JP2002150463A - Automatic meter-reading system - Google Patents
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、ガス、水道、電気
等の使用量を通信回線を介して自動的に検針可能な自動
検針システムに関するものである。更に詳しくは、ガ
ス、水道、電気等の使用量を計測するメータ装置の検針
結果を無線子機から無線親機に無線通信により供給し、
当該無線親機から公衆電話回線等を経由して本部局に転
送する自動検針システムに関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic meter reading system that can automatically measure the amount of gas, water, electricity, etc. used via a communication line. More specifically, the meter reading results of a meter device that measures the usage of gas, water, electricity, etc. are supplied from the wireless slave device to the wireless master device by wireless communication,
The present invention relates to an automatic meter reading system for transferring data from the wireless master device to a head office via a public telephone line or the like.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】ガス、水道、電気等の使用量を通信回線
を介して自動的に検針可能な自動検針システムとして
は、ガス、水道、電気等が消費されている住宅、工場等
に設置された複数のメータ装置と、各メータ装置に接続
されている無線子機と、各無線子機から無線通信により
各メータ装置の検針結果を収集する無線親機と、この無
線親機に収集された検針結果を伝送装置を介して受け取
る本部局とを備えた構成のものが知られている。2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic meter reading system capable of automatically measuring the usage of gas, water, electricity, etc. via a communication line, it is installed in houses, factories, etc. where gas, water, electricity, etc. are consumed. A plurality of meter devices, a wireless slave device connected to each meter device, a wireless master device that collects meter reading results of each meter device by wireless communication from each wireless slave device, and a wireless master device that is collected by the wireless master device. There is known a configuration including a headquarters station that receives a meter reading result via a transmission device.
【０００３】このような自動検針システムでは、メータ
装置から発せられるメータ発呼データは、無線子機を介
して無線親機に一時的に保管された後、無線親機から上
位装置である伝送装置に対して送信される。このとき、
伝送装置は、無線親機および発呼元の無線子機に対して
下り電文で、伝送装置に埋め込まれたＩＤを返信してい
る。In such an automatic meter reading system, meter call data issued from a meter device is temporarily stored in a wireless master device via a wireless slave device, and then transmitted from the wireless master device to a transmission device as a higher-level device. Sent to. At this time,
The transmission device returns an ID embedded in the transmission device to the wireless master device and the call originating wireless slave device in a downstream message.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ここで、無線親機に
は、複数の無線子機が割り当てられているので、伝送装
置のＩＤが使用されていたり、無線親機あるいは無線子
機にＩＤ登録がなかった場合、メータ発呼データの送信
が正常に行われない。Here, since a plurality of wireless slaves are assigned to the wireless master, the ID of the transmission device is used or the ID is registered in the wireless master or the wireless slave. If there is no, the transmission of the meter call data is not performed normally.
【０００５】そこで、本発明の課題は、監視センターに
接続された通信回線端末側の伝送装置とメータ装置間を
無線により接続する自動検針システムにおいて、メータ
発呼データを確実に送信可能な自動検針システムを提案
することにある。Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic meter reading system for wirelessly connecting a transmission device on a communication line terminal side connected to a monitoring center and a meter device to automatically transmit meter calling data. The idea is to propose a system.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記の課題を解決するた
めに、本発明は、本部局と、この本部局に通信回線を介
して接続された伝送装置と、この伝送装置に接続された
無線親機と、この無線親機との間で無線通信可能な無線
子機と、この無線子機に接続されたメータ装置とを有
し、前記本部局からの検針等の要求信号に応答して、前
記メータ装置の検針データ等の応答データが前記無線子
機および前記無線親機を介して前記本部局に供給される
自動検針システムにおいて、前記無線子機は、前記メー
タ装置から発せられるメータ発呼データを、ＩＤ判別を
行なわずに、前記無線親機を介して前記伝送装置に一定
時間送信する送信手段と、前記伝送装置から返信される
当該伝送装置の器番を記憶保持する器番登録部とを備え
ており、前記無線親機は、前記伝送装置から返信される
当該伝送装置器番を記憶保持する器番登録部を備えてい
ることを特徴としている。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a head office, a transmission device connected to the head office via a communication line, and a wireless device connected to the transmission device. A base unit, a wireless slave unit capable of wireless communication with the wireless master unit, and a meter device connected to the wireless slave unit, in response to a request signal such as meter reading from the headquarters station; In an automatic meter reading system in which response data such as meter reading data of the meter device is supplied to the headquarters station via the wireless slave device and the wireless master device, the wireless slave device includes a meter generator that emits a meter signal from the meter device. Transmitting means for transmitting the call data to the transmission device via the wireless master device for a certain period of time without performing ID discrimination, and a device number registration for storing and holding the device number of the transmission device returned from the transmission device And a wireless communication unit. It is characterized in that it comprises a vessel number registration section for storing and holding the transmission device unit number sent back from the transmission device.
【０００７】本発明の自動検針システムでは、無線子機
および無線親機は、メータ装置からのメータ発呼データ
を上位装置である伝送装置に送信するときに、伝送装置
からのＩＤ判別を行わない。従って、無線子機および無
線親機は、伝送装置のＩＤ判別ができないために通信が
妨げられることがない。また、無線子機および無線親機
は、ＩＤを判別する代わりに伝送装置の器番を記憶保持
することができるので、送信後に送信先を判別すること
が可能である。In the automatic meter reading system of the present invention, the wireless slave unit and the wireless master unit do not discriminate the ID from the transmission device when transmitting the meter call data from the meter device to the transmission device as the upper device. . Accordingly, since the wireless slave device and the wireless master device cannot determine the ID of the transmission device, the communication is not hindered. Further, since the wireless slave device and the wireless master device can store and retain the device number of the transmission device instead of determining the ID, it is possible to determine the transmission destination after transmission.
【０００８】[0008]
【発明の実施の形態】以下に図面を参照して、本発明を
適用した自動検針システムの実施例を説明する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an automatic meter reading system to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.
【０００９】図１は、本発明の自動検針システムを示す
概略ブロック図である。自動検針システム１は、検針デ
ータ等を収集する中央収集装置が設置されている管理者
側システムである本部局２と、この本部局２と公衆電話
回線網３を介して接続された電気、ガス、水道等の消費
者側システム４から構成されている。FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an automatic meter reading system of the present invention. The automatic meter reading system 1 includes a head office 2 which is a manager side system in which a central collection device for collecting meter reading data and the like is installed, and electricity and gas connected to the head office 2 via a public telephone network 3. , Water supply and the like.
【００１０】消費者側システム４は、例えば、集合住
宅、工場等に設置されており、本部局２から延びる公衆
電話回線網３の端末に一方が接続される伝送装置５と、
この伝送装置５の他方に接続される通常一個所の無線親
機６と、異なる場所に設置されている複数台、例えば３
台のメータ装置７（７Ａ、７Ｂ、７Ｃ）にそれぞれ接続
されている無線子機８（８Ａ、８Ｂ、８Ｃ）とから構成
されている。A consumer side system 4 is installed in, for example, an apartment house, a factory, or the like, and has a transmission device 5 which is connected to a terminal of a public telephone network 3 extending from the head office 2 and one of which is:
Usually, one wireless master device 6 connected to the other end of the transmission device 5 and a plurality of wireless master devices 6 installed in different locations, for example,
The wireless communication device 8 (8A, 8B, 8C) is connected to each of the meter devices 7 (7A, 7B, 7C).
【００１１】伝送装置５は、本部局２と無線親機６を介
して各無線子機８との間で送受信を行う送受信回路５１
を備えている。この送受信回路５１は、各無線子機８か
らメータ発呼データを受信したときに伝送装置５の器番
を下り電文として送信する器番送信部５２を備えてい
る。The transmission device 5 includes a transmission / reception circuit 51 for performing transmission / reception between the head office 2 and each of the wireless slaves 8 via the wireless master 6.
It has. The transmission / reception circuit 51 includes a device number transmission unit 52 that transmits the device number of the transmission device 5 as a downlink message when receiving the meter call data from each of the wireless slaves 8.
【００１２】無線親機６は、伝送装置５と各無線子機８
との間で送受信を行う送受信回路６１を備えている。こ
の送受信回路６１は、下り電文として送信される伝送装
置５の器番を記憶保持する器番登録部６２を有してい
る。The wireless master device 6 includes the transmission device 5 and each wireless slave device 8.
And a transmission / reception circuit 61 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the device. The transmission / reception circuit 61 has a device number registration unit 62 that stores and holds the device number of the transmission device 5 transmitted as a downstream message.
【００１３】各無線親子機８は、無線親機６との間で送
受信を行う送受信回路８１を備えている。この送受信回
路８１は、下り電文として無線親機８を介して送信され
る伝送装置５の器番を記憶保持する器番登録部８２を有
している。Each wireless master / slave unit 8 includes a transmitting / receiving circuit 81 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the wireless master unit 6. The transmission / reception circuit 81 has a device number registration unit 82 that stores and holds the device number of the transmission device 5 transmitted via the wireless master device 8 as a downstream message.
【００１４】このように構成された自動検針システム１
おける、各メータ装置７からのメータ発呼データの送信
動作を説明する。例えば、メータ装置７Ｃからのメータ
発呼データは、接続された無線子機８Ｃから実線の矢印
Ｈで示すように送信され、無線親機６を介して伝送装置
５に受信される。受信した伝送装置５は、本部局２に通
信回線を介してメータ発呼データを供給し、無線親機６
および無線子機８Ｃに下り電文を送信する。Automatic meter reading system 1 configured as described above
The transmission operation of the meter call data from each meter device 7 will be described. For example, meter call data from the meter device 7C is transmitted from the connected wireless slave device 8C as indicated by a solid arrow H, and received by the transmission device 5 via the wireless master device 6. The transmitting device 5 that has received the meter supply data to the head office 2 via the communication line,
And the down message is transmitted to the wireless handset 8C.
【００１５】本例では、この下り電文は、伝送装置５の
器番送信部５２から器番が点線矢印Ｄで示すように送信
される。無線親機６および無線子機７では、この器番を
器番登録部６２、８２に記憶保持する。In the present embodiment, the down message is transmitted from the device number transmitting section 52 of the transmission device 5 as indicated by the dotted line arrow D. The wireless master device 6 and the wireless slave device 7 store the device numbers in the device number registration sections 62 and 82.
【００１６】なお、無線親機６および無線子機７におけ
る伝送装置の器番の登録を、手動で行なうようにしても
よい。Note that the registration of the transmission device number in the wireless master unit 6 and the wireless slave unit 7 may be manually performed.
【００１７】このように、本例の自動検針システム１で
は、一台の無線親機６に対して複数の無線子機８を割り
当てられていても、無線親機６および無線子機８は、伝
送装置５のＩＤ判別を行わないので、メータ装置７から
のメータ発呼データを伝送装置５に確実に送信できる。
また、ＩＤを判別する代わりに伝送装置５の器番を自動
あるいは手動により通信後に登録することができるの
で、送信後に送信先を判別することも可能である。As described above, in the automatic meter reading system 1 of the present embodiment, even if a plurality of wireless slaves 8 are assigned to one wireless master 6, the wireless masters 6 and the wireless slaves 8 Since the ID of the transmission device 5 is not determined, the meter call data from the meter device 7 can be reliably transmitted to the transmission device 5.
In addition, since the device number of the transmission device 5 can be registered automatically or manually after communication instead of determining the ID, it is possible to determine the transmission destination after transmission.
【００１８】[0018]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の自動検針
システムでは、メータ装置からの発呼データを上位機種
である伝送装置に送信する際に、伝送装置のＩＤ判別を
行なわないので、一台の無線親機に対して複数の無線子
機が割り当てられている場合でも送信が妨げられること
がない。また、送信後には、送信先の伝送装置の器番を
ＩＤの代わりに記憶保持しているので、メータ発呼デー
タの送信先も特定できる。As described above, in the automatic meter reading system of the present invention, the ID of the transmission device is not determined when transmitting the call data from the meter device to the transmission device which is a higher model. Even when a plurality of wireless slaves are assigned to one wireless master, transmission is not hindered. Also, after transmission, since the device number of the transmission device of the transmission destination is stored and held instead of the ID, the transmission destination of the meter call data can also be specified.
【図１】本発明の自動検針システムの一例を示す概略ブ
ロック図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of an automatic meter reading system of the present invention.
１ 自動検針システム ２ 本部局 ３ 公衆電話回線網 ４ 消費者側システム ５ 伝送装置 ６ 無線親機 ７ メータ装置 ８ 無線子機 ５１ 送受信回路 ５２ 器番送信部 ６１、８１ 送受信回路 ６２、８２ 器番登録部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic meter-reading system 2 Headquarters station 3 Public telephone line network 4 Consumer system 5 Transmission device 6 Wireless base unit 7 Meter device 8 Wireless slave unit 51 Transmission / reception circuit 52 Unit number transmission unit 61, 81 Transmission / reception circuit 62, 82 Unit number registration Department
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 矢上 努 長野県松本市和田3967番地10 東洋計器株 式会社内 (72)発明者 小林 幸生 長野県松本市和田3967番地10 東洋計器株 式会社内 Ｆターム(参考） 2F073 AA07 AA08 AA09 AB01 BB01 BB09 BC02 CC03 CC07 CC12 DD07 FG02 GG01 5K048 AA05 AA06 BA36 DB01 DC01 DC07 EB10 HA01 HA02 5K101 KK12 LL01 LL11 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tsutomu Yagami 3967-1010 Wada, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Toyo Keiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yukio Kobayashi 1067-1067 Wada, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Toyo Keiki Co. Terms (reference) 2F073 AA07 AA08 AA09 AB01 BB01 BB09 BC02 CC03 CC07 CC12 DD07 FG02 GG01 5K048 AA05 AA06 BA36 DB01 DC01 DC07 EB10 HA01 HA02 5K101 KK12 LL01 LL11
Claims (2)
て接続された伝送装置と、この伝送装置に接続された無
線親機と、この無線親機との間で無線通信可能な無線子
機と、この無線子機に接続されたメータ装置とを有し、
前記本部局からの検針等の要求信号に応答して、前記メ
ータ装置の検針データ等の応答データが前記無線子機お
よび前記無線親機を介して前記本部局に供給される自動
検針システムにおいて、 前記無線子機は、前記メータ装置から発せられるメータ
発呼データを、ＩＤ判別を行なわずに、前記無線親機を
介して前記伝送装置に一定時間送信する送信手段と、前
記伝送装置から返信される当該伝送装置の器番を記憶保
持する器番登録部とを備えており、 前記無線親機は、前記伝送装置から返信される当該伝送
装置器番を記憶保持する器番登録部を備えていることを
特徴とする自動検針システム。1. A head office, a transmission device connected to the head office via a communication line, a wireless master device connected to the transmission device, and a wireless base station capable of wireless communication with the wireless master device Having a slave unit and a meter device connected to the wireless slave unit,
In response to a request signal such as meter reading from the headquarters station, in the automatic meter reading system in which response data such as meter reading data of the meter device is supplied to the headquarters station via the wireless slave device and the wireless master device, The wireless slave unit is a transmitting unit that transmits meter call data issued from the meter device to the transmission device via the wireless master device for a certain period of time without performing ID determination. And a device number registration unit that stores and retains the device number of the transmission device, and the wireless master unit includes a device number registration unit that stores and retains the transmission device number returned from the transmission device. An automatic meter reading system, characterized in that:
に用いる前記無線親機および前記無線子機から構成され
る自動検針システム用無線装置。2. A wireless device for an automatic meter reading system comprising the wireless master unit and the wireless slave unit used in the automatic meter reading system according to claim 1.
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