JP2800363B2 - Air conditioning network system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention has a plurality of telephones and an air conditioner, and controls the environment of a resident around the telephone with the plurality of air conditioners to obtain a comfortable environment. And the control of the air conditioning system.

2. Description of the Related Art An air conditioner is used to control the environment around a occupant to provide a comfortable environment. Particularly, in offices, it is often used to improve work efficiency.

In offices, environmental information is collected to grasp the air-conditioning environment such as temperature and humidity and to control a disaster prevention system. FIG. 8 to FIG.
1 shows an environmental collection system disclosed in JP-A-141454. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the principle configuration. A plurality of telephones (1) connected to a private branch exchange (11) are provided with a sensor unit (3), and environmental information ev detected by the sensor unit (3) is: The call is transferred to the private branch exchange (11) via the telephone line. The private branch exchange (11) collects the received environment information ev corresponding to each telephone, adds certain information processing, and passes it as environmental information EV to the monitoring center. The environmental information center is located in the private branch exchange (11) and processes information collected from each telephone (1). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a floor section, and FIG. 10 is a functional diagram showing the processing contents. If the X coordinate is divided by A, B, C, and the Y coordinate is divided by 1, 2, 3,..., For example, the environmental information ev in the section (A, 2) is the telephone address 2002.
From the telephone (1). Similarly, the environment information ev in the section (A, 1) is detected from the telephone (1) having the telephone address 2001. As described above, the environment information at the place where the telephone is located can be reliably detected, and the environment information can be sent to the monitoring center. FIG. 11 shows, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-153765.
In this system, a temperature detection sensor is provided on a telephone to control an air conditioner in a room where the telephone is located. In the figure, temperature data detected by a built-in temperature detection sensor of a telephone (1) provided in a room provided with an air conditioner (18) and temperature information set from an external telephone are transferred to a telephone line (2) and a private branch exchange ( 11) The main air-conditioning control device (20), which is the notification destination set in advance via
To be transmitted. Based on the temperature data received by the main air-conditioning control device (20), a built-in air-conditioning controller (21) controls an air conditioner in a room having a telephone (1) with a built-in temperature detection sensor. As described above, the air conditioner in the room having the telephone with the built-in temperature detection sensor can be controlled by the air conditioning controller built in the main air conditioning controller.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional environment information collection system is configured as described above, the environment information at the place where the telephone is located can be reliably detected, and the environment information is sent to the monitoring center. be able to. Although environmental information can be reliably detected, the information is not used for controlling the office environment to be comfortable.

Further, since the air conditioning control system using the conventional telephone with a built-in temperature detection sensor is configured as described above, the environment can be controlled based on the temperature information of the telephone with a built-in temperature detection sensor. However, a person's thermal sensation is not determined solely by temperature, but is affected by other environmental factors such as humidity, airflow, radiation, and their distribution, as well as by human clothing and activity. There are multiple occupants in the office, and the occupants have different thermal sensations due to differences in environmental distribution and senses. The office is large, and the environment near the occupants is not determined by only one air conditioner nearby, and it is difficult to create an environment that matches the sensations of the occupants.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and aims at controlling a surrounding environment of a user and obtaining a comfortable environment only by inputting a user's own feeling. Another object of the present invention is to provide an energy-saving and low-cost air-conditioning environment control method by increasing the operation efficiency of an air conditioner.

[Means for Solving the Problems] An air-conditioning network system according to the present invention includes a plurality of sensation input units for inputting a sensation of an occupant to an air-conditioning environment and an automatic data transmission unit for automatically transmitting the information. Telephones, an information receiving unit for receiving signals from the plurality of telephones, a plurality of air conditioners provided corresponding to the respective telephones, and a relationship strength between the plurality of telephones, and setting of each air conditioner according to the relationship strength. A memory in which data with a predetermined temperature correction width is stored, a signal received from the information receiving unit is processed, a signal from which telephone is specified, sensory data is selected, and the corresponding relationship is determined from these data. An arithmetic unit for reading the strength and the set temperature correction range of each air conditioner and calculating the setting conditions of the air conditioner, and an air conditioner setting unit for converting the arithmetic output of the arithmetic unit into a control signal for the air conditioner. It is a thing.

[Operation] In the air-conditioning network system configured as described above, when a occupant inputs a sense from a sensory input section of a telephone near the user, the telephone is controlled by an air-conditioning network system controller by a built-in automatic transmission function. Send that information to The air-conditioning network system controller reads the relationship strength between the telephone and each air conditioner from the stored data, and reads the set temperature correction range of each air conditioner from the relationship strength and sensory information to set the air conditioner. The condition is calculated, and the calculation result is converted into a control signal to the air conditioner to control the air conditioner, so that the environment around the occupant is created according to the occupant's preference.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention, wherein (1) shows a plurality of telephones provided in a room such as an office. FIG. 2 is an external view of the telephone (1), and FIG. 3 is a telephone (1).
(2) is the telephone line, (3) is the temperature and
An environmental sensor for detecting humidity and the like, (4) a sensory input unit capable of inputting a user's heat sensation such as hot or cold, (5)
Is a telephone line interface (NCU) that connects to the telephone line (2) and captures, establishes, and restores the telephone line during calls and data communications, etc., and (6) transmits detection data and sensory input information from environmental sensors. Modem for converting to voice information, (7) is an environment sensor (3), an automatic dial unit for transmitting information of the sense input unit (4) to a predetermined telephone, (8) is an environment sensor (3), sense input CPU controlling part (4), modem (6), telephone line interface (5), etc., (9) handset for transmitting and receiving normal voice information, (10) dial part, (11) many offices A private branch exchange that is installed in the office and to which a plurality of telephones (1) are connected, (12)
Is an air conditioning system controller connected to the private branch exchange (11) as well as the telephone (1). This air conditioning system controller (12) consists of a telephone line interface (13), a modem (14) that converts voice signals into sensory information and environmental information, a memory (15), the telephone line interface (13), and a modem (14). , A memory (15), and a CPU (16) for calculating air conditioner establishment conditions, and an air conditioner setting unit (17) for converting the air conditioner setting conditions into air conditioner control signals. The memory (15) stores the relationship strength between each telephone and each air conditioner as shown in FIG. 4, the relationship strength and the set temperature correction width as shown in FIG. (18) is a single room or multiple air conditioners set in each room,
An air conditioner such as a ventilator is provided, and (19) is a signal line for sending a signal of the air conditioner setting unit (17) of the air conditioning system controller (12) to the air conditioner.

The operation of the air conditioning network system configured as described above will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a program stored in the memory (15) of the system control device (12). When the program starts and receives information from the private branch exchange (11) in step (s001), the relation strength is calculated from the telephone address in step (s002). The relationship strength is as shown in Fig. 4,
For example, assuming that the telephone address is 2002, the relation strength with the air conditioner No. 1 is calculated as 30%, the relation strength with the air conditioner No. 2 is calculated as 20%, and the relation strength with the other air conditioners is calculated as 0%. Step (S00
In 3), the set temperature correction width of each air conditioner (18) is calculated from the relationship strength. The set temperature correction range of each air conditioner (18) is as shown in FIG. When the sensory information is “cold” and the relationship strength of the air conditioner No. 1 is 30% as in the previous example, +0.6 [d
eg], when the relationship strength of the air conditioner No. 2 is 20%, it becomes +0.4 [deg]. In step (S004), the operating temperature of each air conditioner (18) is calculated from the temperature information of the environment sensor (3) built in the telephone (1). Since one air conditioner (18) has a plurality of telephones (1), it is necessary to average temperature information such as weighted average with relation strength. Further, the temperature may be the set temperature of the air conditioner (18) or the temperature of the room temperature sensor built in the air conditioner. In step (S005), the set temperature of each air conditioner (18) is calculated. The operating temperature of air conditioner No. 1 was 26.0 [° C], and the operating temperature of air conditioner No. 2 was 26.5 [° C].
[° C], the set temperature of air conditioner No. 1 is 26.0 + 0.6 = 2
6.6 [° C], the set temperature of air conditioner No. 2 is 26.5 + 0.4 = 26.9
[° C.] is calculated. Since the new set temperature is determined based on the current operating temperature, the set temperature can be determined appropriately for any sensory input. In step (S006), the set temperature of the air conditioner is stored, and in step (S007), the set temperature is sent to the air conditioner (18) via the air conditioner setting section (17) and the signal line (19). Each air conditioner (18) operates to reach the set temperature. By inputting a sensory input to the telephone (1), the environment around the telephone (1) is controlled by a plurality of air conditioners (18). However, the information from each telephone (1) is usually input to the air conditioner system controller (12) in pieces, and phenomena such as the set temperature fluctuating with various kinds of information are considered.
In the present embodiment, the fluctuation of the set temperature is eliminated in steps (S006) and (S008) and thereafter. In step (S008), for a certain time of about 5 minutes, step (S00
The steps from 1) to step (S007) are repeated to receive the sensory information from various telephones (1), and to change the set temperature of each air conditioner (18) having the relation strength. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the process proceeds to step (S009), where the average set temperature is calculated from the stored set temperatures of the air conditioners, and step (S010)
Indicates the set temperature to each air conditioner (18). As a result, the set temperatures of the air conditioners are averaged at regular intervals, and the environment is set to the averaged resident's preference.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a program stored in the memory (15) of the system control device (12) showing an operation example different from the above embodiment.

When the program starts and receives information from the private branch exchange (11) in step (s101), step (s1)
In 02), information from each telephone (1) is stored. In step (s103), the relationship strength is calculated from the telephone address. The relationship strength is as shown in Fig. 4. For example, assuming that the telephone address is 2002, the relationship strength with the air conditioner No. 1 is 30%, the relationship strength with the air conditioner No. 20 is 20%, The relationship strength of the air conditioner is calculated as 0%. In step (S104), the amount of air blown from each air conditioner (18), the direction of the blown air, and the like are calculated from the relationship strength and the like, and an instruction is sent to the air conditioner (18) via the air conditioner setting unit (17) and the traffic light (19). send. During cooling when the sensory input is "cold", the air-conditioner (18) sends an instruction to reduce the amount of blown air when the sensory input is "hot" and to increase the amount of blown air when cooling. In step (S105), for a fixed time of about 5 minutes,
Steps (S101) to (S104) are repeated,
The sensory information from various telephones (1) is received, and the blowout air volume and blowout air direction of each air conditioner (18) having the relation strength are set. During this fixed time, the set temperature of each air conditioner (18) is not changed. After a certain time, step (S10
Proceed to 6) to organize the information (feelings) for each stored phone. For example, when “cold” → “hot” → “cold”, the information is “last cold”.
When "Cold" → "Hot", organize information appropriately, such as "Hot" information. Step (S107)
Then, the relation strength of each air conditioner (18) is calculated from FIG. 4 based on the sensory information of each telephone (1) arranged in step (S106). In step (S108), the set temperature range of each air conditioner (18) is calculated and stored from FIG. 5 based on the relationship strength, and in step (S109), the average set temperature correction range is calculated for each air conditioner. In step (S110), the set temperature of each air conditioner (18) is calculated from the information of each telephone (1). The set temperature of each air conditioner (18) is preferably obtained by a weighted average of the relationship strength shown in FIG. In step (S111), the set temperature of each air conditioner (18) is calculated, and in step (S112), the set temperature is instructed to the air conditioner (18) via the air conditioner setting unit (17) and the signal line (19). send. The reason for instructing the air volume and the air direction of each air conditioner (18) in step (S113) is to restore the instruction in step (S104). The instruction in this step (S104) is based on the air conditioner (18)
Since the set temperature is set only after a certain period of time, immediately after receiving the sensory information, change the blowout volume and direction of the air conditioner (18), which is easy for the occupants to understand, to increase the satisfaction of the occupants. It is assumed that.

In addition, even when there is no sensory information, it is possible to control the air conditioner to the set condition by a signal from an environmental sensor such as a temperature / humidity sensor provided in the telephone.

It is also possible to control the air conditioner ON / OFF with sensory information. In this case, turning on the air conditioner with a higher relation strength or turning off the air conditioner with a lower relation strength will save energy. Can be.

By the way, in the above description, it has been mainly described that a plurality of air conditioners are controlled based on information from a plurality of telephones. However, it is also possible to transmit an operation status to an environmental center, and as an ordinary telephone network. It goes without saying that you can use.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention integrates setting conditions calculated based on sensory information at the time of sensory input with a telephone to control the air conditioner by averaging and the like, and also converts sensory information input from a plurality of telephones at regular time intervals. Based on the integration of the setting conditions calculated based on the integrated setting conditions, a plurality of air conditioners are controlled based on the integrated setting conditions. , It is possible to reliably create an environment that matches the taste of the sensory input user, and to increase the comfort and satisfaction of the occupants.
There is an effect that a plurality of air conditioners related to each other are controlled optimally at regular intervals, a good environment can be created as a whole, and the plurality of air conditioners can be appropriately controlled.

Also, at the time of sensory input by the telephone, sensory information is stored, each air conditioner is controlled based on the blowout air volume and blowout wind direction of each air conditioner calculated based on the relationship strength, and the sensory information is stored for each telephone stored after a certain period of time. Organize information
The setting conditions calculated based on the sensory information of each integrated telephone are integrated for each air conditioner, and the air conditioner is controlled based on the integrated setting conditions. The environment near the telephone in which the is input is controlled by the amount and direction of air blown out of the air conditioner, making it possible to reliably create an environment that matches the tastes of the occupants and raise the satisfaction of the occupants. At the same time, after a certain period of time, a plurality of related air conditioners are optimally controlled in relation to each other, so that a good environment can be created as a whole, and the plurality of air conditioners can be appropriately controlled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the telephone shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a relationship characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the telephone set and a plurality of air conditioners, FIG. 5 is a relationship characteristic diagram between the relationship intensity and the set temperature correction width, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. Is a flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment different from that of FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a conventional air conditioning system, FIG. 9 is a floor partition diagram for explaining the operation, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of another conventional example. In the figure, (1) is a telephone, (4) is a sensory input unit,
(12) is an air-conditioning network system controller, (15) is a memory, (16) is an arithmetic unit, and (17) is an air conditioner setting unit. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of air conditioners distributed in one room, a sensation input unit for inputting a occupant's sense of an air conditioning environment,
A plurality of telephones which are provided in a room and have automatic data transmitting means for automatically transmitting the sensory information of the sensory input unit, and an information receiving unit which receives signals from the plural telephones, A memory that stores data in which the relationship between the air conditioners and the relationship between the respective air conditioners and the set intensity of the respective air conditioners is determined in advance according to the relationship strength. An arithmetic unit for determining whether the signal is a signal from the sensor, selecting sensory data, reading the corresponding relationship strength of the memory, the set temperature correction width of each air conditioner from these data, and calculating the setting condition of the air conditioner; An air-conditioning network system control device having an air-conditioning setting unit that converts an operation output of the unit into a control signal to the air conditioner. Integrating the setting conditions and controlling the air conditioner, integrating the setting conditions calculated based on the sensory information input from the telephone at regular time intervals, and controlling the air conditioner based on the integrated setting conditions An air conditioning network system characterized by: 2. A plurality of air conditioners distributed in one room, a sensation input unit for inputting a occupant's sense of an air conditioning environment,
A plurality of telephones which are provided in a room and have automatic data transmitting means for automatically transmitting the sensory information of the sensory input unit, and an information receiving unit which receives signals from the plural telephones, A memory storing data in which the set temperature correction width of each air conditioner is predetermined according to the relation strength of each air conditioner and the relation strength corresponding to the telephone, a telephone which processes a reception signal from the information receiving unit and An arithmetic unit for determining whether the signal is a signal from the sensor, selecting sensory data, reading the corresponding relationship strength of the memory, the set temperature correction width of each air conditioner from these data, and calculating the setting condition of the air conditioner; An air-conditioning network system control device having an air-conditioning setting unit for converting the arithmetic output of the unit into a control signal to the air conditioner. Each air conditioner is controlled based on the blowout air volume and blowout air direction of each air conditioner calculated based on the information, and the sensory information is organized and integrated for each telephone stored after a certain period of time. An air conditioning network system, wherein setting conditions calculated based on sensory information are integrated for each air conditioner, and the air conditioners are controlled based on the integrated setting conditions.