Multi-Space Air Conditioner with Predictive Temperature Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air conditioners cannot perform air conditioning effectively when predicted temperatures for multiple spaces within a room differ, as they lack a mechanism to coordinate cooling or heating based on varied temperature predictions.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner system comprising an outdoor unit, multiple indoor units, temperature detecting units, an operating device, a determining unit, and a deciding unit that assesses and coordinates air conditioning operations based on prediction results from each space, allowing for unified or space-specific temperature adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If air conditioning is performed based on prediction results from multiple spaces, then air conditioning effectiveness is improved, but system complexity increases due to the need to coordinate multiple indoor units with different temperature predictions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions of multiple indoor units into a unified decision-making process. The deciding unit integrates temperature predictions from multiple spaces and coordinates all indoor units to operate based on a single determined air conditioning manner, combining their functions to achieve effective room-wide air conditioning while managing complexity through centralized coordination.
2Ease of operation
If air conditioning is performed based on a single prediction result when all predictions are the same, then operation simplicity is improved, but adaptability decreases when temperature predictions differ across spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic operation modes that adapt to the situation. The system automatically switches between a simple mode (when all predictions are the same, using any single prediction result) and a complex mode (when predictions differ, using multiple prediction results with user selection). This dynamic adjustment of operational complexity based on the homogeneity of prediction results resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple prediction results are used to determine air conditioning manner, then adaptability is improved, but operation complexity increases requiring user input for selection
Solution Approach 1:
The operating device serves as an intermediary between the user and the complex decision-making process. When temperature predictions differ across spaces, the system uses the operating device to present options to the user and receive selection input. This intermediary manages the complexity by providing a structured interface for user decision-making, allowing the system to handle varied predictions adaptably while maintaining ease of operation through a user-friendly selection process.
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AI summary
An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units, a plurality of detecting units, an operating device that receives an instruction on use of all prediction results obtained for all of a plurality of spaces, a determining circuitry, and a deciding circuitry. The detecting circuitries each detect a state relating to temperature of an associated space. A prediction result obtained for each of the spaces is a predicted temperature of the space associated with one of the detecting circuitries a predetermined time after a detection result is obtained by the one of the detecting circuitries, which is predicted on the basis of the detection result. When all the prediction results are determined not to be the same, the deciding circuitry determines how air conditioning is to be performed on the basis of part or the whole of all the prediction results in accordance with an instruction received by the operating device.