Air-Conditioning System with Integrated General-Purpose Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building air-conditioning remote management systems lack integrated management capabilities for air-conditioning control systems, particularly when cooperating with general-purpose devices like humidifiers and heaters, failing to meet individual user needs and requiring effective system management.
Innovation Solution
An air-conditioning system that communicably connects air-conditioning apparatus, energy management means, and general-purpose device controllers through a dedicated communication line, enabling cooperative control by transmitting signals between these components using a unique communication protocol, allowing for integrated management of air-conditioning and general-purpose devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a dedicated communication line is used to connect air-conditioning apparatus, energy management means, and general-purpose device controllers, then cooperative control capability and system integration are improved, but device complexity and communication infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dedicated communication line serves multiple functions: it transmits operation commands from the energy management means to both air-conditioning apparatus and general-purpose devices, carries control signals for coordinated operation, and enables integrated management of diverse devices through a single communication infrastructure, thereby resolving the contradiction between versatility improvement and complexity increase
2Productivity
If integrated management of air-conditioning and general-purpose devices is implemented, then system management efficiency and user customization are improved, but control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The energy management means acts as an intermediary device that centralizes the control of multiple air-conditioning apparatus and general-purpose devices. It receives user customization requirements and translates them into coordinated operation commands for connected devices, thereby improving system management efficiency while containing control system complexity through centralized mediation
3Adaptability or versatility
If signal transmission between energy management means and multiple devices is enabled, then cooperative control functionality is improved, but information transmission requirements and communication load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges communication channels by using the dedicated communication line to simultaneously transmit operation commands, control signals, and status information to multiple air-conditioning apparatus and general-purpose devices. This consolidation of information transmission reduces overall communication load compared to separate communication channels for each device
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AI summary
Provided is an air-conditioning control system, including: an air-conditioning apparatus constructed by connecting one or a plurality of indoor units and one or a plurality of outdoor units by refrigerant pipes; a general-purpose device controller to which a general-purpose device that operates in cooperation with the air-conditioning apparatus is connected, configured to control the general-purpose device; and an energy management gateway, which is communicably connected to the air-conditioning apparatus and the general-purpose device controller through a transmission line, configured to control a device to be controlled, based on a signal related to communication.