FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a device management system and a device management method for managing a movement of an electric device.

BACKGROUND

JP-A-2017-199596 discloses a lighting device such as a spotlight attached to a duct rail of a ceiling or the like. The lighting device includes a lamp body including a light emitting diode (LED) element as a light source, a plug box attached to the duct rail, a power supply circuit configured to supply lighting power to the LED element, and an arm connecting the lamp body and the plug box.

JP-A-2008-243579 discloses a power supply rail and a power supply rail device that are configured to grasp a position of a movable body attached to an electric device on a rail main body.

SUMMARY

However, in the configuration of JP-A-2017-199596, the lighting device such as the spotlight is fixed without being changed from a position of the duct rail provided on the ceiling or the like unless a person climbs up a stepladder to move the plug box manually. Therefore, for example, when a position of the lighting device is changed so as to change a layout of a space in which the lighting device is provided with respect to the duct rail, for example, to change a layout of a space in which the duct rail is provided, the person needs to climb up a stepladder to move the lighting device manually, so convenience for the user when changing the layout is not good. In particular, when a plurality of lighting devices are attached to the duct rail, it is not efficient for a person to manually move the individual lighting devices each time the layout is changed.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a device management system and a device management method for controlling at least one electric device to be freely movable along a duct rail provided on a ceiling of a facility and improving convenience for a user.

The present disclosure provides a device management system. The device management system including: a movable connection device including a connection portion connectable to at least one electric device, a driving unit configured to move the electric device along a duct rail provided in a facility, and a position detection sensor, the movable connection device being attachable to the duct rail; and an information processing device including a management unit configured to output control information indicating an instruction of moving the movable connection device along the duct rail, in which the control information includes a condition of detection information detected by the position detection sensor, and in which the management unit outputs the control information in a case in which the detection information detected by the position detection sensor satisfies the condition.

The present disclosure provides a device management method. The device management method for a device management system, the device management system including a movable connection device attachable to a duct rail provided in a facility and an information processing device including a management unit, the device management method including: connecting at least one electric device; outputting, by the management unit, control information indicating an instruction of moving the movable connection device along the duct rail; and moving the electric device along the duct rail via the movable connection device based on the control information, in which the control information includes a condition of detection information detected by a position detection sensor, and in which the management unit outputs the control information in a case in which the detection information detected by the position detection sensor satisfies the condition.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to control at least one electric device to be freely movable along a duct rail provided on a ceiling of a facility and to improve convenience for a user.

