person as the second power consumption amount as the current presence / absence information in the facility 1 (here, the information indicating that the facility 1 is absent). Information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 on the month Y1) is acquired from the storage unit 21. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the screen generation unit 223 displays information on the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the present and the past (X January Y1) and information on the presence or absence of a person in the facility 1 in the present and the past. A screen to be displayed side by side (in one screen) on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 is generated.

  Thus, the second power consumption amount may be the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 in the past indicating the presence / absence information of the same person as the presence / absence information of the person in the current facility 1. Then, the control device 2 may further display information on the presence / absence of a person in the facility 1 on the display 51 of the information terminal 5. Thereby, the information on the presence / absence of a person in the facility 1 can be further displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5.

  When the acquisition unit 222 can also acquire information on the number of people existing in the facility, the screen generation unit 223 displays not only the information on the presence / absence of the person in the facility 1 but also the person existing in the facility 1. A screen for displaying information on the number of persons may be generated. Thereby, on the display 51 of the information terminal 5, not only information on the presence / absence of people in the facility 1 but also information on the number of people in the facility 1 can be displayed.

  In addition, although it has been described that the acquisition unit 222 can further acquire the presence / absence information of the person in the facility 1 from the human sensor installed in the facility 1, the present invention is not limited thereto. By estimating the presence / absence of a person in the facility 1 from the information indicating the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount acquired by the acquisition unit 222, information on the presence / absence of the person in the facility 1 may be further acquired. .

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of a screen displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to the modification of the first embodiment. That is, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 13, the screen generation unit 223 may generate a screen in which environment information around the facility 1 in the present and the past is added to the screen illustrated in FIG. 8.

  More specifically, it is assumed that the acquisition unit 222 can further acquire environmental information around the facility 1 such as weather, temperature, and humidity around the facility 1 from outside the facility 1. And the acquisition part 222 acquires sequentially the information which shows the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 at present as 1st power consumption amount from measuring devices, such as the distribution board 4, and environmental information around the facility 1 It is assumed that information indicating that is clear is acquired.

  In this case, the acquisition unit 222 indicates the environment information around the facility 1 that is the same as the current environment information around the facility 1 (here, sunny information) as the second power consumption in the past (X2 Y2). Information indicating the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 is acquired from the storage unit 21. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the screen generation unit 223 provides information on the current power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the past (X2 and Y2), and environmental information on the surroundings of the facility 1 in the current and past. A screen to be displayed side by side (in one screen) on the display 51 of the terminal 5 is generated.

  As described above, the second power consumption amount may be the power consumption amount of each branch circuit in the past indicating the environment information around the same facility 1 as the current environment information around the facility 1. Then, the control device 2 may further display environment information around the facility 1 on the display 51 of the information terminal 5.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing still another example of a screen displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to the modification of the first embodiment. That is, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the screen generation unit 223 displays a screen in which the type or name of one or more devices 3 connected to each branch circuit 41 is added to the screen illustrated in FIG. 8. It may be generated.

  More specifically, a user or the like may give a name to each branch circuit 41 in advance and store it in the storage unit 21, or one or more devices in which the distribution board 4 is connected to each branch circuit 41. Three types or names may be acquired. That is, the acquisition unit 222 may acquire names from the storage unit 21, the acquisition unit 222 may acquire these by communicating with the branch circuit 41 and the device 3, or the distribution board 4 has the branch circuit. 41 may acquire only the type of device 3 or the type and name thereof, and the acquisition unit 222 may acquire these from the distribution board 4. The acquisition method does not matter.

  In this modification, it is assumed that the acquisition unit 222 can further acquire the type or name of one or more devices 3 connected to each branch circuit 41 from the storage unit 21. Then, the acquisition unit 222 sequentially acquires information indicating the current power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 as the first power consumption amount from the measuring device such as the distribution board 4, and each branch from the storage unit 21. It is assumed that the type or name of one or more devices 3 connected to the circuit 41 is acquired.

  In this case, the acquisition unit 222 sequentially acquires information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 at the present time (X month Y day, today) from the measurement device such as the distribution board 4 as the first power consumption amount. As the second power consumption amount, information indicating the power consumption amount of each branch circuit 41 on the XX day of last year is acquired from the storage unit 21. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the screen generation unit 223 includes information on the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the current (X month Y day) and the past (X month Y day last year), and in addition to each branch circuit. A screen for displaying the types or names of one or more devices 3 connected to 41 on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 (in one screen) may be generated.

  In this way, as shown in FIG. 14, the control device 2 displays information on the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 on the current (X month Y day) and the past (X month Y day of the previous year) on one screen. In addition to the screen, the type or name of one or more devices 3 connected to each branch circuit 41 may be displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5.

  In addition to the screen shown in FIG. 14, the control device 2 is connected to each branch circuit 41 when the operation status of one or more devices 3 connected to each branch circuit 41 can be acquired. The operation status of each of the devices 3 may be displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5.

  Further, when the distribution board 4 or each branch circuit 41 can grasp one or more devices 3 connected to each branch circuit 41 and can transmit the information to the control device 2, the control device 2 One or more devices 3 connected to the branch circuit 41 may be acquired and the information may be displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5. For example, the control device 2 includes one or more devices 3 connected in common to each branch circuit 41 in the first period or the second period and the period in which the facility 1 has been the target of a power saving request in the past. You may display on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 the screen which shows separately a kind or a name, and the kind or name of one or more apparatuses 3 which are connected to each branch circuit 41 differently.

  In FIG. 14, the names of the devices 3 are displayed one by one for each branch circuit 41 (branch 1 to branch 4 in the figure), but the branch circuit 41 to which a plurality of devices 3 are connected. For, the names of a plurality of devices 3 may be displayed, or the names of any of the devices 3 among the plurality of devices 3 may be displayed.

[Effects]
As described above, according to the present modification, the control method according to one aspect of the present invention is configured such that, for example, the second power consumption is the same person's presence / absence information in the facility. It may be the power consumption amount of each branch circuit in the past indicating presence / absence information.

  Here, for example, the control step may further include a step of performing control to display information on the presence or absence of a person in the facility on the display. Further, the control step may further include a step of performing control for displaying information on the number of persons existing in the facility on the display.

  As a result, it is possible to suppress power consumption using as a benchmark the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the past that indicates the presence / absence information of the same person as the presence / absence information of the person at the current facility 1.

  Further, for example, the second power consumption amount may be a power consumption amount of each branch circuit in the past indicating environmental information around the facility that is the same as the environment information around the current facility.

  Here, for example, the control step may further include a step of displaying environmental information around the facility on the display.

  As a result, it is possible to suppress power consumption using as a benchmark the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 in the past that indicates the environment information around the same facility 1 as the current environment information around the facility 1.

  In addition, for example, the control step may further include a step of performing control to display one or more types or names of devices connected to the branch circuits on the display.

  Further, for example, the control step may further include a step of performing a control for displaying an operation status of each of one or more devices connected to the branch circuits on the display. Further, in the control step, one or more connected in common to each of the branch circuits in the first period or the second period and the period in which the facility has been a target of a power saving request in the past. The method may include a step of performing control for dividing the type or name of the device and the type or name of one or more devices that are differently connected to the branch circuits and displaying them on the display.

  Thereby, it is possible to suppress power consumption for each branch circuit as an information benchmark regarding past power consumption for each device 3 which is a smaller unit than the branch circuit 41.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the display on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 displays a screen on which information on the power consumption for each branch circuit 41 in the past and the present is displayed, so that the user can suppress power consumption for each branch circuit. Explained to encourage. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which one or more devices 3 can be controlled not only by displaying the screen as described above but also through the screen as described above. Since the configuration other than the control device 2a according to the present embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

[Configuration of Control Device 2a]
FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram of the control device 2a according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the element similar to FIG.6, FIG8 and FIG.14, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The control device 2a illustrated in FIG. 15 is different from the control device 2 according to Embodiment 1 in that the configuration of the control execution unit 24 is added and the configurations of the acquisition unit 222a and the screen generation unit 223a are different.

  The acquisition unit 222a has the function of the acquisition unit 222 described in the first embodiment, and further acquires the operation status of one or more devices 3 connected to each branch circuit 41.

  The screen generation unit 223a has the function of the screen generation unit 223 described in the first embodiment. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 16, for example, the screen generation unit 223 a includes one or more devices acquired by the acquisition unit 222 a on a screen that displays information related to the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount (on a single screen). On the basis of the operation status 3, a screen on which control buttons for one or more devices 3 are displayed is generated. In the example shown in FIG. 16, among the control buttons displayed as “ON” and “OFF” on the display 51 of the information terminal 5, the control buttons displayed as “ON” are displayed by shading. The control button displayed as “OFF” is displayed in white, and the control button displayed as “OFF” is ready for input, so the devices displayed side by side with the control button are displayed. 3 shows an operation state in which the power source of 3 (for example, a television or the like) is ON. Note that the control button displayed as “detailed control” on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 is, for example, timer control or operation for the device 3 (for example, a television or the like) displayed alongside the control button. This is for transition to a setting screen for setting detailed control such as a mode change, and is linked to the setting screen.

  The control execution unit 24 receives a user input to the display 51 of the information terminal 5 and executes control of the device 3 that has received the user input. For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 16, when the user presses a control button displayed as “OFF” displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5, the device 3 ( For example, it means that the power of a television or the like can be turned off. That is, the control execution unit 24 receives a user input to the control button displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 and executes control of the device 3 linked to the control button.

  In FIG. 16, the names of the devices 3 are displayed one by one for each branch circuit 41 (branch 1 to branch 4 in the figure), but the branch circuit 41 to which a plurality of devices 3 are connected. For, the names of a plurality of devices 3 may be displayed, or the names of any of the devices 3 among the plurality of devices 3 may be displayed.

  FIG. 16 shows one detailed control button for each branch circuit 41 (branch 1 to branch 4 in the figure), but the branch circuit 41 to which a plurality of devices 3 are connected is shown. May display a plurality of detailed control buttons, or may display a detailed control button of any one of the plurality of devices 3.

[Effects]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control device 2a is for controlling one or more devices 3 on the screen showing both the information on the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount (in one screen). A screen on which buttons are displayed is generated and displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5. Thereby, the user can aim at suppression of power consumption for every branch circuit as an information benchmark regarding past power consumption, looking at the display 51 of the information terminal 5.

(Modification)
In the above description, the control button displayed as “detailed control” shown in FIG. 16 is for transition to the setting screen, but is not limited thereto.

  The user presses one of the “detailed control” control buttons displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 to control one branch circuit 41 displayed side by side with the control button. You may transition to the screen.

  Hereinafter, an example of this case will be described with reference to the drawings. Further, in the following, as one branch circuit 41, a transition is made to a screen for controlling the branch 1, that is, the branch circuit 41a (branch 1), and the branch circuit 41a includes a DVD device or a device other than the device 3c (television). A description will be given assuming that a plurality of devices 3 such as lighting devices are connected.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transition screen displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to the modification of the second embodiment.

  In the transition screen shown in FIG. 17, the current power consumption of the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) is displayed by a circle 52, and the past power consumption of the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) is represented by a dotted circle in the circle 52. It is displayed. A dot-dash line circle indicates a power reduction target value for the branch circuit 41a (branch 1). This power reduction target value can be changed by a user operation on the computer of the information terminal 5 such as a drag operation on the display 51. An arrow 53 indicates that the power reduction target value can be changed by a user operation.

  A plurality of devices 3 such as a television, a DVD device, and a lighting device connected to the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) are displayed on the upper part of the circle 52. Further, the frame 54 proposes (displays) a control method of the plurality of devices 3 connected to the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) that realizes the current (displayed) power reduction target value. Changes in conjunction with the power reduction target value. In the example shown in FIG. 17, it is shown that the current power reduction target value may be realized by turning off the power of the television and reducing the light of the lighting device by 50%.

  The control execution button 56 is a button for executing a control method of the plurality of devices 3 connected to the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) that realizes the current (displayed) power reduction target value, and is pressed by the user. When the selection (execution) is performed, etc., the control method is executed.

  Next, the operation of the control device 2a according to the modification of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the control device 2a according to the modification of the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the control device 2a will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the reduction target value of one branch circuit 41 is changed by dragging (S41), the control device 2a displays a control method for the device 3 for realizing the changed reduction target value on the display 51 (S42). ).

  Specifically, the power reduction target value for at least one branch circuit 41 of the facility 1 and indicating the power reduction target value that can be changed by a user operation on the computer of the information terminal 5 is information on the first power consumption amount. Is displayed on the display 51 in a superimposed manner. Therefore, when the reduction target value of one branch circuit 41 is changed by a user operation such as dragging, the changed reduction target value is reflected on the display 51. Then, a control method for the device 3 connected to one branch circuit 41 for realizing the changed reduction target value is displayed on the display 51.

  Then, the user determines whether or not to execute the displayed control method, and if it is determined to execute (Yes in S43), the control device 2a executes the control method (S44). That is, the user determines whether or not to execute the control method as shown in FIG. 17, and when determining that the control method is to be executed, the user selects the control execution button 56 displayed on the display 51 to control the control device 2a. Then, the control method is executed. The control device 2a executes control of one or more devices connected to one branch circuit that realizes the power reduction target value superimposed on the screen.

  Note that the method of controlling one branch circuit 41 on the transition screen is not limited to the above case. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating another example of the transition screen displayed on the display 51 of the information terminal 5 according to the modification of the second embodiment. Elements similar to those in FIG. 17 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. That is, a control execution button 57 is added to the transition screen shown in FIG. In this case, if the user does not want to perform the operation for determining the power reduction target value as described above, the user can set the same operation mode as the previous (past) by executing this control execution button 57. In the example shown in FIG. 19, the same operation mode as the previous (past) is a control method for a plurality of devices 3 connected to the branch circuit 41a (branch 1) in the past power consumption.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the power consumption of each branch circuit 41 (branch 1 to branch 4 in the figure) is not limited to being displayed in the form of a bar graph, but is displayed in the form of a pie chart as in FIGS. It may be a thing. Moreover, display forms other than a pie chart shape may be sufficient.

(Other embodiments, etc.)
The embodiment described above is merely an example, and it goes without saying that various modifications, additions, omissions, and the like are possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control device 2 only needs to be able to control the device 3 to be controlled in the facility 1, and is not limited to a device (stationary device) installed inside or outside the facility 1. For example, it may be a device (for example, a portable terminal) that is held by an administrator or a resident of the facility 1 and has portability. The control device 2 may be a server or the like installed outside the facility.

  Moreover, the division of functions of the determination unit 221, the acquisition unit 222, the screen generation unit 223, and the output unit 224 in the control unit 22 described above is arbitrary, and the other can include part or all of one function.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control device 2 has been described as including the storage unit 21, but is not limited thereto. Another device may include the storage unit 21. For example, when the past measurement data of power consumption is held on the server side, the server may include the storage unit 21 as another device. Furthermore, the function sharing between the server and the control device 2 is arbitrary. Specifically, the function sharing of the determination unit 221, the acquisition unit 222, the screen generation unit 223, the output unit 224, and the storage unit 21 in the control unit 22 described above is arbitrary, and part or all of one function is performed. The other can be included.

  In addition, all or part of the operation procedure of the above-described control device 2 or the like may be realized by hardware such as the control device 2 or software. The processing by software is realized by a processor included in the control device 2 or the like executing a control program stored in the memory. Further, the control program may be recorded on a recording medium and distributed or distributed. For example, by installing the distributed control program in the apparatus and causing the processor of the apparatus to execute it, it is possible to cause the apparatus to perform all or part of the operation of the control device 2 and the like described above, for example.

  In addition, embodiments realized by arbitrarily combining the constituent elements and functions described in the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  Note that various general or specific aspects of the present invention include one or a plurality of combinations of an apparatus, a system, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, a computer-readable recording medium, and the like.

  In addition, it is realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention, or the form obtained by making various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art to the above embodiment. Forms are also included in the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facility 2 Control apparatus 3 Equipment 5 Information terminal 24 Control execution part 41 Branch circuit 51 Display

Claims (16)

A method for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer facility,
In the first period in which the facility is subject to a power saving request, or in a second period that is a predetermined period before the first period,
The first power consumption that is the current power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility and the information that indicates the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility are generated and generated Including a control step for controlling the computer of the information terminal to display on the display a screen showing both information about the first power consumption amount and the second power consumption amount,
Control method. The first power consumption is a power consumption of each branch circuit in a time zone including the current time,
The second power consumption is a power consumption of each branch circuit in a time zone including a past time that is the same as the current time.
The control method according to claim 1. The first power consumption is a power consumption of each branch circuit in the current season,
The second power consumption is
The power consumption of each branch circuit in the same past season as the current season,
The control method according to claim 1 or 2. The second power consumption is
It is the power consumption amount of each branch circuit in the past showing information on the presence / absence of the same person as the information on the presence / absence of the person at the current facility,
The control method according to claim 1. The second power consumption is
It is the power consumption amount of each branch circuit in the past showing the same environmental information around the facility as the environmental information around the current facility.
The control method of any one of Claims 1-4. The second power consumption is
The amount of power consumed by each branch circuit during the period in which the facility has been subject to a power saving request in the past.
The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The second period is a period starting from the time when a notification indicating that the facility is the target of a power saving request in the first period is received by one of the one or more devices or the information terminal. ,
The control method according to claim 1. In the control step,
Furthermore, the step of performing a control to display information on the presence or absence of a person in the facility on the display,
The control method according to claim 1. In the control step,
Furthermore, including a step of performing control to display information on the number of persons existing in the facility on the display,
The control method according to claim 8. In the control step,
Furthermore, including a step of controlling the display to display the type or name of one or more devices connected to each branch circuit,
The control method according to claim 1. In the control step,
Furthermore, including a step of performing control to display an operation status of each of the one or more devices connected to each branch circuit on the display,
The control method according to claim 10. In the control step,
Furthermore, in the first period or the second period, and the period in which the facility has been a target of a power saving request in the past, one or more types or names of devices connected in common to the branch circuits , Including a step of performing control to display on the display by dividing the type or name of one or more devices differently connected to each branch circuit,
The control method according to claim 10 or 11. In the control step,
further,
Displaying environmental information around the facility on the display;
The control method according to claim 1. In the control step,
Further, information indicating the power reduction target value for at least one branch circuit of the facility, which can be changed by a user operation on the computer of the information terminal, and information regarding the first power consumption amount And control to display on the display,
In the control method, further,
An execution step of executing control of one or more devices connected to the one branch circuit realizing the power reduction target value superimposed on the screen;
The control method according to claim 10. A program for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer facility,
In the first period in which the facility is subject to a power saving request, or in a second period that is a predetermined period before the first period,
The first consumption generated by acquiring the first power consumption that is the current power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility Including a control step of controlling the computer of the information terminal to display on the display a screen showing both information on the amount of power and the second power consumption amount,
program. A control device for controlling an information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more devices in a customer facility,
In the first period in which the facility is subject to a power saving request, or in a second period that is a predetermined period before the first period,
The first consumption generated by acquiring the first power consumption that is the current power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility and the second power consumption that is the past power consumption of each branch circuit of the facility A control unit that controls the information terminal to display a screen showing both information on the amount of power and information on the second power consumption on the display;
Control device.

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