Air conditioning control device, air conditioning control method and program
First Claim
1. An air-conditioning control device that controls a plurality of air-conditioners disposed at different locations within a predetermined living room space, the air-conditioning control device comprising:
- a memory that stores location information for each air-conditioner;
a distance calculator that calculates, among the plurality of air-conditioners, respective distances between an already-set air-conditioner for which a control order has already been set and remaining air-conditioners for which the control order has yet to be set, wherein the control order is for energy-saving control that controls respective air-conditioners for a predetermined time to reduce power consumption and wherein the respective distances are calculated based on the location information stored in the memory;
a control order setter that sets, based on the distances calculated by the distance calculator, the control order for each air-conditioner in such a way that time spans for performing the energy-saving control in respective sections of the living room space are balanced; and
a control executer that repeatedly executes the energy-saving control on each air-conditioner in accordance with the control order set by the control order setter, whereinthe control order setter repeats a process of obtaining a proximity order of the remaining air-conditioners relative to the already-set air-conditioner based on the calculated distances, and selecting, as a next control-target, the air-conditioner with the proximity order corresponding to a predetermined proportion of a number of the remaining air-conditioners until all air-conditioners have been selected as control-targets.
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Abstract
An air-conditioning control device controls a plurality of air-conditioners (indoor devices) disposed at different locations within a predetermined living room space. A data manager stores location information for each air-conditioner (indoor device). A distance calculator calculates a distance between respective air-conditioners (indoor devices) based on the location information. A control order setter sets, based on the distance between respective air-conditioners (indoor devices) calculated by the distance calculator, a control order of each air-conditioner (indoor device) on which energy-saving control is to be performed in such a way that time spans for performing the energy-saving control that controls respective air-conditioners (indoor devices) for a predetermined time to suppress power consumption in respective sections of the living room space are balanced. The control executer repeatedly executes the energy-saving control on each air-conditioner (indoor device) in accordance with the control order set by the control order setter.
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16 Claims
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1. An air-conditioning control device that controls a plurality of air-conditioners disposed at different locations within a predetermined living room space, the air-conditioning control device comprising:
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a memory that stores location information for each air-conditioner; a distance calculator that calculates, among the plurality of air-conditioners, respective distances between an already-set air-conditioner for which a control order has already been set and remaining air-conditioners for which the control order has yet to be set, wherein the control order is for energy-saving control that controls respective air-conditioners for a predetermined time to reduce power consumption and wherein the respective distances are calculated based on the location information stored in the memory; a control order setter that sets, based on the distances calculated by the distance calculator, the control order for each air-conditioner in such a way that time spans for performing the energy-saving control in respective sections of the living room space are balanced; and a control executer that repeatedly executes the energy-saving control on each air-conditioner in accordance with the control order set by the control order setter, wherein the control order setter repeats a process of obtaining a proximity order of the remaining air-conditioners relative to the already-set air-conditioner based on the calculated distances, and selecting, as a next control-target, the air-conditioner with the proximity order corresponding to a predetermined proportion of a number of the remaining air-conditioners until all air-conditioners have been selected as control-targets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An air-conditioning control method that controls a plurality of air-conditioners disposed at different locations within a predetermined living room space, the air-conditioning control method comprising:
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a distance calculating step for calculating, among the plurality of air-conditioners, respective distances between an already-set air-conditioner for which a control order has already been set and remaining air-conditioners for which the control order has yet to be set, wherein the control order is for energy-saving control that controls respective air-conditioners for a predetermined time to reduce power consumption, and wherein the respective distances are calculated based on information on a location for each air-conditioner stored in a memory; a control order setting step for setting, based on the distances calculated in the distance calculating step, the control order for each air-conditioner in such a way that time spans for performing the energy-saving control in respective sections of the living room space are balanced; and a control executing step for repeatedly executing the energy-saving control on each air-conditioner in accordance with the control order set through the control order setting step, wherein the control order setting step comprises repeating a process of obtaining a proximity order of the remaining air-conditioners relative to the already-set air-conditioner based on the calculated distances, and selecting, as a next control-target, the air-conditioner with the proximity order corresponding to a predetermined proportion of a number of the remaining air-conditioners until all air-conditioners have been selected as control-targets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium on which is recorded a program that allows a computer which controls a plurality of air-conditioners disposed at different locations in a predetermined living room space to function as:
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a distance calculating unit for calculating, among the plurality of air-conditioners, respective distances between an already-set air-conditioner for which a control order has already been set and remaining air-conditioners for which the control order has yet to be set, wherein the control order is for energy-saving control that controls respective air-conditioners for a predetermined time to reduce power consumption, and wherein the respective distances are calculated based on information on a location for each air-conditioner stored in a memory; a control order setting unit for setting, based on the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit, the control order for each air-conditioner in such a way that time spans for performing the energy-saving control in respective sections of the living room space are balanced; and a control executing unit for repeatedly executing the energy-saving control on each air-conditioner in accordance with the control order set by the control order setting unit, wherein the control order setting unit repeats a process of obtaining a proximity order of the remaining air-conditioners relative to the already-set air-conditioner based on the calculated distances, and selecting, as a next control-target, the air-conditioner with the proximity order corresponding to a predetermined proportion of a number of the remaining air-conditioners until all air-conditioners have been selected as control-targets. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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