Air-conditioning system including a management section

An air-conditioning system comprising:

• a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant circuit connecting a compressor, a utilization-side heat exchanger that performs air conditioning of an indoor space, and a thermal storage heat exchanger,
• the air-conditioning system being configured to execute a first operation in accordance with a reduction command to reduce commercial power consumption in a whole of the air-conditioning system, the first operation allowing the utilization-side heat exchanger to perform air conditioning using the thermal storage heat exchanger as a heat source, and
• the air-conditioning system including a power reduction section configured to perform a first control in synchronization with timing of a start of the first operation, the first control making the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system equal to or lower than a first value,
• the power reduction section including
• the compressor, and
• an electronic controller configured to control, in the first control, the compressor such that the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system is made equal to or lower than the first value, in the first control, the electronic controller being configured to perform a second control if an air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger reaches a required capacity, the second control controlling the compressor such that the air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger is maintained at the required capacity regardless of the commercial power consumption.

An air-conditioning system comprising:

• a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant circuit connecting a compressor, a utilization-side heat exchanger that performs air conditioning of an indoor space, and a thermal storage heat exchanger,
• the air-conditioning system being configured to execute a first operation in accordance with a reduction command to reduce commercial power consumption in a whole of the air-conditioning system, the first operation allowing the utilization-side heat exchanger to perform air conditioning using the thermal storage heat exchanger as a heat source, and
• the air-conditioning system including a power reduction section configured to perform a first control in synchronization with timing of a start of the first operation, the first control making the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system equal to or lower than a first value,
• an air-conditioning unit including the refrigerant circuit,
• the power reduction section including
• a power battery configured to supply stored commercial power to the air-conditioning unit, and
• an electronic controller configured to control, in the first control, the commercial power supplied from the power battery such that the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system is made equal to or lower than the first value,
• in the first control, the electronic controller being configured to control the compressor such that an air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger is brought to be equal to a required capacity regardless of the commercial power consumption.

An air-conditioning system comprising:

• a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant circuit connecting a compressor, a utilization-side heat exchanger that performs air conditioning of an indoor space, and a thermal storage heat exchanger,
• the air-conditioning system being configured to execute a second operation in accordance with a promotion command to promote commercial power consumption in a whole of the air-conditioning system, the second operation allowing the utilization-side heat exchanger to perform air conditioning while allowing the thermal storage heat exchanger to store thermal energy, and
• the air-conditioning system including a power promotion section configured to perform a third control in synchronization with timing of a start of the second operation, the third control making the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system equal to or higher than a third value,
• the power promotion section including
• the compressor, and
• an electronic controller configured to control, in the third control, the compressor such that the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system is made equal to or higher than the third value,
• in the third control, the electronic controller being configured to control the compressor such that an air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger is brought to be equal to a required capacity while making the commercial power consumption equal to or higher than the third value.

An air-conditioning system comprising:

• a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant circuit connecting a compressor, a utilization-side heat exchanger that performs air conditioning of an indoor space, and a thermal storage heat exchanger,
• the air-conditioning system being configured to execute a second operation in accordance with a promotion command to promote commercial power consumption in a whole of the air-conditioning system, the second operation allowing the utilization-side heat exchanger to perform air conditioning while allowing the thermal storage heat exchanger to store thermal energy, and
• the air-conditioning system including a power promotion section configured to perform a third control in synchronization with timing of a start of the second operation, the third control making the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system equal to or higher than a third value,
• the power promotion section including
• the compressor, and
• an electronic controller configured to control, in the third control, the compressor such that the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system is made equal to or higher than the third value, in the third control, the electronic controller being configured to perform a fourth control if an air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger reaches a required capacity, the fourth control controlling the compressor such that the air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger is maintained at the required capacity regardless of the commercial power consumption.

An air-conditioning system comprising:

• an air-conditioning unit including a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant circuit connecting a compressor, a utilization-side heat exchanger that performs air conditioning of an indoor space, and a thermal storage heat exchanger,
• the air-conditioning system being configured to execute a second operation in accordance with a promotion command to promote commercial power consumption in a whole of the air-conditioning system, the second operation allowing the utilization-side heat exchanger to perform air conditioning while allowing the thermal storage heat exchanger to store thermal energy, and
• the air-conditioning system including a power promotion section configured to perform a third control in synchronization with timing of a start of the second operation, the third control making the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system equal to or higher than a third value,
• the power promotion section including
• a power battery configured to supply stored commercial power to the air-conditioning unit, and
• an electronic controller configured to control, in the third control, the commercial power stored in the power battery such that commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system is made equal to or higher than the third value,
• in the third control, the electronic controller being configured to control the compressor such that an air-conditioning capacity of the utilization-side heat exchanger is brought to be equal to a required capacity regardless of the commercial power consumption.