JP2018151728A - Cloud system for fueling facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cloud system for a fueling facility in accordance with the present invention relating to cloud systems for fueling facilities for gasoline or the like, the cloud system particularly detecting the liquid level detected by a level gauge, corrosion or fuel leakage of a tank or piping, automatically transmitting them to a management server over a network such as the Internet, and allowing maintenance to be carried out quickly.SOLUTION: There is provided a cloud system for a fueling facility comprising a computer provided in the fueling facility and a management server connected to the computer over a communication network, wherein the computer comprises analysis means for analyzing information of the fueling facility and transmission means for transmitting the information to the management server when maintenance or anomaly occurs based on the analysis result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cloud system for an oil supply facility equipped with an underground tank or an underground piping facility for storing oil such as gasoline, and in particular, automatically manages information such as liquid level management and oil leakage via a network such as the Internet. It provides a cloud system for refueling equipment that reports to the server and performs maintenance quickly.

  Today, soil contamination due to oil (gasoline) leakage is a major social problem. Such oil leakage often occurs due to corrosion of the buried piping and underground tank due to the use of the buried piping and underground tank after many years of use. It is also important to manage the level gauge in the underground tank that stores oil such as gasoline, and there is a strong demand for automatically monitoring changes in the liquid level and automatically managing lubrication.

  For this reason, in facilities that handle dangerous materials such as conventional refueling stations and underground tank storage facilities, the piping to be used is steel piping (steel piping), and the outer surface is coated or coated to prevent corrosion. Has been given. Liquid level management can also be solved by a cloud service via a network such as the Internet.

  In the case of underground tanks, the internal corrosion and pitting corrosion are regularly inspected using the inspection port, and repairs and repairs are performed as necessary. In addition, for example, a synthetic resin-made buried tank that does not require advanced processing technology and requires less labor as disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

JP 2003-261195 A

However, when performing maintenance of buried pipes and underground tanks, it is a condition that a person is stationed at a refueling handling station such as a gas station or an underground tank storage where the facility is installed. For this reason, for example, when the equipment is installed in a mountainous area or a remote place, the worker cannot be quickly brought to the problematic equipment.
In addition, even at gas stations where people are stationed, if there is an abnormality in the liquid level management of a tank or in a buried tank or piping, a communication line such as the Internet is used to automatically detect the liquid level change or abnormality in the server. It is expected to provide a cloud service for refueling facilities that will report and perform maintenance quickly.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention introduces dedicated software to computers installed in refueling handling stations such as gas stations and underground tank storage facilities, and changes in the liquid level of tanks, buried piping, underground tanks, etc. If an abnormality such as oil leakage occurs, the dedicated software is driven to notify the server of the tank level change or abnormality, and the maintenance system linked to the server can be used to quickly It proposes a cloud service for refueling equipment for quick maintenance.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a cloud system for refueling equipment comprising a computer provided at a refueling handling station and a management server connected to the computer via a communication network. Provides a cloud system for refueling equipment, comprising analysis means for analyzing information of a refueling station, and transmission means for transmitting the information to a management server when maintenance or abnormality occurs based on the analysis result Can be achieved. For this reason, the computer is installed with software for analyzing the information of the refueling station and transmitting the information to the management server when maintenance or repair is required based on the analysis result.

  The management server has a database for storing information on refueling stations, writes information from the computer to the database, further notifies the maintenance server of the information, and the maintenance server follows the notification from the management server. , Perform maintenance processing.

  According to the present invention, dedicated software is introduced into a computer installed in a refueling handling station such as a gas station or an underground tank storage facility, and abnormalities such as changes in the liquid level of the tank, oil leaks from buried pipes or underground tanks, etc. Can be detected quickly, and maintenance and repairs can be performed using cloud services.

It is a system configuration figure of the cloud system of the fueling equipment of this embodiment. It is a specific example explaining a cloud system of a fueling facility, and is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a management server and the fueling facility. It is a figure explaining the cloud function of oil supply equipment. It is a flowchart explaining the cloud service of a fueling equipment, The left of the figure shows the process by the side of a personal computer, and the right shows the process by the side of a management server. It is a flowchart explaining the process of a maintenance server. It is a figure which shows the example of the "liquid level information" displayed on the display of a management server. It is a figure which shows the example of the "oil leak information" displayed on the display of a management server.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a cloud system of a fueling facility according to the present embodiment. In this figure, this system is a system that provides a cloud service in which a management server 1 and a plurality of refueling facilities 2 such as gas stations are connected by a communication line such as the Internet. In this system, 2-1 to 2-3 are refueling facilities such as gas stations, 2-4 to 2-5 are underground tank storages, and 2-6 to 2-8 are mountainous areas or people. This is a refueling facility installed in a remote location where it is difficult to reside.

  Each equipment is provided with a computer for managing the equipment, and each equipment is managed. For example, in the case of an oil supply facility such as a gas station, the level of buried tanks, the detection of oil leaks from the tank, the management of pipe corrosion, etc. are managed. In addition to oil leak detection and pipe corrosion management, facilities management is also performed.

  FIG. 2 is a specific example for explaining the cloud system of the fueling facility of this example, showing the connection relationship between the management server 1 and the fueling facility 2, and the facility management database 4 is connected to the management server 1, and this facility management data. In the case 4, management information of a large number of fueling facilities 2 such as the above-mentioned gas stations is recorded. Here, for example, three personal computers 3-1 to 3-3 are disposed in the fueling facility 2-1 such as a gas station, and the two personal computers 3-4 to 3-5 are disposed in the fueling facility 2-2. Are arranged, and two personal computers 3-6 to 3-7 are arranged in the fuel supply facility 2-3.

  In these personal computers 3-1 to 3-7, software that provides a cloud service of the fueling facility of this example is installed. In addition, although not shown, in other facilities such as an underground tank storage, a personal computer is installed in the same manner, and software for providing the cloud service of the refueling facility in this example is provided on the personal computer. Is installed.

  FIG. 3 shows a connection relationship between the management server 1 and the personal computer 3 (for example, the personal computer 3-1) of the fueling facility 2-1, as a specific example for explaining the cloud function of the fueling facility of this example, and manages as described above. A facility management data database 4 is connected to the server 1, and the personal computer 3-1 (oil supply facility 2-1) and the management server 1 are connected via a communication line so that data can be exchanged.

  The personal computer 3-1 includes a CPU 5, a ROM 6, a RAM 7, a hard disk 8, and the like. The CPU 5 performs processing according to a system program registered in the ROM 6. In addition, a program 9 for performing a cloud service of a fueling facility is installed in the personal computer 3-1, and is installed by the USB 10 shown in FIG. The introduction of the program 9 for performing the cloud service is not limited to the USB 10 and can be performed using various means such as the CD-ROM 11 and the network distribution 12 shown in FIG. The display 13 of the personal computer 3-1 displays management information such as liquid level management of the fueling facility, detection of oil leakage from the tank, and pipe corrosion.

  Next, the cloud service of the fueling facility of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the cloud service of the fueling facility, in which the left side shows processing on the personal computer 3-1 side and the right side shows processing on the management server 1 side.

  First, in the gas station 2-1 provided with the oil supply equipment, information on the liquid level gauge installed in the buried tank, oil leak detection in the buried tank, and information on corrosion of the buried pipe are acquired. (Step (hereinafter referred to as S) 1). The display 13 of the personal computer 3-1 displays information such as the liquid level measured by the liquid level gauge, the presence or absence of oil leakage in the buried tank, and the corrosion information of the buried piping.

  Next, the personal computer 3-1 drives the above-described cloud service program 9 and first determines whether the liquid level measured by the liquid level gauge has reached the lubrication level (S <b> 2). Here, when the liquid level has reached a preset lubrication level (S2 is YES), this information is transmitted to the management server 1 (S3).

  The management server 1 monitors various signals and notifications output from the personal computers 3-1 to 3 -n (step (hereinafter referred to as ST) 1). For example, when the information is received from the personal computer 3-1 ( When ST2 is YES, the management server 1 transmits the information to the maintenance server (transmission A). When the maintenance server receives the above information (step (hereinafter referred to as STP) 1), it immediately notifies the maintenance company and sends a vehicle for lubrication to the requested fueling facility (STP2).

At this time, the display shown in FIG. 6 is performed on the display 13 of the management server 1 based on the above information. For example, along with the display of “liquid level information”, blinking of the lamp 13a indicating that lubrication is necessary, and simultaneously the information of the name of the facility where the lubrication is necessary and the installation address of the facility, and the current liquid level Display information.

  On the other hand, when the liquid level of the above-described oil supply equipment 2-1 has not reached the preset oil supply level (S2 is NO), it is next determined whether oil leakage of the buried tank has occurred (S3). Here, when oil leakage has occurred in the buried tank (S4 is YES), this information is transmitted to the management server 1 (S5).

  As described above, the management server 1 monitors various signals and notifications output from the personal computers 3-1 to 3 -n. When the management server 1 receives the above information (YES in ST 3), the management server 1 notifies the maintenance server. Information is transmitted (transmission B). When the maintenance server receives the information (STP3), it immediately notifies the maintenance company and sends an operator who repairs the oil leakage to the requested oiling facility (STP4).

  At this time, the display shown in FIG. 7 is performed on the display 13 of the management server 1 based on the above information. For example, along with the display of “oil leak information”, the lamp 13a indicating that an oil leak has occurred, and at the same time, the information of the name of the oil supply facility requiring repair and the installation address of the facility are displayed.

  Next, when there is no problem in the above-described liquid level and no oil leakage has occurred in the buried tank, the corrosion information of the buried piping is further confirmed (S6). Here, if the corrosion level of the buried piping exceeds a preset level (S6 is YES), this information is transmitted to the management server 1 (S7).

As described above, the management server 1 monitors various signals and notifications output from the personal computers 3-1 to 3 -n. When the management server 1 receives the above information (ST4 is YES), the management server 1 notifies the maintenance server. Information is transmitted (transmission C). When the maintenance server receives the above information (STP5), it immediately notifies the maintenance company and sends an operator who repairs the corrosion of the buried piping to the requested fueling facility (STP6).
Also in this case, as described above, a corresponding display is performed on the display 13 of the management server 1 based on the information.

  As described above, by using the software for performing the cloud service of the fueling facility according to the present embodiment, the owner of the fueling facility automatically sends the information of the fueling facility to the management server 1 to perform maintenance and repair of the facility. This can be done and can be a very convenient system.

  In the description of the above embodiment, the management of the liquid level of the tank, the detection of oil leakage in the buried tank, and the corrosion of the buried piping have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the management of other oil supply facilities is also supported. By transmitting the information to the management server 1, it is possible to automatically manage the refueling facility in the same manner.

1 ... management server 1
2-1-2-3 · Refueling facilities such as gas stations 2-4-2-5 · Underground tank storage 2-6-2-8 · Refueling facilities installed in places where resident is difficult 3- 1-3-7..PC 4 ... equipment management data database 5 ... CPU
6 ... ROM
7 ... RAM
8 ... Hard disk 9 ... Program for providing cloud service for refueling equipment 10 USB
11. CD-ROM
12. Network distribution 13. Display

Claims (6)

A computer installed at the refueling office;
A cloud system of a fueling facility comprising a management server connected to the computer via a communication network,
Analyzing means for analyzing the information of the fueling facility in the computer,
When maintenance or an abnormality occurs based on the analysis result, a transmission unit that transmits the information to the management server;
A cloud system for refueling equipment.   The facility management database which memorize | stores the information of the said fuel supply facility is constructed | assembled in the said server, The information from the said computer is written in the said facility management database, The said information is notified to a maintenance server, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Cloud system of the refueling facility described.   The computer is installed with software for analyzing the information of the fueling facility and, when maintenance or an abnormality occurs based on the analysis result, software for transmitting the information to the management server. Item 3. A cloud system for refueling equipment according to item 1 or 2.   The said maintenance server performs the maintenance process according to the notification from the said management server, The cloud system of the oil supply equipment of Claim 2 or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said fueling equipment is a gas station, The cloud system of the fueling equipment of Claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The information of the fueling equipment is liquid level information of the buried tank, liquid leakage information of the buried tank, or corrosion information of the buried piping, according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Cloud system for refueling equipment.

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