Control method for air conditioner, terminal device, and operation control system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current air conditioner monitoring systems can determine if a breakdown is caused by aging but fail to quantify the performance decrease due to aging, limiting user options for optimizing operation based on actual performance levels.
Innovation Solution
A control method and system that display selectable operation modes and corresponding power consumption ranges to users, allowing them to adjust the air conditioner's operation within these ranges based on performance degradation, using a terminal device to communicate with the air conditioner and adjust settings such as compressor and fan motor speeds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If the air conditioner operates at high power consumption settings, then cooling/heating capacity is improved, but energy efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the operation mode of the air conditioner based on real-time performance degradation detection. Instead of fixed high-power operation, the system adapts the power consumption settings to match the actual capabilities of aged components, optimizing the balance between cooling/heating capacity and energy efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (power consumption settings, operation modes) based on detected performance degradation. By monitoring actual performance metrics and adjusting parameters accordingly, the system maintains optimal operation within the degraded performance envelope rather than attempting to maintain original specifications
2Duration of action of stationary object
If the air conditioner continues to operate with degraded performance, then operational continuity is maintained, but energy efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous monitoring of air conditioner performance parameters and provides feedback to adjust operation modes. This closed-loop feedback mechanism detects degradation over time and automatically adjusts operational settings to maintain energy efficiency while preserving operational continuity
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously detects its own performance degradation and self-adjusts operational parameters without external intervention. The air conditioner monitors its own components and automatically optimizes its operation within its current capabilities, enabling it to serve itself in maintaining efficient operation
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AI summary
An operation mode selection image represents a first selection range of values of power consumption setting that are selectable in a first mode at the time of purchase of an air conditioner, a second selection range values of power consumption setting that are selectable in the first mode at a current time, a third selection range values of power consumption setting that are selectable in a second mode at the time of purchase of the air conditioner, and a fourth selection range values of power consumption setting that are selectable in the second mode at the current time. The relationship between the sizes of the first and second selection ranges and the relationship between the sizes of the third and fourth selection ranges represent a degree of decrease in the performance of the air conditioner over the period from the time of purchase to the current time.