JP2002286280A - Air conditioning control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioning control system capable of correct and optimum setting a schedule with respect to an indoor machine by an air conditioning control device in accordance with a restraining condition. SOLUTION: The air conditioning control system is provided with a plurality of indoor machines 2A, 2B and an air conditioning control device 1, connected to the indoor machines 2A, 2B to command operating control including operation, stopping, a set temperature command and an operation mode control to the air conditioning control device 1. The air conditioning control device 1 is provided with a schedule setting information changing means 6 for changing a schedule setting information including the range of set temperature and an operation mode in accordance with the setting of restriction by the restricting condition setting unit 8 of previously set schedule with respect to the set terms including the operation mode, the set temperature and the permission or prohibition of manual operation among the schedule setting terms with respect to the indoor machines 2A, 2B, which are set by a schedule setting means 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioning control system for controlling the operation of an air conditioner having a plurality of indoor units.

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an air-conditioning control system for performing a schedule control operation according to a conventional technique. In FIG. 5, the air-conditioning control system
Indoor unit 2A, second indoor unit 2B, and air conditioning management device 1
It is mainly composed of The air-conditioning management device 1 stores the setting contents in the schedule storage unit 3 by setting the indoor unit to be schedule-controlled, the time, and the control contents in the schedule setting unit 10. In addition to the operation / stop, the schedule control contents include set temperature, operation modes such as heating / cooling / blowing, and hand-operated prohibition control that disables operations from the remote control and enables only operations from the air-conditioning management device. Can be stored in the schedule storage unit 3.

[0002] The air-conditioning management device 1 reads out the control contents of the storage unit 3 and develops them into command contents when the time of the schedule control stored in the schedule storage unit 3 is reached by the clock device 12 of the air-conditioning control unit 11, and receives / transmits them. The data is transmitted to the target indoor unit via the unit 13.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In an air conditioning system in which a user of an air conditioner and an administrator who manages an air conditioning management system operate in a form of a rental store or the like, the user side sets the air conditioning management device. If you want to change the settings for a certain scheduled operation setting, notify the air conditioning management device administrator of the change, and the administrator confirms that the setting you want to change is appropriate for the air conditioning management operation policy of the entire system. After confirming that the settings were correct, the settings of the air conditioning management device were changed.

[0004] This is because the schedule setting and the schedule control are performed centrally by the air-conditioning management device. Therefore, when the setting is changed, it is necessary to contact the administrator to obtain the permission and change the setting. In such a conventional schedule setting unit, when the scale of the system is large, the setting change operation may require a lot of time. Also, the settings could not be changed without contacting the administrator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air-conditioning control system in which a schedule for an indoor unit can be accurately and appropriately set by an air-conditioning management device in accordance with constraints. It is.

[0006]

A first aspect of the present invention is the first aspect.
In the air conditioning control system according to the invention, a plurality of indoor units,
An air conditioning control system connected to the indoor unit and instructing the indoor unit to perform operation control including operation, stop, set temperature command, and operation mode control; Among the schedule items for the indoor unit set by the above, for the setting items including the operation mode, the set temperature, and the prohibition of the hand operation permission, the schedule including the set temperature range and the operation mode according to the setting of the constraint condition of the preset schedule. A schedule setting information changing means for changing setting information is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning control system according to the first aspect, the setting of the schedule item by the schedule setting means is created by a user of the indoor unit, and the air conditioning is performed. This is performed by a specific file that can be recognized by the management device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning control system according to the second aspect, in the second aspect, a specific file created by a user of the indoor unit is supplied to the schedule setting means via a network connection. It is like that.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning control system according to the second aspect, in the second aspect, a specific file created by a user of the indoor unit is supplied to the schedule setting means via a disk medium. It is like that.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the air-conditioning control system according to the first aspect, in the first aspect, the schedule setting content before the change, the constraint content according to the schedule constraint, and the schedule setting content after the change due to the constraint. Is provided on the display unit.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the air conditioning control system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of reading schedule data according to the first embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of schedule data according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of schedule restriction data according to the first embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an air conditioning management device for controlling the operation of an air conditioner having a plurality of indoor units, and 2A.
Is an air conditioner [1] as a first indoor unit, and 2B is an air conditioner [2] as a second indoor unit. The air-conditioning management device 1 is provided with a schedule storage unit 3. The schedule storage unit 3 is provided with schedule restriction data 4, tenant schedule data 5, schedule change unit 6, and air-conditioning management device schedule data 7. ing. In addition, the air-conditioning management device 1 includes a schedule constraint condition setting unit 8, a tenant schedule setting unit 9, and a schedule operation setting unit 10. Further, the air-conditioning management device 1 includes a control unit 11, a clock device 12, and a reception / transmission unit 13. And the first
The air conditioner [1]: 2A and the air conditioner [2]: 2B as the second indoor units are respectively provided with a reception / transmission unit 14.
a, 14b and control units 15a, 15b.

In FIG. 1, the air conditioning control system includes a first
, And is mainly constituted by the indoor unit 2A, the second indoor unit 2B, and the air conditioning management device 1. The air-conditioning management device 1 sets the indoor unit to be controlled in the schedule, the time, and the control content in the schedule setting unit, and stores the set indoor unit in the schedule storage unit 3. The control contents of the schedule include, besides operation / stop, operation modes such as set temperature, heating / cooling / blowing, etc.
Items such as hand operation prohibition, which invalidates the operation from the remote controller and enables only the operation from the air conditioning management device 1, can also be stored in the schedule storage unit 3. The air-conditioning management device 1 reads out the contents of the schedule data from the storage unit 3, and when the clock device 12 of the air-conditioning control unit 11 has reached the time to perform the schedule control, schedules the scheduled indoor unit via the reception / transmission unit 13. Send a control command.

Next, the operation of reading a schedule file according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. The schedule constraint condition setting unit 8 is a means for the administrator to set constraints on the contents of the schedule setting. For example, items that the user does not want to operate, such as restrictions on switching the operation mode corresponding to the season, lower limit of the set temperature during cooling, reset operation of the filter cleaning alarm sign, and the values that the user does not want to set, are set. Be able to set.

In FIG. 4, the lower limit of the set temperature is 28 ° C. when the schedule is set in the cooling operation with respect to the contents of the schedule set by the tenant for each day of the week for the address 01-001. , If 27
If the temperature is not more than 25 ° C, the schedule data is changed to 28 ° C.
This is an example of a content in which schedule data is changed to 4 ° C., and when resetting of the filter sign is permitted, the setting is changed to prohibition. The arrangement order of data and what meaning is given to which data are determined in advance. Further, in addition to setting the content for each weekday as shown in FIG. 4, a setting such as a specific date or holiday may be made possible.

The air-conditioning management device 1 stores the set contents in the storage unit 3 as schedule restriction data (step 1). In addition to the conventional schedule setting unit, the air-conditioning management device 1 is provided with a “tenant schedule setting unit” 9 for setting by a user such as a tenant. The air-conditioning management device stores the schedule data created by the tenant schedule setting unit 9 as “tenant schedule data” 5. The function of the tenant schedule setting unit 9 is only required to provide a means capable of updating the “tenant schedule data” 5 in the storage unit 3.
As an alternative, the file format of the tenant schedule data 5 is a general-purpose text format, the order of the data is also determined in advance, and the tenant schedule data file is separately created outside the air conditioning management device. The air-conditioning management device may use a means for updating a file using a disk medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk as an alternative means. That is, the file created by the user of the indoor unit such as the tenant is stored in the above-described disk medium and supplied to the schedule setting means including the tenant schedule setting unit 9 of the air-conditioning management device 1, whereby the tenant schedule is set. The disk 5 can be updated.

If the air conditioning management device 1 and other computers are connected via a network and the tenant schedule data can be shared with a computer outside the air conditioning management device 1, a user of an indoor unit such as a tenant can control the air conditioning. A means for editing or updating a schedule file from a computer other than the device 1 via a network may be used as an alternative means (step 2).

When the air-conditioning management device 1 receives an instruction to convert tenant schedule data, the air-conditioning management device 1 searches for and reads tenant schedule data 5 from the storage unit 3. The command method to the air-conditioning management device 1 is provided by providing an operation unit such as a button, or linked to a specific time or operation such as when the air-conditioning management device 1 is activated or when the air conditioner is changed. After reading the file contents, the schedule setting contents read are converted according to the schedule constraint conditions.

When converting the schedule setting contents corresponding to the schedule restriction data shown in FIG. 4 with respect to the tenant input schedule data shown in FIG. 3, from FIG. Although the upper limit is 28 ° C., in the tenant input schedule data in FIG. 3, the schedule setting for the cooling operation command on Monday at address 01001 is set at 25 ° C. Therefore, the schedule data changing unit sets 25 ° C. 2
Change to 8 ° C. Similarly, the setting of prohibition / permission from the remote controller at hand for the filter sign reset operation is changed from permission to prohibition. Similarly, the schedule data for tenant input is changed to the content corresponding to the schedule restriction data for the air conditioners of the other days and other addresses (step 3).

The air-conditioning management device 1 stores the schedule data changed by the schedule data changing unit 6 in the storage unit 3. When the control unit 11 periodically reads and updates the schedule data 7 for the air-conditioning management device from the storage unit 3, for example, at 0:00 once a day, the schedule data is updated from the next reading. Schedule control according to the changed contents is performed (step 4). The storage unit 3 of the air-conditioning management device 1 is provided with means for confirming the contents of the tenant schedule data and the schedule restriction data. That is, the storage unit 3 stores schedule setting contents as tenant schedule data before change by a file created by a user of an indoor unit such as a tenant,
The constraint contents of the constraint set in the schedule constraint setting unit 8 and the schedule setting as the schedule data after the change by the constraint in the constraint set in the schedule constraint setting unit 8 are described. There is provided display means that can be confirmed on the screen.

In the air-conditioning management apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the input from the operation unit of the air-conditioning management apparatus 1, the air-conditioning management apparatus can recognize the air-conditioning management apparatus in a general-purpose format. Text file. Since the air-conditioning management device 1 often uses a personal computer, in order to provide a means for the user to update the file, a schedule file is copied from outside using a medium such as a floppy disk. A function that can be updated has been added to the air conditioning management device 1. The schedule file updating means can be realized by setting the schedule file to be updated for each user if the user and the air conditioning management apparatus 1 are connected via a network between computers. Further, the air-conditioning management device 1 has a function of recognizing and reading a schedule text file as a schedule data file. Furthermore, the air-conditioning management device 1 is provided with a function that allows the administrator to set a desired schedule setting content restriction in advance. Further, the air-conditioning management device 1 is provided with a function of changing the set contents of the schedule so that the schedule file created or updated by the user matches the schedule restriction.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can freely change the desired schedule setting. In addition, the administrator does not need to confirm or modify the schedule change request from the user. In addition, the confirmation of schedule changes is now automatic. In addition, since setting data can be recorded in a general-purpose text format, free editing such as rearranging of data has become possible.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, among the schedule setting items for the indoor unit set by the schedule setting means, the setting items including the operation mode, the set temperature, and the prohibition of the hand operation are set in advance. By providing a schedule setting information changing means for changing schedule setting information including a set temperature range and an operation mode in accordance with the setting of the constraint condition of the schedule in the air conditioning management device, the schedule setting for the indoor unit is restricted by the air conditioning management device. It is possible to provide an air conditioning control system that can be performed appropriately and appropriately in response.

According to the second invention, the schedule setting for the indoor unit is changed to the constraint condition by the air-conditioning management device by changing the schedule setting item based on the specific file created by the user of the indoor unit according to the constraint condition. It is possible to provide an air conditioning control system that can be performed appropriately and appropriately in response.

According to the third invention, the schedule setting for the indoor unit is air-conditioned by changing the schedule setting item based on a specific file created by the user of the indoor unit and supplied by the network connection according to the constraint condition. An air-conditioning control system that can be performed accurately and appropriately by the management device according to the constraint condition can be provided.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the schedule setting for the indoor unit is changed by a specific file created by the user of the indoor unit and supplied by the disk medium in accordance with the constraint condition, so that the schedule setting for the indoor unit is air-conditioned. It is possible to provide an air-conditioning control system that can be performed accurately and appropriately according to the constraint conditions by the device.

According to the fifth aspect, the contents of the previous schedule setting, the contents of the constraint by the schedule constraint,
By providing a display means that allows the user to confirm the schedule settings after the change due to the restrictions, the schedule settings for the indoor units can be accurately and appropriately performed by the air-conditioning management device in accordance with the restrictions, and the settings and the restrictions can be reliably confirmed. An air-conditioning control system that can be provided can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing schedule control in an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of reading schedule data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of schedule data in the embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of schedule restriction data in the embodiment according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing schedule control in a conventional air conditioning management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 air conditioning management device, 2A air conditioner [1] as first indoor unit, 2B air conditioner [2] as second indoor unit, 3
Schedule storage unit, 4 schedule limit data, 5 tenant schedule data, 6 schedule change unit, 7 air conditioning management device schedule data,
8 Schedule constraint setting section, 9 Schedule setting section for tenant, 10 Schedule operation setting section, 1
1 control unit, 12 clock device, 13, 14a, 14b
Reception / transmission unit, 15a, 15b control unit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioning control system comprising: a plurality of indoor units; and an air conditioning control device connected to the indoor units and instructing the indoor units to perform operation control including operation, stop, set temperature commands, and operation mode control. , The air conditioning management device includes:
Among the schedule items for the indoor unit set by the schedule setting means, the operation mode, the set temperature,
Air conditioning characterized by comprising schedule setting information changing means for changing schedule setting information including a set temperature range and an operation mode in accordance with setting of a preset schedule constraint condition for setting items including a hand operation permission prohibition. Control system. 2. The setting of schedule items by said schedule setting means is performed by a specific file created by a user of said indoor unit and recognized by an air conditioning management device. 2. The air conditioning control system according to 1. 3. The air conditioning control system according to claim 2, wherein a specific file created by a user of the indoor unit is supplied to the schedule setting unit via a network connection. 4. The air conditioning control system according to claim 2, wherein a specific file created by a user of the indoor unit is supplied to the schedule setting unit via a disk medium. 5. The air-conditioning management system according to claim 1, further comprising display means for confirming the contents of the schedule setting before the change, the contents of the constraint by the schedule constraint condition, and the contents of the schedule setting after the change by the constraint. apparatus.