Facility device management system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facility device management systems require manual input of installation locations for numerous facility and sensor devices, leading to a significant operational burden and inefficiency in associating devices for effective management.
Innovation Solution
A facility device management system that utilizes wireless communication between facility devices and sensor devices to automatically associate and manage indoor units, ventilation devices, outside air cooling devices, temperature sensors, and CO2 sensors, reducing the need for manual input of installation locations and enabling dynamic association based on measurement values and control commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual input of installation locations is used for facility devices and sensor devices, then device management can be performed, but operator burden increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic device association through self-service mechanisms where facility devices and sensor devices autonomously establish relationships without manual intervention. The management apparatus automatically receives device information and performs association based on received data, eliminating the need for operators to manually input installation locations and associate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual input process with an automated information transmission system. Instead of operators physically entering device locations and associations, the system uses automatic information reception and processing where the management apparatus receives device information and autonomously performs associations based on the received data.
2Loss of time
If manual association of facility devices and sensor devices is performed, then device management is possible, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically receiving device information and establishing associations in advance, eliminating the need for subsequent manual association operations. The management apparatus proactively processes device information as it arrives and automatically creates device relationships without waiting for manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic association mechanism allows the system to self-manage device relationships without human intervention. The management apparatus autonomously processes received device information and establishes associations based on the data, enabling the system to service itself rather than requiring operator involvement in the association process.
3Ease of operation
If automatic association based on wireless communication is implemented, then operator load is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management apparatus performs multiple functions including receiving device information, automatically associating devices, and managing device relationships through a single integrated system. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate manual operations into one automated process, reducing operator involvement while managing complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The management apparatus serves as an intermediary that automatically processes device information and manages associations between facility devices and sensor devices. This intermediary role centralizes the complexity management function, allowing the system to handle automatic associations without requiring complex manual procedures at the operator level.
Data Source
AI summary
A facility device management system includes a plurality of facility devices including a first facility device having identification information, a management apparatus configured to communicate with the facility devices via a network, and a sensor device including a wireless communication unit. The management apparatus includes a storage unit. The first facility device includes a receiving unit configured to receive data from the sensor device via wireless communication, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the data, together with the identification information, to the management apparatus. The management apparatus associates the first facility device and the sensor device with each other based on information received from the first facility device, and stores an association between the first facility device and the data of the sensor device in the storage unit.