JP2014161166A - Remote operation display device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a remote operation display device that makes it possible to easily and easily display an operation status of an electric device and an operation, and to easily grasp the operation status of the electric device and to easily operate the electric device.
A display operation unit 16 that displays an operation status of an air conditioner 4 that is an electric device, receives an input operation for remotely operating the electric device, and transmits an operation instruction corresponding to the input operation to the electric device. And the transmission / reception means 15 for receiving information on the driving situation from the electric device, and the display operation unit 16 displays the driving situation on the driving situation display screen according to the operation on the driving situation display screen displaying the driving situation. Displays a pop-up screen that accepts input operations.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a remote operation display device, and more particularly to a remote operation display device that accepts remote operation of an electrical device such as an air conditioner in a house and displays data such as power generated by a solar power generation system and power consumption by an electrical device. .

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the problem of reducing CO ₂ emissions that cause global warming and alternative energy for fossil fuels that are expected to be exhausted. Among them, a solar power generation system using sunlight, which is a clean and inexhaustible energy source, is attracting attention. In addition, various devices have been commercialized to raise consumers' awareness of energy conservation and support their practice. In recent years, a system having both a function of a power display system of a photovoltaic power generation system and a function of remote control of an electric device has come out.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, the amount of generated power measured by the generated power measuring unit and the accumulated power amount data thereof and the data of the power consumption measured by the power consumption measuring unit are transmitted by wireless communication, and transmitted. A power display system of a solar power generation system that receives and displays the received data on a display device is disclosed.

  For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a remote control switch that displays ON / OFF of an electric device on a liquid crystal display provided with a touch panel switch and reverses ON / OFF of the electric device by touching the display portion. It is disclosed.

JP 2005-241388 A JP-A-10-145873

  It is assumed that the switch applied to the above-described sequential ON / OFF inversion operation is applied to, for example, display and operation of a plurality of air conditioner operating conditions. The operation of the air conditioner includes not only simply turning the power ON / OFF, but also switching for a plurality of operation states such as cooling operation, heating operation, dehumidifying operation, and air blowing operation, and changing the set temperature. Therefore, in order to enable display and operation of the operation status of each air conditioner, a switch for switching operation and a portion for displaying the operation status are required for each air conditioner. In such a case, since many switches and display parts for operation are arranged on the screen, there is a problem that confirmation and operation of display on the screen are complicated and difficult to understand.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is possible to easily and easily display the display related to the operation status and operation of the electric device, and to easily grasp the operation status of the electric device and to easily operate the electric device. The object is to obtain a remote control display device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention displays a driving status of an electric device, and receives an input operation for remotely operating the electric device, and the input A transmission / reception unit that transmits a driving instruction according to an operation to the electric device and receives information on the driving state from the electric device, and the display operation unit displays the driving state. In response to an operation on the status display screen, a pop-up screen for accepting the input operation is displayed on the driving status display screen.

  According to the present invention, the remote operation display device displays the operation status of the electric device on the operation status display screen, and displays a pop-up screen for operation on the operation status when an operation is performed on the operation status display screen. indicate. The remote operation display device accepts input operations on a pop-up screen that is launched separately from the screen that displays the driving status, so that the display about the driving status and the display of the part for operation are separated, Each can be easily understood. As a result, the display relating to the operation status and operation of the electric device is simple and easy to see, and it is possible to easily grasp the operation status of the electric device and to easily operate the electric device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a connection configuration of a remote control display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a distribution board in a house. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen displayed on the display operation unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the operation switching touch switch on the driving status display screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the touch switch at the set temperature on the operation status display screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen in the remote operation display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  Embodiments of a remote control display device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a connection configuration of a remote control display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a distribution board in a house.

  The solar power generation system includes a solar cell array 1 and a power conditioner 2. The solar cell array 1 is installed, for example, on the rooftop of a house. The solar cell array 1 is configured by connecting a plurality of solar cell modules in series or in parallel. A power conditioner 2 is connected to each solar cell array 1.

  The solar cell array 1 receives sunlight and generates power to generate DC power. The power conditioner 2 converts the DC power generated in the solar cell array 1 into AC power. The output line 5 of the power conditioner 2 is connected to the distribution board 3. The AC power from the solar power generation system is consumed by the air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device in the house via the branch breaker in the distribution board 3.

  When the generated power is low, such as when it is cloudy or rainy, or when it cannot be generated at night, power is supplied to each electrical device from the commercial power supply (system power supply) via the distribution board 3 (power purchase) ). On the contrary, if the generated power is larger than the total power consumed by each electrical device in the house at that time, the surplus is reversely flowed to the commercial power supply via the distribution board 3. (Power sale).

  The remote operation display device includes a measurement unit 6 and a display unit 7. The measurement unit 6 collects power data and calculates the amount of power. The measurement unit 6 measures the generated power generated by the solar power generation system and the power consumption in the house. The measurement unit 6 includes transmission means 14 for wireless communication with the display unit 7. The transmission means 14 transmits various types of power data including generated power data that is a measurement result of the measurement unit 6.

  The display unit 7 includes a transmission / reception unit 15 and a display operation unit 16. The transmission / reception means 15 receives various power data from the measurement unit 6. It is assumed that the display operation unit 16 can switch the display between a power display screen and an operation status display screen described later.

  On the power display screen, the display operation unit 16 displays data such as electric power and electric energy, a graph, and the like according to the input from the measurement unit 6. The display operation unit 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) including a touch panel.

  The display operation unit 16 communicates with the power conditioner 2, the generated power collected in the measuring unit 6 by the current sensor 9, the current sensor 11 for buying and selling power, and the current sensor 12, the sold power, the purchased power, and The power consumption consumed by each air conditioner 4 is displayed on the power display screen. The transmission unit 14 of the measurement unit 6 and the transmission / reception unit 15 of the display unit 7 exchange data with each other, for example, by communication using a wireless LAN.

  When the power conditioner 2 has a communication function that can be transmitted to and received from the measurement unit 6, the data of the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation system is wired between the power conditioner 2 and the measurement unit 6. Sent to the measurement unit 6 via the communication line 8.

  When the power conditioner 2 does not have a communication function that can be transmitted to and received from the measurement unit 6, a current sensor 9 is provided on the output line 5 from the power conditioner 2 to the distribution board 3. When the output of the current sensor 9 is input to the current sensor input unit 10 of the measurement unit 6, the measurement unit 6 collects data of the generated power from the power conditioner 2.

  The current sensor 11 for detecting trading power mounted in the distribution board 3 measures the value and direction of the current flowing between the commercial power supply and the distribution board 3. The measurement unit 6 collects data on the power sales power and the power purchase power from the measurement result obtained by the current sensor 11 for detecting trading power.

  Current sensors 12 are respectively attached to the secondary sides of the branch breakers in the distribution board 3. The current sensor 12 measures a current for each branch breaker. The measurement unit 6 collects data of consumed electric power for each air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device connected to the output side of the branch breaker from the measurement result of the current sensor 12.

  Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which two air conditioners 4 are connected to the output side of the branch breaker, the number of air conditioners 4 is arbitrary. Moreover, it is not restricted to the case where the air-conditioner 4 is connected to the output side of a branch breaker, Any electric equipment may be connected.

  The power line 13 connects the measurement unit 6 and the distribution board 3. The measurement unit 6 is connected to an outlet wired from the one-branch breaker in the distribution board 3 through the power line 13, or directly connected to the secondary side of the one-branch breaker. Have gained. The measurement unit 6 measures the voltage value of the power source and performs calculation with the current value obtained by the current sensor 12 or the like to obtain various power data.

  The air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device in the house is connected to the secondary side of the branch breaker in the distribution board 3. The air conditioner 4 includes transmission / reception means 17 for communicating with the display unit 7. The transmission / reception means 17 of the air conditioner 4 and the transmission / reception means 15 of the display unit 7 exchange data with each other by, for example, wireless LAN communication.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen displayed on the display operation unit. The display operation unit 16 displays the operation status of each air conditioner 4 on the operation status display screen 20.

  On the operation status display screen 20, “air conditioner name”, “operation state”, “operation switching”, “set temperature”, and “room temperature” are displayed for each air conditioner 4. The “air conditioner name” represents a name set for each air conditioner 4. The column of “operating state” indicates whether the current operating state of each air conditioner 4 is operation or stop.

  For each air conditioner 4, the icon arranged in the “operation switching” column indicates whether the current operation mode of each air conditioner 4 is cooling, heating, dehumidification, or air blowing. The “stop” icon indicates that the air conditioner 4 is in a stopped state. Assume that the icons arranged in the “operation switching” column are touch switches operated by touching a finger or the like.

  For each air conditioner 4, the icon set in the “set temperature” column indicates the current set temperature of each air conditioner 4. The icon indicating the set temperature is a touch switch. The column “indoor temperature” shows the current temperature at the place where each air conditioner 4 is installed.

  The transmission / reception means 15 of the display unit 7 communicates with the transmission / reception means 17 of the air conditioner 4 via a wireless LAN. The display unit 7 acquires information about the operation state, the operation mode, the set temperature, and the room temperature from the air conditioner 4. Further, the display unit 7 sends an operation instruction for changing the operation state, the operation mode, and the set temperature to the air conditioner 4 through the same communication. As described above, the transmission / reception unit 15 of the display unit 7 transmits an operation instruction corresponding to the input operation to the electric device, and receives information on the operation state from the electric device.

  For example, the living room air conditioner 4 shown as “living air conditioner” in FIG. 2 is operated in a cooling operation, a set temperature of 27.0 ° C., and an indoor temperature of 27.0 ° C. The icon displayed as “driving” as the driving state on the driving status display screen 20 indicates that the air conditioner 4 in the living room is being driven. The icon displayed as “cooling” as the operation switching indicates that the operation mode of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is the cooling operation. The icon displayed as “27.0 ° C.” as the set temperature indicates that the set temperature of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is 27.0 ° C. The display of the room temperature “27.0 ° C.” indicates that the current room temperature in the living room is 27.0 ° C.

  The display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen on the operation status display screen 20 in response to an operation on the operation status display screen 20 displaying the operation status of the air conditioner 4 that is an electrical device. The display operation unit 16 accepts an input operation for remotely operating the air conditioner 4 on the pop-up screen.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the operation switching touch switch on the driving status display screen. The display operation unit 16 switches the operation mode in accordance with a touch operation on the icon displayed in the position of the operation mode display screen 20, that is, the “operation switching” column. A pop-up screen 21 is displayed. The pop-up screen 21 accepts an input operation for switching the operation mode and an input operation for stopping the operation.

  For example, when the operation of the living air conditioner 4 is stopped, the user touches the “cooling” icon located in the same row as the “living air conditioner” in FIG. Upon receiving such a touch operation, the display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 21 entitled “Switching of“ Operation Mode ”” superimposed on the operation status display screen 20.

  The pop-up screen 21 includes icons for “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidification”, “fan”, “stop”, “cancel”, and “confirm”. Assume that the icons of “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidifying”, and “air blowing” are touch switches for operating ON / OFF of the cooling operation, heating operation, dehumidifying operation, and air blowing operation, respectively.

  The “stop” icon is a touch switch for a stop operation. The “cancel” icon is a touch switch for canceling the input before confirmation for each operation. The “confirm” icon is a touch switch for confirming an input for each operation. Each icon of “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidification”, “air blowing”, and “operation stop” is provided with a lamp for displaying the current operation status.

  For example, for the “living air conditioner”, a lamp in the “cooling” icon that is the current operation mode of the living air conditioner 4 is lit on the pop-up screen 21 that is opened in response to a touch operation on the “cooling” icon. doing. In the figure, a lamp that is lit is shown as a black circle, and a lamp that is off is shown as a white circle.

  When the “operation stop” icon is touched on the pop-up screen 21 in this state, the lamp in the “cooling” icon is turned off and the lamp in the “operation stop” icon is turned on. At this time, the display unit 7 is in a state of instructing the air conditioner 4 in the living room to switch from the cooling operation to the operation stop.

  When the “determined” icon is touched from this state, the display unit 7 transmits an operation stop instruction to the air conditioner 4 in the living room. The air conditioner 4 in the living room stops operation in response to an instruction from the display unit 7. In addition, the display operation unit 16 closes the pop-up screen 21 and returns to the operation status display screen 20 display.

  In this operation status display screen 20, “operating state” and “operation switching” of “living air conditioner” are displayed as “stop” and “set temperature” is blank. The display for “living air conditioner” at this time is the same as the display for “bedroom air conditioner” shown in FIG.

  If the “cancel” icon is touched instead of touching the “determined” icon described above, the touch operation on the “stop operation” icon before that is invalidated. Thereby, the air conditioner 4 in the living room continues the cooling operation so far.

  Next, an example of an operation for switching the operation mode from “cooling” to “dehumidification” will be described. For example, for the “living air conditioner”, the “dehumidification” icon is touched on the pop-up screen 21 opened in response to the touch operation on the “cooling” icon. At this time, the lamp in the “cooling” icon is turned off and the lamp in the “dehumidification” icon is turned on. The display unit 7 is in a state of instructing the air conditioner 4 in the living room to switch from the cooling operation to the dehumidifying operation.

  When the “determined” icon is touched from this state, the display unit 7 transmits an instruction to switch to the dehumidifying operation to the air conditioner 4 in the living room. The air conditioner 4 in the living room switches the operation mode to the dehumidifying operation in response to an instruction from the display unit 7. If a “cancel” icon is touched instead of touching the “confirm” icon, the touch operation to the “dehumidification” icon before that is invalidated. Thereby, the air conditioner 4 in the living room continues the cooling operation so far.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pop-up screen that is displayed in response to a touch operation on the touch switch at the set temperature on the operation status display screen. The display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 22 for switching the set temperature in response to a touch operation on the position where the set temperature is displayed, that is, the “set temperature” icon in the operation status display screen 20. . In the pop-up screen 22, an input operation for switching the set temperature is accepted.

  For example, when the set temperature of the air conditioner 4 in the living room is changed from 27.0 ° C. to 28.0 ° C., the user sets the set temperature “27.0 ° C.” in the same row as the “living air conditioner” in FIG. Touch the icon. The display operation unit 16 receives the touch operation and displays the pop-up screen 22 on which the numerical value of the set temperature is displayed by superimposing it on the operation status display screen 20.

  The pop-up screen 22 includes display of a numerical value of the set temperature, an icon that is a numerical value change button, and “cancel” and “confirm” icons that are touch switches. The upper triangle (Δ) icon arranged adjacent to the numerical value is a change button for increasing the numerical value. The lower triangle (三角) icon is a change button for decreasing the numerical value.

  The display operation unit 16 changes the numerical value of the set temperature by touching the icon of the numerical value change button on the pop-up screen 22. By changing the numerical value of the set temperature to “28”, the air conditioner 4 in the living room is about to be instructed to change the set temperature to 28.0 ° C.

  When the “determined” icon is touched from this state, the display unit 7 transmits an instruction to change the set temperature to 28.0 ° C. to the air conditioner 4 in the living room. The air conditioner 4 in the living room changes the set temperature to 28.0 ° C. according to the instruction from the display unit 7. The display operation unit 16 closes the pop-up screen 22 and returns to the operation status display screen 20. On this operation status display screen 20, “28.0 ° C.” is displayed for the set temperature icon for “living air conditioner”.

  When the “cancel” icon is touched instead of touching the “confirm” icon described above, the touch operation when the numerical value of the set temperature is changed to “28” before that is invalidated. As a result, the air conditioner 4 in the living room keeps the set temperature at 27.0 ° C. until then.

  As described above, the remote operation display device according to the present embodiment displays the operation status of the electric device on the operation status display screen 20 and operates the operation status when the operation status display screen 20 is operated. Pop-up screens 21 and 22 are displayed.

  The remote operation display device accepts an input operation on the pop-up screens 21 and 22 separately from the driving status display screen 20, so that the display of the driving status and the display of the part for the operation are separated, Each can be easily understood.

  The remote operation display device pops up an operation mode switching screen by touching “operation switching”, thereby enabling the user to easily show the operation mode switching or operation stop operation to the user. The user only needs to proceed with the operation by touching the portion desired to be switched, and an intuitive and easy-to-understand operation can be realized. The remote operation display device can also display the operation mode on the operation status display screen 20 with a simple configuration.

  The remote operation display device makes it easy for the user to intuitively understand the temperature setting operation, which is indispensable for the operation of the air conditioner 4, by popping up the setting temperature switching screen by touching “setting temperature”. Can show. The remote operation display device can also have a simple configuration for displaying the set temperature on the operation status display screen 20.

  The remote operation display device can make it easy to confirm the driving situation and also to operate a plurality of electric devices. As described above, the display of the operation status of the electric equipment and the display of the part for operation can be easily understood, the operation status of the electric equipment can be easily confirmed, and the electric equipment can be easily operated. Play.

  By using the remote operation display device of this embodiment, the user can operate the display operation unit 16 while confirming the power information such as the amount of power generation, power consumption, and power sales / purchase amount on the power display screen. It is possible to remotely control the operation of electrical equipment.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation status display screen in the remote operation display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The remote operation display device according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the remote operation display device according to the first embodiment. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description will be omitted as appropriate.

  The display operation unit 16 displays the operation status of each air conditioner 4 on the operation status display screen 23. On the operation status display screen 23, “air conditioner name”, “operation switching”, “set temperature”, and “room temperature” are displayed for each air conditioner 4. On the operation status display screen 23, the operation mode “cooling”, “heating”, “dehumidification”, and “air blowing” icons are displayed in the “operation switching” column, so that the air conditioner 4 is in the operation state. It shows that there is. In addition, a “stop” icon is displayed in the “operation switching” column to indicate that the air conditioner 4 is in a stopped state.

  On the operation status display screen 23, the display of the “operation status” on the operation status display screen 20 (see FIG. 2) of the first embodiment can be omitted, so that the display of the operation status can be further simplified.

  Since it is important information whether the air conditioner 4 is in operation or stopped, when the air conditioner 4 is in the stopped state, the display operation unit 16 takes measures to clearly indicate that the air conditioner 4 is in the stopped state. It's also good. For example, when the air conditioner 4 is in a stopped state, a “stop” icon that is a portion indicating that the air conditioner 4 is in a stopped state may be grayed out. The grayout may be performed by any method, for example, lowering the luminance with respect to other display portions.

  For example, it is assumed that the air conditioner 4 in the bedroom is in a stopped state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, on the driving status display screen 23, for “Bedroom Air Conditioner”, the “Stop” icon is displayed in the “Driving Switching” column, and that portion is grayed out. Thereby, the user can easily grasp whether or not each air conditioner 4 is in a stopped state.

  Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 21 (see FIG. 3) for switching the operation mode in response to a touch operation on the “switch operation” touch switch. indicate. Further, the display operation unit 16 displays a pop-up screen 22 (see FIG. 4) for switching the set temperature in response to a touch operation on the “set temperature” touch switch.

  Also in the second embodiment, the remote operation display device can make the display of the operation status of the electric equipment and the display for the operation easy to understand, as in the first embodiment, and confirm the operation status of the electric equipment. It is easy to operate, and there is an effect that the electric device can be easily operated. By using the remote operation display device of this embodiment, the user can operate the display operation unit 16 while confirming the power information such as the amount of power generation, power consumption, and power sales / purchase amount on the power display screen. It is possible to remotely control the operation of electrical equipment.

  Although the remote operation display apparatus of Embodiment 1 and 2 uses wireless LAN as a communication means between the measurement unit 6, the display unit 7, and the air conditioner 4 which is an electric equipment, it is not restricted to this. The remote operation display device may use wireless communication other than the wireless LAN, for example, communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), wired LAN, and power line carrier.

  The electric device to be displayed and operated by the remote operation display device may be other than the air conditioner 4. In addition to the air conditioner 4, the remote operation display device is suitable for remote operation and display of electric devices having a plurality of operating states such as lighting devices and water heaters. The remote operation display device displays the power information of the photovoltaic power generation system, and is useful for supporting energy conservation practices by the user by displaying the operating status of the electrical device and by remotely operating the electrical device by the user. It is.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solar cell array, 2 Power conditioner, 3 Distribution board, 4 Air conditioner, 5 Output line, 6 Measuring unit, 7 Display unit, 8 Communication line, 9 Current sensor, 10 Current sensor input part, 11 Current for electric power purchase / purchase detection Sensor, 12 Current sensor, 13 Power line, 14 Transmission means, 15 Transmission / reception means, 16 Display operation unit, 17 Transmission / reception means, 20, 23 Operation status display screen, 21, 22 Pop-up screen.

Claims (6)

A display operation unit for displaying an operation status of the electric device and receiving an input operation for remotely operating the electric device;
A transmission / reception means for transmitting an operation instruction corresponding to the input operation to the electric device, and receiving information on the operation status from the electric device;
The display operation unit displays a pop-up screen for accepting the input operation on the driving status display screen in response to an operation on the driving status display screen displaying the driving status. apparatus.   The display operation unit is configured to change the operation mode according to a touch operation on a position displaying the operation mode in the operation status display screen displaying the operation mode of the electric device. The remote operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the pop-up screen that accepts an input operation is displayed.   The display operation unit is configured to change the set temperature according to a touch operation on a position where the set temperature is displayed in the operation status display screen displaying the set temperature of the electric device. The remote operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the pop-up screen that accepts an input operation is displayed.   The display operation unit, when the electrical equipment is in a stopped state, grays out a portion of the operation status display screen that indicates that the operating state is in the stopped state. The remote control display device according to any one of 3 above.   The display operation unit is capable of switching between the operation status display screen and a power display screen that displays data of generated power of a photovoltaic power generation system capable of supplying generated power to the electric device. The remote operation display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A display unit comprising the display operation unit and the transmission / reception means;
A measurement unit for measuring the generated power of the solar power generation system,
6. The remote operation display device according to claim 5, wherein the transmission / reception means of the display unit receives data of the generated power, which is a measurement result of the measurement unit, from the measurement unit.

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