Air conditioning management device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air-conditioning management apparatuses operate air-conditioning devices on a device-by-device or group basis, leading to inefficient air conditioning in specific spaces, increased power consumption, and reduced comfort due to unintended air conditioning of non-target areas.
Innovation Solution
An air-conditioning management apparatus that allows users to select air-conditioning devices affecting a specific position in an air-conditioned space by calculating a control target range based on user input and controlling the corresponding devices to maintain desired environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If air-conditioning devices are operated on a device-by-device basis, then each device can be controlled independently, but the user cannot select devices that significantly affect the air-conditioning environment in the intended space
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the air-conditioning control into spatial zones rather than device-based units. By dividing the air-conditioned space into multiple regions and assigning devices to specific zones, the system enables precise spatial control while maintaining independent device operation within each zone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a management apparatus as an intermediary between the user and air-conditioning devices. This intermediary calculates which devices affect specific positions based on spatial relationships, transmission distances, and device capacities, thereby enabling precise selection of control targets without requiring direct user-device pairing.
2Ease of operation
If previously set groups of air-conditioning devices are operated collectively, then group control is simplified, but spaces not intended by the user are subjected to air conditioning, increasing power consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality control by determining which specific devices affect each spatial position based on local characteristics such as transmission distance, device capacity, and spatial relationships. This enables differentiated control where only the necessary devices operating at specific locations are activated, avoiding unnecessary group-wide operation and reducing power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic device grouping where the control group is not fixed but dynamically determined based on the target position, device positions, transmission distances, and device capacities. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize the control group for each specific air-conditioning request, preventing unnecessary device operation and energy waste.
3Reliability
If all air-conditioning devices are operated collectively, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but unnecessary air conditioning in non-intended spaces reduces comfort and increases power consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system ensures reliable air-conditioning coverage by calculating which devices locally affect each target position based on spatial relationships and device capacities. This local quality approach maintains comprehensive coverage for intended spaces while preventing energy waste in non-intended areas through precise device selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by activating only the subset of devices necessary to achieve the desired air-conditioning effect at the target position, rather than operating all devices. This partial operation maintains sufficient cooling/heating coverage while avoiding the excessive energy consumption that would result from operating all devices collectively.
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AI summary
Provided is an air-conditioning management apparatus capable of selecting an air-conditioning device that affects an air-conditioning environment at a specific position in an air-conditioned space from a plurality of air-conditioning devices. An area that is within an air-conditioned space to which a specific position P belongs in an arrangement plan 200 and that is within a predetermined range from the specific position is obtained as a control target range SP. An air-conditioning device whose installation position in the arrangement plan 200 is included in the control target range is selected as a control target air-conditioning device.