WO2017145263A1 - 空気調和機室内機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an air conditioner indoor unit that can be connected to optional equipment.
- indoor units of air conditioners do not reduce the output voltage of the DC power supply when connected to optional equipment during standby, and the output voltage of the DC power supply decreases when not connected to optional equipment.
- the power consumption during standby is reduced (for example, Patent Document 1).
- the indoor unit drives the CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the microcomputer in the same manner as during operation even during standby for communication with the optional device. Therefore, the indoor unit has a problem that it continues to consume a certain amount of power even during standby.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to obtain an air conditioner indoor unit that can reduce power consumption during standby.
- an air conditioner indoor unit includes an arithmetic unit that performs air conditioning control.
- the arithmetic device includes an actuator control unit that controls the operation of the actuator based on the content of the operation signal transmitted from the operation device, a communication unit that communicates with the option device, and the option device connected to the air conditioner indoor unit.
- a control unit is provided.
- the standby power control unit performs control to stop the operation of the arithmetic unit after the operation of the actuator is stopped by the control of the actuator control unit when the option device connection determination unit determines that the option device is not connected.
- the standby power control unit determines the processing speed of the arithmetic device during standby after the actuator operation is stopped under the control of the actuator control unit. The control is performed so as to make the processing speed slower than this.
- the air conditioner indoor unit according to the present invention has an effect of reducing power consumption during standby.
- FIG. 1 The block diagram which shows the structural example of the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1, and optional equipment The flowchart which shows the process which switches the control content which reduces the power consumption at the time of standby in the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 The figure which shows the example in the case of comprising the arithmetic unit of the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 with CPU and memory.
- the block diagram which shows the structural example of the air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 2, and optional equipment
- the flowchart which shows the process which switches the control content which reduces the power consumption at the time of standby in the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 2.
- FIG. The block diagram which shows the structural example of the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 3, and optional equipment The flowchart which shows the process which switches the control content which reduces the power consumption at the time of standby in the indoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an indoor unit 1 and an optional device 5 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the indoor unit 1 is an air conditioner indoor unit that constitutes an air conditioner together with an outdoor unit (not shown) and a wireless remote controller.
- the optional device 5 is a functional component that can selectively add functions to a standard air conditioner.
- the indoor unit 1 includes an arithmetic device 2.
- the arithmetic device 2 executes air conditioning control in a microcomputer that controls the operation of the indoor unit 1 and is, for example, a CPU.
- the arithmetic device 2 includes an operation signal receiving unit 10, an operation content determination unit 11, an actuator control unit 12, a communication unit 13, an optional device connection determination unit 14, and a standby power control unit 15.
- the operation signal receiving unit 10 receives an operation signal for the air conditioner transmitted from an operation device such as a wireless remote controller.
- the operation signal receiving unit 10 outputs the received operation signal to the operation content determination unit 11.
- the operation content determination unit 11 determines whether the operation signal received by the operation signal reception unit 10 is normal or abnormal. When it is determined that the operation signal is normal, the operation content determination unit 11 analyzes the content of the operation signal. The operation content determination unit 11 outputs the content of the operation signal as the analysis result to the actuator control unit 12.
- the actuator control unit 12 performs air conditioning control such as operation start or stop of the air conditioner, control of the wind speed, control of the wind direction, etc. based on the content of the operation signal that is the analysis result by the operation content determination unit 11 with a switch, a motor, It controls and executes the operation of an actuator such as a fan motor.
- the actuator control unit 12 notifies the standby power control unit 15 of the operation status of the actuator.
- the communication unit 13 is a first communication unit that communicates with the communication unit 50 of the optional device 5.
- the optional device connection determination unit 14 determines whether the optional device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1 based on the communication state between the communication unit 13 and the optional device 5.
- the option device connection determination unit 14 notifies the standby power control unit 15 of the determination result as to whether or not the option device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1.
- the standby power control unit 15 is in a state where the operation of the indoor unit 1 is stopped, that is, the operation of the actuator, based on the operation status of the actuator by the actuator control unit 12 and the determination result of whether or not the option device 5 is connected by the option device connection determination unit 14.
- the processing for reducing the standby power of the arithmetic device 2 during the standby time is stopped and executed.
- the optional device 5 includes a communication unit 50.
- the communication unit 50 communicates with the communication unit 13 of the indoor unit 1.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of switching control content for reducing power consumption during standby in the indoor unit 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the operation signal receiving unit 10 receives an operation stop signal from an operation device such as a wireless remote controller.
- the operation content determination unit 11 determines that the operation signal is normal, analyzes the operation signal, and determines that the content of the operation signal is operation stop (step S1).
- the optional device connection determination unit 14 determines whether the optional device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1 based on the communication state of the communication unit 13 (step S2). For example, the option device connection determination unit 14 is normally performing communication at least once between the communication unit 13 and the communication unit 50 of the option device 5, or the communication unit 13 and the communication unit 50 of the option device 5 If the communication is normally performed until a certain time elapses between them, or if a specific signal can be transmitted and received between the communication unit 13 and the communication unit 50 of the optional device 5, the indoor unit 1 is optional. It is determined that the device 5 is connected. For example, the option device connection determination unit 14 determines that the option device 5 is not connected to the indoor unit 1 when none of the above-described three cases is applicable. The option device connection determination unit 14 notifies the standby power control unit 15 of the determination result as to whether or not the option device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1.
- step S2 determines whether or not the air conditioner is based on the content of the operation signal “stop operation”. In order to stop this operation, control is performed to stop the operation of all actuators used for wind speed control, wind direction control, and the like (step S3).
- Actuator control unit 12 determines whether all actuators are stopped (step S4). When there is an actuator that has not been stopped (step S4: No), the actuator control unit 12 waits until all actuators are stopped. This is because there are actuators that immediately stop the operation due to operation stop control and those that take a certain time to stop the operation. The actuator control unit 12 notifies the standby power control unit 15 that there is an operating actuator as the operation status of the actuator.
- step S4 Yes
- the actuator control unit 12 notifies the standby power control unit 15 that all the actuators are stopped as the operation state of the actuators.
- the standby power control unit 15 includes a determination result indicating that the option device 5 is not connected to the indoor unit 1 from the option device connection determination unit 14 and an operation status indicating that all actuators from the actuator control unit 12 are stopped. Based on the notification, in order to reduce power consumption during standby, control is performed to stop the operation of the computing device 2 in order to further reduce power consumption during standby (step S5).
- step S2 if the option device connection determination unit 14 determines that the option device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1 (step S2: Yes), the actuator control unit 12 changes the content of the operation signal to stop operation. Based on this, in order to stop the operation of the air conditioner although communication with the optional device 5 continues, control is performed to stop the operation of the actuators other than the optional device 5 (step S6).
- Actuator control unit 12 determines whether or not the actuator is stopped except for communication with optional device 5 (step S7). When there is an actuator that has not been stopped (step S7: No), the actuator control unit 12 waits until the actuator stops. The actuator control unit 12 notifies the standby power control unit 15 that there is an operating actuator as the operation status of the actuator.
- step S7: Yes the actuator control unit 12 indicates that the actuator has been stopped except for communication with the optional device 5 as the operation status of the actuator. Notify the control unit 15.
- the standby power control unit 15 determines whether the option device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1 from the option device connection determination unit 14 and communication with the option device 5 from the actuator control unit 12 except for the actuator. In order to reduce power consumption during standby based on the notification of the operation status indicating that the operation has been stopped, control is performed to reduce the processing speed of the computing device 2 until communication with the optional device 5 is possible (step S8). That is, the standby power control unit 15 performs control so that the processing speed of the arithmetic device 2 during standby is slower than the processing speed during operation.
- the standby power control unit 15 notifies the result of determination as to whether or not the option device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1 from the option device connection determination unit 14 and the operation status of the actuator from the actuator control unit 12. Based on the above, in order to reduce the power consumption of the arithmetic device 2 during standby, the control contents for the arithmetic device 2 that is stopped are switched.
- the arithmetic device 2 including the operation signal reception unit 10, the operation content determination unit 11, the actuator control unit 12, the communication unit 13, the optional device connection determination unit 14, and the standby power control unit 15 is realized by a processing circuit.
- the indoor unit 1 receives the operation signal, analyzes the content of the operation signal, controls the actuator, communicates with the optional device 5, determines whether the optional device 5 is connected, and waits for
- the processing circuit for switching and executing the processing for reducing the standby power of the arithmetic device 2 in FIG.
- the processing circuit is a CPU and a memory that execute a program stored in the memory.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the arithmetic device 2 of the indoor unit 1 according to Embodiment 1 is configured with a CPU and a memory.
- the processing circuit includes the CPU 91 and the memory 92
- each function of the arithmetic device 2 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware.
- Software or firmware is described as a program and stored in the memory 92.
- each function is realized by the CPU 91 reading and executing the program stored in the memory 92. That is, the indoor unit 1 receives the operation signal, the step of analyzing the content of the operation signal, the step of controlling the actuator, and the step of communicating with the option device 5 when the arithmetic device 2 is executed by the processing circuit.
- the CPU 91 may be a processing device, an microprocessor, a microcomputer, a processor, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like.
- the memory 92 is, for example, a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically EPROM), Magnetic disks, flexible disks, optical disks, compact disks, mini disks, DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), etc. are applicable.
- the processing circuit can realize the functions described above by software, firmware, or a combination thereof.
- the control for reducing the power consumption of the computing device 2 during standby is automatically switched depending on whether or not the optional device 5 is connected. It was. Thereby, in the indoor unit 1, when the operation is stopped when the operation is stopped when the optional device 5 is not connected and the operation of all the actuators is stopped, the operation device 2 is stopped. The power consumption of the arithmetic device 2 can be reduced as compared with the case where the processing speed is reduced. In the indoor unit 1, when the optional device 5 is connected and the actuator stops operating except for communication with the optional device 5, the processing speed of the computing device 2 is reduced to reduce the computing device 2. Although the power consumption of the computing device 2 cannot be reduced more than stopping the power, the power consumption of the computing device 2 can be reduced more than during operation.
- Embodiment 2 FIG. In Embodiment 2, the indoor unit further performs control to reduce the power consumption of the air conditioner depending on whether or not communication with the outdoor unit is interrupted. A different part from Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the air conditioner 4 and the optional device 5 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the air conditioner 4 includes an indoor unit 1 a and an outdoor unit 3.
- the indoor unit 1a is an air conditioner indoor unit that constitutes the air conditioner 4 together with the outdoor unit 3 and a wireless remote controller (not shown).
- the configuration of the indoor unit 1a includes an arithmetic device 2a.
- the arithmetic device 2a is an arithmetic device that performs air conditioning control in a microcomputer that controls the operation of the indoor unit 1a.
- the arithmetic device 2a deletes the operation content determination unit 11 and the standby power control unit 15 from the configuration of the arithmetic device 2, and the operation content determination unit 11a, the standby power control unit 15a, the communication unit 16, the outdoor unit connection determination unit 17, In addition, an outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 is added.
- the operation content determination unit 11 a performs the same processing as the operation content determination unit 11, but outputs the content of the operation signal as the analysis result to the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 together with the actuator control unit 12.
- the communication unit 16 is a second communication unit that performs communication with the communication unit 30 of the outdoor unit 3.
- the outdoor unit connection determination unit 17 determines whether the outdoor unit 3 is connected to the indoor unit 1 a based on the communication state between the communication unit 16 and the outdoor unit 3.
- the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 performs control to block communication with the outdoor unit 3 when the content of the operation signal is stopped based on the content of the operation signal that is the analysis result by the operation content determination unit 11a.
- the standby power control unit 15a blocks the operation status of the actuator by the actuator control unit 12, the determination result of whether or not the optional device 5 is connected by the option device connection determination unit 14, and the communication with the outdoor unit 3 by the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18. Based on the determination result of whether or not it has been done, the process of reducing the standby power of the arithmetic device 2a during standby while the operation of the indoor unit 1a is stopped is switched.
- the outdoor unit 3 includes a communication unit 30.
- the communication unit 30 communicates with the communication unit 16 of the indoor unit 1a.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of switching control content for reducing power consumption during standby in the indoor unit 1a according to the second embodiment. Note that the processing in step S1 is the same as that in the first embodiment.
- the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 performs control to block communication with the outdoor unit 3 based on the content of the operation stop operation signal from the operation content determining unit 11a.
- the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 determines whether communication with the outdoor unit 3 is blocked (step S11).
- the outdoor unit communication blocker 18 cannot normally receive a signal from the outdoor unit 3 in the communication unit 16, for example, by a notification from the outdoor unit connection determination unit 17 after performing control to block communication with the outdoor unit 3. Or when the communication unit 16 cannot normally receive a signal from the outdoor unit 3 within a predetermined time, or the communication unit 16 cannot receive a signal from the outdoor unit 3 normally. It is determined that communication with the outdoor unit 3 has been interrupted.
- the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 determines that communication with the outdoor unit 3 is not blocked, for example, when none of the above-described three cases is applicable.
- the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 notifies the standby power control unit 15a of the determination result as to whether or not communication with the outdoor unit 3 is blocked.
- step S11 Yes
- the optional device connection determination unit 14 determines whether the indoor unit 1a is based on the communication state of the communication unit 13. It is determined whether or not the optional device 5 is connected (step S2).
- the subsequent processing from step S2 to step S8 is the same as in the first embodiment.
- the actuator control unit 12 is referred to as operation stop regardless of whether or not the optional device 5 is connected.
- communication is performed between the communication unit 16 and the outdoor unit 3 based on the contents of the operation signal, the operation of the actuator other than the actuator included in the outdoor unit 3 is stopped in order to stop the operation of the air conditioner 4.
- Control is performed (step S12).
- An actuator other than the actuator provided in the outdoor unit 3 is, for example, an actuator provided in the indoor unit 1a.
- the standby power control unit 15a determines whether the option device 5 is connected to the indoor unit 1a from the option device connection determination unit 14, notifies the operation status of the actuator from the actuator control unit 12, Based on the determination result of whether or not communication with the outdoor unit 3 from the outdoor unit communication blocking unit 18 is blocked, the power consumption of the arithmetic unit 2a during standby or the power consumption of the air conditioner 4 is reduced. In order to reduce the control content, the control content for the operation device 2a during operation stop is switched.
- the standby power control unit 15a when the communication with the outdoor unit 3 is not interrupted, the standby power control unit 15a does not perform processing for reducing power consumption with respect to the arithmetic device 2a, and the actuator control unit 12 is not a unit other than the outdoor unit 3. Control to stop the operation of the actuator.
- the standby power control unit 15a performs the same control as the standby power control unit 15 of the first embodiment.
- the indoor unit 1a of the second embodiment is also realized by the same hardware configuration as that of the indoor unit 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.
- the arithmetic unit at the time of standby depends on whether the optional device 5 is connected and whether communication with the outdoor unit 3 is interrupted.
- the control for reducing the power consumption of 2a is automatically switched.
- the arithmetic unit 2a is turned off. By stopping the operation, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of the arithmetic device 2a as compared to when driving and when the processing speed of the arithmetic device 2a is decreased.
- the indoor unit 1a when the communication with the outdoor unit 3 is interrupted, the optional device 5 is connected, and the actuator stops operating except for the communication with the optional device 5, the arithmetic unit 2a By slowing down the processing speed, the power consumption of the computing device 2a cannot be reduced as compared with the case where the computing device 2a is stopped, but the power consumption of the computing device 2a can be lowered as compared with the time of operation. Moreover, in the indoor unit 1a, when communication with the outdoor unit 3 is not interrupted, the communication with the outdoor unit 3 is performed, but the operation stop control is performed so that the power consumption of the air conditioner 4 is higher than that during operation. Can be reduced.
- Embodiment 3 FIG.
- the indoor unit automatically switches the control for reducing the power consumption of the computing device during standby depending on the type of the connected optional device. A different part from Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the indoor unit 1b and the optional device 5b according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the indoor unit 1b is an air conditioner indoor unit that constitutes an air conditioner together with an outdoor unit and a wireless remote controller (not shown).
- the optional device 5b is a functional component that can selectively add functions to a standard air conditioner.
- the indoor unit 1b includes an arithmetic device 2b.
- the arithmetic device 2b is an arithmetic device that performs air conditioning control in a microcomputer that controls the operation of the indoor unit 1b.
- the arithmetic device 2b deletes the communication unit 13, the optional device connection determination unit 14, and the standby power control unit 15 from the configuration of the arithmetic device 2, and the communication unit 13b, the optional device type determination unit 19, and the standby power control unit 15b. Is added.
- the communication unit 13b is a first communication unit that performs communication with the communication unit 50b of the optional device 5b.
- the communication unit 13b acquires information on the type of the option device 5b through communication with the communication unit 50b of the option device 5b.
- the option device type determination unit 19 determines the type of the option device 5b based on the information on the type of the option device 5b acquired by the communication unit 13b.
- the standby power control unit 15b is based on the operation status of the actuator by the actuator control unit 12 and the information on the type of the option device 5b by the option device type determination unit 19, and the operation of the indoor unit 1b is stopped, that is, the operation of the actuator is stopped.
- the processing for reducing the standby power of the arithmetic device 2b during standby is switched and executed.
- the optional device 5b includes a communication unit 50b.
- the communication unit 50b performs communication with the communication unit 13b of the indoor unit 1b.
- the communication unit 50b transmits information on the type of the option device 5b in communication with the communication unit 13b of the indoor unit 1b.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of switching control content for reducing power consumption during standby in the indoor unit 1b according to the third embodiment. Note that the processing in step S1 is the same as that in the first embodiment.
- the option device type determination unit 19 determines the type of the option device 5b based on the information of the option device 5b acquired from the communication unit 13b (step S21). After the communication with the option device 5b is normally performed, the option device type determination unit 19 is based on the information indicating the type of the option device 5b incorporated in the communication signal from the option device 5b, for example. The type of 5b is determined. Here, it is assumed that there are a type A and a type B as the types of the optional device 5b. It is assumed that the standby power control unit 15b is set in advance with standby power control content corresponding to the type A of the optional device 5b and standby power control content corresponding to the type B of the optional device 5b.
- step S21 type A
- the actuator control unit 12 is referred to as operation stop.
- communication with the optional device 5b continues based on the contents of the operation signal, control is performed to stop the operation of actuators other than the optional device 5b in order to stop the operation of the air conditioner (step S22).
- Actuator control unit 12 determines whether or not the actuator is stopped except for communication with optional device 5b (step S23). When there is an actuator that has not been stopped (step S23: No), the actuator control unit 12 waits until the actuator stops. The actuator control unit 12 notifies the standby power control unit 15b that there is an operating actuator as the operation status of the actuator.
- step S23: Yes the actuator control unit 12 indicates that the actuator has stopped as the operation status of the actuator except for communication with the optional device 5b. Notify the controller 15b.
- the standby power control unit 15b is configured so that the actuators except for the determination result of the type of the option device 5b connected to the indoor unit 1b from the option device type determination unit 19 and the communication with the option device 5b from the actuator control unit 12 In order to reduce power consumption during standby based on the notification of the operation status indicating that the operation has been stopped, control is performed to stop the operation of the arithmetic device 2b in order to further reduce power consumption during standby (step S24).
- step S21 when the option device type determination unit 19 determines that the type of the option device 5b connected to the indoor unit 1b is the second type B (step S21: type B), the actuator control unit. 12 performs control to stop the operation of the actuators other than the option device 5b based on the content of the operation signal “stop operation” in order to stop the operation of the air conditioner although communication with the option device 5b is continued (step). S25).
- standby power control corresponding to the type B of the optional device 5b is set in advance in the standby power control unit 15b.
- the actuator control unit 12 determines whether or not the actuator is stopped except for communication with the optional device 5b (step S26). When there is an actuator that has not been stopped (step S26: No), the actuator control unit 12 waits until the actuator stops. The actuator control unit 12 notifies the standby power control unit 15b that there is an operating actuator as the operation status of the actuator.
- step S26: Yes the actuator control unit 12 operates as an operation status indicating that the actuator is stopped except for communication with the optional device 5b. To the standby power control unit 15b.
- the standby power control unit 15b is configured so that the actuators except for the determination result of the type of the option device 5b connected to the indoor unit 1b from the option device type determination unit 19 and the communication with the option device 5b from the actuator control unit 12 In order to reduce power consumption during standby based on the notification of the operation status indicating that the operation has been stopped, control is performed to reduce the processing speed of the arithmetic device 2b until communication with the optional device 5b is possible (step S27). That is, the standby power control unit 15b performs control so that the processing speed at the time of standby of the arithmetic device 2b is slower than the processing speed at the time of operation.
- the standby power control unit 15b notifies the determination result of the type of the option device 5b connected to the indoor unit 1b from the option device type determination unit 19 and the operation status of the actuator from the actuator control unit 12. Based on this, in order to reduce the power consumption of the arithmetic device 2b during standby, the control content for the arithmetic device 2b that is stopped is switched.
- the indoor unit 1b of the third embodiment is also realized by the same hardware configuration as the indoor unit 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.
- the control for reducing the power consumption of the computing device 2b during standby is automatically switched according to the type of the connected optional device 5b. did.
- the arithmetic device 2b is stopped.
- the power consumption of the arithmetic device 2b can be reduced as compared with the case where the processing speed of the arithmetic device 2b is reduced during operation.
- the indoor unit 1b when the second type option device 5b is connected and the actuator stops operating except for communication with the option device 5b, by reducing the processing speed of the arithmetic device 2b, although the power consumption of the arithmetic device 2b cannot be reduced more than when the arithmetic device 2b is stopped, the power consumption of the arithmetic device 2b can be reduced more than during operation.
- the configuration described in the above embodiment shows an example of the contents of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique, and can be combined with other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is also possible to omit or change the part.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る室内機1およびオプション機器5の構成例を示すブロック図である。室内機1は、図示しない室外機およびワイヤレスリモコンなどとともに空気調和機を構成する空気調和機室内機である。オプション機器5は、標準的な空気調和機に対して、選択的に機能を付加することが可能な機能部品である。
実施の形態2では、室内機は、さらに、室外機との通信が遮断されているか否かによって、空気調和機の消費電力を低減する制御を行う。実施の形態1と異なる部分について説明する。
実施の形態3では、室内機は、接続されているオプション機器の種類によって、待機時の演算装置の消費電力を低減する制御を自動的に切り替える。実施の形態1と異なる部分について説明する。
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- 空調制御を実行する演算装置を備える空気調和機室内機であって、前記演算装置は、
操作機器から送信された操作信号の内容に基づいて、アクチュエータの動作を制御するアクチュエータ制御部と、
オプション機器と通信を行う通信部と、
前記空気調和機室内機に前記オプション機器が接続されているか否かを判定するオプション機器接続判定部と、
前記オプション機器の接続有無の判定結果に基づいて、前記アクチュエータの動作停止中である待機時における前記演算装置の待機電力を低減する処理を切り替えて実行する待機電力制御部と、
を備え、
前記待機電力制御部は、
前記オプション機器接続判定部において前記オプション機器が接続されていないと判定された場合、前記アクチュエータ制御部の制御によるアクチュエータの動作停止後、前記演算装置の動作を停止する制御を行い、
前記オプション機器接続判定部において前記オプション機器が接続されていると判定された場合、前記アクチュエータ制御部の制御によるアクチュエータの動作停止後、前記演算装置の前記待機時の処理速度を運転時の処理速度より遅くする制御を行う、
ことを特徴とする空気調和機室内機。 - 前記通信部を第1の通信部とする場合に、前記演算装置は、さらに、
室外機と通信を行う第2の通信部と、
前記室外機との通信を遮断する制御を行う室外機通信遮断部と、
を備え、
前記アクチュエータ制御部は、前記室外機通信遮断部によって前記室外機との通信が遮断されていない場合、前記オプション機器との接続有無に関らず、前記室外機が備えるアクチュエータ以外のアクチュエータの動作を停止し、
前記室外機通信遮断部によって前記室外機との通信が遮断されている場合、
前記待機電力制御部は、
前記オプション機器接続判定部において前記オプション機器が接続されていないと判定された場合、前記アクチュエータ制御部の制御によるアクチュエータの動作停止後、前記演算装置の動作を停止する制御を行い、
前記オプション機器接続判定部において前記オプション機器が接続されていると判定された場合、前記アクチュエータ制御部の制御によるアクチュエータの動作停止後、前記演算装置の前記待機時の処理速度を運転時の処理速度より遅くする制御を行う、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の空気調和機室内機。 - 空調制御を実行する演算装置を備える空気調和機室内機であって、前記演算装置は、
操作機器から送信された操作信号の内容に基づいて、アクチュエータの動作を制御するアクチュエータ制御部と、
オプション機器と通信を行う通信部と、
前記空気調和機室内機に接続されている前記オプション機器の種類を判定するオプション機器種類判定部と、
前記オプション機器の種類の判定結果に基づいて、前記アクチュエータの動作停止中である待機時における前記演算装置の待機電力を低減する処理を切り替えて実行する待機電力制御部と、
を備えることを特徴とする空気調和機室内機。 - 前記待機電力制御部は、
前記オプション機器種類判定部において第1の種類のオプション機器が接続されていると判定された場合、前記アクチュエータ制御部の制御によるアクチュエータの動作停止後、前記演算装置の動作を停止する制御を行い、
前記オプション機器種類判定部において第2の種類のオプション機器が接続されていると判定された場合、前記アクチュエータ制御部の制御によるアクチュエータの動作停止後、前記演算装置の前記待機時の処理速度を運転時の処理速度より遅くする制御を行う、
ことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の空気調和機室内機。
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