Air conditioner system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air conditioner systems require the ability to manage and store room temperature information from multiple sensors for effective air-conditioning control, posing a challenge for users who already own air conditioners without these features, as they need to replace the system to utilize multi-sensor control.
Innovation Solution
An air-conditioner remote controller that automatically switches room temperature information for each time zone, using a control unit to transmit room temperature data from built-in, external, and inlet-port sensors, allowing users to set and change temperature sensors via a user interface, and calculates mean values for multiple sensors in a single zone.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an air conditioner is equipped with functions to obtain, manage, and store room temperature information from multiple temperature sensors, then air-conditioning control using multiple temperature sensors can be performed, but the device complexity increases and existing air conditioners cannot be upgraded without replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a remote controller as an intermediary device that manages multiple temperature sensors and communicates with the air conditioner. The remote controller stores schedule information and transmits room temperature information to the air conditioner, allowing multi-sensor control without modifying the air conditioner itself. This resolves the contradiction by externalizing the complexity to a separate device that users already possess.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the air conditioner replaces itself to gain multi-sensor management capabilities, then air-conditioning control by using a plurality of temperature sensors becomes possible, but existing users face difficulty and high replacement costs
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller serves as an intermediary that bridges existing air conditioners and multiple temperature sensors. It contains the schedule information storage and sensor management functions, allowing users to upgrade their system by adding sensors and using a capable remote controller without replacing the entire air conditioner unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote controller is designed to be a universal solution that can work with multiple temperature sensors from different rooms and various air conditioner models. It provides multi-functional capabilities including storing schedule information, managing multiple sensors, and communicating with different air conditioner types, making it compatible with existing installations.
3Extent of automation
If schedule information is stored in the air conditioner, then automatic switching of temperature sensors according to time zones can be performed, but the system requires complex internal storage and processing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller acts as an intermediary that stores schedule information and performs the automated switching logic. It reads the current time, determines which temperature sensor to use based on the schedule, and transmits the appropriate room temperature information to the air conditioner. This externalizes the storage and processing requirements from the air conditioner to the remote controller.
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AI summary
An air-conditioner remote controller (2) in an air conditioner system (5) that includes the air-conditioner remote controller (2) and an air conditioner (1) that performs air-conditioning control using room temperature information received from the air-conditioner remote controller (2), includes: a storage unit (24) to store room temperature information that is information on room temperature measured by a plurality of temperature sensors and store schedule information that sets, for each time zone, a temperature sensor to measure a room temperature to be used as room temperature information in the air-conditioning control of the air conditioner (1); and a control unit (21) to perform control such that the room temperature information from the set temperature sensor is acquired from the storage unit (24) and the acquired room temperature information is transmitted to the air conditioner (1) in accordance with the schedule information.