ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM

• US 20160334121A1
• Filed: 12/24/2014
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: OOBAYASHI, Fumiaki
• Application Number:
  US15/111,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20160334121A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0066 Blowers or centrifugal pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/16 Devices to humidify the respiration air A61M16/1045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/102 Measuring a parameter of the content of the delivered gas
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0066 with heating or cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3334 Measuring or controlling the flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3368 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/005 Parameter used as control input for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 Motion, e.g. physical activity
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/0001 for ventilation F24F11/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/77 by controlling the speed of ventilators
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2614 HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

An environment control system includes an environment forming device, and a control device. The environment forming device performs at least one of formation of an air flow in a work space and ventilation of the work space. The control device controls operation of the environment forming device. The control device controls the environment forming device such that a concentration degree is maintained or improved, the concentration degree being a degree of concentration of attention of a user who is present in the work space.

Claims

1. An environment control system comprising:

an environment forming device configured to perform at least one of formation of an air flow in a work space and ventilation of the work space; and

a control device configured to control operation of the environment forming device,

the control device being configured to control operation of the environment forming device such that a concentration degree is maintained or improved, the concentration degree being a degree of concentration of attention of a user who is present in the work space.

2. The environment control system according to claim 1,

wherein the environment forming device is an air flow forming device configured to form an air flow such that air is blown to the user,

the control device is configured to control the air flow forming device such that formation of an air flow and stop of an air flow are repeated,

the control device is configured to determine a maximum speed of air that the air flow forming device blows to the user, an operating time during which the air flow forming device forms an air flow, and a stop time during which the air flow forming device stops an air flow,

the control device is configured to select a maximum speed range of air that the air flow forming device blows to the user from a group of 0.2 m/s, 0.4 to 0.7 m/s, 1.5 to 3.0 m/s, and

the control device is configured to determine the operating time and the stop time depending on the maximum speed range.

3. The environment control system according to claim 1, further comprising a measuring device configured to measure the concentration degree of the user in the work space,

wherein the control device is configured to control operation of the environment forming device such that the concentration degree measured by the measuring device is maintained or improved.

4. The environment control system according to claim 1,

wherein the control device

comprises a clock configured to measure time,

stores in advance a relationship between time and a concentration degree, and

is configured to control operation of the environment forming device such that the concentration degree of the user is maintained or improved based on time measured by the clock according to the relationship.

5. The environment control system according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor configured to measure an environmental factor focusing on air quality in the work space,

wherein the control device is configured to control operation of the environment forming device such that the environmental factor measured by the sensor becomes a preset target value.

6. The environment control system according to claim 5,

wherein the environment forming device is a ventilation device configured to perform ventilation of the work space,

the sensor is configured to measure carbon dioxide concentration in the work space as the environmental factor, and

the control device is configured to control the ventilation device such that the carbon dioxide concentration in the work space measured by the sensor does not exceed 700 ppm.

7. A control device to be adopted in the environment control system according to claim 1.

8. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program causing a computer to function as the control device to be adopted in the environment control system according to claim 1.

9. The environment control system according to claim 2, further comprising a measuring device configured to measure the concentration degree of the user in the work space,

wherein the control device is configured to control operation of the environment forming device such that the concentration degree measured by the measuring device is maintained or improved.

10. The environment control system according to claim 2,

wherein the control device

comprises a clock configured to measure time,

stores in advance a relationship between time and a concentration degree, and

is configured to control operation of the environment forming device such that the concentration degree of the user is maintained or improved based on time measured by the clock according to the relationship.