Air conditioning control system and non-transitory storage medium to store air conditioning control system program
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air conditioning control systems struggle to adapt to different user preferences and environmental conditions, leading to inconsistent comfort levels, especially when used in environments other than those normally experienced by the user, due to limitations in controlling air conditioning devices with varying specifications and technologies.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioning control system that includes an engine acquisition unit and a device control unit, utilizing abstract control engines, preprocessing engines, and postprocessing engines to generate and process information independent of external input/output, allowing the control algorithm to be reproduced across air conditioning devices with different specifications, thereby accommodating user preferences and environmental changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If control algorithms are reproduced across air conditioning devices with different specifications, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for preprocessing and postprocessing engines
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into three distinct functional modules: preprocessing engine (handles device-specific variations), abstract control engine (contains the reproducible control algorithm), and postprocessing engine (adapts output to specific device). This segmentation allows the core control algorithm to be independent and reproducible while device-specific handling is isolated in separate modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The abstract control engine serves as an intermediary layer between the preprocessing engine (which handles raw device-specific inputs) and the postprocessing engine (which generates device-specific outputs). This intermediary abstracts the control logic from device-specific variations, enabling algorithm reproduction across different devices.
2Reliability
If control algorithms are made independent of external input/output, then reproducibility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the need for engine acquisition and configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The engine acquisition unit performs preliminary actions by automatically acquiring the appropriate preprocessing, abstract control, and postprocessing engines based on the target device specifications before execution. This preliminary configuration ensures reproducibility without requiring manual setup, as the system prepares the appropriate engine combination in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service through the engine acquisition unit, which automatically selects and configures the appropriate engines for the target device without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by matching device specifications with appropriate engine configurations, maintaining reproducibility while simplifying operation.
3Device complexity
If existing control systems are used without modification, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability worsens as control cannot be reproduced across devices with different sensors, actuators, and communication devices
Solution Approach 1:
The preprocessing engine handles parameter changes by transforming device-specific input parameters (from different sensors, actuators, and communication devices) into standardized formats that the abstract control engine can process. The postprocessing engine performs reverse parameter changes to convert abstract control outputs back into device-specific parameters, enabling adaptation without modifying the core control algorithm.
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AI summary
An air conditioning control system includes: an engine acquisition unit that acquires or generates one or more engines including at least one of a control logic for controlling an air conditioning device or a setting parameter for controlling the air conditioning device; and a device control unit that controls the air conditioning device, using the acquired or generated engine. The device control unit performs control by using at least one or more of each of: an abstract control engine that is a control algorithm and a parameter of the air conditioning device that do not depend on external input/output to/from the device control unit; a preprocessing engine for generating, from information input from outside the device control unit, information suitable the abstract control engine; and a postprocessing engine for generating, from output of the abstract control engine, information suitable for output to the outside of the device control unit.