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US 12,181,167 B2Granted
Air conditioning system and control method for the same
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorTakeshi Kokado
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Abstract
A method of controlling a central air conditioning system includes, when a first air volume determined based on humidity in each of a plurality of rooms is less than a second air volume determined based on air quality in the room, causing a conveyor to convey air with a second air volume determined for a first room to the first room and convey air with a third air volume to a second room other than the first room, the third air volume being obtained by correcting the first air volume determined for the second room.
Claims11
A method of controlling an air conditioning system,
- the air conditioning system including:
- an air conditioner;
- and
- a conveyor that conveys air that has undergone temperature control by the air conditioner, to each of a plurality of rooms in a facility, wherein the conveyor comprises a plurality of sets of conveyor fans, ducts and vent holes, a corresponding one of the sets being provided for each of the plurality of rooms,
- the method comprising:
- individually determining a first air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with temperature information indicating a temperature of each of the plurality of rooms, the first air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for temperature;
- individually determining a second air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with air quality information indicating air quality in each of the plurality of rooms, the second air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for air quality;
- when the plurality of rooms do not include a first room whose first air volume is less than the second air volume, causing the conveyor to convey air with the first air volume determined for each of the plurality of rooms, to each of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- when the plurality of rooms include the first room, causing the conveyor to convey air with a third air volume to each of the plurality of rooms,
- wherein the third air volume is expressed by K×Wk×Am/Wm, where Wm is the first air volume determined for the first room, Am is the second air volume determined for the first room, the first room has a highest ratio of the second air volume to the first air volume, Wk is the first air volume determined for each of the plurality of rooms, and K is a predetermined coefficient.
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A method of controlling an air conditioning system,
- the air conditioning system including:
- an air conditioner;
- and
- a conveyor that conveys air that has undergone temperature control by the air conditioner, to each of a plurality of rooms in a facility, wherein the conveyor comprises a plurality of sets of conveyor fans, ducts and vent holes, a corresponding one of the sets being provided for each of the plurality of rooms,
- the method comprising:
- individually determining a first air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with temperature information indicating a temperature of each of the plurality of rooms, the first air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for temperature;
- individually determining a second air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with air quality information indicating air quality in each of the plurality of rooms, the second air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for air quality;
- when a total of the first air volumes is greater than or equal to a total of the second air volumes, causing the conveyor to convey air with the first air volume determined for each of the plurality of rooms, to each of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- when the total of the first air volumes is less than the total of the second air volumes, causing the conveyor to convey air with a third air volume to each of the plurality of rooms.
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An air conditioning system comprising:
- an air conditioner;
- a conveyor that conveys air that has undergone temperature control by the air conditioner, to each of a plurality of rooms in a facility, wherein the conveyor comprises a plurality of sets of conveyor fans, ducts and vent holes, a corresponding one of the sets being provided for each of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the control device:
- individually determines a first air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with temperature information indicating a temperature of each of the plurality of rooms, the first air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for temperature;
- individually determines a second air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with air quality information indicating air quality in each of the plurality of rooms, the second air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for air quality;
- when the plurality of rooms do not include a first room whose first air volume is less than the second air volume, causes the conveyor to convey air with the first air volume determined for each of the plurality of rooms to each of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- when the plurality of rooms include the first room, causes the conveyor to convey air with a third air volume to each of the plurality of rooms,
- wherein the third air volume is expressed by K×Wk×Am/Wm, where Wm is the first air volume determined for the first room, Am is the second air volume determined for the first room, the first room has a highest ratio of the second air volume to the first air volume, Wk is the first air volume determined for each of the plurality of rooms, and K is a predetermined coefficient.
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An air conditioning system comprising:
- an air conditioner;
- a conveyor that conveys air that has undergone temperature control by the air conditioner, to each of a plurality of rooms in a facility, wherein the conveyor comprises a plurality of sets of conveyor fans, ducts and vent holes, a corresponding one of the sets being provided for each of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the control device:
- individually determines a first air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with temperature information indicating a temperature of each of the plurality of rooms, the first air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for temperature;
- individually determines a second air volume for each of the plurality of rooms in accordance with air quality information indicating air quality in each of the plurality of rooms, the second air volume being a volume of air to be conveyed to each of the plurality of rooms in order for each of the plurality of rooms to satisfy a requirement for air quality;
- when a total of the first air volumes is greater than or equal to a total of the second air volumes, causes the conveyor to convey air with the first air volume determined for each of the plurality of rooms to each of the plurality of rooms;
- and
- when the total of the first air volumes is less than the total of the second air volume, causes the conveyor to convey air with a third air volume to each of the plurality of rooms, the third air volume being obtained by correcting the first air volume determined for the room.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.