Apparatus management system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing indoor air management systems cannot adjust the air environment in a room before a person arrives, leading to inefficiencies and energy loss when no one is present.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus management system that includes a bathroom heating and drying apparatus and a control terminal capable of detecting a person's arrival time, adjusting the air environment accordingly, using sensors for humidity and smell measurement, and controlling the heating and ventilation units to prepare a suitable indoor space with reduced energy consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the air environment is adjusted continuously to maintain comfort, then the comfort level is improved, but energy consumption increases when no one is present
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting when a user is approaching (via smartphone location data) and starts adjusting the air environment before the user actually arrives. This allows the system to prepare the comfortable environment in advance and then maintain it at a lower energy state when the user is not present, resolving the contradiction between maintaining comfort and reducing energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from smartphone location data, door sensor states, and environmental sensors to dynamically adjust air conditioning operation. When the user is detected as approaching or present, the system increases cooling/heating; when the user is absent, the system reduces operation. This feedback mechanism ensures comfort is maintained when needed while minimizing energy consumption when not needed.
2Temperature
If the air conditioning operates continuously to maintain temperature, then the temperature control is improved, but energy loss increases during unoccupied periods
Solution Approach 1:
The air conditioning operation is made dynamic rather than static. The system continuously adjusts its operation based on real-time detection of user presence, approach, and environmental conditions. This dynamic control allows the system to optimize temperature control when users are present while minimizing energy loss during unoccupied periods, resolving the contradiction between temperature control and energy loss.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the system waits for user presence to adjust the environment, then energy consumption is reduced, but the environment is not prepared in advance causing discomfort upon arrival
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary environmental adjustment by detecting user approach through smartphone location data before the user actually arrives at the premises. This allows the air conditioning to start operating in advance, preparing a comfortable environment before the user enters, while avoiding continuous operation when the user is not present. This resolves the contradiction between reducing energy consumption and preparing the environment in advance.
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AI summary
An apparatus management system is provided which includes a bathroom heating and drying apparatus configured to control an air environment in a bathroom space; and a control terminal connected to the bathroom heating and drying apparatus to transmit and receive information to and from the bathroom heating and drying apparatus. The control terminal includes: condition acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information related to a control condition of the bathroom heating and drying apparatus; control condition determination unit configured to determine the control condition of the bathroom heating and drying apparatus, based on the operation information acquired by the condition acquisition unit; and an operating unit configured to operate the bathroom heating and drying apparatus under the control condition determined by the control condition determination unit.