JP2012053549A - Wide-area monitoring system, wide-area management device, and wide-area monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily compare data among buildings scattered in a wide area in real time and automatically control equipment in conjunction therewith in the plurality of buildings.SOLUTION: A wide-area management device 21 includes: event program registration means 211 that registers an event program, when there is a state change in equipment 11 in a building 1, performing a process of operating/stopping equipment 11 in other buildings 1; event program selection means 213 that selects the event program; event program execution condition setting means 214 setting the equipment 11, or state change detecting objects and objects of the operating/stopping process, to the selected event program; state change detection means 215 that detects state change information of the equipment 11, or the state change detecting objects, from a building management device 12; and event program execution means 216, when the state change information is detected, that performs the operating/stopping process to the equipment 11, or the objects of the operating/stopping process, according to the selected event program.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wide area monitoring system, a wide area management apparatus, and a wide area monitoring method for monitoring and managing equipment installed in a plurality of buildings.

Conventionally, a monitoring device that monitors and manages equipment (air conditioners, fans, lighting, entrance / exit devices, etc.) set in buildings such as tenant buildings, hospitals (multiple wards), universities (multiple buildings), factories, etc. Is present.
This monitoring device is provided for each building (business establishment), collects state change information indicating changes in the start / stop (operation / stop) status of each equipment in this building and the occurrence of alarms, etc. Monitor and manage equipment. An event program is registered in the monitoring device. By this event program, when a state change occurs in one or a plurality of facility devices in the target building, start / stop processing is performed on another facility device.

  Also, a monitoring device configured to check whether a similar event has occurred in another building when a warning occurs in a building and predict the warning is disclosed (for example, a patent). Reference 1).

JP 2001-331571 A

As described above, since conventional monitoring devices manage equipment in units of buildings, it is not possible to compare data between buildings scattered in a wide area within the same company. There has been a problem that automatic control cannot be performed in conjunction with equipment. For this reason, for example, when it is necessary to operate equipment in a plurality of buildings at the same time, it is necessary to place an operator in each building and operate it via communication means.
In addition, in the monitoring device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is unknown about a specific state change detection means and an interlocking means to start / stop processing based on the state change detection means. There was a problem that automatic control was not possible.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and enables easy and real-time comparison of data between buildings scattered in a wide area, and interlocks equipment in a plurality of buildings. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wide area monitoring system, a wide area management apparatus, and a wide area monitoring method that can be automatically controlled.

  The wide area monitoring system according to the present invention collects state change information indicating a change in the start / stop status of a plurality of equipment and a generation of an alarm in a target building, and monitors and manages each of the equipment A management device and a wide area management device that receives state change information collected by each building management device and monitors and manages the equipment in each building, and the wide area management device is a facility equipment in a predetermined building Event program registration means for registering an event program that performs start / stop processing for equipment in other predetermined buildings when a state change occurs, and an event program for selecting an event program from the event program registration means For the event program selected by the selection means and the event program selection means, the equipment for state change detection and start / stop processing is installed. Event program execution condition setting means, state change detection means for detecting state change information of the equipment corresponding to the state change detection target set by the event program execution condition setting means from the building management device, and state change detection means When the state change information is detected by, start / stop processing is performed on the equipment corresponding to the start / stop processing target set by the event program execution condition setting means according to the event program selected by the event program selection means Event program execution means.

  Further, the wide area monitoring method according to the present invention registers an event program for performing start / stop processing on equipment in other predetermined buildings when a state change occurs in equipment in the predetermined buildings. Event program selection step for selecting an event program from the event program registration means, and event program execution condition setting for setting the state change detection target and start / stop processing target equipment for the event program selected in the event program selection step State change detection step for detecting the state change information of the equipment corresponding to the state change detection target set in the event program execution condition setting step, and the state change information in the state change detection step. Event program selection means According more selected event programs, and has an event program execution step of performing start-stop processing for equipment corresponding to the start-stop processing target set in the event program execution condition setting step.

  According to this invention, it is possible to compare data between buildings scattered in a wide area easily and in real time, and to automatically control the equipment in a plurality of buildings in conjunction with each other. As described above, since a plurality of buildings can be handled comprehensively for each company, efficient operation is possible. Further, since logic from the state change detection to the start / stop process can be assembled, it is possible to eliminate the need for human intervention such as determination of process conditions.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the wide area monitoring system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the wide area management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the program list screen in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the execution condition setting screen regarding the equipment apparatus of the state change detection target in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the execution condition setting screen regarding the equipment apparatus of the start / stop process object in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the wide area monitoring system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wide area monitoring system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the wide area monitoring system includes a plurality of buildings (business establishments) 1 and a wide area management center 2 that are scattered in a wide area. In FIG. 1, two buildings A and B are shown as the building 1.

Each building 1 is provided with a plurality of facility devices (air conditioners, fans, lighting, entrance / exit devices, etc.) 11.
Each building 1 is provided with a building management apparatus 12 that monitors and manages each equipment device 11 in the building 1. The building management apparatus 12 collects state change information indicating changes in the start / stop status of each equipment device 11 and the occurrence of an alarm, and performs start / stop processing for each equipment device 11. The building management apparatus 12 is connected to the wide area management apparatus 21 of the wide area management center 2 via a communication line.

The wide area management center 2 is provided with a wide area management device 21 that comprehensively monitors and manages each facility device 11 that is monitored and managed by each building management device 12. The equipment 11 that is the object of monitoring management by the building management apparatus 12 and the wide area management apparatus 21 is defined and registered in advance in the building management apparatus 12 and the wide area management apparatus 21 as management points.
The wide area management device 21 includes an event program registration unit 211, an event program display unit 212, an event program selection unit 213, an event program execution condition setting unit 214, a state change detection unit 215, and an event program execution unit 216.

  The event program registration unit 211 is an event program (inter-building interlocking process) that performs start / stop processing on the equipment 11 in another predetermined building 1 when a state change occurs in the equipment 11 in the predetermined building 1. Program) in advance. By this event program, the equipment 11 in the plurality of buildings 1 is automatically controlled in conjunction with each other. Each event program registered in the event program registration unit 211 is extracted by the event program display unit 212 or the event program execution unit 216.

  The event program display unit 212 displays a program list screen displaying a list of event program names registered in the event program registration unit 211 on a monitor (not shown) in accordance with an instruction from the event program selection unit 213. . Further, the event program display unit 212 displays an execution condition setting screen for setting an execution condition for the event program selected by the event program selection unit 213 on the monitor in accordance with an instruction from the event program execution condition setting unit 214.

  The event program selection unit 213 selects an event program from a plurality of event programs registered in the event program registration unit 211 in accordance with an instruction from the user. At this time, the user selects an event program by selecting a desired event program name from the program list screen displayed on the monitor by the event program display means 212. Information indicating the event program selected by the event program selection unit 213 is output to the event program execution condition setting unit 214 and the event program execution unit 216.

  The event program execution condition setting unit 214 sets an execution condition for the event program selected by the event program selection unit 213 in accordance with an instruction from the user. This execution condition includes information indicating the state change detection target equipment 11 and the start / stop processing target equipment 11. At this time, the user sets each execution condition according to the event program execution condition setting screen displayed on the monitor by the event program display means 212. Information indicating the execution condition set by the event program execution condition setting unit 214 is output to the state change detection unit 215 and the event program execution unit 216.

  The state change detection unit 215 detects state change information of the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the state change detection target set by the event program execution condition setting unit 214 from the building management device 12. Here, when the state change detection unit 215 detects the state change information of the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the state change detection target, the state change detection unit 215 outputs information indicating the fact to the event program execution unit 216.

  The event program execution means 216 shifts the event program selected by the event program selection means 213 and whose execution conditions are set by the event program execution condition setting means 214 to an execution state. After that, the event program execution unit 216, when the state change detection unit 215 detects the state change information of the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the state change detection target, The start / stop processing is performed on the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the start / stop processing target set by the program execution condition setting unit 214.

Next, the operation of the wide area management device 21 configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the wide area management apparatus 21 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the event program registration unit 211, a plurality of event programs are registered in advance.

  In the operation of the wide area management device 21, as shown in FIG. 2, first, the event program selection means 213 selects an event program from a plurality of event programs registered in the event program registration means 211 in accordance with an instruction from the user. (Step ST21, event program selection step). At this time, the event program display unit 212 displays, for example, a program list screen as shown in FIG. On this program list screen, as shown in FIG. 3, the names of a plurality of event programs registered in the event program registration unit 211 are displayed together with a list number (No.). The user can select an event program by inputting a list number corresponding to a desired event program name from these event program names and pressing a display button.

  Next, the event program execution condition setting unit 214 sets an execution condition for the event program selected by the event program selection unit 213 in accordance with an instruction from the user (steps ST22 and 23, event program execution condition setting step).

First, in step ST22, the event program execution condition setting unit 214 sets execution conditions related to the state change detection target equipment 11 in accordance with an instruction from the user. At this time, according to the instruction from the event execution condition setting unit 214, the event program display unit 212 first displays an execution condition setting screen related to the state change detection target equipment 11 as shown in FIG. 4 on the monitor, for example. As shown in FIG. 4, the initiator condition setting item for setting the state change detection target equipment 11 and the conditions for detecting the state change are set in the execution condition setting screen related to the state change detection target equipment 11. There are provided an initiator point operation setting item, an interlock condition setting item, an interlock program setting item, and an output delay setting item for setting a delay time until start / stop processing is performed. The linked program is another event program that executes start / stop processing in conjunction with state change detection in a selected event program.
In addition, the block No. Is a number indicating a group of facility equipment 11 (points) that performs start / stop processing in conjunction with state change detection in the selected event program.

For the initiator point setting item, the user sets the building No. indicating the building 1 of the state change detection target. And a management point code (management point) No. indicating the equipment 11. Enter. In addition, for the initiator point operation setting items, what (which equipment 11), when (when driving, when stopping, when an alarm is generated, etc.) and what to do (running, stopping, automatic control, etc.) Enter the information shown. For the interlock condition setting item, the building number of the interlock target is set. And control point code No. Enter. For linked program setting items, a list No. indicating another event program to be linked. Enter. For the output delay setting item, a numerical value indicating the delay time is input. The user can set an execution condition related to the state change detection target equipment 11 by inputting the setting items and pressing the registration button.
Note that after the registration button is pressed, the registration button is changed to a delete button. When the event program that has entered the execution state is to be stopped, this delete button is pressed.

  Next, in step ST23, the event program execution condition setting unit 214 sets an execution condition related to the start / stop processing target equipment 11 according to an instruction from the user. At this time, the event program display means 212 follows an instruction from the event program execution condition setting means 214, for example, an execution condition setting screen (point list screen) related to the start / stop processing target equipment 11 as shown in FIG. indicate. As shown in FIG. 5, the execution condition setting screen related to the start / stop process target equipment 11 includes start / stop processing target setting items for setting the start / stop processing target equipment 11 and the start / stop processing target equipment 11. Control content setting items for setting the control content (start, stop, automatic control) are provided.

For the start / stop process target setting item, the user sets the start / stop process target building No. And control point code No. Enter. For the control content setting item, one of start, stop, and automatic is selected. The user can set the execution condition related to the start / stop process target by inputting the setting items and pressing the execution button.
Event program selection / execution conditions can be set by the processing of steps ST21 to ST23.

  Next, the event program execution means 216 shifts the event program selected by the event program selection means 213 and for which the execution condition is set by the event program execution condition setting means 214 to an execution state (step ST24).

Next, the state change detecting unit 215 determines whether the state change information of the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the state change detection target set by the event program execution condition setting unit 214 is detected from the building management apparatus 12. (Step ST25, state change detection step).
In this step ST25, when the state change detection means 215 determines that the state change information of the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the state change detection target has not been detected, the sequence returns to step ST25 again and waits. It becomes a state.

On the other hand, in step ST25, when the state change detection unit 215 determines that the state change information of the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the state change detection target has been detected, the event program execution unit 216 enters the execution state. In accordance with the transferred event program, start / stop processing is performed on the equipment 11 corresponding to the execution condition related to the start / stop processing target set by the event program execution condition setting means 214 (step ST26, event program execution step). Thereafter, the sequence returns to step ST25.
Through the processing in steps 25 and 26, the equipment 11 in the plurality of buildings 1 can be automatically controlled in conjunction with each other based on the event program.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a state change occurs in the equipment 11 in the predetermined building 1, the start / stop process is performed on the equipment 11 in the other predetermined building 1. Since the wide area management device 21 is provided, it is possible to easily and in real time compare data between buildings 1 scattered in a wide area, and automatically control in conjunction with the equipment 11 in the plurality of buildings 1. be able to. As described above, since a plurality of buildings 1 can be handled comprehensively for each company, efficient operation is possible. Further, since logic from the state change detection to the start / stop process can be assembled, it is possible to eliminate the need for human intervention such as determination of process conditions.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wide area monitoring system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
The wide area monitoring system according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is obtained by adding a dummy device 22 to the wide area monitoring system according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Other configurations are the same, and the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.
Also, the operation of the wide area management apparatus 21 is the same as the operation of the wide area management apparatus 21 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

The dummy device 22 outputs dummy state change information to the wide area management device 21 at a predetermined timing in order to start and stop the equipment device 11 in the predetermined building 1.
In this case, the event program execution condition setting unit 214 sets the dummy device 22 as a state change detection target.
Thereby, for example, when energy-saving processing is simultaneously performed on the equipment 11 in the plurality of buildings 1, the state change information is output from the dummy equipment 22 to the wide area management device 21 at a predetermined timing. It becomes possible to stop the apparatus 11 simultaneously.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the dummy device 22 is configured to output the dummy state change information to the wide area management device 21 at a predetermined timing. The equipment 11 can be automatically controlled simultaneously.

  In the wide area management device 21 according to the first and second embodiments, when a state change occurs in the equipment 11 in the predetermined building 1, the start / stop processing is performed on the equipment 11 in the other predetermined building 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and another event may be performed. For example, when a state change such as a change in start / stop status or an alarm occurs in the equipment 11 in a predetermined plurality of buildings 1, a state change notification mail indicating that is monitored for the plurality of buildings 1. You may comprise so that it may transmit to the mail address of the person in charge who is doing.

In this case, when the state change occurs in the equipment 11 in the predetermined plurality of buildings 1 in the event program registration means 211, the state change is notified to the person in charge monitoring the plurality of buildings 1. An event program for notifying occurrence is registered in advance.
Further, when this event program is selected by the event program selection unit 213, the event program execution condition setting unit 214 sets an execution condition including information indicating the equipment device 11 that is the state change detection target and the person in charge of the notification target. Set.
Further, the event execution means 216 changes the state to the person in charge who corresponds to the execution condition related to the notification target when the state change information is detected by the state change detection means after the event program is shifted to the execution state. Notification of occurrence.

  In addition, if the mail address is a mailing list, it is possible to send a state change notification mail to all concerned parties. In addition to simple transmission, it is possible to build a linkage logic from state change detection to mail transmission.

1 building (business establishment)
2 wide area management center 11 equipment 12 building management apparatus 21 wide area management apparatus 22 dummy equipment 211 event program registration means 212 event program display means 213 event program selection means 214 event program execution condition setting means 215 state change detection means 216 event program execution means

Claims (5)

A plurality of building management devices that collect state change information indicating a change in start / stop status of a plurality of equipment installed in a target building and an alarm occurrence, and monitor and manage each of the equipment, and each of the building management devices A wide area monitoring system comprising a wide area management device that receives the state change information collected by and monitors and manages the equipment in each building,
The wide area management device includes:
An event program registration means for registering an event program for performing start / stop processing on equipment in other predetermined buildings when a state change occurs in equipment in the predetermined building;
Event program selection means for selecting an event program from the event program registration means;
For the event program selected by the event program selection means, event program execution condition setting means for setting the equipment for the state change detection target and start / stop processing target;
State change detection means for detecting state change information of equipment corresponding to the state change detection target set by the event program execution condition setting means from the building management device;
When the state change information is detected by the state change detection unit, according to the event program selected by the event program selection unit, the equipment corresponding to the start / stop process target set by the event program execution condition setting unit A wide-area monitoring system comprising event program execution means for performing start / stop processing on the network. A dummy device that outputs state change information to the wide area management device at a predetermined timing;
2. The wide area monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the event program execution condition setting means sets the dummy device as a state change detection target. The event program registration means registers an event program for notifying the person in charge of monitoring the building of the state change when a state change occurs in equipment in a predetermined building,
The event program execution condition setting means, when the event program is selected by the event program selection means, sets the equipment for the state change detection target and the person in charge for notification,
The event execution means, when the event program is selected by the event program selection means and state change information is detected by the state change detection means, the notification target set by the event program execution condition setting means The wide area monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein a state change occurrence notification is sent to a corresponding person in charge. Receives state change information from multiple building management devices that monitor and manage each facility device by collecting state change information that indicates changes in the start / stop status of multiple facility devices installed in the target building and alarms. A wide area management device for monitoring and managing the equipment in each building,
An event program registration means for registering an event program for performing start / stop processing on equipment in other predetermined buildings when a state change occurs in equipment in the predetermined building;
Event program selection means for selecting an event program from the event program registration means;
For the event program selected by the event program selection means, event program execution condition setting means for setting the equipment for the state change detection target and start / stop processing target;
State change detection means for detecting state change information of equipment corresponding to the state change detection target set by the event program execution condition setting means from the building management device;
When the state change information is detected by the state change detection unit, according to the event program selected by the event program selection unit, the equipment corresponding to the start / stop process target set by the event program execution condition setting unit A wide area management device comprising event program execution means for performing start / stop processing on the network. A plurality of building management devices that collect state change information indicating a change in start / stop status of a plurality of equipment installed in a target building and an alarm occurrence, and monitor and manage each of the equipment, and each of the building management devices A wide area monitoring method of a wide area monitoring system comprising a wide area management device that receives state change information collected by and monitors and manages equipment in each building,
Select an event program from the event program registration means that registers an event program that performs start / stop processing for equipment in other prescribed buildings when a change in state occurs in equipment in the prescribed building An event program selection step;
For the event program selected in the event program selection step, an event program execution condition setting step for setting a state change detection target and a start / stop processing target facility device;
From the building management device, a state change detection step of detecting state change information of the equipment corresponding to the state change detection target set in the event program execution condition setting step,
When the state change information is detected in the state change detection step, according to the event program selected by the event program selection means, for the equipment corresponding to the start / stop process target set in the event program execution condition setting step And an event program execution step for performing start / stop processing.

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