JP2006010258A - Air-conditioning effect measuring system, its method and information processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air-conditioning effect measuring system, its method, and an information processing unit, capable of determining the effect of air-conditioning, by actively changing the temperature from an air conditioner. <P>SOLUTION: This information processing unit 30 changes the temperature setting of the air conditioner 20 for performing air conditioning of the preset temperature by a temperature setting changing part 31, and gathers temperature information measured by a cooling object apparatus 10 by a temperature information gathering part 32, and analyzes a temperature change by a temperature change analyzing part 33 on the basis of the gathered temperature information, and guesses a flow of air by an air current guessing part 34. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioning effect measuring system, a method thereof, and an information processing apparatus capable of determining an effect of air conditioning by comparing a temperature setting change of an air conditioner and an actual temperature change of an object.

  Conventionally, air conditioning such as computer systems has always been designed as a set, but recently, due to frequent changes in the configuration of computer systems and the introduction of many personal computers, etc. in offices, There are many cases where computer systems and so on have mismatches.

  In order to measure the effect of air conditioning in a room where a large number of computers and the like are installed, there has been a method of actually measuring multiple points using a dedicated thermometer.

Here, the temperature information detected by the air temperature detector is sent to the indoor control device, and the indoor control device controls the number of rotations of the indoor blower and performs the cooling process, so that the high-density sensible heat load device etc. A technique capable of realizing optimum air conditioning according to the position, model, amount of exhausted heat, and the like has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-139351 A

  However, the conventional example described above has the following problems.

  In many cases, the absolute number of thermometers is small, and even if a considerable number of thermometers can be prepared, if the layout of the computer room is changed, the air conditioning effect until then is unexpected. There was also a problem that the unevenness of the film may occur.

  Furthermore, in offices where up to about one computer per person is used, it is located in a location far from the air conditioning design, and the temperature measurement location itself is separated from the normal work position of each individual. In many cases, both humans and computers are adversely affected by inappropriate temperature setting or air-conditioning airflow.

  And even though it is possible to feed back information from the cooling target device, there is a problem that the air conditioning effect on each cooling target device cannot be measured by actively changing the temperature from the air conditioner. .

  Therefore, the present invention is an air conditioning effect measurement system that can determine the effect of air conditioning by actively changing the temperature from the air conditioner and comparing the temperature setting change of the air conditioner with the actual temperature change of the object. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an information processing apparatus.

  The invention according to claim 1 is an air conditioning effect measurement system including a device to be cooled by air conditioning and an information processing device connected to the device to be cooled. The information processing apparatus is measured by an air conditioning mechanism that performs air conditioning at a set temperature, a temperature setting variation unit that varies a temperature setting of the air conditioning mechanism, and a temperature measurement unit of a cooling target device. Temperature information collecting means for collecting the temperature information and an instruction to raise or lower the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means, and temperature fluctuation analysis for analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collecting means And an air conditioning effect measurement system.

  The invention according to claim 2 is an air conditioning effect measurement system including an air conditioner that performs air conditioning at a set temperature, a device to be cooled by air conditioning of the air conditioner, and an information processing device connected to the device to be cooled. The cooling target device includes temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the own device and / or its vicinity, and the information processing device includes temperature setting changing means for changing the temperature setting of the air conditioner, and temperature measurement of the cooling target device. The temperature information collecting means for collecting the temperature information measured by the means and the instruction to raise or lower the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means are issued, and the temperature fluctuation is analyzed based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collecting means. And an air-conditioning effect measurement system comprising:

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning effect measurement system according to the first or second aspect, the information processing device is configured to flow air around the device to be cooled based on the temperature variation information analyzed by the temperature variation analyzing means. An airflow estimation means for estimating

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning effect measurement system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the information processing apparatus issues an alarm based on the analysis result by the temperature fluctuation analyzing means and / or the airflow estimating means. Display means for displaying is provided.

  The invention according to claim 5 is an air conditioning effect measuring method using a device to be cooled by air conditioning and an information processing device connected to the device to be cooled. And / or measuring the temperature in the vicinity thereof, and the information processing apparatus issues a command to raise or lower the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means by the temperature fluctuation analysis means, and air conditioning by the temperature setting fluctuation means A step of fluctuating the temperature setting of the mechanism, a step of performing air conditioning at a temperature set by the air conditioning mechanism, a step of collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measuring unit of the cooling target device by the temperature information collecting unit, and a temperature Analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collecting means by the fluctuation analyzing means. A conditioning effect measurement method according to symptoms.

  The invention according to claim 6 is an air conditioning effect measurement method using an air conditioner that performs air conditioning at a set temperature, a device to be cooled by air conditioning of the air conditioner, and an information processing device connected to the device to be cooled. The apparatus to be cooled has a step of measuring the temperature of itself and / or its vicinity by the temperature measuring means, and the information processing device sets the temperature of the temperature setting changing means by the temperature fluctuation analyzing means. And a step of changing the temperature setting of the air conditioner by the temperature setting changing means, and the air conditioner includes a step of air conditioning at the set temperature, and information processing The apparatus further includes a step of collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measuring means of the cooling target device by the temperature information collecting means, and a temperature information collecting means by the temperature fluctuation analyzing means. Based on the collected temperature data, a conditioning effect measuring method characterized by comprising the step of analyzing the temperature variation, the.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the air conditioning effect measuring method according to the fifth or sixth aspect of the invention, the information processing apparatus uses the air flow estimation unit to analyze the cooling target device based on the temperature variation information analyzed by the temperature variation analysis unit. The method further includes the step of estimating the flow of ambient air.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the air conditioning effect measuring method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the information processing apparatus uses the display means to display the analysis result by the temperature fluctuation analyzing means and / or the airflow estimating means. The method further includes displaying an alarm based on the result.

  The invention according to claim 9 is an air conditioning mechanism for performing air conditioning at a set temperature, a temperature setting changing means for changing the temperature setting of the air conditioning mechanism, a temperature information collecting means for collecting measured temperature information, and a temperature setting. An information processing apparatus comprising: temperature fluctuation analysis means that issues an instruction to raise or lower the temperature setting of the fluctuation means and analyzes temperature fluctuations based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collection means. is there.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature setting changing means for changing a temperature setting of an air conditioner that performs air conditioning at a set temperature, a temperature information collecting means for collecting measured temperature information, and a temperature of the temperature setting changing means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a temperature fluctuation analyzing unit that issues an instruction to raise or lower the setting and analyzes a temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collecting unit.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the information processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising air flow estimation means for estimating the air flow based on the temperature fluctuation information analyzed by the temperature fluctuation analysis means.

  A twelfth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects, further comprising display means for displaying an alarm based on an analysis result by the temperature fluctuation analysis means and / or the airflow estimation means. .

  According to the air conditioning effect measurement system, the method, and the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the temperature is actively changed from the air conditioner, and the effect of air conditioning is determined by comparing the temperature setting change of the air conditioner with the actual temperature change of the object. Can be judged.

  Next, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the air conditioning effect measurement system according to the present embodiment includes a cooling target device 10, an air conditioner 20, and an information processing device 30. The cooling target device 10 and the information processing apparatus 30 are connected by a network or the like. The air conditioner 20 and the information processing apparatus 30 are connected by a network or the like.

  The cooling target device 10 is installed in a room such as a predetermined office space, for example, a large number of personal computers, server system computers, and the like. The cooling target device 10 includes a temperature measurement unit.

  The air conditioner 20 is a known air conditioner or the like having a cooling / heating function. Detailed description of the configuration is omitted.

  The information processing apparatus 30 is a device including a control unit such as a personal computer, an input / output unit, and the like, and includes a temperature setting variation unit 31, a temperature information collection unit 32, a temperature variation analysis unit 33, and an airflow estimation unit 34. ing.

  The temperature setting changing unit 31 has a function of changing the temperature setting of the air conditioner 20.

  The temperature information collection unit 32 has a function of collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measurement unit of the cooling target device 10, for example, fluctuating individual computers via a network or the like.

  The temperature variation analysis unit 33 has a function of comparing the temperature variation information set by the temperature setting variation unit 31 with the temperature variation information collected by the temperature information collection unit 32 and analyzing the difference. Moreover, it has a function which instruct | indicates to the temperature setting fluctuation | variation part 31 to raise / lower the temperature setting of the air conditioning machine 20, for example by several degreeC.

  The air flow estimation unit 34 has a function of estimating the flow of air around the cooling target device 10 based on the temperature variation information analyzed by the temperature variation analysis unit 33. Here, the temperature setting variation performed by the air conditioner 20 affects the internal temperature of each of the devices 10 to be cooled while taking into account the delay time corresponding to each environment, and is thus collected by the temperature information collection unit 32. Based on the temperature fluctuation range and fluctuation delay time of each computer, the air flow and the air conditioning effect at the installation location of each computer are estimated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the flow of processing for measuring and analyzing temperature fluctuations in the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  The cooling target device 10 is composed of a large number of personal computers, server system computers, and the like, and the internal temperature of these devices fluctuates due to subtle changes in the operating conditions of the individual computers and the surrounding environment, but in a steady state, the outside air environment Shows a certain temperature.

  In the state as described above, first, the temperature information collection unit 32 collects temperature information of individual computers and the like measured by the temperature measurement unit of the cooling target device 10 via a network (S201).

  The temperature information collection unit 32 sends the collected temperature information of the cooling target device 10 to the temperature variation analysis unit 33 (S202).

  The temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 acquires the collected temperature information of the cooling target device 10 from the temperature information collection unit 32 (S203).

  The temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 stores the acquired temperature information, the time information for acquiring the temperature information, and the like in a storage unit such as a table in a predetermined database as shown in FIG. 3 (S204).

  The temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 instructs the temperature setting fluctuation unit 31 to increase the temperature setting of the air conditioner 20 by, for example, several degrees Celsius, and the instructed temperature information and the instructed time information are, for example, The data is stored in a storage unit such as a table in a predetermined database as shown in FIG. 3 (S205).

  The temperature setting variation unit 31 varies the temperature setting of the air conditioner 20 to the temperature instructed by the temperature variation analysis unit 33 (S206).

  The air conditioner 20 performs air conditioning based on the changed temperature setting until the set temperature is reached (S207). Here, the temperature setting fluctuation performed by the air conditioner 20 affects the internal temperature of each of the devices 10 to be cooled with a delay time corresponding to each environment, and therefore, a short delay in a place where the airflow from the air conditioner 20 easily reaches. Temperature changes appear over time, and in places where the airflow is difficult to reach depending on the environment, the temperature change may be considerably delayed or not change at all.

  The temperature information collecting unit 32 collects fluctuating temperature information of individual computers and the like measured by the temperature measuring unit of the cooling target device 10 via a network (S208).

  The temperature information collection unit 32 sends the collected temperature information of the cooling target device 10 to the temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 (S209).

  The temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 acquires the collected temperature information of the cooling target device 10 from the temperature information collection unit 32 (S210).

  The temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 stores the acquired temperature information, the time information acquired from the temperature information, and the like in a storage unit such as a table in a predetermined database as shown in FIG. 3 (S211).

  For example, the temperature fluctuation analysis unit 33 is based on the acquired temperature information, the time information that acquired the temperature information, and the like stored in a storage unit such as a table in a predetermined database as shown in FIG. Analyzing the fluctuation and determining whether or not an effective temperature fluctuation has occurred within an appropriate time. If not, processing such as increasing the set temperature fluctuation may be performed from the next time onwards. (S212). Note that a predetermined alarm may be displayed on a display unit such as a display.

  The air flow estimation unit 34 estimates the flow of air around the cooling target device 10 based on the temperature variation information analyzed by the temperature variation analysis unit 33 (S213). The air conditioning effect at the installation location may be estimated from the temperature fluctuation range and fluctuation delay time of the cooling target device 10 to generate an airflow estimation result. Where the delay is short and the temperature fluctuation is almost linked to the temperature of the air conditioner, the air-conditioning effect is sufficient, but in places where the fluctuation is delayed or the fluctuation range is small, the air-conditioning effect is assumed to be small. It is presumed that the environment is bad for humans who are injured or operating. Note that a predetermined alarm may be displayed on the display unit such as a display together with the installation location of the cooling target device 10.

  According to the above embodiment, by using a computer system or the like currently installed at a considerable density as a measuring instrument as it is, it is possible to estimate the air conditioning effect at multiple points without adding a special measuring instrument. Is possible.

  In addition, almost no human labor required for measurement work is required, measurement can be performed at any time, and temperature information can be collected immediately even if there is a change in the office layout, etc., and environmental deterioration can be detected. Is possible.

  Further, by comparing and comparing the analysis result of the temperature information and the installation location of the cooling target device 10, data necessary for air conditioning improvement or the like can be easily obtained.

  As another embodiment, in the above embodiment, the air conditioner 20 is configured as a single device. However, in general, a plurality of air conditioners 20 are often installed in a space such as one office. A configuration in which the plurality of air conditioners 20 are individually controlled is conceivable. Thereby, it becomes possible to estimate the air conditioning effect by the individual air conditioners 20.

  The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the processing for realizing the function of the present system may be performed by causing each device to read and execute a program for realizing the function of the information processing device 30 in the above embodiment. Further, the program is transmitted to another computer system by a transmission wave through a CD-ROM or magneto-optical disk as a computer-readable recording medium, or through the Internet or a telephone line as a transmission medium. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the system configuration in which the air conditioner 20 and the information processing device 30 are connected as separate devices has been described. However, each function is implemented as a single computer system, and there are a plurality of configurations for each function. Of course, the present invention can be applied to a configuration in which a server device or the like is added.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the air-conditioning effect measuring system in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the processing operation which measures and analyzes a temperature fluctuation. It is a figure which shows the structure of the table in which temperature information and time information are stored.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cooling target apparatus 20 Air conditioner 30 Information processing apparatus 31 Temperature setting fluctuation | variation part 32 Temperature information collection part 33 Temperature fluctuation analysis part 34 Airflow estimation part

Claims (12)

An air conditioning effect measurement system including a cooling target device by air conditioning and an information processing device connected to the cooling target device,
The device to be cooled includes temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the device itself and / or its vicinity,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An air conditioning mechanism that performs air conditioning at a set temperature;
Temperature setting changing means for changing the temperature setting of the air conditioning mechanism;
Temperature information collecting means for collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measuring means of the device to be cooled;
An instruction for raising or lowering the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means, and a temperature fluctuation analysis means for analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collection means;
An air conditioning effect measurement system comprising: An air conditioning effect measurement system including an air conditioner that performs air conditioning at a set temperature, a device to be cooled by air conditioning of the air conditioner, and an information processing device connected to the device to be cooled,
The device to be cooled includes temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the device itself and / or the vicinity thereof,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Temperature setting changing means for changing the temperature setting of the air conditioner;
Temperature information collecting means for collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measuring means of the cooling target device;
An instruction for raising or lowering the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means, and a temperature fluctuation analysis means for analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collection means;
An air conditioning effect measurement system comprising:   The said information processing apparatus is provided with the airflow estimation means which estimates the flow of the air around the cooling object apparatus based on the temperature fluctuation information analyzed by the said temperature fluctuation analysis means. Air conditioning effect measurement system.   The said information processing apparatus is provided with the display means to display an alarm based on the analysis result by the said temperature fluctuation | variation analysis means and / or the said airflow estimation means, The any one of Claim 1 to 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Air conditioning effect measurement system. An air conditioning effect measurement method using a cooling target device by air conditioning and an information processing device connected to the cooling target device,
The device to be cooled has a step of measuring the temperature of itself and / or the vicinity thereof by temperature measuring means,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Issuing a command to raise or lower the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means by the temperature fluctuation analysis means;
Fluctuating the temperature setting of the air conditioning mechanism by the temperature setting variation means;
Air conditioning at a temperature set by the air conditioning mechanism;
Collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measuring means of the device to be cooled by a temperature information collecting means;
Analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collecting means by the temperature fluctuation analyzing means;
The air-conditioning effect measuring method characterized by having. An air conditioning effect measuring method using an air conditioner that performs air conditioning at a set temperature, a device to be cooled by air conditioning of the air conditioner, and an information processing device connected to the device to be cooled,
The device to be cooled has a step of measuring the temperature of itself and / or the vicinity thereof by temperature measuring means,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Issuing a command to raise or lower the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means by a temperature fluctuation analysis means;
Fluctuating the temperature setting of the air conditioner by temperature setting changing means,
The air conditioner has a step of performing air conditioning at a set temperature,
The information processing apparatus further includes:
Collecting temperature information measured by the temperature measuring means of the cooling target device by a temperature information collecting means;
Analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collecting means by the temperature fluctuation analyzing means;
The air-conditioning effect measuring method characterized by having.   The information processing apparatus further includes a step of estimating a flow of air around a device to be cooled based on temperature variation information analyzed by the temperature variation analyzing unit by an air flow estimating unit. 5. The air conditioning effect measuring method according to 5 or 6.   The information processing apparatus further comprises a step of displaying an alarm based on an analysis result by the temperature fluctuation analysis unit and / or the airflow estimation unit by a display unit. The air-conditioning effect measuring method according to item. An air conditioning mechanism that performs air conditioning at a set temperature;
Temperature setting changing means for changing the temperature setting of the air conditioning mechanism;
Temperature information collecting means for collecting measured temperature information;
An instruction for raising or lowering the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means, and a temperature fluctuation analysis means for analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collection means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Temperature setting changing means for changing the temperature setting of the air conditioner that performs air conditioning at the set temperature;
Temperature information collecting means for collecting measured temperature information;
An instruction for raising or lowering the temperature setting of the temperature setting fluctuation means, and a temperature fluctuation analysis means for analyzing the temperature fluctuation based on the temperature information collected by the temperature information collection means;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising an airflow estimation unit that estimates an air flow based on the temperature variation information analyzed by the temperature variation analysis unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a display unit that displays an alarm based on an analysis result by the temperature fluctuation analysis unit and / or the airflow estimation unit.

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