AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS CONTROL DEVICE AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An air-conditioning apparatus control device that controls a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses provided for air-conditioning a common space, comprising:
- data memory means for storing performance model data representing a relationship between air conditioning capability and power consumption for each of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses;
overall air conditioning load calculating means for calculating an overall air conditioning load that is the sum of air conditioning loads of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses;
air conditioning capability allocation calculating means for determining the air conditioning capability for each of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses on the basis of said performance model data and said overall air conditioning load so that the sum of the air conditioning capability of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses is equal to said overall air conditioning load and that the sum of the power consumption of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses is minimum; and
control signal sending means for sending a control signal related to said air conditioning capability to each of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses.
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Abstract
A control device that controls a plurality of air conditioners includes a data memory section for storing performance model data representing the relationship between air conditioning capability and power consumption for each of the plurality of air conditioners. An overall air conditioning load calculating section calculates an overall load that is the sum of air conditioning loads of the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses. An air conditioning capability allocation calculating section an air conditioning capability for each of the plurality of air conditioners on the basis of the performance model data and the overall load so that the sum of the air conditioning capability of the plurality of air conditioners is the overall load and the sum of the power consumption of the plurality of air conditioners is minimum. A control signal section sends a control signal related to the air conditioning capability to each of the plurality of air conditioners.
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12 Claims
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1. An air-conditioning apparatus control device that controls a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses provided for air-conditioning a common space, comprising:
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data memory means for storing performance model data representing a relationship between air conditioning capability and power consumption for each of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses; overall air conditioning load calculating means for calculating an overall air conditioning load that is the sum of air conditioning loads of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses; air conditioning capability allocation calculating means for determining the air conditioning capability for each of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses on the basis of said performance model data and said overall air conditioning load so that the sum of the air conditioning capability of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses is equal to said overall air conditioning load and that the sum of the power consumption of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses is minimum; and control signal sending means for sending a control signal related to said air conditioning capability to each of said plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A refrigerating apparatus control device that controls a plurality of refrigerating apparatuses provided for refrigerating a common space, comprising:
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data memory means for storing performance model data representing a relationship between refrigerating capability and power consumption for each of said plurality of refrigerating apparatuses; overall refrigerating load calculating means for calculating an overall refrigerating load that is the sum of refrigerating loads of said plurality of refrigerating apparatuses; refrigerating capability allocation calculating means for determining a refrigerating capability for each of said plurality of refrigerating apparatuses on the basis of said performance model data and said overall refrigerating load so that the sum of refrigerating capability of said plurality of refrigerating apparatuses is equal to said overall refrigerating load and that the sum of power consumption of said plurality of refrigerating apparatuses is minimum; and control signal sending means for sending a control signal related to said refrigerating capability to each of said plurality of refrigerating apparatuses.
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