Energy consumption monitoring system, method, and computer program

摘要

The monitoring device includes: a load specifying information storage unit which stores, for each type of the load, information including typical energy consumption and a usage time slot of the load; and a recommended consumption information storage unit which stores recommended consumption of energy for each type of the load. Once consumption information is received from the measurement instrument, a load specification unit refers to the load specifying information storage unit and specifies a type of the load used. Then, a determination processing unit refers to the recommended consumption information storage unit and determines whether or not the energy consumption of the load falls within a range of the recommended consumption. An instruction to transmit a report signal is given to the measurement instrument when it is determined as a result of the determination that the energy consumption of the load exceeds the range of the recommended consumption.

主权项

1. An energy consumption monitoring system which monitors energy consumption by a load, comprising:
a measurement instrument which measures an amount of energy supply for each supply line supplying energy to a plurality of loads as energy consumption of the supply line; and a monitoring device which collects information pertaining to the energy consumption measured, the measurement instrument and the monitoring device being configured to be able to communicate via a network, wherein the measurement instrument includes:
measurement means which chronologically measures energy consumption of the each supply line;first consumption information transmission means which transmits consumption information pertaining to the measured energy consumption to the monitoring device;report instruction reception means which receives, from the monitoring device, an instruction to transmit a report signal in a case where the energy consumption by the load exceeds preset recommended consumption, the report signal reporting the case; andreport signal transmission means which transmits the report signal on the basis of the instruction received, and the monitoring device includes:
load specifying information storage means which stores each type of the load in association with load specification information including typical energy consumption of the load and a typical usage time slot of the load;recommended consumption information storage means which stores recommended consumption information pertaining to recommended consumption of energy for the each type of the load;consumption information reception means which receives the consumption information from the measurement instrument;load specification means which refers to the load specifying information storage means and specifies a type of the load used on the basis of the consumption information;determination processing means which refers to the recommended consumption information storage means and determines whether or not the energy consumption by the load specified falls within a range of the recommended consumption pertaining to the recommended consumption information; andreport instruction transmission means which transmits an instruction to transmit the report signal to the measurement instrument when it is determined as a result of the determination process that the energy consumption pertaining to the consumption information exceeds the range of the recommended consumption pertaining to the recommended consumption information.