Air-conditioning system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016305679-A1
Application number	US-201415103584-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 27, 2014
Priority date	Mar 27, 2014
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A centralized management apparatus includes a global map creation unit creating a global map specifying coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on an integrated floor having a plurality of divided floors; a database storing a global map and a first region designation table specifying a plurality of regions on the global map; and a first table processing unit creating the first region designation table and a first air conditioning apparatus data table specifying coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on the regions. A centralized controller includes a second table processing unit converting the coordinate of the air conditioning apparatus on the region into a coordinate of the air conditioning apparatus on the divided floor; and a floor map creation unit creating a floor map specifying the coordinate of the air conditioning apparatus on the divided floor, based on output from the second table processing unit.

First claim

1 . An air-conditioning system comprising:
a centralized controller configured to control air-conditioning apparatuses provided on a plurality of divided floors; and a centralized management apparatus configured to manage the centralized controller, the centralized management apparatus being configured to create a global map specifying coordinates corresponding to positions of the air-conditioning apparatuses on an integrated floor comprising the divided floors, and create a first region designation table specifying the global map and a plurality of regions on the global map and a first air conditioning apparatus data table specifying coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on the regions, the centralized controller being configured to convert each of the coordinates of the air conditioning apparatuses on each of the regions into a coordinate corresponding to a position of the air conditioning apparatus on corresponding one of the divided floors, based on the first region designation table and the first air conditioning apparatus data table created on the centralized management apparatus, and create a floor map specifying the coordinate of each of the air conditioning apparatuses on the divided floor, based on the coordinate corresponding to the position of the corresponding one of the air conditioning apparatuses on the divided floor.

2 . The air-conditioning system of claim 1 , wherein
the centralized controller is configured to determine a reference coordinate for each of the regions based on the first region designation table, and create a first coordinate conversion table specifying a converted coordinate calculated by subtracting the reference coordinate from the coordinate of the air conditioning apparatus on the region in the first air conditioning apparatus data table.

3 . An air-conditioning system comprising:
a centralized controller configured to control air-conditioning apparatuses provided on a plurality of divided floors; and a centralized management apparatus configured to manage the centralized controller, the centralized controller being configured to create, for each of the divided floors, a floor map specifying a coordinate corresponding to a position of each of the air conditioning apparatuses; and create a second air conditioning apparatus data table specifying the coordinate of each of the air conditioning apparatuses on the floor map, the centralized management apparatus being configured to create a second region designation table specifying a plurality of regions on the floor maps, and a coordinate agreement data table specifying coordinates to agree with each other among coordinates of the regions, create a global map specifying coordinates corresponding to positions of the air-conditioning apparatuses on an integrated floor, based on the second region designation table and the coordinate agreement table, and combine the regions, and convert the coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on the regions into coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on the global map, based on the second region designation table, the second air conditioning apparatus data table, and the coordinate agreement data table.

4 . The air-conditioning system of claim 3 , wherein
the centralized management apparatus is configured to determine a reference coordinate for each of the regions and an origin coordinate for the regions, and create the second coordinate conversion table specifying converted coordinates each calculated by adding the reference coordinate to, and subtracting the origin coordinate from, the coordinate of the air conditioning apparatus on the region in the second air conditioning apparatus data table.

5 . The air-conditioning system of claim 2 , wherein
the centralized management apparatus arranges icons representing the coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on the coordinates of the global map.

6 . The air-conditioning system of claim 4 , wherein
the centralized management apparatus arranges icons representing the coordinates of the air-conditioning apparatuses on the coordinates of the global map.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Noguchi Osamu
• Ogura Kazutaka

Classifications

• F24F11/64 Primary

  using pre-stored data · CPC title

• F24F11/84

  using valves · CPC title

• F24F11/86

  by controlling compressors within refrigeration or heat pump circuits · CPC title

• F24F11/85

  using variable-flow pumps · CPC title

• F24F11/52

  Indication arrangements, e.g. displays · CPC title