WO2015182505A1 - 計時同期方法及びそれを応用したエアコンシステム - Google Patents

計時同期方法及びそれを応用したエアコンシステム Download PDF

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WO2015182505A1
WO2015182505A1 PCT/JP2015/064727 JP2015064727W WO2015182505A1 WO 2015182505 A1 WO2015182505 A1 WO 2015182505A1 JP 2015064727 W JP2015064727 W JP 2015064727W WO 2015182505 A1 WO2015182505 A1 WO 2015182505A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present invention relates to a time synchronization method and an air conditioner system to which the method is applied.
  • buttons on the air conditioner remote control is limited, and usually the number buttons are not set separately, and such setting operations are complicated and troublesome.
  • the accuracy of the internal clock will be affected by long-time operation, accidental power failure, or battery exhaustion of the remote control.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems in the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a time synchronization method and an air conditioner system to which the method is applied.
  • time synchronization applied to an air conditioner system including a gateway module, a router, and an air conditioner that establishes a communication connection with the mobile communication terminal having a clock automatic update function via the gateway module and the router.
  • the air conditioner includes at least hour, minute, and second data segments of the mobile communication terminal via the gateway module.
  • a time synchronization method including the step of updating the time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal.
  • the air conditioner has an internal clock
  • the step of updating the time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal includes the mobile communication acquired via the gateway module.
  • the time data of the terminal is compared with the time data in the internal clock, and the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data of the internal clock is less than or equal to a threshold value, the time data of the mobile communication terminal
  • the internal clock of the air conditioner is updated, and when the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data of the internal clock exceeds the threshold, the mobile communication terminal needs to perform the update to the user
  • the method further includes a step of requesting confirmation of whether or not.
  • the air conditioner includes an internal timer that is a stepping time measuring device in units of seconds or minutes, and the step of updating the time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal, It is preferable that the method further includes a step of updating a time reference of an internal timer in the air conditioner with time data of the mobile communication terminal acquired through the gateway module.
  • the step of the air conditioner acquiring time data of the mobile communication terminal is executed immediately after the air conditioner establishes a communication connection with the mobile communication terminal.
  • the step of the air conditioner acquiring time data of the mobile communication terminal is automatically executed at predetermined time intervals in a state where the air conditioner establishes a communication connection with the mobile communication terminal. preferable.
  • the air conditioner switches between day and night operation modes according to the time information.
  • an air conditioner a gateway module provided outside the air conditioner and connected to the air conditioner, and a router connected to the gateway module, the air conditioner includes the gateway.
  • an air conditioner system that acquires time data of the mobile communication terminal including an hour, minute, and second data segment, and updates time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal.
  • the air conditioner is further connected to the internal clock and the internal clock, and acquires both time data from the mobile communication terminal and the internal clock, respectively, and also acquired via the gateway module.
  • a comparator that compares the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data in the internal clock, and a controller that connects the comparator and the internal clock and receives the comparison result of the comparator.
  • the controller Updating the timekeeping information in the air conditioner with the time data of the mobile communication terminal, and if the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data of the internal clock is less than or equal to a threshold, the controller Update the internal clock with the time data of the mobile communication terminal, When the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data of the internal clock exceeds a threshold value, the controller requests the user to confirm whether or not the update is required from the mobile communication terminal.
  • the instruction is included.
  • the air conditioner further includes an internal timer that is a stepping timing device in units of seconds or minutes, and a controller connected to the internal timer, and the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal is used. It is preferable that updating the timing information in the air conditioner further includes updating a timing reference of an internal timer in the air conditioner with time data of the mobile communication terminal acquired by the controller via the gateway module.
  • the air conditioner acquires time data of the mobile communication terminal immediately after establishing a communication connection with the mobile communication terminal.
  • the air conditioner automatically obtains time data of the mobile communication terminal at a predetermined time interval in a state where communication connection with the mobile communication terminal is established.
  • the air conditioner switches between day and night operation modes based on the time information.
  • the air conditioner is calibrated by calibrating the time information of the air conditioner based on accurate clock information in the mobile communication terminal having the clock automatic update function. It is possible to accurately switch between day and night operation modes, record the occurrence time of abnormalities, and set other time functions. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to solve the problem that the time information of the air conditioner in the air conditioner system can be adjusted only manually in the prior art, and to improve the automatic update or calibration function of the internal clock or internal timer of the air conditioner. it can.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of an air conditioner system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the air conditioner system of the present invention includes at least air conditioners 101-1 to 101-N, a gateway module 102, and a router 103.
  • the quantity of the air conditioners 101-1 to 101-N is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and can be an arbitrary number.
  • the gateway module 102 is provided outside the air conditioner 101.
  • the gateway module 102 preferably further includes a main board 105 and a gateway 106 connected to each other.
  • the main board 105 is connected by a wired communication method and controls the air conditioner 101.
  • the main board 105 can be a main board based on ModBus
  • the gateway 106 can be an RJ45 gateway
  • the main board 105 and the gateway 106 communicate with each other using the ModBus method.
  • the router 103 is connected to the gateway 106 in the gateway module 102, and establishes a connection relationship with the RJ45 gateway 106 via, for example, an RJ45 connector.
  • the router 103 can establish a wireless connection with another wireless communication device via WIFI or another wireless communication protocol, or can establish a wired connection with another processor in a wired manner.
  • the internal configuration of the gateway module 102 is not particularly limited, and any known gateway module structure capable of establishing a data communication link between the air conditioner 101 and the router 103 can be used in the air conditioner system. It is possible to implement the present invention.
  • the gateway module 102 can be provided outside the air conditioner 101, the air conditioner control system of the present invention can be applied to an existing air conditioner system at a low cost. For example, if only a gateway module and a router are added to an existing home air conditioner system, each function of the present invention can be realized, and it is not necessary to add related parts for each air conditioner to realize a similar technical effect. .
  • the air conditioners 101-1 to 101-N are connected to the smartphone 104-1, the tablet PC 104-2, and other types of mobile communication devices 104-3 via the gateway module 102 and the router 103. Where other types of mobile communication devices 104-3 must have an automatic clock update function.
  • the air conditioner 101 when the air conditioner 101 and the mobile communication terminal 104 are in a communication connection state, the air conditioner 101 can acquire the time data of the mobile communication terminal 104, and the time data includes at least hours, minutes, and seconds.
  • the time information in the air conditioner 101 is updated with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal 104.
  • the time data may include data segments representing other times such as PM / AM, date, 24-hour or 12-hour identifiers.
  • Timekeeping information in the air conditioner is based on the time when the air conditioner performs time-related control and includes, but is not limited to, real-time time, countdown time, calendar information, circulation operation time table (schedule), etc. .
  • the time information is present in the air conditioner in one or more types. For example, if the air conditioner has an internal clock, the time information is the time data of the internal clock, and the air conditioner has an internal timer. If so, the timing information is the timing reference of the internal timer.
  • connection relationship of each part described above can be wireless, wired or other well-known connection methods. There is no particular limitation in the present invention.
  • FIG. 2A is an example showing the internal structure of an air conditioner.
  • the air conditioner 101 may further include an internal clock 201, a comparator 202, and a controller 203.
  • the internal clock 201 is a device that permits setting or display of time provided inside the air conditioner 101.
  • the internal clock 201 is connected to the comparator 202, and the comparator 203 connects the comparator 202 and the internal clock 201. .
  • the comparator 202 can acquire both time data from the mobile communication terminal (via the gateway module) and the internal clock 201 (s1 in FIG. 2A), and the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal 104. And time data of the internal clock 201 are compared. The comparison result is transmitted to the controller 203 (s2 in FIG. 2A).
  • updating the timekeeping information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal means that the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal 104 and the time data of the internal clock 201 is a threshold value (for example, 5).
  • the controller 203 updates the internal clock 201 with the time data of the mobile communication terminal 104 (s3 in FIG. 2A), and between the time data of the mobile communication terminal 104 and the time data of the internal clock 201.
  • the controller 203 instructs the mobile communication terminal 104 to request the user to confirm whether or not the update is necessary (s4 in FIG. 2A).
  • the air conditioner 101 of this embodiment when the communication connection with the mobile communication terminal 104 is established, the internal clock in the air conditioner 101 is updated with the clock information updated on a regular basis in the mobile communication terminal 104. By updating, a good calibration effect can be realized. In addition, since the clock is automatically updated or synchronized, there is no need for the user to perform complicated button setting operations. This can avoid the problem that the accuracy of the internal clock is lowered when the clock is cut off.
  • FIG. 2 B is another Example which shows the internal structure of an air-conditioner.
  • the air conditioner 101 may further include an internal timer 204 and a controller 205.
  • the internal timer 204 is, for example, a stepping timing device in units of seconds or minutes.
  • the internal timer 204 itself does not set or display time, but performs addition in units of time based on a time reference.
  • the controller 205 acquires the time data of the mobile communication terminal 104 via the gateway module (FIG. 2B). S1), and updating the time reference of the internal timer 204 in the air conditioner 101 with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal 104 (s2 in FIG. 2B).
  • the air conditioner 101 when the communication connection with the mobile communication terminal 104 is established, the clock information updated automatically in the mobile communication terminal 104 is used as the time reference of the internal timer 204.
  • the clock information updated automatically in the mobile communication terminal 104 is used as the time reference of the internal timer 204.
  • a good calibration effect can be realized.
  • in the air conditioner it is possible to realize accurate time measurement using a low-priced internal timer instead of the internal clock, and to reduce the manufacturing cost of the air conditioner.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic flow of the time synchronization method S300 according to the present invention.
  • the time synchronization method is applied to the above-described air conditioner system, that is, the time synchronization method is applied to an air conditioner system including a gateway module, a router, and an air conditioner, and the air conditioner function is the gateway module and the router.
  • a communication connection can be established with a mobile communication terminal having an automatic clock update function via As shown in FIG.
  • the air conditioner acquires time data of the mobile communication terminal (step S301), Timekeeping information in the air conditioner is updated with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal (step S302).
  • the time data includes at least hour, minute and second data segments.
  • the time data may include data segments that can represent other time information such as seconds, PM / AM, date, and the like.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the step of updating the time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal.
  • This embodiment corresponds to the case where the air conditioner has an internal clock. Therefore, in this embodiment, the step of updating the time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal (step S302 in FIG. 3) further includes the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time of the internal clock. Data is compared (step S401), and when the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data of the internal clock is less than or equal to a threshold value, the internal clock of the air conditioner is set with the time data of the mobile communication terminal.
  • Step S402 if the difference between the time data of the mobile communication terminal and the time data of the internal clock exceeds the threshold, whether or not the mobile communication terminal needs to update the user (Step S403) is included.
  • the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to the system structure of the first embodiment of the air conditioner control system shown in FIG. 1 described above. That is, in this embodiment, when the air conditioner establishes a communication connection with the mobile communication terminal, the internal clock in the air conditioner is automatically updated with the periodically updated clock information in the mobile communication terminal. Can achieve an effective calibration effect.
  • Preferred embodiment 2 This embodiment corresponds to the case where the air conditioner does not have an internal clock but has an internal timer.
  • the step of updating the time information in the air conditioner with the acquired time data of the mobile communication terminal (step S302 in FIG. 3) further includes the time data of the acquired mobile communication terminal.
  • the step of updating a timing reference of an internal timer in the air conditioner can be included.
  • the method embodiment corresponds to the system structure of the second embodiment of the air conditioner control system shown in FIG. 1 described above. That is, in this embodiment, when the communication connection with the mobile communication terminal is established, the air conditioner automatically sets the clock information updated at the scheduled time in the mobile communication terminal as the time reference of the internal timer. A calibration effect can be realized.
  • the step of the air conditioner acquiring the time data of the mobile communication terminal can be performed immediately after the air conditioner and the mobile communication terminal establish the communication connection, or the air conditioner and the mobile communication When the terminal is in a communication connection state, it is preferable to automatically perform it at predetermined time intervals.
  • the time interval can be manually set by the user according to demand.
  • an air conditioner that has established a communication connection with a mobile communication terminal can acquire accurate time data or a time reference. Based on this, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately switch between the day and night operation mode, record the occurrence time of the abnormality, and set other time.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the day / night mode of the air conditioner. As shown in FIG. 5, in the case of an air conditioner that automatically switches between day and night mode, it is switched to night mode during a period of about 21:00 to about 6:00. Compared to the daytime mode, the operating condition of the air conditioner is adjusted in the nighttime mode.
  • the set temperature is mainly increased to lower the operating load and reduce the operating noise from about 58 dB to about 50 dB. It is possible to provide the user with a quiet and energy-saving sleep environment. And since a user is a normal sleep state in the period which is this night mode, there is no possibility that a user's bodily sensation may be affected by the fall of load. In the case of an air conditioner having a function of automatically switching between day and night operation modes, the accuracy of the clock is important, and the present invention can perform a good effect in such an air conditioner.
  • the present invention is useful as a time synchronization method and an air conditioner system capable of automatically updating time information in an air conditioner.
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