EP3177878A1 - Steuervorrichtung und verfahren zur fernsteuerung einer klimaanlage - Google Patents
Steuervorrichtung und verfahren zur fernsteuerung einer klimaanlageInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a control device for remote control of an air conditioner according to the introductory part of claim 1 and to a method for remote control of an air conditioner according to the preamble of claim 15.
- Air conditioners are usually controlled by simple remote controls. On this a user actuates a button, whereupon the remote control sends an air conditioning control command to the air conditioner. Often, the A / C control command is an infrared signal. The user is in visual contact with the air conditioner to receive the transmitted signal.
- Such a control device comprises a transmitting device for transmitting an air conditioning control command, electronic signal receiving means for receiving instructions for air conditioning control and electronic control and evaluation means, which are adapted to control the transmitting device in response to received instructions for air conditioning control to send an air conditioning control command.
- a transmission device of a control device transmits an air conditioning control command
- - Electronic signal receiving means of the control device receive instructions for air conditioning control
- the transmitting device to control send an air conditioning control command.
- the signal receiving means By the signal receiving means, a user does not have to be in the room of the air conditioning in order to control these. This makes it possible, for example, to turn off the air conditioner from a remote location, if this was forgotten when leaving the room of the air conditioner.
- an object of the invention can be considered to provide a control device and a method, which control the air conditioning with little effort for the user particularly reliable.
- measuring means are provided according to the invention for determining at least one environmental property.
- control and evaluation means are further adapted to evaluate on the basis of measured values of the measuring means, whether after sending an air conditioning control command, a change in the measured ambient property, and again send out an A / C control command if the evaluation shows that no change of the measured environmental property has occurred.
- the invention provides that measuring means of the control device determine at least one environmental property.
- the control and evaluation means evaluate on the basis of measured values of the measuring means whether a change of the measured environmental property has occurred after transmission of an air conditioning control command. If the evaluation shows that no change in the measured environmental property has occurred, the control and evaluation means again cause the transmission of an air conditioning control command.
- it may be considered to check whether a sent air conditioning control command has actually been received by the air conditioner. This reduces the risk that, due to a faulty transmission, a different operating state of the air conditioning system is assumed than it actually is.
- An erroneous transmission may occur, for example, when obstacles, such as furniture or other objects, are placed in the transmission path between the control device and the air conditioner.
- the advantages of the invention are particularly borne if the air conditioning system does not confirm received air conditioning control commands, ie does not send its own signal back. As a result, there is no certainty about a current operating state.
- air conditioners that interpret a particular air conditioning control command differently depending on their current state.
- one and the same air conditioning control command can be provided for switching on and off.
- a gradual upshifting of the cooling power can be done by receiving multiple same air conditioning control command.
- a desired operating condition can not be set securely when only an air conditioner control command is sent out. Rather, a measurement of an environmental property must additionally take place. The measurement detects a current operating state and / or a change in the operating state of the air conditioning system.
- the advantages of the invention are also particularly significant when a user additionally uses a conventional remote control for air conditioning control. In this case, it is not or hardly possible to conclude a current operating state solely from the emitted air conditioning control commands of the control device. Rather, a change that is caused by a conventional remote control must be detected.
- the environmental property may in principle be any measurable quantity that is changed by the air conditioner. If a change of this environmental property is detected, it is concluded that the transmitted air conditioning control command has been successfully received and implemented. On the other hand, if no change is detected, it is concluded that the sent air conditioning control command has not been received by the air conditioner. As a result, the A / C control command is sent out again and it is checked again if there is a change in the environmental property.
- the measuring means can be set up to detect as environmental property an ambient temperature and / or ambient noise and / or a relative humidity. These environmental characteristics are changed when changing an operating mode of the air conditioner.
- an air conditioner causes various ambient noise depending on its operating condition.
- it not only causes a change in the ambient temperature, but also a change in the relative humidity.
- Ambient noise may include the noise caused by the cooling operation of the air conditioner, essentially ventilation or humming sounds, and depending on the air conditioner, the receipt of an air conditioning control command is confirmed by the emission of a beep.
- the beep can also be detected and evaluated as ambient noise.
- comparison values may be provided to evaluate whether a change in environmental property has been measured.
- the comparison values may include, for example, reference beeps or reference buzzing sounds. In the case of a measured ambient temperature can serve as a criterion of a temperature change relative to a measured temperature before sending the air conditioning control command.
- a measured beep will only be counted as an environmental change, that is, as coming from the air conditioner if it is measured no later than two seconds after the air conditioning control command is sent.
- a longer measurement period is used, which can end, for example, between one and ten minutes after transmission of the air conditioning control command.
- control and evaluation means can also be adapted to: upon receipt of an instruction for air conditioning control, first to determine measured values of an environmental property with the measuring means,
- a / C control command has been included to perform the evaluation whether a change in the measured environmental property has occurred after transmission of an air conditioning control command.
- the above-mentioned first measurement of the environmental property and the subsequent transmission of a Air conditioning control command also be interchanged. This can be useful if the environment property is not changed quickly by the air conditioner. For example, a change in temperature due to a change in the operating mode of the air conditioning system will usually not be measurable within a few seconds after this change.
- environmental characteristics and changes in environmental characteristics may greatly differ due to operating mode change of the air conditioner. For example, depending on the air conditioner, different or no beeps are emitted after receiving an air conditioning control command. The period of time after which a temperature change is measurable, or the rate of change of temperature depends essentially on the distance at which the control device is mounted to the air conditioning system.
- control and evaluation means are preferably arranged to provide a learning mode in which an environmental property is measured with the measuring means before emission of an air conditioning control command and after transmission of the air conditioning control command, and measurement values of the environmental property from the learning mode in a normal operation at the evaluation whether a change in the measured environmental property has occurred after transmission of an air conditioning control command.
- the transmission device for transmitting an air conditioning control command is designed so that it can send out signals that can be identified by air conditioners as a control command. These may be infrared signals and / or radio signals, for example in the MHz or GHz range. Infrared signals require transmission in the direction of the air conditioning system. So that during the assembly of the control device, its orientation to the air conditioning system can largely be ignored, the transmission device can comprise a plurality of infrared transmitters which radiate in different directions.
- the signal receiving means may include Internet communication means for receiving air conditioning control instructions.
- the Internet communication means may comprise, for example, WLAN / WiFi communication means and / or mobile communication means.
- the Signal receiving means also be set up for a direct radio communication with a smartphone, in particular by means of Bluetooth ® or Bluetooth 0 Low Energy.
- the air conditioning control instruction received thereby may be an instruction indicating a certain air conditioner operating state, for example, an on or off instruction.
- the instruction may also include other information from which the control and evaluation means derive an air conditioning control command according to predetermined criteria. This information may be, for example, a target temperature or a location information of a person, for example a user of a smartphone.
- an activation of an air conditioner can already be done before a user is in the immediate vicinity of the air conditioner.
- control and evaluation means are also set up to determine an operating state of the air conditioning system on the basis of the measured values of the measuring means. Thus, it is not only checked if a sent air conditioning control command has been received from the air conditioner. Rather, it is also determined which operating mode is currently present. This is especially important to detect when a user changes the operating state of the air conditioner via a conventional remote control.
- Communication means may be provided and configured to transmit a determined operating state via a network, in particular via the Internet.
- the communication means and the signal receiving means may be formed by the same technical components.
- the transmission of the determined operating state can be done to a smartphone, which also sends instructions for air conditioning control to the control device.
- the transmission can be made to an Internet server, that is, a network-capable computer, which sends instructions for air conditioning control to the control device.
- This server may also serve to receive air conditioning control instructions from the smartphone and forward them to the control device, or to receive other information from the smartphone and to send an instruction for conditioning control to the control device in response to them.
- a user should be able to recognize as quickly as possible an abnormal condition in which no air conditioning control command can be successfully sent to the air conditioner.
- control and evaluation means may be arranged to transmit a transmission error message via a network with the communication means if, after repeated transmission of the same air conditioning control command, no change of the environmental property is still being determined, in particular after a single or multiple unsuccessful repetition.
- the transmission error message is preferably forwarded via the network to a smartphone.
- the control and evaluation means may also be arranged to perform a control procedure after sending an air conditioning control command to check whether a user is actually in the vicinity of the air conditioning system.
- the measuring means record ambient noises, which are then analyzed by the control and evaluation means as to whether they contain noises caused by the user.
- Another A / C control command which resets the most recently-sent A / C control command is sent depending on whether noises caused by the user are detected.
- the further air conditioning control command is then preferably transmitted if no noises caused by the user are detected.
- the further air conditioning control command is preferably sent out just when noises caused by the user are detected.
- the measuring means may also include a motion detector with which movements of the user can be detected. If the control method includes several such measuring methods, the last one becomes emitted air conditioning control command reversed only if none of the measurement methods on the presence of a user is concluded.
- control method may be executed at a time between 5 or 10 seconds and 5 minutes after the air conditioning control command is sent to activate or up the air conditioner.
- control and evaluation means may also be adapted to perform a control procedure before sending an air conditioning control command to check whether a user is actually in the vicinity of the air conditioning system.
- the measuring means record ambient noises, which are then analyzed by the control and evaluation means as to whether they contain noises caused by the user.
- the A / C control command will now be sent depending on whether noises caused by the user are detected. Thus, it can be prevented that an air conditioning control command is transmitted due to a misjudged position of the user.
- this air conditioning control command is preferably sent out only when caused by the user noises are detected.
- the air conditioner control command is to deactivate or downshift the air conditioner controller, it is preferable that this air conditioner control command is transmitted only when no noises caused by the user are detected.
- the invention also includes a system for the remote control of an air conditioning system with a control device according to the invention, which may be embodied as set out in this description.
- the control device has a radio device for emitting a radio signal.
- the system further comprises program code means, which are stored on a readable by a smartphone data carrier and are adapted to analyze when running on a smartphone, a radio signal emitted by the radio and received by the smartphone, and so a location information of the smartphone relative to To determine control device, and Depending on the location information to send an instruction for air conditioning control to the control device, that is, corresponding hardware of the smartphone to control so that it sends the instruction.
- the air conditioning control is dependent on the location of a user to the air conditioning.
- the control can be carried out depending on the distance of the user to the air conditioning, that is, concretely depending on the measured distance between the user's smartphone and the control device. This can be achieved with particular reliability that the air conditioning is not operated unnecessarily long or strong.
- Location information may be information about the location of the smartphone relative to the control device and possibly relative to a further transmission location, from which evaluable radio signals are transmitted. Alternatively or additionally, the location information may also be distance information indicating the distance of the smartphone to the control device. In the following exemplary embodiments, in which the distance is mentioned, the location or location information can generally be understood hereunder.
- the radio signal from which location information is obtained may, for example, be in the range between 1 and 10 GHz, preferably in the 2.4 GHz range. It can be provided that the radio device of the control device and / or the hardware of the smartphone can perform the functions of Bluetooth * Low Energy or iBeacon ® . The radio signal may be analyzed for signal strength and / or other characteristics to perform the distance determination.
- the transmission of the instruction for air conditioning control can be made directly from the smartphone to the control device.
- this instruction may be sent over a network or internet connection to a server, that is, a networkable computer.
- the server then forwards one or the same instruction to the control device depending on the received instruction.
- the instruction emitted by the smartphone need not necessarily be an instruction readable by the control device. Rather, under this instruction also a location information of the smartphone (or any other information in principle) be understood, from which then generated by the network server an instruction for air conditioning control and sent to the control device.
- a smartphone can be understood to mean any computing device that can be carried by a person, which can establish network connections and, in particular, is also capable of mobile telephony. Even a tablet computer can be understood as a smartphone in this sense.
- the data carrier with program code means for the smartphone can, in principle, be located at any location and be read in any manner from the smartphone.
- the data carrier is a memory of a network server and the smartphone loads the program code means of the data carrier via a network connection to an internal memory of the smartphone, in order then to execute the program code means.
- the program code means executed by the smartphone may also interact with other program code means of a network server to perform the functions described herein.
- the signal strength of a wireless network can be used to determine location information.
- This network can be, for example, a WLAN / WiFi network, via which the communication means of the control device can establish an Internet connection. If the smartphone is near the control device, then both have a similar distance to a router or other device that is building the network. If, for example, the smartphone and the router are located in the same room but in a different room than the control device, this can be distinguished from the aforementioned case by comparing the signal strengths.
- the communication means of the control device a signal strength of a network can be detected and the program code means are designed to cause when running on a smartphone that the smartphone detects a signal strength of the network.
- a determination of the location information of the smartphone to the control device takes place not only by the analysis of the radio signal described above, but also by evaluation means, which are arranged by a comparison of the signal strength, which was detected with the communication means of the control device, and the signal strength captured by the smartphone was to estimate a gap between these.
- the evaluation means may be part of the control and evaluation means of the control device, part of the program code means for the smartphone and / or hardware and / or software on a network server.
- the program code means can also be designed to provide a training operation, in which the user can have the smartphone determine the signal strength at various locations and in each case enters location information thereto.
- An air conditioner should be able to be controlled according to the individual wishes of a user and nevertheless automatically. For this purpose, it is advantageous if a user can enter a specific control behavior in a training operation.
- the program code means may provide a location training operation and a normal operation. In places-learning mode, a user of the smartphone is offered the opportunity in various places:
- an analysis of a radio signal for determining instantaneous location information of the smartphone is performed by determining a match to the recorded distance data from the location-training operation.
- the type of instruction for the air conditioner controller which has been stored in the location learning operation to the matching location information is sent to the control device.
- Air conditioning systems from different manufacturers may differ in the required air conditioning control command for a particular operating state, for example, to turn off. Nevertheless, the same transmitting device should be able to be used independently of the present in each application air conditioning. Therefore, a data store be provided, in which for controlling various types of air conditioners different sets of air conditioning control commands are stored.
- the program code means may provide a control command selection mode in which a user may select a particular set. Alternatively, a suitable sentence can be determined. For this purpose, in the control command selection mode, it is possible for a user to cause emission of air conditioning control commands of various sets. After sending out each of the air conditioning control commands, the user may input via the smartphone and / or the measuring means may determine, by measuring the environmental property, whether an operating condition of the air conditioner has changed in accordance with the sent air conditioning control command.
- the data storage with the various sets of air conditioning control commands can be provided for example in the control device and / or in a network server, whereby an extension of the sentences to commands for new air conditioners is easily possible.
- the program code means may also be arranged to cause a microphone of the smartphone to pick up ambient noise in the control method in which an actual proximity of the user to the air conditioner is checked. For checking the proximity of the user to the air conditioner, the program code means then determines a match between the ambient sounds picked up by the smartphone and ambient sounds picked up by the measuring means.
- Fig. 1 shows schematically a room in which an air conditioner and a control device according to the invention for the air conditioning are located, as well as a neighboring room.
- Fig. 1 shows schematically two adjacent rooms 2 and 3.
- an air conditioner 1 is present in the room 2.
- a control device 10 for remote control of the air conditioning. 1
- the control device 10 comprises a housing with mechanical mounting means, by means of which an assembly at a basically arbitrary location relative to the controlled air conditioning 1 is possible. It is necessary that a communication from the control device 10 to the air conditioner 1 is possible.
- control device 10 comprises a transmitting device 9, which can send air conditioning control commands. These may be, for example, radio or infrared signals and are illustrated in the figure by the arrow to the air conditioner 1.
- the air conditioner 1 If the air conditioner 1 receives such an air conditioner control command, it accordingly changes its operating state. Possible operating states can, for example, be switched on and off, include different setpoint temperatures and / or ventilation intensities.
- the control device 10 is intended to enable a remote control, for which a user need not be on the control device 10, in particular no key presses on the control device 10 must make. Rather, the control device 10 includes electronic signal receiving means 8. These may, for example, comprise network communication means, such as a WLAN transmitter.
- the signal receiving means 8 may receive instructions for air conditioning control. Depending on this, the transmitting device 9 sends an air conditioning control command to the air conditioner 1.
- the control device 10 may also not send a command reception signal back to the control device 10. This can also be the Control device 10 does not readily check whether the air conditioner 1 operates in the desired operating state.
- control device 10 provides a remedy.
- it comprises measuring means with which an environmental property in space 2 can be determined.
- control and evaluation means of the control device 10 can infer whether an operating state has been changed and / or whether a desired operating state has been assumed. If this is not the case, the air conditioning control command is sent again and it is again checked whether there will then be a change in the environmental property.
- the security is increased to operate an air conditioner 1 in the desired operating state, without this intervention by a user would be required.
- the measured environmental property may be any physical quantity that changes in the operation of the air conditioner 1 and / or the operating state change of the air conditioner 1. This is the case, for example, with the room temperature or the relative humidity in room 2. Ambient noise can also be measured as an environmental property. For example, the noise development of the air conditioning system 1 generally increases with increasing cooling intensity. Depending on the air conditioning model, it may also be that an acknowledgment of receipt of an air conditioning control command is emitted, such as a beep. The measuring means can measure this acoustic indication and thus check whether the air conditioning control command has been received.
- Instructions for air conditioning control may be obtained by the control device 10, for example, from a network server. This in turn receives information or instructions from a smartphone 5, which carries a user who may be in room 2 or outside the room 2. Alternatively or additionally, it may also be provided that the smartphone 5 directly instructions for air conditioning control or other Send information to the control device 10. For this purpose, program code means are provided which can be executed on the smartphone 5.
- GPS localization means, WLAN or mobile means of the smartphone 5 can be used for a position determination.
- the determined position can be transmitted from the smartphone 5 to the network server, which sends instructions for the air conditioning control to the control device 10 as a function of this position.
- Such instructions can also be generated directly by the smartphone and sent to the network server or directly to the control device 10.
- the air conditioner 1 should not be operated or only at low cooling power when the user is with the smartphone 5 in the room 3, as shown in Fig. 1. If, on the other hand, the smartphone is located at the position 5c shown in dashed lines, that is to say in room 2 of the air conditioning system 1, then the air conditioning system 1 should be switched on or operated with greater cooling power. For such localizations GPS localization means, WLAN or mobile means are often insufficient. Therefore, a relative distance of the smartphone 5 to the control device 10 is determined. Therefore, the latter comprises a radio device which emits a radio signal. The radio signal is received by the smartphone 5 and analyzed in particular with regard to the signal strength in order to estimate a distance to the control device 10. Depending on the distance thus determined, the smartphone sends out instructions for air conditioning control.
- program code means to be executed on the smartphone may also be designed to provide a location teaching operation.
- a user leads the smartphone to various locations, at which a distance to the control device is determined, as described above.
- the user additionally indicates which instruction is to be sent to the air conditioner controller when the taught-in location is detected in normal operation.
- the locations 5a and 5b shown by dashed lines in the figure can be distinguished.
- the distance of the smartphone to the control device in These two cases are about the same.
- the smartphone is located at the door to the room 2 with the control device 10. Because the door attenuates the radio signal differently or less than a room wall, this position can be distinguished from the location 5b.
- the user may indicate that for a distance determination corresponding to the location 5a, the air conditioner should be operated more than a distance determination corresponding to the location 5b.
- control device 10 may include a motion detector or, for example, detect noise caused by the user and infer the presence of the user.
- an air conditioner can be controlled largely automated and particularly reliable. At high user comfort, the energy consumption of the air conditioner is kept low at the same time.
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