WO2018203368A1

WO2018203368A1 - Air-conditioner, air-conditioning system, air-conditioning method, and program

Info

Publication number: WO2018203368A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/017154
Authority: WO
Inventors: 英里酒井
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2017-05-01
Filing date: 2017-05-01
Publication date: 2018-11-08
Also published as: JP6790249B2; JPWO2018203368A1

Abstract

An air-conditioner (10) is connected to a first terminal (21) for input of a first target temperature in a first region and a second terminal (22) for input of a second target temperature in a second region, and conditions air in an indoor space that includes the first region having first region air and the second region having second region air. The air-conditioner (10) is provided with a reception unit (121) that receives temperature information (132) about the first target temperature and the second target temperature, and blows, to the first region, first air-conditioning air so as to change the temperature of the first region air to the first target temperature, and also blows, to the second region, second air-conditioning air so as to change the temperature of the second region air to the second target temperature. The first air-conditioning air has a temperature different from that of the second air-conditioning air.

Description

Air conditioning apparatus, air conditioning system, air conditioning method and program

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

It generally takes time to harmonize the air in the air-conditioned space. Then, the technique for shortening the time of air conditioning is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

Patent Document 1 discloses a ceiling-suspended air conditioner that performs air conditioning in a short time by simultaneously sending blown air having different temperatures.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-118175

The technique described in Patent Document 1 is to bring the entire room to a uniform temperature. For this reason, the request | requirement of the different temperature from the some user who exists indoors cannot be met. Therefore, it is difficult to perform air conditioning that makes a plurality of users feel comfortable, and there is room for improving user comfort.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to improve user comfort.

In order to achieve the above object, an air conditioner of the present invention includes a first terminal for inputting a first target temperature in a first region, a second terminal for inputting a second target temperature in a second region, Is an air conditioner that harmonizes air in an indoor space including a first region having a first region air and a second region having a second region air, the first target temperature and the second target temperature being Receiving means for receiving temperature information regarding the first area air for blowing the first area air into the first area and changing the temperature of the second area air to the second target temperature. The second conditioned air for changing the temperature is blown to the second region, and the first conditioned air has a temperature different from that of the second conditioned air.

According to the present invention, the first conditioned air is blown out to the first region, and the second conditioned air having a temperature different from that of the first conditioned air is blown out to the second region. Thereby, the request | requirement of the different temperature from a user can be met. Therefore, user comfort can be improved.

The figure which shows schematic structure of the air conditioning system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows the appearance of an air conditioner The figure which shows the flap attached to the blower outlet The figure which shows the louver attached to the blower outlet The figure which shows the conditioned air which blows off in four directions from a blower outlet The figure which shows the internal structure of the air conditioner The figure which shows the structure as a computer of an air conditioner The figure which shows the functional composition of the air conditioner The figure which shows an example of the operation information which concerns on Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the terminal location information which concerns on Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of input person position information Diagram showing an example of correspondence information The figure which shows the positional relationship of the terminal and the hole of a blower outlet in indoor space The flowchart which shows the air-conditioning process which concerns on Embodiment 1. 1st figure for demonstrating the blowing of conditioned air 2nd figure for demonstrating the blowing of conditioned air 3rd figure for demonstrating the blowing of conditioned air The figure which shows schematic structure of the air conditioning system which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the control device The figure which shows arrangement when indoor space is seen from vertically above The figure which shows the functional structure of a control apparatus and an air conditioner The figure which shows an example of the terminal location information which concerns on Embodiment 2. The figure for demonstrating the specification of the position by a terminal position specific | specification part The figure which shows an example of the operation information which concerns on Embodiment 3. A flow chart showing air-conditioning processing concerning Embodiment 3

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an air conditioning system 100 according to the present embodiment. The air conditioning system 100 is a system that harmonizes air in an indoor space 200 provided in a building represented by, for example, a hospital, a treatment facility, and a welfare facility. However, the building in which the indoor space 200 is provided is not limited to this, and may be an office building, a factory, a warehouse, or a house.

The indoor space 200 is a hospital room or a multi-bed room, and is used by a plurality of users. This user is, for example, a sick person, a patient, a care recipient, or a family member, a close relative, or a guardian. The use of the indoor space 200 by the user means staying in the indoor space 200, for example, staying for 1 hour or more, resting, or sleeping on a bed installed in the indoor space 200. It is.

The indoor space 200 has an area allocated to each user. Specifically, the indoor space 200 includes a first region 201 and a second region 202, as shown in FIG. The first area 201 includes a bed assigned to an input person U1 who inputs a target temperature, which will be described later, to the terminal, and the vicinity thereof. The second area 202 includes a bed assigned to the input person U2 and its surroundings. The input users U1 and U2 are both users of the indoor space 200. Hereinafter, the input users U1 and U2 are collectively referred to simply as an input person. The first region 201 and the second region 202 both correspond to regions partitioned by the cubicle curtain when the cubicle curtain installed so as to surround the bed is closed. In this embodiment, an example in which the indoor space 200 has two regions will be described. However, the indoor space 200 may have three or more regions.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioning system 100 includes an air conditioner 10 that harmonizes air in an indoor space 200, a first terminal 21 for inputting a first target temperature in a first area 201, and a second area 202. The second terminal 22 for inputting the second target temperature, the outdoor unit 31 connected to the air conditioner 10 through the refrigerant pipe, the operation terminal 32 for operating the air conditioner 10, and the first terminal 21. And a measuring device 33 that measures the position of the second terminal 22 in the indoor space 200.

The air conditioner 10 is connected to the outdoor unit 31, the operation terminal 32, and the measuring device 33 via a communication line, and performs wired communication by transmitting and receiving signals to and from each other. This wired communication may be communication via a dedicated line or may be communication via a LAN (Local Area Network) provided in the indoor space 200. The air conditioner 10 and the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 perform wireless communication via a wireless LAN, for example, by transmitting and receiving wireless signals to each other. In FIG. 1, a communication path between the air conditioner 10 and another device is indicated by a solid line connected to the air conditioner 10. Note that the communication method may be arbitrarily changed. For example, the air conditioner 10 may perform wired communication with the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 via a cable.

The first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are, for example, personal controllers or tablet terminals installed in the first area 201 and the second area 202 in advance. The first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are portable terminals held by an input person. However, it is not limited to this, The 1st terminal 21 and the 2nd terminal 22 may be fixed and installed in the bed or bedside table allocated to the input person. However, since the terminal fixed to the bed or the like can be considered to move on the bed itself, it can be said that the terminal is a movable terminal like the portable terminal. When the input person operates the first terminal 21 or the second terminal 22, the operated terminal transmits the operation content to the air conditioner 10. This operation content includes setting of the target temperature.

The operation terminal 32 is partially embedded in the wall near the entrance of the indoor space 200 or installed in a state of being hung on the wall. The operation terminal 32 receives an input operation from the user and transmits the operation content indicated by the input operation to the air conditioner 10. While the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are movable terminals, the operation terminal 32 is a fixed terminal. The operation terminal 32 receives an instruction for the air conditioner 10 to harmonize the air in the entire indoor space 200. Since the technique regarding the input of the instruction to the operation terminal 32 and the operation of the air conditioner 10 is generally known, the details regarding the technique are appropriately omitted below. However, the operation terminal 32 may have a function corresponding to the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22. For example, the target temperature in the first region 201 may be input to the operation terminal 32.

The measuring device 33 is a device that functions as a measuring unit for measuring the positions of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22, and outputs information related to the positions of these terminals to the air conditioner 10. The measuring apparatus 33 according to the present embodiment receives radio waves transmitted from the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 by antennas (not shown) installed at a plurality of positions in the indoor space 200, and the received radio waves The positions of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 in the indoor space 200 are estimated from the strength, and the estimation result is transmitted to the air conditioner 10. Here, the position of the terminal means a position represented by a Euclidean coordinate system in a plane parallel to the floor surface 1 m above the floor surface of the indoor space 200. The origin is defined in advance in the indoor space 200, and the position of the terminal is indicated by coordinates (2, 3), for example, where the unit is meters (m).

In addition, the 1st terminal 21 and the 2nd terminal 22 transmit the electromagnetic wave for measuring a position regularly, when performing wired communication with the air conditioner 10. FIG. In this case, even when the bed or the bedside table moves, the positions of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 fixed to the bed or the like are measured by the measuring device 33.

In the present embodiment, the air conditioner 10 is a ceiling-embedded indoor unit as shown in FIG. The air conditioner 10 is disposed in a recess provided in advance on the ceiling of the indoor space 200. The air conditioner 10 uses a refrigerant circuit formed between the outdoor unit 31 and performs heat exchange between the air in the indoor space 200 and the refrigerant. The air conditioner 10 cools or heats the air in the indoor space 200 through this heat exchange. The air conditioner 10 generates conditioned air for harmonizing the air in the indoor space 200 and blows it into the indoor space 200.

The air conditioner 10 is configured by attaching a square front panel 102 to the lower surface of a rectangular parallelepiped main body 101. A suction port 103 for sucking air in the indoor space 200 is provided at the center of the front panel 102. A blower outlet 104 that blows out conditioned air is provided at the peripheral edge of the front panel 102. A camera 105 for photographing the indoor space 200 is attached to the end of the front panel 102. A temperature sensor 106 that detects the temperature of air in the indoor space 200 and a humidity sensor 107 that detects the humidity of air in the indoor space 200 are attached to the other end of the front panel 102.

3 and 4 show the direction of the conditioned air blown out from the air outlet 104. As shown in FIG. 3, a flap 108 is attached to the air outlet 104 as a wind direction adjusting plate that adjusts the vertical angle at which the conditioned air is blown out. The flap 108 is rotated around an axis by power from a motor (not shown), and is fixed at a certain angle. The direction in which the conditioned air is blown out is determined in a stepwise manner from 90 ° corresponding to the vertically downward direction to 0 ° corresponding to the horizontal direction. In FIG. 3, directions in which the conditioned air is blown at three angles of 90 °, about 45 °, and about 0 ° are indicated by white arrows. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the lower surface of the front panel 102 is parallel to the horizontal plane, the conditioned air cannot be blown out from the air outlet 104 in the direction of 0 °. However, by changing the shape of the lower surface of the front panel 102 or changing the position or shape of the flap 108, the air conditioner 10 can blow out the conditioned air in the direction of 0 °.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a louver 109 is attached to the air outlet 104 as a wind direction adjusting plate for adjusting the horizontal angle at which the conditioned air is blown out. The louver 109 rotates around the rotation shaft 110 with power from a motor (not shown) and is fixed at a fixed angle. The direction in which the conditioned air is blown out is determined stepwise from −45 ° to + 45 °, with the front direction of the blowout port 104 being 0 °. In FIG. 4, the direction in which the conditioned air is blown at three angles of −45 °, 0 °, and + 45 ° is indicated by white arrows.

3 and 4 show an example in which the wind direction adjusting plate is adjusted in three stages for each of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the wind direction adjusting plate may be adjusted to any of four or more stages, or may be adjusted to an arbitrary angle. For the sake of understanding, the louver 109 and the rotating shaft 107 are omitted in FIG. 3, and the flap 108 is omitted in FIG.

2, the air outlet 104 according to the present embodiment is configured to include four holes. And since the wind direction adjusting plate as shown in FIG.3, 4 is attached to each hole which comprises the blower outlet 104, it is shown by the white arrow in FIG. In addition, four airflows by the conditioned air are generated independently.

FIG. 6 schematically shows the internal configuration of the air conditioner 10 for generating conditioned air. As shown in FIG. 6, the air conditioner 10 includes a heat exchanger 112 that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and the air, a blower 113 that blows conditioned air generated by the heat exchange, and a heat exchanger. The connection part 114 for connecting the refrigerant | coolant piping which passes 112 outside is provided, and the valve 115 of variable opening degree.

The refrigerant piping passing through the heat exchanger 112 is disposed so as to pass through the vicinity of each of the four holes of the outlet 104. The heat exchanger 112 performs heat exchange between the refrigerant inside the refrigerant pipe and the air sucked from the suction port 103 (see FIG. 5). The blower 113 is configured by four cross flow fans. The valve 115 is an expansion valve that expands the refrigerant at an arbitrarily designated opening degree. For example, the opening degree of the valve 115 arranged at the upper right in FIG. 6 is set to an appropriate value, and the opening degree of the upper left and lower right valves 115 is set to fully open. The temperature of the conditioned air blown out in the left direction is 21 ° C., and the temperature of the conditioned air blown out in the right direction and the downward direction is 18 ° C.

In addition, the connection part 114 may change the direction through which a refrigerant | coolant flows. If the direction in which the refrigerant flows is changed, 18 ° C. conditioned air can be blown upward and left in FIG. 6, and 21 ° C. conditioned air can be blown right and down. In addition, by appropriately designing the shape of the air path (not shown) or using a switching unit for switching the air path, the conditioned air of 18 ° C. is blown out upward and downward in FIG. And conditioned air of 21 ° C. can be blown out in the left direction. Furthermore, by appropriately designing the shape of the refrigerant piping or controlling the flow of the refrigerant, conditioned air having different temperatures can be simultaneously blown out in four directions.

Returning to FIG. 5, the camera 105 is configured to include an element for detecting infrared rays. The camera 105 takes a thermal image of the indoor space 200. The thermal image captured by the camera 105 is used to specify the position of the input person who is in the indoor space 200.

FIG. 7 shows a configuration of the air conditioner 10 as a computer. As shown in FIG. 7, the air conditioner 10 includes a processor 11, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13, an auxiliary storage unit 14, and a communication unit 15. Yes. The RAM 12, the ROM 13, the auxiliary storage unit 14, and the communication unit 15 are connected to the processor 11 via the internal bus 18.

The processor 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The processor 11 comprehensively controls the components of the air conditioner 10 by executing a program 19 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 14. In addition, the processor 11 executes the program 19 to execute a process for adjusting the thermal environment of the indoor space 200 to realize a comfortable state for the user in the indoor space 200. Details of the process for adjusting the thermal environment will be described later.

The RAM 19 is loaded with a program 19. The RAM 12 is used as a work area for the processor 11. The ROM 13 stores a plurality of firmware and data used when executing these firmware.

The auxiliary storage unit 14 includes a readable / writable nonvolatile semiconductor memory represented by an EEPROM (Electrically-Erasable Programmable-Read-Only Memory), a flash memory, and an HDD (Hard Disk-Drive). In addition to the program 19, the auxiliary storage unit 14 stores various data used for the processing of the processor 11. The auxiliary storage unit 14 provides the data used by the processor 11 to the processor 11 and stores the data output by the processor 11.

The communication unit 15 includes a communication interface circuit for the air conditioner 10 to communicate with an external device. The communication unit 15 generates a signal for transmitting data output from the processor 11 and transmits the signal to an external device, or generates data transmitted by a signal received from the external device and outputs the data to the processor 11. To do.

The air conditioner 10 exhibits various functions in cooperation with the above configuration. FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration of the air conditioner 10. As shown in FIG. 8, the air conditioner 10 includes a storage unit 120 that stores various data, and a reception unit 121 that receives information from the first terminal 21, the second terminal 22, the operation terminal 32, and the measurement device 33. The sensor unit 122 that detects the temperature and humidity in the indoor space 200, the terminal position specifying unit 123 that specifies the positions of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 in the indoor space 200, and the input person in the indoor space 200 It has the input person position detection part 124 which detects a position, the conditioned air production | generation part 125 which produces | generates conditioned air, and the ventilation part 126 which ventilates conditioned air to the indoor space 200.

The storage unit 120 is mainly realized by the auxiliary storage unit 14. The storage unit 120 includes operation information 131 indicating the content of the operation on the air conditioner 10, environment information 133 indicating the state of the environment in the indoor space 200, terminal position information 134 indicating the position of the terminal, and a target temperature for the terminal. Input person position information 135 indicating the position of the input person who has input, correspondence information 136 indicating a correspondence relationship between the position in the indoor space 200 and the outlet 104, and operation information 137 indicating the operation state of the air conditioner 10 are stored. To do.

The receiving unit 121 is realized mainly by the cooperation of the processor 11 and the communication unit 15 and functions as a receiving unit of the air conditioner 10. The receiving unit 121 receives the operation information 131 from the first terminal 21, the second terminal 22, and the operation terminal 32 and stores the operation information 131 in the storage unit 120. The receiving unit 121 receives information indicating the positions of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 from the measuring device 33 and stores the information in the storage unit 120.

The operation information 131 is a database including the operation content of the input person input to the first terminal 21, the second terminal 22 and the operation terminal 32 with respect to the air conditioner 10. This operation content includes setting of the target temperature, setting of the wind direction and air volume. FIG. 9 shows an example of the operation information 131. As shown in FIG. 9, the operation information 131 is a database that accumulates data in which operation contents are associated with the identifier of the terminal to which the operation contents are input and the time when the operation is received. In FIG. 9, for convenience, the terminal identifier is the same as the terminal code. For example, the identifier of the first terminal 21 is “21”. The operation information 131 includes temperature information 132 indicating the target temperature input to the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22.

The sensor unit 122 is realized mainly by the camera 105, the temperature sensor 106, and the humidity sensor 107. The sensor unit 122 outputs the environment information 133 and stores it in the storage unit 120. The environment information 133 includes a history of thermal images of the indoor space 200 repeatedly captured by the camera 105. Shooting is periodically performed, and the cycle is, for example, 10 seconds or 1 minute. The thermal image is used for processing described later as information indicating the temperature distribution in the indoor space 200.

The environmental information 133 includes a history of information indicating the temperature and humidity of air repeatedly detected by the temperature sensor 106 and the humidity sensor 107. The detection is performed periodically, and the cycle is, for example, 10 seconds or 1 minute. The detection result is used to correct the thermal image.

The terminal location specifying unit 123 is realized mainly by the cooperation of the processor 11 and the communication unit 15. The terminal position specifying unit 123 specifies the position of the terminal in the indoor space 200 based on the position of the air conditioner 10 based on the information received from the measurement device 33, and uses terminal position information 134 indicating the specified position. Store in the storage unit 120.

Specifically, the terminal position specifying unit 123 converts the position of the Euclidean coordinate system indicated by the information transmitted from the measurement device 33 into the position of the polar coordinate system centered on the air conditioner 10, thereby causing the air conditioner 10 to be changed. Specify the reference position. The terminal location specifying unit 123 specifies the location of the terminal every time an operation from the terminal is received, and updates the terminal location information 134 by adding data indicating the specified location to the terminal location information 134. Note that the terminal position specifying unit 123 may periodically update the terminal position information 134 based on the latest information. The update cycle is, for example, 10 seconds or 1 minute.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the terminal location information 134 is a database in which data in which a terminal identifier, a time when an operation is received, and a location of the terminal are associated with each other is accumulated. The position of the terminal according to the present embodiment is indicated by a method similar to a polar coordinate system with the center of the air conditioner 10 as a reference point and a certain direction as a reference direction. The reference direction is, for example, magnetic north, and is detected by a magnetic sensor included in the air conditioner. For example, FIG. 10 shows that the first terminal 21 is in a direction rotated 60 degrees clockwise from magnetic north as viewed from the air conditioner 10 and is located at a position 3 m away from the air conditioner 10. Note that the method of indicating the terminal position is not limited to this, and the terminal position may be indicated in a Euclidean coordinate system with the north-south direction and the east-west direction as axes.

The input person position detection unit 124 is realized mainly by the processor 11 and functions as a detection unit for the air conditioner 10 to detect the position of the input person. The input person position detection unit 124 detects the position of the input person who input the target temperature based on the history of the thermal image included in the environment information 133 and the terminal position information 134, and the detected position of the input person Is stored in the storage unit 120.

Specifically, the input person position detection unit 124 is indicated by the terminal position information 134 when the operation content input by the input person is received by at least one of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22. The heat source in the vicinity of the terminal is specified as the position of the input person. The input person position detection unit 124 then tracks the identified heat source with reference to the history of the thermal image. In the present embodiment, the camera 105 captures a thermal image. However, if the camera 105 also captures an image in the visible light region, it is easy to track the input person from the history of this image. Then, the input person position detection unit 124 updates the input person position information 135 by adding data indicating the detected position.

As shown in FIG. 11, the input person position information 135 is a database in which data relating the input person identifier, the time when the operation is received, and the input person position are stored.

The input user identifier is the same as the input user code for convenience. For example, the identifier of the input person U1 is “U1”. The identifier of the input person may correspond to the terminal where the input person has input the target temperature. That is, the identifier “U1” may be given to the input person who has input the target temperature to the first terminal 21. In this case, the identifier “U1” may be given to a plurality of users. Further, the identifier of the input person may be equivalent to the identifier for identifying the user. Although it can be said that it is generally difficult to identify a user only with a thermal image, if the camera 105 also captures an image in the visible light region, the user can be identified using a face recognition technique.

Further, in FIG. 11, the value of the operation reception date / time is associated with the position specified when the operation is received, but the data as the value of the operation reception date / time is stored at the position tracked thereafter. “-” Indicating that there is no link is associated.

The correspondence information 136 is data indicating the correspondence between the position in the indoor space 200 and the hole of the outlet. That is, the correspondence information 136 is information for associating a position to be air-conditioned with a hole for blowing conditioned air to this position. The correspondence information 136 may be set by an operator who installs the air conditioner 10, or may be changed as appropriate by the user. FIG. 12 shows an example of the correspondence information 136. The correspondence information 136 according to the present embodiment is data in which an angle range from the air conditioner 10 and an identifier attached to the hole of the outlet 104 are associated with each other. The correspondence information 136 shown in FIG. 12 indicates that, for example, a position included in a range from −45 ° to + 45 ° corresponds to a hole with an identifier “1041”.

FIG. 13 schematically shows the relationship between the position to be air-conditioned in the indoor space 200 and the hole corresponding to the position by the correspondence information 136. When the input person U1 inputs a request for air conditioning to the first terminal 21 at the position shown in FIG. 13, since the first terminal is within a range of −45 ° to + 45 ° as viewed from the air conditioner 10, Out of the hole 1041, conditioned air is blown out in the direction of the first terminal 21 and the input person U1. In FIG. 13, a broken line extending from the center of the air conditioner 10 toward the north indicates a direction of 0 °. Further, the reference numerals of the

holes

1041, 1042, 1043, and 1044 in FIG. 13 are equal to the identifiers assigned to the holes in FIG.

Returning to FIG. 8, the operation information 137 includes information indicating whether the air conditioner 10 is operating or stopped, information indicating whether the air conditioner is on or off, and operations represented by cooling, heating, and air blowing. It includes information indicating a mode, and information indicating a target value represented by a target temperature, a target wind direction, and a target air volume. The operation information 137 is transmitted to the outdoor unit 31. When the outdoor unit 31 receives the operation information 137, the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve constituting the outdoor unit 31 are configured so that the air conditioner 10 that is the indoor unit can execute the operation indicated by the operation information 137. And operate the evaporator.

The conditioned air generation unit 125 is realized mainly by the cooperation of the processor 11, the heat exchanger 112, the connection unit 114, the valve 115, and the communication unit 15 that transmits the operation information 137 to the outdoor unit 31. The conditioned air generation unit 125 refers to the terminal position information 134 and the correspondence information 136 to determine the hole of the outlet 104 corresponding to the position of the terminal to which the target temperature is input, and the air conditioner blown out from the determined hole Produce air.

For example, when the first target temperature is input to the first terminal in the example shown in FIG. 13, the conditioned air generation unit 125 generates conditioned air blown out from the hole 1041. Here, the generated conditioned air is conditioned air for changing the temperature of the air in the first region 201 to the first target temperature, and the temperature of the conditioned air is not necessarily equal to the first target temperature. . The temperature of the conditioned air is determined according to the current room temperature indicated by the environment information 133, the conditioned air blown out from other holes, and the distance from the air conditioner 10 to the first terminal 21 indicated by the terminal position information 134. Is done.

The air blower 126 is realized mainly by the cooperation of the processor 11, the air outlet 104, and the wind direction adjusting plate 127. The air blowing unit 126 includes the air outlet 104 and a wind direction adjusting plate 127 that functions as an adjusting unit that adjusts the air direction of the conditioned air blown from the air conditioner 10. The wind direction adjusting plate 127 corresponds to the flap 108 and the louver 109 described above. The wind direction adjusting plate 127 adjusts the wind direction so that the conditioned air generated by the conditioned air generation unit 125 is blown out toward the position of the terminal. Specifically, when the first target temperature in the first region 201 is input to the first terminal 21, the air blower 126 is an air conditioner for changing the temperature of the air in the first region 201 to the first target temperature. Air is sent out toward the first region 201. In addition, when the second target temperature in the second region 202 is input to the second terminal 22, the blower unit 126 supplies conditioned air for changing the temperature of the air in the second region to the second target temperature. 2 Transmitted toward area 202.

Subsequently, the air conditioning process executed by the air conditioner 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The air conditioning process shown in FIG. 14 starts when the air conditioner 10 is turned on.

In the air conditioning process, the air conditioner 10 determines whether or not the operation information 131 including the temperature information 132 and the terminal position information 134 have been received (step S1). Specifically, the processor 11 determines whether or not the receiving unit 121 of the air conditioner 10 has received the operation information 131 and the terminal position information 134. Here, since the measuring device 33 measures the position of the terminal when the terminal is operated, the terminal position information 134 is received simultaneously with the operation information 131.

If it is determined that the information has not been received (step S1; No), the air conditioner 10 repeats the process of step S1 and waits until the information is received.

On the other hand, when it determines with having received information (step S1; Yes), the air conditioner 10 calculates the position by the polar coordinate expression of a terminal from the received positional information (step S2). Specifically, the terminal location specifying unit 123 specifies the location of the terminal and generates or updates the terminal location information 134.

Next, the air conditioner 10 determines the hole of the air outlet 104 corresponding to the position of the operated terminal (step S3). Specifically, the conditioned air generation unit 125 selects a hole including the position of the terminal in the blast range of the conditioned air.

Next, the air conditioner 10 generates conditioned air in accordance with the operation information 131 and blows out the conditioned air from the hole of the air outlet 104 determined in step S3 (step S4). Thereby, conditioned air is blown out to the position of the terminal. For example, when the first terminal 21 is operated, the conditioned air is blown out toward the first region 201 including the position of the first terminal 21.

Next, the air conditioner 10 determines whether the input person who operated the terminal has moved (step S5). Specifically, the air blowing unit 126 of the air conditioner 10 refers to the input person position information 135 of the storage unit 120 and determines whether or not the latest position of the input person has moved from the target position for blowing out the conditioned air. To do. This target position is equal to the terminal position calculated in step S2.

When it is determined that the input person has not moved (step S5; No), the air conditioner 10 executes the processing after step S1. On the other hand, when it determines with the input person having moved (step S5; Yes), the air conditioner 10 adjusts a wind direction (step S6). Specifically, the air blowing unit 126 controls the air direction adjusting plate 127 to adjust the direction in which the conditioned air is blown out to the direction of the input person after the movement. Here, the adjustment of the air direction includes a change of a hole through which the conditioned air is blown out.

After that, the air conditioner 10 repeats the processing after step S1. The repetition cycle is, for example, 1 minute. By repeatedly executing the air conditioning process of steps S1 to S6, when the second terminal 22 is operated after the first terminal 21 is operated, the conditioned air is blown to the position of the second terminal 22 as well. Become. Here, if the position of the 1st terminal 21 and the position of the 2nd terminal 22 are matched with the hole from which the blower outlet 104 differs, respectively, as FIG. The first conditioned air 41 is blown out to the first region 201 including the position of the second terminal 22, and the second conditioned air 42 is blown out to the second region 202 including the position of the second terminal 22.

In FIG. 15, the first conditioned air 41 is an air flow for changing the temperature of the air in the first region 201 to the first target temperature input to the first terminal 21, and the second conditioned air 42 is the second conditioned air 42. This is an air flow for changing the temperature of the air in the second region 202 to the second target temperature input to the second terminal 22. The temperature of the 1st conditioned air 41 may differ from the temperature of the 2nd conditioned air 42 so that it may be illustrated by FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 16, when the input person U1 moves out of the first area 201 in the indoor space 200, the wind direction from which the first conditioned air 41 is blown out is adjusted to the direction of the input person U1. . Further, as shown in FIG. 17, when the input person U1 further moves, the hole through which the first conditioned air 41 is blown out is changed, and the first conditioned air 41 is blown out toward the input person U1.

As described above, the air conditioner 10 is connected to the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 and harmonizes the air in the indoor space 200 having the first region 201 and the second region 202. And the air conditioner 10 is provided with the receiving part 121 which receives the temperature information 132, and the blower outlet 104, The 1st conditioned air 41 from the blower outlet 104 differs in temperature from the 2nd conditioned air 42 blown out from the blower outlet 104 Had. Therefore, the temperature of the first region air in the first region 201 is changed to the first target temperature input to the first terminal 21, and the temperature of the second region air in the second region 202 is changed to the second terminal 22. Both changing to the inputted second target temperature are achieved simultaneously. Therefore, the air conditioner 10 can improve the comfort of the user of the indoor space 200 by simultaneously responding to the requests of the input users U1 and U2.

Also, the first area 201 includes the position of the first terminal 21, and the second area 202 includes the position of the second terminal 22. For this reason, conditioned air is blown out toward the input person who has input the target temperature to each of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22. For this reason, the input person does not need to move in order to input the request | requirement of an air conditioning. Therefore, the air conditioning system 100 is suitable when the input person is a sick person or patient who is difficult to move.

The air conditioner 10 adjusts the direction in which the conditioned air is blown to the direction of the input person when the input person who has input the target temperature moves. For this reason, even if an input person moves, the thermal environment which the said input person desires will be implement | achieved around the input person. As a result, the comfort of the user of the indoor space 200 can be improved.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, the second embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. In addition, about the structure which is the same as that of the said Embodiment 1, or equivalent, while using an equivalent code | symbol, the description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified. The air conditioning system 100a according to the present embodiment is different from the air conditioning system 100 according to the first embodiment in that two air conditioners are controlled by the control device.

FIG. 18 shows a configuration of an air conditioning system 100a according to the present embodiment. The air conditioning system 100a includes

air conditioning devices

10a and 10b and a control device 50 that controls these

air conditioning devices

10a and 10b, instead of the air conditioning device 10 of the air conditioning system 100.

As shown in FIG. 18, the first terminal 21, the second terminal 22, the outdoor unit 31, the operation terminal 32, and the measuring device 33 are connected so as to be able to communicate with the control device 50. The first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 perform wireless communication with the control device 50, and the outdoor unit 31, the operation terminal 32, and the measurement device 33 perform wired communication with the control device 50. Note that the communication method is not limited to this, and the communication method may be arbitrarily changed.

The control device 50 receives the operation information transmitted from the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22. Further, the control device 50 receives position information indicating the position of the terminal from the measurement device 33. The control device 50 controls the

air conditioners

10a and 10b and the outdoor unit 31.

The control device 50 is a device that comprehensively controls the

air conditioners

10a and 10b, and corresponds to a device that executes processing equivalent to the arithmetic processing and control processing executed by the air conditioner 10 according to Embodiment 1. . The control device 50 is installed in a place where only persons concerned are allowed to enter. This place is, for example, a management room or a machine room of a building having an indoor space 200.

FIG. 19 shows a hardware configuration of the control device 50 as a computer. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the control device 50 includes an input unit 16 and an output unit 17 in addition to the hardware configuration illustrated in FIG. 7.

The input unit 16 is configured to include an input device represented by a push button, a touch panel, and a touch pad, receives an operation input by an administrator of the air conditioning system 100a, and sends a signal indicating the received operation to the processor 11. To do.

The output unit 17 includes a display device represented by an organic EL display and a liquid crystal display, and displays information for managing the air conditioning of the indoor space 200 under the control of the processor 11.

The

air conditioners

10a and 10b are indoor units equivalent to the air conditioner 10 according to the first embodiment. However, the air conditioner 10a operates according to the latest instruction of the operation of the operation terminal 32 and the control by the control device 50. The air conditioner 10 a may transfer the operation content of the operation terminal 32 to the control device 50. Further, the air conditioner 10b operates according to an instruction from the control device 50. When receiving the operation command from the operation terminal 32 and the control device 50, the

air conditioners

10 a and 10 b transmit operation information indicating the operation status of the own machine according to the command to the control device 50, and the outdoor via the control device 50 To the machine 31.

The operation terminal 32 is used to directly operate the air conditioner 10a, but the operation content for the control device 50 may be input to the operation terminal 32.

FIG. 20 corresponds to a plan view of the indoor space 200 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, the indoor space 200 includes a first area 201, a second area 202, a third area 203, a fourth area 204, a fifth area 205, and a sixth area 206. Are provided with a first terminal 21, a second terminal 22, a third terminal 23, a fourth terminal 24, a fifth terminal 25, and a sixth terminal 26 for inputting a target temperature.

FIG. 21 shows the functional configuration of the control device 50 and the

air conditioners

10a and 10b. As illustrated in FIG. 21, the control device 50 includes a storage unit 120, a reception unit 121, a terminal position specifying unit 123, and an input person position detection unit 124, similar to the air conditioner 10 according to the first embodiment. ing. Furthermore, the control apparatus 50 has the control part 128 which controls the

air conditioners

10a and 10b by transmitting a control command to the

air conditioners

10a and 10b.

The receiving unit 121 receives the environmental information 133 from the sensor unit 122 of the

air conditioners

10a and 10b and stores it in the storage unit 120. The receiving unit 121 also appropriately receives the operation information 137 from the

air conditioners

10a and 10b and stores the operation information 137 in the storage unit 120.

As illustrated in FIG. 22, the terminal position information 134 stored in the storage unit 120 associates the terminal identifier, the date and time when the operation is received, the air conditioner closest to the terminal, and the terminal position. It is a database in which collected data is accumulated. The air conditioner closest to the terminal is specified by the terminal position specifying unit 123.

Specifically, the terminal position specifying unit 123, as exemplified by using the first terminal 21 in FIG. 23, the distance d1 between the first terminal 21 and the air conditioner 10 a, the first terminal 21 and the air conditioner 10 b, The distance d2 is estimated and compared. And the terminal position specific | specification part 123 adds the angle a1 from the air conditioning apparatus with the shortest distance to the terminal position information 134. FIG.

The control unit 128 is realized mainly by the cooperation of the processor 11 and the communication unit 15. The control unit 128 refers to the operation information 131, the terminal position information 134, and the correspondence information 136, and the conditioned air is blown out from the air conditioner closest to the terminal position to which the target temperature is input toward the terminal position. As described above, the

air conditioners

10a and 10b are controlled and operated. When the control unit 128 controls the

air conditioners

10a and 10b, the control unit 128 updates the operation information 137 so as to indicate the operation state of the

air conditioners

10a and 10b according to the control.

The receiving unit 129 of the

air conditioners

10a and 10b is realized by a communication interface circuit included in the

air conditioners

10a and 10b. The receiving unit 129 receives information regarding the position of the terminal to be air-conditioned and information including the target temperature of the conditioned air as a control command of the control unit 128. Specifically, the information regarding the position of the terminal is information indicating a hole determined as one from which the conditioned air is blown out of the four holes constituting the outlet 104, and information indicating the wind direction.

As described above, according to the air conditioning system 100a according to the present embodiment, even in the indoor space 200 in which a plurality of indoor units are installed, these indoor units are controlled in an integrated manner, so that the first embodiment can be realized. The effect equivalent to the air conditioning system 100 which concerns on can be acquired.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Next, the third embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. In addition, about the structure which is the same as that of the said Embodiment 1, or equivalent, while using an equivalent code | symbol, the description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified. The air conditioning system 100a according to the present embodiment is different from the air conditioning system 100 according to the first embodiment in that an air conditioning target is selected from a terminal and an input person, and conditioned air is blown out to the selected target. ing.

FIG. 24 shows an example of the operation information 131 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 24, the operation information 131 associates the identifier of the terminal, the date and time when the operation was received, the target temperature, the wind direction setting and the air volume setting, and the tracking target of the direction in which the conditioned air is blown out. It is a database in which collected data is accumulated. The initial value of the tracking target is “input person”, and is appropriately changed to “terminal” by the input person when accepting the operation.

Subsequently, the air conditioning process executed by the air conditioner 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 25, air conditioner 10 performs steps S1 to S4 similar to those in the first embodiment. Following step S4, the air conditioner 10 determines whether or not the air-conditioning target indicated by the operation information 131 has moved (step S7).

When it is determined that the air conditioning target has not moved (step S7; No), the air conditioner 10 repeats the processing after step S1. On the other hand, if it is determined that the air conditioning target has moved (step S7; Yes), the air conditioner 10 adjusts the direction in which the conditioned air is blown out to the direction of the air conditioning target (step S8). Thereafter, the air conditioner 10 repeats the processes after step S1.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the target to be tracked by the wind direction of the conditioned air is selected from the input person and the terminal. If the target can be selected, for example, if a patient who has difficulty in operating the terminal, the nurse inputs the request of the care recipient on behalf of the sick person, etc., and the patient holds the terminal, etc. Therefore, it is possible to realize the thermal environment requested by the sick or the like.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited by the said embodiment.

For example, in the above embodiment, the radio wave intensity is used to measure the position of the terminal, but the present invention is not limited to this. The measuring device 33 is configured using an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device), CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), or TOF camera (Time of Flight Camera), and the measuring device 33 recognizes the position of the terminal by image recognition. You may measure.

Further, the region where the conditioned air is blown by the air conditioning system 100 may be a preset region regardless of the position of the terminal. For example, the first terminal 21 may be fixed outside the first area 201, and the conditioned air may be blown out so that the temperature of the air in the first area 201 becomes the target temperature input to the first terminal 21.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the above embodiment is a ceiling-embedded indoor unit, but it may be a ceiling-suspended type or wall-mounted type indoor unit, or a composite type of these types. May be. For example, a part of the air conditioner may be embedded in the ceiling and the other part may be suspended from the ceiling.

Further, although the measuring device 33 is installed outside the air conditioner, it may be built in the air conditioner or may be built in the control device according to the second embodiment.

In addition, the air conditioning system 100 may estimate the activity amount and activity range of the input person from the output of the sensor unit 122, and may use it for air conditioning. In addition, the air conditioning system 100 may be configured to include a server on the Internet, and the result of learning each user's preference for the thermal environment may be stored in the server.

Moreover, although the blower outlet 104 which concerns on the said embodiment was comprised as what has four holes, it is not limited to this. For example, if the air outlet 104 of one air conditioner has two holes and the range of the angle at which the conditioned air can be blown out from each hole is 180 °, the air conditioner is installed in the indoor space 200. Air-conditioned air can be blown out to an arbitrary position. Moreover, the number of holes is not limited to these, and may be one, three, or five or more. Furthermore, the airflow of the conditioned air blown out from one hole may be two or more.

In addition, the function of the control device 50 according to the second embodiment may be included in the air conditioner 10a or the air conditioner 10b, or any one of the terminals.

In addition, the conditioned air according to the above embodiment is generated by one refrigerant circuit, but may be generated by two or more refrigerant circuits.

Further, the temperature information 132 according to the above embodiment is information indicating the first target temperature and the second target temperature, but is not limited thereto. The temperature information 132 may be information indicating the temperature of the conditioned air to be generated, or information specifying the state of the heat exchanger or the opening of the valve.

Further, the air conditioning system 100 may be configured by omitting the wind direction adjusting plate attached to the air outlet 104. When the air direction adjusting plate is omitted, the conditioned air is blown out from the hole of the blowout port that blows out the conditioned air toward the position to be air-conditioned.

Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example in which two conditioned air from which temperature differs was blown off, even if three or more conditioned air from which temperature differs blows off so that it may each independently track an air-conditioning object Good.

The functions of the air conditioning device 10 and the control device 50 according to the above embodiment can be realized by dedicated hardware or by a normal computer system.

For example, the program 19 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 14 may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium and distributed, and the program 19 may be installed in the computer to constitute an apparatus that executes the above-described processing. it can.

Further, the program 19 may be stored in a disk device included in a server device on a communication network typified by the Internet, and may be downloaded onto a computer, for example, superimposed on a carrier wave.

The above-described processing can also be achieved by starting and executing the program 19 while transferring it via the communication network.

Furthermore, the above-described processing can also be achieved by executing all or part of the program 19 on the server device and executing the program 19 while the computer transmits / receives information related to the processing via the communication network. .

When the above functions are realized by sharing an OS (Operating System), or when the functions are realized by cooperation between the OS and an application, only the part other than the OS may be stored in a medium and distributed. It may also be downloaded to a computer.

Further, the means for realizing the functions of the air conditioning system 100 is not limited to software, and part or all of the means may be realized by dedicated hardware including a circuit.

The present invention is capable of various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. The above-described embodiments are for explaining the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. In other words, the scope of the present invention is shown not by the embodiments but by the claims. Various modifications within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the equivalent invention are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention is suitable for indoor air conditioning.

10 air conditioner, 10a air conditioner, 10b air conditioner, 11 processor, 12 RAM, 13 ROM, 14 auxiliary storage unit, 15 communication unit, 16 input unit, 17 output unit, 18 internal bus, 19 program, 21 1st terminal, 22 2nd terminal, 23 3rd terminal, 24 4th terminal, 25 5th terminal, 26 6th terminal, 31 outdoor unit, 32 operation terminal, 33 measuring device, 41 1st conditioned air, 42 2nd conditioned air, 50 Control device, 100 air conditioning system, 100a air conditioning system, 101 main body, 102 front panel, 103 inlet, 104 outlet, 105 camera, 106 temperature sensor, 107 humidity sensor, 108 flap, 109 louver, 110 rotating shaft, 112 heat exchanger, 113 blower, 114 connection unit, 115 valve, 120 storage unit, 121 receiving unit, 122 sensor unit, 123 terminal position specifying unit, 124 input person position detecting unit, 125 conditioned air generating unit , 126 air blowing unit, 127 wind direction adjusting plate, 128 control unit, 129 receiving unit, 131 operation information, 132 temperature information, 133 environment information, 134 terminal location information, 135 input person location information, 136 correspondence information, 137 operation information, 200 Indoor space, 201 1st area, 202 2nd area, 203 3rd area, 204 4th area, 205 5th area, 206 6th area, 1041-1044 holes, U1, U2 input person, a1 angle.

Claims

The first terminal having a first region air connected to a first terminal for inputting a first target temperature in the first region and a second terminal for inputting a second target temperature in the second region. An air conditioner that harmonizes air in an indoor space including the area and the second area having the second area air,
Receiving means for receiving temperature information related to the first target temperature and the second target temperature;
The first conditioned air for changing the temperature of the first area air to the first target temperature is blown to the first area, and the temperature of the second area air is changed to the second target temperature. 2 blow out conditioned air into the second area;
The first conditioned air has a temperature different from that of the second conditioned air.
The first area includes a position of the first terminal,
The second area includes a position of the second terminal.
The air conditioner according to claim 1.
Detecting means for detecting a position of an input person who has input the first target temperature to the first terminal;
Adjusting means for adjusting the direction in which the first conditioned air is blown out to the direction of the input person when the input person moves out of the first area in the indoor space;
The air conditioner according to claim 2.
The first terminal and the second terminal are movable terminals,
The receiving means receives terminal position information indicating the measured position from a measuring means for measuring the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal;
The air conditioner according to claim 2 or 3.
Adjusting means for adjusting the direction in which the first conditioned air is blown;
Detecting means for detecting a position of an input person who has input the first target temperature to the first terminal;
The first terminal is a movable terminal,
The receiving means receives terminal position information indicating a position of the first terminal, and target information indicating a target to blow out the first conditioned air selected from the input person and the first terminal,
The adjusting means adjusts the direction in which the first conditioned air is blown out to the direction of the target when the target moves.
The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2.
The first target temperature is different from the second target temperature.
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
A first terminal for inputting a first target temperature in the first region;
A second terminal for inputting a second target temperature in the second region;
An air conditioner that is connected to the first terminal and the second terminal and that harmonizes air in an indoor space including the first area having the first area air and the second area having the second area air;
An air conditioning system comprising:
The air conditioner
Receiving means for receiving temperature information related to the first target temperature and the second target temperature;
The first conditioned air for changing the temperature of the first area air to the first target temperature is blown to the first area, and the temperature of the second area air is changed to the second target temperature. 2 blow out conditioned air into the second area;
The first conditioned air has a temperature different from that of the second conditioned air.
Air conditioned air for changing the temperature of the air in the first region included in the indoor space to the first target temperature input to the first terminal is blown out, and the temperature of the air in the second region included in the indoor space is An air conditioning method for blowing out conditioned air for changing to a second target temperature that is different from the first target temperature and input to the second terminal.
To the computer that controls the air conditioner,
The air conditioner for changing the temperature of the air in the first area included in the indoor space to the first target temperature input to the first terminal is blown out to the air conditioner, and the second area included in the indoor space Causing the air conditioner to blow out conditioned air for changing the temperature of the air to a second target temperature that is different from the first target temperature and input to the second terminal,
A program to make things happen.