IP Library Granted Patent US 9,170,576
Granted Patent B2
US 9,170,576 · App. 13/518,137 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Energy conservation diagnosis system

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Patent No.
US 9,170,576
App. No.
13/518,137
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An energy conservation diagnosis system manages electrical device K which consumes electricity to operate based on control schedule information, and includes acquiring unit 14 a , rule information generation unit 14 b , operating determination unit 14 c and display unit 12. Acquiring unit acquires operating information obtained by relating an operating condition of electrical device to a clock time. Rule information generation unit generates rule information by relating a rule on use of electrical device to a clock time, based on one or more predetermined time slots depending on a benefit of electricity consumed by electrical device. Operating determination unit acquires control schedule information of electrical device, and generates an image data by superimposing acquired control schedule information and rule information onto operating information so that each clock time is fitted to a clock time of operating information. Display unit displays the image data.

Claims (20)

1. An energy conservation diagnosis system, managing a device to be monitored, which consumes a resource to operate based on control schedule information,

wherein the energy conservation diagnosis system comprises:

an acquiring circuit acquiring operating information obtained by relating an operating condition of said device to be monitored to a clock time;

a rule information generation circuit generating rule information by relating a rule on use of said device to be monitored to a clock time, based on one or more predetermined time slots depending on a benefit of the resource consumed by said device to be monitored;

an operating determination circuit acquiring the control schedule information of said device to be monitored, said operating determination circuit generating an image data by superimposing the acquired control schedule information and the rule information onto the operating information so that each clock time is fitted to a clock time of the operating information; and

a display displaying the image data.

2. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rule information includes information that use of said device to be monitored is allowed in a predetermined time slot.

3. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rule information includes information that deactivation of said device to be monitored is not allowed in a predetermined time slot.

4. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a schedule development circuit developing the control schedule information, and a schedule determination circuit determining consistency between the developed control schedule information and the rule information,

wherein said display is configured to show a determination result of said schedule determination circuit.

5. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said schedule determination circuit generates a message for prompting adjustment so that the control schedule information is consistent with the rule information, when determining that the developed control schedule information is not consistent with the rule information,

wherein said display is configured to show the message generated by said schedule determination circuit.

6. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a schedule determination circuit acquiring the control schedule information of said device to be monitored, said schedule determination circuit determining consistency between the acquired control schedule information and the rule information,

wherein said display is configured to show a determination result of said schedule determination circuit.

7. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a calculation circuit,

wherein when ranges of the one or more time slots are modified and rules on use of the time slots after the modification are applied to said device to be monitored, said calculation circuit calculates amount of the resource consumed by said device to be monitored,

wherein said display is configured to show a calculation result of said calculation circuit.

8. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said calculation circuit calculates electrical energy consumed by said device to be monitored, upon applying rules on use of the time slots after the modification to said device to be monitored, based on a rated electrical power of said device to be monitored.

9. The energy conservation diagnosis system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said acquiring circuit acquires operating information obtained by relating a consumed electrical power of said device to be monitored to a clock time,

wherein said calculation circuit calculates electrical energy consumed by said device to be monitored, upon applying rules on use of the time slots after the modification to said device to be monitored, based on the consumed electrical power of said device to be monitored that is acquired by said acquiring circuit.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2012
From: SOGOU, TOMOYA; KOBAYASHI, MISAYO; MURAKAMI, YOSHIFUMI; KAZUNO, HIROKI; TAKAYAMA, HISASHI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028939/0495 →