KR200428141Y1 - Building facility automatic control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic control system for a building facility, comprising: pumps for supplying hot and cold water to a facility installed in a building through a supply line, valves for opening and closing the supply line, and movable elements including a boiler for generating hot water. And, a sensor controller for controlling the operation of the movable elements, a sensor unit including sensors for detecting the temperature of the hot water and the water level of the hot water tank or the cold water tank, and displaying various display information including the temperature of the hot water. The touch screen installed to control the operation of the controller, the equipment controller, the touch screen and the sensor unit and the communication network are connected to each other, and the signal output from the sensor unit is used to set the operating conditions and the operation pattern. And a control computer for controlling the operation of the movable elements. According to such a building facility automatic control system, a computer or a touch screen can be used to control the control target movable elements connected through a network, and the operation schedule can be set by day and time for the operation of the movable elements. In addition to providing flexibility, the facility offers the advantage of easy facility scalability for the installation of additional moving elements.

Description

Automatic control system of building

1 is a block diagram showing a building facility automatic control system according to the present invention,

2 is a block diagram showing the control computer of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed through a display device of a control computer by executing the schedule manager of FIG. 2.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110: movable element portion 130: equipment controller

150: sensor unit 160: touch screen

170: communication repeater 180: control computer

The present invention relates to a building facility automatic control system, and more particularly, to a building facility automatic control system that is able to control the moving elements of the building facility through a network.

In large buildings, for example, sauna facilities, hotels, hospitals, sports centers, etc. are mostly to supply hot and cold water, and to control the temperature of the room.

In addition, in the case of a sauna facility, it is possible to maintain the temperature in hot water, cold water and steam bath at a predetermined temperature.

Conventionally, in order to control facilities in such a large building, each movable element is manually controlled by a controller having an operation panel which can be controlled by a manager operating a boiler, a valve, and a pump in a machine room.

However, such a building facility control system can operate each of the movable elements only in the machine room, so that if the temperature of the hot water supplied is higher or if the room temperature is to be higher, it cannot be controlled outside the machine room.

In addition, there is an inconvenience that the manager must reside in the machine room because the operation status of the building facility cannot be checked remotely.

In addition, there is a problem that the management burden of the operation facility is increased because the number of users using the building is not changed to automatically start and stop the operation element by reflecting this when the number of users using the day and time varies.

The present invention was devised to improve the above problems, and can reduce the burden of management by automatically controlling the moving elements of a building facility according to the set operation pattern while alleviating the restriction of the place for the control of the operation transport. The purpose is to provide an automatic control system for building facilities.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic control system for a building facility that can set the operation pattern of the movable element by day and time.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic building facility control system according to the present invention includes pumps for supplying hot and cold water to a facility installed in a building through a supply pipe, valves for opening and closing the supply pipe, and a boiler for generating hot water. Movable elements comprising a; An equipment controller for controlling the operation of the movable elements; A sensor unit including sensors for detecting the temperature of the hot water and the water level of the hot water tank or the cold water tank; A touch screen installed to display various display information including the temperature of the hot water and to control the operation of the movable element; A mutual network is connected to the equipment controller, the touch screen, and the sensor unit through a communication repeater, and controls the operation of the movable elements in accordance with a set operating condition and a running pattern using a signal output from the sensor unit. And a control computer.

Preferably, the control computer is further provided with a schedule manager for setting the operation pattern of the movable elements for each operation day and time.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in more detail the building facility automatic control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an automatic building facility control system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a control computer of FIG.

1 and 2, the building facility automatic control system 100 is movable element unit 110, equipment controller 130, sensor unit 150, touch screen 160, communication repeater 170 and control Computer 180 is provided.

The movable element unit 110 includes various movable elements constructed to provide hot water, cold water, hot air, cold air, and the like in a building facility.

Here, the movable elements are pumps 112 for supplying hot water and cold water through a supply line, valves 114 for opening and closing the supply line for supplying hot water and the cold water, a boiler 116 for hot water generation, An air conditioner 118 and an ice heat storage unit 119 are included.

The plurality of valves 114 are installed so as to be able to supply and block the fluid to be supplied through the corresponding pipeline, such as hot water supply line, cold water supply line, the number and location of the valves may be appropriately applied according to the structure of the facility.

On the other hand, for the movable element unit 110 has been representative representative of the movable elements, it is a matter of course that the movable elements not illustrated may be applied depending on the facilities of the building to be applied.

As an example, in the case of a sauna facility, a filter pump installed on a circulation pipe configured to discharge hot water or cold water stored in a bath through a circulation pipe and supply it back to the bath, a blower pump for supplying air bubbles into the bath, and a high pressure. Of course, various movable elements such as an underwater massage pump installed to discharge the water through the hydromassage extended to the bath can be applied.

The equipment controller 130 controls the operation of the movable elements. That is, the equipment controller 130 interprets the control information transmitted through the communication repeater 170 by the set communication protocol, and controls the driving of the corresponding movable element according to the interpreted contents. In addition, the equipment controller 130 provides the operation state information to the request target device, for example, the control computer 180 when the transfer request for the drive state information of the movable element.

The sensor unit 150 includes sensors for detecting information necessary to determine whether the movable element is operated or providing status information. A number of temperature detectors 152 for detecting the temperature of hot and cold water supplied as such sensors and a level detector 154 for detecting the water level in the reservoir tank are illustrated.

The touch screen 160 may be installed in an area other than the control computer, if necessary. As an example, when the building to be applied is a sauna facility, the building may be installed in, for example, a female bath and a male bath.

The touch screen 160 supports both display and input functions, and displays various display information including the temperature of hot water and controls the operation of the movable element using a menu on the screen.

The control computer 180 is connected to each other via the equipment controller 130, the touch screen 160, the sensor unit 150 and the communication repeater 170 to enable a mutual network.

The control computer 180 controls the operation of the movable elements through the equipment controller 130 according to the operating condition and the operation pattern set according to the signal output from the sensor unit 150.

This control computer 180 is constructed in a conventional computer structure as shown in FIG.

That is, the control computer 180 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 181, a ROM (182), a RAM (183), a display device 184, an input device 185, and a storage device 186. And a communication device 190.

The storage device 186 is provided with an operating system (OS) 187 such as Windows XP and NT, and a building automatic controller 188 application program for controlling the operation of the movable elements and displaying the operating state.

When the building automatic controller 188 is executed, the display device 184 provides a menu for controlling the operation state and operation of the movable element on the main screen, which is selectively displayed, and operates according to the set operation conditions and the operation pattern. Control the element. Herein, the operating condition refers to a temperature or water level set for hot water supplied as an example, and the movable pattern refers to a driving pattern of the movable element according to the day or time, and as an example, the on / off driving pattern of the air conditioner 118, or In the case of a sauna facility, it refers to an on / off driving pattern such as a 20 minute drive and a 30 minute stop for an underwater massage pump.

In addition, the building automatic controller 188 provides a menu for setting the operation pattern by executing a schedule manager 189 that can set the operation of the movable element by day and time on the main screen.

When the schedule manager 189 is executed, the schedule manager 189 provides a screen for setting the day of the week and the operating time of the control object grouping the movable element or the available element by the control target unit.

An example of a screen provided by the execution of the schedule manager 189 is illustrated in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the execution screen 189a of the schedule manager 189 provides a control target selection window 211 that can be selected for the control target movable element or the movable element control group, and for the selected control target movable element. A day selection window 213 for selecting any one of the days, that is, weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and a time setting window 215 for setting a time for the selected day of the week are provided. When the operation pattern is set by the schedule manager 189, the control computer 180 starts the corresponding movable element according to the set operation pattern.

On the other hand, the control computer 180 is constructed to be able to read the operation status of the movable element even through a user terminal (not shown) of a remote site connected through the Internet 200 connected through the Internet. In this case, it is desirable to be constructed to allow access to the administrator who has passed the set authentication process. In addition, the control computer 180 is configured to transmit the warning message in a text message to the registered call number, for example, registered administrator mobile phone when the warning occurs. In this case, the warning matters may be set in various ways. For example, when the temperature is not reached even after performing the control to operate the air conditioner 118 or the boiler 116 to maintain the temperature of the room at the set temperature, the air conditioner and the boiler It may be determined that normal control is not performed due to a cause such as a failure or a valve failure, and in this case, a warning message may be transmitted to the registrant call number described above as a text message.

On the other hand, such a system 100 provides an advantage that it is easy to change the control system for additional installation and control of moving devices or sensors because they are interconnected via a network.

As described so far, according to the building facility automatic control system according to the present invention, a computer or a touch screen can be used to control a control target movable element connected through a network, and the day and time of operation of the movable element can be controlled. Operation schedules can be set, providing user convenience and facilitating the facility's scalability with additional installation of moving elements.

Claims (2)

Movable elements including pumps for supplying hot and cold water to a facility installed in a building through a supply line, valves for opening and closing the supply line and a boiler for generating hot water; An equipment controller for controlling the operation of the movable elements; A sensor unit including sensors for detecting the temperature of the hot water and the water level of the hot water tank or the cold water tank; A touch screen installed to display various display information including the temperature of the hot water and to control the operation of the movable element; A mutual network is connected to the equipment controller, the touch screen, and the sensor unit through a communication repeater, and controls the operation of the movable elements in accordance with a set operating condition and a running pattern using a signal output from the sensor unit. And a control computer. The system of claim 1, wherein the control computer further comprises a schedule manager configured to set the operation patterns of the movable elements for each operation day and time.

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