JP5281441B2 - Facility management apparatus and facility management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and clearly display the current status of a management point and desired history information on one screen at the same time. <P>SOLUTION: A history information type selection area 4-5 is arranged on an annunciator screen 4. A list of history information types which can be selected is displayed in the history information type selection area 4-5. In the history information type selection area 4-5, when "operation time/day" is selected as a type of the history information, total one-day operation time of the air conditioners, "1F west air conditioner", "2F west air conditioner", "1F east air conditioner", and "2F east air conditioner" as management points, is displayed in partition regions 4-1 to 4-4 arranged for the air conditioners. Each of the partition regions 4-1 to 4-4 has a display color corresponding to the current status of the management point. For example, when the management point is in "operation", the color is red, or when the management point is "stopped", the color is green. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a facility management apparatus and a facility management method for displaying the current state of various management points in a facility in a partition area provided corresponding to each management point.

  Conventionally, in facilities such as high-rise buildings, apartment houses, hospitals, factories, etc., facility management devices that monitor and manage equipment such as air conditioning equipment, power equipment, crime prevention equipment, disaster prevention equipment, and heat source equipment in this facility have been used. Yes. In this facility management apparatus, an annunciator screen is displayed on the display, and on this annunciator screen, the current state of various management points in the facility is displayed in characters in a partition area provided corresponding to each management point (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In this case, the various management points in the facility refer to the air conditioner constituting the air conditioner, the temperature and humidity of the room in which the air conditioner is performed, the flow rate of cold / hot water to the air conditioner, etc. . In this case, operation data indicating the operating / stopped state of the air conditioner, measurement data indicating the room temperature and humidity, alarm data indicating normality / abnormality of the air conditioner, etc. are displayed in real time in the corresponding partition area of the annunciator screen. Is done.

  FIG. 15 shows a display example of the current state of various management points on the conventional annunciator screen. In the figure, 100 is an annunciator screen, and 100-1 to 100-4 are partition areas. In this example, the name of the management point is displayed in the partition area 100-1 as “1F West Air Conditioner”, and the current state is displayed as “Operation” under the name of the management point. In the partition area 100-2, the name of the management point is displayed as “2F West Air Conditioner”, and the current state is displayed as “Stopped” under this management point. Similarly, the names of the management points and the current state are also displayed in the partition areas 100-3 and 100-4.

  In the partition areas 100-1 to 100-4, the current state of the management point is updated at regular intervals. From the annunciator screen 100, it is also possible to operate equipment in the facility such as operation / stop of the “1F West Air Conditioner” and “2F West Air Conditioner”.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-3114 JP 2003-141659 A

  However, in the above-described conventional annunciator screen, the current state of each management point can be known in the partition area corresponding to the management point, but how much the air conditioner is operating today (operating time / day) , How long the air conditioner has been operating for one month (operating time / month), how long the air conditioner has been operating (continuous operation time), how long the air conditioner has been in an abnormal state ( For management point history information (historical information) such as alarm continuous time), there is no choice but to check on a separate screen by selecting functions such as trend display, daily report display, alarm history display from the monitoring menu, The operation was troublesome. In addition, when trying to check the management point history information, even if the most important annunciator screen showing the current state of the management point is hidden by the history information display screen, or even if these screens are displayed simultaneously, There has been a problem that the display area of the screen becomes small, making it difficult to see the data on the screen.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and the object of the present invention is to easily and clearly know the current state of the management point and desired history information simultaneously on one screen. An object of the present invention is to provide a facility management apparatus and a facility management method that can be used.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a current state display means for displaying the current state of various management points in a facility in a partition area provided corresponding to each management point, and an operator's According to the specification of the type of history information, history information totaling means for totaling the specified type of history information for each management point, and the history information of the management points totaled by this history information totaling means in the corresponding partition area History information display means for displaying, and when the history information is displayed on the partition area, the current state display means sets the display color of the partition area to a color corresponding to the current state of the corresponding management point. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, for example, when “driving time / day” is designated as the type of history information, the history information of the designated “driving time / day” is tabulated for each management point, and the tabulated management point The history information of “operating time / day” is displayed in the corresponding partition area. At the same time, the display color of the partition area is set to a color corresponding to the current state of the corresponding management point. For example, if the current state is “running”, the color is red. If the current state is “stop”, the color is green. In this case, characters such as “run” and “stop” indicating the current state may be left in the partition area.

  Further, in the present invention, a plurality of types of history information that can be specified as the types of history information are displayed in a selectable manner, and desired history information is selected from the plurality of types of displayed history information. Let the operator select and specify the type. For example, you can select the history information type such as “Driving time / day”, “Driving time / month”, “Continuous driving time”, and select the type of history information you want. Allow the user to select and specify. Further, the present invention can be realized not as a facility management apparatus but also as a facility management method.

  According to the present invention, according to the specification of the type of history information from the operator, the specified type of history information is aggregated for each management point, and the aggregated history information of the management point is displayed in the corresponding partition area. In addition, since the display color of the partition area is set to a color corresponding to the current state of the corresponding management point, the current state of the management point and desired history information can be easily and clearly displayed on one screen. At the same time.

It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the building management system using the facility management apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the internal structure of the facility management apparatus (building management apparatus) in this building management system. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of a display of the annunciator screen in this building management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the list | wrist of the kind of log | history information which appears in the log | history information type selection area provided in the annunciator screen of this example 1 of a display. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an annunciator screen when "operating time / day" is selected and designated from the list | wrist of this kind of log | history information. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of CPU in a building management apparatus when the kind of history information is selected and designated from this list of kinds of history information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an annunciator screen when "the insertion frequency / month" is selected and designated from the list | wrist of the kind of this history information. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of a display of the annunciator screen in this building management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the list | wrist of the kind of log | history information which appears in the log | history information kind selection area provided in the annunciator screen of this example 2 of a display. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the annunciator screen when "alarm frequency / day" is selected and designated from this list of types of history information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the annunciator screen when "continuous warning time" is selected and designated from the list | wrist of this history information type. It is a functional block diagram of the principal part of this building management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the modification of the example 1 of a display of an annunciator screen. It is a figure which shows the modification of the example 2 of a display of an annunciator screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a conventional display of an annunciator screen.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a building management system using a facility management apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is various management points in the building, 2 (2-1 to 2-n) is a facility integrated controller distributed in the building, 3 is related to the present invention provided in the central monitoring room of the building It is a facility management device (hereinafter referred to as a building management device).

  In this building management system, the equipment integration controllers 2-1 to 2-n periodically collect operation data and measurement data from various management points 1 under their own management, and communicate the collected operation data and measurement data. The data is sent to the building management apparatus 3 via the line L. Also, the alarm data sent from the management point 1 when an abnormality occurs is received, and the received alarm data is sent to the building management device 3 via the communication line L.

  As shown schematically in FIG. 2, the building management device 3 includes a CPU 3-1, a RAM 3-2, a ROM 3-3, a storage device 3-4 such as a hard disk, a display 3-5, Interfaces 3-6 and 3-7 are provided. In this building management apparatus 3, data from various management points 1 via the facility integration controllers 2-1 to 2-n is accumulated in the storage device 3-4. Further, the CPU 3-1 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 3-3 while accessing the RAM 3-2 and the storage device 3-4. The ROM 3-3 stores an annunciator screen creation program as a program unique to the present embodiment.

[Display example 1]
FIG. 3 shows a display example 1 of the annunciator screen on the display 3-5. In the figure, 4 is an annunciator screen, and 4-1 to 4-4 are partition areas. In this display example 1, the name of the management point is displayed as text “1F West Air Conditioner” in the partition area 4-1, and the current state is displayed as “Operation” under this management point name. In addition, the name of the management point is displayed as “2F West Air Conditioner” in the partition area 4-2, and the current state is displayed as “Stopped” under the name of the management point. Similarly, the names of the management points and the current state are displayed in the partition areas 4-3 and 4-4. In the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4, the current state of the management point is updated at regular intervals.

  The annunciator screen 4 has a history information type selection area 4-5. In the history information type selection area 4-5, as shown in FIG. 4, the types of history information that can be selected and designated (in this example, “driving time / day”, “driving time / month”, “ A list LS1 of “continuous operation time” and “number of inputs”) can appear.

[If you want to know history information]
In the annunciator screen 4, for example, when the operator wants to know the operation time of today for the management points displayed in the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4, the operator selects the history information type selection area 4-5, A list LS1 of history information types appears, and “operation time / day” is selected and specified as a desired history information type from the list LS1 (see FIG. 5).

  Then, the CPU 3-1 recognizes that the history information type is selected and specified in the history information type selection area 4-5 (FIG. 6: YES in step S101), and the data stored in the storage device 3-4. And the history information of the selected and designated type is totaled for each management point (step S102). In this example, for “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, and “2F east air conditioner”, the operation time up to the current time of today is totaled.

  Then, the CPU 3-1 divides the operation times of the “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, and “2F east air conditioner” into the partition areas 4-1 and 4-2. , 4-3, and 4-4 (step S103 (see FIG. 5)).

  Further, the CPU 3-1 switches the display of the current state in the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4 from the character display to the color display together with the display of the total operation time ( Step S104 (see FIG. 5)). In this example, for the partition areas 4-1, 4-3, and 4-4 in which the current state is displayed as “driving”, the entire display of the partition areas 4-1, 4-3, and 4-4 is displayed. The color is red (letters “run” disappear). For the partition area 4-2 in which the current state is “stopped”, the entire display color of the partition area 4-2 is set to green (the character display “stop” is erased).

  Similarly, when “operation time / month” is selected and specified as the type of history information in the history information type selection area 4-5, the CPU 3-1 accesses the data stored in the storage device 3-4, Total the operating hours of “1F West Air Conditioner”, “2F West Air Conditioner”, “1F East Air Conditioner”, “2F East Air Conditioner” for one month up to the current time 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, and display the current state in the partition area 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4 from character display to color display Switch to.

  Similarly, when “continuous operation time” is selected and specified as the history information type in the history information type selection area 4-5, or when “number of inputs / month” is selected and specified, the CPU 3-1 The history information of the selected type is displayed in the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, and in the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4. Switch the display of the current state from character display to color display.

  FIG. 7 shows a display example on the annunciator screen 4 when “insertion count / month” is selected and specified as the type of history information. In this case, the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4 have “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, “2F east air conditioner”. The number of times the power is turned on for one month up to the current time, that is, the number of activations of the air conditioner for one month up to the current time is displayed.

[Display example 2]
FIG. 8 shows a display example 2 of the annunciator screen on the display 3-5. In this display example 2, the name of the management point is displayed as text “1F West Air Conditioner” in the partition area 4-1, and the current state is displayed as “normal” under the name of the management point. . In the partition area 4-2, the name of the management point is displayed as “2F West Air Conditioner”, and the current state is displayed as “alarm” under the name of the management point. Similarly, the names of the management points and the current state are displayed in the partition areas 4-3 and 4-4. In the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4, the current state of the management point is updated at regular intervals.

  The annunciator screen 4 has a history information type selection area 4-5. In the history information type selection area 4-5, as shown in FIG. 9, types of history information that can be selected and designated (in this example, “alarm count / day”, “alarm count / month”, “ A list LS2 of “continuous alarm time” and “accumulated time / month”) can appear.

[If you want to know history information]
In this annunciator screen 4, for example, when the operator wants to know the number of alarms for the management point displayed in the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4 today, the operator selects the history information type selection area 4-5. A list LS2 of history information types appears, and “alarm frequency / day” is selected and specified as a desired history information type from the list LS2 (see FIG. 10).

  Then, the CPU 3-1 recognizes that the history information type is selected and specified in the history information type selection area 4-5 (FIG. 6: YES in step S101), and the data stored in the storage device 3-4. And the history information of the selected and designated type is totaled for each management point (step S102). In this example, for “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, and “2F east air conditioner”, the number of alarms up to the current time of today is counted.

  Then, the CPU 3-1 counts the alarm counts of the collected “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, and “2F east air conditioner” in the partition areas 4-1, 4-2. , 4-3, and 4-4 (step S103 (see FIG. 10)).

  Further, the CPU 3-1 switches the display of the current state in the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4 from the character display to the color display together with the display of the total number of alarms ( Step S104 (see FIG. 10)). In this example, for the partition areas 4-1, 4-3, and 4-4 in which the current state is displayed as “normal”, the entire display of the partition areas 4-1, 4-3, and 4-4 is displayed. The color is red (letters “run” disappear). For the partition area 4-2 in which the current state is “warning”, the entire display color of the partition area 4-2 is green (the character display “stop” is erased).

  Similarly, when “alarm frequency / month” is selected and specified as the history information type in the history information type selection area 4-5, the CPU 3-1 accesses the data stored in the storage device 3-4, The number of alarms for “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, “2F east air conditioner” for one month up to the current time is tabulated, and the total number of alarms is divided into areas. 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, and display the current state in the partition area 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4 from character display to color display Switch to.

  Similarly, when “continuous alarm time” is selected and specified as the history information type in the history information type selection area 4-5, or “alarm cumulative time / month” is selected and specified, the CPU 3-1 Displays the history information of the selected type in the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, and the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4- The display of the current state in 4 is switched from character display to color display.

  FIG. 11 shows a display example on the annunciator screen 4 when “continuous alarm time” is selected and specified as the type of history information. In this case, the partition areas 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4 have “1F west air conditioner”, “2F west air conditioner”, “1F east air conditioner”, “2F east air conditioner”. The continuous alarm time up to the current time, that is, the duration of the abnormal state of the air conditioner during the alarm is displayed.

  In this manner, in the present embodiment, when a desired history information type is selected and specified in the history information type selection area 4-5, the history information of the selected and specified type is divided into partition areas 4-1 to 4-4. Since the display of the current state in the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4 is switched from the character display to the color display, the current state of the management point and the desired history information can be easily and clearly displayed. Can be known simultaneously on one screen.

  FIG. 12 shows a functional block diagram of the main part of the building management apparatus 3. The building management apparatus 3 displays a data storage unit 3A for storing data from various management points 1 via the facility integration controllers 2-1 to 2-n, and a history information type selection area 4-5 in the annunciator screen 4. When desired history information is selected and designated by the operator in the history information type selection area display section 3B and the history information type selection area 4-5, the data stored in the data storage section 3A is accessed and designated. History information totaling unit 3C for totaling different types of history information for each management point, and the history information totaled by this history information totaling unit 3C in partition areas 4-1 to 4-4 for each management point on the annunciator screen 4 The history information display unit 3D to be displayed, and when the history information is displayed in the partition regions 4-1 to 4-4 by the history information display unit 3D, the partition region Switching the display of the current state of management points in -1～4-4 from a character displayed on a color display and a current status display section 3D.

  In the display example 1 and the display example 2 described above, the display of the current state of the management points in the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4 is switched from the character display to the color display. As shown, the character display of the current state of the management points in the partition areas 4-1 to 4-4 may be left.

  In addition, the total period such as the operation time and the number of times of input may be switched between day, month and year. In addition, by rearranging the operation time, continuous operation time, and the actual data of the number of inputs in ascending / descending order (sorting), the current state is monitored and the ranking display is displayed with the current simple screen. It is also possible to do.

  The facility management apparatus and facility management method of the present invention can be used in various fields as an apparatus and method for managing facilities such as high-rise buildings, apartment houses, hospitals, and factories.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Management point, 2 (2-1 to 2-4) ... Facility integrated controller, 3 ... Facility management apparatus (building management apparatus), 3-1 ... CPU, 3-2 ... RAM, 3-3 ... ROM, 3 -4 ... Storage device, 3-5 ... Display, 3-6, 3-7 ... Interface, 3A ... Data storage unit, 3B ... History information type selection area display unit, 3C ... History information aggregation unit, 3D ... History information display , 3E... Current status display section, 4... Annunciator screen, 4-1 to 4-4, partition area, 4-5, history information type selection area, LS 1, LS 2.

Claims (2)

Current status display means for displaying the current status of various management points in the facility in a partition area provided corresponding to each management point;
In accordance with designation of the type of history information from the operator, history information totaling means for totalizing the specified type of history information for each management point;
History information display means for displaying the history information of the management points aggregated by the history information aggregation means in the corresponding partition area ;
A history information type display means for selectively displaying a plurality of types of history information that can be specified as the type of history information ,
The current state display means includes
When the history information is displayed in the partition area, the display color of the partition area is set to a color corresponding to the current state of the corresponding management point. A current state display step for displaying the current state of various management points in the facility in a partition area provided corresponding to each management point;
In accordance with the designation of the type of history information from the operator, a history information totaling step for totalizing the specified type of history information for each management point;
A history information display step for displaying the history information of the management points tabulated by the history information tabulation step in the corresponding partition area;
A history information type display step for selectively displaying a plurality of types of history information that can be designated as the types of history information,
The current state display step includes:
When the history information is displayed in the partition area, the display color of the partition area is set to a color corresponding to the current state of the corresponding management point.
The facility management method characterized by this.

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