Air-Conditioner WLAN Interface for Faster Thermal Image Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing air-conditioning apparatus experiences longer communication times for thermal-imaging-sensor information due to the segmentation of large-volume data, leading to lower responsiveness of thermal image information for users.
Innovation Solution
The air-conditioning apparatus employs a wireless LAN communication unit with separate signal lines for operation information and thermal-imaging-sensor information, allowing sequential transmission without segmentation, utilizing a higher communication speed for thermal-imaging-sensor information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If large-volume data is segmented and transmitted, then data transmission can be completed, but transmission time increases and responsiveness decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing data into two separate categories (operation information and thermal imaging sensor information) that are transmitted through different signal lines. This allows thermal imaging data to be transmitted separately without being divided into small segments, thus maintaining high transmission speed while ensuring complete data delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces separate signal lines as intermediaries to transmit different types of data. By creating dedicated transmission paths for thermal imaging sensor information and operation information, the system avoids the bottleneck of unified data transmission while ensuring reliable delivery of all data types.
2Speed
If thermal imaging sensor information is transmitted separately from operation information, then transmission speed improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data transmission system into two independent channels: one for operation information and another for thermal imaging sensor information. This segmentation enables faster transmission of thermal imaging data while the modular structure keeps the added complexity manageable and organized.
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AI summary
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a thermal imaging sensor acquiring thermal information on an air-conditioned room, and a wireless LAN communication unit including an interface board connector and a wireless LAN interface. The interface board connector connects to an operation information signal line, through which operation information on the refrigerant circuit is transferred, and a thermal-imaging-sensor information signal line, through which thermal-imaging-sensor information based on the thermal information on the air-conditioned room acquired by the thermal imaging sensor is transferred. The wireless LAN interface separately transmits the operation information, transferred through the operation information signal line connected to the interface board connector, and the thermal-imaging-sensor information, transferred through the thermal-imaging-sensor information signal line connected to the interface board connector, to an external electronic device.