Air conditioner, target temperature determination method, program, and storage medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air conditioners cannot automatically determine the target temperature for air-conditioning control, requiring user input even in automatic operation modes.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner system that includes an air-conditioning storage and a controller, which determines the target temperature by acquiring external air temperature data and using pre-stored temperature ranges and determination criteria to calculate a temporary target temperature.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the air conditioner operates in automatic operation mode, then the operation mode is automatically selected, but the target temperature cannot be automatically determined and still requires user input
Solution Approach 1:
The air conditioner determines the target temperature automatically based on detected ambient temperature and stored determination criteria, without requiring user input. The system serves itself by using its own detection capabilities and pre-stored data to make control decisions
Solution Approach 2:
The air conditioner pre-stores temperature determination criteria that define relationships between ambient temperatures and target temperatures for different operation modes. When automatic operation is selected, the system uses these pre-prepared criteria to immediately determine appropriate target temperatures without waiting for user input
2Extent of automation
If the air conditioner uses pre-stored temperature determination criteria to automatically determine target temperature, then automatic target temperature determination is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage unit stores universal temperature determination criteria that can be applied across different operation modes and ambient temperature conditions. The control unit uses these universal criteria to determine target temperatures in various scenarios, making the system broadly applicable without requiring mode-specific complexity
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AI summary
An air conditioner includes an air-conditioning storage and an air-conditioning controller. The air-conditioning storage stores a temperature range and a temperature determination criterion. The controller acquires an external air temperature of a control space, acquires the temperature range and the temperature determination criterion, determines as to which of a heating range, an intermediate range, and a cooling range of the temperature range the external air temperature falls within, determines a first temporary target temperature based on the external air temperature and the temperature determination criterion corresponding to a determined temperature range, and determines a target temperature based on the first temporary target temperature.