Wagen mit Klimaanlage und Fenstern

Wagen mit Klimaanlage und Fenstern, die teilweise geöffnet werden können, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jedes Fenster einen Geber hat, der zeigt, ob dieses Fenster geöffnet ist, und eine Informationseinrichtung, die dem Fahrer zeigt, ob und welches Fenster geöffnet sind.

Air conditioning control system

An air conditioning control system (1) has a plurality of remote operation terminals (5, 6) and a server (7). Each of the plurality of remote operation terminals (5, 6) calculates the required time period for a user of said remote operation terminal to return to a residence (81) from outside of said residence (81), and transmits information indicating the required time period to the server (7). On the basis of these required time periods, the server (7) calculates the time of return at the residence (81) by the user who, among the plurality of users, will return to the residence (81) first, and from the time of this time calculation until the calculated time, transmits air conditioning setting modification commands in stages to an air conditioner (2).

Air processing device

This air processing device is provided with a processing unit (85) that assesses the status of prescribed parts (45, 66, 68) within a casing (20) on the basis of a change in a plurality of instances of image data acquired by an imaging device (70).

Systems for and methods of automatically scheduling and executing in situ tests on systems

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

NFC-fähiges HLK-Feldgerät und HLK-System.

Die Erfindung betrifft ein HLK-Feldgerät (200), das eine Mehrzahl von HLK-Geräteblöcken (201, 202) umfasst. Das HLK-Feldgerät (200) umfasst: a) einen Basis-HLK-Geräteblock (201) umfassend: ein Basisgehäuse (203); einen zum Antreiben eines angetriebenen Elements konfigurierten elektrischen Motor (205) und/oder einen Sensor zur Messung eines Betriebsparameters eines HLK-Systems; ein mit dem elektrischen Motor (205) und/oder dem Sensor verbundenes Basis-Steuerungsmodul (207); eine mit dem Basis-Steuerungsmodul (207) verbundene Basis-Nahfeldkommunikations NFC-Schaltung (208); und b) einen ersten Anbau-HLK-Geräteblock (202) umfassend: ein Add-on Gehäuse (204) und eine erste Add-on NFC-Antenne (210) wobei der Basis-HLK-Geräteblock (201) und der erste Anbau-HLK-Geräteblock (202) mechanisch verbunden sind, und wobei die erste Add-on NFC-Antenne (210) mit dem Basis-HLK-Geräteblock (201) elektrisch verbunden ist.

Verfahren zur Inbetriebnahme physischer HLK-Geräte eines HLK-Systems für eine HLK-Anwendung.

Verfahren zur Inbetriebnahme physischer HLK-Geräte (Cx) für eine HLK-Anwendung, wobei das Verfahren umfasst: kommunikationstechnisches Verbinden von physischen HLK-Geräten (Cx) mit einem Kommunikationsbus (40), wobei ein physisches HLK-Gerat (Cx) als Master-HLK-Gerat (Cmaster) ausgewählt wird; Identifizieren der mit dem Kommunikationsbus (40) verbundenen physischen HLK-Geräte (Cx); Bestimmen von Geratetyp(en) der physischen HLK-Gerate (Cx); Empfangen eines Anwendungsmodells, das eine Geräteliste umfasst, die virtuelle HLK-Geräte einer HLK-Anwendung auflistet; Erzeugen einer Mapping-Zuordnung der physischen HLK-Geräte (Cx) zu den virtuellen HLK-Geräten durch das Master-HLK-Gerät (Cmaster) mit Hilfe des Gerätetyps / der Gerätetypen der physischen HLK-Gerate (Cx) und der virtuellen HLK-Geräte; Abrufen von Geräteprofil(en) der physischen HLK-Geräte; und Freigeben einer Datenkommunikation zwischen der HLK-Anwendung und der physischen HLK-Geräte (Cx) durch das Master-HLK-Gerät (Cmaster) mit Hilfe ...

Air conditioner

This air conditioner has a plurality of indoor units requiring different amounts of time for a freezing step. In order to execute a cleaning operation for cleaning the surface of each indoor heat exchanger, a control device has a function of controlling a freezing cycle through a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and the indoor heat exchanger in sequence. The control device executes, as the cleaning operation, freezing of the indoor heat exchanger, defrosting of the indoor heat exchanger, and drying of the indoor heat exchanger in this order. During the freezing of indoor heat exchangers, the freezing step is executed on the indoor units in descending order of the amount of time required therefor. For an indoor unit which requires the shortest amount of time for the freezing step, start of the freezing step is delayed such that the freezing step ends simultaneously with the freezing step for an indoor unit which requires a longer amount of time.

COMPONENT USED IN AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING SAME

A component used in an air conditioner includes a substrate and a nano-coating formed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the nano-coating includes a lower coating formed on the surface of the substrate; and an upper coating formed on the upper surface of the lower coating, a coating composition of the upper coating includes nanoparticles having a diameter of 10 nm to 30 nm, and an interval between adjacent nanoparticles among the plurality of nanoparticles located on a surface of the upper coating is 10 nm to 30 nm. 1. A component used in an air conditioner , the component comprising:a substrate and a nano-coating formed on a surface of the substrate, a lower coating formed on the surface of the substrate; and', 'an upper coating formed on an upper surface of the lower coating,, 'the nano-coating comprisingwherein a coating composition of the upper coating comprises nanoparticles having a diameter of 10 nm to 30 nm, andwherein an interval between adjacent nanoparticles of the plurality of nanoparticles located in a surface of the upper coating is 10 nm to 30 nm.2. The component used in the air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the upper coating composition of the upper coating has a surface resistance of 108Ω to 1012Ω.3. The component used in the air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the upper coating composition of the upper coating has a contact angle with respect to water of 30 degrees to 50 degrees.4. The component used in the air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the upper coating composition of the upper coating comprises at least one of TiO2 claim 1 , SnO2 claim 1 , WO3 claim 1 , and organic-sillane.5. The component used in the air conditioner of claim 4 , wherein the upper coating composition of the upper coating does not comprise a fluorine (F).6. The component used in the air conditioner of claim 4 , wherein the upper coating composition of the upper coating has a specific gravity of 0.9 to 1.1.7. The component used in the air conditioner of claim 1 , ...

Air conditioner

An air conditioner (100) is provided with: an indoor heat exchanger (15); an indoor fan (16); and a fan cleaning part (24) that is disposed between the indoor heat exchanger (15) and the indoor fan (16) and that cleans the indoor fan (16). The fan cleaning part (24) comes into contact with the indoor fan (16) after the start of rotation of the indoor fan (16). The indoor fan (16) is structured so as to rotate about a shaft, and rotates in the same direction as the rotational direction of the indoor fan (16) so as to come into contact with the indoor fan (16).

SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING AND EXECUTING IN SITU TESTS ON ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both. 1grouping the components into groups such that all components in each of the groups are able to be tested in parallel; anddynamically scheduling execution of the component tests based on criteria comprising the groupings and constraints for starting and maintaining execution of the component tests to minimize a total execution time of the component tests.. A method of testing an electrical and mechanical system comprising interconnected devices, each device comprising one or more components, each component tested using a corresponding component test, the method comprising: This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/365,758 filed Nov. 30, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,578,327, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/261,205 filed Nov. 30, 2015, and titled “An Automated System for Scheduling and Executing In Situ Tests on Mechanical (HVAC) Systems,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.This invention is related to testing systems. More particularly, this invention is related to in situ testing of electrical and mechanical systems, such as HVAC systems.Testing custom complex deployments presents a challenge ...

METADATA DRIVEN METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AIRBORNE VIRAL INFECTION RISK AND AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS FROM NETWORKED AIR QUALITY SENSORS

A computer implemented system and process of analyzing real-time measurements of a plurality of air quality sensors to provide an calculated estimate of airborne virus infection and air quality evaluation from current air quality measurements, advise those at risk, advise responsible parties of recommended actions to take, and in some embodiments take direct action in communication of instructions to air filtration and treatment equipment and HVAC systems to improve outside air flow, increase filtration, treat contaminated air and reduce humidity and reduce the risk of airborne virus transmission. Sensor data, calculated airborne infection risk, air quality, warnings and reports are created and distributed to network connected devices.

Sound-based HVAC system, method and device for diagnostics analysis

A device configured to operate a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and to receive an audio signal from a microphone while operating HVAC system. The device is further configured to generate a representation of the audio signal, to compare one or more audio signatures to the representation of the audio signal, and to determine that an audio signature from among the one or more audio signatures is not present within the representation of the audio signal. The device is further configured to determine a fault type that is associated with the audio signature that is not present within the representation of the audio signal, to identify a component identifier for a component of the HVAC system that is associated with fault type, and to output the component identifier.

Address-setting device and air conditioning system

A communication system of the present invention comprises: a first machine; a plurality of second machines; and a communication line, originating from the first machine, for serially linking and forming a communication connection with the plurality of second machines. An address-setting device in the communication system is configured to set addresses for the plurality of second machines. The address-setting device comprises a communication control unit. The communication control unit is configured so as to transmit transmission signals to the plurality of second machines via the communication line, alter the amplitude and/or the frequency of the transmission signals, and, on the basis of received signals received via the communication line, associate the addresses of the plurality of second machines and the connection order of the plurality of second machines with respect to the first machine.

Systems for and methods of automatically scheduling and executing in situ tests on electrical and mechanical systems

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

Air conditioner and method of controlling the same

Control method for cool and hot water circulating system and, its controlling apparatus

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

Systems for and methods of automatically scheduling and executing in situ tests on systems

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

Height Difference Setting System

Provided is a system for setting height differences that can set the carrying capacity for a refrigerant to an appropriate state. A system for setting height differences (1) is configured from a plurality of constituent elements and, by information being transmitted between the constituent elements, sets the height difference of an outdoor unit (8) and an indoor unit (9) constituting an air conditioner (7) installed in a building (6). The system for setting height differences (1) has constituent elements that function as an outdoor unit height information acquiring unit (2), an indoor unit height information acquiring unit (3), a height difference setting unit (4), and a carrying capacity adjusting unit (5). The outdoor unit height information acquiring unit (2) and the indoor unit height information acquiring unit (3) respectively acquire outdoor unit height information indicating the height of the installation location of the outdoor unit (8) and indoor unit height information indicating ...

AIR PROCESSING DEVICE

The air processing device is provided with a processing unit that determines the state of a predetermined part(s) in a casing on the basis of the change in a plurality of image data acquired by an imaging unit. 1. An air processing device comprising: a casing in which air flows;an imaging unit that acquires a plurality of image data of at least one predetermined object to be imaged in the casing; anda processing unit that determines the state of at least one predetermined part in the casing on the basis of a change in the plurality of image data acquired by the imaging unit.2. The air processing device of claim 1 , further comprising:a tray for receiving water; anda discharge portion for discharging water in the tray, whereinthe imaging unit acquires a plurality of image data of the tray that is the at least one object to be imaged, andthe processing unit determines an abnormality of the discharge portion that is the at least one predetermined part on the basis of a change in height of a water surface in the tray in the plurality of image data.3. The air processing device of claim 2 , whereinthe discharge portion include a drain pump for pumping water in the tray.4. The air processing device of claim 3 , whereinthe imaging unit acquires the plurality of image data of the tray during a first time period from a first point in time that is before or at actuation of the drain pump to a second point in time that is after the actuation of the drain pump, andthe processing unit determines an abnormality of the drain pump on the basis of a change in height of the water surface in the plurality of image data acquired during the first time period.5. The air processing device of claim 3 , whereinthe imaging unit acquires the plurality of image data of the tray during a predetermined second time period after actuation of the drain pump, andthe processing unit determines an abnormality of the drain pump on the basis of a change in height of the water surface in the plurality of ...

Блок вентиляции и обогрева для газоперекачивающего агрегата

Полезная модель относится к области машиностроения и может быть использована при проектировании и разработке газоперекачивающих агрегатов, работающих в условиях отрицательных температур атмосферного воздуха.В блоке вентиляции и обогрева для газоперекачивающего агрегата, содержащего блок вентиляции и обогрева, блок силовой, включающий газотурбинную установку, расположенную в герметичном отсеке, соединенном с воздухозаборным трактом и с воздуховодом отвода горячего воздуха, блок вентиляции и обогрева выполнен с возможностью подачи теплого воздуха в воздухозаборный тракт перед входом в герметичный отсек посредством воздуховода подачи теплого воздуха, сообщающего блок вентиляции и обогрева с воздухозаборным трактом перед входом в герметичный отсек.Предлагаемое техническое решение позволяет повысить надежность газоперекачивающего агрегата, обеспечить взрыво-пожаробезопасность блока силового за счет организации подогрева защитного воздуха в герметичном отсеке ГТУ при пониженных отрицательных ...

Steuerungsverfahren für den Einschalt-Funktionsablauf einer Klimaanlage und Steuerungsvorrichtung zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens

Bei einem Steuerungsverfahren für den Einschalt-Funktionsablauf einer Klimaanlage, deren Kältemittel-Kreislauf unter anderem einen Kompressor (3), einen Verflüssiger (4), eine Verflüssiger-Gebläseanordnung (6), ein Drosselventil (8), einen Verdampfer (9) und eine Verdampfer-Gebläseanordnung (10) umfasst, die dazu dient, dem Verdampfer (9) einen abzukühlenden Luftstrom zuzuführen, wird in einer dem Zeitpunkt des Einschaltens der Klimaanlage unmittelbar folgenden Vorlaufphase zunächst die Drehzahl der Verdampfer-Gebläseanordnung (10) hochgefahren und der Kompressor (3) erst am Ende dieser Vorlaufphase gestartet. Zur Verringerung der Belastung des Kompressors ist vorgesehen, dass die Drehzahl der Verdampfer-Gebläseanordnung (10) während der Vorlaufphase so gesteuert wird, dass sie einen im Bereich von 30 % bis 40 % des betriebsmäßigen Maximal-Drehzahlwertes liegenden Vorlauf-Drehzahlwert so lange nicht übersteigt, bis wenigstens eine gemessene Kenngröße des Kältemittel-Kreislaufs unter einen ...

Air conditioner

Air processing device

This air processing device is provided with a processing unit (85) that assesses the status of prescribed parts (45, 66, 68) within a casing (20) on the basis of a change in a plurality of instances of image data acquired by an imaging device (70).

Systems for and Methods of Automatically Scheduling and Executing in Situ Tests on Electrical and Mechanical Systems

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

System for setting height differences

Provided is a system for setting height differences that can set the carrying capacity for a refrigerant to an appropriate state. A system for setting height differences (1) is configured from a plurality of constituent elements and, by information being transmitted between the constituent elements, sets the height difference of an outdoor unit (8) and an indoor unit (9) constituting an air conditioner (7) installed in a building (6). The system for setting height differences (1) has constituent elements that function as an outdoor unit height information acquiring unit (2), an indoor unit height information acquiring unit (3), a height difference setting unit (4), and a carrying capacity adjusting unit (5). The outdoor unit height information acquiring unit (2) and the indoor unit height information acquiring unit (3) respectively acquire outdoor unit height information indicating the height of the installation location of the outdoor unit (8) and indoor unit height information indicating ...

air conditioner

Climatiseur Un climatiseur (100) comprend un cycle de réfrigération (RC) comprenant un compresseur (32) et un échangeur de chaleur intérieur (64), un bac de récupération (140) configuré pour accumuler temporairement, en tant qu’eau de drainage, l’eau adhérant sur l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur et qui tombe de l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur, une pompe de vidange (PO) configurée pour décharger, à l’extérieur, l’eau de drainage accumulée dans le bac de récupération, et un dispositif de commande (20) configuré pour commander le cycle de réfrigération et le fonctionnement de la pompe de vidange. Le dispositif de commande exécute l’opération de congélation pour amener l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur à fonctionner comme un évaporateur et amener la température de surface de l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur en dessous de zéro et entraîne la pompe de vidange pour satisfaire une relation de « temps d'entraînement de la pompe de vidange après l’achèvement de l’opération de refroidissement normale < temps d'entraînement de la pompe de vidange après l’opération de congélation ». Figure pour l’abrégé : Fig. 1. Air Conditioner An air conditioner (100) includes a refrigeration cycle (RC) including a compressor (32) and an indoor heat exchanger (64), a drain pan (140) configured to temporarily accumulate, as drainage water, water adhering to the indoor heat exchanger and falling from the indoor heat exchanger, a drain pump (PO) configured to discharge, outside, the drainage water accumulated in the recovery tank, and a controller (20) configured to control the refrigeration cycle and the operation of the drain pump. The controller performs the freezing operation to cause the indoor heat exchanger to function as an evaporator and bring the surface temperature of the indoor heat exchanger below zero and drives the drain pump to satisfy a relationship of "drain pump drive time after completion of normal cooling operation <drain pump drive time after freezing ...

Air conditioner and method and program for controlling air conditioner

AIR CONDITIONER

Provided is an air-conditioner configured to properly perform washing of multiple indoor heat exchangers. The air-conditioner (100) includes a refrigerant circuit (Q) configured such that an outdoor unit (Uo) having a compressor (1) and an outdoor heat exchanger (2) and multiple indoor units (U1, U2, U3, U4) having indoor expansion valves (12) and indoor heat exchangers (10) are connected to each other through pipes, and a control section configured to control at least the compressor (1) and the multiple indoor expansion valves (12). In a case where among the multiple indoor units (U1, U2, U3, U4), an indoor unit satisfying a predetermined condition is present, the control section performs the processing of freezing or forming dew on the indoor heat exchanger (10) of the indoor unit while not performing the processing in the other indoor units not satisfying the predetermined condition. The predetermined condition is a condition regarding availability of the processing.

AIR CONDITIONER, CONTROL DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND AIR CONDITIONING METHOD

An air conditioner (2) includes: an arrival required period acquirer (221) for acquiring an arrival required amount of time that is an amount of time required for a user to arrive at a building; a time constant calculator (223) for calculating a time constant from when air conditioning of a room of the building is started until a temperature of the room reaches a target in-progress temperature that is a temperature reached prior to reaching a target temperature, the target in-progress temperature being determined based on a setting temperature of the room; an air conditioning required period calculator (224) for calculating, based on the time constant, an air conditioning required amount of time from when the air conditioning of the room is started until the temperature of the room reaches the target temperature; and an operation controller (225) for starting an air-conditioning operation when the acquired arrival required amount of time is equal to or shorter than the air conditioning ...

SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING AND EXECUTING IN SITU TESTS ON SYSTEMS

Air conditioner control.

An air conditioner has a single outdoor unit 6 and a plurality of indoor units 10a, 10b and 10c. Each unit has an associated controller. The outdoor controller receives operation mode selection signals from the indoor controllers uses a predetermined operation mode priority order to determine which indoor unit(s) to operate. An operation permission signal is sent to the controller(s) of the determined indoor unit(s) and an operation standby signal is sent to the controller(s) of the other indoor unit(s) awaiting operation. If the indoor unit permitted to operate ceases operation, a new indoor unit is determined by again referring to the operation priority order. If the old indoor unit(s) operated for less than a preset time, then the newly determined indoor unit(s) are operated by means of a new operation permission signal. Otherwise a confirmation signal is sent to the newly determined indoor unit(s) already at standby. If the indoor unit receiving the confirmation signal sends a response ...

Air-conditioning device

... [Problem] To provide an air-conditioning device with which it is possible to ensure the supply of power to an imaging device. [Solution] This air-conditioning device is equipped with a control unit (19) which has an imaging device (70) perform imaging when predetermined devices (40, 40a, 40b, 43, 45) of said air-conditioning device (10) are in a stopped state.

Air conditioner

SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING AND EXECUTING IN SITU TESTS ON SYSTEMS

Air conditioner

Provided is an air conditioner capable of appropriately cleaning an indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner (100) comprises: a cooling circuit (Q) that circulates a refrigerant in a cooling cycle through, in order, a compressor (31), a condenser, an outdoor expansion valve (34), and an evaporator; and a control unit that controls at least the compressor (31) and the outdoor expansion valve (34). Either the condenser or the evaporator is an outdoor heat exchanger (32) and the other is at least part of an indoor heat exchanger (12). The control unit sequentially performs freezing of the indoor heat exchanger (12); thawing of the upper section of the indoor heat exchanger (12); and thawing of the lower section of the indoor heat exchanger (12).

System and method for detection of infant presence

A system and method for controlling the operation of an infant care device based upon whether the infant care device is occupied or unoccupied. One or more sensors are positioned within the infant care device to determine whether the infant care device is occupied or unoccupied. A controller receives the indication of the occupied status of the infant care device and operates the infant care device in a selected mode of operation. Upon a change in the occupied status of the infant care device, the controller adjusts various operating parameters and alarm parameters. The controller continuously monitors the occupied status of the infant care device and controls the operation of the infant care device accordingly.

AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLER, AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL PROGRAM

An air-conditioning controller according to an embodiment controls an air-conditioning unit, and includes a schedule generator unit and a memory unit. The schedule generator unit generates an operation schedule defining a start time of a preliminary operation and a load of the air-conditioning unit in the preliminary operation. The preliminary operation causes a room temperature of room adjusted by the air-conditioning unit to be substantially equal to a predetermined set temperature. The start time and the load are set to lower electricity expenses incurred by the preliminary operation based on an amount of energy consumed in the preliminary operation and electricity unit price information. The memory unit is configured to store the operation schedule.

AIR CONDITIONER

Provided is an air-conditioner achieving energy saving in washing of multiple indoor heat exchangers. The air-conditioner (100) includes a refrigerant circuit (Q) configured such that an outdoor unit (Uo) having a compressor (1) and an outdoor heat exchanger (2) and multiple indoor units (U1, U2, U3, U4) having indoor expansion valves (12) and indoor heat exchangers (10) are connected to each other through a pipe and a control section configured to control at least the compressor (1) and the multiple indoor expansion valves (12). Until a predetermined indoor unit (U1) included in the multiple indoor units (U1, U2, U3, U4) starts the processing of freezing or forming dew on the indoor heat exchanger (10), the control section does not start the processing for the other indoor units (U2, U3, U4).

Air conditioner and method of controlling such

Terminal apparatus, control apparatus, installation-location-ascertainment support system, installation-location-setting support system, installation-location-ascertainment support method, installation-location-setting support method, and program

A device information acquirer acquires device information of each electrical device of a plurality of electrical devices from a control apparatus. A device information display associates and displays on a screen an identifier, an expected installation location, and a device state for each electrical device based on the device information of each electrical device acquired by the device information acquirer. The device information acquirer acquires from the control apparatus the device state information of an electrical device of interest newly collected by the control apparatus after the electrical device installed at the expected installation location of the electrical device of interest is operated by the user. The device information display explicitly shows on the screen whether the device state of the electrical device has changed due to the operation by the user based on the device state information of the electrical device of interest acquired by the device information acquirer.

AIR CONDITIONER

CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

A control device includes a model information acquisition unit configured to acquire model information indicating an air conditioner, a space information acquisition 5 unit configured to acquire space information related to a space in which the air conditioner indicated by the model information is to be installed, a first model parameter specification unit configured to specify a first model parameter related to the air conditioner indicated by the model information, a second model parameter specification unit configured to specify a second model parameter related to the space, a calculation 10 unit configured to calculate a wind direction in the space of air blown by the air conditioner indicated by the model information, a region in the space to which the air reaches, and a temperature in the region on the basis of the first model parameter and the second model parameter, and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display at least one of the wind direction, the region, and the temperature on the basis of 15 a calculation result of the calculation unit. C: 0 = - DRiNG DRIVING STOP DRIVING MODE AIR CONDITIONING> SET TEMPERATURE 280C> WIND [7 DIRECTION Li 105 DETERMINATION

Height Difference Setting System

Provided is a system for setting height differences that can set the carrying capacity for a refrigerant to an appropriate state. A system for setting height differences (1) is configured from a plurality of constituent elements and, by information being transmitted between the constituent elements, sets the height difference of an outdoor unit (8) and an indoor unit (9) constituting an air conditioner (7) installed in a building (6). The system for setting height differences (1) has constituent elements that function as an outdoor unit height information acquiring unit (2), an indoor unit height information acquiring unit (3), a height difference setting unit (4), and a carrying capacity adjusting unit (5). The outdoor unit height information acquiring unit (2) and the indoor unit height information acquiring unit (3) respectively acquire outdoor unit height information indicating the height of the installation location of the outdoor unit (8) and indoor unit height information indicating ...

System for the energy saving pre-cooling/heating training of an air conditioner using deep reinforcement learning algorithm based on the user location, living climate condition and method thereof

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT FUCTION

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM

In an air-conditioning system, during precooling or preheating control, a setting temperature is controlled such that a first temperature difference between the setting temperature and an indoor temperature is not less than a temperature difference at which a compressor performs operation, and the setting temperature is controlled to be changed to a target temperature when a second temperature difference between the indoor temperature and the target temperature is less than the first temperature difference. Since the compressor can be operated in the range from a low capacity to a medium capacity, operation efficiency of the air-conditioning apparatus can be increased, and the energy-saving operation with less power consumption can be realized. Since the operation capacity of the compressor can be readily suppressed with adjustment of the setting temperature, control is facilitated and the precooling control can be incorporated in various types of air-conditioning apparatuses.

MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPERATION CONDITION OF PRECOOLING OPERATION OR PREHEATING OPERATION OF AIR CONDITIONER

A machine learning apparatus determines an operation condition of a precooling operation or preheating operation of an air conditioner. The machine learning apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a learning unit. The acquisition unit acquires, as state variables, room temperature data at a time of the precooling operation or preheating operation, set temperature data, and outside air temperature data. The learning unit learns the operation condition of the precooling operation or preheating operation based on the state variables, a room temperature after start of the precooling operation or preheating operation, and a set temperature.

Air-conditioning device

... [Problem] To provide an air-conditioning device with which it is possible to ensure the supply of power to an imaging device. [Solution] This air-conditioning device is equipped with a control unit (19) which has an imaging device (70) perform imaging when predetermined devices (40, 40a, 40b, 43, 45) of said air-conditioning device (10) are in a stopped state.

CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE OF AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONER

Provided are a control method and control device of an air conditioner and an air conditioner. The control method of the air conditioner includes: when a starting capacity of an indoor unit is lower than or equal to a capacity threshold value and a low-voltage protection signal is received, an opening degree of an electronic expansion valve is adjusted. By applying the technical solution provided in embodiments of the present disclosure, when the starting capacity of the indoor unit is low, a shutdown of the air conditioner caused by a false alarm of the low-voltage protection signal due to the fact that an operating load of the air conditioner is low and the opening degree of the electronic expansion valve is low can be avoided, frequent false shutdown caused by the fact that the starting capacity of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is low is avoided, the reliability of the air conditioner can be effectively improved, and the comfort of a user for using the air conditioner is further ...

AIR CONDITIONER, CONTROL DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND AIR CONDITIONING METHOD

An air conditioner acquires an arrival required amount of time that is an amount of time required for a user to arrive at a building, calculates a time constant from when air conditioning of a room of the building is started until a temperature of the room reaches a target in-progress temperature that is a temperature reached prior to reaching a target temperature, the target in-progress temperature being determined based on a setting temperature of the room, calculates, based on the time constant, an air conditioning required amount of time from when the air conditioning of the room is started until the temperature of the room reaches the target temperature, and starts an air-conditioning operation when the acquired arrival required amount of time is equal to or shorter than the air conditioning required amount of time.

CONTROL DEVICE FOR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

A control device (70) causes an air conditioning apparatus (20) to execute a temperature adjustment operation of causing a first temperature (F) to approach a first target temperature (Fs) at a target time point (tg) and causing a second temperature (T) to approach a second target temperature (Ts) at the target time point (tg). The first temperature (F) is a surface temperature of a partition portion (101) including at least one of a floor, a wall, and a ceiling facing a target space (100). The second temperature (T) is an indoor temperature of the target space (100) .

Lüftungsgerät

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Lüftungsgerät (1, 100), mit einem ersten Ende (110) zum Zuführen von Zuluft (ZL), einem zweiten Ende (170) zum Abführen von Abluft (AL), mindestens einem Lüfter (120), mindestens einem Wärmeübertrager (150), einem Temperatursensor (12, 14), einem Luftfeuchtesensor (13, 15), einer Heizeinrichtung (18, 130) vor oder im Bereich des mindestens einen Wärmeübertragers (2,150) zum Erwärmen von Luft im Bereich des Wärmeübertragers (2, 150), und einer Steuereinheit (17, 180), welche den Betrieb des Lüfters (4, 5, 120) und der Heizeinheit (130) in Abhängigkeit einer Innentemperatur steuert, wobei die Steuereinheit (17, 180) dazu ausgebildet ist, mittels des Temperatursensors und des Luftfeuchtesensors zu detektieren, dass in dem Lüftungsgerät Vereisung stattfindet, und die Heizeinrichtung (18, 130) erst zu betreiben, nachdem eine Vereisung stattgefunden hat.

Air conditioner and method thereof

AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE

Methods and devices are provided for controlling an air conditioner in the technical field of smart home. The method includes that: a turning-on remote control signal sent by a smart socket is received, wherein the turning-on remote control signal is a signal generated and sent by the smart socket determining that an air conditioner is turned on, and the turning-on remote control signal contains an identifier of the smart socket. The smart socket may determine whether a rapid working mode of the air conditioner is enabled or not according to the identifier of the smart socket. When the rapid working mode of the air conditioner is enabled, a first remote control signal is sent to the smart socket, the first remote control signal being configured to instruct the smart socket to control the air conditioner to run with a working parameter of the rapid working mode.

HEIGHT DIFFERENCE SETTING SYSTEM

Provided is a height difference setting system capable of setting a transport capacity of refrigerant in an appropriate state. A height difference setting system ( 1 ) is constituted by a plurality of components. Information is communicated between the components, and accordingly a height difference between an outdoor unit ( 8 ) and an indoor unit ( 9 ) that constitute an air conditioner ( 7 ) installed on or in a building ( 6 ) is set. The height difference setting system ( 1 ) includes components that function as an outdoor unit height information obtaining unit ( 2 ), an indoor unit height information obtaining unit ( 3 ), a height difference setting unit ( 4 ), and a transport capacity adjusting unit ( 5 ). The outdoor unit height information obtaining unit ( 2 ) and the indoor unit height information obtaining unit ( 3 ) obtain outdoor unit height information indicating a height of an installation place of the outdoor unit ( 8 ) and indoor unit height information indicating a height of an installation place of the indoor unit ( 9 ), respectively. The height difference setting unit ( 4 ) sets a height difference between the outdoor unit and the indoor unit on the basis of the outdoor unit height information and the indoor unit height information. The transport capacity adjusting unit ( 5 ) adjusts a transport capacity of refrigerant to be transported from the outdoor unit to the indoor unit on the basis of the height difference set by the height difference setting unit ( 4 ).

TERMINAL APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, INSTALLATION-LOCATION-ASCERTAINMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM, INSTALLATION-LOCATION-SETTING SUPPORT SYSTEM, INSTALLATION-LOCATION-ASCERTAINMENT SUPPORT METHOD, INSTALLATION-LOCATION-SETTING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM

A device information acquirer acquires device information of each electrical device of a plurality of electrical devices from a control apparatus. A device information display associates and displays on a screen an identifier, an expected installation location, and a device state for each electrical device based on the device information of each electrical device acquired by the device information acquirer. The device information acquirer acquires from the control apparatus the device state information of an electrical device of interest newly collected by the control apparatus after the electrical device installed at the expected installation location of the electrical device of interest is operated by the user. The device information display explicitly shows on the screen whether the device state of the electrical device has changed due to the operation by the user based on the device state information of the electrical device of interest acquired by the device information acquirer. 1. A control apparatus , comprising:a receiver configured to receive from an electrical device to be controlled or monitored by a terminal apparatus via the control apparatus a registration instruction to register the electrical device in the control apparatus;a registrar configured to register the electrical device in the control apparatus in response to receiving of the registration instruction by the receiver;an acquirer configured to acquire installation location information indicating a location where the electrical device is installed;a memory configured to store the installation location information acquired by the acquirer; anda communicator configured to start monitoring of the electrical device or start control of the electrical device after the electrical device is registered in the control apparatus by the registrar and the installation location information is stored in the memory, the monitoring of the electrical device comprising a process of receiving device information ...

AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS

An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a refrigerant flow switching device, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion device, a heat medium heat exchanger, and an accumulator are connected, a heat medium circuit in which a pump, the heat medium heat exchanger, a heat medium flow control device, and a load side heat exchanger are connected, at least one or more bypass pipes provided in the refrigerant circuit so that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor bypasses at least either one of the heat source side heat exchanger and the heat medium heat exchanger, a bypass opening and closing device provided at the bypass pipe, and a controller configured to control the bypass opening and closing device to carry out a start-up control function of causing low-pressure gas refrigerant with a high degree of superheat to flow into the accumulator.

The terminal device, the control device, the auxiliary system and method

Component used in air conditioner and air conditioner having same

A component used in an air conditioner includes a substrate and a nano-coating formed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the nano-coating includes a lower coating formed on the surface of the substrate; and an upper coating formed on the upper surface of the lower coating, a coating composition of the upper coating includes nanoparticles having a diameter of 10 nm to 30 nm, and an interval between adjacent nanoparticles among the plurality of nanoparticles located on a surface of the upper coating is 10 nm to 30 nm.

TESTING APPARATUS

A testing apparatus including a base and a preheating unit arranged on the base is provided. The preheating unit includes a gas generator, a blocking mechanism and a heating device. The gas generator is configured to discharge air toward the base to form an air wall. The blocking mechanism is located above the air wall and forms a heat preservation space with the air wall. The heating device is arranged in the heat preservation space.

AIR CONDITIONER

Klimaanlagensteuerungssystem

Ein Klimaanlagensteuerungssystem (1) umfasst eine Vielzahl von Fernsteuerungsendgeräten (5, 6) und einen Server (7). Die Vielzahl von Fernsteuerungsendgeräten (5, 6) berechnen jeweils eine Zeit, die ein Nutzer des Fernsteuerungsendgeräts benötigt, um zu einem Haus (81) von außerhalb des Hauses (81) zurückzukehren, und übertragen jeweils an den Server (7) eine Information, welche die benötigte Zeit angibt. Der Server (7) berechnet eine geschätzte Zeit, zu der aus der Vielzahl von Nutzern ein Nutzer, der zuerst zu dem Haus (81) zurückkehrt, zu dem Haus (81) zurückkehrt, basierend auf der benötigten Zeit und überträgt an eine Klimaanlage (2) einen Befehl zum stufenweise Ändern einer Klimatisierungseinstellung von einer Zeit, an der die geschätzte Zeit berechnet wird, bis zu der berechneten geschätzten Zeit.

HVAC control fine-grained occupancy pattern estimation

A thermal state of a plurality of zones of the building is updated according to a building thermal model and information received from temperature sensors of the building. Predicted occupant counts for an upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones are updated using actual occupancy counts for each of the plurality of zones. A misprediction type distribution for the upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones is updated, the misprediction type distribution indicating misprediction for true negatives, false positives, false negatives, and true positives. A total misprediction cost expectation is updated according to the predicted occupant counts and the misprediction type distribution. HVAC power for each of the plurality of zones is determined to optimize occupant thermal comfort weighted according to the predicted occupant counts while minimizing the total misprediction cost expectation. HVAC operation is controlled per the HVAC power.

AIR CONDITIONER

HUMIDITY ANALYTICS

Provided are embodiments that include a system for performing humidity analytics. The system includes an air conditioning system, and one or more sensors operably coupled to the air conditioning system, and a computing server including an HVAC analytics engine operably coupled to the air conditioning system, the HVAC analytics engine configured to actively monitor the air conditioning system based at least in part on data from the one or more sensors over a period of time, and a processor. The processor is configured to monitor moisture characteristics, receive inputs from the one or more sensors to perform a humidity calculation, perform the humidity calculation based on the received inputs from the one or more sensors, and track the humidity calculation over a period of time. Embodiments also include methods for performing humidity analytics. 1. A system for performing humidity analytics , the system comprising:an air conditioning system;one or more sensors operably coupled to the air conditioning system;a computing server including an HVAC analytics engine operably coupled to the air conditioning system, the HVAC analytics engine configured to actively monitor the air conditioning system based at least in part on data from the one or more sensors over a period of time; and monitor moisture characteristics;', 'receive inputs from the one or more sensors to perform a humidity calculation;', 'perform the humidity calculation based on the received inputs from the one or more sensors; and', 'track the humidity calculation over a period of time., 'a processor, wherein the processor is configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitored moisture characteristics include HVAC latent capacity data claim 1 , moisture load information claim 1 , moisture factors claim 1 , system run-time claim 1 , and air and moisture diffusion/leakage information.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the moisture characteristics are calculated as time-series data based on an indoor ...

Terminal apparatus, control apparatus, installation-location-ascertainment support system, installation-location-setting support system, installation-location-ascertainment support method, installation-location-setting support method, and program

A device information acquirer acquires device information of each electrical device of a plurality of electrical devices from a control apparatus. A device information display associates and displays on a screen an identifier, an expected installation location, and a device state for each electrical device based on the device information of each electrical device acquired by the device information acquirer. The device information acquirer acquires from the control apparatus the device state information of an electrical device of interest newly collected by the control apparatus after the electrical device installed at the expected installation location of the electrical device of interest is operated by the user. The device information display explicitly shows on the screen whether the device state of the electrical device has changed due to the operation by the user based on the device state information of the electrical device of interest acquired by the device information acquirer.

Method and Apparatus for Controlling Air Conditioner, and Air Conditioner

A method and an apparatus for controlling an air conditioner are provided, and the air conditioner is also provided. Herein, the method for controlling the air conditioner may include: acquiring at least one operating environment parameter of the air conditioner; determining a target temperature of the air conditioner and a revolving speed of an internal fan according to the at least one operating environment parameter of the air conditioner; and adjusting a frequency of a compressor on the basis of the operating environment parameter and the target temperature of the air conditioner and the revolving speed of the internal fan.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS VIA COMMAND COMPENSATION

A temperature control system. The control system includes a flow sensor configured to monitor water flow through a valve, an actuator coupled to the valve, and a first controller configured to establish a setpoint for a second controller. The second controller monitors fluid flow through the valve and combines a weighted first command from the first controller and a weighted second command from the second controller to generate a control signal, wherein combining the weighted first command and the weighted second command is based on the reliability of the flow sensor. The second controller further controls the actuator based on the control signal. 1. A temperature control system for use with a flow sensor associated with a valve and an actuator coupled to the valve , the temperature control system comprising:a first controller; anda second controller, wherein the first controller is configured to provide a flow rate setpoint for the second controller and a first flow command for the second controller; and monitor fluid flow through the valve;', 'generate a second flow command;', 'provide a control signal for the actuator in response to a weighted value of the first flow command, wherein the first flow command and second flow command are related to reliability of the flow sensor., 'wherein the second controller is configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein providing the control signal for the actuator in response to the weighted value of the first flow command comprises providing the control signal for the actuator in response to the weighted value of the first flow command or in response to the weighted value of the second flow command or both.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein providing the control signal for the actuator in response to the weighted value of the first flow command comprises:partially receiving the first flow command from the first controller as a portion of the control signal such that the weight of the first flow command is substantially zero ...

AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE

[Object] To provide an air-conditioning device that allows sufficient power to be reliably supplied to an imaging device. 111.-. (canceled)12. An air-conditioning device comprising:a casing;an imaging device that acquires image data of at least one predetermined object to be imaged inside the casing; anda control unit that makes the imaging device capture an image while at least one predetermined component of the air-conditioning device is at rest in conjunction with a control of the air-conditioning device or a control of the at least one predetermined component.13. The device of claim 12 , whereinthe control unit makes the imaging device capture an image upon input of an instruction to start an operation of the air-conditioning device, and makes the at least one predetermined component operate.14. The device of claim 13 , whereinthe at least one predetermined object to be imaged includes a drain pan that collects condensed water generated inside the casing,the at least one predetermined component includes a fan that transfers air inside the casing, andthe control unit makes the imaging device capture an image of the drain pan upon input of the instruction to start the operation of the air-conditioning device, and makes the fan operate.15. The device of claim 13 , whereinthe at least one predetermined object to be imaged includes a drain pan that collects condensed water generated inside the casing,the at least one predetermined component includes a heat exchanger that cools air inside the casing, andthe control unit makes the imaging device capture an image of the drain pan upon input of an instruction to start a cooling operation of the air-conditioning device, and makes the heat exchanger start a cooling operation.16. The device of claim 13 , whereinthe at least one predetermined object to be imaged and the at least one predetermined component include a humidifying element that humidifies air inside the casing,the control unit makes the imaging device capture an ...

Method and system for airborne viral infection risk and air quality analysis from networked air quality sensors

A computer implemented system and process of analyzing real-time measurements of a one or more air quality sensors to provide an calculated estimate of airborne virus infection and air quality evaluation from current air quality measurements, advise those at risk, advise responsible parties of recommended actions to take, and in some embodiments take direct action in communication of instructions to air filtration and treatment equipment and HVAC systems to improve outside air flow, increase filtration, treat contaminated air and reduce humidity and reduce the risk of airborne virus transmission. Sensor data, calculated airborne infection risk, air quality, warnings and reports are created and distributed to network connected devices.

Air-conditioning apparatus and air-conditioning system executing a precooling operation or a preheating operation

In an air-conditioning system, during precooling or preheating control, a setting temperature is controlled such that a first temperature difference between the setting temperature and an indoor temperature is not less than a temperature difference at which a compressor performs operation, and the setting temperature is controlled to be changed to a target temperature when a second temperature difference between the indoor temperature and the target temperature is less than the first temperature difference. Since the compressor can be operated in the range from a low capacity to a medium capacity, operation efficiency of the air-conditioning apparatus can be increased, and the energy-saving operation with less power consumption can be realized. Since the operation capacity of the compressor can be readily suppressed with adjustment of the setting temperature, control is facilitated and the precooling control can be incorporated in various types of air-conditioning apparatuses.

System und Verfahren zur Erfassung der Anwesenheit eines Säuglings

System und Verfahren zur Steuerung des Betriebs einer Säuglingspflegevorrichtung basierend davon, ob die Säuglingspflegevorrichtung belegt oder nicht belegt ist. Ein oder mehrere Sensoren sind innerhalb der Säuglingspflegevorrichtung positioniert um festzustellen, ob die Säuglingspflegevorrichtung belegt oder nicht belegt ist. Eine Steuereinrichtung empfängt das Anzeichen des belegten Zustands der Säuglingspflegevorrichtung und betreibt die Säuglingspflegevorrichtung in einem ausgewählten Betriebsmodus. Bei einer Änderung des belegten Zustands der Säuglingspflegevorrichtung passt die Steuereinrichtung verschiede Betriebsparameter und Alarmparameter an. Die Steuereinrichtung überwacht den belegten Zustand der Säuglingspflegevorrichtung kontinuierlich und steuert den Betrieb der Säuglingspflegevorrichtung entsprechend.

AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An air-conditioning control system (1) includes an air conditioner (4) to air-condition a room, a server (7) to store, on a user basis, user information including at least identification information of a user terminal (6) and air-conditioning control information relating to air-conditioning control of the room, a user detection terminal (3) installed outside the room and configured to detect passage of the user by communication with the user terminal (6), a control device (2) to control, when the passage of the user is detected by the user detection terminal (3), the air conditioner (4) to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.

TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF UNOCCUPIED LIVING SPACES

AIR CONDITIONER

There is provided an air conditioner capable of sterilizing a plurality of indoor heat exchangers in an indoor unit where the plurality of indoor heat exchangers is arranged. A first heat exchanger (14A) and a second heat exchanger (14B) are heat-sterilized by heating condensation water attached to the first heat exchanger (14A) and the second heat exchanger (14B) to a predetermined temperature by causing the first heat exchanger (14A) and the second heat exchanger (14B) to function as condensers.

AIR CONDITIONER

An air conditioner is provided that cleans an indoor heat exchanger and additionally purify air. The air conditioner (100) includes: a compressor (11); an outdoor heat exchanger (12); an expansion valve (14); an indoor heat exchanger (15); an indoor fan (16); and a controller to make the indoor heat exchange (15) work as an evaporator and execute processing of making the indoor heat exchanger (15) frosted, wherein the controller makes the indoor fan (16) driven during at least a part of the processing, and executes control of keeping temperature of the indoor heat exchanger (15) below freezing but higher than a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value indicates a temperature below freezing, at which gaps between fins of the indoor heat exchanger (15) are not completely filled with frost.

Verfahren zum Abgleich der Volumenströme mehrerer Luftdurchlässe

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Abgleich der Volumenströme mehrerer Luftdurchlässe untereinander, wobei die Luftdurchlässe, deren Volumenströme untereinander abgeglichen werden sollen, von einem gemeinsamen Luftkanal abzweigen und parallel zueinander angeordnet sind und wobei jedem Luftdurchlass ein Drosselelement zur Veränderung der zur Verfügung stehenden freien Strömungsfläche zugeordnet ist, wobeizunächst in einem ersten Schritt bei einem unveränderten mittels zumindest eines Ventilators in den Luftkanal eingeblasenen Luftstrom bzw. bei einem unveränderten mittels zumindest eines Ventilators aus dem Luftkanal abgezogenen Ist-Volumenstrom an jedem Luftdurchlass der durch diesen Luftdurchlass ausgeblasene Ist-Volumenstrom bzw. an jedem Luftdurchlass der durch diesen Luftdurchlass angesaugte Ist-Volumenstrom anhand Messen der Geschwindigkeit und/oder anhand Messen des Wirkdruckes bestimmt wird,dass anschließend in einem zweiten Schritt unter Berücksichtigung des jeweiligen Widerstandsbeiwertes ...

FEINKÖRNIGE BELEGUNGSMUSTERSCHÄTZUNG IN DER HVAC-STEUERUNG

Ein thermischer Zustand einer Vielzahl von Zonen des Gebäudes wird gemäß einem thermischen Gebäudemodell und von Temperatursensoren des Gebäudes empfangenen Informationen aktualisiert. Vorhergesagte Nutzerzahlen werden für eine bevorstehende Vielzahl von Zeitschlitzen für jede der Vielzahl von Zonen unter Verwendung tatsächlicher Belegungszahlen für jede der Vielzahl von Zonen aktualisiert. Eine Fehlvorhersagetypenverteilung wird für die bevorstehende Vielzahl von Zeitschlitzen für jede der Vielzahl von Zonen aktualisiert, wobei die Fehlvorhersagetypenverteilung Fehlvorhersagen für richtige Negative, falsche Positive, falsche Negative und richtige Positive anzeigt. Eine Fehlvorhersage-Gesamtkostenerwartung wird gemäß den vorhergesagten Nutzerzahlen und der Fehlvorhersagetypenverteilung aktualisiert. Eine HVAC-Leistung für jede der Vielzahl von Zonen wird bestimmt, um eine thermische Behaglichkeit der Nutzer gewichtet gemäß den vorhergesagten Nutzerzahlen zu optimieren, während die Fehlvorhersage-Gesamtkostenerwartung ...

Air-conditioning apparatus

When starting a cooling operation mode from a non-operating mode, the blower device of the indoor unit from which the start command is originated is operated. When starting a heating operation mode from a non-operating mode, the blower device of the indoor unit from which the start command is originated is operated after the heat medium temperature becomes equal to or greater than a preconfigured temperature.

Air conditioner

An air conditioner (100) is provided with: a refrigeration cycle (RC) that has a compressor (32) and an indoor heat exchanger (64); a drain pan (140) that temporarily stores water stuck to the indoor heat exchanger and water falling as drain water; a drain pump (PO) that discharges the drain water stored in the drain pan to the outside; and a control device (20) that controls the operations of the refrigeration cycle and the drain pump. The control device carries out a freezing operation for causing the indoor heat exchanger to function as an evaporator and for setting the surface temperature of the indoor heat exchanger below freezing point, and drives the drain pump so as to satisfy the relationship of "driving time of drain pump after end of normal cooling operation < driving time of drain pump after freezing operation".

BLOWER SPEED AIRFLOW SELECTION

A method of establishing airflow settings for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment is provided. The method includes identifying a parameter for the HVAC equipment, defining a recipe for the HVAC equipment in accordance with the parameter, generating a recipe file associated with the recipe and comprising lists of selectable options for each mode of operation of the HVAC equipment, permitting selections from each of the lists for each mode of operation of the HVAC equipment via a user interface (UI) during an installation of the HVAC equipment in a system and setting operations of the HVAC equipment according to each of the selections.

AIR CONDITIONER

There is provided an air conditioner in which, in an indoor unit where a plurality of heat exchangers is arranged, sterilization is carried out at low cost, and it is only required that one temperature sensor is provided in one of the indoor heat exchangers. Setting is performed such that different amounts of refrigerants according to a difference between the amount of air passing through a first heat exchanger (14A) and the amount of air passing through a second heat exchanger (14B) are caused to flow thereto and the second heat exchanger (14B) includes a temperature sensor (26a), and the first heat exchanger (14A) and the second heat exchanger (14B) are heat-sterilized by causing the first heat exchanger (14A) and the second heat exchanger (14B) to function as condensers and increasing the temperature to a predetermined temperature.

AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE, AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL PROGRAM

Temperature control of unoccupied living spaces

Apparatus is provided for controlling, during unoccupied periods, the operation of an HVAC system and perimeter heating system providing hot air and hot fluid, respectively, to a temperature controlled living space having occupied and unoccupied periods, the apparatus including an electronic processing means in combination with dedicated sensing apparatus, the apparatus providing controlled actuation of the HVAC and permieter heating system in dependence on the temperature difference between an actual space temperature signal and unoccupied space heat and cool reference temperature signals, the apparatus further providing an optimum start-up procedure including simultaneous actuation of the HVAC and perimeter heating system to accelerate the heating of the space, the HVAC discharge temperature being modulated during the start-up procedure in dependence on the temperature difference between the actual space temperature and an occupied space heat reference temperature signal, the perimeter ...

공기조화기 및 그 제어방법

본 발명은 공기조화기 및 그 제어방법에 관한 것으로, 공기조화기를 구성하는 복수의 유닛이 상호 무선으로 연결되어 데이터를 송수신하는 것으로, 초기 설정된 기본채널을 이용하여 무선통신방식으로 주소설정을 시작하여, 응답신호에 대응하여 그룹을 설정하고, 새로운 채널을 이용하여 그룹에 포함된 실내기와 통신함으로써, 공기조화기에 포함되는 복수의 유닛이 상호 무선으로 데이터를 송수신하고, 유닛 간에 그룹을 설정함으로써, 유닛 간에 일대일이 가능하며, 채널 설정을 통해, 배관으로 상호 연결되는 유닛에 대하여 쉽게 그룹을 설정할 수 있으므로 무선통신에 따른 설정시간이 감소하고, 정확한 통신설정이 가능하다. 본 발명은 유닛에 설정되는 그룹에 따라 각각 상이한 채널을 사용하여 통신하도록 함으로써, 그룹 간의 혼선을 방지하고 유닛의 오동작을 방지할 수 있다. The present invention relates to an air conditioner and a control method thereof, in which a plurality of units constituting an air conditioner are wirelessly connected to each other to transmit and receive data, and an address setting is started by a wireless communication method using an initially set basic channel A plurality of units included in the air conditioner mutually wirelessly transmit and receive data by establishing a group in response to a response signal and communicating with indoor units included in the group using a new channel, Since a group can be easily set for a unit interconnected by a pipe through a channel setting, the set time for wireless communication is reduced and an accurate communication setting is possible. According to the present invention, by using different channels to communicate with each other in accordance with a group set in the unit, it is possible to prevent confusion between the groups and prevent malfunction of the unit.

Air conditioner

Provided is an air conditioner in which a plurality of indoor heat exchangers are properly cleaned. An air conditioner (100) comprises: a refrigerant circuit (Q) that is formed by connecting via piping an outdoor unit (Uo) having a compressor (1) and an outdoor heat exchanger (2), and a plurality of indoor units (U1, U2, U3, U4) each having an indoor expansion valve (12) and an indoor heat exchanger (10); and a control unit that controls at least the compressor (1) and the plurality of indoor expansion valves (12). If there is an indoor unit that satisfies predetermined conditions among the plurality of indoor units (U1, U2, U3, U4), the control unit performs the processing for freezing or condensing the indoor heat exchanger (10) of the indoor unit, and in the other indoor units that do not satisfy the predetermined conditions, the processing is not performed, the predetermined conditions being related to the availability of the processing.

AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD

An air conditioning control device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires air conditioning data acquired by an air conditioner, and a start time of the air conditioner predicted by inputting the air conditioning data into a machine learning model; an augmentation unit that generates augmented data by referring to the air conditioning data and the start time acquired by the acquisition unit; and an update unit that updates the machine learning model, by referring to the air conditioning data and the start time acquired by the acquisition unit as well as the augmented data generated by the augmentation unit.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMISSIONING FRESH AIR INTAKE CONTROL

Air conditioner

Provided is an air conditioner in which an indoor heat exchanger is made hygienic, and furthermore in which water does not readily overflow from a drain pan. This air conditioner comprises a refrigerant circuit and a control unit, and also comprises a drain pan (18) disposed below an indoor heat exchanger (15). The control unit causes the indoor heat exchanger (15) to function as an evaporator and performs a process to cause the indoor heat exchanger (15) to carry out freezing or condensation. In a case in which the process is performed when the outside air temperature is equal to or less than a first threshold value, a subsequent instance of the process is not initiated until a prescribed prohibition period has elapsed since the process was performed.

Parallel flow and counterflow insulated preconditioned air delivery system

A self-insulating air delivery system maintains a desired air temperature of the conditioned air supplied thereinto for delivery to an aircraft. The system uses insulating airflow layers; a parallel layer and a counterflow layer. A starting section connects to a PCA unit and delivers conditioned air therefrom to an interior supply hose. The starting section also either creates bleed conditioned air or accepts conditioned insulating air and supplies it to an interior insulating hose that is annularly outward of the supply hose and in which air flows parallel to airflow in the supply hose. A reversing connector indirectly connects the supply hose to the aircraft and reverses the flow of air from the interior insulating hose to flow back toward the PCA unit in an exterior counterflow hose that is annularly outward of the interior insulating hose.

Updating boot program of an air conditioning control apparatus

An air conditioning control apparatus includes a memory interface performing a data transceiving between a storage medium, a memory, and a controller. The storage medium stores a boot program in a boot program region. The memory stores the boot program of the storage medium. The controller reads out the boot program of the storage medium from the memory when a predetermined period is elapsed, and overwrites the boot program that is read out in the boot program region of the storage medium.

AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A THERMOSTAT ATTRIBUTE RECOGNITION MODEL

A thermostat replacement system includes a handheld user computing device having an image capture device. The handheld user computing device is configured to communicate to a network. Thermostat replacement system also includes a server computing device communicatively coupled to the network. The server computing device includes an image analyzer configured to identify image elements in an image captured by the handheld user computing device, and a machine learning algorithm that includes an image elements table of correspondence of learned thermostat configurations. The server computing device also includes a configurator configured to determine a wirelist for connecting existing thermostat wires to a replacement thermostat back plate using a replacement thermostat identification and the image elements table of correspondence.

Systems for and methods of automatically scheduling and executing in situ tests on electrical and mechanical systems

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

Air control system

In an air-conditioning control system, a ventilating device performs ventilation between an indoor space and an outdoor space, and an absence detecting unit for detecting absence of a human within the indoor space. An air conditioning controller adapted to operated, when the absence of the human is detected by the absence detecting unit, the ventilating device during at least a part of an absence period to control a thermal environment within the indoor space.

System for evaporative cooling of an air conditioning condenser or a radiator to enhance efficiencies

The system of the present disclosure reduces the temperature of any air conditioning condenser/radiator, either through retrofit or by original manufacturing. The system is connected to a water supply for pre-cooling ambient air drawn into the air conditioning unit by providing a misting spray of water that evaporates rapidly to cool the air conditioning condenser. The system has a water supply connection connected to the water supply, a water treatment assembly for treating aspects of the water supplied, and a water delivery assembly that receives clean water from the water treatment assembly and delivers the misting spray proximate the air conditioning unit. The system may be controlled by using a wireless technology such as a Z-wave or other type of wireless controller and one or more sensors.

AIR-CONDITIONING OPERATION CONDITION GENERATION APPARATUS, AIR-CONDITIONING OPERATION CONDITION GENERATION METHOD AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM

An air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus as an aspect of the present invention generates trial conditions for multiple air conditioners associated with a target space of air-conditioning control, evaluates a trial performed by coordination of the plurality of air conditioners under the trial conditions, and generates actual operation conditions for the plurality of air conditioners to achieve a targeted state in the target space on the basis of evaluation of the trial. 1. An air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus configured to:generate trial conditions for multiple air conditioners associated with a target space of air-conditioning control;evaluate a trial performed by coordination of the plurality of air conditioners under the trial conditions; andgenerate optimal operation conditions for the plurality of air conditioners to achieve a targeted state in the target space on the basis of evaluation of the trial.2. The air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:a trial condition generator configured to generate the trial conditions on the basis of a settable item and a settable value of the air conditioners;an evaluator configured to evaluate the trial on the basis of measurement values at multiple parts in the target space and targeted states at the plurality of parts; andan optimal operation condition generator configured to generate optimal operation conditions for the air conditioners from trial conditions selected, based on evaluation of the trials, from multiple sets of the trial conditions.3. The air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein at least a setting value related to wind to be generated by the air conditioner is included in the trial conditions and the optimal operation conditions.4. The air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the evaluator evaluates the trial based further ...

SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING OPERATION CONDITION OF PRECOOLING OPERATION/PREHEATING OPERATION OF AIR CONDITIONER

A precooling operation/preheating operation control apparatus includes: an air conditioner, a ventilation apparatus, and a controller. The air conditioner performs heat exchange between air in a target space for precooling or preheating and a heat medium. The ventilation apparatus replaces part of the air in the target space with outside air that is air outside a building. The controller determines, on the basis of a set temperature of the target space at a designated time and a quantity related to an outside air temperature, operation details of the air conditioner and operation details of the ventilation apparatus during a precooling operation or preheating operation. 116-. (canceled)17. A precooling operation/preheating operation control apparatus comprising:an air conditioner that performs heat exchange between air in a target space for precooling or preheating and a heat medium;a ventilation apparatus that replaces part of the air in the target space with outside air that is air outside a building;{'claim-text': ['control the air conditioner;', 'control the ventilation apparatus;', 'acquire a time at which a user is expected to enter the target space, on the basis of statistical results of output of a human detecting sensor; and', 'determine, on the basis of a set temperature of the target space at a designated time, a quantity related to an outside air temperature, and a time difference between the designated time and the time at which the user is expected to enter the target space, operation details of the air conditioner and operation details of the ventilation apparatus during a precooling operation or preheating operation,'], '#text': 'a controller configured to:'}wherein the controller determines, by machine learning, the operation details of the air conditioner and the operation details of the ventilation apparatus during the precooling operation or preheating operation,wherein the machine learning is reinforcement learning,wherein the controller ...

Air Conditioner Control Method and Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium

An air conditioner control method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The air conditioner control method includes: determining whether a time interval between the current moment and a preset moment at which work is started is less than or equal to the maximum early start duration; if the time interval is less than or equal to the maximum early start duration, acquiring a preliminary demand load corresponding to a central air-conditioner, and acquiring a startup combination load corresponding to the central air-conditioner; and based on the startup combination load and the preliminary demand load, determining a start moment of a host to be started.

AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS

An air conditioning control apparatus includes a memory interface performing a data transceiving between a storage medium, a memory, and a controller. The storage medium stores a boot program in a boot program region. The memory stores the boot program of the storage medium. The controller reads out the boot program of the storage medium from the memory when a predetermined period is elapsed, and overwrites the boot program that is read out in the boot program region of the storage medium. 1. An air conditioning control apparatus comprising:a memory interface performing a data transceiving between a storage medium and the air conditioning control apparatus, the storage medium storing an application program, the air conditioning control apparatus being configured to read out and update the application program stored in the storage medium, and the storage medium including a boot program region in which a boot program of the storage medium is stored;a memory storing the boot program of the storage medium; anda controller reading out the boot program of the storage medium from the memory when a predetermined period is elapsed and overwriting the boot program that is read out in the boot program region of the storage medium.2. The air conditioning control apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe storage medium is a micro secure digital card.3. The air conditioning control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprisinga low voltage detector that sets a low voltage detection flag when a power supply voltage decreases to be lower than a predetermined threshold voltage,wherein the controller overwrites the boot program under a condition that the low voltage detection flag is reset.4. The air conditioning control apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprisinga processing load determiner that sets a busy flag when determining that a processing load of the controller exceeds a predetermined level,wherein the controller overwrites the boot program under a condition ...

AIR-CONDITIONING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM

An air-conditioning management apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a schedule including a set time and a set temperature; a communication processing unit that communicates with the air-conditioning apparatus and receives operation status information including a heat medium temperature; and a controller that performs a schedule control to control the air-conditioning apparatus according to the schedule. The schedule control includes an optimal start-up control to control the air-conditioning apparatus such that an indoor space reaches the set temperature at the set time, by starting an operation of the air-conditioning apparatus before the set time. The controller performs a preheating control or a precooling control to control the heat source unit such that before the optimal start-up control is started, the heat medium temperature included in the operation status information obtained from the air-conditioning apparatus falls within a target range including a previously set target heat medium temperature. 110-. (canceled)11. An air-conditioning management apparatus that controls an air-conditioning apparatus that comprises: a heat source unit; one or more indoor units; and a refrigerant-heat-medium heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange to be performed between refrigerant that flows in the heat source unit and a heat medium that flows in the one or more indoor units to heat or cool the heat medium and heat or cool an indoor space , the air-conditioning management apparatus comprising:a storage unit configured to store a schedule including a set time and a set temperature;a communication processing unit configured to communicate with the air-conditioning apparatus and receive operation status information including a heat medium temperature that is a temperature of the heat medium; anda controller configured to perform a schedule control to control the air-conditioning apparatus according to the schedule,wherein the schedule control includes an ...

Parallel Flow and Counterflow Insulated Preconditioned Air Delivery System

A self-insulating air delivery system maintains a desired air temperature of the conditioned air supplied thereinto for delivery to an aircraft. The system uses insulating airflow layers; a parallel layer and a counterflow layer. A starting section connects to a PCA unit and delivers conditioned air therefrom to an interior supply hose. The starting section also either creates bleed conditioned air or accepts conditioned insulating air and supplies it to an interior insulating hose that is annularly outward of the supply hose and in which air flows parallel to airflow in the supply hose. A reversing connector indirectly connects the supply hose to the aircraft and reverses the flow of air from the interior insulating hose to flow back toward the PCA unit in an exterior counterflow hose that is annularly outward of the interior insulating hose. 1. An insulating preconditioned air delivery system , for connecting a PCA unit creating a PCA airflow flowing in a downstream direction , comprising: [ said middle flowpath being annular and concentrically outward of said inner flowpath; and', 'said outer flowpath being annular and concentrically outward of said middle flowpath; and, 'the hose assembly comprising an inner flowpath, a middle flowpath, and an outer flowpath;'}, 'said at least one air inlet fluidically connected to the inner flowpath; and', 'the starter body comprising at least one air inlet configured to receive PCA airflow;'}, said outlet fluidically connected to the inner flowpath; and', 'said reversing structure fluidically connecting the middle flowpath to the outer flowpath., 'the reverser body comprising an outlet and a reversing structure;'}], 'a starter body, a hose assembly, and a reverser body;'}2. The air delivery system of claim 1 ,said starter body comprising at least a first air inlet and a second air inlet, said first air inlet fluidically connected to the inner flowpath, and said second air inlet fluidically connected to the middle flowpath, ...

REFRIGERATING CYCLE APPARATUS, REFRIGERATING CYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REFRIGERATING CYCLE CONTROL METHOD

A refrigerating cycle apparatus includes a refrigerating cycle device having a refrigerating cycle, the refrigerating cycle in which a refrigerant is compressed in a compressor and made to circulate, and by a heat exchanger, heat is absorbed from a low temperature heat source and heat is exhausted to a high temperature heat source, and a control device that controls operation of the refrigerating cycle device. An obtaining unit obtains an operation operating request that controls the refrigerating cycle device arranged in a structure's interior to a target state. An operation control unit, when the operation operating request transmitted from an outside is obtained, controls the refrigerating cycle device to the target state with lower operation capacity than operation capacity of the refrigerating cycle device of a case where the operation operating request is transmitted from the structure's interior. 1. A refrigerating cycle apparatus comprising:a plurality of refrigerating cycle devices, each having a refrigerating cycle, the refrigerating cycle in which a refrigerant is compressed in a compressor and made to circulate, and by a heat exchanger, heat is absorbed from a low temperature heat source and heat is exhausted to a high temperature heat source; anda control device to control operation of the plurality of refrigerating cycle devices, wherein [ ["to obtain an operation operating request that controls the plurality of refrigerating cycle devices arranged in a structure's interior to a target state, and", "when the operation operating request transmitted from an outside is obtained, to control the plurality of refrigerating cycle devices to the target state with lower operation capacity than operation capacity of the plurality of refrigerating cycle devices of a case where the operation operating request is transmitted from the structure's interior, and"], 'processing circuitry'}, 'when the operation operating request transmitted from the outside is obtained, ...

SOUND-BASED HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS

A device configured to operate a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and to receive an audio signal from a microphone while operating HVAC system. The device is further configured to generate a representation of the audio signal, to compare one or more audio signatures to the representation of the audio signal, and to determine that an audio signature from among the one or more audio signatures is not present within the representation of the audio signal. The device is further configured to determine a fault type that is associated with the audio signature that is not present within the representation of the audio signal, to identify a component identifier for a component of the HVAC system that is associated with fault type, and to output the component identifier. 1. A Heating , Ventilation , and Air Conditioning (HVAC) analysis system , comprising:a microphone positioned adjacent to one or more components of an HVAC system, wherein the microphone is configured to capture an audio signal of the one or more components of the HVAC system; and [ each audio signature identifies one or more attributes for a portion of an audio signal;', 'each audio signature is associated with a fault type for the HVAC system; and', 'each fault type is associated with a component identifier for a component of the HVAC system; and, 'a memory operable to store an audio signature library comprising a plurality of audio signatures, wherein, operate the HVAC system, wherein the HVAC system comprising a plurality of components configured to control a temperature within a space;', 'receive a first audio signal from the microphone while operating HVAC system;', 'generate a representation of the first audio signal;', 'compare one or more audio signatures to the representation of the first audio signal;', 'determine that an audio signature from among the one or more audio signatures is not present within the representation of the first audio signal;', 'determine a fault type ...

Detection of damper motor mechanically disconnected from damper assembly

In an embodiment, a method of testing a HVAC unit for a disconnected damper motor is provided. An outside air section of a damper assembly is closed and air is circulated through the unit. If a discharge air temperature is not substantially equal to a return air temperature, the damper motor is determined to be disconnected. Otherwise, an economizing function having a free cooling target temperature is started. An outside air temperature is compared to the free cooling target temperature. If the outside air temperature is less than the free cooling target temperature, the damper motor is determined to be disconnected if the damper motor has been commanded to fully open the outside air section. If the outside air temperature is not less than the free cooling target temperature, the damper motor is determined to be disconnected if a discharge air temperature is not substantially equal to an outside air temperature.

Method and system for airborne viral infection risk and air quality analysis from networked air quality sensors

A computer implemented system and process of analyzing real-time measurements of a one or more air quality sensors to provide an calculated estimate of airborne virus infection and air quality evaluation from current air quality measurements, advise those at risk, advise responsible parties of recommended actions to take, and in some embodiments take direct action in communication of instructions to air filtration and treatment equipment and HVAC systems to improve outside air flow, increase filtration, treat contaminated air and reduce humidity and reduce the risk of airborne virus transmission. Sensor data, calculated airborne infection risk, air quality, warnings and reports are created and distributed to network connected devices.

Hvac system start/stop control

A control system for an HVAC system having at least one HVAC component, the control system comprising: a controller having a processor and a memory, the controller in signal communication with the at least one HVAC component, the controller configured to: determine a startup/shut-down setpoint and the time associated with a beginning or an end of a building occupancy period; determine a predicted weather condition for outside air at a location of the HVAC system; predict a set of indoor air conditions over the period from the current time until the building being occupied/unoccupied based on the determined setpoint and time and the predicted weather condition; and start/stop the at least one HVAC component when an actual room air condition approaches the predicted indoor air condition.

Hvac indoor blower comissioning to match ducted application using a smart device

A method for commissioning an air handler including a blower and a motor to match a ducted application in a heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system. The method including obtaining product and operational information regarding at least the motor and the blower, communicating a commanded torque to the motor, and operating the motor at the commanded torque. The method also includes receiving a motor signal indicative of an operating characteristic of the motor, determining at least an operational air flow based on at least the commanded torque, the operating characteristic, and the operational information, comparing an operational air flow to a desired airflow for a particular configuration of the HVAC system based on the operational information, and identifying and communicating a new commanded torque to the motor if the difference between the operational airflow and the desired airflow exceeds a selected tolerance.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND PREDICTING HEAT LOAD DISTURBANCES

An environmental control system for a building space including heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment that operates to control a temperature of the building space. The system includes lighting equipment that operates to control a luminosity and affect a heat load disturbance for the building space. The system includes an environmental controller including a processing circuit configured to predict the heat load disturbance based on potential operating states of the lighting equipment over a time period. The heat load disturbance affects the temperature of the building space. The processing circuit is configured to generate control decisions for the HVAC and lighting equipment based on the predicted heat load disturbance and subject to constraints on the temperature and luminosity of the building space. The processing circuit is configured to operate the HVAC and lighting equipment based on the control decisions. 1. An environmental control system for a building space , the system comprising:heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment that operates to control a temperature of the building space by adding heat to the building space or removing heat from the building space;lighting equipment that operates to control a luminosity of the building space and affects a heat load disturbance for the building space; predict the heat load disturbance based on one or more potential operating states of the lighting equipment over a time period, the heat load disturbance affecting the temperature of the building space;', 'generate control decisions for the HVAC equipment and the lighting equipment based on the predicted heat load disturbance and subject to constraints on the temperature of the building space and the luminosity of the building space over the time period; and', 'operate the HVAC equipment and the lighting equipment based on the control decisions., 'an environmental controller comprising a processing circuit configured to2. The ...

Management system and management method

A management system and a management method according to the invention calculate, on the basis of collected weather information, an operation record of a device, a state value and an acceptable range set for an area where the device is installed, and power-suppression-time during which electric power is suppressed, change-time during which the state value of the area is changed in response to the power-suppression-time by operations of the device, generate, using the calculated change-time, a control-schedule for controlling the device, and control the device. This enables reduction of electric power usage with the state value set for the area where the device is installed kept within the range in accordance with the power-suppression-time.

Parallel Flow and Counterflow Insulated Preconditioned Air Delivery and Recirculation System

A self-insulating air delivery and recirculation system maintains a desired air temperature of the conditioned air supplied thereinto for delivery to an aircraft. The system uses insulating airflow layers; a parallel layer and a counterflow layer. A starting section connects to a PCA unit and delivers conditioned air therefrom to an interior supply hose. The starting section supplies conditioned insulating air to an interior insulating hose that is annularly outward of the supply hose and in which air flows parallel to airflow in the supply hose. A reversing connector indirectly connects the supply hose to the aircraft and reverses the flow of air from the interior insulating hose to flow back toward the PCA unit in an exterior counterflow hose that is annularly outward of the interior insulating hose and connects at its far end to provide intake airflow to the PCA unit. 1. An insulating preconditioned air delivery system , for connecting to a PCA airflow from a PCA unit flowing in a downstream direction , comprising: 'said supply hose having a fluidic connection for accepting the PCA airflow;', 'a supply hose to carry a supply airflow;'} 'said first annular insulating airpath concentrically surrounding the supply hose;', 'a first annular insulating airpath to carry a parallel insulating airflow;'} 'said second annular insulating airpath concentrically surrounding the first annular insulating airpath; and', 'a second annular insulating airpath to carry an insulating counterflow in an upstream direction;'}a counterflow intake hose to fluidically connect the second annular insulating airpath to a supplemental air intake on the PCA unit.2. The air delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising:a bleed air structure fluidically connecting said supply hose to said first annular insulating airpath.3. The air delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising:one or more flow diverters for diverting a portion of the PCA airflow to said first annular insulating airpath.4. The ...

Intelligent controller for an environmental control system

The current application is directed to intelligent controllers that continuously, periodically, or intermittently monitor progress towards one or more control goals under one or more constraints in order to achieve control that satisfies potentially conflicting goals. An intelligent controller may alter aspects of control, dynamically, while the control is being carried out, in order to ensure that goals are obtained and a balance is achieved between potentially conflicting goals. The intelligent controller uses various types of information to determine an initial control strategy as well as to dynamically adjust the control strategy as the control is being carried out.

BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INSTANT FEEDBACK ON CONFIGURATION

A building management system (BMS) provides feedback to a user via a user interface to assist the user in configuring the BMS. It can be challenging for new or less experienced users to understand all of the actions they are performing when configuring a BMS. The feedback presented via the user interface includes graphical and textual feedback to alert the user of actions performed when applying tags. The feedback identifies one or more missing requirements associated with the tags. The feedback presented via the user interface also includes textual summaries of control sequences configured using the BMS. The textual summaries include descriptions of control sequences and instructions for properly configuring the building equipment. 1. A method for configuring and operating building equipment in a building management system (BMS) , the method comprising:receiving a first input from the user via a user interface, the input comprising an application of a tag within the BMS, the tag associated with the building equipment;presenting an equipment graphic on the user interface in accordance with the application of the tag;identifying a missing requirement associated with the first input;presenting feedback to the user on the user interface that identifies the missing requirement;receiving a second input from the user via the user interface, the second input satisfying the missing requirement;receiving a third input from the user via the user interface, the third input comprising a control decision associated with the building equipment; andproviding a control signal to the building equipment in accordance with the control decision.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the feedback to the user comprises presenting graphical feedback on the equipment graphic.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the feedback to the user comprises presenting textual feedback on the user interface.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the building equipment comprises an air ...

HVAC CONTROL FINE-GRAINED OCCUPANCY PATTERN ESTIMATION

A thermal state of a plurality of zones of the building is updated according to a building thermal model and information received from temperature sensors of the building. Predicted occupant counts for an upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones are updated using actual occupancy counts for each of the plurality of zones. A misprediction type distribution for the upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones is updated, the misprediction type distribution indicating misprediction for true negatives, false positives, false negatives, and true positives. A total misprediction cost expectation is updated according to the predicted occupant counts and the misprediction type distribution. HVAC power for each of the plurality of zones is determined to optimize occupant thermal comfort weighted according to the predicted occupant counts while minimizing the total misprediction cost expectation. HVAC operation is controlled per the HVAC power. 1. A method for controlling heating , ventilation , and air conditioning (HVAC) operation of a building to minimize energy consumption using predicted occupant-counts and accounting for misprediction cost , comprising:updating a thermal state of a plurality of zones of the building according to a building thermal model and information received from temperature sensors of the building;updating predicted occupant counts for an upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones using actual occupancy counts for each of the plurality of zones;updating a misprediction type distribution for the upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones, the misprediction type distribution indicating misprediction for true negatives, false positives, false negatives, and true positives;updating a total misprediction cost expectation according to the predicted occupant counts and the misprediction type distribution;determining HVAC power for each of the plurality of ...

SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING AND EXECUTING IN SITU TESTS ON ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both. 1. (canceled)2. A method of testing an electrical and mechanical system including interconnected devices , each device including one or more components , the method comprising:identifying a component test for each component tested;grouping components of the interconnected devices into groups such that components in each of the groups are tested in parallel;dynamically scheduling execution of the component tests to minimize a total execution time of the component tests based on criteria including the groups, at least one prerequisite constraint for starting execution of the component tests, and at least one prerequisite safety constraint for maintaining execution of the component tests; andexecuting the component tests on the interconnected devices based on the scheduling.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the criteria further include states of at least one of the components.4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising monitoring changes in the states of the components and updating at least one of the constraints based on the changes in the states of the components.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one of the constraints is updated asynchronously.6. The method of claim 2 , ...

Methods and apparatus for exploiting interfaces smart environment device application program interfaces

A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising instructions to obtain an estimated time of arrival for an occupant of a household; calculate a transition time to reach a desired temperature of the occupant from a current ambient temperature within the household; if, the estimated time of arrival is less than or equal to the transition time, activate a transition to the desired temperature; otherwise if the estimated time of arrival is greater than the transition time, do not activate the transition.

Part usable in air conditioning apparatus and Air conditioning apparatus having the same

공기조화장치에 사용되는 부품은, 기재와 상기 기재의 표면에 형성된 나노 코팅을 포함하며, 상기 나노 코팅은, 상기 기재의 표면에 형성되는 하부 코팅; 및 상기 하부 코팅의 상면에 형성되는 상부 코팅;을 포함하며, 상기 상부 코팅의 코팅 조성물은 지름이 10nm ~ 30nm인 나노 입자를 포함하며, 상기 상부 코팅의 표면에 위치하는 복수의 나노 입자 중 인접한 나노 입자의 간격은 10nm ~ 30nm이다. A component used in an air conditioner includes a substrate and a nano-coating formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the nano-coating includes a lower coating formed on the surface of the substrate; and an upper coating formed on the upper surface of the lower coating, wherein the coating composition of the upper coating includes nanoparticles having a diameter of 10 nm to 30 nm, and adjacent nanoparticles among a plurality of nanoparticles positioned on the surface of the upper coating The spacing of the particles is between 10 nm and 30 nm.

Dehumidifier

기존의 제습장치에서 흔히 나타나는 토출 공기의 온도상승 문제를 개선하여 온도변화가 없으며 유입공기를 예냉각하여 압축기 용량을 줄일 수 있는 것으로, 증발기(10)와, 압축기(20)와, 응축기(30)와, 팽창밸브(40)를 포함하는 냉동사이클을 이루며, 공기가 상기 증발기(10)와 응축기(30)를 거쳐 실내에 송풍되고 실내의 공기는 다시 상기 증발기(10)로 순환되어 상기 실내가 제습되도록 하는 제습장치에 있어서, 상기 증발기(10)의 선단부에 설치되어 증발기(10)로 가는 공기온도를 하강시키는 1차냉각부(110); 일측에 유량제어밸브(124)가 구비되어 상기 냉수의 유량을 조절함으로써 상기 응축기(30)에 의해 상승된 공기를 실내온도 수준으로 하강시키는 2차냉각부(120); 실내온도센서(130); 실내습도센서(140); 습도조절부(150); 상기 2차냉각부(120)에서 토출되는 공기온도가 실내온도 수준으로 유지되도록 상기 실내온도센서(130)에 의거하여 상기 유량제어밸브(124)를 제어하는 제어부(160);를 포함하는 제습장치가 소개된다. 공기조화기, 제습장치, 증발기, 응축기, 압축기, 냉각부, 환기 It is possible to reduce the temperature rise of the discharged air, which is common in the conventional dehumidifying device, and to reduce the compressor capacity by precooling the inflow air without temperature change. The evaporator 10, the compressor 20, the condenser 30 and the expansion valve 40. The air is blown into the room through the evaporator 10 and the condenser 30, (110) installed at a front end of the evaporator (10) for lowering the temperature of air flowing to the evaporator (10), the dehumidifying device ); A secondary cooling unit 120 having a flow control valve 124 at one side to lower the air raised by the condenser 30 to a room temperature level by regulating the flow rate of the cold water; An indoor temperature sensor 130; Indoor humidity sensor 140; A humidity controller 150; And a controller 160 for controlling the flow rate control valve 124 based on the indoor temperature sensor 130 so that the temperature of the air discharged from the secondary cooling unit 120 is maintained at a room temperature level. Is introduced. Air conditioner, dehumidifier, evaporator, condenser, compressor, cooling section, ventilation

Method and apparatus for energy management of heating, ventilation and air conditioning system

본 발명은 HVAC(Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) 시스템에서 에너지를 제어하기 위한 방법을 제공한다. 본 발명에 따른 에너지 제어 방법은, 에너지 제어를 위한 사용 공간의 사용자 부재 여부를 판단하는 과정과, 사용자 부재로 판단되면, 미리 수집되어 저장된 데이터를 토대로 추출된 사용자의 외출 발생 확률과 외출 길이에 대한 외출 패턴을 토대로 에너지 제어 개시 여부를 판단하는 과정과, 에너지 제어를 개시하는 것으로 판단되면, 상기 미리 수집되어 저장된 데이터를 토대로 상기 사용자의 컴포트(comfort) 온도를 추출하는 과정과, 미리 저장된 희망 에너지 절감율과 희망 온도 복귀 시간을 토대로 세트백 제어 개시 온도와 세트백 제어 개시 시간을 계산하는 과정과, 상기 계산된 세트백 제어 개시 온도와 세트백 제어 개시 시간에 따라 에너지 제어를 수행하는 과정을 포함한다. The present invention provides a method for controlling energy in a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The energy control method according to the present invention includes a process of determining whether a user is absent in a space used for energy control, and when it is determined that a user is absent, the probability of going out and the length of outing of the user extracted based on previously collected and stored data The process of determining whether to start energy control based on the outing pattern, the process of extracting the user's comfort temperature based on the previously collected and stored data when it is determined that the energy control is to be started, and the pre-stored desired energy saving rate and calculating a setback control start temperature and a setback control start time based on the desired temperature return time, and performing energy control according to the calculated setback control start temperature and setback control start time.

Control device of air conditioner

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Dehumidifier

기존의 제습장치에서 흔히 나타나는 토출 공기의 온도상승 문제를 개선하여 온도변화가 없으며 유입공기를 예냉각하여 압축기 용량을 줄일 수 있는 것으로, 증발기(10)와, 압축기(20)와, 응축기(30)와, 팽창밸브(40)를 포함하는 냉동사이클을 이루며, 공기가 상기 증발기(10)와 응축기(30)를 거쳐 실내에 송풍되고 실내의 공기는 다시 상기 증발기(10)로 순환되어 상기 실내가 제습되도록 하는 제습장치에 있어서, 상기 증발기(10)의 선단부에 설치되어 증발기(10)로 가는 공기온도를 하강시키는 1차냉각부(110); 일측에 유량제어밸브(124)가 구비되어 상기 냉수의 유량을 조절함으로써 상기 응축기(30)에 의해 상승된 공기를 실내온도 수준으로 하강시키는 2차냉각부(120); 실내온도센서(130); 실내습도센서(140); 습도조절부(150); 상기 2차냉각부(120)에서 토출되는 공기온도가 실내온도 수준으로 유지되도록 상기 실내온도센서(130)에 의거하여 상기 유량제어밸브(124)를 제어하는 제어부(160);를 포함하는 제습장치가 소개된다. 공기조화기, 제습장치, 증발기, 응축기, 압축기, 냉각부, 환기

Complex air condition device

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a complex air condition management device, which provides a function standard to share an air condition management function only and a standard for the structure of a device to integrate a management function and an integrated management system in order to develop technologies related to the functions regarding the air, and to manage the air condition management function according to various shapes of products and technologies which are being positioned as the essential products by means of the trend of the standardization of the device as a common function. To this end, provided in the present invention is a complex air condition management device, which comprises: a case main body in which an indicator is installed at one side, a blowing fan is installed at the center, a functional cartridge is installed at the other side, an air inlet is formed at the lower end, and an air outlet is formed at the upper end; a case holder coupled to the case main body to cover the blowing fan, and having an inlet formed at the area corresponding to the blowing fan; an air filter installed to block the inlet of the case holder; and a case cover located in front of the air filter while being coupled to the case main body and the case holder.

Cool/hot air conditioning apparatus for solar heat

본 발명은 난방의 수행시 에너지를 절약할 수 있도록 하며, 겨울철의 증발기의 결빙방지 및 히트 파이프의 예열이 가능하도록 하여 에너지 절약과 더불어 부품의 사용수명을 연장시킬 수 있도록 한 태양열의 축열을 이용한 냉난방용 공기조화장치에 관한 것이다. 이를 위해 본 발명은, 실내공간과 연통된 케이스의 내부에 내, 외부의 공기를 수집하고 분기하는 챔버가 형성되고, 챔버의 외측으로 증발기, 응축기가 각각 장착된 열교환장치부를 포함하는 공기조화장치에 있어서, 태양열을 흡수하여 수집하는 태양열 집열체와; 상기 태양열 집열체와 유체가 진행가능하도록 연결되어 태양열 집열체에 의해 가열된 유체를 저장하는 축열조와; 상기 축열조와 유체가 진행가능하도록 연결되며, 케이스의 내부에서 챔버의 외측에 결합된 열원기구를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 태양열의 축열을 이용한 냉난방용 공기조화장치를 제공한다. 태양열, 축열, 공기조화

Driving control method of the hot gas bypass valve of an airconditioner

본 발명은 공기조화기의 핫가스 바이패스 밸브 제어 방법에 관한 것으로, 압축기가 운전 중인지를 확인하는 제 1 단계와, 압축기가 운전 중이 아닌 것으로 확인되면, 압축기 정지 후 t2 시간이 경과하였는지는 판단하는 제 2 단계와, 상기 t2 시간이 경과하지 않은 경우엔, 압축기의 토출측으로부터 압축기의 흡입측으로 핫가스를 배출시키기 위해 핫가스 바이패스 밸브를 온시키고, 상기 t2 시간이 경과한 경우엔, 상기 핫가스 바이패스 밸브를 오프시키는 제 3 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 따라서, 압축기의 초기 기동 시와 압축기 정지 후 재구동 시에 소요되는 시동전류를 줄여줄 수 있을 뿐만아니라, 압축기 재구동 시 발생하는 압축기 락(lock) 등의 문제를 방지할 수 있다. The present invention relates to a method for controlling a hot gas bypass valve of an air conditioner, comprising: a first step of checking whether a compressor is in operation and a step of determining whether t2 time has elapsed after the compressor is stopped if it is determined that the compressor is not in operation. Step 2 and if the t2 time has not elapsed, turn on the hot gas bypass valve to discharge hot gas from the discharge side of the compressor to the suction side of the compressor, and if the t2 time has elapsed, the hot gas bypass And a third step of turning off the pass valve. Therefore, it is possible not only to reduce the starting current required for the initial startup of the compressor and to restart the compressor after stopping the compressor, but also to prevent a problem such as a compressor lock occurring when the compressor is restarted. 공기조화기, 핫가스, 핫가스 바이패스 밸브, 압축기, 재구동, 평압 Air Conditioner, Hot Gas, Hot Gas Bypass Valve, Compressor, Restart

Control method of air conditioner under low-temperature low-humidity heating working condition

本发明涉及空调技术领域，具体涉及一种低温低湿制热工况下空调的控制方法。本发明旨在解决现有空调的开机升频控制方法中存在的由于升频时间长而导致快速制热效果差、环境温度较低时压缩机润滑效果差的问题。本发明的控制方法包括：获取环境温度和环境湿度，在环境温度小于设定温度且环境湿度不大于设定湿度时，控制空调的压缩机预热，预热结束后，控制膨胀阀按照多个关阀速度，分阶段连续关阀至第一目标开度，在膨胀阀的开度达到第一目标开度的过程中，控制空调的压缩机启动，控制压缩机按照设定升频速度连续升频。上述设置方式在保证压缩机正常回油的同时大幅度缩短了压缩机升频时间，进而达到快速制热的目的。

Air conditioner functioning as hot and cold water-purifier and humidifier and dehumidifier

본 발명은 송풍구(11)와 공기 흡입구(12)가 형성되고, 냉온수를 공급하기 위한 냉수꼭지(14)와 온수꼭지(15)가 구비된 하우징(10); 상기 공기 흡입구(12)를 통해 공기가 흡입되어 상기 송풍구(11)로 배출되도록 구동력을 제공하는 송풍팬(23); 상기 공기 흡입구(12)를 통해 하우징(10) 내부로 흡입된 공기를 여과하는 에어필터(20); 공급된 물을 여과하여 정수필터(21); 냉매를 압축하는 압축기(100); 상기 압축기(100)에서 압축된 냉매를 응축하여 액화시키는 응축코일(110); 상기 응축코일(110)을 통과한 냉매를 감압시키는 팽창밸브(44)(45)와 모세관(46)(47); 상기 팽창밸브와 모세관에서 감압된 냉매를 증발시킴으로써 증발열에 의해 공기를 냉각시켜 응축수를 생성하는 제습코일(120); 상기 제습코일(120)에서 생성된 응축수를 저장하는 집수통(22); 물이 저장된 가습용기(31); 상기 압축기(100)에서 압축된 냉매가 공급되며, 상기 가습용기(31)에 저장된 물을 열교환에 의해 데워서 증발시키는 가습코일(130); 상기 정수필터(21)에서 여과된 물이 저장되며, 저장된 물을 상기 온수꼭지(15) 및 냉수꼭지(14)로 각각 공급하는 온수용기(35) 및 냉수용기(38); 상기 압축기(100)에서 압축된 냉매가 공급되며 상기 온수용기(35)에 저장된 물을 열교환에 의해 데우는 히팅코일(140); 및 상기 팽창밸브와 모세관에서 감압된 냉매를 증발시킴으로써 증발열에 의해 상기 냉수용기(38)에 저장된 물을 냉각시키는 냉각코일(150);을 포함하는 복합 공조기에 관한 것이다. According to the present invention, the air outlet 11 and the air inlet 12 are formed, and a housing 10 having a cold water faucet 14 and a hot water faucet 15 for supplying cold and hot water; A blowing fan (23) for providing a driving force to suck air through the air inlet (12) and to discharge the blower (11); An air filter 20 for filtering the air sucked into the housing 10 through the air inlet 12; Water supplied to the filtered water filter 21; A compressor 100 for compressing the refrigerant; A condensation coil (110) for condensing and liquefying the refrigerant compressed by the compressor (100); Expansion valves (44) (45) and capillaries (46) (47) for depressurizing the refrigerant passing through the condensation coil (110); A dehumidifying coil (120) for cooling the air by evaporation heat to evaporate the refrigerant decompressed in the expansion valve and the capillary to generate condensed water; Reservoir 22 for storing the condensed water generated in the dehumidification coil (120); A humidifying container 31 in which water is stored; A humidifying coil (130) supplied with a refrigerant compressed by the compressor (100) and warming water stored in the humidifying ...

Control method, device and equipment for preventing cold air of air conditioner, air conditioner and storage medium

本发明涉及一种空调防冷风的控制方法、装置、设备、空调和存储介质，方法包括：当空调的室内机正常开机，且处于防冷风模式时，通过获取室内机未启动风机时换热器的进出口平均温度、室内机在防冷风模式下运行的时长和空调中高压调节开关的开合状态等空调的运行信息；并当进出口平均温度大于或等于当前退出温度，和/或，时长大于或等于预设时长，和/或，高压调节开关的开合状态为断开状态时，控制空调退出防冷风模式，实现了在不设置压力传感器，以及不在换热器中布置感温包的情况下，仍能够使空调退出防冷风模式。采用本发明的技术方案，能够在降低空调成本的条件下，实现空调防冷风的控制。

Air conditioner

空调机具有冻结工序的所需时间不同的多个室内机，控制装置具有以执行清洗室内换热器的表面的清洗运转的方式依次经由压缩机、室外换热器、膨胀阀以及室内换热器来控制冷冻循环的功能。控制装置按照室内换热器的冻结、室内换热器的解冻、室内换热器的干燥的顺序执行清洗运转，在室内换热器的冻结中，从冻结工序的所需时间较长的室内机起依次执行，并且冻结工序的所需时间较短的室内机推迟开始冻结工序，以便冻结工序的结束与冻结工序的所需时间较长的室内机一致。

Air conditioner and its controlling method

본 발명은 공기조화기 및 그 제어방법에 관한 것으로서, 설정된 일정조건 만족시 압축기의 예열운전이 수행되거나 해제되도록 하고, 예열운전 시 압축기의 모터로 일정 전류를 인가하여 코일 발열을 통해 상기 압축기가 예열되도록 구성됨으로서, 외부와 내부의 온도차로 인하여 액냉매가 압축기로 유입되는 현상을 방지하고, 내부 오일의 점도가 낮아지는 것을 방지하여 상기 공기조화기의 오동작을 방지하고, 용이하게 예열을 수행하여 그에 따른 소비전력을 감소시키고 예열시간이 감소되어 빠른 난방운전이 가능하게 되어 제품의 기능성이 향상되고 사용자의 편의성이 향상되는 효과가 있다. 공기조화기, 예열, 압축기, align, 모터, 인버터

Method for controlling start of air conditioner and apparatus thereof

本发明涉及一种空调装置的启动的控制。更具体地，本发明提供一种用于基于与包括通风因子的环境因子有关的信息预测预设室内温度的到达的时间以及根据预测的时间控制空调装置的启动从而在目标时间点达到当前温度的方法。此外，所述方法提供了一种考虑到用户将需要空调装置的时间点来预测目标时间点的方法。此外，本发明提供了一种直到达到预设温度考虑到空调装置的最佳部分负荷因子的控制空调装置的启动的方法。本公开涉及用于传感器网络、机器对机器(M2M)通信、机器类型通信(MTC)和物联网(IoT)的技术。本公开可用于智能服务(智能家居、智能建筑、智能城市、智能汽车或联网汽车、健康护理、数字教育、零售业务、与安全和保险相关的服务等)。

Air conditioner and control method thereof

本发明公开了一种通过根据预定条件确定预热控制时间来执行压缩机的预热运转的空调和空调控制方法。此外，本发明公开了一种减少预热压缩机时产生的初始功率消耗的空调和空调控制方法。根据本发明，由于在满足压缩机的预热运转条件比如外部温度和室内单元及室外单元的运转状态的情况下通过向压缩机的电机施加电流并通过线圈发热预热压缩机，得以不单独地包括用于预热压缩机的制热器，因而可以节省用于制热器的费用。此外，由于使用压缩机电机的转子对准方法容易地执行预热运转，因而减少了功率消耗。

Air conditioning system

提供能够基于设置空气调节机的空间内的空调性能进行更舒适的空调控制的空气调节系统。空气调节系统(1)，包括：热泵循环(制冷循环)；以及控制部，控制热泵循环的动作，其中，控制部是基于藉由热泵循环进行空调控制的空间(房间R)的空调性能(例如，隔热性能)，变更除霜运转的控制内容。

air conditioner

복수의 실내 열교환기의 세정을 적절하게 행하는 공기 조화기를 제공한다. 공기 조화기(100)는, 압축기(1) 및 실외 열교환기(2)를 갖는 실외기(Uo)와, 실내 팽창 밸브(12) 및 실내 열교환기(10)를 갖는 복수대의 실내기(U1, U2, U3, U4)가 배관을 통해 접속되어 이루어지는 냉매 회로(Q)를 구비함과 함께, 적어도 압축기(1) 및 복수의 실내 팽창 밸브(12)를 제어하는 제어부를 구비한다. 제어부는, 복수대의 실내기(U1, U2, U3, U4) 중, 소정 조건을 충족하고 있는 실내기가 존재하는 경우, 당해 실내기의 실내 열교환기(10)를 동결 또는 결로시키는 처리를 행하면서, 상기 소정 조건을 충족하고 있지 않은 다른 실내기에서는, 상기 처리를 행하지 않고, 상기 소정 조건은, 상기 처리의 가부에 관한 조건이다. An air conditioner that appropriately cleans a plurality of indoor heat exchangers. The air conditioner 100 includes an outdoor unit Uo having a compressor 1 and an outdoor heat exchanger 2, and a plurality of indoor units U1, U2, having an indoor expansion valve 12 and an indoor heat exchanger 10. A refrigerant circuit (Q) in which U3 and U4 are connected via piping is provided, and a control unit for controlling at least the compressor (1) and a plurality of indoor expansion valves (12) is provided. When there is an indoor unit that satisfies a predetermined condition among the plurality of indoor units U1, U2, U3, and U4, the control unit performs a process of freezing or condensing the indoor heat exchanger 10 of the indoor unit, and In other indoor units that do not satisfy the conditions, the processing is not performed, and the predetermined condition is a condition relating to whether or not the processing is performed.

Air conditioner

空调机(100)具备：具有压缩机(32)和室内热交换器(64)的冷冻循环(RC)；将附着于室内热交换器并落下的水作为排水暂时贮存的排水盘(140)；将贮存在排水盘中的排水向外部排出的排水泵(PO)；以及控制冷冻循环和排水泵的动作的控制装置(20)。控制装置执行使室内热交换器作为蒸发器起作用且使室内热交换器的表面温度为冰点下的冻结运转，以满足“通常的制冷运转结束后的排水泵的驱动时间<冻结运转后的排水泵的驱动时间”的关系的方式驱动排水泵。

Method and device for determining air blowing angle range of air conditioner, and air conditioner

本申请公开了一种空调吹风广角确定方法、装置以及空调。其中，该方法包括：根据待测空调的参数信息以及待测空调所处环境的图像建立待测空调所处环境的空间坐标，确定待测空调与增强现实终端在空间坐标系中的坐标，调整待测空调的出风口的出风角度，在出风口的各个最大出风角度的吹风范围内移动增强现实终端，得到增强现实终端的位置变化，根据增强现实终端的位置变化确定待测空调的出风广角。本申请解决了由于相关技术中无法准确地测量空调的吹风广角，而造成空调的部分功能无法实现的技术问题。

Detection of damper motor mechanically disconnected from damper assembly

In an embodiment, a method of testing a HVAC unit for a disconnected damper motor is provided. An outside air section of a damper assembly is closed and air is circulated through the unit. If a discharge air temperature is not substantially equal to a return air temperature, the damper motor is determined to be disconnected. Otherwise, an economizing function having a free cooling target temperature is started. An outside air temperature is compared to the free cooling target temperature. If the outside air temperature is less than the free cooling target temperature, the damper motor is determined to be disconnected if the damper motor has been commanded to fully open the outside air section. If the outside air temperature is not less than the free cooling target temperature, the damper motor is determined to be disconnected if a discharge air temperature is not substantially equal to an outside air temperature.

Operation planning method, operation control device, and operation planning system

本发明的目的在于适当地控制空气调节设备，抑制舒适性的下降。取得多个空气调节设备(10)的实际运行状况的实际运行状况数据和登记有会议时间表的预定表数据，基于所取得的预定表数据和实际运行状况数据，决定要进行预定表数据中登记的预定会议的空气调节分区(25)，基于要在所决定的空气调节分区进行的会议的参加人数，将与所决定的空气调节分区相对应的空气调节设备的运行状态决定为削减空气调节设备的消耗电力的节能运行状态或者不削减消耗电力的通常运行状态，生成控制空气调节设备的参数同时也是与所决定的运行状态对应的空气调节控制参数，并将所生成的空气调节控制参数发送至与所决定的空气调节分区相对应的空气调节设备。

Air conditioner

本发明提供一种适当地进行多个室内换热器的清洗的空调机。空调机(100)具备制冷剂回路(Q)，该制冷剂回路经由配管连接具有压缩机(1)及室外换热器(2)的室外机(Uo)和具有室内膨胀阀(12)及室内换热器(10)的多台室内机(U1、U2、U3、U4)而成，并且具备至少控制压缩机(1)及多个室内膨胀阀(12)的控制部。在多台室内机(U1、U2、U3、U4)中存在满足预定条件的室内机的情况下，控制部进行使该室内机的室内换热器(10)冻结或结露的处理，并且在不满足上述预定条件的其它的室内机中不进行上述处理，上述预定条件是与可否进行上述处理相关的条件。

Systems for and methods of automatically scheduling and executing in situ tests on systems

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WITH ADJUVANT FUNCTION OF HEATING OPERATION

Air conditioner

In an air conditioner having a single outdoor unit and a plurality of indoor units, if at least two indoor units supply operation commands, an indoor unit allowed to be operated and an indoor unit not allowed to be operated are determined in accordance with a predetermined operation priority order. An operation standby signal is sent to the indoor unit not allowed to be operated. If the indoor unit allowed to be operated stops its operation, a new indoor unit is determined by again referring to the operation priority order. A confirmation signal is then sent to the determined new indoor unit under the standby state until then. If the indoor unit received the confirmation signal sends a response signal indicating that the indoor unit still intends to operate, then an operation permission signal is given to the new indoor unit.

Diagnosis method of air conditioner

공기 조화기의 진단 제어 방법을 개시한다. 공기 조화기의 설치 과정에서 발생할 수 있는 설치 불량 내용을 시운전에 근거한 진단을 통해 사용자 또는 설치 담당자에게 명확하게 전달하고 객관성 및 정확성에 기초하여 공기 조화기의 설치 및 후속 조치를 유도하는데 그 목적이 있다. 일 측면에 따른 공기 조화기의 진단 제어 방법은, 공기 조화기의 진단을 위한 시운전 명령을 수신하고; 공기 조화기의 조립 상태를 진단하기 위한 제 1 시운전을 수행하며; 공기 조화기의 배관 연결 및 냉매량을 진단하기 위한 제 2 시운전을 수행하고; 제 1 시운전 및 제 2 시운전의 결과에 기초하여 공기 조화기의 상태를 진단하며; 진단 결과를 공기 조화기의 실내기에 마련되는 표시부를 통해 표시한다.

Air conditioner

An air conditioner (100) is provided with: a refrigeration cycle (RC) that has a compressor (32) and an indoor heat exchanger (64); a drain pan (140) that temporarily stores water stuck to the indoor heat exchanger and water falling as drain water; a drain pump (PO) that discharges the drain water stored in the drain pan to the outside; and a control device (20) that controls the operations of the refrigeration cycle and the drain pump. The control device carries out a freezing operation for causing the indoor heat exchanger to function as an evaporator and for setting the surface temperature of the indoor heat exchanger below freezing point, and drives the drain pump so as to satisfy the relationship of "driving time of drain pump after end of normal cooling operation < driving time of drain pump after freezing operation".

Operation planning method, operation control device, and operation planning system

An object of the present invention is to suitably control an air conditioner and suppress deterioration in comfort. Operation result data indicating operation results of a plurality of air conditioners 10 and schedule data in which a schedule of a meeting is registered are acquired. An air conditioning zone 25 where the scheduled meeting registered in the schedule data is held is determined based on the acquired schedule data and the acquired operation result data, it is determined, based on the number of participants in the meeting held in the determined air conditioning zone 25, whether an operation state of the air conditioner 10 associated with the determined air conditioning zone 25 is set to an energy saving operation state in which power consumption of the air conditioner 10 is reduced or a normal operation state in which the power consumption is not reduced, parameters for controlling the air conditioner 10 are determined, the air conditioning control parameters corresponding to the determined operation state, and the generated air conditioning control parameters are transmitted to the air conditioner 10 associated with the determined air conditioning zone 25.

Air conditioner control method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

An air conditioner control method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The air conditioner control method comprises the following steps: determining whether a time interval between the current moment and a preset moment at which work is started is less than or equal to the maximum early start duration; if the time interval is less than or equal to the maximum early start duration, acquiring a preliminary demand load corresponding to a central air-conditioner, and acquiring a startup combination load corresponding to the central air-conditioner; and on the basis of the startup combination load and the preliminary demand load, determining a start moment of a host to be started.

Air conditioner and control method thereof

Provided are an air conditioner and a control method thereof, the air conditioner performing a heating process in which heat-exchanged air during a drying process is discharged at low speed through a plurality of holes, thereby making it possible to completely dry moisture condensed on an indoor heat exchanger while preventing an indoor space from being diffused with heat. An air conditioner, according to one embodiment, comprises: an indoor unit housing; an outlet provided in the indoor unit housing; a heat exchanger provided inside the indoor unit housing and performing heat exchange between a refrigerant and air; a blowing fan blowing the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger to the outlet; a compressor compressing the refrigerant; and a control unit sequentially performing a blowing process and a heating process by controlling the blowing fan and the compressor when a cooling process is finished.

Method for compress pre-heating control

본 발명은 압축기의 예열운전제어방법에 관한 것으로, 더욱 상세하게는 정전 후, 전원 재공급시에 압축기의 예열운전을 효율적으로 제어하기 위한 압축기의 예열운전제어방법에 관한 것이다. 본 발명은 실외온도 및 압축기 돔의 온도 변화 추이에 기초해서 압축기의 예열운전을 제어하기 때문에, 정전이 발생된 직후와 같이, 제품 내부로 전원이 재공급되었을때, 불필요한 압축기의 예열동작을 방지하므로서 예열운전의 효율을 높이게 된다. 또한, 본 발명은 예열운전시간동안 설정되고 있는 패턴에 따라서 상기 인버터부 내의 6개의 스위칭소자의 온/오프를 제어하여, 압축기 내부 3개 코일에 직접 전압을 인가하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 이때, 압축기의 예열운전을 위한 패턴은, 압축기의 내부 3개 코일에 각 설정되고 있는 소정시간(△T)동안 전류통로는 형성시켜주지만, 압축기 모터의 회전을 위한 자계는 형성시켜주지 않도록 구성되어진다. The present invention relates to a method of controlling the preheating operation of a compressor, and more particularly, to a method of controlling the preheating operation of a compressor for efficiently controlling the preheating operation of the compressor at the time of power supply again after a power failure. Since the present invention controls the preheating operation of the compressor based on the change of the outdoor temperature and the temperature change of the compressor dome, it prevents unnecessary preheating operation of the compressor when the power is supplied back into the product, such as immediately after a power failure. Improve the efficiency of preheating operation. In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the voltage is directly applied to the three coils in the compressor by controlling the on / off of the six switching elements in the inverter unit according to the pattern set during the preheating operation time. At this time, the pattern for preheating operation of the compressor is configured to form a current path for a predetermined time (ΔT) set in each of the three internal coils of the compressor, but not to form a magnetic field for rotation of the compressor motor. Lose. 압축기, 예열운전 Compressor, preheating operation

Air conditioning system

本发明的空气调节系统在预冷·预热控制中，以使设定温度和室内温度的第一温度差成为压缩机进行运转的温度差以上的方式，控制设定温度，如果室内温度和目标温度的第二温度差小于第一温度差，则控制设定温度，以使得变更为目标温度。由此，能够使压缩机在低容量至中容量的范围内运转，能够提高空调装置的运转效率来实施功耗少的节约能量运转。能够通过设定温度的调整，简易地抑制压缩机的运转容量，所以控制变得容易，能够将预冷控制搭载于各种空调装置、或者能够从外部的控制装置进行预冷控制，还能够有效地利用于HEMS等中。

Parallel flow and counterflow insulated preconditioned air delivery system

A self-insulating air delivery system maintains a desired air temperature of the conditioned air supplied thereinto for delivery to an aircraft. The system uses insulating airflow layers; a parallel layer and a counterflow layer. A starting section connects to a PCA unit and delivers conditioned air therefrom to an interior supply hose. The starting section also either creates bleed conditioned air or accepts conditioned insulating air and supplies it to an interior insulating hose that is annularly outward of the supply hose and in which air flows parallel to airflow in the supply hose. A reversing connector indirectly connects the supply hose to the aircraft and reverses the flow of air from the interior insulating hose to flow back toward the PCA unit in an exterior counterflow hose that is annularly outward of the interior insulating hose.

Management apparatus and management method

The operation method for improving starting property of a inverter air conditioner

본 발명은 인버터 에어컨의 기동특성 향상 운전방법에 관한 것으로, 종래 인버터 에이컨의 압축기 정지시 전자팽창변의 개도는 정지하기 전의 개도를 유지하고 있는데, 이와같은 상태에서 압축기 기동시 개도가 작게 열려있는 경우는 압축기 입출구의 압력차가 커서 2분후 압축기 기동실패의 원인이 되고, 개도가 크게 열려있는 경우는 압력평형은 이루어지나, 초기 기동시 압축기 입구로 액냉매 유입이 급격하게 되어 초기 과전류가 흐르게 되는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 본 발명은 압축기의 운전중 정지여부를 판단하는 제1단계와, 상기에서 압축기 정지시 압축기 정지전의 운전 주파수를 기억시키는 제2단계와, 상기에서 기억시킨 운전 주파수와 정격 운전 주파수를 비교하고, 그 비교된 운전 주파수에 따른 보상개도를 결정하는 제3단계와, 상기에서 보상개도 결정 후 실외온도와 실내온도를 감지하는 제4단계와, 상기에서 감지한 실외온도와 실내온도의 차를 구하는 제5단계와, 상기에서 구한 온도차에 의한 보상개도를 결정하는 제6단계와, 상기 제3단계에서 결정한 운전 주파수에 의한 보상개도와 제6단계에서 결정한 온도차에 의한 보상개도를 이용하여 압축기 오프시 개도를 구하는 제7단계로 동작하여, 압축기가 정지되어 있는 2분간 적정개도를 유지하도록 함으로써, 압축기 입출구의 압력차를 없애고, 재기동시 압축기 입구의 급격한 액냉매가 유입되는 것을 방지하도록 한 것이다. The present invention relates to an operation method for improving the starting characteristics of an inverter air conditioner. While the opening degree of the electromagnetic expansion edge when the compressor stops the conventional compressor air conditioner maintains the opening degree before stopping, in such a state, when the opening degree is small when the compressor is opened. If the pressure difference between the compressor inlet and outlet is large, it causes the compressor to fail after 2 minutes, and if the opening degree is large, the pressure is balanced, but the initial overcurrent flows due to the rapid inflow of liquid refrigerant into the compressor inlet during the initial startup. . Therefore, the present invention compares the first step of determining whether the compressor is stopped during operation, the second step of storing the operating frequency before the compressor is stopped when the compressor is stopped, and comparing the stored operating frequency with the rated operating frequency, A third step of determining a compensation opening degree according to the compared operating frequency, a fourth step of detecting an outdoor temperature and an indoor temperature after determining the compensation opening degree, and a step of obtaining a difference ...

Method for balancing the volumetric flows of multiple air passages

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Abgleich der Volumenströme mehrerer Luftdurchlässe (1, 2, 3, 4, n) untereinander, wobei die Luftdurchlässe (1, 2, 3, 4, n), deren Volumenströme (V₁, V₂, V₃, V₄, V_n) untereinander abgeglichen werden sollen, von einem gemeinsamen Luftkanal (17) abzweigen und parallel zueinander angeordnet sind und wobei jedem Luftdurchlass (1, 2, 3, 4, n) ein Drosselelement (10, 11, 12, 13 14) zur Veränderung der zur Verfügung stehenden freien Strömungsfläche zugeordnet ist. Um ein Verfahren anzugeben, das einen einfacheren und schnelleren Abgleich der Volumenströme parallel angeordneter Luftdurchlässe eines Luftkanals bei einer möglichst hohen Genauigkeit ermöglicht, soll- zunächst in einem ersten Schritt bei einem unveränderten mittels zumindest eines Ventilators (16) in den Luftkanal (17) eingeblasenen Luftstrom bzw. bei einem unveränderten mittels zumindest eines Ventilators (16) aus dem Luftkanal (17) abgezogenen Ist-Volumenstrom an jedem Luftdurchlass (1, 2, 3, 4, n) der durch diesen Luftdurchlass (1, 2, 3, 4, n) ausgeblasene Ist-Volumenstrom bzw. an jedem Luftdurchlass (1, 2, 3, 4, n) der durch diesen Luftdurchlass (1, 2, 3, 4, n) angesaugte Ist-Volumenstrom anhand Messen der Geschwindigkeit und/oder anhand Messen des Wirkdruckes bestimmt werden,- dass anschließend in einem zweiten Schritt unter Berücksichtigung des jeweiligen Widerstandsbeiwertes ζ (Zeta-Wert) der Kombination eines jeden Luftdurchlasses (1, 2, 3, 4, n) und seines zugehörigen Drosselelementes (10, 11, 12, 13 14) einerseits, des in dem ersten Schritt bestimmten Ist-Volumenstroms (V₁, V₂, V₃, V₄, V_n) eines jeden Luftdurchlasses (1, 2, 3, 4, n) andererseits sowie auch der Luftdichte p des Luftstroms mathematisch die Stellung des Drosselelementes ( ...

Air conditioner control method and device

The present invention discloses an air conditioner control method and device, and relates to the technical field of smart home. The method includes that: a turning-on remote control signal sent by an air conditioner socket is received, wherein the turning-on remote control signal is a signal generated and sent by the air conditioner socket after it is determined that an air conditioner is turned on, and the turning-on remote control signal contains an identifier of the air conditioner socket; whether a rapid working mode of the air conditioner is in an enabled state or not is queried according to the identifier of the air conditioner socket; and if the rapid working mode of the air conditioner is in the enabled state, a first remote control signal is sent to the air conditioner socket, the first remote control signal being configured to instruct the air conditioner socket to control the air conditioner to run with a working parameter of the rapid working mode. According to the present invention, the problem of low enabling efficiency of the rapid working mode of the air conditioner every time when a user manually enables the rapid working mode of the air conditioner is solved, and the enabling efficiency of the rapid working mode of the air conditioner is improved.

Installation location identification device, air conditioning system, installation location identification method, and program

A control request unit (142) requests an air conditioner remote controller to perform, for a plurality of air conditioners that have movable parts (for example, vanes), control (for example, on control, off control, air direction control, draft save operation, and the like) involving movement of the movable parts. An imaging unit (11) captures images of spaces in which the plurality of air conditioners are installed. An identification unit (144) identifies the installation locations of the plurality of air conditioners from the contents of the control requested by the control request unit (142) and the images captured by the imaging unit (11).

Adaptive optimum start

An optimum start system for determining the optimum start time of a temperature control system within a building so that energy can be conserved by operating the temperature control system at reduced energy levels during periods of non-occupancy of the building and by starting the temperature control system an amount of lead time prior to the beginning of occupancy of said building wherein the amount of lead time is selected to bring space temperature within the building within a comfort range by the start of occupancy, the optimum start system including a space temperature sensor for sensing space temperature within the building, an outdoor air temperature sensor for sensing outdoor air temperature external to the building, and a controller connected to the space temperature sensor, the outdoor air temperature sensor and the temperature control system for determining the lead time as a function of an accuracy factor based upon the accuracy of a prior lead time and as a function of both outdoor air temperature and space temperature.

Air conditioning device and control method thereof

공기 조화 장치가 개시된다. 본 공기 조화 장치는 공기 정화부, 공기의 오염도를 측정하는 센서, 외부의 서버와 통신하는 통신부 및 사용자의 모바일 단말의 위치에 따라 전송되는 서버의 공기 오염도 상태 정보 제공 요청에 응답하여, 공기 조화 장치의 전원을 오프 상태로 유지하면서 센서를 활성하고, 센서에 의해 측정된 공기 오염도에 기초하여 공기 조화 장치의 가동이 필요한 상태임을 서버에 전송하고, 서버로부터 수신한 가동 명령에 응답하여 공기 정화부를 구동하는 프로세서를 포함한다.

Air conditioner control method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

air-conditioner

Climatiseur] On propose un climatiseur dans lequel un échangeur de chaleur intérieur est placé dans un état propre et dans lequel l’eau ne s’écoule pas facilement hors du bac de récupération. Le climatiseur est prévu avec un circuit de réfrigérant et un organe de commande, et est en outre prévu avec un bac de récupération (18) disposé sous l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur (15). L’organe de commande amène l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur (15) à fonctionner comme un évaporateur, et réalise un procédé dans lequel l’échangeur de chaleur intérieur (15) est soumis à la formation de givre ou à la formation de rosée. Si le procédé a été réalisé lorsque la température de l’air extérieur est inférieure ou égale à une première valeur de seuil, l’organe de commande ne démarre pas le procédé suivant jusqu’à ce qu’une période d’interdiction prédéterminée se soit écoulée après la réalisation du procédé. Figure pour l’abrégé : Fig.5 Air conditioner] An air conditioner is proposed in which an indoor heat exchanger is placed in a clean state and in which the water does not easily flow out of the recovery tank. The air conditioner is provided with a refrigerant circuit and a control member, and is further provided with a recovery tank (18) arranged under the indoor heat exchanger (15). The controller causes the indoor heat exchanger (15) to function as an evaporator, and performs a process in which the indoor heat exchanger (15) is subjected to frost or dew formation. If the process has been carried out when the outside air temperature is less than or equal to a first threshold value, the controller does not start the following process until a predetermined prohibition period has elapsed. after the completion of the process. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 5

Intelligent central air-conditioning energy-saving control method and system

本发明公开了一种智能化中央空调节能控制方法及系统，其中，方法包括如下步骤：基于空调末端各个空调区域的环境状况，计算并存储维持各个空调区域最低功耗运转的温度‑风量指标；建立并存储各个空调区域对应的换气时间表，根据当前时刻与前一换气时刻之间的时间差值以及空调区域的环境状况，估算空调区域的新风余量；检测空调区域内当前时刻的温度及设定种类气体含量信息；自动检测或基于用户输入确认空调区域内人员密度；计算空调区域当前所需冷量/热量、换气频率以及新风量并控制空调末端设备动作，通过检测空调区域中的人员数量而确立新风量等参数，关联人均热/冷负荷及人均新风量，避免空调区域在无人使用状况下满负荷工作，减少能耗。

Air conditioner

[課題] 提供一種能夠將室內熱交換器適當地洗淨之空調機。 　　[解決手段] 空調機(100)，係具備有：冷媒迴路(Q)，係依序經由壓縮機(31)、冷凝器、室外膨脹閥(34)以及蒸發器，來在冷凍循環中使冷媒循環；和控制部，係至少對於壓縮機(31)以及室外第1膨脹閥(34)作控制。前述冷凝器以及蒸發器之其中一方，係為室外熱交換器(32)，另外一方，係為室內熱交換器(12)之至少一部分。控制部，係依序進行室內熱交換器(12)之凍結、室內熱交換器(12)之上部之解凍以及室內熱交換器(12)之下部之解凍。

Method and apparatus of heating ventilation air conditioning for controlling start

본 발명은 공조 기기의 기동 제어하는 것에 관한 것으로, 보다 구체적으로 본 발명은 환기 인자를 포함한 환경 인자의 정보에 기반하여 실내 온도의 설정 온도 도달 시간을 예측하고, 예측한 시간에 따라서 목표 시점에 설정 온도에 도달하도록 상기 공조 기기의 기동 시간을 제어하는 방법을 제공한다. 또한, 본 발명은 사용자의 공조 기기 필요 시점을 고려하여 상기 목표 시점을 예측하는 방법을 제공한다. 또한 본 발명은 상기 설정 온도에 도달할 때까지 공조 기기의 최적의 부분 부하율을 고려하여, 공조 기기의 기동을 제어하는 방법을 제공한다. 본 개시는 센서 네트워크(Sensor Network), 사물 통신(Machine to Machine, M2M), MTC(Machine Type Communication) 및 사물 인터넷(Internet of Things, IoT)을 위한 기술과 관련된 것이다. 본 개시는 상기 기술을 기반으로 하는 지능형 서비스(스마트 홈, 스마트 빌딩, 스마트 시티, 스마트 카 혹은 커넥티드 카, 헬스 케어, 디지털 교육, 소매업, 보안 및 안전 관련 서비스 등)에 활용될 수 있다. The present invention relates to starting control of air conditioning equipment, and more specifically, the present invention predicts the time to reach the set temperature of the room temperature based on information on environmental factors including ventilation factors, and sets the target time according to the predicted time A method is provided for controlling the startup time of the air conditioning device to reach a temperature. In addition, the present invention provides a method of predicting the target time in consideration of the user's air conditioning equipment required time. In addition, the present invention provides a method of controlling the start of the air conditioning equipment in consideration of the optimal partial load ratio of the air conditioning equipment until the set temperature is reached. The present disclosure relates to a technology for a sensor network, a machine to machine (M2M), a machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure can be utilized for intelligent services (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.) based on the above technology.

Method and apparatus for controlling temperature

本公开涉及一种传感器网络、机器类通信(MTC)、机器对机器(M2M)通信以及用于物联网(IoT)的技术。本公开可应用于基于上述技术的智能服务，诸如智能家居、智能建筑、智能城市、智能汽车、互联汽车、健康护理、数字教育、智能零售、安保和安全服务。提供了一种用于在温度控制系统中控制温度的方法。所述方法包括确定用户占用或未占用受到回调控制的空间；当确定所述用户未占用时，基于预定的未占用时间段的概率分布确定是否开始所述回调控制；当确定开始所述回调控制时，基于先前收集的数据确定所述用户的目标温度；基于所述目标温度计算回调温度；以及根据所计算的回调温度执行所述回调控制。

Air conditioner

【課題】湿度の低い状態が長く続く場合であっても、洗浄運転を実行して室内熱交換器を清潔に保つことができる空気調和装置を提案する。【解決手段】空気調和装置（１、１１）は、冷媒回路（１００）と、取得部（９）と、制御部（６、６１）とを備える。冷媒回路は、圧縮機（２１）、室外熱交換器（２４）、膨張機構（２５）、および、室内熱交換器（３２）が環状に接続されている。取得部は、空気調和対象空間の空気の湿度に関する湿度情報を取得する。制御部は、冷媒回路を制御して室内熱交換器を蒸発器として機能させることにより、室内熱交換器を洗浄する洗浄運転を実行する。また、制御部は、湿度情報に基づき、洗浄運転として、第１洗浄運転、および、第１洗浄運転よりも室内熱交換器を洗浄する能力が低い第２洗浄運転のいずれかを実行する。【選択図】図３

HVAC system start/stop control

本发明描述了一种用于具有至少一个HVAC组件的HVAC系统的控制系统，所述控制系统包括：控制器，所述控制器具有处理器和存储器，所述控制器与所述至少一个HVAC组件处于信号通信，所述控制器被配置成：确定与建筑占用周期的开始或结束相关联的启动/关闭设定点和时间；确定所述HVAC系统的位置处的室外空气的所预测天气状况；基于所述所确定的设定点和时间以及所述所预测天气状况来预测从当前时间直到建筑被占用/未被占用的周期内的一组室内空气状况；以及当实际房间空气状况接近所述所预测的室内空气状况时启动/停止所述至少一个HVAC组件。

Operation condition determination system of pre-cooling operation and pre-warming operation of air conditioner

Air conditioner control method, apparatus, and air conditioner

Air conditioner

本发明提供使室内换热器成为清洁的状态且水难以从接水盘溢出的空调机。空调机具备制冷剂回路和控制部，还具备配置于室内换热器(15)的下侧的接水盘(18)。而且，控制部使室内换热器(15)作为蒸发器发挥功能，进行使室内换热器(15)冻结或者结露的处理，在外部空气温度为第一阈值以下时进行了上述处理的情况下，在从进行该处理起经过预定的禁止期间之前，不开始下次的上述处理。

System for determining operation condition of precooling operation/preheating operation of air conditioner

A precooling operation/preheating operation control apparatus (100) includes: an air conditioner (10), a ventilation apparatus (20), a first control unit (41), a second control unit (42), and an operation detail determining unit (45). The air conditioner (10) performs heat exchange between air in a target space (R) for precooling or preheating and a heat medium. The ventilation apparatus (20) replaces part of the air in the target space (R) with outside air that is air outside a building. The operation detail determining unit (45) determines, on the basis of a set temperature of the target space (R) at a designated time and a quantity related to an outside air temperature, operation details of the air conditioner (10) and operation details of the ventilation apparatus (20) during a precooling operation or preheating operation.

Air conditioning system

本实用新型涉及空气调和系统。本实用新型的空气调和系统构成为具备温度控制单元，在预冷/预热控制中，上述温度控制单元控制设定温度以使设定温度与室内温度之间的第一温度差在压缩机进行运转的温度差以上，并且在室内温度与目标温度之间的第二温度差小于第一温度差时，进行将设定温度变更为目标温度的控制。由此，能够在从低容量到中容量的范围内运转压缩机，提高空调装置的运转效率从而能够实现消耗电力较少的节能运转。由于能够以设定温度的调整来容易地抑制压缩机的运转容量，因此使控制变得容易，能够将预冷控制安装在多种空调装置，从外部的控制装置进行预冷控制也能够应用于HEMS等。

Air-conditioning system

An air-conditioning system (100) wherein an integrated controller (12) activates a ventilation device (11) and performs an outside air cooling operation when the outside air temperature at a predetermined precooling operation start time is lower than the temperature of an indoor space (B) at that time. After the outside air cooling operation has been implemented, and when the temperature of the indoor space (B) at an operation-switching determination time at a prescribed time prior to when a user begins to occupy the room is equal to or higher than a predetermined operation-switching determination temperature, the operation is switched from the outside air cooling operation performed by the ventilation device (11) to a heat pump cooling operation performed by an air-conditioning device (A).

Method and system for controlling a dehumidifier wheel

Control method for controlling a dehumidifier wheel (2) comprising sanitizing the dehumidifier wheel (2) before restarting the dehumidifier wheel (2) after a shutdown.

Method for controlling activation of air conditioning device and apparatus therefor

The present invention relates to control of activation of an air conditioning device. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for predicting the time of arrival of a preset indoor temperature based on information regarding environment factors, including a ventilation factor, and controlling the activation time of the air conditioning device such that the present temperature is reached at the target point of time according to the predicted time. In addition, the method provides a method for predicting the target point of time in view of the point of time at which the user will need the air conditioning device. In addition, the present invention provides a method for controlling activation of an air conditioning device in view of the optimal partial load factor of the air conditioning device until the presetting temperature is reached. The present disclosure relates to technologies for sensor networks, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be utilized for intelligent services (smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, services related to security and safety, etc.).

Managing device and management method

本发明的管理装置及管理方法根据收集的气象信息、设备的运转实况、针对设置有设备的区域设定的状态值和允许范围、以及抑制功率的功率抑制时间，计算变化时间，在该变化时间内，通过设备的运转，与功率抑制时间对应地使区域的状态值变化。并且，使用计算出的变化时间生成控制设备的控制计划来控制设备，因此，能够在设置有设备的区域中设定的状态值的范围内按照功率抑制时间削减功率使用量。

Air-conditioning machine

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Air-conditioning system, controller, and program

Control method of air conditioner under low-temperature high-humidity heating working condition

本发明涉及空调技术领域，具体涉及一种低温高湿制热工况下空调的控制方法。本发明旨在解决现有空调存在的快速制热效果差、润滑效果差的问题。本发明的控制方法包括：获取环境温度和环境湿度，在环境温度小于设定温度且环境湿度大于设定湿度时，使压缩机预热，预热结束后控制膨胀阀按照多个关阀速度，分阶段连续关阀至第一目标开度；在膨胀阀的开度达到第一目标开度的过程中，控制空调的压缩机启动；控制压缩机按照设定升频速度连续升频。上述方法可以大幅缩短压缩机升频时间，达到快速制热和提高润滑效果的目的，提升空调的舒适性，改善用户体验。