Air conditioning apparatus
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuo Otsuka, Peter F. Thompson, Toyohiro Kobayashi, Yasuo Sato
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Abstract
An air conditioning apparatus of a VAV system has a main controller which comprises an operation mode changing means, a temperature schedule inputting means for inputting data for warming or cooling each of the rooms in accordance with a program, and a room controller having a set room temperature changing means for changing a set room temperature for each of the rooms. The program can be easily changed by operating the controllers so as to meet the life pattern of a resident. The air conditioning apparatus provides advantages of saving energy and comfortableness.
Claims2
An air conditioning apparatus comprising:
- means for producing temperature controlled air including a heat source device and a heat exchanger device connected to said heat source;
- means for delivering said temperature controlled air to each of a plurality of rooms, said means for delivering including an air-blower placed in the vicinity of said heat exchanger and air-duct system containing said heat exchanger and said air-blower wherein said air-duct system distributes said air from said heat exchanger to said plurality of rooms;
- a plurality of air quantity adjusting dampers each of which is associated with a respective one of said rooms in order to regulate the air quantity fed to each of said rooms;
- a controlling apparatus for controlling said dampers, said heating source device and said air-blower;
- a main controller connected to said controlling apparatus;
- a room controller provided in each of said rooms including a room temperature detector which is connected to said controlling apparatus, wherein:
- said main controller is further provided with an operation mode changing means for changing operation modes including a holiday mode wherein said operation mode changing means provides a set back value for a daytime zone which is a zero setback value when a signal indicative of said holiday mode is input to said operation mode changing means during a predetermined portion of a 24 hour period to create a holiday mode and wherein said holiday mode is automatically reset at the end of said 24 hour period, said main controller further including a temperature schedule inputting means for controlling the temperature of each of said rooms independently of each other in accordance with a program and a timer means for determining the time and day of the week;
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- wherein said room controller is provided with a set room temperature changing means for changing a set room temperature of only its associated room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.