Cold and warm information providing system, heating system, cold and warm information providing method and program

Abstract

To provide a temperature information provision system that is easy to provide information in which a temperature is reflected as bodily sensation, a heating system, a temperature information provision method, and a program.SOLUTION: A temperature information provision system 1 includes an acquisition unit 131, a use rate calculation unit 132, a provision information creation unit 133, and a provision unit 134. The acquisition unit 131 acquires heating device use information regarding the use of a plurality of heating devices. The use rate calculation unit 132 calculates the heating device use rates of the plurality of heating devices from the acquired heating device use information. The provision information creation unit creates provision information including temperature information based on the calculated heating device use rate. The provision unit 134 provides the created provision information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cold / warm weather information providing system, a heating system, and a cold / warm weather information providing method and program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional method of determining season. In this method, in air conditioning control that determines one of three seasonal modes, summer, winter, and intermediate, the season is roughly divided into summer, winter, and intermediate based on the calendar day, and in the intermediate calendar day period, the outdoor air temperature at the start of air conditioning on the day is compared with the outdoor air temperature at the same time the previous day. If the difference between the outdoor air temperature and the outdoor air temperature at the same time the previous day is within a set value, the system continues to operate in the seasonal mode of the previous day, and if the difference is equal to or greater than the set value, the system determines whether the mode is summer, winter, or intermediate based on the outdoor air temperature at the start of air conditioning. Furthermore, the outdoor air temperature of the day is determined at the time of the average outdoor air temperature during the operation of the air conditioner, and the seasonal mode determination at the time of startup is corrected. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 59-035745 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the seasonal determination method described in Patent Document 1, although seasonal mode determination is made based on the outside air temperature, the actual use of the air conditioning device is not taken into consideration. For example, when there is a difference between the sensible temperature and the outside air temperature, it is difficult to reflect the perceived warmth or coldness.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide a cold and hot information providing system, a heating system, a cold and hot information providing method, and a program that can easily provide information that reflects the cold and hot sensations experienced by the user. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The temperature information providing system according to the invention of claim 1 comprises an acquisition unit, a usage rate calculation unit, a provision information creation unit, and a provision unit. The acquisition unit acquires heating device usage information relating to the use of a plurality of heating devices. The usage rate calculation unit calculates heating device usage rates for the plurality of heating devices from the acquired heating device usage information. The provision information creation unit creates provision information including temperature information based on the calculated heating device usage rates. The provision unit provides the created provision information.

[0007] The invention according to claim 2 is an invention dependent on claim 1, in which the provision information creation unit creates seasonal information as the provision information based on the heating device usage rate.

[0008] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heating device is a hot water floor heating device.

[0009] A heating system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes the temperature information providing system according to any one of the first to third aspects, and a plurality of heating devices from which the heating device usage information is acquired by the acquisition unit.

[0010] The method for providing temperature and humidity information according to the invention of claim 5 comprises an acquisition step, a usage rate calculation step, a provision information creation step, and a provision step. The acquisition step is a step of acquiring heating device usage information relating to the use of a plurality of heating devices. The usage rate calculation step is a step of calculating heating device usage rates of the plurality of heating devices from the acquired heating device usage information. The provision information creation step is a step of creating information to be provided including temperature and humidity information based on the calculated heating device usage rates. The provision step is a step of providing the created information to be provided.

[0011] A program according to the invention of claim 6 causes one or more processors to execute the method for providing cold and warm information according to claim 5. Effect of the Invention

[0012] In the temperature information providing system according to claim 1, it becomes easier to provide information that reflects the temperature sensation as felt, rather than simply information based on temperature changes.

[0013] In the invention according to claim 2, it becomes easier to determine the start of the season, the peak season, the end of the season, and the like in various industries based on the seasonal information.

[0014] In the invention according to claim 3, since the hot water floor heating device is not likely to be turned on and off frequently, the variation in the heating device usage rate is suppressed, and it is easy to improve the accuracy of the temperature information.

[0015] In the invention as defined in claim 4, it becomes easier to provide information that reflects the physical sensation of hot and cold, rather than simply information based on temperature changes.

[0016] In the invention according to claim 5, it becomes easier to provide information that reflects the physical sensation of hot and cold, rather than simply information on temperature changes.

[0017] In the invention as defined in claim 6, it becomes easier to provide information that reflects the physical sensation of hot and cold, rather than simply information based on temperature changes. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a temperature information providing system and a heating system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a method for providing cold and warm information in the cold and warm information providing system. [Diagram 3] Figure 3 shows the correlation between minimum temperature and heating equipment usage rate. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a time chart of the minimum temperature and the heating device usage rate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cold / warm information providing system, a heating system, a cold / warm information providing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0020] The heating system according to this embodiment includes multiple heating devices and a cold / hot temperature information providing system 1. The heating devices in this embodiment are hot water floor heating devices 231, and the hot water floor heating device 231 is one element constituting a hot water supply system 2, but the hot water supply system 2 is not an essential component of the heating system and the cold / hot temperature information providing system 1. First, the hot water supply system 2 will be described below.

[0021] (Hot water supply system) The hot water supply system 2 includes a power generation device 21, a main heat medium circuit 22 in which a main heat medium for recovering heat generated by the power generation device 21 circulates, and a heating terminal 23. A heat exchanger 222 for exhaust heat recovery is connected midway through the main heat medium circuit 22, and a recovery circuit 221 in which a recovery heat medium circulates is connected between the power generation device 21 and the heat exchanger 222 for exhaust heat recovery. The heat generated by the power generation device 21 is recovered by the main heat medium via the recovery heat medium.

[0022] In this embodiment, the power generation device 21 is a prime mover-driven power generation device 21, but may be a power generation device 21 made of a fuel cell, and is not particularly limited. By using the power generation device 21 instead of a simple heat generation device, a cogeneration system is formed.

[0023] The power generation device 21 is controlled by a power generation control unit 210. The power generation control unit 210 has a microcomputer and performs control according to a control program, and performs heat utilization operation by controlling the start / stop and heat generation amount of the power generation device 21, and the flow rate of the recovery heat medium flowing through the recovery circuit 221. The power generation control unit 210 starts the heat utilization operation in response to a start operation of the heat utilization operation in the power generation operation unit 211, and stops the heat utilization operation in response to a stop operation of the heat utilization operation.

[0024] A hot water tank 24 is provided in the main heat transfer medium circuit 22. A hot water outlet pipe 241 is connected to the hot water tank 24, and a hot water supply pipe for supplying hot water and a hot water filling pipe for filling the bathtub with hot water branch off from the hot water outlet pipe 241 midway.

[0025] Furthermore, in the main heat medium circuit 22, a parallel flow path 25 in which a heat exchanger 251 and a heat exchanger 252 are connected in series is provided in parallel with the hot water tank 24. The primary flow path of the heat exchanger 251 is connected to the parallel flow path 25, and the secondary flow path is connected to the reheating circulation circuit. Bath water drawn from the bathtub into the reheating circulation circuit is heated by the heat exchanger 251, and can be discharged back into the bathtub.

[0026] The heat exchanger 252 exchanges heat between the main heat medium flowing through the parallel flow path 25 and the heating heat medium flowing through the heating heat medium circuit 26. The heating terminals 23 are connected to the heating heat medium circuit 26. The heating terminals 23 obtain heat from the heating heat medium to perform heating. The heating terminals 23 include a hot water floor heating device 231 that performs heating by flowing the heating heat medium, and a bathroom heater / dryer 232 that blows out hot air heated by the heating heat medium. The heating terminals 23 are provided with a heat dissipation flow path inside, and heat is dissipated when the heating heat medium flows through the heat dissipation flow path, performing heating. Each heating terminal 23 is provided with a control valve 230 that adjusts the flow rate per unit time of the heating heat medium flowing inside the heat dissipation flow path. Bathroom heater / dryer 232 is a high-temperature terminal that requires a high-temperature (eg, about 80° C.) heating medium, and hot water floor heating device 231 is a low-temperature terminal that requires a low-temperature (eg, about 60° C.) heating medium.

[0027] A pump 261, which serves as a means for transporting the heating medium, is connected to the heating medium circuit 26. Downstream of the pump 261, the heating medium circuit 26 branches into a high-temperature path 27 leading to the bathroom heater / dryer 232 and a low-temperature path 28 leading to the hot water floor heating device 231.

[0028] The control valve 230 provided in the heating terminal 23 is controlled by the heating control unit 29. The heating control unit 29 has a microcomputer and performs control using a control program, and controls the control valve 230 provided in each heating terminal 23 and the flow rate of the heating heat medium flowing through the heating heat medium circuit 26 based on setting information of each heating terminal 23 set and input by a heating operation unit 291. The heating operation unit 291 performs setting input of heating on / off and heating amount in each heating terminal 23, and transmits the setting information to the heating control unit 29 wirelessly or via wire.

[0029] The power generation control unit 210 and the heating control unit 29 are configured to be able to communicate with each other wirelessly or via a wire. Instead of providing the power generation control unit 210 and the heating control unit 29 separately, the power generation control unit 210 and the heating control unit 29 may be integrated into one control unit. In this embodiment, the hot water supply system 2 has a hot water supply system control unit 20 (see FIG. 1) that controls the entire hot water supply system 2 including the power generation control unit 210 and the heating control unit 29.

[0030] Moreover, the power generation operation unit 211 and the heating operation unit 291 may be disposed in a living space including a bathroom, or may be a portable operation remote controller.

[0031] In this embodiment, the hot water supply system 2 is a cogeneration system including the power generation device 21 and the hot water tank 24, but the hot water supply system 2 does not have to be a cogeneration system, and may not include either or both of the power generation device 21 and the hot water tank 24. The above-described hot water supply system 2 is an example, and is not limited to the above-described configuration.

[0032] (Floor heating system) The hot water floor heating device 231 has a floor heating function. The hot water floor heating device 231 is configured by embedding a hot water panel having a hot water flow path inside in a floor (may be a bathroom floor). The floor heating function is a function for heating the floor and the room by dissipating heat from the heating heat medium flowing through the hot water flow path. The hot water floor heating device 231 is controlled by the heating control unit 29, and is operated by operating the heating operation unit 291.

[0033] (Temperature and Temperature Information System) The cold and warm weather information providing system 1 is a system that easily provides information that reflects the cold and warm weather felt by the user. The cold and warm weather information providing system 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a processing unit 13. The cold and warm weather information providing system 1 can be realized by one or more servers.

[0034] The communication unit 11 is a communication interface. The communication unit 11 is connectable to the communication network 3 and has a function of performing communication through the communication network 3. The communication unit 11 includes, for example, a transmitter and a receiver. The communication unit 11 complies with a predetermined communication protocol. The predetermined communication protocol can be selected from various well-known wired and wireless communication standards.

[0035] The storage unit 12 is used to store information used by the processing unit 13. The storage unit 12 includes one or more storage devices. The storage devices are, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory).

[0036] The processing unit 13 is a control circuit that controls the operation of the temperature information providing system 1. The processing unit 13 can be realized, for example, by a computer system including one or more processors (microprocessors) and one or more memories. In other words, the one or more processors execute one or more (computer) programs (applications) stored in one or more memories to function as the processing unit 13. Here, the programs are pre-recorded in the memory of the processing unit 13, but they may also be provided via an electric communication line such as the Internet, or recorded on a non-transitory recording medium such as a memory card.

[0037] The processing unit 13 includes an acquisition unit 131, a usage rate calculation unit 132, a provision information creation unit 133, and a provision unit 134. The acquisition unit 131, the usage rate calculation unit 132, the provision information creation unit 133, and the provision unit 134 do not indicate actual configurations, but indicate functions realized by the processing unit 13.

[0038] (Acquisition Department) The acquisition unit 131 acquires heating device usage information related to the use of a plurality of heating devices. The plurality of heating devices are heating devices used in a plurality of dwelling units (i.e., a plurality of hot water supply systems 2), and suitable examples thereof include a hot water floor heating device 231 and a bathroom heater / dryer 232, but may also be air conditioners. These heating devices are controlled by the hot water supply system control unit 20.

[0039] In this embodiment, the heating device is a hot water floor heating device 231. The acquisition unit 131 is also capable of acquiring heating device usage information from, for example, several million hot water supply systems 2 in Osaka Prefecture. The heating device usage information is information indicating whether the hot water floor heating device 231 in each hot water supply system 2 is currently in use or not, and is acquired in chronological order (continuously or intermittently).

[0040] (Usage rate calculation part) The usage rate calculation unit 132 calculates the heating device usage rate of the multiple heating devices from the acquired heating device usage information. Specifically, the heating device usage rate refers to the ratio of the number of hot water heating systems 2 using the hot water floor heating devices 231 to the number of hot water heating systems 2 having the hot water floor heating devices 231 for which the acquisition unit 131 can acquire heating device usage information. Here, when one hot water heating system 2 has multiple hot water floor heating devices 231, if any one of the hot water floor heating devices 231 is in use, the heating device usage information is "used", and if all the hot water floor heating devices 231 are not in use, the heating device usage information is "not in use". This information is tallied for each hot water heating system 2, and the ratio of the number of hot water heating systems 2 having the heating device usage information "used" to the number of all hot water heating systems 2 for which the acquisition unit 131 can acquire heating device usage information is calculated as the heating device usage rate.

[0041] In addition, when one hot water supply system 2 has multiple hot water floor heating devices 231, the heating device usage rate may be the ratio of the number of hot water floor heating devices 231 in use to the number of all hot water floor heating devices 231 from which the acquisition unit 131 can acquire heating device usage information, rather than the ratio of the number of hot water floor heating devices 2 that are using the hot water floor heating devices 231 to the total number of hot water systems 2. The definition of the heating device usage rate can be set arbitrarily.

[0042] (Provision Information Creation Department) The provided information creation unit 133 creates information to be provided including temperature information based on the calculated heating device usage rate. The heating device usage rate is information that reflects temperature as felt, and can be said to include temperature information, so it may be the provided information itself. The provided information may also be other information created based on the heating device usage rate. In this embodiment, seasonal information created based on the heating device usage rate is created as the provided information.

[0043] (Providing Department) The providing unit 134 provides the created provided information. In this embodiment, the providing unit 134 transmits the provided information including the seasonal information created by the provided information creating unit 133 to the terminal device 4 of the provided party via the communication network 3, thereby causing the output unit of the terminal device 4 to output the provided information.

[0044] (Communications Network) The communication network 3 may include the Internet. The communication network 3 may be configured not only of a network conforming to a single communication protocol, but also of a plurality of networks conforming to different communication protocols. The communication protocol may be selected from various well-known wired and wireless communication standards. The communication network 3 may include data communication devices such as repeater hubs, switching hubs, bridges, gateways, and routers.

[0045] (Terminal Device) The terminal device 4 is used to input information to the cold and hot information providing system 1 via the communication network 3 and to display information from the cold and hot information providing system 1. The terminal device 4 may be realized by a desktop computer, a laptop computer, or a mobile terminal (such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a wearable terminal).

[0046] (How to provide temperature information) A method for providing cold and warm weather information executed in the cold and warm weather information providing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0047] The method for providing cold and warm information includes an acquisition step, a usage rate calculation step, a provision information creation step, and a provision step. The processing unit 13 executes the method for providing cold and warm information.

[0048] After the start of the method for providing cold and hot information, first, the acquisition unit 131 executes an acquisition step (step S1). The acquisition step is a step for acquiring heating device usage information related to the use of a plurality of heating devices (hot water floor heating devices 231). In this embodiment, as the heating device usage information, information on whether or not the hot water floor heating devices 231 are in use, "in use" or "not in use", is acquired in chronological order for each hot water supply system 2.

[0049] Next, the usage rate calculation unit 132 executes a usage rate calculation step (step S2). The usage rate calculation step is a step of calculating heating device usage rates of multiple heating devices from the acquired heating device usage information. In this embodiment, the heating device usage rate is calculated as the ratio of the number of hot water supply systems 2 whose heating device usage information is "in use" to the number of all hot water supply systems 2 from which the acquisition unit 131 can acquire heating device usage information.

[0050] Next, the provided information creating unit 133 executes a provided information creating step (step S3). The provided information creating step is a step of creating provided information including temperature information based on the calculated heating device usage rate. The creation of the temperature information will be described in detail later.

[0051] Next, the providing unit 134 executes a providing step (step S4). The providing step is a step of providing the created provided information. In this embodiment, the providing unit 134 transmits the provided information including the temperature information to the provided terminal device 4 via the communication network 3.

[0052] In this way, in this embodiment, a large amount of heating information usage information based on the actual use of the hot water floor heating device 231 is acquired, the heating device usage rate is calculated, and information to be provided including temperature information is created based on this heating device usage rate. Therefore, it becomes easier to provide information that reflects the temperature sensation as a bodily sensation, rather than information that is simply based on temperature changes, as the information to be provided.

[0053] (Creating temperature information) Next, the creation of temperature information will be described in detail.

[0054] Generally, the lower the temperature, the higher the utilization rate of a heating device. Figure 3 shows a correlation diagram between minimum temperature and heating device utilization rate. This correlation diagram is a graph in which one point is plotted per day, with the horizontal axis representing the minimum temperature of a certain day and the vertical axis representing the ratio of the number of hot water systems 2 in which the hot water floor heating device 231 was used even a little on that day to the total number of hot water systems 2 (i.e., heating device utilization rate), and is plotted for many days. From Figure 3, it can be seen that, although a correlation is obviously observed between the minimum temperature and the heating device utilization rate, there is also a large variance, and there is a discrepancy between the minimum temperature and the actual sensation.

[0055] Next, Figure 4 shows a time chart of minimum temperatures and heating equipment usage rates (instantaneous values) in a certain region. Minimum temperatures vary widely from day to day, whereas heating equipment usage rates do not vary as widely as minimum temperatures. In other words, minimum temperatures have large noise in their changes, whereas heating equipment usage rates do not have as large noise in their changes. Note that the "instantaneous value" of heating equipment usage rates in this relationship does not refer to an instant, and does not refer to values ​​calculated on a multi-day basis, but rather on a daily basis.

[0056] From these results, it is believed that when it comes to long-term temperature changes (for example, between seasons), judging changes using the heating equipment usage rate as an indicator will result in less noise and be more accurate than judging changes using the minimum temperature as an indicator. The perceived temperature does not depend only on the temperature at the time or the minimum temperature of the day, but also on long-term changes in temperature, and it is believed that the perceived temperature is reflected in the actual use of heating equipment (heating equipment usage rate).

[0057] Although not shown, there is another approach that considers the heating device usage rate (moving average value) in addition to the approach that considers the heating device usage rate as an instantaneous value shown in FIG. 4 described above. The "moving average value" of the heating device usage rate here means that it is not counted on a daily basis like the "instantaneous value", but is counted on a multi-day basis. In this embodiment, the moving average value is the average value for 10 days, with the target day as the last day. By using the moving average value, the variation is suppressed and averaging is promoted compared to when the instantaneous value is used. In addition, since the moving average value reflects the values ​​for the past 10 days, the moving average value lags behind the instantaneous value by several days (approximately 5 days).

[0058] Next, the creation of various types of temperature information will be described using specific examples.

[0059] (Example 1) In Example 1, the recipient of temperature information is assumed to be a manufacturer or seller of clothing.

[0060] The temperature information is seasonal information, and indicates or predicts the start of the winter season. When the instantaneous value and the moving average value of the heating device usage rate are reached, it is determined that the winter season has started.

[0061] [Table 1]

[0062] The reason why the heating equipment usage rate is lower in the case of the moving average is because the heating equipment usage rate increases at the beginning of the winter season, so the moving average value is lower than the instantaneous value on the same day with a delay. From the time chart in Figure 4, we can see that the value in Table 1 is reached around the end of October.

[0063] (Example 2) In Example 2, the recipient of temperature information is assumed to be a manufacturer or seller of clothing, just like in Example 1.

[0064] Like Example 1, the temperature information is seasonal information, but it differs from Example 1 in that it is information that indicates or predicts the peak winter season. When the instantaneous value and the moving average value are taken as the heating device usage rate, it is determined that it is the peak winter season when it reaches the value shown in Table 2 below.

[0065] [Table 2]

[0066] The reason why the heating equipment usage rate is lower in the case of the moving average is because the heating equipment usage rate increases during the peak winter season, and the moving average value is lower than the instantaneous value on the same day with a delay. From the time chart in Figure 4, we can see that the values ​​in Table 2 are reached around the beginning of December.

[0067] (Example 3) In Example 3, the recipient of temperature information is assumed to be a manufacturer or seller of clothing, as in Examples 1 and 2.

[0068] The temperature information is seasonal information like in Examples 1 and 2, but differs from Examples 1 and 2 in that it is information that indicates or predicts the time when the winter season will end. When the instantaneous value and the moving average value are taken as the heating device usage rate, it is determined that the winter season will end when the value shown in Table 3 below is reached.

[0069] [Table 3]

[0070] The reason why the heating equipment usage rate is higher in the case of the moving average is because the heating equipment usage rate is in a downward phase when the winter season ends, so the moving average value is higher than the instantaneous value on the same day with a delay. From the time chart in Figure 4, we can see that the values ​​in Table 3 are reached around mid-April.

[0071] (Example 4) In Example 4, similarly to Examples 1 to 3, a manufacturer or seller of clothing is assumed to be a recipient of temperature information.

[0072] Temperature information is a simple indicator, and an example is shown in Table 4 below.

[0073] [Table 4]

[0074] In Table 4, the coldness is rated on a five-level scale from 1 to 5, which is a simple indicator that makes it easy to formulate manufacturing and sales strategies for clothing.

[0075] As described above, clothing manufacturers and retailers can develop manufacturing and sales strategies for clothing based on seasonal information that reflects the temperature sensations experienced by people, and can use this information in their business strategies.

[0076] In addition, in Examples 1 to 4, the recipient of temperature information is assumed to be a manufacturer or seller of clothing, but the type of business is not limited. An example of a recipient of temperature information is an oil distributor that sells kerosene, etc., and a sales strategy for oil according to the season can be made. In addition, since hotpots are popular on cold days, examples of recipients of temperature information include restaurants and food stores, and the information can be useful for purchasing food and predicting customer numbers.

[0077] In the above embodiment, the moving average value is the average value over 10 days ending on the target day, but other average values ​​may be used. For example, the moving average value may be the average value over 7 days ending on the target day, or the average value over 5 days before and after the target day, and is not particularly limited.

[0078] In the above embodiment, the use of the hot water floor heating device 231 is adopted as the heating device, but the use of an air conditioner may also be adopted. However, since the air conditioner is turned on and off more frequently than the hot water floor heating device 231, it is considered that the variation in the heating device usage rate will be larger compared to the case where the hot water floor heating device 231 is adopted. In this respect, since the hot water floor heating device 231 is not likely to be turned on and off frequently, the variation in the heating device usage rate is suppressed, and it is easy to improve the accuracy of the temperature information.

[0079] It should be noted that the above-described embodiment is merely one of various embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0080] 1. Temperature and cold information system 11 Communications Department 12 Storage section 13 Processing section 131 Acquisition Department 132 Usage rate calculation section 133 Information Creation Department 134 Provision Department 2. Hot water system 21 Power generation equipment 210 Power generation control unit 211 Power generation operation unit 22 Main heating medium circuit 221 Recovery Circuit 222 Heat exchanger for waste heat recovery 23 Heating terminal 230 Control valve 231 Hot water floor heating system 232 Bathroom heater / dryer 24 Hot water tank 241 Outlet pipe 25 Parallel flow paths 251 Heat exchanger 252 Heat exchanger 26 Heating medium circuit 261 Pump 27 Hot Road 28 Low Temperature Road 29 Heating control unit 291 Heating Control Unit 3. Communication Network 4 Terminal Equipment

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires heating device usage information regarding usage of a plurality of heating devices; a usage rate calculation unit that calculates a heating device usage rate of the plurality of heating devices based on the acquired heating device usage information; a provision information creation unit that creates provision information including temperature information based on the calculated heating device usage rate; a providing unit that provides the created provision information, the provision information creation unit creates seasonal information as the provision information based on the heating device usage rate; As the seasonal information, when the average value of the heating device usage rate for a plurality of days is 10% or more, it is determined that it is the beginning of the winter season, when the average value of the heating device usage rate for a plurality of days is 60% or more, it is determined that it is the peak winter season, and when the average value of the heating device usage rate for a plurality of days is 50% or less, it is determined that it is the end of the winter season. Temperature and cold information system.

2. The heating device is a hot water floor heating device. The temperature information providing system according to claim 1.

3. A temperature information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, a plurality of heating devices from which the acquisition unit acquires the heating device usage information; Heating system.

4. An acquisition step of acquiring heating device usage information regarding the use of a plurality of heating devices; a usage rate calculation step of calculating a heating device usage rate of the plurality of heating devices based on the acquired heating device usage information; a provision information creation step of creating provision information including temperature information based on the calculated heating device usage rate; A provision step of providing the created provision information, In the provision information creation step, seasonal information is created as the provision information based on the heating device usage rate; As the seasonal information, when the average value of the heating device usage rate for a plurality of days is 10% or more, it is determined that it is the beginning of the winter season, when the average value of the heating device usage rate for a plurality of days is 60% or more, it is determined that it is the peak winter season, and when the average value of the heating device usage rate for a plurality of days is 50% or less, it is determined that it is the end of the winter season. How to provide temperature information.

5. To one or more processors, Executing the method for providing temperature information according to claim 4. program.

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