Air conditioning control system, air conditioning control method, and program

The air conditioning control system addresses inefficiencies by calculating overlapping comfortable temperature ranges for multiple users, reducing power consumption and enhancing comfort through personalized temperature control.

JP7876142B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-19PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
JP2024565667
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2022-12-21
Filing Date
2023-11-10
Publication Date
2026-06-19
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-10

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing air conditioning systems fail to account for individual user comfort and metabolic rates, leading to inefficient temperature control and increased power consumption.

Method used

An air conditioning control system that calculates a comfortable temperature range for each user based on metabolic rate and PMV, determining a target temperature where multiple comfortable ranges overlap and differ minimally from outside temperature.

Benefits of technology

Reduces power consumption while ensuring temperature comfort for multiple users by optimizing temperature control based on individual user attributes and external conditions.

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Abstract

This air conditioning control system (100) comprises an acquisition unit (11), a calculation unit (12), and a control unit (13). The acquisition unit (11) acquires user information relating to the attributes of a user from each of a plurality of users who use a prescribed space in a facility. The calculation unit (12) calculates a target temperature of the prescribed space. The control unit (13) controls air-conditioning equipment (2) so that the temperature of the prescribed space reaches the target temperature. The calculation unit (12) calculates, for each of the plurality of users, a comfortable temperature range, which is the temperature range within which the user feels comfortable, on the basis of the metabolic amount of the user, which is based on the user information, and a PMV. The calculation unit (12) also determines, as the target temperature, a temperature that is within a range where the plurality of comfort temperature ranges of each of the plurality of users overlap at least partially and that is little different from the air temperature outside of the prescribed space within the aforementioned range.
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