JP2004205202A - Environmental facility control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an environmental facility control system capable of making a comfortable fine environment in response to condition and requests by people enjoying the environment inside an area. <P>SOLUTION: This environmental facility control system is formed of a heat environmental facility 1 such as an air conditioning system including controllers and to be provided in an area A formed with the heat environment, a heat environment information obtaining means 2 formed of personal terminals 11 on a communication network NT, a facility control plan deciding means 4 for collecting the heat environment information Inf input by the heat environment information obtaining means 2 and showing degree of comfortableness of the heat environment through the communication network NT and for generating a facility control plan P for controlling the heat environmental facility 1 from a plurality of plans on the basis of the contents of the collection and the decision reference registered in a decision reference data base 3, and a facility control means 5 for controlling the heat environmental facility 1 in response to the generated facility control plan P. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an environmental equipment control system corresponding to environmental equipment such as air conditioning equipment and lighting equipment.

  In order to control thermal environment equipment such as air conditioners installed in the area while maintaining the comfort of people in the area such as living space, a sensor to acquire thermal information under the environment is required And In the case of a system that provides a large-scale thermal environment, the device control module obtains sensor detection information via a network, and the device control module controls the thermal environment equipment based on the obtained detection information. Is common.

  By the way, information sources related to human comfort / discomfort are diverse, such as temperature, humidity, brightness, and noise. Also, in order to maintain the same thermal environment for people in various places in the thermal environment area, many sensors are required in a large area.

  In other words, it is necessary to install a large number of various types of sensors, which imposes a heavy burden on the cost, and in practice, it is customary to install the sensors in a limited representative place.

  In addition, the place for installation is also inflexible. For example, in the case of a building or the like, the sensor is mounted at the beginning of the building when the operation form of the room is uncertain, so that it is limited to several places such as the walls of the room constituting the thermal environment area.

  As described above, in many cases, sensor information desired for performing sufficient control cannot be obtained due to problems in cost and installation work.

  In addition, equipment managers need a lot of effort to deal with the discomfort of many people in a hot environment, and in order to reduce the number of unpleasant complaints, make excessive equipment control settings more than necessary. Has been done.

  For example, in the summer, the temperature of the thermal environment equipment such as the air conditioner is set to a lower temperature (for example, 25 [° C.]) instead of the specified temperature (for example, 28 [° C.]). For this reason, there has been a problem that energy consumption is increased.

On the other hand, in order to obtain an individual's favorite thermal environment, a key such as a telephone set under the thermal environment area is used as a terminal for inputting a thermal sensation report value. The fuzzy inference based on fuzzy rules is performed after fuzzy conversion of the reported value data and the sensor-like information by a membership function. (For example, Patent Document 1)
JP-A-5-149601 (Publication, page 2, column 2, line 36 to publication, page 3, column 3, line 9)

  As described above, the conventional system has a problem that a large number of sensors are required in a large area in order to maintain the same thermal environment for persons in various places in the thermal environment area. In addition, there is little flexibility in where to install the sensors.For example, in the case of a building, etc., the sensor is installed at the beginning of the building when the operation form of the room is uncertain, so it is limited to several places such as the walls of the room that constitutes the thermal environment area And so on. In addition, equipment managers require a lot of effort to respond to the discomfort of many people in a warm environment, and in order to reduce discomfort, it is necessary to set excessive equipment control settings more than necessary. There were also operational issues.

  Further, even in the conventional example in which the fuzzy inference is performed to control the air-conditioning equipment, there is a problem in that fine control cannot be performed because it is merely a report by an individual.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to increase the number of sensors in the area and increase the burden on the manager without increasing the burden on the administrator. It is an object of the present invention to provide an environmental equipment control system capable of creating a detailed environment with high comfort by taking into account circumstances and requests.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, environmental equipment and a person who is provided with the environmental equipment and is in an area where the environment is controlled by the environmental equipment and who enjoys the environment. Environmental information obtaining means for obtaining environmental information indicating the degree of comfort with respect to the environment, environmental information obtained by the environmental information obtaining means, and control of the environmental equipment based on criteria for various elements that make up the environment. Equipment control plan determining means for generating a plan, and equipment control means for controlling environmental equipment in accordance with the control plan generated by the equipment control plan determining means, wherein the environmental information includes personal preference and physical environment. It is characterized in that it includes at least one of personal report information indicating the above circumstances, and behavior information consisting of contents of a request for a change in an environmental state, which means the behavior of a person in the area. To.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, without increasing the number of sensors in the area and without increasing the burden on the manager, the comfort and the degree of comfort can be obtained in a form that captures the circumstances and demands of the people who enjoy the environment in the area. A highly detailed environment can be created, and in the case of using behavior information, it is possible to automatically acquire a request and eliminate troublesome input operations and the like.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an environment facility device and an environment in which the environment facility device is installed, and an environment showing a degree of comfort from a person who is in an area where the environment is controlled by the environment facility device and enjoys the environment. Environmental information obtaining means for obtaining information; equipment control plan determination for generating a control plan for the environmental equipment based on the environmental information obtained by the environmental information obtaining means and determination criteria corresponding to various elements that make up the environment. Means, equipment control means for controlling environmental equipment in accordance with the control plan generated by the equipment control plan determination means, as the environmental information, personal identification information for identifying a person in the area, It is characterized by including environmental request information indicating the contents of a request regarding the state of the environment enjoyed by the individual specified by the personal identification information.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a detailed environment can be created by taking in the individual demands of a specific person who enjoys the environment in the area.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the environmental information obtaining means continuously obtains the environmental demand information, and the request is accepted when the equipment control plan determining means generates a control plan. It is characterized in that only the environmental request information is in a non-input state.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to increase the demand of a person who thinks that control is not necessary, and to consequently save energy.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the environment information obtaining means continuously obtains the environmental demand information, and after a predetermined time elapses after the equipment control plan determining means generates a control plan, The environmental request information for which the request has not been accepted is set in an uninput state.

  According to the invention of claim 4, it is less likely that a new environmental state based on the generated control plan will later affect the determination of the next control plan due to an environmental request before the control plan change generated in response to a request. can do.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the equipment control plan determining means sets a new control plan until a predetermined time elapses after the equipment control means starts controlling the environmental equipment according to the control plan. Is not generated.

  According to the invention of claim 5, divergence of control can be prevented.

  In the invention of claim 6, in the invention of claim 5, the equipment control means has a time constant measurement means for measuring a period from a time when the environment changes to a predetermined change after controlling the environmental equipment, The predetermined time is a period measured by the time constant measuring means.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the time during which control is not possible can be minimized.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to sixth aspects of the present invention, there is provided an environmental demand information display means for visually confirming a reception state of the environmental demand information.

  According to the invention of claim 7, it is possible to know the reception state of the input environmental request information, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the input environmental request information is reset on the system side and is not noticed. .

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to seventh aspects of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a personal attribute database storing the personal identification information and personal attribute information corresponding to the personal identification information, Means for reading the personal attribute information corresponding to the personal identification information input from the environmental information obtaining means from a personal attribute database, and performing the facility control based on the read personal attribute information and the environmental request information. The method is characterized in that a plan is generated.

  According to the invention of claim 8, it is possible to select a detailed facility control plan corresponding to the personal attribute of a specific individual who has made an environmental request, and it is possible to create a more detailed environment.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to eighth aspects of the present invention, there is provided resident counting means for counting the number of people in the area, and the equipment control plan determining means is provided by the resident counting means. The facility control plan is generated based on the occupation ratio of a predetermined item in the totaled environmental demand information to the parameter, with the counted number as a parameter.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in an area where a plurality of people exist, an environment can be created in a form that meets a request only when many people have a change request for the same predetermined item. The balance can be balanced as a whole, regardless of the demand.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the resident counting means is capable of counting the number of people in the area for each predetermined personal attribute information, and the equipment control plan determining means is provided. The number of persons for each predetermined personal attribute counted by the resident counting means is defined as a small parameter, and among the aggregated environmental request information, the attribute of the predetermined personal attribute to be preferentially adopted is attributed to the small parameter. A facility control plan is generated based on the occupancy.

  According to the tenth aspect, it is possible to create an environment corresponding to a group of people having the same attribute.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the second to tenth aspects, as means for recording personal identification information and personal attribute information in the personal attribute database, a personal identification issued for each person who enjoys the environment is provided. A card on which information and personal attribute information are recorded in advance, card reader means for reading the personal identification information and personal attribute information recorded on the card, and information read by the card reader means for the personal attribute database. A card reader device of an entry / exit management system that manages entry / exit of the area as the card reader unit.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to manage the persons entering and leaving the area, as well as update and newly register the personal identification information and personal attribute information recorded in the personal attribute database.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to tenth aspects of the present invention, the personal identification information and the personal attribute information can be used each time a predetermined password is input as means for recording the personal identification information in the personal attribute database. Characterized by using a common input terminal.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, only a person authorized in advance can update and register personal identification information and personal attribute information. Therefore, even if one operation input means is used as a shared input terminal, information can be lost due to mischief. It can be prevented from being rewritten.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to twelfth aspects, the means for recording the personal identification information and the personal attribute information in the personal attribute database each time a predetermined password is input A personal operation terminal that can be connected to a personal computer is used.

  According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the personal identification information and the personal attribute information can be updated / registered using only the individual's operation terminal connected to the network, and the information can be rewritten due to mischief or the like. In addition, since it is a personal operation terminal, it is possible to perform an on-hand operation at hand and is highly convenient.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, a control content announcement means for announcing the content of the equipment control plan to be controlled and executed to the area is provided.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to notify a person in the area of the control content, and although information is input, there is no distrust such as no response, and there is no control corresponding to the information input. In such a case, since the substance can be grasped, it is possible to give the patient some patience, and as a result, the effect of energy saving on the entire energy consumption can be obtained.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, the number of the environmental equipment provided in the area is only one, and the equipment control plan determining means changes the number of persons in the area. Requests are aggregated at fixed time intervals, the report rate for each change request is calculated, the change range of the environmental state is determined from the relationship between the report rate and the change range obtained in advance, and the facility is determined based on the determined content. The control means controls the environmental equipment.

  According to the invention of claim 15, even with one environmental equipment, local improvement in the area can be achieved, and therefore, an increase in energy consumption and the like can be suppressed.

  According to the fifteenth aspect, it is possible to automatically propose a problem with the environmental equipment or a measure for improving the capacity of the environmental equipment, thereby reducing the burden on the administrator.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, a statistical means for collecting the environmental demand information to obtain various statistics, and a total result of the statistical means at each predetermined time are used. A facility operation result analysis means for analyzing at least two of a defect of the environmental equipment and a change in energy consumption; and a facility improvement recommendation means for giving a prescription for the analysis result in the equipment operation result analysis means. It is characterized by having.

  According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to automatically propose a problem with the environmental equipment and a measure for improving the capacity of the environmental equipment, and thereby reduce the burden on the administrator.

  According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the sixteenth aspect, a statistical process by the statistical means, an analysis process by the equipment operation result analysis means, and a prescription diagnosis process by the equipment improvement proposal means are performed. The method is characterized in that at least one of the processes uses a judgment in a knowledge database.

  According to the seventeenth aspect, an optimal proposal can be made.

  The present invention captures the circumstances, demands, and personal demands of specific people, etc., who enjoy the environment in the area without increasing the number of sensors in the area and without increasing the burden on the manager. In addition, it is possible to create a fine-grained environment with a high degree of comfort, and in the case of using behavior information, there is an effect that it is possible to automatically acquire a request and eliminate troublesome input operations and the like.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a schematic basic configuration of the present embodiment. An air conditioner including a controller installed in an area A (for example, a floor in a building, each room, or a wide public area) A in which a thermal environment is constructed is shown. Such environmental equipment (hereinafter referred to as thermal environmental equipment) 1, a thermal environment information obtaining means 2 which is a terminal on the communication network NT, and a thermal environment comfort level input by the thermal environment information obtaining means 2 described later. The thermal environment information Inf including the sensory information Inf1 and the environmental demand information Inf6 to be collected is collected via the communication network NT, and based on the contents of the collection and the criteria registered in the database 3 of the criteria, the thermal environment equipments are obtained. Equipment control plan determining means 4 for generating an equipment control plan P for controlling the equipment 1, and controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 according to the generated equipment control plan P. The equipment control unit 5 for stores personal identification information Inf5 for identifying individuals, and a personal attribute database 6 which provides the information Inf5 amenities plan determination means 4. The personal input information Inf shown here is information that cannot specify who has input the input information, and the environmental request information Inf6 can specify who input the information input by the personal identification information Inf5. Information that can be done.

  FIG. 2 shows a more specific system configuration of the present embodiment, such as an air conditioner installed in an area A under a thermal environment (for example, a floor in a building, each room, or a wide public area). The thermal environment equipment 1 and the equipment control means 5, the thermal environment information acquiring means 2 constituted by the personal terminal 11 on the communication network NT, and the degree of comfort of the thermal environment inputted by the thermal environment information acquiring means 2. The personal input information Inf3 including the environmental request information Inf6 is collected via the communication network NT such as Ethernet (R) and totalized, and based on the totaled contents and the criterion registered in the criterion database 3. A server control plan P for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 generated from a plurality of plans and transferred to the equipment control means 5 via the communication network NT. Computer (hereinafter referred to as a server) 108, the control content announcement means 12 comprising the personal terminal 11 for outputting the control plan contents and the like, and the environmental condition (for example, The temperature is measured by a temperature sensor (not shown), and the area environment information acquisition means 13 which outputs the measured data to the equipment control means 5 and the equipment control plan determination means 4 is basically constructed. When the equipment control plan P is generated by the equipment control plan determining means 4, in addition to the case where the equipment control plan P is selected and determined from a plurality of plans as described above, for example, input information is used as a parameter to obtain an algorithm according to the behavior of the parameter. Including things.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (a), environmental equipment (hereinafter referred to as thermal environmental equipment) 1 used in the system of the present embodiment is supplied from a heat source (not shown) including a refrigerator (cooling tower) or a boiler to supply hot and cold water. The air conditioner is configured by an air conditioner 101 installed in an air conditioner room 100, a duct 102 arranged in an area A, an air outlet 104, and a cold / hot water supply valve 103 shown in FIG. Then, energy is transferred to the heat exchange unit (cooling and heating coil) 101a shown in FIG. 4A, and the air is heated and cooled (heat exchange with air) in the heat exchange unit 101a in the air conditioner 101. The heat-exchanged air is supplied into the area A from the dozens of outlets 104 provided in the area A, which is a floor to be environmentally controlled, through the duct 102.

  As for the return air, an air-conditioning system that secures a return air path 105 indicated by a broken line from the central passage of the area A toward the air conditioner room 10 and simultaneously mixes outside air and performs air conditioning is used. In this air conditioner, the rotational speed of the fan 101b of the air conditioner 101 is kept constant, and the amount of cold / hot water supplied to the heat exchange unit 101a in the air conditioner 101 is determined by the opening / closing degree of the cold / hot water supply valve 103 shown in FIG. The control changes the supply air temperature to control the room temperature. FIG. 4B shows the relationship between the opening / closing degree of the cold / hot water supply valve 103 and the difference between a set temperature described later and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the area environment information acquisition means 13. The degree of opening and closing is controlled so as to increase. FIG. 4B shows a case where the difference between the opening / closing degree of the valve 103 and the set temperature is linear, but generally a case where the difference is non-linear.

  Here, the area A to be controlled by the thermal environment of the present embodiment is, for example, an office floor. In this area A, a large number of desks 106 are arranged as shown in FIG. Is being used. In such an area A, the thermal environment information acquiring means 2 is realized by using software installed in the personal terminal 11 as a personal computer on a desk used by a resident who enjoys the thermal environment. In the illustrated example, it is assumed that a system capable of communicating with the server 108 is established for all the personal terminals 11 via the communication network NT, and a thermal environment information acquiring means is provided between the server 108 and the personal terminals 11. 2 and software realizing the control content announcement means 12 are operated.

  Each personal terminal 11 is set with a unique IP address, and together with the IP address, personal attribute information of the user described later, and the position information of the personal terminal 11 on the area A is used as personal identification information Inf5. Is registered in the personal attribute database 6 of the server 108 in advance. The personal attribute information is composed of the user's personal attributes (user's name, gender, age, personal feeling of heat and cold <cold, hot>) and is associated with the personal identification information Inf5. Registered in the database 6.

  The server 108 constitutes the center of the system of the present embodiment, and includes databases 6, 61, and 62 of the obtained information group. At the same time, information acquisition timing and various information related to the information to be acquired (for example, warm, cold, In order to indicate the degree of comfort or the like, a scale configuration indicating the degree by an adjective such as “pretty”, “somewhat”, or “slight” is used, and when each personal terminal 11 starts up and the client software starts up automatically. In response to this rising, the personal terminal 11 is provided with a function of providing necessary information.

  In other words, the client software is set to start up automatically when the personal terminal 11 starts, and at the same time as the start, the personal terminal 11 accesses the server 108 and sends a signal (IP address) indicating its own start. At the same time, the thermal environment information acquiring means 2 is realized by acquiring necessary information such as a question format from the server 108 side.

  FIG. 5A shows a monitor screen after the personal terminal 11 has been started, and three types of icons 201 to 203 corresponding to the system of the present embodiment reside on the task bar 200 of the monitor screen. Each first icon 201 is an icon corresponding to a request for a temperature environment (hereinafter, individual input information Inf3 including environmental request information Inf6), and a second icon 202 is a request for input of periodic various sensory information Inf1 from the server 108. The third icon 203 is an icon for giving feedback to the user (resident) of control content information (announcement information for control content) regarding the current situation.

  That is, the personal input information Inf3 can be arbitrarily input. When the user clicks the icon 201 (in the illustrated example, the shape is ▲), a window screen for inputting the personal input information Inf3 shown in FIG. It can be opened. This screen is an input screen on which the user of the personal terminal 11 can select the environmental request information Inf6 such as "I want the temperature to be raised", "Neither", or "I want the temperature to be lowered". The user checks the check box corresponding to the corresponding request using a pointing device such as a mouse, and clicks the transmission button B1. By clicking the transmission button B1, the environmental request information Inf6 indicating the specific user at that time indicates the environmental request. The input information Inf3 is uploaded to the server 108.

  At this time, the display shape of the icon 201 becomes a shape according to the selection and is displayed on the task bar 200. That is, when the user wants to raise the temperature and makes such a declaration, the icon 201 on the task bar 200 is represented by [▲], and for example, red is used as the color. On the other hand, when it is determined that the temperature is not changed, the icon 201 is indicated by, for example, a green [■], and when the user wants to lower the temperature, the icon 201 is indicated by, for example, a blue [▼]. That is, the icon 201 constitutes the environmental demand information display means. In the screen of FIG. 5B, when the user wants to return to FIG. 5A, the user clicks the button B2 for "close".

  Thus, in the display state of the icon 201, the user himself / herself can check at a glance what kind of request he / she is currently making, so that the needless uploading of the same declaration can be omitted. Also, when the request is accepted, the system may reset the personal request information, so that displaying the request information is useful.

  On the other hand, unless it is appropriate for the user to declare the request arbitrarily, it is necessary to ask in detail how the user feels in order to analyze the state in more detail. In such a case, the information to be collected is the sensory information Inf1, and the server 16 requests the personal terminal 11 activated according to a preset schedule (for example, every hour) to input the sensory information Inf1. Send messages regularly. This message can also be sent arbitrarily by the server administrator when needed.

  That is, when a message is sent from the server 108, the personal terminal 11 blinks the icon 202 indicated by [E] on the monitor screen by the software of the thermal environment information acquisition means 2, and the input request for the sensory information Inf1 is sent to the server. Inform the user that there is from 108. When the user who sees this blinking clicks the icon 202, the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11 becomes a screen for inputting the sense information Inf1 shown in FIG. This screen is a screen for inputting a sense of temperature, which is important for environmental adjustment, and a sense of comfort associated therewith. The user can input the feeling, comfort, and cold / warmth separately.

  This sensory information Inf1 is information indicating how the user actually feels, for example, even if it is not enough to make a request, and detailed environment information such as whether or not the outlet position and the outlet direction are appropriate for the individual. This information is very useful for the purpose of performing the analysis and the like, and the facility manager can adjust the environment of the facility such as the outlet position and the blowing direction based on the sensory information Inf1. This sensory information Inf1 can of course be used for determining the equipment control plan.

  In response to the sensory information Inf1 and the personal input information Inf3 (environmental demand information Inf6) input from the personal terminal 11 as described above, the facility control plan determining means 4 of the server 108 periodically The processing is performed based on the judgment criteria. In this process, the server 108 specifies from the IP address indicating the transmitted personal terminal 11 which user, when, and at which location in area A, and transmits the information to the personal attribute database 6. Is stored in the area assigned to the corresponding user. In other words, the server 108 searches the personal identification information Inf5 stored in the personal attribute database DB for the corresponding IP address, specifies who is transmitting the information at which location from the searched personal identification information Inf5, and transmits the information. The obtained information is stored as described above in association with the personal identification information Inf5 of the user.

  In the server 108, the information collected from each personal terminal 11 is counted immediately and displayed on a monitor screen so that the facility manager can confirm the contents of the counting. Further, on the monitoring screen of the server 108, it is possible to check the information being collected and the result of the statistical collection, and also check the equipment control plan decision contents described later.

  Here, on the server 108, software for constructing the facility control plan means 4 for determining a facility control plan for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 based on the collected thermal environment information Inf is executed and is constructed. The equipment control plan determining means 4 executes the control logic at, for example, one minute intervals, and changes the set temperature by a predetermined change width ΔT [° C.] based on the criterion stored in the criterion database 3. Of the equipment control plan is determined.

  First, in the criterion used in the present embodiment, a satisfaction rate, a dissatisfaction rate, and a report rate of a request for a temperature change are defined as indices for determining an equipment control plan as follows. In other words, these are used to form a consensus for the user in order to derive the criterion. There are two types of consensus building rules: energy saving pursuit and comfort pursuit.

Here, in consideration of the time of cooling, regarding the pursuit of energy saving, a declaration form (hereinafter, referred to as voluntary declaration) for uploading a request whenever a user feels it is used, and personal input information Inf3 including environmental demand information Inf6. Is obtained as described above. At this time, as the validity examination rule of the declaration data as the personal input information Inf3, all the declarations are valid all day, and the following air conditioning control change examination rules (1) to (3) are adopted.
(1) If the reporter rate of “I want you to lower the temperature” is, for example, less than 10%, raise the room temperature by ΔT [° C.].
(2) When the reporter rate of “I want you to lower the temperature” is, for example, 30% or more, lower the room temperature by ΔT [° C.].
(3) If the percentage of reporters who want to lower the temperature is 10% or more and less than 30%, the room temperature is not changed.

  At this time, as a rule for handling the declaration data when the change of the room temperature is completed by the control based on the determination of the control plan, all the requests are held (the display of the icon 201 on each personal terminal 11 cannot be reset). For). After the room temperature is changed, the next room temperature change is not performed for a certain period of time, for example. Therefore, the personal input information Inf3 (report data) is totaled and analyzed in a fixed time cycle, and a facility control plan for changing the set room temperature is determined. At the start of system operation (for example, at 9:00), all the personal terminals 11 start in a state of “just as it is”.

On the other hand, the pursuit of comfort is based on the sensory information Inf1, and a request to increase the temperature when the ratio of all subjects other than users who are dissatisfied with the current environment, that is, when the satisfaction rate is less than 80%, A general air-conditioning system requires a certain amount of time after the temperature change signal is issued to allow the room temperature to actually change and stabilize after the temperature change signal is sent. Therefore, the facility control plan determining means 4 of the present embodiment measures the time constant of such an air conditioning system based on, for example, the measurement data of the area environment information acquiring means 13 for a predetermined time after changing the room temperature setting. (For example, 30 minutes), a time period in which a report based on the personal input information Inf3 is not accepted.

  Of the total number of personal terminals 11 in operation, U is the number reporting that the temperature is to be raised, D is the number reporting that the temperature is to be lowered, and D is the number reporting that the temperature is acceptable. If K and N are the number of non-responders, the satisfaction rate S is expressed by (K + N) / (U + D + K + N), and the filing rate is expressed by the number of filers (U or D or K) / (U + D + K + N) of the same filing contents. Is done.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an algorithm for consensus formation during cooling. First, in step ST1, it is determined whether or not the satisfaction rate S is 80% or more. If it is 80% or more, the room temperature is maintained (ΔT [ ° C] = 0) (step ST2). If it is less than 80%, consensus formation is started (step ST3), and in the case of comfort pursuit (majority decision), the process proceeds to step ST4, and in the case of priority on energy saving, the process proceeds to step ST5. If priority is given to energy saving in step ST5, it is determined in step ST6 whether the report rate D for lowering the temperature is 30% or more. If it is 30% or more, it is determined that the room temperature is to be decreased by ΔT [° C.]. (Step ST7). If it is less than 30%, it is determined in step ST8 that the room temperature is to be increased. That is, in this step ST8, if the person who wants to lower the temperature is 10% or less or the declaration rate of the person who wants to raise the temperature exceeds 10% (YES), it is determined in step ST9 that the room temperature is to be increased by ΔT [° C.] If the report rate of the person who wants to lower the temperature is less than 10%, it is determined that the room temperature is maintained as it is (ΔT [° C.] = 0) (step ST10).

  On the other hand, in the case of pursuing comfort, the report rate of those who want to raise the room temperature, the report rate of those who want to lower the room temperature, and the report rate of those who can leave the room as they are are compared. ] Judge whether to raise or lower or maintain the status quo.

In both the priority on energy saving and the pursuit of comfort, ΔT [° C.] for controlling the room temperature is determined based on the above determination in step ST11. After this determination, the equipment control plan determination means 4 obtains the previous set temperature from the control history file stored in the database 61 provided in the external storage device of the server 108 (step ST12), and obtains the obtained set temperature. The required temperature T _req [° C.] is determined based on T [° C.] and ΔT [° C.] determined above (step ST13). That _{T req} when raising [℃] = T [℃] + ΔT [℃], T req [℃] = T [℃] -ΔT [℃] when lowered, _{T req} [℃] In the case of the status quo = T [° C]. Then, in the next step ST14, a temperature limit determination is made. That is, if the calculated required temperature T _req [° C.] exceeds the preset maximum temperature T _max [° C.] or is lower than the minimum temperature T _min [° C.], it is determined that the room temperature is to be maintained as it is (step ST15). If not, the required temperature T _req [° C.] is finally determined as the next set temperature, and the result is stored in the database 61 as a control history file (step ST16).

Further, it outputs to the equipment control means 5 as an equipment control plan P in which the required temperature T _req [° C.] is set as the set temperature. The equipment control means 5 is specifically composed of a control circuit of the electrical installation board 107 shown in FIG. 4A, and the equipment control means 5 determines whether the room temperature and the set temperature of the area A indicated by the measurement data of the environment information acquisition means. The opening / closing degree of the cold / hot water control valve 103 of the air conditioner 101 corresponding to the difference between the room temperature and the set temperature is determined from the relationship shown in FIG. Feedback control is performed.

  On the other hand, the equipment control plan determination means 4 includes, as information to be displayed by the control content announcement means 12, an operation change time of the air conditioner 101, a report time based on the latest personal input information Inf3, and a request content based on the report. Then, a feedback information file including the control history written in the control history file F2 is created and stored in the feedback information database 62 in the external storage device of the server 16.

  By the way, when the feedback control of the thermal environment equipment 1 including the air conditioner is started by the new set temperature as described above, the room temperature from the previous set temperature to the new set room temperature is reached as shown in FIG. By this time, a temperature change process occurs, which depends on the size of the area A, the capacity of the air conditioner 101, and the like, but requires a time (time constant) of, for example, about 30 minutes.

  Therefore, the equipment control plan determining means 4 ignores the personal input information Inf3, which is an optional report, sent to the server 108 during the temperature change process. Specifically, the state immediately after the control plan change is retained, the personal input information Inf3 input during the temperature change process is discarded, and the state immediately after the control plan change is retained when the temperature change process is completed. Is the latest information. That is, in this temperature change process, a new control plan is not generated, and divergence of control is prevented.

  Also, in the generation of the control plan, the personal input information Inf3 including the environmental demand information Inf6 for which the request was adopted is reset, and the thermal environment information input means 2 of the personal terminal 11 which has input the personal input information Inf3 is in an uninput state. It becomes. That is, the icon 201 is displayed as “で” and the icon 201 is displayed in the shape of [■]. Therefore, the declaration rate of a request that the air conditioner 101 need not be controlled is increased, and energy can be saved.

  On the other hand, the personal input information Inf3 including the environmental request information Inf6 for which the request has not been adopted is held for a certain period of time (for example, one hour), and an icon 201 having a shape indicating the request corresponding to the period is displayed. Reset to a neutral state indicating "good". This is because it is used when counting after a certain time has elapsed, thereby enabling control reflecting the request. The reason for this is that in a state where a change request is not generated for a long time, the requester is considered to be close to a satisfied state.

  FIG. 8A shows the input state of the personal input information Inf3, in which A to D in the upper columns indicate users, respectively, and the time indicates the time at which the server 108 collects information every minute. (1) shown in each column of this figure is environmental demand information Inf6 of "I want you to raise the temperature", (-1) is environmental demand information Inf6 of "I want you to lower the temperature", and (0) is The environmental request information Inf6 indicating that "this is acceptable" is shown. Here, since control cannot be performed as it is, the facility control plan determination means 12 performs preprocessing before determining the plan in a form in which information is retained for one hour from the time of input. The plan is determined every hour. FIG. 8B shows this pre-processing state. At 11:00, information is totaled and a control plan is determined. Here, in the case of the user (A), the information (1) is input at 9:58 and the information (1) is also input at 11:00 as shown in FIG. 8A. . Accordingly, in the pre-processing corresponding to the user (A), (1) is continuously input at every minute collection time during the hour from 9:58 to 10:57 when (1) is first input. Is held in the form of Then, the information is reset when one hour elapses, and the information of (0) is continuously input until before 11:00. At 11:00, the information is changed to information (1). At 11:00, the information (1) is reset to (0) because the control plan is determined so that the information (1) is adopted. This (0) is held until the next input information changes.

  Further, in the case of the user (B), as shown in FIG. 8A, the information (-1) at the time 9:59, the information (1) at the time 10:03, and the time 10:00 At 57 minutes, the information (1) is input again. In the pre-processing corresponding to this, as shown in FIG. 8B, from the time 9:59 until the time 10:02 before the change, the information of (−1) is continuously input and held. From 10:03, which is changed, the information (1) is held in a form that is continuously input. Then, at time 11:00, the control plan is determined in a form in which the information (1) is adopted. Therefore, as in the case of the user (A), the information (1) is reset to (0), and this ( 0) is held until the next input information changes. In the case of the user (C), as shown in FIG. 8A, the information (0) is input at 10:00 and the information (1) is input at 10:59. Therefore, in the pre-processing, as shown in FIG. 8B, the information (0) is held in a continuously input form until time 10:58, and changes to information (1) from time 10:59. At 0:00, the control plan is determined in the form of adopting the information (1), so that the information (1) is reset to (0), and this (0) is held until the next input information changes. You. Further, in the case of the user (D), as shown in FIG. 8A, information (-1) is input at time 10:01, time 10:57, and time 11:03. In the preprocessing corresponding to this, the information (-1) is held in a continuously input form until the control plan is determined first. Then, since the control plan is determined at 11:00 at the time when the information (1) is adopted, the information (-1) is not adopted, and therefore, the information is held as it is continuously input. You. This holding is performed until one hour elapses from the input point in time, and thus continues until one hour elapses from the final input time 11:03.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to declare an environmental request based on the personal input information Inf3 at an arbitrary time. Therefore, the information is changed into a time-series continuous form by preprocessing, and the time-series The control plan is determined by totalizing based on the information.

In the case where the sensory information Inf1 is forcibly acquired according to a schedule at a fixed time interval, the equipment control plan P is determined based on the total, and when the temperature change is started, all of the sensory information Inf1 is changed every time. As described above, in the present embodiment, the sensor information Inf1 sent from each personal terminal 11 by periodic access from the server 108 and the user information The facility control plan determining means 12 configured as a function of the server 108 periodically aggregates the sent personal input information Inf3 and determines a control plan based on the above-described criteria. By controlling the air-conditioning equipment as the device 1, a thermal environment according to the user's environmental demand is created.

Here, the user can open the window of the control content announcement means 12 by clicking the control content announcement icon [Q] on the task bar 200 on the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11 and confirm the control content. . That is, the control content announcement means 12 uses the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11, and the software of the control content announcement means 12 is started by the click, and the control content announcement means is displayed on the monitor screen as shown in FIG. A window is opened and, based on the feedback information file stored in the database 62 of the feedback information sent from the server 108, the operation change time (operation change time), the declaration time (retrial update time), the request contents (request for temperature) ), And the control history is displayed. By viewing this display, the user can know the current control contents. Of course, the display contents are not necessarily limited to this, and contents for encouraging comfort and energy saving actions such as "remove tie", "take off jacket", and "open window" may be displayed. By making such a suggestion, the effect of energy saving can be enhanced.
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 10 shows an overall configuration of the present embodiment, which is an environment such as an air conditioner including a controller installed in an area A (for example, a floor in a building, each room, or a wide public area) in which a thermal environment is constructed. Equipment (hereinafter referred to as thermal environment equipment) 1, thermal environment information acquisition means 2 which is a terminal on the communication network NT, and thermal environment information Inf indicating the degree of comfort of the thermal environment inputted by the thermal environment information acquisition means 2. Are collected through the communication network NT and totaled, and there are a plurality of equipment control plans P for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 based on the contents of the aggregation and the criteria registered in the database 3 of the criteria. The equipment control plan determination means 4 generated from the plan and the equipment control means 5 for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 according to the generated equipment control plan P are provided.

  Here, the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 is a sensory information Inf1 such as "hot" / "cold" felt by a person who is in the area A and enjoying the thermal environment, and personal preferences such as "hot" / "cold". It shows personal report information Inf2 which is the physical condition of the individual such as gender and "having a cold", and further indicates the contents of change requests such as "I want you to lower the temperature" or "I want you to raise it" in the area A. An input means (for example, a keyboard) for inputting the personal input information Inf3, and a behavior indicating a request for a change in the thermal environment state from video data from an imaging camera (not shown) for imaging the state of a person in the area A. An image information processing function for generating the behavior information Inf4, and further, these pieces of information Inf1 to Inf4 are transmitted as thermal environment information Inf to the equipment control plan determining means 4 through the communication network NT. Composed of a computer or the like having a communication function of the fit.

  As the image information processing function, the area A is imaged in color by an imaging camera (not shown), and the entire color of the imaged color image becomes darker (upper color) when the person in the image takes off his outerwear. Many people feel that it is hot when the proportion of light colors (white, etc.) in the whole image exceeds a predetermined level, as the overall change from wear to light colors (shirts, shirts, etc.) is captured. When it is determined that the dark color has exceeded the predetermined ratio, it is determined that the number of people who feel cold has increased, and a device having a function of generating the determination result as the behavior information Inf4 is used.

  In the case where the person entering the area A is a specified person, for example, a tag (one coated with a luminescent paint or the like) is attached in advance to the outerwear, and a predetermined number of tags are taken from the taken image. When the ratio decreases, it may be determined that the number of people who feel hot increases, and when the number increases, it may be determined that the number of people who feel cold increases.

  Furthermore, it detects people who have exposed skin and those who do not, based on the color of the skin and the reflectance of clothes, and judges whether many people feel hot or cold based on the ratio. You may make it.

  In addition, the movement of a person in the area A is captured by a heat ray detector, and if the number of times of detection of the movement of a person per unit time (for example, one minute) is equal to or more than a predetermined value, it is estimated that the temperature will be hot. If the value is equal to or less than the value, it may be estimated that the temperature is cold, and the processing function of generating the behavior information Inf4 based on the estimation may be used instead of the image information processing function.

  The equipment control plan determining means 4 compiles a communication function for exchanging information with the thermal environment information acquiring means 2 via the communication network NT and the thermal environment information Inf, and compiles the totaling result and a criterion. And a function for determining the equipment control plan using a method such as a fuzzy rule or a neural network.

  The thermal environment equipment 1 is controlled by the equipment control means 5 so that the temperature detected by a temperature sensor (not shown) provided in the area A becomes the air conditioning set temperature set by the equipment control means 5.

  Note that the thermal environment equipment 1 may receive a control signal from the equipment control means 5 via a dedicated control signal line, or may receive control information via the communication network NT as a terminal on the communication network NT. It may be.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the equipment control plan P generated from the plurality of plans is provided to the equipment control means 5 based on the thermal environment information Inf compiled by the equipment control plan determination means 4 and the determination criteria. The equipment control means 5 sends a control signal for raising or lowering the air-conditioning set temperature by a predetermined temperature to the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air-conditioning equipment based on the equipment control plan P and controls the area. The thermal environment of A is changed to meet the demands of the people in the area A.

  Here, the equipment control plan determination means 4 determines the equipment control plan P in consideration of the individual report information Inf2, the individual input information Inf3, and the behavior information Inf4, in addition to the sensory information Inf1, so that the complaint of the person in the area A is made. Can be dealt with.

  In other words, the equipment control plan P can be determined in accordance with or prioritized to the request of a specific individual in the area A, and a detailed thermal environment can be provided.

  In addition, a process of determining the equipment control plan P in association with or weighting the personal attributes (age, gender, location, physical constitution (preference) and medical condition (physical circumstances)) of the user using the personal attribute information is performed. You may do so. In other words, judgment can be made in the same attribute group unit as the personal attribute, and for example, a detailed equipment control plan P can be determined based on judgment criteria according to, for example, the age of 40, a woman, a window, hot weather, a cold, etc. . By doing so, it is possible to consider the comfort including the health condition in the environmental equipment control system.

As the personal identification information Inf5, information registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 in association with the IP address of the personal terminal 11 is used. However, when the personal terminal 11 is used by a plurality of users, Attaches an ID card reader (not shown) for reading the data of the ID card recording the specific information to the personal terminal 11 side, and sends the personal identification information Inf5 read by the ID card reader to the server 108. You may do so. When a fingerprint is used as information for identifying an individual, a fingerprint reader is attached to the personal terminal 11 and a fingerprint collation function for collating a fingerprint registered in advance with the read fingerprint is provided in the personal terminal 11. In the case of a registered fingerprint, the personal identification information may be sent.
(Embodiment 3)
In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment, an area is detected by using a human body detection sensor (not shown) as shown in FIG. 11 or processing an image captured by an imaging camera (not shown). A feature is that resident counting means 7 for grasping the number of persons present in A is provided, and information on the number of persons present in area A is transferred to equipment control plan determining means 4.

  The facility control plan determining means 4 uses the number counted by the resident counting means 7 as a parameter, and a predetermined item in the environmental request information Inf6 included in the totaled personal input information Inf3 is determined with respect to the parameter. The equipment control plan P is generated based on the occupation ratio α (for example, 50% or more). In other words, the number of requests for environmental change of the predetermined items indicated by the environmental demand information Inf6 in the personal input information Inf3 totaled by the facility control plan determining means 4 is a predetermined occupancy with respect to the ratio to the total number of people existing in the area A. When the rate is equal to or greater than α, the apparatus has a function of performing processing for determining a new equipment control plan P in place of the current equipment control plan P in response to this.

  As a result, in the present embodiment, the overall balance can be achieved without being influenced by a biased change request.

  It should be noted that the resident counting means 7 is configured to be able to count the number of people having a predetermined personal attribute in common among the people in the area A. The number of persons for each of the predetermined personal attributes is set as a small parameter, and among the information environment demand information Inf6 in the totaled personal input information Inf3, the attribute of the predetermined personal attribute to be preferentially adopted to the small parameter. If the facility control plan P is generated with a different occupancy, finer control of the thermal environment becomes possible.

  In other words, by cooperating with the personal attribute information stored in the personal attribute database 6, the facility control plan determining means 4 analyzes each personal attribute of the person who requests the change, and based on this analysis, If the ratio of the change requester for each individual attribute such as location, physical constitution, medical condition, and the like is captured, a more detailed facility control plan P can be determined.

  Further, the present embodiment is characterized in that means for updating and registering the personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 is added to the area A. That is, the personal attribute information of the owner and the personal identification information Inf5 are recorded on an entry / exit management card such as an IC card used for an entry / exit management system for managing persons entering and exiting the area A. The personal attribute recorded on the entry / exit management card by the entry / exit management card reader device 8 provided at the entrance of area A as shown in FIG. The information and the personal identification information Inf5 are read, and the read information is stored in the personal attribute data 6 under the control of the personal information registration means 9. Therefore, if information corresponding to the same individual has already been written in the personal attribute database 6, the information can be always updated to the latest information by overwriting. In the case of new personal information, it is newly registered. If it is possible to manage the exit from the area A, it is also possible to manage whether or not the person exists in the area A (in the room).

  Further, the personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 may be updated or registered or updated using the common input terminal 10 which is registered in advance as a means for newly registering and to which a person who has been given a password is permitted to use. Has also become.

  In other words, a password for specifying an individual is issued to a person who has given permission to use it for use by a plurality of persons, and a collation password for collation with this password is registered in the personal attribute database 6 in advance. When a person who wants to change his / her personal attribute information first inputs the issued password using the common input terminal 10, the personal information registration means 9 stores the matching password corresponding to the inputted password in the personal attribute database. Then, if there is a matching password for matching, an update operation of the personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 using the common input terminal 10 is permitted, and the password corresponding to the password is accepted. The personal attribute information is read from the personal attribute database 6 and sent to the common input terminal 10.

  The read personal attribute information and personal identification information Inf5 are displayed on a display (not shown) provided in the common input terminal 10, for example. When the operator who sees this display corrects and changes the displayed information with the keyboard or the like and sends a registration instruction to the personal information registering means 9, the personal information registering means 9 responds to the corresponding information on the personal attribute database 6. The personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 are updated with the corrected information. The personal attributes to be corrected here include, for example, today's physical condition.

  As a result, the personal attribute that is particularly likely to be changed is updated to the latest information, so that the facility control plan determination unit 4 can determine the facility control plan P based on the latest information.

  In the present embodiment, this can be performed using the personal terminal 11 in addition to the common input terminal 10.

  In other words, this allows each person who enjoys the thermal environment to perform an update input of his / her personal attribute at the personal operation terminal 11 at his / her hand, thereby increasing convenience. It is the same as the common input terminal 10 in that permission is given by a password or the like.

  When the communication network NT is constructed by wireless communication such as a mobile communication network, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like can be used as the personal terminal 11. For example, even if the user is in a place other than his / her own office (for example, when moving between rooms at a meeting), the user can update (or register) personal attributes at hand, thereby further improving convenience.

  Incidentally, the common input terminal 10 may be used as the thermal environment information acquiring means 2. In this case, it is characterized in that the thermal environment information acquiring means 2 can be used by a plurality of persons who have been previously authorized and given a password. Further, if the computer which can be used by inputting a password or the personal terminal 11 composed of a mobile phone or a PDA is used as the thermal environment information acquiring means 2 as described above, the input and transmission of information can be carried out at hand of the person who enjoys the thermal environment. it can.

  In particular, when the communication network NT uses a personal terminal 11 such as a mobile phone or a PDA constructed by wireless communication such as a mobile communication network, a place other than its own work desk (the room is moved in a meeting). , Etc.), information can be input and transmitted at hand, and convenience is improved.

  In the present embodiment, the behavior information Inf4 is added as the thermal environment information Inf. That is, the image information processing function of generating behavior information Inf4 from the standing behavior indicating the contents of the change request of the thermal environment state from the video data from the imaging camera (not shown) that captures the state of the person in the area A acquires the thermal environment information. It is added as means 2.

  By the way, in the first embodiment, the control content announcement means 12 is constructed by using the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11, but in the present embodiment, the following may be used.

Example 1
In this example, as the control content announcement means 12, for example, the content is conveyed by voice such as "Hot people are 60% of the whole, so the set temperature is lowered by 1 [° C.]", or "pipi", "pipi", etc. With such a sound, the control content is announced by the sound generation means provided in the personal terminal 11.

Example 2
In the present example, the control content is transmitted to the shared input terminal 10 on the communication network NT via the communication network NT, and a message such as “Hot people are 60% of the total, In the same manner as in the first embodiment, information is displayed by displaying character information such as "lower the constant temperature by 1 [° C.]", or information for controlling lighting / flashing of a predetermined lamp provided in the shared input terminal 10 as in the first embodiment. The information is sent from the information transmission means provided in the server constituting the equipment control plan determination means 4 and the control contents are announced in the state of the lamp.

Example 3
In this example, as in the case of Example 2, the control information for turning on / off the lamp provided in the personal terminal 11 managed by the individual on the communication network NT is transmitted to the server constituting the equipment control plan determination means 4. The information is transmitted from the provided information transmission means.

  Thereby, each person can receive information feedback at hand.

  In the case of announcing by text information, when the input claim is not reflected in the control for the individual who input the claim, the situation such as "The claim is less than 10% of the total and the current status is maintained." You can also tell.

  In the case where the personal terminal 11 is a personally managed mobile phone or PDA on the communication network NT constructed by wireless communication, the control content to be announced by voice information or character information is transmitted. Thus, each person can use a liquid crystal display (not shown) provided in the personal terminal 11 even in a place other than the office desk (when moving in a meeting or going to another office area (room)). )), It is possible to receive information feedback at hand, especially when announcing the content of control is notified by text information, as in the above-mentioned case, The situation when the input claim is not reflected in the control can be individually transmitted. The transmission of the character information is performed by sending an e-mail in a text format to each e-mail address. This e-mail address is registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 for each individual. When making an announcement by voice to a mobile phone, the mobile phone number of each person to be called is registered in the personal attribute database 6.

  In addition, one system is provided with control content announcement means 12 having the functions of Examples 1 to 3 above, and simultaneously issues a voice notification to the area A and an announcement of the control content at the shared input terminal 10 and the personal terminal 11. You may make it so.

(Embodiment 4)
This embodiment corresponds to a case where only one thermal environment equipment 1 including an air conditioner is installed in an area A providing a thermal environment, and the system configuration is any of the first to third embodiments. Therefore, illustration of the system configuration is omitted.

Here, the facility control plan determining means 4 of the present embodiment performs a process according to the algorithm shown in FIG. 12 to determine the facility control plan P. That is, the “change request” for the environment of the person (resident) in the area A is determined. The thermal environment information Inf is totaled at regular intervals by totaling (Step ST1), and a report rate for each “change request” is calculated (Step ST2). Based on the reporting rate and the reporting rate-variation width relationship set as a previously obtained criterion, the temperature of the area A, the variation width of the blowing temperature of the thermal environment equipment 1 including the air conditioning equipment, and the control of the blowing air volume are controlled. The change width of the blown air volume in (VAV or the like) is determined (step ST3). That is, the equipment control plan P is determined. FIG. 13 shows an example of the relationship between the reporting rate X and the change width of the temperature Y. In this example, in a region L where the reporting rate is smaller than a predetermined value, the temperature is set to a predetermined value during cooling with respect to the reference temperature Z. It is determined that the width is raised and the temperature is lowered by a predetermined width during heating. Further, when the reporting rate becomes larger than a predetermined value, a change width for decreasing the temperature Y according to the reporting rate X at which the temperature Y is desired to be decreased during cooling is determined, and a change width at which the temperature Y is increased according to the reporting rate X at which the temperature Y is desired to be increased during heating. Determine the width. The equipment control plan P based on the generated change width is given to the equipment control means 5. Thereby, the equipment control means 5 gives an instruction to change the thermal environment to the thermal environment equipment 1 (step ST4) and controls its operation.

  Here, when the reporting rate Y is small, it is the most energy-saving to immediately stop the operation of the air-conditioning equipment, but it is weak that the blowing air volume is suppressed so that the change speed cannot be perceived by those in the area A. If the control for gradually changing the thermal environment during operation is employed, no unpleasant sensation due to a sudden environmental change is given to a person.

  As for the relationship shown in FIG. 13, the change width may be changed stepwise (stepwise) in accordance with the change in the reporting rate X with respect to the change width having an inclination as shown.

  Further, in response to a personal attribute of a person in the area A (for example, an elderly person, an infant, etc.), a change request report from the person is weighted, and a report rate X is set in a form emphasizing a change request from a specific person. You may make it calculate.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the resident of the area A has a strong demand for change, the temperature is reduced or the temperature is reduced in the form of responding to the demand for the thermal environment equipment 1 such as the air conditioner provided in the area A. By controlling to increase the temperature, it is possible to improve the environment of the area A where the thermal environment equipment 1 provides the thermal environment and suppress an increase in energy consumption.

(Embodiment 5)
In the fourth embodiment, the number of the thermal environment equipment 1 installed in the area A is one. However, in the present embodiment, one area A is divided into a plurality of zones a1 as shown in FIG. This corresponds to the case where the thermal environment equipment 1 is provided corresponding to each of the zones a1 and performs the zoning operation in cooperation with each other. The system configuration is any of the first to fourth embodiments. Since it is good, illustration of the system configuration is omitted.

Here, the equipment control plan determining means 4 of the present embodiment performs the processing according to the algorithm shown in FIG. 15 to determine the equipment control plan P. That is, the “change request for the environment of the people (residents) in each of the zones a1. Is calculated at regular time intervals by summing up the thermal environment information Inf (step ST10), and a report rate for each "change request" is calculated (step ST11). According to the report rate and the report rate-variation width relationship shown in FIG. 13 which is set as a judgment criterion obtained in advance, the change width of the temperature of the zones a1... And the width of change in the amount of blown air in controlling the amount of blown air (eg, VAV) (step ST12). That is, the equipment control plan P is determined. Then, the facility control plan P based on the generated change width is given to the facility control means 5. Thereby, the equipment control means 5 gives an instruction to change the thermal environment to the thermal environment equipment 1 (step ST13), and controls its operation.

  In the present embodiment as well, when the report rate Y is small as in the fourth embodiment, it is the most energy-saving to immediately stop the operation of the air-conditioning equipment. By adopting a control that gradually changes the thermal environment by a weak operation in which the amount of blown air is suppressed, a person does not feel discomfort due to a sudden change in the environment.

  As for the relationship shown in FIG. 13, the change width may be changed stepwise (stepwise) in accordance with the change in the reporting rate X with respect to the change width having an inclination as shown.

  Furthermore, in response to the personal attributes (for example, the elderly, infants, etc.) of the persons in the zone a1... May be calculated.

In this manner, in the present embodiment as well, when the resident of each zone a1 has a strong demand for change, the temperature is adjusted in such a manner as to respond to the demand for the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air conditioner provided in the zone a1. By controlling so as to lower or raise, it is possible to improve the environment of the zone a1 in which the thermal environment equipment 1 provides the thermal environment, perform optimization for each zone, and suppress an increase in energy consumption.
(Embodiment 6)
In the fifth embodiment, one area A is divided into a plurality of zones a1 and the thermal environment equipment 1 is installed in each zone a1, but this embodiment corresponds to the maximum number of persons who can exist in the area A. The number of thermal environment equipments 1 to be installed is set to correspond to the case where only one person exists in the location of the thermal environment provided by each thermal environment equipment 1.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the correspondence between each piece of location information and the individual is registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 in association with, for example, the personal attribute information, and the facility environment plan determining means 4 determines the thermal environment information Inf corresponding to each individual. In contrast, the equipment control plan P that changes the blowing air volume and the set temperature for the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air conditioner installed in the place in accordance with the place information of the person concerned is used as a criterion. It is generated on the basis of this, and the increase in energy consumption is suppressed by locally improving the environment where the person is located.

Since this embodiment can be adopted in any of the systems of the first to fifth embodiments, the system configuration is not shown here.
(Embodiment 7)
In the present embodiment, the history of the environmental demand information Inf6, the generation history of the equipment control plan P, the control specification and operation history of the thermal environment equipment 1 and the detection information of the temperature sensor which is also applied to the area A are transmitted to the communication network. Statistical means 20 that collects various statistics through NT, and based on the total result of the statistical means 20 for each predetermined period, points of failure of the thermal environment equipment 1 and changes in energy consumption (use) amount, etc. This is characterized in that equipment operation result analysis means 21 for analyzing the data and equipment improvement advice means 22 for giving a prescription for the analysis result of the equipment operation result analysis means 21 are provided as shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the facility improvement instructing means 22 is registered in advance based on the transition result of the energy consumption analyzed by the facility operation result analyzing means 21 based on the total result at each predetermined time by the statistical means 20. If the energy consumption exceeds the energy consumption estimated based on the specification rating of the thermal environment equipment 1, an improvement measure is proposed as a malfunction of the thermal environment equipment 1, and a predetermined measure is taken by the statistical means 20. Based on the total result for each period, the frequency of acquisition of the thermal environment information Inf, the physical temperature information detected by the temperature sensor, and the operation state history of the thermal environment facility equipment 1 are used to determine the operation state (area, It is possible to determine whether or not the capability of the thermal environment equipment 1 is insufficient with respect to the population density and the heat load, and to propose an improvement measure. Here, the map information having the position of the air outlet 104 as shown in FIG. 3A and the position of the personal terminal 11 as shown in FIG. By showing the distribution of the sensory information Inf1 and the environmental demand information Inf6, it is possible to propose an improvement measure in more detail.

  Incidentally, at least one of the statistical process by the statistical means 20, the analysis process by the equipment operation result analysis means 21, and the prescription diagnosis process by the equipment improvement proposal means 22 includes a knowledge database. Apply the judgment in.

  In the present embodiment, specialized knowledge databases 30 and 31 storing specialized knowledge data such as processing know-how, operating state analysis know-how, and improvement measure suggestion know-how in the statistical means 20, the equipment operation result analyzing means 21, and the equipment improvement instructing means 22. , 32. The specialized knowledge databases 30, 31, and 32 have a support function such as an expert system and an agent, for example, and record the history of the thermal environment information Inf, the history of the facility control plan P, and the control of the thermal environment facility equipment 1. It is possible to make an optimal proposal by judging information such as the specifications, the operation history, the transition of the amount of energy consumption, and the like with the knowledge data of these knowledge databases 30, 31, 32.

  Actually, these means 20 to 23 are actually constructed by a computer system having a communication function capable of exchanging information through the communication network NT.

  The configuration using the statistical means 20, the equipment operation result analysis means 21, and the equipment improvement recommendation means 22 of the present embodiment can be applied to the system of any of the embodiments, and the system configuration is particularly limited to FIG. Not something.

(Embodiment 8)
In the first to seventh embodiments, the thermal environment is controlled using the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air conditioner. However, in the present embodiment, the lighting equipment for illuminating the area is replaced with the environmental equipment (hereinafter referred to as lighting). This corresponds to an environmental equipment control system used as an environmental equipment device. For example, a system shown in FIG. 17 is configured, and a lighting environment information obtaining means 2 ′ is provided instead of the thermal environment information obtaining means 2 described above. The lighting environment information Inf 'is obtained, and the equipment control plan determination means 4 generates the equipment control plan P based on the obtained lighting environment information Inf' and the judgment criteria stored in the database 3, and the generated equipment On the basis of the control plan P, the equipment control means 5 performs processing for controlling the lighting environment equipment 1 '.

  Note that the lighting environment information Inf ′ includes sensory information Inf1 such as “dazzling” / “bright” / “dark” and environmental request information Inf6 such as “brighter” / “darker”, as well as the seventh embodiment. Similarly to the above, the information includes individual report information Inf2, behavior information Inf4, individual input information Inf3, and individual identification information Inf5.

  Note that the control content announcement means 12, resident counting means 7, personal attribute database 6, personal information registration means 9, entry / exit management card reader device 8, shared input terminal 10, and personal terminal 11 provided in FIG. Since it has the same function and role as those provided in the second embodiment, the description is omitted here.

  In addition, as in the second embodiment, a shared input terminal 10, a personal terminal 11, and the like are used as the illumination environment information acquisition unit 2 '.

  Further, it goes without saying that control information and control signals are sent from the equipment control means 5 to the lighting environment equipment 1 'through a communication network or a control signal line.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as means for generating the behavior information Inf4, for example, in a case where people existing in the area A are workers sitting at a desk equipped with a personal computer or the like, the eyes of the seating worker are detected from an imaging camera attached to the personal computer. Image processing function for generating behavior information Inf4 by estimating from the size of the pupil whether the seated worker feels bright, dark, or dazzling with respect to the illumination, based on the size of the pupil. An image information processing function that captures the facial expression of a worker with an imaging camera, analyzes the facial expression, estimates whether the worker feels bright, dark, or dazzling with respect to the illumination, and generates behavior information Inf4. It has. Of course, means for collecting the operation history of the blind provided in the window or the like is provided, and from this operation history, it is estimated whether a person present in the area A feels bright, dark, or dazzling with respect to the lighting, and the behavior information Inf4 is obtained. Means for generating may be used.

  It should be noted that the system configuration can be applied to the system of any of the first to seventh embodiments in the case of the above-mentioned thermal environment only by replacing environmental elements such as illuminance instead of temperature. It is not done.

  In addition, a system that controls both the thermal environment and the lighting environment can be constructed by using the configuration of any one of the first to seventh embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic system configuration diagram of a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a specific system configuration diagram of the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the area of the environment control object of Embodiment 1, (a) is an example of arrangement | positioning of the air conditioning equipment in an area, (b) is an example of arrangement of personal terminals and servers in an area. (A) is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioner used in the air conditioner of the first embodiment, (b) is an opening / closing degree of a cold / hot water supply valve of the air conditioner used in the air conditioner of the first embodiment, and a difference temperature between a set temperature and a room temperature. FIG. 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating examples of a monitor screen of the personal terminal according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart of an algorithm of a criterion used in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a temperature change process of a room temperature at the time of controlling the thermal environment according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of preprocessing of personal input information used in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a monitor screen of a control content announcement on the personal terminal according to the first embodiment. It is a system configuration diagram of Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of a third embodiment. 14 is a flowchart of an algorithm used in a fourth embodiment. It is a report rate-change width relation diagram used for Embodiment 4. It is a lineblock diagram of Embodiment 5 of an area. 14 is a flowchart of an algorithm used in the fifth embodiment. It is a system configuration | structure figure of Embodiment 7. It is a system configuration | structure figure of Embodiment 8.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Thermal environment equipment 2 Thermal environment information acquisition means 3 Database 4 Facility control plan determination means 5 Facility control means Inf Thermal environment information Inf1 Sensory information Inf2 Individual report information Inf3 Personal input information Inf5 Personal identification information Inf6 Environmental request information A Area P equipment Control Plan NT Communication Network

Claims (17)

Environmental information acquisition means for installing environmental equipment, obtaining environmental information indicating a degree of comfort related to the environment from a person who enjoys the environment while being in an area where the environment is controlled by the environmental equipment,
Equipment control plan determining means for generating a control plan for the environmental equipment based on the environmental information obtained by the environmental information obtaining means and criteria based on various elements that make up the environment;
Equipment control means for controlling environmental equipment according to the control plan generated by the equipment control plan determination means,
As the environmental information, any one of personal declaration information indicating personal preference and physical circumstances, and behavior information including contents of request for change in environmental state which means the behavior of a person in the area. An environmental equipment control system comprising at least one. Environmental equipment and
Environmental information obtaining means for obtaining environmental information indicating a degree of comfort related to the environment from a person who enjoys the environment while being in an area where the environment is controlled by the environment equipment;
Equipment control plan determining means for generating a control plan for the environmental equipment based on the environmental information obtained by the environmental information obtaining means and criteria based on various elements that make up the environment;
Equipment control means for controlling environmental equipment according to the control plan generated by the equipment control plan determination means,
The environment information includes personal identification information for identifying a person who is in the area, and environment request information indicating a request content regarding an environmental state enjoyed by an individual identified by the personal identification information. Environmental equipment control system. The environment information obtaining means continuously obtains the environment request information, and when the equipment control plan determination means generates a control plan, only the environment request information for which a request has been received is in an uninput state. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 2, wherein The environment information obtaining means continuously obtains the environment request information, and after a predetermined time elapses after the equipment control plan determining means generates the control plan, the environment request information for which the request has not been accepted is not input. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The environment according to claim 3, wherein the facility control plan determining means does not generate a new control plan until a predetermined time has elapsed since the facility control means started controlling the environmental equipment in accordance with the control plan. Equipment control system. The equipment control means has a time constant measuring means for measuring a period from the control of the environmental equipment to a predetermined change in the environment, and a period in which the predetermined time is measured by the time constant measuring means. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 5, wherein: The environmental equipment control system according to claim 2, further comprising an environmental request information display unit configured to visually recognize a reception state of the environmental request information. A personal attribute database in which the personal identification information and personal attribute information corresponding to the personal identification information are stored;
The equipment control plan determining means reads the personal attribute information corresponding to the personal identification information input from the environmental information obtaining means from a personal attribute database, and based on the read personal attribute information and the environmental demand information. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 2, wherein the equipment control plan is generated. A location counting means for counting the number of persons in the area, wherein the equipment control plan determination means sets the number of people counted by the location counting means as a parameter, The environmental equipment control system according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the equipment control plan is generated based on an occupation ratio of the object to a parameter. The locator counting means is capable of counting the number of persons in the area for each predetermined personal attribute information, and the equipment control plan determining means is capable of counting each predetermined personal attribute counted by the resident counting means. Is a small parameter, and among the aggregated environmental request information, the equipment control plan is generated based on the attribute-specific occupation ratio of the predetermined personal attribute to be preferentially adopted to the small parameter. 10. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 9, wherein: As a means for recording personal identification information and personal attribute information in the personal attribute database, a card pre-recorded with personal identification information and personal attribute information issued for each person who enjoys the environment; Card reading means for reading the personal identification information and the personal attribute information thus read out, and means for writing the information read by the card reading means to the personal attribute database. The environmental equipment control system according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein a card reader device of an entry / exit management system for managing exit is used. 11. A personal computer according to claim 2, wherein said personal identification information and said personal attribute information are recorded in said personal attribute database using a shared input terminal which can be used each time a predetermined password is inputted. The environmental equipment control system according to any one of the above. 3. A personal operation terminal connectable to a network each time a predetermined password is input, as means for recording the personal identification information and the personal attribute information in the personal attribute database. 13. The environmental equipment control system according to any one of claims 12 to 12. 14. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 1, further comprising control content announcement means for announcing the content of the equipment control plan to be controlled. The number of the environmental equipment provided in the area is only one, and the equipment control plan determination means aggregates the change requests of the people in the area at regular intervals, calculates a declaration rate for each change request, 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a change width of the environmental state is determined based on a relationship between a report rate and a change width obtained in advance, and the equipment control unit controls the environmental equipment based on the determined content. 15. The environmental equipment control system according to any one of 14. Statistical means for summing up the environmental demand information and taking various statistics; and, based on a total result of the statistical means at each predetermined time, a defect of the environmental equipment and a transition of energy consumption. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising equipment operation result analysis means for analyzing at least the following, and equipment improvement recommendation means for giving a prescription for an analysis result by the equipment operation result analysis means. Environmental equipment control system. At least one of a statistical process in the statistical unit, an analysis process in the facility operation result analyzing unit, and a prescription diagnosis process in the facility improvement proposing unit includes a knowledge database. 17. The environmental equipment control system according to claim 16, wherein the determination is applied.