Air-conditioning system and controller
First Claim
1. An air-conditioning system comprising:
- an opening/closing device configured to cause an openable portion provided in an opening formed in a part of a building to switch between an open state of allowing movement of air between an inside and an outside of the building, and a closed state;
an air-conditioning device, separate from the opening/closing device, configured to perform air-conditioning inside the building by consuming energy for operation;
a monitoring device configured to monitor environmental information regarding the inside and the outside of the building; and
a controller configured to control the opening/closing device and the air-conditioning device based on the environmental information obtained from the monitoring device, date and time information representing a current date and time, building information representing a location condition of the building, or draft information for calculating a draft amount of ventilation passing through the opening of the building determined by parameters including an opening area and an opening shape in the openable portion,the controller being configured to, when a first condition is met, select an energy saving mode of setting the openable portion to the open state and stopping the air-conditioning device,the controller being configured to, when a second condition is met which is different than the first condition, select an air-conditioning mode of setting the openable portion to the closed state and starting the air-conditioning device, andthe controller further having a cooperation mode of setting the openable portion to the open state and starting the air-conditioning device.
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Abstract
The air-conditioning system includes: an opening/closing device opening and closing an openable portion in an opening of a building; an air-conditioning device performing air-conditioning inside the building by consuming energy for operation; a monitoring device monitoring environmental information regarding the inside and outside of the building; and a controller controlling the opening/closing device and the air-conditioning device based on the environmental information from the monitoring device, date and time information representing a current date and time, building information representing a location condition of the building, and draft information determined by parameters including an opening area and an opening shape in the openable portion. The controller opens the openable portion and stops the air-conditioning device when the outside is more favorable in air environment than the inside, and closes the openable portion and starts the air-conditioning device when the inside is more favorable in air environment than the outside.
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10 Claims
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1. An air-conditioning system comprising:
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an opening/closing device configured to cause an openable portion provided in an opening formed in a part of a building to switch between an open state of allowing movement of air between an inside and an outside of the building, and a closed state; an air-conditioning device, separate from the opening/closing device, configured to perform air-conditioning inside the building by consuming energy for operation; a monitoring device configured to monitor environmental information regarding the inside and the outside of the building; and a controller configured to control the opening/closing device and the air-conditioning device based on the environmental information obtained from the monitoring device, date and time information representing a current date and time, building information representing a location condition of the building, or draft information for calculating a draft amount of ventilation passing through the opening of the building determined by parameters including an opening area and an opening shape in the openable portion, the controller being configured to, when a first condition is met, select an energy saving mode of setting the openable portion to the open state and stopping the air-conditioning device, the controller being configured to, when a second condition is met which is different than the first condition, select an air-conditioning mode of setting the openable portion to the closed state and starting the air-conditioning device, and the controller further having a cooperation mode of setting the openable portion to the open state and starting the air-conditioning device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A controller comprising:
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a first control unit configured to control an opening/closing device configured to cause an openable portion provided in an opening formed in a part of a building to switch between an open state of allowing movement of air between an inside and an outside of the building, and a closed state; a second control unit configured to control an air-conditioning device, which is separate from the opening/closing device, configured to perform air-conditioning inside the building by consuming energy for operation; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a monitoring device configured to monitor environmental information regarding the inside and the outside of the building, the environmental information; and a processing unit configured to instruct the first control unit and the second control unit to control the opening/closing device and the air-conditioning device based on the environmental information, date and time information representing a current date and time, building information representing a location condition of the building, or draft information for calculating a draft amount of ventilation passing through the opening of the building, the processing unit being configured to, when a first condition is met, select an energy saving mode of setting the openable portion to the open state and stopping the air-conditioning device, and the processing unit being configured to, when a second condition is met which is different than the first condition, select an air-conditioning mode of setting the openable portion to the closed state and starting the air-conditioning device, and the processing unit further having a cooperation mode of setting the openable portion to the open state and starting the air-conditioning device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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