JP2019207060A - Air conditioning control device, air conditioning control system, air conditioning control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a comfortable air environment without imposing an excessive burden on a user.SOLUTION: An air conditioning control device 300 comprises an information acquisition unit 311, a comfort index making unit 313, and an air conditioning control unit 314. The information acquisition unit 311 acquires user information related to a user and an air conditioning device that can be operated by the user, device installation information indicating an installation state of the air conditioning device in a space to be air-conditioned, and operation information indicating operation of the user and an air environment of the space to be air-conditioned at the time of the operation. The comfort index making unit 313 makes a comfort index indicating comfort of the user in the air environment on the basis of a plurality of pieces of the user information, the device installation information, and the operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311. The air conditioning control unit 314 controls air conditioning operation of the air conditioning device on the basis of the comfort index.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioning control device, an air conditioning control system, an air conditioning control method, and a program.

  In order to provide a comfortable air environment to the user, a technique for controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment using the comfort level is known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for allowing a user to input evaluation information indicating whether the air environment of the air-conditioning target space is comfortable or uncomfortable, and controlling the air conditioning equipment based on the evaluation information.

JP, 2014-153030, A

  The technique of Patent Literature 1 constructs a control rule for an air conditioner by accumulating evaluation information input from a user. For this reason, the user needs to input evaluation information consciously in order to obtain a comfortable air environment, which may give an excessive burden to the user.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above situations, and it aims at providing a comfortable air environment, without giving an excessive burden to a user.

  In order to achieve the above object, an air conditioning control device according to the present invention includes information acquisition means, comfort index creation means, and air conditioning control means. The information acquisition means includes user information related to the user and the air-conditioning equipment that can be operated by the user, equipment installation information indicating the installation state of the air-conditioning equipment in the air-conditioning target space, and air in the air-conditioning target space when the user operates and operates Get operation information indicating the environment. The comfort index creation means creates a comfort index indicating the comfort of the user in the air environment based on the plurality of user information, device installation information, and operation information acquired by the information acquisition means. When the control mode is an automatic control mode for automatically controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment, the air conditioning control means controls the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment based on the comfort index created by the comfort index creating means.

  The air conditioning control device according to the present invention includes user information relating to a user and an air conditioning device that can be operated by the user, device installation information indicating an installation state of the air conditioning device, and air in an air-conditioning target space during operation and operation of the user's air conditioning device. Operation information indicating the environment is acquired, a comfort index indicating the user's comfort is created based on the information, and the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment is controlled based on the comfort index. For this reason, according to this invention, a comfortable air environment can be provided, without giving an excessive burden to a user.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the air-conditioning control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention Block diagram showing the configuration of air conditioning equipment Block diagram showing the configuration of the operation terminal Block diagram showing the configuration of the air conditioning controller The figure which shows an example of a user information table The figure which shows an example of an apparatus installation information table The figure which shows an example of an operation information table Flow chart showing the flow of comfort index creation processing Flow chart showing the flow of individual comfort index creation processing The figure which shows an example of the weighting in user information and apparatus installation information Diagram for explaining how to extract operation information

  Hereinafter, an air conditioning control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an air conditioning control system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air conditioner 100 that adjusts an air environment in an air conditioning target space, an operation terminal 200 that operates the air conditioner 100, and an air conditioner 100. And an air conditioning control device 300 to be controlled. The air conditioning device 100, the operation terminal 200, and the air conditioning control device 300 are connected to be communicable with each other via a network NW such as the Internet.

  Here, although one air conditioning device 100 and one operation terminal 200 are shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioning control system 1 is assumed to include a plurality of air conditioning devices 100 and operation terminals 200.

  The air environment indicates the state of air, and includes, for example, temperature, humidity, airflow, concentration of physical, chemical, and biological substances in the air, air cleanliness, and the like. In the present embodiment, description will be given focusing on the temperature and humidity that affect the thermal sensation among these elements included in the air environment.

(Air conditioning equipment 100)
The air conditioner 100 is a separate or integrated air conditioner including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, and adjusts the indoor air environment that is an air conditioning target space in which the indoor unit is installed. The adjustment of the air environment is to adjust the temperature, humidity, airflow, cleanliness, etc. of the air in the air-conditioning target space, and includes, for example, heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification, air purification, air blowing, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner 100 includes a control unit 110, a measurement unit 120, an operation input unit 130, an air conditioning unit 140, and a communication unit 150. These units are electrically connected to each other via a bus line BL.

  The control unit 110 includes a computer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc., and the CPU reads various control programs stored in the ROM and executes them on the RAM. By doing so, each component of the air conditioner 100 is controlled.

  For example, the control unit 110 controls the air conditioning unit 140 based on the control information acquired from the air conditioning control device 300 via the communication unit 150, the operation signal acquired from the operation input unit 130, and the like, and controls the air conditioning target space. Do. In addition, the control unit 110 periodically generates state information including operation information indicating the current operation state of the air conditioning unit 140 and measurement information input from the measurement unit 120, and controls the communication unit 150 to generate The state information is transmitted to the operation terminal 200 and the air conditioning control device 300.

  The measurement unit 120 includes various sensors that measure an air environment such as a temperature sensor that measures temperature and a humidity sensor that measures humidity, and measures the temperature, humidity, and the like of the room that is the air-conditioning target space. Further, the measurement unit 120 periodically outputs measurement information indicating the measurement result to the control unit 110.

  The operation input unit 130 includes an infrared light receiver that receives an infrared signal from a remote controller, touch-type or push-button-type operation keys, and the like, and receives an operation by a user. In addition, the operation input unit 130 generates an operation signal corresponding to the received operation and outputs the operation signal to the control unit 110. Note that the operation input unit 130 may have a function of collecting voices around the air conditioner 100 to perform voice recognition processing and generating an operation signal based on the voice recognition result.

  The air conditioning unit 140 includes a compressor, a heat exchanger, an inverter, and the like, and air-conditions the air-conditioning target space according to the control of the control unit 110.

  The communication unit 150 includes a wired or wireless communication module, and communicates with the operation terminal 200 and the air conditioning control device 300 according to the control of the control unit 110. For example, the communication unit 150 periodically transmits state information indicating the operation state of the air conditioner 100 and the state of the air environment of the installation space to each of the operation terminal 200 and the air conditioning control device 300. In addition, the communication unit 150 receives control information indicating the control content of the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment 100 from the air conditioning control device 300.

(Operation terminal 200)
The operation terminal 200 is a general-purpose portable device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a laptop computer that is owned by the user. . As illustrated in FIG. 3, the operation terminal 200 includes a control unit 210, a display unit 220, an operation input unit 230, and a communication unit 240. These units are electrically connected to each other via a bus line BL.

  The control unit 210 includes a computer having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and the CPU reads various control programs stored in the ROM and executes them on the RAM, thereby controlling each component of the operation terminal 200.

  For example, when the air conditioning control system 1 is constructed, the control unit 210, based on information input by the user via the operation input unit 230, user information regarding the user and the air conditioning device 100 that can be operated by the user, The apparatus installation information which shows the installation state of 100 is produced | generated, the communication part 240 is controlled, and these produced | generated information is transmitted to the air-conditioning control apparatus 300. In addition, when the operation signal is input from the operation input unit 230, the control unit 210 generates operation information by adding measurement information included in the state information most recently acquired from the air conditioner 100 to the operation content indicated by the operation signal. Then, the communication unit 240 is controlled to transmit the generated operation information to the air conditioning control device 300.

  The display unit 220 includes a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and displays various images on the display screen according to the control of the control unit 210.

  The operation input unit 230 includes a touch panel, operation keys, operation buttons, and the like incorporated in the display screen of the display unit 220, and receives an operation by a user. In addition, the operation input unit 230 generates an operation signal corresponding to the received operation and outputs the operation signal to the control unit 210.

  The communication unit 240 includes a wired or wireless communication module, and communicates with the air conditioning equipment 100 and the air conditioning control device 300 according to the control of the control unit 210. For example, the communication unit 240 periodically receives, from the air conditioner 100, state information indicating the operation state of the air conditioner 100 and the state of the air environment in the installation space. Moreover, the communication part 240 transmits operation information to the air-conditioning control apparatus 300 as mentioned above.

(Air conditioning control device 300)
The air conditioning control device 300 controls the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the air conditioning control device 300 includes a control unit 310, a storage unit 320, a display unit 330, an operation input unit 340, and a communication unit 350. These units are electrically connected to each other via a bus line BL.

  The control unit 310 includes a computer having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The CPU reads various control programs stored in the ROM and executes them on the RAM, thereby controlling each component of the air conditioning control device 300. . Functionally, the control unit 310 includes an information acquisition unit 311, a control mode setting unit 312, a comfort index creation unit 313, and an air conditioning control unit 314.

  The information acquisition unit 311 acquires various types of information from the air conditioner 100 and the operation terminal 200 via the communication unit 350. The information acquisition unit 311 includes, for example, operation information indicating the current operation state of the air conditioner 100 such as cooling operation / heating operation, dehumidification operation / humidification operation, and measurement information indicating the current state of the air environment in the air-conditioning target space. Is periodically acquired from the air conditioner 100. In addition, the information acquisition unit 311 acquires operation information from the operation terminal 200 as described above. Note that the information acquisition unit 311 may appropriately acquire the state information from the air conditioner 100 by transmitting a transmission request to the air conditioner 100. The information acquisition unit 311 is an example of an information acquisition unit of the present invention.

  For example, the control mode setting unit 312 sets the control mode of the air conditioner 100 to either the automatic control mode or the manual control mode. The automatic control mode is a mode for controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioner 100 based on a comfort index or an individual comfort index described later. On the other hand, the manual control mode is a mode for controlling the air conditioning operation in accordance with a user operation. The control mode setting unit 312 switches between the automatic control mode and the manual control mode when the information acquisition unit 311 acquires operation information that instructs to change the control mode. In addition, the control mode setting unit 312 has acquired operation information for instructing other than the control mode change such as the change of the driving operation and the change of the set temperature in the state where the control mode is set to the automatic control mode. In this case, the control mode is forcibly switched to the manual control mode and set. The control mode setting unit 312 is an example of a control mode setting unit of the present invention.

  When the comfort index creation condition is satisfied, the comfort index creation unit 313 acquires the air conditioning target space based on the user information, device installation information, and operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311 and stored in the storage unit 320. Create a comfort index that indicates the comfort of the air environment. As a condition for creating the comfort index, for example, a preset period has elapsed since the last creation of the comfort index, or the total of operation information stored in the storage unit 320 since the last comfort index creation is calculated. Arbitrary conditions, such as whether it became more than the preset number of cases, may be provided. The comfort index is created for all the users registered in the air-conditioning control apparatus 300 and all the air-conditioning apparatuses 100, and is an index for evaluating comfort that can be applied universally.

  The air environment when the air conditioner 100 is operated can be considered uncomfortable for the user. The comfort index creation unit 313 determines that the combination of temperature and humidity indicated by measurement information included in a large number of pieces of operation information is an uncomfortable air environment, considering that there is an individual difference in the comfortable air environment for the user. To do. That is, when a large number of users operate the air conditioner 100 under the same air environment, the comfort index creation unit 313 determines that the combination of temperature and humidity in the air environment is “uncomfortable”. On the other hand, the comfort index creation unit 313 determines that a combination of temperature and humidity not determined to be uncomfortable is a comfortable air environment. That is, the comfort index creation unit 313 determines that a combination of temperature and humidity where the air conditioner 100 is operated by a very small number of users or where the air conditioner 100 is not operated is “comfortable”.

  Note that the comfort index creation unit 313 may create the comfort index by subdividing the comfort of the air environment from two stages of “comfort” or “uncomfortable”. The comfort of the air environment may be classified into, for example, three stages of “comfortable”, “slightly comfortable”, and “uncomfortable”. For example, in the automatic control mode, when a function that can switch between an operation mode that emphasizes comfort and an operation mode that emphasizes energy saving is further provided, in the operation mode that emphasizes comfort, the comfort is `` slightly comfortable '' ”Or“ uncomfortable ”, air conditioning is performed. In an operation mode in which energy saving is important, air conditioning is performed only when comfort is“ uncomfortable ”. Thereby, automatic control that achieves both comfort and energy saving can be realized.

  In addition, when the condition for creating the individual comfort index is satisfied, the comfort index creation unit 313 is based on the user information, the device installation information, and the operation information stored in the storage unit 320, and the specific user and the specific air conditioning device 100. An individual comfort index indicating the comfort of the air environment in the air-conditioning target space is created. As a condition for creating the comfort index, for example, whether the control mode is set to the automatic control mode by the control mode setting unit 312 or whether operation information for instructing new creation of the individual comfort index is acquired from the operation terminal 200 These conditions may be provided. The individual comfort index is created according to the attributes of the user and the air conditioner 100, and is an index for evaluating comfort for a specific user and the specific air conditioner 100.

  In creating the individual comfort index, the comfort index creation unit 313 first reads from the storage unit 320 user information and device installation information of the user who is the target of creating the individual comfort index and the target air conditioning device 100. Subsequently, the comfort index creation unit 313 searches for user information and device installation information similar to the read user information and device installation information, and extracts operation information associated with the searched user information and device installation information. . That is, only the operation information related to the specific user and the target air conditioner 100 having similar attributes is extracted from the various types of information stored in the storage unit 320. The comfort index creation unit 313 creates an individual comfort index based on the extracted operation information by the same method as the comfort index. Thereby, the comfort parameter | index preparation part 313 can create the individual comfort parameter | index applicable to a specific user and the object air conditioning apparatus 100. FIG.

  Further, the comfort index creation unit 313 is configured so that the information acquisition unit 311 is in a state where the control mode is set to the automatic control mode and the air conditioning control unit 314 performs automatic control of the air conditioning equipment 100 based on the individual comfort index. When operating information for instructing a change in driving operation, a change in set temperature, etc. is acquired, it is determined that the air environment by automatic control based on the existing individual comfort index is uncomfortable for the user, and the existing individual comfort is determined. Correct the indicator. The comfort index creating unit 313 is an example of the comfort index creating means and the individual comfort index creating means of the present invention.

  When the control mode is the automatic control mode, the air conditioning control unit 314 calculates the target value of the temperature and humidity of the air-conditioning target space based on the comfort index, and generates control information having the set temperature and the set humidity as target values. Then, the control information generated by controlling the communication unit 350 is transmitted to the air conditioner 100, thereby controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioner 100. Further, the air conditioning control unit 314 controls the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment 100 based on the individual comfort index for the air conditioning equipment 100 for which the individual comfort index is created. On the other hand, when the control mode is the manual control mode, the air conditioning control unit 314 generates control information according to the operation information, and transmits the control information generated by controlling the communication unit 350 to the air conditioning device 100. The air conditioning operation of the air conditioner 100 is controlled. The air conditioning control unit 314 is an example of the air conditioning control means of the present invention.

  The information acquisition unit 311, the control mode setting unit 312, the comfort index creation unit 313, and the air conditioning control unit 314 may realize each function with a single computer, or each function with a separate computer. May be.

  The storage unit 320 includes a nonvolatile storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Dive) that can be rewritten, and the control unit 310 performs various data and control. Various data generated by executing the program are stored. The storage unit 320 includes, for example, a user information DB (Data Base) 321, an apparatus installation information DB 322, an operation information DB 323, a state information DB 324, a comfort index DB 325, and an individual comfort index DB 326.

  The user information DB 321 accumulates and stores user information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311. The user information DB 321 stores user information, for example, in the form of a user information table shown in FIG. In the user information table, data of each item of “user ID”, “age”, “gender”, and “apparatus ID” is associated with each user. “User ID” is an identifier assigned in advance to identify the user. “Age” and “sex” indicate the age and sex of the user. The “device ID” is an identifier assigned in advance to identify the air conditioning device 100 operated by the user. In the user information table, items not included in the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311 are marked with “-”.

  The device installation information DB 322 accumulates and stores the device installation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311. For example, the device installation information DB 322 stores the device installation information in the format of the device installation information table shown in FIG. In the device installation information table, data of each item of “device ID”, “region”, “UA value”, “direction”, and “sunshine state” is associated with each air conditioning device 100.

  The “device ID” is an identifier assigned in advance to identify the air conditioning device 100 as described above. “Region” indicates a region where the air conditioner 100 is installed. The “UA value” is an outer skin average heat permeability indicating the heat insulation performance of the building in which the air conditioner 100 is installed. The smaller the numerical value, the higher the heat insulation performance. “Direction” indicates the direction in which the air conditioner 100 is installed in the building. “Sunlight condition” indicates the sunshine condition of the building where the air conditioner 100 is installed, and is divided into three stages: “good”, “normal”, and “bad” according to the amount of sunshine or sunshine hours throughout the year. Has been.

  The operation information DB 323 accumulates and stores the operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311. The operation information DB 323 stores operation information, for example, in the format of the operation information table shown in FIG. In the operation information table, data of each item of “user ID”, “device ID”, “operation content”, “temperature”, “humidity”, and “operation date / time” is associated with each operation.

  As described above, “user ID” and “device ID” are identifiers assigned in advance to identify the user and the air conditioning device 100. “Operation content” indicates the content of the operation on the air conditioner 100. “Temperature” indicates the temperature of the air-conditioning target space when the operation is performed. “Humidity” indicates the relative humidity of the air-conditioned space when the operation is performed. “Operation date and time” indicates the date and time when the user performed an operation on the air conditioner 100.

  The state information DB 324 accumulates and stores the state information acquired by the information acquisition unit 311.

  The comfort index DB 325 accumulates and stores the comfort index created by the comfort index creation unit 313.

  The individual comfort index DB 326 accumulates and stores the individual comfort indices created by the comfort index creation unit 313.

  The display unit 330 includes a display device such as an LCD, PDP, or organic EL display, and displays various images on the display screen under the control of the control unit 310. The display unit 330 displays an image representing the comfort index and the individual comfort index created by the comfort index creation unit 313, for example.

  The operation input unit 340 includes a touch panel incorporated in the display screen of the display unit 330, operation keys, operation buttons, and the like, and receives an operation by a user.

  The communication unit 350 includes a wired or wireless communication module, and communicates with the air conditioner 100 and the operation terminal 200 according to the control of the control unit 310.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the comfort index creation processing executed by the control unit 310 of the air conditioning control device 300 will be described. Control unit 310 starts the comfort index creation process in response to the satisfaction of the comfort index creation conditions.

  When the control unit 310 starts the comfort index creation process, first, operation information including similar measurement information is totaled (step S101). The comfort index creation unit 313 of the control unit 310 refers to the operation information stored in the operation information DB 323 of the storage unit 320, and totals the number of pieces of operation information including measurement information indicating similar temperature and humidity combinations.

  Subsequently, the control unit 310 creates a comfort index according to the counting result (step S102). For example, the comfort index creating unit 313 of the control unit 310 changes the comfort of the air environment to “comfortable” or “uncomfortable” according to the number of pieces of operation information including measurement information indicating a similar combination of temperature and humidity. A comfort index is created by sorting.

  Next, the control unit 310 stores the comfort index (step S103). The comfort index creation unit 313 of the control unit 310 stores the comfort index generated in step S102 in the comfort index DB 325 of the storage unit 320.

  After executing the process of step S103, the control unit 310 ends the comfort index creation process.

  Next, the individual comfort index creation process executed by the control unit 310 of the air conditioning control device 300 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In response to satisfying the conditions for creating the individual comfort index, control unit 310 starts the individual comfort index creation process.

  When starting the individual comfort index creation process, the control unit 310 first reads out user information and device installation information of the user who is the target of creating the individual comfort index and the target air conditioner 100 (step S201). The comfort index creation unit 313 of the control unit 310 refers to the user information DB 321 and the device installation information DB 322 in the storage unit 320 and reads out the corresponding user information and device installation information.

  Next, the control part 310 extracts the operation information employ | adopted for preparation of an individual comfort parameter | index (step S202). The comfort index creation unit 313 of the control unit 310 refers to the user information DB 321 and the device installation information DB 322, searches for user information and device installation information similar to the user information and device installation information read in step S201, and performs a search. The operation information associated with the user information and the device installation information is extracted.

  Subsequently, the control unit 310 creates an individual comfort index based on the extracted operation information (step S203). The comfort index creation unit 313 of the control unit 310 determines that the combination of temperature and humidity indicated by the measurement information included in the extracted operation information is an uncomfortable air environment. On the other hand, the comfort index creation unit 313 determines that a combination of temperature and humidity that has not been determined to be uncomfortable is an uncomfortable air environment. Since the extracted operation information is an operation related to the user and the air conditioner 100 having similar attributes, there is a high tendency to show the same operation content in the same air environment.

  Next, the control part 310 memorize | stores an individual comfort parameter | index (step S204). The comfort index creation unit 313 of the control unit 310 stores the individual comfort index created in step S203 in the individual comfort index DB 326 of the storage unit 320. As described above, the air conditioning apparatus 100 in which the individual comfort index is created is automatically controlled by the air conditioning control unit 314 based on the individual comfort index instead of the comfort index in the automatic control mode.

  After executing the process of step S204, the control unit 310 ends the individual comfort index creation process.

  As described above, the air-conditioning control apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment includes the user and user information regarding the air-conditioning device 100 that can be operated by the user, device installation information indicating the installation state of the air-conditioning device 100, and the user for the air-conditioning device 100. Operation information indicating the operation and the air environment of the air-conditioning target space during operation is acquired, and a comfort index is created based on these information. And it controls based on the comfort parameter | index which created the air-conditioning operation | movement of the air conditioner 100. FIG. For this reason, according to this invention, a comfortable air environment can be provided, without giving an excessive burden to a user.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and application in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention are possible.

  The comfort index creation unit 313 may weight each information included in the user information and the device installation information when extracting the operation information when creating the individual comfort index. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, different points are given in advance to each piece of information included in user information and device installation information. Also, as shown in FIG. 11, among the information included in the operation information, the user information associated therewith and the device installation information, the user who is the object of the individual comfort index creation and the user information and device of the target air conditioner It is assumed that information that is common or similar to the installation information is marked with “◯”. Then, the total of points given to common or similar information is set as a point of each operation information. In this case, no. 1 and no. Operation information of 2 is 6 points (2 + 4), No. 3 operation information is 12 points (1 + 7 + 4). The operation information of No. 4 is 1 point. The operation information of 5 is 4 points. What is necessary is just to extract the operation information which is a point more than a preset threshold value as operation information which has attribute information similar to the user who is the object of individual comfort index creation and the user information of the target air conditioner 100 and the device installation information. .

  The comfort index creation unit 313 may create a comfort index using PMV (Predicted Mean Vote), PPD (Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied), and the like. PMV evaluates comfort in seven stages: “hot”, “warm”, “slightly warm”, “not hot and cold”, “slightly cool”, “cool”, and “cold”. “Neither hot nor cold” is the most comfortable stage. In the case of using PMV, in addition to temperature and humidity, numerical values such as airflow, thermal radiation, metabolic rate, and clothing amount are required, but default values corresponding to the date, season, etc. may be used as these numerical values.

  In the above embodiment, for example, the control program executed by the CPU of the control unit 310 of the air conditioning control device 300 is stored in the ROM in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation program for executing the above-described various processes is mounted on an existing general-purpose computer, a framework, a workstation, or the like, and according to the above-described embodiment. You may make it function as an apparatus equivalent to the air-conditioning control apparatus 300. FIG.

  The method of providing such a program is arbitrary. For example, the program is stored and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium (flexible disc, CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM) or the like. Alternatively, the program may be stored in a storage on a network such as the Internet and provided by downloading it.

  Further, when the above processing is executed by sharing an OS (Operating System) and an application program, or by cooperation between the OS and the application program, only the application program may be stored in a recording medium or storage. It is also possible to superimpose a program on a carrier wave and distribute it via a network. For example, the above program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS) on a network, and the program may be distributed via the network. The program may be started and executed in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, so that the above-described processing may be performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Air-conditioning control system, 100 ... Air-conditioning equipment, 110 ... Control part, 120 ... Measurement part, 130 ... Operation input part, 140 ... Air-conditioning part, 150 ... Communication part, 200 ... Operation terminal, 210 ... Control part, 220 ... Display 230, operation input unit, 240 ... communication unit, 300 ... air conditioning control device, 310 ... control unit, 311 ... information acquisition unit, 312 ... control mode setting unit, 313 ... comfort index creation unit, 314 ... air conditioning control unit 320, storage unit, 321 ... user information DB, 322 ... device installation information DB, 323 ... operation information DB, 324 ... status information DB, 325 ... comfort index DB, 326 ... individual comfort index DB, 330 ... display unit 340 ... Operation input unit 350 ... Communication unit BL ... Bus line NW ... Network

Claims (6)

User information related to the user and the air-conditioning equipment that can be operated by the user, equipment installation information indicating the installation state of the air-conditioning equipment in the air-conditioning target space, and the user's operation on the air-conditioning equipment and Information acquisition means for acquiring operation information indicating the air environment;
Comfort index creation means for creating a comfort index indicating the comfort of the user in the air environment based on the plurality of user information acquired by the information acquisition means, the device installation information, and the operation information;
When the control mode is an automatic control mode for automatically controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment, air conditioning control means for controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment based on the comfort index created by the comfort index creating means; Comprising
Air conditioning control device. An individual comfort index creating means for creating an individual comfort index according to a specific user attribute and a specific air conditioner attribute;
When the control mode is the automatic control mode and the individual comfort index is created by the individual comfort index creating means, the air conditioning control means is configured to specify the specific comfort index based on the individual comfort index. Control the air conditioning operation of air conditioning equipment,
The air conditioning control device according to claim 1. Control mode setting means for setting the control mode to any one of the automatic control mode and a manual control mode for controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment based on the operation of the user,
After the control mode is set to the automatic control mode by the control mode setting means, when the information acquisition means acquires the specific operation information, the individual comfort index creation means Correct the indicator,
The air conditioning control device according to claim 2. User information related to the user and the air-conditioning equipment that can be operated by the user, equipment installation information indicating the installation state of the air-conditioning equipment in the air-conditioning target space, and the user's operation on the air-conditioning equipment and Information acquisition means for acquiring operation information indicating the air environment;
Comfort index creation means for creating a comfort index indicating the comfort of the user in the air environment based on the plurality of user information acquired by the information acquisition means, the device installation information, and the operation information;
Air conditioning control means for controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning equipment based on the comfort index created by the comfort index creating means,
Air conditioning control system. User information related to the user and the air-conditioning equipment that can be operated by the user, equipment installation information indicating the installation state of the air-conditioning equipment in the air-conditioning target space, and the user's operation on the air-conditioning equipment and Operation information indicating the air environment,
Based on the acquired plurality of user information, the device installation information, and the operation information, create a comfort index indicating the comfort of the user in the air environment,
When the control mode is an automatic control mode for automatically controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning device, the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning device is controlled based on the comfort index.
Air conditioning control method. Computer
User information related to the user and the air-conditioning equipment that can be operated by the user, equipment installation information indicating the installation state of the air-conditioning equipment in the air-conditioning target space, and the user's operation on the air-conditioning equipment and Information acquisition means for acquiring operation information indicating the air environment;
Comfort index creation means for creating a comfort index indicating the comfort of the user in the air environment based on the plurality of user information acquired by the information acquisition means, the device installation information, and the operation information;
When the control mode is an automatic control mode for automatically controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning device, the air conditioning control means for controlling the air conditioning operation of the air conditioning device based on the comfort index created by the comfort index creating means,
Program to function as.

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