JP6505218B2 - Central control unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a centralized control device for an air conditioner, and more particularly to a centralized control device for an air conditioner that operates a plurality of air conditioners according to a schedule.

In recent years, the increase in average temperature due to global warming and urbanization has promoted the introduction of air conditioners to schools. The purpose is to improve the health condition of children, such as heatstroke prevention, and to prepare an environment where they can concentrate on studying. When an air conditioner is used in a school, it is conceivable that energy saving can be realized by using the air conditioner according to a predetermined time schedule. Moreover, also in a hotel, energy saving can be expected by using the mechanism which controls an air conditioner automatically according to the visitor's coming and going which arises in a predetermined time and a room.
For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a method of setting to automatically stop the operation of the air conditioner by using the schedule function of the central control device and the classroom time when the classroom is not used (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2004-251509

  When controlling a plurality of air conditioners according to the schedule of the group by the central control device as in the example of Patent Document 1, individual air conditioners may be individually selected for the plurality of air conditioners according to a plurality of action contents performed by the group. It will be set. For example, in a school, when there is a classroom move in a science class, the air conditioner in the science classroom is instructed to start driving according to the class start time, and at the same time, the air conditioner in the normal classroom is driven. A setting for instructing to stop is made. As described above, in the conventional centralized control device, in order to link a plurality of air conditioners to one action content, the input operation is performed for each air conditioner operating in conjunction with the action content of the group. There is a problem that it is necessary to set so as to correspond to the operation content, and the burden of the input work of the operator increases.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and in the case where there are a plurality of air conditioners operating in conjunction with each other, the setting process is simplified and the burden of the operator's input operation is achieved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a centralized control device for an air conditioner that has reduced the

The centralized control device for an air conditioner according to the present invention is a centralized control device for an air conditioner that controls indoor units attached to each of a plurality of rooms, wherein a plurality of action contents of a person using the plurality of rooms And operation content information defined in association with the control content of the indoor unit of the room related to the content of the action, and a plurality of operation time information respectively defined by the start time and end time of the operation of the indoor unit , and the operation content information and the operation time information are combined, the operation content information and the operation time schedule information arranged along the information is stored, the operation content information, one of the action content, the operation which stop is defined in association respectively with the control content of the indoor unit of the room where the control content and the operation start of the indoor unit of the room is set to be set Comprising, a storage unit, the operation time information which the storage unit stores the operation content information, a display unit that displays the schedule information, and a control unit for controlling the respective front Symbol plurality of indoor units, the The display unit displays a time input screen on which the operation time information is input and an operation input screen on which the operation content information is input for each action content, and the time input screen on the display unit or according to the operation input screen, an operation unit the operation time information, or that the operation content information corresponding is input, the control unit, the operating time information stored in the storage unit and said operation content information The plurality of indoor units are controlled based on the schedule information based on the combination of

  According to the present invention, the action content information includes information in which a certain action content is defined in association with the control content of the indoor unit in a plurality of rooms. That is, according to the present invention, the operation content of the plurality of indoor units associated with the action content is set only by the simple setting process of specifying the action content, so the burden of the input work of the operator can be reduced. The effect is obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a whole block diagram of the air conditioning installation using the centralized control apparatus of the air conditioner which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram explaining the central control apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the information stored in the memory | storage part of the centralized control apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the schedule input screen displayed on the operation display part of the central control apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the time input screen displayed on the operation display part of the central control apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram (the 1) explaining the operation input screen displayed on the operation display part of the central control apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram (the 2) explaining the operation | movement input screen displayed on the operation display part of the central control apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram (the 1) explaining the schedule input screen displayed on the operation display part of the central control apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic diagram (the 2) explaining the schedule input screen displayed on the operation display part of the central control apparatus of FIG.

  Below, an embodiment of the central control device of the air conditioner concerning the present invention is described in detail based on a drawing. The present invention is not limited by the present embodiment.

  The centralized control device for an air conditioner according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a centralized control device) is expected to be used by a group (or an individual) who acts along a predetermined time schedule, for example, in an air conditioner such as a school It is used. The centralized control device is provided with a schedule function to operate according to a schedule of group behavior, and the schedule of the day, the schedule for each week, the annual schedule, etc. are set by the operator.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an air conditioner 1 using a central control device 100 of an air conditioner 200 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, indoor units 202 of a plurality of air conditioners 200 are connected to the central control device 100 according to the present invention via an outdoor unit 201 of the air conditioner 200. In FIG. 1, a configuration in which the central control unit 100 is connected to one outdoor unit 201 is illustrated. The present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and may be configured to be connected to a plurality of outdoor units 201, and an instruction (control command) of the central control device 100 is notified (sent) to the plurality of indoor units 202. The configuration is sufficient. Further, the instruction from the central control device 100 may be notified (sent) to the plurality of indoor units 202 via a wired connection, or may be notified (sent) by wireless communication.

  The plurality of indoor units 202 are arranged for each group 2 and controlled by the central control unit 100 via the outdoor unit 201. In the following description, the indoor units 202 belonging to one group 2 will be described as one indoor unit 202.

  The central control device 100 controls the operation content of the plurality of indoor units 202 in accordance with a predetermined schedule of the user's action. The operation content of the indoor unit 202 includes operation start / stop, cooling / heating / dehumidification switching, wind direction, wind speed, temperature setting and the like. In addition to the central control device 100, each indoor unit 202 is provided with a remote controller 3 for individually controlling the indoor units 202.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining the central control device 100 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the central control device 100 includes a storage unit 110, a control unit 120, a communication unit 130, and an operation display unit 300. The storage unit 110 stores information on the operation time and the operation content of the indoor unit 202, and the control unit 120 controls the operation of the indoor unit 202 based on the information stored in the storage unit 110. The control unit 120 includes, for example, a microcomputer, and is realized by a control program stored in a ROM of the microcomputer and a CPU that calculates the control program. The communication unit 130 notifies (transmits) the content of the control instruction to each indoor unit 202. The operation display unit 300 performs an operation of setting information, a schedule, and the like regarding the operation of the indoor unit 202, and displays the set content. The operation display unit 300 includes, for example, a liquid crystal screen such as a touch panel. The operation display unit 300 is an example of the operation unit and the display unit according to the present invention, and the operation unit and the display unit are integrally provided. However, the operation display unit 300 may be separately provided. Good.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of information stored in the storage unit 110 of the central control device 100 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 110 stores operation time information 111, operation content information 112, and schedule information 113 consisting of a combination of those combinations.

  The operation time information 111 is information on the time for changing the operation of the indoor unit 202, and is set by the operator based on the schedule of the action performed by the group. The storage unit 110 stores the start time and the end time of the time for changing the operation as the operation time information 111. Further, the storage unit 110 stores, as time blocks, a plurality of blocks obtained by dividing the unit of one day at the time when the operation changes. The start time and end time corresponding to each block are associated with an ID (time ID) set for each block and stored as operation time information 111. The ID for each block (time ID) is set to facilitate the recognition of the operator. A specific example of the operation time information 111 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The action content information 112 is information including action content performed by a group and control contents of a plurality of indoor units 202 instructed to perform an action in relation to the action content, and is set for each of a plurality of action contents performed by the group It is Here, the content of the action by the group means an event that causes the action by the group, and in the case of a school, it is a classroom movement or the like that occurs according to the class subject. The storage unit 110 stores, as the operation content information 112, the indoor unit 202 whose operation is instructed, and the operation content (operation mode) such as cooling / heating / dehumidification switching of the indoor unit 202, wind direction, wind speed, and temperature setting. Do. Further, the storage unit 110 stores the operation ID set for each action content in association with the control content of the indoor unit 202 for which the operation is instructed. The action ID is also set to facilitate recognition of the action content by the operator. A specific example of the operation content information 112 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The schedule information 113 is an arrangement of the contents of the instruction for the operation of the plurality of indoor units 202 at each operation time, and the time for changing the operation of the indoor unit 202 and the indoor unit 202 and the operation to which the operation is instructed It is comprised by the combination with the content of. The storage unit 110 stores a combination of the operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112 as the schedule information 113. Then, based on the schedule information 113, the content of the instruction from the central control unit 100 for each indoor unit 202 is determined, and notified from the communication unit 130 to each indoor unit 202.

Subsequently, the details of the schedule information 113 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the schedule input screen 310 displayed on the operation display unit 300 of the central control device 100 of FIG. In the following explanation, the case where a child acts on a class basis in an elementary school will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the schedule input screen 310 displays a list of schedule information 113 of the current day. In the schedule input screen 310, the schedule information 113 for each class 311 is displayed, and an OK 315 for confirming the input setting and a cancel 316 for canceling the setting are provided. The schedule information 113 is composed of a plurality of time blocks 312. The time block 312 is a unit of one day divided by the time (operation time) at which the operation of the indoor unit 202 is changed. In each time block 312, a time ID 313 representing operation time information 111 and an operation ID 314 representing operation content information 112 are allocated and displayed. For example, when the class is “1-2”, the action ID 314 is allocated and displayed as “science” in the time block 312 in which the time ID 313 is “third period”. In time block 312, the daily schedule is set in minutes, but in addition to this, a day block may be set to set the weekly schedule for each day, and a monthly block may be set to set the annual schedule monthly. it can.

  The schedule input screen 310 of FIG. 4 displays the schedule of each class of the lower grade group (1-1 to 3-2) as an example. Next, the process of creating such a schedule will be described (FIGS. 5 to 9). The operation time information 111, the operation content information 112, and the schedule information 113 stored in the storage unit 110 of the central control device 100 are set by the operation of the operation display unit 300.

First, the time input screen 320 for setting the operation time information 111 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a time input screen 320 displayed on the operation display unit 300 of the central control device 100 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, on the time input screen 320, the block name 321, the day of week 322, and the operation start time 323 and end time 324 are input, and the operation time information 111 is set. The block name 321 associated with the time ID 313 is set to facilitate recognition of the time block 312, and the name determined by the operator is input at the time divided into block units. Further, as the day of the week 322, the day of the week on which the operation time is set is selected. After the block name 321, the day of the week 322, and the start time 323 and the end time 324 are input, the operation time information 111 is set by pressing OK 325. To cancel the input setting, a cancel 326 may be pressed. By repeatedly performing this work, the operation time information 111 is stored in the storage unit 110 as schedule initialization. When the indoor unit 202 is used for a predetermined time or room, the schedule initialization can be set in the operation time information 111 by one operation unless the start time 323 and the end time 324 are updated.

Next, the operation input screen 330 for setting the operation content information 112 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram (part 1) for explaining the operation input screen 330 displayed on the operation display unit 300 of the central control device 100 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in the operation input screen 330, a label name 331, information 332a and 332b of the two indoor units specified, and operation contents (operation mode) 333a and 333b of the indoor unit 202 are input. . A label name 331 is an operation ID indicating an action by a group, and for example, a class subject name such as “science” is set. The indoor unit information 332a, 332b is the indoor unit 202 identified as related to the action content. In each indoor unit 202, an instruction of operation content is set as operation modes 333a and 333b. In the example of FIG. 6, “Science” is set as the label name 331, setting to stop the operation of the ordinary classroom as the information 332a of the indoor unit, and setting to start the operation of the science classroom as information 332b of the indoor unit It has been input. Cooling is set in the operation modes 333a and 333b. In this manner, when the label name representing the action content is selected by setting the action content by the group as the label name 331 and selecting the label name, the indoor unit 202 associated with the action content operates in accordance with the action content. It will be.

  After inputting the label name 331, the indoor unit information 332a and 332b, and the operation content (operation mode) 333a and 333b, the operation content associated with the action by pressing OK 334 is stored as the operation content information 112. Is stored in In order to cancel the input setting, a cancel 335 may be pressed. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated with respect to other assumed actions.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram (part 2) for explaining the operation input screen 330 displayed on the operation display unit 300 of the central control device 100 of FIG. For example, in FIG. 7, "music" is set as the label name 331, a setting for stopping the operation of the ordinary classroom as information 332a of the indoor unit, and a setting for starting the operation of the music classroom as information 332b of the indoor unit are input. An example is shown. As for the operation of inputting the operation content information 112, as in the operation time information 111, once it is set, it is not necessary to set it each time the schedule information 113 is input unless the operation content is updated.

  By the operations on the time input screen 320 and the operation input screen 330, the operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112 are stored in the storage unit 110.

  Next, by operating on the schedule input screen 310, the operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112 are combined to create the schedule information 113.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram (part 1) for explaining the schedule input screen 310 displayed on the operation display unit 300 of the central control device 100 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, on the schedule input screen 310 after setting of the operation time information 111, time blocks 312 to which time IDs 313 are assigned are arranged. By assigning the action ID 314 to each time block 312, schedule information 113 of the action is set.

  For assignment of the action ID 314, first, the time block 312 to which the action ID 314 is assigned is touched to display the pop-up screen 314a. The pop-up screen 314 a displays a plurality of action IDs 314 representing action content. When the action ID 314 of the desired action content is selected, the action ID 314 is displayed on the time block 312. For example, in the example of FIG. 8, when “science” is selected on the pop-up screen 314 a in the time block 312 in which the class 311 is “1-1” and the time ID 313 is “first term”, the first action is Identified as science. When the operation content information 112 is assigned to the time block 312 and the OK 315 is pressed on the schedule input screen 310, the schedule information 113 of the set content is stored in the storage unit 110. In order to cancel the input setting, a cancel 316 may be pressed. As described above, by assigning the action ID 314 representing the action content to the time block 312, the action content of the plurality of indoor units 202 listed in association with the action ID 314 can be set.

  The same operation is repeated for the other time blocks 312. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram (part 2) for explaining the schedule input screen 310 displayed on the operation display unit 300 of the central control device 100 of FIG. For example, in the example of FIG. 9, when “music” is selected on the pop-up screen 314 a in the time block 312 in which the class 311 is “2-1” and the time ID 313 is “third period”, the third operation content is Is identified as music.

  In addition, the schedule information 113 can also be created by linking it with the database when the timetable of the school etc. is put into a database, and in such a case, the input work is further simplified. .

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the schedule information 113 for the current day is created and stored in the storage unit 110. Then, the control unit 120 instructs each indoor unit 202 of the operation content, and the plurality of indoor units 202 operate according to the instruction content. Thereby, the operation of the plurality of indoor units 202 according to the behavior of the group by the central control device 100 is realized.

  If there is a change in the schedule (time schedule) for the group's behavior in the new semester, the schedule information 113 may be updated using the operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112 stored in advance. The operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112 which are expected to be not changed can be avoided from being set again.

  Further, when changing the action, for example, when the special classroom is under construction and is changed to another special classroom, etc., the operator updates the action content information 112 on the action input screen 330. As a result, the operation content information 112 of all the time blocks 312 in which the operation ID 314 corresponding to the operation content information 112 is set can be updated collectively.

  As described above, in the case of a student in a classroom who receives a science class, for example, in the centralized control device 100 according to the present embodiment, it is only necessary to specify that he or she will receive science class. A plurality of indoor units can be interlocked automatically, such as stopping the indoor units and operating the air conditioners in a science classroom. That is, the operator can automatically set the operation content of a plurality of indoor units 202 (normal classroom, science classroom) associated with the operation ID 314 (science) only by selecting one operation ID 314 (science). Therefore, the burden of the input work of the operator can be greatly reduced.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the storage unit 110 stores schedule information 113. The schedule information 113 is configured by combining the operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112, and arranging the operation content information 112 along the operation time information 111. The control unit 120 is configured to control each of the plurality of indoor units based on the schedule information stored in the storage unit 110. Therefore, the schedule information 113 can be created only by the operation combining the operation time information 111 and the operation content information 112, and the operator's input work is simplified.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the action content of the user is specified by the action ID 314 (in the above example, science, music, etc.) representing the action content, and the action content information 112 controls the action ID 314 and the indoor unit. The contents are defined in association with each other and stored in storage unit 110. As described above, since the control content of the indoor unit is associated with the operation ID 314 (in the above example, science, music, etc.) representing the action content of the group (or individual) specified by the operator, the operation content of the indoor unit Is easy to recognize.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, each of the plurality of pieces of operation time information 111 is specified by the time block 312 representing the operation time information and the time ID 313 which labels it, and is stored in the storage unit 110. Therefore, the operation time information can be treated as the time ID 313 (in the above example, the first period, the second period, and the like), so the creation of the schedule information 113 is facilitated.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the schedule information 113 is formed by associating the operation ID 314 with the time block 312. That is, by pasting the operation ID 314 to the time block 312, the schedule information 113 can be created, so the creation of the schedule information 113 becomes easy.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the operation display unit 300 displays the time input screen 320 (FIG. 5) and the operation input screen 330 (FIG. 6, FIG. 7). Then, according to the time input screen (320) or the operation input screen (330), the corresponding operation time information or operation content information is input, so the visibility is good and the operability is excellent, and the schedule information 113 Makes it easy to create

  Note that, in the present embodiment, one outdoor unit 201 and a plurality of indoor units 202 are connected to the air conditioner 1. However, in the present invention, the air conditioner 1 may be configured of a plurality of outdoor units 201 and a plurality of indoor units 202, and the configuration of the air conditioner 1 is not limited. In addition, although an example is shown in which central control device 100 is connected to indoor unit 202 via outdoor unit 201, the configuration is limited to this as long as control content for indoor unit 202 can be notified from central control device 100. I will not. The centralized control device 100 may be directly connected to the indoor unit 202.

  In addition, although the operation time information has been described as an example of the time block 312 obtained by dividing it on a day basis, it may alternatively be divided on a week or year basis. As a result, it becomes easy to display the period according to the action content of the user, so the input of the schedule information 113 becomes easy.

  In addition, there is a hotel as a facility to be used in such a predetermined time and room. Also in a hotel, for example, a mechanism for automatically controlling an air conditioner according to the ingress and exit of a customer by linking the air conditioner in the guest room and the air conditioner in the conference room is effective for energy saving.

  Reference Signs List 1 air conditioner, 2 groups, 3 remote controllers, 100 central control device, 110 storage units, 111 operation time information, 112 operation content information, 113 schedule information, 120 control units, 130 communication units, 200 air conditioners, 201 outdoor units, 202 indoor unit, 300 operation display unit, 310 schedule input screen, 311 class, 312 time block, 313 time ID, 314 operation ID, 314a pop-up screen, 315, 325, 334 OK, 316, 326, 335 cancel, 320 time input Screen, 321 block name, 322 day of week, 323 start time, 324 end time, 330 operation input screen, 331 label name, 332a, 332b Air conditioner information, 333a, 333b operation mode.

Claims (8)

In a centralized control device of an air conditioner for controlling an indoor unit attached to each of a plurality of rooms,
Operation content information defined by associating a plurality of action contents of a person using the plurality of rooms with control contents of the indoor unit of a room related to the action contents, start time of operation of the indoor unit, A plurality of operation time information respectively defined by end times, the operation content information and the operation time information are combined, and schedule information in which the operation content information is arranged along the operation time information is stored. The operation content information includes information in which one action content is defined in association with the control content of the indoor unit in the room where the operation stop is set and the control content of the indoor unit in the room where the operation start is set. , Storage unit,
A display unit that displays the operation time information, the operation content information, and the schedule information stored in the storage unit;
A control unit for controlling the respective front Symbol plurality of indoor units,
Have
The display unit is
A time input screen on which the operation time information is input;
An operation input screen in which the operation content information is input for each of the action content;
Show each
In accordance with the time input screen or the operation input screen of the display unit, an operation unit the operation time information, or that the operation content information corresponding is input,
The control unit controls each of the plurality of indoor units based on the schedule information based on a combination of the operation time information and the operation content information stored in the storage unit .
Central control unit for air conditioners. The action content is specified by an action ID representing the action content, and the action content information is
The operation ID and the control content of the indoor unit are defined in association with each other and stored in the storage unit.
The centralized control device for an air conditioner according to claim 1. Each of the operating time information multiple is stored in the storage unit is identified by the time ID you time blocks and labeling it representing the activation time information,
The centralized control device of the air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2 . The time block is stored in the storage unit in association with each of a plurality of blocks obtained by dividing a day, a week, or a year by the start time and the end time.
The centralized control device of an air conditioner according to claim 3. The schedule information is formed by associating the operation block with the time block.
The centralized control device of an air conditioner according to claim 3 or claim 4, which is subordinate to claim 2 . The display unit displays a schedule input screen on which the schedule information is input by assigning the operation content information to the operation time information.
The air conditioner centralized control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the operation unit assigns the operation content information to the operation time information according to the schedule input screen. The operation content information including one in which the one action content is defined in association with the control content of the indoor unit in a plurality of rooms is information of a first indoor unit at which operation is started, and the first Information of the second indoor unit to be stopped when the operation of the indoor unit is started;
The centralized control apparatus of the air conditioner as described in any one of Claims 1-6. Operation content information of a plurality of indoor units set in association with each of a plurality of action content of a person using a plurality of rooms;
A plurality of operation time information set by the operation start time and stop time, and
A storage unit in which the operation content information and the operation time information are stored in advance;
An operation display unit in which the operation content information and the operation time information are set and displayed;
A control unit that controls the plurality of indoor units;
Equipped with
Each of the operation content information multiple, the one action content in the operation display section is selected, a plurality of indoor units associated with the one action content in the operation display unit is selected, in the operation display unit The operation stop is selected for any one of the plurality of indoor units, and the operation start is selected and set for any other indoor unit among the plurality of indoor units. Yes,
Each of the plurality of pieces of operation time information is set by selecting the time at which the operation is to be changed in the operation display unit,
The control unit generates schedule information in which each piece of the operation content information is arranged in combination with the operation time information, and stores the schedule information in the storage unit.
The plurality of indoor units are controlled based on the schedule information,
Central control unit for air conditioners.

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