US 2016/0103475 A1 · CENTRAL CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FACILITIES, FACILITY CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FACILITIES

Abstract

A central control apparatus for controlling facilities, a facility control system including the same, and a method of controlling facilities may be provided. The central control apparatus may include a control unit performing control on facilities or equipment. The control unit may include a data collection module configured to collect prediction environment data including weather information of a control target region, a system setting module configured to set information of at least one facility in the control target region, and an energy use amount simulation module configured to model the at least one facility, based on the information of the at least one facility, set at least one control scenario applicable to the at least one facility, and simulate consumption power of the modeled at least one facility that operates according to the at least one control scenario.

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Dependent claims

A central control apparatus comprising:

a display device to display information;
a communication device to communicate with an external device;
a control device to perform control of facilities or equipment, wherein the control device includes:
a data collection module configured to obtain prediction environment data of a control target region, the prediction environment data including weather information of the control target region;
a system setting module configured to set information of at least one facility in the control target region;
and
an energy use amount simulation module configured to model the at least one facility, based on the set information of the at least one facility, the energy use simulation module to set at least one control scenario for the at least one facility, and the energy use simulation module to simulate consumption power of the modeled at least one facility that operates based on the at least one control scenario.

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A facility control system comprising:

at least one facility or equipment;
and
a central control apparatus configured to perform control of the at least one facility or equipment,
wherein the central control apparatus obtains prediction environment data of a control target region, the prediction environment data includes weather information of the control target region, the central control apparatus sets information of at least one facility in the control target region, and models the at least one facility, based on the set information of the at least one facility,
wherein the central control apparatus sets at least one control scenario for the at least one facility, and simulates consumption power of the modeled at least one facility that operates based on the at least one control scenario.

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A facility control method comprising:

obtaining prediction environment data of a control target region of the prediction environment data including weather information of a control target region;
setting information of at least one facility in the control target region;
and
modeling the at least one facility based on the set information of the at least one facility and simulating consumption power of the modeled at least one facility that operates based on a control scenario,
wherein the simulating of the consumption power includes:
modelling the at least one facility based on the set information of the at least one facility,
setting at least one control scenario for the at least one facility, and
simulating consumption power of the modeled at least one facility that operates based on the set at least one control scenario, wherein the control scenario is a set of one or more control commands provided in a specific order such that a pleasant degree of the control target region is within a predetermined pleasant degree.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description22,767 words

Summary379 words

#This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Korean Application No. 10-2014-0136892, filed Oct. 10, 2014, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.

#1. Field

#The present disclosure relates to a central control apparatus for controlling facilities, a facility control system including the same, and a method of controlling facilities. Embodiments may simulate consumption power of facilities.

Brief description of the drawings15 figures

#Arrangements and embodiments may be described in detail with reference to the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements and wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facility control system according to an exemplary embodiment;

#FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a central control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

Detailed description22,054 words

#FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a facility control method according to another exemplary embodiment;

#FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a facility control method according to another exemplary embodiment;

#FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a facility control method according to another exemplary embodiment; and

Facts

Application

14/858,559Filed 18 Sep 2015

Priority

KR 10-2014-013689210 Oct 2014

Published

14 Apr 2016

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

G06F 1/3206
Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode: monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power…
G05B 19/042
Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers: using digital processors
G05B 19/41885
Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible…:…
G05B 2219/2639
Pc applications: energy management, use maximum of cheap power, keep peak load low

Central control apparatus for controlling facilities, facility control system including the same, and method of controlling facilities

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Central control apparatus for controlling facilities, facility control system including the same, and method of controlling facilities

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