AIR CONDITIONING INFORMATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF AIR CONDITIONING INFORMATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20130268126A1
• Filed: 03/23/2011
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Iwami, Taro, Tsuruta, Kosuke, Endo, Maki, Tsutsumi, Yumi
• Application Number:
  US13/884,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20130268126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/47 Responding to energy costs
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1919 characterised by the type of controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

The air conditioning information estimation device estimates the amount of power consumed by an air conditioner which adjusts the temperature in a room based on a temperature set-point. The air conditioning information estimation device has a storage unit configured to store a temperature set-point, and a power consumption amount specification unit configured to specify the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner during a prescribed period during which the air conditioner performs air conditioning.

Claims

1. An air conditioning information estimation device for estimating an energy consumption amount of an air conditioner, the air conditioner being for adjusting an atmospheric temperature in a prescribed area based on a temperature set-point,

the air conditioning information estimation device comprising:

a storage unit configured to store a temperature set-point;

a consumption amount specification unit configured to specify the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in a prescribed period in which the air conditioner is configured to perform air conditioning as a value y of a function, the function being expressed by

y=f(a)+g(b)+γ

using a function f (a) in which a first feature quantity a wherein a=x−

xs is used as a variable, a function g (b) in which a second feature quantity b wherein b=xc−

xs is used as a variable, and a constant γ

,

where x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area in the prescribed period, xs is the temperature set-point in the prescribed period, and xc is the initial atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area when the air conditioner starts the air conditioning before the prescribed period.

2. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 1, further comprising a function specification unit configured to specify the functions f(a) and g(b) and the constant γ

, which approximate a plurality of pieces of measurement data, by acquiring the plurality of pieces of measurement data in a plurality of periods, each of the plurality of pieces of measurement data including a measured value of the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area in a certain period of the plurality of periods, the temperature set point set in the certain period, a measured value of the initial temperature corresponding to the certain period, and a measured value of the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in the certain period,

wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the value y, which is obtained using the function specified by the function specification unit, as the energy consumption amount.

3. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 1, wherein the functions f (a) and g (b) are linear functions, and the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify a value y of a function as the energy consumption amount, expressed by

y=α

×

a+β

×

b+γ

using a constant α

, a constant β

, and a constant γ

.

4. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 3, further comprising a function specification unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of measurement data in a plurality of periods, the measurement data including a measured value of the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area in a certain period of the plurality of periods, the temperature set-point set in the certain period, a measured value of the initial temperature corresponding to the certain period, and a measured value of the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in the certain period, and specifies the constant α

, constant β

, and constant γ

of the function which approximate the plurality of pieces of measurement data,

wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the value y, which is obtained from the function using the constant α

, the constant β

, and the constant γ

that are specified by the function specification unit, as the energy consumption amount.

5. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 1, further comprising a difference specification unit configured to obtain a difference between the value y obtained from the function with a provisional temperature set-point as the temperature set-point in the prescribed period and the measured value of the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in the prescribed period as an energy consumption amount difference.

6. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a determination unit configured to to determine whether an accumulated value of the energy consumption amount differences in the plurality of periods falls within a prescribed range based on the energy consumption amount difference obtained from the difference specification unit; and

a target temperature set-point specification unit configured to specify the provisional temperature set-point in each period as the target temperature set-point in each period when the accumulated value of the energy consumption amount differences falls within the prescribed range, the target temperature set-point specification unit changing the provisional temperature set-point in each period to specify the target temperature set-point in each period until the accumulated value of the energy consumption amount differences falls within the prescribed range when the accumulated value of the energy consumption amount differences does not exist in the prescribed range.

7. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 5, further comprising a temperature set-point provisional setting unit configured to assume the provisional temperature set-point such that the air conditioning is weakened according to a difference between a prescribed limit value of the temperature set-point and a measured value of the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed period and the temperature set-point in the certain period,

wherein the difference specification unit is configured to obtain the value y from the function using the provisional temperature set-point assumed by the temperature set-point provisional setting unit.

8. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 1, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

9. An air conditioner comprising the air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 1.

12. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 2, further comprising a difference specification unit configured to obtain a difference between the value y obtained from the function with a provisional temperature set-point as the temperature set-point in the prescribed period and the measured value of the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in the prescribed period as an energy consumption amount difference.

13. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 3, further comprising a difference specification unit configured to obtain a difference between the value y obtained from the function with a provisional temperature set-point as the temperature set-point in the prescribed period and the measured value of the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in the prescribed period as an energy consumption amount difference.

14. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 4, further comprising a difference specification unit configured to obtain a difference between the value y obtained from the function with a provisional temperature set-point as the temperature set-point in the prescribed period and the measured value of the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in the prescribed period as an energy consumption amount difference.

15. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 2, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

16. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 3, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

17. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 4, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

18. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 5, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

19. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 6, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

20. The air conditioning information estimation device according to claim 7, wherein the consumption amount specification unit is configured to specify the energy consumption amount, assuming that x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area at an initial stage in the prescribed period while the air conditioner performs the air conditioning.

10. A method of controlling an air conditioning information estimation device configured to estimate an energy consumption amount of an air conditioner, the air conditioner adjusting an atmospheric temperature in a prescribed area based on a temperature set-point,

the method of controlling the air conditioning information estimation device comprising a consumption amount specification step of specifying the energy consumption amount of the air conditioner in a prescribed period in which the air conditioner performs air conditioning as a value y of a function, the function being expressed by

y=f(a)+g(b)+γ

using a function f (a) in which a first feature quantity a wherein a=x−

xs is used as a variable, a function g (b) in which a second feature quantity b wherein b=xc−

xs is used as a variable, and a constant γ

,

where x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area in the prescribed period, xs is the temperature set-point in the prescribed period, and xc is the initial atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area when the air conditioner starts the air conditioning before the prescribed period.

11. A computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a control program including instructions which when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute a consumption amount specification step of specifying the energy consumption amount of an air conditioner in a prescribed period in which the air conditioner is configured to perform air conditioning as a value y of a function, the function being expressed by

y=f(a)+g(b)+γ

using a function f (a) in which a first feature quantity a wherein a=x−

xs is used as a variable, a function g (b) in which a second feature quantity b wherein b=xc−

xs is used as a variable, and a constant γ

,

where x is the atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area in the prescribed period, xs is the temperature set-point in the prescribed period, and xc is the initial atmospheric temperature in the prescribed area when the air conditioner starts the air conditioning before the prescribed period.