JP2013072749A - Environmental information collection device using solar panels - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To install a strain sensor for use when installing a solar cell panel, to detect and detect environmental information such as weather and earthquakes in real time using the detection of the distortion of the solar cell panel. Effective use of the strain sensor after installation.
A mechanical load on a solar cell panel due to rain is detected. The amount of snow is detected as a load applied to the solar cell panel. Furthermore, the stress applied to the house due to the earthquake is detected by using a strain sensor built in the solar cell panel. Then, the environmental information shown above is displayed on a monitor in the home or disclosed as wide-area environmental information through a general management server.
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Description

  In the present invention, a strain sensor is installed on a solar cell panel installed on a roof of a house, and environmental information such as weather and earthquake is collected and displayed.

A solar panel that converts sunlight into electric power is installed on the roof of the house to obtain electrical energy and store it in a battery inside the house. Systems that use the electric power to reduce the amount of electric energy supplied from the outside and save power have become common.
This solar cell panel is small, about 35 cm square and about 5 kg, and the large one is about 1 m square and weighs about 15 kg. A slight distortion is inevitably generated during installation.
The amount of generated distortion does not affect the durability of the solar cell panel, and the solar cell panel structure is designed using materials that minimize the distortion itself. However, it is not a matter of course that it is desirable to install the solar panel in a stable posture with no distortion.

  With regard to this problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes a scheme in which a strain gauge is installed on the surface of the solar cell panel, mechanical breakdown of the solar cell panel is detected, and a warning is displayed on the display device.

  Here, in order to install a strain sensor on a solar cell panel, in order to detect minute strains, it is necessary to attach it to the base member by a strong attachment means such as spot welding or entire surface adhesion. Affects the manufacturing costs.

  Here, in the conventional method, it is necessary to provide a strain sensor used only at the time of installation of the solar cell panel, an interface for outputting the signal, and the like. There is a problem of affecting.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-289891

When installing a strain sensor on a solar panel, use the detection of the distortion of the solar panel to obtain environmental information such as weather and earthquakes in real time, and make the installed strain sensor effective even after installation. It is desirable to utilize. Specifically, the purpose is to solve the following problems.
(1) Since the experience value of the worker in the installation work of the solar cell panel varies from person to person, and the load resistance of the panel differs depending on the model, it was difficult to work efficiently.
(2) Information on rainfall and snowfall is based on regional weather forecasts (information by radar), and information on rainfall and snowfall in extremely small locations (specifically, specific houses) is provided. It is difficult to grasp with high accuracy, and in order to solve this point, it is necessary to provide a large number of dedicated devices for each region.

  On the other hand, a new detection device called a semiconductor strain sensor has recently been put into practical use. A semiconductor strain sensor is a device that detects strain according to a change in piezoresistance of a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a size of, for example, 2 to 3 millimeters, and includes not only the distortion detection unit but also the above-described amplifier and an AD converter that converts the distortion detection value into data. The semiconductor chip is used by being mounted on a small substrate of about 10 mm square. For this reason, it can be mounted in a small and narrow place, and can be reduced in price due to the mass production effect, and is expected to be widely applied to consumer products.

A strain sensor and a temperature sensor are installed on the solar cell panel. This
(1) Display the stress applied to the solar panel on the work monitor in real time during the manufacture and installation of the solar panel. By working while looking at this, it is possible to proceed while preventing damage to the solar cell panel and the roof at the time of manufacture and installation. Furthermore, by initially recording the amount of distortion at the time of installation as a steady value, it can be used for measurement of distortion amount data after installation.
(2) The mechanical load on the solar panel due to rain is detected, and the amount of rainfall is displayed on a home monitor.
(3) The amount of snow is detected as the load on the solar panel. The information of the temperature sensor is also used to determine that it is snowy. The amount of snow is displayed on a monitor in the home. For example, if a device for automatically melting snow is provided by incorporating a heating element, snow can be lowered automatically, damage to houses and solar cell panels can be suppressed, and power generation can be restored automatically. I can do it.
(4) Use a strain sensor built in the solar panel to detect the stress on the house due to the earthquake. Normally, when an earthquake occurs in the home, the judgment is based on the shaking of a concrete object that can be visually confirmed. However, the magnitude of the shake caused by the earthquake can be displayed on the home monitor. Establish a measure of response during an earthquake.
As described above, using the strain sensor installed on the solar cell panel, not only the work support when installing the solar cell panel, but also after the actual operation of the solar cell panel, effectively using the output signal of the strain sensor, It is characterized by acquiring and providing various environmental information.

The environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar cell panel of the present invention is installed so as to minimize the distortion of the solar cell panel when installing the solar cell panel by installing the strain sensor and the temperature sensor on the solar cell panel. It is possible to obtain environmental information such as climate and earthquakes and provide them to users in real time using the amount of strain and temperature due to external force applied to the solar panel.
In addition, by collecting the environmental information obtained from multiple houses as well as from a single house, the information on climate and earthquakes for each region is aggregated, especially environmental information on natural phenomena that have occurred locally. Can be made public through infrastructures such as the Internet, and there is an advantage that it can be used for life support and safety assurance of residents in the area.

It is a whole system block diagram of the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the solar cell panel, the distortion sensor, and the temperature sensor of the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the output signal from the distortion sensor and temperature sensor which were provided in the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel, and environmental information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the monitor display used as an installation jig in installing the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is explanatory drawing which showed the screen which displays the environmental information acquired by the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | work when installing a solar cell panel initially by the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is a flowchart which shows acquisition and determination of environmental information by the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is a block diagram in the case of utilizing the environmental information from a several house by the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement which detects local rainfall and transmits environmental information to a weather forecast server in the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is the flowchart which showed the method of acquiring the environmental information from a several solar cell panel more correctly by the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is the flowchart which showed the method of detecting the feature point of the environmental information of an area unit using the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel. It is the flowchart which showed the method of collecting and disclosing environmental information in a wide area level using the environmental information collection apparatus using a solar cell panel.

  FIG. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram of an environmental information collecting apparatus using a solar cell panel according to the present invention.

  The solar cell panel 1010 is provided with a strain sensor 1000 and a temperature sensor 1100, respectively. The strain sensor measures the amount of strain of the solar cell panel 1010, and the temperature sensor 1100 measures the temperature of the solar cell panel 1010.

  Inside the house, a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) controller 1020 supplies power to the battery 1050 from home power control and power 1003 from the solar panel 1000, or from externally supplied power source 1021 such as AC100V. It has a function to store power, and further supplies the stored power and power from the external power source 1021 to each electrical device A 1024 or B 1025 using the power line 1022, and sends a signal for power saving control to the control line 1023 Send by. When the electric device A 1024 is an air conditioner, for example, the temperature setting and the power ON / OFF control signal are transmitted via the control line 1023, and in the case of the electric device B 1025 of the type that does not accept the control signal, the power supply By transmitting a power ON / OFF control signal to the SW 1026, it has a function of performing control for the purpose of reducing power consumption in the home.

  The HEMS controller 1020 receives power 1003 from the solar cell panel 1010, strain data 1001 that is output from the strain sensor 1000 installed in each solar cell panel, and temperature data 1002 from the temperature sensor 1100. Of these, the environmental information calculated using the strain data 1001 and the temperature data 1002 is displayed on the monitor TV 1040. The monitor TV 1040 may be a monitor dedicated to the HEMS controller 1020, a home TV device, a personal computer monitor installed in the home, or a display of a mobile phone or smartphone. The signal to the monitor TV 1040 may be a wired signal, or a wireless signal via a wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or a communication line of a mobile phone. The monitor TV 1040 is not a single unit, and may be a plurality of terminals belonging to the home.

  The HEMS controller 1020 can be connected to the integrated management server 1060 via the network 1030. The integrated management server 1060 manages the environmental information for each region together with the environmental information data of the other houses 1070 and 1080. It is possible to have a function of redistributing detailed environmental information by region to each home, mobile terminal, etc. through 1030 or broadcast radio waves (not shown).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the solar cell panel, the strain sensor, and the temperature sensor of the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar cell panel according to the present invention.
Usually, a plurality of solar cell panels 1010 installed on the roof of each household are prepared. A strain sensor 2010 and a temperature sensor 2011 are installed on all or at least one of the solar cell panels as shown in FIG.

  When the solar cell panel 2000 is viewed from the side, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), for example, when it is supported by leg portions 2030 provided at the four corners, the solar cell panel 2000 is deformed into a form in which slight distortion occurs due to its own weight. This distortion can be quantitatively measured in units of the amount of distortion generated by the distortion of the solar cell panel that should be straight at a position away from the solar cell panel 2000 by a predetermined distance.

  Here, at least one strain sensor is installed in each solar cell panel, but a plurality of strain sensors may be provided in order to measure the strain of the solar cell panel more finely as described in the prior art document and Patent Document 1. Also, the output of the temperature sensor is almost the same as the temperature of the strain sensor installed in the solar cell panel, and this output is used to correct the change in temperature characteristics of the strain amount output by the strain sensor, for example, on the HEMS controller. However, more accurate measurement of the distortion amount may be performed.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between environmental signals and output signals from a strain sensor and a temperature sensor provided in an environmental information collecting apparatus using a solar cell panel according to the present invention.

  FIG. 3A is a graph showing the relationship between the strain amount output from the strain sensor and each environment information. First, in the solar cell panel installation process, as shown by 3000, the amount of distortion varies. This value is used as a reference for work in the installation process, as will be described later with reference to FIG. When the installation process is completed, the solar cell panel stabilizes in a state where slight distortion occurs as shown in FIG. 2 (b). Therefore, in order to make this a steady value, the initial value of the distortion amount output at this time is set. Perform reset 3001.

  Next, environmental information during rainy weather will be described. Since raindrops intermittently collide with the solar cell panel during rainy weather, an AC component distortion amount corresponding to the raindrop collision occurs. At the same time, since the solar cell panel has a sufficiently large size with respect to the raindrop distribution per unit area, the raindrop press 3011 generated by the raindrop collision is generated as the amount of distortion of the DC component. Due to the presence of the alternating current component and the direct current component of this distortion amount, it can be recognized as environmental information that the environment in which it is generated is raining. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the temperature value output from the solar cell panel and the strain sensor may be slightly lower than before the occurrence of rainfall, or the information for determining that the environmental condition is rainfall. Can be used as Although not shown in the figure, when drought occurs, it is recognized that drought is not caused by rainfall by using the amplitude of the alternating current component of the distortion amount by utilizing the fact that drought grains are larger in mass than raindrops. Is possible.

  Next, environmental information when an earthquake occurs will be described. When an earthquake occurs, a distortion amount of an AC component is generated from the strain sensor according to the vibration of the earthquake. In this case, unlike the rainfall, since the amount of distortion of the direct current component does not occur, it can be determined that the generated environmental phenomenon is an earthquake. In this case, the amplitude and frequency in case of rain and earthquake can also be used as information for distinguishing between rain and earthquake. In the case of an earthquake, since no temperature change occurs, this information can also be used as information for distinguishing between rainfall and earthquake.

  Next, environmental information during snowfall will be described. In the case of snowfall at the beginning or in the case of dredging, raindrop press and alternating current components are generated as in the case of rain, but since snow has a slower drop speed than raindrops, no alternating current components due to falling snow particles are generated when snow falls. As shown by 3030, the direct current component is fundamental. As the amount of snow accumulation increases, this DC component increases, so that the amount of snow accumulation can be determined from the amount of distortion of the DC component. In addition, since the temperature is about 0 ° below freezing point when snow falls, it is possible to more reliably recognize the occurrence of snow and the amount of snow using temperature information.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of a monitor display used as an installation jig when installing the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar cell panel according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the amount of distortion generated from the strain sensor installed on the solar cell panel 1010 is input and displayed on a dedicated installation strain measurement monitor 4000 used during installation. FIG. 4B is an example of a display screen of the strain measurement monitor 4000 at the time of installation. The solar cell panel is displayed as a three-dimensional perspective view on the screen, and particularly at four points at the four corners supporting the solar cell panel. Such force is displayed as distortion. Here, the amount of distortion is displayed in the direction of the arrow and its thickness, but it may be displayed on the color monitor so that, for example, as the amount of distortion increases, red saturation increases as the color indicating the degree of danger. Also, instead of displaying the arrows, it is possible to display the image of the solar cell panel itself displayed in a three-dimensional perspective view distorted in an exaggerated size, or to perform image processing calculation from the input distortion amount. Is possible. Moreover, you may display distortion amount in the form which looked at the solar cell panel from the side like FIG.2 (b).

  When the installation is completed, the reset button 4020 is pushed down to register the static strain of the solar cell panel at the time of installation as the position of the initial steady state. This initial steady state registration value may be set in a memory provided in a strain sensor (not shown) or registered in the HEMS controller 1020 through the interface between the solar cell panel 1010 and the HEMS controller 1020 shown in FIG. May be.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a screen for displaying environmental information acquired by the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar cell panel according to the present invention.

  This embodiment is described as an example in which environmental information is notified to the user by displaying predetermined information superimposed on a normal broadcast screen of a home television. This may be a monitor of a personal computer installed in the home, or a display of a mobile phone or a smartphone, as well as the home television. The display signal to the television may be a wired signal or a wireless signal by wireless LAN, Bluetooth, a mobile phone line, or the like. The television to be displayed is not a single television, but may be simultaneously displayed on a plurality of televisions in a home, monitors of personal computers, mobile phones or smartphones.

  FIG. 5 (a) shows a screen when rain occurs. A character indicating “rain has occurred” and an icon (not shown) are lit or blinking on a part of a normal broadcast screen to notify the user of the rain. At this time, a sound indicating the occurrence of rainfall may be uttered at the same time, or when the television is turned off, it may be automatically activated and displayed. Furthermore, the amount of rainfall can also be displayed according to the amplitude of the distortion AC component in Fig. 3 (a), especially when light rain starts or when local heavy rain occurs. I can do it.

FIG. 5B is a screen when snowfall occurs, and the display is the same as that of the rain occurrence screen of FIG. The snow cover can be measured quantitatively as shown in FIG. 3 (a), and this can be displayed numerically as a measure of the snow cover depth. Fig. 5 (c) shows how to remove snow by using a heating wire or mechanical wiper to ensure that the solar panel can generate power and to prevent damage due to the weight of snow when the amount of snow exceeds a certain level (in this case, 20mm). It is the example of a screen which showed the case where the solar cell panel which has the function to perform is performing snow removal work automatically.
FIGS. 5D and 5E are display screen examples when an earthquake occurs. Unlike the earthquake alarm that is currently in practical use on mobile phones, the magnitude of the actual shaking at this point is displayed. In general, when an earthquake occurs, especially when the shaking is small, determine whether it is an earthquake by looking at things that swing according to the vibrations around you, such as the ceiling light switch string and the shaking of the ceiling light hanging with a chain. It is carried out. By displaying this quantitatively on TV, you can judge that an earthquake is really happening, not anxiety. The earthquake information is indicated by the size of the bar graph as shown in Fig. 5 (d), and may be displayed in a format in which the color of the bar graph changes midway when shaking at a predetermined amplitude or more. As shown in FIG. 5 (e), the output waveform itself of the strain sensor shown in FIG. 3 (a) may be scrolled and displayed along the time axis.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when the solar cell panel is first installed by the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar cell panel according to the present invention.

  When the installation operation of the solar cell panel is started, the distortion amount of the solar cell panel is first read from the sensor and supplied to the installation strain measurement monitor 4000 of FIG. Based on the supplied distortion amount, image conversion for creating an image (step 6020) is performed as shown in FIG. 4, and an image is displayed on the monitor screen (step 6030). This is repeated until the installation is completed, for example, when the installation completion determination (step 6040) is completed by pressing the reset button 4020 in FIG. 4, this repetition is completed, and the static strain amount after installation is regarded as the zero point. Reset (step 6050) is performed to complete the installation work.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing acquisition and determination of environmental information by the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar battery panel according to the present invention.

  When the operation is started, the strain amount ε is first input to the HEMS controller shown in FIG. 1 (step 7010), and then the temperature T is also input to the HEMS controller. Next, the distortion amount ε is calculated through a low-pass filter as a direct current component Lε, and similarly through the high-pass filter, the alternating current component Hε is calculated (step 7030).

  Next, the AC component Hε is compared with the predetermined value α (step 7040), and if it is larger, it is determined that there is a possibility of the occurrence of the rainfall or earthquake shown in FIG.

  Next, when there is a possibility of rainfall or earthquake, the DC component Lε is compared with the predetermined value θ (step 7050). If it is larger, it is determined to be raining by the judgment shown in FIG. (Step 7060) is executed. Specifically, for example, the display of FIG.

  The DC component Lε is compared with the predetermined value θ (step 7050). If it is smaller, it is determined as an earthquake according to the determination shown in FIG. 3A, and the earthquake response (step 7070) is executed. Specifically, for example, the display shown in FIG.

  The AC component Hε is compared with the predetermined value α (step 7040), and if it is smaller, it is determined that there is a possibility of snowfall as shown in FIG. At this time, the temperature T is compared with a predetermined value γ (for example, 0 degrees Celsius), and if the temperature T is low, it is determined that it is snowing, and snowfall handling (step 7100) is executed. Specifically, for example, the display and operation shown in FIG. Here, if the temperature T is higher than the predetermined value, it is determined that the distortion is caused by an animal such as a bird, which will be described later with reference to FIG. Alternatively, it is possible to perform an operation such as determining that an abnormality of unknown cause has occurred and notifying the user of that fact, or contacting a solar cell panel maintenance / inspection company through a network.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram in the case of using environmental information from a plurality of houses by the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar battery panel according to the present invention.

  Each of the houses A to F8000 to 8050 is provided with a solar cell panel provided with a strain sensor, and the HEMS controller shown in FIG. 1 is provided. The HEMS controller is connected to an external computer via a network 8070. Here, the HEMS controller is connected to a general management server 8060 and a weather information server 8080 that comprehensively manage environmental information of each house.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of detecting local rainfall and transmitting environment information to the weather forecast server in the environment information collecting apparatus using the solar battery panel according to the present invention.

  When the procedure for dealing with rainfall / snowfall (step 9000) is started, the DC component Lε of the distortion amount is first acquired (step 9010). Next, neighboring weather information is acquired from the weather information server 8080 shown in FIG. 8 (step 9020). The direct current component Lε is compared with a predetermined value α, and if it is larger, it is determined that it is snowing, and the fact that it is snowing is displayed to the user as shown in FIG. Further, when the DC component Lε is larger than the predetermined value θ, it is determined that the amount of snowfall is excessive (step 9050), and the automatic snow removal function is turned on (step 9060). In addition, a message indicating that automatic snow removal is in progress is displayed to the user as shown in FIG.

  When the direct current component Lε is smaller than the predetermined value α, first, a rain display is performed as shown in FIG. 5A (step 9070). Next, the neighborhood weather information acquired in step 9020 is confirmed (step 9080), and it is determined whether or not there is already weather information in the neighborhood (step 9090). If it is already raining, nothing is done. Absent.

  If the environmental information collection device according to the present invention determines that it is raining in spite of the fact that the weather information in the neighborhood is not raining, information that extremely local rain has occurred is uploaded to the weather forecast server (step 9100), It can be used to build more detailed weather information that can be freely referenced from other locations.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a method for more accurately acquiring environmental information from a plurality of solar cell panels by an environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar cell panel according to the present invention.

  When a solar cell panel is installed on the roof of each household, a plurality of solar cell panels are usually installed, and their power is integrated and used. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), when an animal such as a bird rides on a specific panel, or when the specific panel is damaged, normal environmental information cannot be obtained. In this example, the output from the strain sensor installed in each solar cell panel is individually confirmed.

  First, the distortion amounts ε (1) to ε (n) for each panel are individually acquired (step 10000). Next, an output value ε (i) of a strain sensor that outputs a value that is particularly different from the amount of strain, which is the overall approximate average, is detected by calculating the standard deviation and variance of this value (step 10010). Next, an average calculation of the total distortion amount excluding ε (i) which is the singular point is performed (step 10020), and this value is used as the distortion amount input value ε in FIG. 7 (step 7010). Thereby, the distortion amount for deriving more accurate environmental information can be obtained except for the sensor that outputs an abnormal value.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when this singular point always occurs, it is determined that an abnormality such as damage to the solar cell panel has occurred, and the user is informed of this, or the solar cell panel is It is also possible to perform operations such as contacting a maintenance inspection company.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a method for detecting feature points of environmental information in units of regions using an environmental information collecting apparatus using a solar battery panel according to the present invention.

  As shown by the hatched portion in FIG. 11 (b), there is often a weather condition in which local rainfall in a narrow region occurs. Using the environmental information of the plurality of houses shown in FIG. 8, the weather condition such as local rainfall is detected.

  First, the total management server 8060 in FIG. 8 acquires distortion amounts ε (1) to ε (N) for each house. As described with reference to FIG. 10, ε (1) to ε (N) are distortion amounts obtained by excluding singular point information in the house in advance.

Next, output values ε (I) to ε (N) of house strain sensors that output different values are detected by the standard deviation and variance calculation of the obtained strain amounts ε (1) to ε (N) ( Step 11020).
Then, the average value of the strain sensor output values ε (I) to ε (J) is calculated (step 11020), and the continuity of the position of the house where the strain sensor output values ε (I) to ε (J) are detected is determined. (Step 11030). If this feature point is detected in the same area or continuous areas, as shown by the hatched portion in FIG. 11 (b), it is determined that a weather condition such as local heavy rain has occurred, The weather information is transmitted from the general management server 8060 in FIG. 8 to the weather information server 8080 (step 11040). Thereby, it becomes possible to use the information of the strain sensor installed in the solar cell panel of each house as detailed environmental information on a wide area level as well as environmental information used for each house.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a method for collecting and disclosing environmental information at a wide area level using the environmental information collecting apparatus using the solar battery panel according to the present invention.

  The general management server 8060 in FIG. 8 acquires environmental information for each region as shown in FIG. 11 (step 12000). Next, the environmental information output by the houses for each area corresponding to each block in FIG. 12B is averaged (step 12010), and a weather map is created based on the result (step 12020). Then, the weather map is released in a format as shown in FIG. 12B (step 12030). In this way, the general management server creates its own weather map using environmental information output from each house managed by the server, unlike the information from the weather information server using a general weather radar, It becomes possible to provide a more accurate weather map using information that rainfall has actually occurred.

1000 strain sensor
1100 Temperature sensor
1010 Solar panel
1020 HEMS controller
1040 Monitor TV
1060 Central Management Server

Claims (21)

An environmental information collection device using a solar panel that converts energy from sunlight into electricity,
A strain sensor is provided on the solar cell panel,
The strain sensor outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of strain of the solar cell panel due to external force,
An environmental information collecting apparatus for detecting environmental information using an output signal of the strain sensor. The environmental information collection device according to claim 1,
An environmental information collecting apparatus, wherein a DC component and an AC component are separated from an output signal of the strain sensor, and the environmental information is detected based on the DC component and the AC component. The environmental information collection device according to claim 1 or 2,
A temperature sensor is provided in the solar cell panel, and the environmental information is detected using output information of the strain sensor and output information of the temperature sensor. The environmental information collection device according to claim 2,
An environmental information collecting apparatus, wherein the environmental information is determined to be a rainy weather condition under a condition in which both of the direct current component and the alternating current component exceed a predetermined value. The environmental information collection device according to claim 2,
Determining that the environmental information is a situation where an earthquake has occurred, under the condition that the DC component is equal to or less than a predetermined value and the AC component exceeds a predetermined value. Environmental information collection device characterized by. The environmental information collection device according to claim 2 or 3,
The environmental information is determined to be a snowy weather condition under the condition that the DC component exceeds a predetermined value and the AC component is equal to or less than a predetermined value. To collect environmental information. The environmental information collection device according to claim 2 or 3,
With the condition that the output of the temperature sensor is approximately 0 degrees Celsius, the DC component exceeds a predetermined value, and the AC component is not more than a predetermined value, the environmental information is An environmental information collecting apparatus characterized by determining that the weather condition is snowfall. The environmental information collection device according to claim 1,
Having a display device;
An environmental information collection device, wherein the detected environmental information is displayed on a display device. The environmental information collection device according to claim 8,
The display device is a home television display, and displays the environment information superimposed on a television video display. The environmental information collection device according to claim 8,
The environmental information collection device, wherein the display device is a display of a personal computer in a home. The environmental information collection device according to claim 8,
The display device is a portable information terminal, and transmits the environment information to the portable information terminal by wireless communication. The environmental information collecting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein:
The environmental information to be displayed is displayed on the display device both of the occurrence of the detected environmental information and its size. The environmental information collection device according to claim 6 or 7,
An environmental information collecting apparatus, wherein when the detected environmental information is a snowfall amount, and the snowfall amount exceeds a predetermined value, a device for removing snow on the solar cell panel is operated. A solar panel,
At least one strain sensor for detecting strain of the solar cell panel, a temperature sensor for detecting temperature of the solar cell panel, an output signal of the strain sensor and an output signal of the temperature sensor outside the solar cell panel And an interface for outputting to a solar cell panel. A portable terminal device,
At least one or more strain sensors and a temperature sensor, and connected to the solar cell panel having an interface for outputting the output signal of the strain sensor and the output signal of the temperature sensor to the outside through the interface,
Information on the direction and amount of distortion generated in the solar cell panel is displayed on the screen of the portable terminal. The mobile terminal device according to claim 15,
A portable terminal device having a function of transmitting a direct current component of distortion amount information generated in the solar cell panel to a solar cell panel or an environment information collecting device using the solar cell panel by a switch operation. The environmental information collection device according to claim 1,
The solar panel is composed of a plurality of panels,
The strain sensor is disposed on each of the plurality of panels,
From the remaining solar cells, comparing the strain amount information output from each of the plurality of solar cell panels, and excluding the value from the strain sensor of the solar cell panel that has a difference by a predetermined value from the average value of the strain information An environmental information collecting apparatus for detecting environmental information using a result obtained by averaging output distortion amounts. The environmental information collection device according to claim 1 or 17,
An environmental information collecting apparatus having a function of transmitting output environmental information to a general management server via a network. The environmental information collection device according to claim 18,
The comprehensive management server has a function of managing the output result of the environmental information collection device,
Environmental information output from multiple houses is gathered to the integrated management server via the network, and local environmental information is used using the environmental information of houses that differ from the average value of each environmental information by a predetermined value. An environmental information collecting apparatus for detecting that a characteristic area of the vehicle is generated. The environmental information collection device according to claim 19,
The integrated management server compares the environmental information of each house gathered, determines that the environmental information of consecutive houses is substantially the same, and generates a characteristic area of local environmental information. An environmental information collection device characterized by detecting that The environmental information collection device according to claim 19 or 20,
The general management server publishes, via the network, information obtained by superimposing the measured regional environmental information on a map.

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