Air conditioner management system, communication condition adjustment method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current air conditioner management systems face challenges in balancing communication frequency to manage equipment effectively, leading to increased communication load and costs, while infrequent communication hampers appropriate management.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner management system with an information processing apparatus and a management apparatus that generates candidate communication conditions based on equipment and installation space states, allowing for optimized communication adjustments to reduce load and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If communication frequency is increased to improve equipment management, then management appropriateness is improved, but communication load and communication charges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The communication frequency is made dynamic rather than fixed. The management apparatus adjusts communication frequency based on equipment state (operating vs. stopped) and installation space characteristics. When equipment is stopped, communication frequency is reduced; when operating, communication frequency increases. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by adapting communication load to actual management needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes communication parameters (frequency, timing) based on equipment state and installation space conditions. By monitoring whether equipment is operating or stopped, and considering installation space characteristics, the system optimizes communication parameters to reduce unnecessary communication load while maintaining appropriate management oversight.
2Reliability
If communication frequency is increased to improve equipment management, then management appropriateness is improved, but communication charges increase
Solution Approach 1:
Communication frequency is dynamically adjusted based on equipment state and installation space characteristics. During periods when equipment is stopped, communication frequency is reduced, thereby lowering communication charges. When equipment is operating, communication frequency increases to maintain appropriate management. This dynamic approach resolves the contradiction between management quality and communication costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system optimizes communication parameters by changing frequency and timing based on actual equipment state and installation space conditions. This parameter optimization reduces unnecessary communication transmissions, thereby reducing communication charges while maintaining appropriate equipment management oversight.
3Loss of energy
If communication frequency is decreased to reduce communication load, then communication load decreases, but equipment management appropriateness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different communication frequencies to different equipment based on their specific conditions (operating state, installation space characteristics). Rather than using a uniform communication frequency for all equipment, each piece of equipment receives customized communication attention appropriate to its local conditions, resolving the contradiction between reducing overall communication load and maintaining individual equipment management quality.
4Quantity of substance
If communication frequency is decreased to reduce communication charges, then communication charges decrease, but equipment management appropriateness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements location-aware and state-aware communication strategies. Communication frequency is customized for each equipment based on its installation space characteristics and operating state. This localized approach reduces communication charges by avoiding unnecessary communications while ensuring appropriate management oversight for each specific equipment instance.
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AI summary
To provide an equipment management system capable of appropriately managing equipment while reducing a communication load. An air conditioner management system (1S) includes a control apparatus (20S), an intermediate processing apparatus (60S), and a management apparatus (30S). The control apparatus (20S) and the intermediate processing apparatus (60S) obtain air conditioner information about an air conditioner (10S). The management apparatus (30S) communicates air conditioner information with the control apparatus (20S) and the intermediate processing apparatus (60S) under a predetermined communication condition and manages the air conditioner (10S). Either or both of the management apparatus (30S) and the intermediate processing apparatus (60S) include a candidate communication condition generating unit (341, 641) that generates one or more candidate communication conditions in accordance with a state of the air conditioner (10S) and/or a state of an installation space in which the air conditioner (10S) is installed.