JP7352780B2 - Air conditioning system, air conditioning system controller - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an air conditioning system and an air conditioning system controller.

Conventionally, residences have been air-conditioned using whole-house air conditioners. Additionally, with the increasing demand for energy-saving housing and stricter regulations, it is expected that highly insulated and highly airtight housing will increase, and there is a need for air conditioning systems that are suited to these characteristics.

In addition, as an air conditioner control, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, the ambient temperature and humidity are detected at the start of air conditioning operation, and the temperature and humidity are controlled to be comfortable according to the environment, and the temperature and humidity are controlled as much as possible within the comfortable temperature and humidity. BACKGROUND ART A control device for an air conditioner is known that determines a target temperature and humidity so as not to waste energy.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-12006

Temperature and humidity control, particularly humidity control, using such conventional air conditioners has been difficult to apply to a system in which air conditioning is performed in an air-conditioned room and air is blown to a plurality of rooms using a conveyor fan. In other words, conventional air conditioners provide a comfortable environment with respect to humidity by detecting ambient humidity, setting a target humidity for the ambient humidity, and maintaining and controlling the humidity. Here, the humidity in the living room where the air conditioner is installed is under the control of the air conditioner and is basically not affected much by the outside.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned system, since the system is connected to a plurality of living rooms, air with various humidities flows into the air-conditioned room, so the humidity environment of the air-conditioned room fluctuates greatly in a short period of time. Therefore, in order to control the humidity in an air-conditioned room under such conditions within a predetermined range, it is necessary to install a very large air-conditioned room with enough room for multiple living rooms to control the humidity, or to use dehumidification. It was necessary to greatly increase the capacity and humidification capacity. However, such means are inefficient in terms of space or energy, and a new humidity control method has been required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning system and an air conditioning system controller that contribute to downsizing of air-conditioned rooms through efficient dehumidification and humidification.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a humidifier that humidifies the air in an air-conditioned room, and a humidifier that transports the air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room. a system controller that controls the humidifier and the transport fan; a room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of rooms and sends it to the system controller; an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires humidity in the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller, the system controller controlling the humidifier to keep the humidity in the air-conditioned room at or above a predetermined minimum humidity. an air-conditioned room humidity control unit that maintains the humidity within a predetermined humidity range; An air conditioning system or the like is provided with an airflow rate determination unit that determines the airflow rate, and a fan airflow rate control unit that controls the airflow rate of each of the transport fans using the airflow rate determined by the airflow rate determination unit, and thereby The goal is to achieve the following objectives.

The present invention also provides a humidifier that humidifies air in an air-conditioned room, and a plurality of humidifiers provided corresponding to the plurality of living rooms that transports the air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room. an air-conditioning room humidity control unit that controls the humidifier to maintain the humidity of the air-conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined minimum humidity or higher;
an air flow rate determination unit that determines the air flow rate of the transport fan based on the indoor humidity of each room and the humidity of the air conditioned room; and a control unit that controls the air flow volume of each of the transport fans using the air flow rate determined by the air flow rate determination unit. An air conditioning system controller or the like is provided with a fan air volume control section to achieve the desired purpose.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an air conditioning system and the like that contribute to downsizing of air-conditioned rooms through efficient dehumidification and humidification.

FIG. 1 is a schematic connection diagram of an air conditioning system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram of a system controller of the air conditioning system. It is a flow chart showing air conditioning processing. It is a flow chart which shows air-conditioned room humidity control processing. It is a flowchart which shows fan air volume setting processing. It is a flowchart which shows air volume determination processing. The figure which shows an example of the relationship between air-conditioned room target humidity, air-conditioned room humidity, and living room humidity. The figure which shows the other example of the relationship between an air-conditioned room target humidity, an air-conditioned room humidity, and a living room humidity. It is a schematic diagram of an air-conditioned room when the air-conditioned room is divided into three sections. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an air-conditioned room when the air-conditioned room is divided into two sections. FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram of a system controller when an air-conditioned room is divided into three sections.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below each represent a preferred specific example of the present invention. Therefore, the numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of the components, steps (processes) and order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and do not limit the present invention. That's not the point. Therefore, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims representing the most significant concept of the present invention will be explained as arbitrary constituent elements. Further, in each figure, substantially the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping explanations will be omitted or simplified.

(Embodiment 1)
First, with reference to FIG. 1, an air conditioning system 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic connection diagram of an air conditioning system 20 according to the first embodiment.

The air conditioning system 20 includes an outside air introduction fan 4, a plurality of exhaust fans 5 (exhaust fans 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), a plurality of transport fans 3 (transport fans 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), and a plurality of circulation fans. The fan 6 (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d), the room temperature sensor 11 (the room temperature sensor 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d), the room humidity sensor 12 (the room humidity sensor 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d), the air conditioner Consisting of a room temperature sensor 14, an air conditioning room humidity sensor 15, an air conditioner 9, a humidifier 16, a dehumidifier 17, an input/output terminal 19, and a system controller 10 (corresponding to an air conditioning system controller). be done.

The air conditioning system 20 is installed in a general house 1, which is an example of a building. The general house 1 has at least one air-conditioned room 18 independent of the living room 2 in addition to a plurality of living rooms 2 (living rooms 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) (four in this embodiment). Here, general housing 1 (house) is a residence provided as a place for residents to live a private life, and as a general configuration, living room 2 includes a living room, dining room, bedroom, private room, children's room, etc. It will be done. Further, the living room provided by the air conditioning system 20 may include a toilet, bathroom, washroom, dressing room, etc.

In the air conditioned room 18, the air conveyed from each room 2 is mixed. Further, the outside air is taken into the air conditioned room 18 by the outside air introduction fan 4 and mixed with the air conveyed from each living room 2 by the circulation fan 6. The temperature and humidity of the air in the air-conditioned room 18 is controlled by an air conditioner 9, a humidifier 16, and a dehumidifier 17 provided in the air-conditioned room 18, that is, the air is conditioned to generate air to be transported to the living room 2. . The air conditioned in the air-conditioned room 18 is conveyed to each living room 2 by the conveyance fan 3. Here, the air-conditioned room 18 means a space with a certain size in which the air conditioner 9 and other humidifiers 16, dehumidifiers 17, etc. can be placed and where the air conditioning of each living room can be controlled, but it is not intended as a living space. Basically, it does not mean a room where a resident stays.

The air in each living room 2 is conveyed to the air-conditioned room 18 by the circulation fan 6, and is also exhausted from the living room 2 to the outside of the general house 1 by the exhaust fan 5 as outside air. The air conditioning system 20 controls the exhaust air volume of the exhaust fan 5 to exhaust outside air from the room, and controls the supply air volume of the outside air introduction fan 4 in conjunction with the exhaust air volume of the exhaust fan 5 to bring outside air into the room. By taking in air, ventilation using the first type ventilation method is performed.

The outside air introduction fan 4 is a fan that takes outside air into the room of the general house 1, and corresponds to the air supply function of an air supply fan or a heat exchange fan. As described above, the outside air taken in by the outside air introduction fan 4 is introduced into the air conditioned room 18. The supply air volume of the outside air introduction fan 4 is configured to be settable in multiple stages, and the exhaust air volume is set according to the exhaust air volume of the exhaust fan 5, as will be described later.

The exhaust fan 5 is a fan that exhausts a part of the air in the corresponding living room 2 as outside air through, for example, an exhaust duct, and corresponds to the exhaust function of a ceiling ventilation fan, a wall-mounted ventilation fan, a range hood, a heat exchange fan, and the like. In addition, in Fig. 1, the exhaust duct connected to the exhaust fan 5 is directly connected to the outside of the general house 1, but when using the exhaust function of the heat exchange fan, the exhaust duct is connected to the heat exchange fan once. After that, it is connected to the outside of the general residence 1. In other words, the air passing through the exhaust duct exchanges heat with the air passing through the air supply path of the heat exchanger fan, and then is discharged to the outside of the general house 1. The exhaust fan 5a is provided in the living room 2a, the exhaust fan 5b is provided in the living room 2b, the exhaust fan 5c is provided in the living room 2c, and the exhaust fan 5d is provided in the living room 2d.

Each exhaust fan 5 is configured such that its exhaust air volume can be set in multiple stages. Normally, each exhaust fan 5 is controlled to achieve a preset exhaust air volume. Then, the exhaust air volume is controlled for each of the exhaust fans 5a to 5d according to settings by the user and values acquired by various sensors.

The transport fans 3a to 3d are provided, for example, on the wall surface of the air conditioned room 18, corresponding to each of the living rooms 2a to 2d. The air in the air-conditioned room 18 is transported to the living room 2a via the transport duct by the transport fan 3a, transported to the living room 2b via the transport duct by the transport fan 3b, and transported to the living room 2c via the transport duct by the transport fan 3c. and is transported to the living room 2d via the transport duct by the transport fan 3d. Note that the conveyance ducts connected to each living room are provided independently.

The circulation fan 6a is provided in the living room 2a, the circulation fan 6b is provided in the living room 2b, the circulation fan 6c is provided in the living room 2c, and the circulation fan 6d is provided in the living room 2d. A portion of the air in each of the living rooms 2a to 2d is conveyed to the air conditioning room 18 via a circulation duct by a corresponding circulation fan 6a to 6d. Note that the circulation ducts connecting the air-conditioned room 18 and each living room may be provided independently, but multiple tributary ducts that are part of the circulation duct may be joined from the middle to be integrated into one circulation duct. Afterwards, it may be connected to the air conditioned room 18.

The air conditioner 9 corresponds to an air conditioner and controls the air conditioning of the air conditioned room 18. The air conditioner 9 cools or heats the air in the air conditioned room 18 so that the temperature of the air in the air conditioned room 18 reaches a set target temperature (air conditioned room target temperature).

The humidifier 16 humidifies the air in the air conditioned room 18 so that when the humidity of the air in the air conditioned room 18 is lower than a set target humidity (air conditioned room target humidity), the humidity becomes the air conditioned room target humidity. Although the humidifier 16 may be built into the air conditioner 9, it is preferable to provide the humidifier 16 independent of the air conditioner 9 in order to obtain sufficient humidification capacity to accommodate multiple rooms 2. . Here, the air conditioned room target humidity is defined as a predetermined humidity range whose lower limit is the lowest humidity and whose upper limit is the highest humidity. Furthermore, although the minimum humidity, maximum humidity, and humidity treated in this embodiment are each expressed as relative humidity, they may be treated as absolute humidity in a predetermined conversion process. In this case, it is preferable to treat the entire air conditioning system, including the humidity in the living room, as absolute humidity.

The dehumidifier 17 dehumidifies the air in the air conditioned room 18 so that when the humidity of the air in the air conditioned room 18 is higher than a set target humidity (air conditioned room target humidity), the humidity becomes the air conditioned room target humidity. Although the dehumidifier 17 may be built into the air conditioner 9, it is preferable to provide the dehumidifier 17 independent of the air conditioner 9 in order to obtain enough dehumidification capacity to accommodate multiple rooms 2. .

The living room temperature sensor 11a is provided in the living room 2a, the living room temperature sensor 11b is provided in the living room 2b, the living room temperature sensor 11c is provided in the living room 2c, and the living room temperature sensor 11d is provided in the living room 2d. The room temperature sensors 11a to 11d are sensors that acquire the room temperatures of the corresponding rooms 2a to 2d and transmit them to the system controller 10.

The living room humidity sensor 12a is provided in the living room 2a, the living room humidity sensor 12b is provided in the living room 2b, the living room humidity sensor 12c is provided in the living room 2c, and the living room humidity sensor 12d is provided in the living room 2d. The room humidity sensor 12 is a sensor that acquires the indoor humidity (room humidity) of each of the corresponding rooms 2a to 2d and sends it to the system controller 10.

The air conditioned room temperature sensor 14 is a sensor that acquires the temperature of the air in the air conditioned room 18 and transmits it to the system controller 10. Note that the air-conditioned room temperature sensor 14 may be built into the air conditioner 9, but if it is built into the air conditioner 9, it can only obtain information around the air conditioner 9 (for example, near the air supply opening). . Since the air-conditioned room 18 mixes the outside air with the air conveyed from each living room 2 as described above, it is recommended that the air-conditioned room 18 be provided independently of the air conditioner 9 so that information about the air-conditioned room 18 as a whole can be obtained. desirable.

The air-conditioned room humidity sensor 15 is a sensor that acquires the humidity of the air in the air-conditioned room 18, that is, the air-conditioned room humidity, and transmits it to the system controller 10. Note that, for the same reason as the air-conditioned room temperature sensor 14, the air-conditioned room humidity sensor 15 is preferably provided independently of the air conditioner 9 so that information about the air-conditioned room 18 as a whole can be obtained.

The system controller 10 is a controller that controls the entire air conditioning system 20. The system controller 10 includes an outside air introduction fan 4, an exhaust fan 5, a conveyance fan 3, a circulation fan 6, a living room temperature sensor 11, a living room humidity sensor 12, an air conditioned room temperature sensor 14, an air conditioned room humidity sensor 15, an air conditioner 9, and a humidifier. 16 and dehumidifier 17 via wireless communication.

The system controller 10 controls the outside air introduction fan 4 and the exhaust fan 5 in conjunction with each other, such as setting the air supply volume of the outside air introduction fan 4 so that the air volume corresponds to the exhaust air volume of the exhaust fan 5. As a result, the general house 1 is ventilated using the first type ventilation method.

The system controller 10 also determines whether the temperature and/or humidity of the air conditioned room 18 is high or low based on the temperature and humidity of the air in the air conditioned room 18 acquired by the air conditioned room temperature sensor 14 and the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15. The air conditioner 9, humidifier 16, and dehumidifier 17 as air conditioners are controlled so as to achieve the set air conditioned room target temperature and/or air conditioned room target humidity.

The system controller 10 also calculates the indoor temperature and/or humidity of each living room 2 acquired by the living room temperature sensor 11 and the living room humidity sensor 12, and the target temperature (room target temperature) set for each living room 2a to 2d. And/or the air volume of the transport fan 3 and the air volume of the circulation fan 6 are set according to the target humidity (target humidity of the living room) and the like.

As a result, the air conditioned in the air-conditioned room 18 is transported to each living room 2 at the air volume set for each transport fan 3, and the air in each living room 2 is transported at the air volume set for each circulation fan 6. It is transported to the air conditioned room 18. Therefore, the indoor temperature and/or indoor humidity of each living room 2 is controlled to reach the living room target temperature and/or the living room target humidity.

Here, the system controller 10, the outside air introduction fan 4, the exhaust fan 5, the conveyance fan 3, the circulation fan 6, the living room temperature sensor 11, the living room humidity sensor 12, the air-conditioned room temperature sensor 14, the air-conditioned room humidity sensor 15, and the air conditioner 9. , the humidifier 16, and the dehumidifier 17 are connected via wireless communication, thereby making it possible to eliminate the need for complicated wiring work. However, all of these, or a portion of these with the system controller 10, may be configured to be communicable via wired communication.

The input/output terminal 19 is communicably connected to the system controller 10 by wireless communication, and accepts input of information necessary for constructing the air conditioning system 20 and stores it in the system controller 10, and inputs the status of the air conditioning system 20 into the system. It is acquired from the controller 10 and displayed. Examples of the input/output terminal 19 include portable information terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, and tablets.

Note that the input/output terminal 19 does not necessarily need to be connected to the system controller 10 through wireless communication, and may be communicably connected to the system controller 10 through wired communication. In this case, the input/output terminal 19 may be realized by, for example, a wall-mounted remote controller.

Next, each function of the system controller 10 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram of the system controller 10.

The system controller 10 includes a room target humidity acquisition section 54 , an air conditioned room humidity control section 55 , an air volume determination section 40 , a fan air volume control section 31 , and a storage section 46 .

The living room target humidity acquisition unit 54 obtains a living room target humidity that is commonly set for the entire living room 2 using the input/output terminal 19. The room target humidity is set as a predetermined humidity range defined by the minimum humidity as the lower limit and the maximum humidity as the upper limit. In this embodiment, the target humidity of the living room matches the target humidity of the air-conditioned room. Note that in this embodiment, the user can set the target room humidity, but it may be set as a fixed value in the air conditioning system in advance. The maximum humidity and minimum humidity acquired by the living room target humidity acquisition section 54 or set in advance are stored in the storage section 46.

The air conditioned room humidity control section 55 uses the humidifier 16 and the dehumidifier 17 to control the humidity in the air conditioned room to the air conditioned room target humidity acquired by the living room target humidity acquisition section 54. Specifically, when the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15 is higher than the highest humidity constituting the predetermined humidity range, the dehumidifier 17 is operated. Moreover, when the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15 is lower than the minimum humidity, the humidifier 16 is operated.

The air flow rate determining section 40 includes a humidity determining section 53, a humidity difference comparing section 56, and a height determining section 57. Then, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 determines the air blowing amount of the transport fan 3 based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor 12 and the humidity of the air conditioned room 18 acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15. Note that the procedure for determining the amount of air blown will be described later.

The humidity determining unit 53 determines the humidity of each room 2 based on the indoor humidity of each living room 2 acquired by the living room humidity sensor 12 and the living room target humidity acquired by the living room target humidity acquisition unit 54, that is, the air conditioned room target humidity indicating a predetermined humidity range. It is determined whether the indoor humidity of the living room 2 is within a predetermined humidity range.

The humidity difference comparison unit 56 calculates the difference between the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor 12 and the humidity of the air conditioned room 18 acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15. Specifically, for example, when the humidity in the living room 2a is 90% and the humidity in the air-conditioned room is 50%, the difference is 40. In addition, to calculate the difference, it is not necessarily necessary to calculate the difference in humidity expressed as a percentage; for example, the difference may be calculated based on the amount of moisture determined from the humidity, that is, the size of the deviation between the air-conditioned room humidity and the living room humidity. It would be good if it could be quantified.

The level determination unit 57 determines the level of the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor 12 with respect to the humidity of the air conditioned room 18 acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15. Specifically, for example, if the humidity in the living room 2a is 90% and the air-conditioned room humidity is 50%, the humidity in the living room 2a is determined to be "higher" than 50% of the air-conditioned room humidity. On the other hand, if the humidity in the living room 2c is 30% and the air-conditioned room humidity is 50%, the humidity in the living room 2c is determined to be "lower" than 50% of the air-conditioned room humidity. These judgments may be made for all living rooms, or may be made only for living rooms whose humidity is higher than the maximum humidity and rooms whose humidity is lower than the minimum humidity.

The fan air volume control unit 31 controls the air volume of each of the plurality of transport fans 3a to 3d provided correspondingly to each of the plurality of living rooms 2a to 2d. Control the air flow rate. Further, the fan air volume control section 31 may also control the circulation fans 6a to 6d, but detailed explanation will be omitted here.

The storage unit 46 is a so-called memory that stores a predetermined humidity range, that is, maximum humidity and minimum humidity, acquired by the room target humidity acquisition unit 54 or set in advance. Furthermore, the storage unit 46 is also used when it is necessary to store information such as numerical values for control by the system controller 10.

Next, the air conditioning process executed by the system controller 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the air conditioning process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the air conditioned room humidity control process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the fan air volume setting process. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the air blowing amount determination process. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the air-conditioned room target humidity, the air-conditioned room humidity, and the living room humidity. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the relationship between the air-conditioned room target humidity, the air-conditioned room humidity, and the room humidity.

As shown in FIG. 3, the air conditioning process executed by the system controller 10 mainly includes an air conditioned room humidity control process S100 and a fan air volume setting process S200, which are executed in this order.

When the user executes the air conditioning process, the system controller 10 first executes the air conditioned room humidity control process S100 shown in FIG.

In the air-conditioned room humidity control process S100, the system controller 10 acquires the target room humidity set at the input/output terminal 19 and stores it in the storage unit 46 (S101). Here, the room target humidity is a humidity that the user feels comfortable with, and is a humidity that is common to all rooms. The room target humidity is defined as a predetermined humidity range with a lower limit defined by the lowest humidity and an upper limit defined by the highest humidity. This predetermined humidity range is the target humidity range of the air conditioned room 18, that is, it is the same as the air conditioned room target humidity. The user sets, for example, the maximum humidity to 65% and the minimum humidity to 45% on the input/output terminal 19, and the system controller 10 sets the input to the input/output terminal 19 via the room target humidity acquisition unit 54. The target humidity of the living room is acquired as the target humidity of the air conditioned room.

After acquiring the air-conditioned room target humidity, the air-conditioned room humidity control unit 55 uses the air-conditioned room humidity sensor 15, humidifier 16, and dehumidifier 17 to maintain the humidity of the air-conditioned room 18 within the range of the air-conditioned room target humidity. (S102).

Specifically, the target humidity of the air conditioned room is maintained as follows. That is, when the air conditioned room humidity acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15 is higher than the maximum humidity, the dehumidifier 17 is operated. Moreover, when the air conditioned room humidity acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15 is lower than the minimum humidity, the humidifier 16 is operated. Considering fluctuations in the air conditioned room humidity due to air flowing into the air conditioned room 18 after the air conditioned room humidity control process, when dehumidifying, the humidity is lower than the maximum humidity within a certain range (e.g. -5%). When humidifying, the humidity may be increased within a certain range (for example, +5%) higher than the minimum humidity.

Through the above processing, the humidity in the air conditioned room 18 is maintained within a predetermined humidity range.

Subsequently, the system controller 10 executes fan air volume setting processing S200 shown in FIG.

In the fan air volume setting process S200, the air volume determination unit 40 acquires the air conditioned room humidity via the air conditioned room humidity sensor 15 (S201). Further, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 acquires the room humidity of each room 2 via the room humidity sensor 12 (S202). Furthermore, the system controller 10 acquires a predetermined humidity range, that is, the maximum humidity and the minimum humidity, from the storage unit 46 via the room target humidity acquisition unit 54 (S203).

Next, the air flow rate determining unit 40 determines whether the humidity of each living room is within a predetermined humidity range by the humidity determining unit 53 (S203).

Here, if all the rooms are within the predetermined humidity range, the process ends (S204 Yes -> end).

Note that if at least one living room is not within the predetermined humidity range, the humidity difference comparison unit 56 calculates the difference between the living room humidity of that living room and the air-conditioned room humidity for the corresponding living room (the living room that is not within the humidity range). (S204No→S205). Further, the height determination unit 57 determines whether the humidity of the corresponding living room is higher or lower than the humidity of the air-conditioned room, that is, the height thereof (S206). Here, the humidity in the air-conditioned room may be determined by comparing the air-conditioned room humidity acquired by the air-conditioned room humidity sensor 15 with the room humidity, or even if the humidity is determined relative to a predetermined humidity range. It's the same. The height determination unit 57 determines the height and classifies the living rooms 2 (living rooms 2a to 2d) that are not within a predetermined range into high humidity living rooms that are higher than the maximum humidity and low humidity living rooms that are lower than the minimum humidity. It is associated with the temperature difference compared by the comparison unit 56. In other words, in this process, the air flow rate determination unit 40 can grasp the number of high-humidity rooms and low-humidity rooms, and the difference in humidity between the air-conditioned rooms.

When the above processing is completed, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 performs air blowing amount determining processing (S300).

The air blowing amount determining unit 40 executes the air blowing amount determining process S300 shown in FIG. 6 . That is, in the air blowing amount determining process S300, the air blowing amount determining unit 40 first counts the number of low humidity rooms and the number of high humidity rooms with respect to the air conditioned room humidity.

Here, if there are a plurality of low-humidity living rooms, the amount of air blown in the living room with a large humidity difference is determined to be large (S301 Yes→S303). This process will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 7(a). Note that FIG. 7(a) is an example in which only a plurality of low-humidity living rooms exist. In FIG. 7, a indicates the living room 2a, b indicates the living room 2b, c indicates the living room 2c, and d indicates the living room 2d, and the numerical value at the bottom indicates the humidity in the living room. Further, it is assumed that the maximum humidity is 65%, the minimum humidity is 45%, and the air-conditioned room humidity is 50%.

According to FIG. 7A, there are only two low-humidity living rooms (living room 2c and living room 2d). The humidity difference (absolute value) between the living room 2c and the air-conditioned room humidity is 20%, and the humidity difference between the living room 2d and the air-conditioned room humidity is 30%. In this case, the air volume determining unit 40 sets the air volume of the transport fan 3d corresponding to the living room 2d with a large humidity difference to be larger than the air volume of the transport fan 3c corresponding to the living room 2c. Here, the amount of air blown can be defined as the air blowing capacity of the conveying fan or the operating notch. For example, if the air flow rate of the transport fan 3 can be set in 10 steps from air flow rate 1 to air flow rate 10 in order from the smallest air flow rate, the air flow rate determination unit 40 sets the air flow rate of the transfer fan 3d to the maximum value. The air flow rate is determined to be 10. Then, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 determines the air blowing amount of the transport fan 3c to be, for example, 7, which is smaller than that of the transport fan 3d.

As a result, air from the air-conditioned room flows into the living room 2c and the living room 2d, and the humidity in each living room gradually approaches a predetermined humidity range. At this time, the humidity in the living room 2d, which is considered more uncomfortable due to the difference in air volume and has a large humidity difference with the air-conditioned room humidity, is improved compared to the humidity in the living room 2c, where the humidity difference with the air-conditioning room humidity is smaller than that in the living room 2d. speed increases. In other words, the air flow rate determining unit 40 gives priority to improving the humidity of the living room over a living room with a worse humidity environment.

At this time, the humidity in the air-conditioned room will gradually decrease from 50% due to the inflow of dry air from living room 2c and living room 2d, so if the humidity is likely to fall below the minimum humidity, control the air-conditioned room humidity as necessary. The unit 55 operates the humidifier 16 to maintain the air conditioned room humidity within a predetermined humidity range.

Further, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 counts the number of low humidity living rooms and the number of high humidity living rooms with respect to the air conditioned room humidity, and similarly, when there are multiple high humidity living rooms, the air blowing amount of the living room with a large humidity difference is counted. (S301No→S302Yes→S303).

This process will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 7(b). Note that FIG. 7(b) is an example in which only a plurality of high-humidity living rooms exist.

According to FIG. 7(b), there are only two high-humidity living rooms (living room 2a and living room 2b). The living room 2a has a humidity difference (absolute value) of 40% from the air-conditioned room humidity, and the living room 2b has a humidity difference of 30% from the air-conditioned room humidity. In this case, the air volume determination unit 40 sets the air volume of the transport fan 3a corresponding to the living room 2a with a large humidity difference to be larger than the air volume of the transport fan 3b corresponding to the living room 2b. In other words, the air blowing amount determining unit 40 here determines the air blowing amount of the transport fan 3a to be the maximum air blowing amount of 10. Then, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 determines the air blowing amount of the conveyance fan 3b to be, for example, an air blowing amount of 7, which is smaller than that of the conveying fan 3b.

As a result, air from the air-conditioned room flows into the living room 2a and the living room 2b, and the humidity of each living room gradually approaches a predetermined humidity range. At this time, the humidity in living room 2a, which is considered to be more uncomfortable due to the difference in air volume and has a large humidity difference from the air-conditioned room humidity, is improved compared to the humidity in living room 2b, where the humidity difference from the air-conditioned room humidity is smaller than living room 2a. speed increases. In other words, the air flow rate determining unit 40 gives priority to improving the humidity of the living room over a living room with a worse humidity environment.

At this time, the humidity in the air-conditioned room will gradually rise from 50% due to the inflow of humid air from rooms 2a and 2b, so if the humidity is likely to exceed the maximum, the humidity in the air-conditioned room will be controlled as necessary. The section 55 operates the dehumidifier 17 to maintain the air conditioned room humidity within a predetermined humidity range.

In addition, the air blowing amount determination unit 40 counts the number of low humidity rooms and the number of high humidity rooms with respect to the humidity of the air conditioned room, and if there are both high humidity rooms and low humidity rooms, (S302No→S304Yes→S305).

This process will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 8(a) is an example in which only a plurality of low-humidity living rooms exist. Note that the expression in FIG. 8 is the same as in FIG. 7.

According to FIG. 8(a), there are a living room 2c which is a low humidity living room and a living room 2a which is a high humidity living room. The humidity difference between the living room 2c and the air-conditioned room humidity is 20%, and the humidity difference between the living room 2a and the air-conditioned room humidity is 40%. In this case, the air volume determination unit 40 sets the air volume of the transport fan 3a corresponding to the living room 2a where the humidity difference is large to be smaller than the air volume of the transport fan 3c corresponding to the living room 2c where the humidity difference is small. In other words, the air volume determination unit 40 sets the air volume of the transport fan 3c corresponding to the living room 2c where the humidity difference is small to be larger than the air volume of the transport fan 3a corresponding to the living room 2a where the humidity difference is large. Specifically, the airflow amount determination unit 40 determines the airflow amount of the transport fan 3c to be the maximum airflow amount of 10 here. Then, the airflow rate determining unit 40 determines the airflow rate of the transport fan 3a to be, for example, 5, which is smaller than that of the transport fan 3c.

As a result, air from the air-conditioned room flows into the living room 2a and the living room 2c, and the humidity of each living room gradually approaches a predetermined humidity range. At this time, due to the difference in the amount of air blown, the humidity in the living room 2c where the humidity difference is small is improved first, as shown in FIG. 8(b).

Here, the difference from S303 is that by controlling the inflow amount of air from the two rooms, fluctuations in the humidity in the air conditioned room are suppressed to the minimum. In other words, by increasing the amount of air flowing into the air-conditioned room from the low-humidity living room with a small humidity difference compared to the amount of air flowing into the air-conditioned room from the high-humidity living room with a large humidity difference, the amount of air flowing into the air-conditioned room is increased. Control the inflow and outflow of moisture so that they are (ideally) equivalent. This makes it possible to suppress fluctuations in the humidity in the air-conditioned room, thereby suppressing the operation of the humidifier 16 and dehumidifier 17, and enabling energy-saving control. Furthermore, it becomes possible to operate the air conditioned room efficiently in terms of humidity, and it becomes possible to downsize the air conditioned room.

Note that the air volume determination unit 40 may set the air volume of the transport fan 3c corresponding to the living room 2c where the humidity difference is small to the same as the air volume of the transport fan 3a corresponding to the living room 2a where the humidity difference is large. Specifically, the airflow amount determination unit 40 determines the airflow amount of the transport fan 3c and the airflow amount of the transport fan 3a to be 10, for example. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8(c), first, the humidity in the living room 2c is improved. At this time, until the humidity in the living room 2c is improved, the low-humidity air in the living room 2c and the high-humidity air in the living room 2a offset the humidity, making it possible to suppress fluctuations in the air-conditioned room humidity. . Note that since the humidity in the living room 2a is high, it is expected that the air-conditioned room humidity will rise slightly, but the air-conditioned room humidity control section 55 can handle this by using the dehumidifier 17 as necessary. Even this process can contribute to energy saving control and miniaturization of air conditioners.

The air blowing amount determination unit 40 counts the number of low humidity rooms and the number of high humidity rooms with respect to the humidity of the air conditioned room, and if both high humidity rooms and low humidity rooms do not exist, the number of low humidity rooms or high humidity rooms is 1. It means to exist. In this case, the air volume determining unit 40 can transition the humidity of the room to a predetermined humidity range by blowing air into the corresponding low humidity room or high humidity room at a predetermined air volume (S304 No→S306 ).

The air conditioning process has been described above, but after the air conditioning process is executed for the first time, the air conditioned room humidity control process S100 and the fan air volume setting process S200 are repeatedly processed independently.

Although the air conditioning system and system controller according to the present invention have been described above, the embodiments described above are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, the circulation fans 6a to 6d and the transport fans 3a to 3d are communicated through a duct that connects the living room and the air conditioned room. However, the circulation fans 6a to 6d do not necessarily need to be connected by ducts, and spaces such as corridors connecting living rooms can also be regarded as ducts. In this case, the air in the living room is transported from the living room to the hallway by the circulation fans 6a to 6d. The air inside the living room conveyed to the hallway is taken into an air-conditioned room 18 that communicates with the hallway. The intake of air into the air-conditioned room 18 can be carried out by installing a new circulation fan on the wall of the air-conditioned room 18 facing the hallway, or the air may be introduced by creating a negative pressure in the air-conditioned room without using a circulation fan. Even with such a configuration, it is expected that the circulation efficiency will be lower than when connecting with a duct, but it can contribute to the air conditioning system.

Next, the air conditioned room 18 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 11. 9 and 10 are schematic diagrams of the air-conditioned room 18 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the air-conditioned room when the air-conditioned room is divided into three sections, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram of an air-conditioned room when it is sectioned. FIG. 11 is a schematic functional block diagram of the system controller when the air-conditioned room is divided into three sections. In addition, in FIG. 11, a first space humidity calculation section 58 is further added to the schematic functional block diagram shown in FIG. 2.

By the way, in the above-mentioned FIG. 1, the air-conditioned room 18 is not divided into sections, that is, the temperature and humidity are controlled by the air conditioner 9, the humidifier 16, and the dehumidifier 17 in the same space. On the other hand, in FIGS. 9 and 10, efficient dehumidification and humidification can be realized by partitioning the air-conditioned room 18.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, dehumidification, temperature control, and humidification are performed in separate spaces. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the air-conditioned room 18 is separated by a partition plate 21 into three independent spaces: a first space 22, a second space 23, and a third space 24. Also in this case, the air conditioner 9, humidifier 16, dehumidifier 17, etc. are controlled by the system controller 10 in the same manner as described above. Note that a first space 22, a second space 23, and a third space 24 are arranged in order from upstream to downstream, and the air in each space is blown downstream by the transport fan 3.

The partition plate 21 is a board formed of a wooden board, a gypsum board, or the like, and serves as a partition between the first space 22 and the second space 23 and a partition between the second space 23 and the third space 24. Furthermore, in addition to the boards used, the partition plate 21 can further prevent heat and humidity transfer between the spaces by laminating a heat insulating board. Furthermore, the partition plate 21 is provided with a space connecting opening 25 in the form of a round hole or a square hole in a part of the plate surface. Thereby, the first space 22 and the second space 23 and the second space 23 and the third space 24 become independent spaces that can be ventilated with each other via the space connection opening 25.

The space connecting opening 25 has an opening area that is, for example, 30% or less, and more preferably 20% or less, of the area of the surface where the first space 22 and the second space 23 are in contact when the partition plate 21 is not present. . This is because if the space connecting opening 25 is too large, the contribution to efficiency of dehumidification and humidification will decrease, and if it is too small, the pressure loss will increase and there is a risk of adversely affecting the ventilation efficiency between the spaces. . In addition, although the space connecting opening 25 is provided as a simple opening here, by installing a fan that blows air forcibly inside the opening, such as a pipe fan, it is possible to connect the upstream independent space to the downstream independent space. The air blowing efficiency can be increased.

The first space 22 is spatially connected with a first air supply opening 26 for supplying indoor air upstream, a second air supply opening 27 for supplying outdoor air, and a second space 23 downstream. An opening 25 is provided. Further, in the first space 22, a dehumidifier 17, a first space temperature sensor 28, and a first space humidity sensor 29 are arranged. With this configuration, indoor air from the first air supply opening 26 and outdoor air from the second air supply opening 27 are mixed in the first space 22. The mixed air typically contains more outdoor fresh air than indoor air. The indoor air is close to the target temperature and target humidity set by the system controller 10 because the air conveyed from the conveyance fans 3a to 3d passes through each living room 2a to 2d and returns to the first space 22. These are temperature and humidity. On the other hand, outdoor air has a high temperature and high humidity relative to the set target temperature and target humidity, for example, in a high temperature and high humidity environment during the summer or rainy season. As described above, since more outdoor air is supplied to the first space 22 than indoor air, the first space 22 becomes a high temperature and high humidity environment. When the mixed air in the first space 22 is higher than the air-conditioned room target humidity of the air-conditioned room 18, it is dehumidified by the dehumidifier 17 in the first space 22 so that the humidity reaches the air-conditioned room target humidity, but details will be described later. do. The dehumidified air is blown into the second space 23 through the space connection opening 25.

The first space temperature sensor 28 is a sensor that acquires the temperature of the air in the first space 22 and transmits it to the system controller 10. In the first space 22, the outside air and the air conveyed from each living room 2 are mixed as described above, so the first space temperature sensor 28 is connected downstream, or It is desirable to provide it near the spatial connection opening 25.

The first space humidity sensor 29 is a sensor that acquires the humidity of the air in the first space 22, that is, the humidity of the first space 22, and transmits it to the system controller 10. Note that, for the same reason as the first space temperature sensor 28, the first space humidity sensor 29 is preferably provided downstream, that is, near the space connection opening 25, so that information about the first space 22 as a whole can be obtained.

The second space 23 includes a space communication opening 25 with the first space 22 on the upstream side and a space communication opening 25 with the third space 24 on the downstream side. Further, in the second space 23, an air conditioner 9 is arranged. With this configuration, the air dehumidified in the first space 22 is cooled or heated by the air conditioner 9 in the second space 23 so that the temperature of the air in the second space 23 reaches the set air conditioned room target temperature. . The cooled or heated air is then blown into the third space 24 through the space connection opening 25 with the third space 24 .

The third space 24 includes a space connection opening 25 with the second space 23 on the upstream side, and transport fans 3a to 3d on the downstream side. Further, a humidifier 16 is arranged in the third space 24. Further, in the third space 24, an air-conditioned room temperature sensor 14 and an air-conditioned room humidity sensor 15 are arranged downstream, that is, near the transport fans 3a to 3d. With this configuration, the air cooled or heated in the second space 23 is humidified by the humidifier 16 in the third space 24 so that the humidity becomes the air-conditioned room target humidity when the air is lower than the air-conditioned room target humidity. . The humidified air is then transported to each of the living rooms 2a to 2d via transport fans 3a to 3d.

With this configuration, the air-conditioned room target temperature and the air-conditioned room target humidity can be controlled separately in independent spaces, so that efficient dehumidification and humidification can be performed. The specific procedures and effects of dehumidification and humidification will be explained below.

For example, suppose that the air in the air-conditioned room 18 is dehumidified or cooled in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment during the summer or rainy season. First, the air-conditioned room humidity control unit 55 calculates the difference between the air-conditioned room target humidity and the humidity of the air-conditioned room 18, that is, the humidity of the third space 24. When the humidity in the third space 24 is higher than the air conditioned room target humidity, the dehumidifier 17 provided in the first space 22 performs dehumidification. The air dehumidified in the first space 22 is blown into the second space 23. In the second space 23, when the temperature of the air in the second space 23 is higher than the set air conditioned room target temperature, the air conditioner 9 provided in the second space 23 performs cooling. Here, the humidity controlled in the first space 22 is cooled in the second space 23, so that the relative humidity changes. On the other hand, in this configuration, the air in the first space 22 is controlled by the air conditioning room humidity control unit 55 to control the humidity (in this case, the relative humidity) of the conveyed air that is blown outside the air conditioned room 18 via the conveying fan 3. ) is controlled to below a predetermined dehumidification humidity. That is, the first space humidity calculation unit 58 calculates (back-calculates) the humidity that the first space 22 should reach in anticipation of cooling by the air conditioner 9.

Specifically, the first space humidity calculating unit 58 calculates the humidity based on the set target humidity of the conveying air (relative humidity in this case), the set target temperature of the conveying air, and the temperature of the first space 22. The humidity (in this case, relative humidity) that the air in one space 22 should reach is calculated by the following procedure.

First, the moisture content of the conveying air, that is, the absolute humidity, is calculated based on the conditions of the set target humidity (in this case, relative humidity) of the conveying air and the set target temperature of the conveying air. During the summer or rainy season, the air is cooled in the second space 23 as described above and then transported from the third space 24 to each of the living rooms 2a to 2d. That is, by determining the absolute humidity in the first space 22, the air conveyed to each of the living rooms 2a to 2d has the target absolute humidity. After the first space humidity calculation unit 58 calculates the absolute humidity of the conveyance air, the temperature of the first space 22 is detected. Thereby, the humidity (relative humidity in this case) at the temperature of the first space 22 to be reached can be calculated. During the summer or rainy season, the temperature of the second space 23 is cooled by the air conditioner 9 with respect to the temperature of the first space 22 as necessary. Therefore, the humidity (in this case, relative humidity) of the air in the first space 22 is lower than the humidity (in this case, relative humidity) of the air in the second space 23 . Therefore, the humidity (relative humidity in this case) of the air in the first space 22 is controlled to a dehumidified humidity lower than the humidity (relative humidity in this case) of the conveying air.

As described above, high temperature and high humidity air is blown into the first space 22 during the summer or rainy season. The higher the temperature, the more saturated water vapor the air has, and the more water it can contain. If dehumidification is performed in this case, a large amount of moisture can be removed from the air simply by slightly lowering the temperature of the air in the heat exchanger provided in the dehumidifier 17. In other words, air can be dehumidified efficiently.

Further, during the rainy season, if the air conditioner 9 and the dehumidifier 17 are installed in the same space in the air conditioned room 18, the air conditioner 9 will be in a thermo-off state because the temperature difference between the air outside and the air conditioned room 18 is small. In this case, only the dehumidifier 17 operates, and the temperature of the air conditioned room 18 becomes higher than the outdoor temperature due to the heat radiation of the dehumidifier 17, and the air is transported to each living room 2a to 2d. Become. However, by first dehumidifying the first space 22, the air heated by the heat radiation of the dehumidifier 17 is blown to the air conditioner 9, so the air conditioner 9 performs cooling operation and cools the air in the set air conditioned room. Can be adjusted to target temperature. Further, it is expected that the air-conditioned room 18 is a relatively narrow space. Therefore, when the air conditioner 9 and the dehumidifier 17 are installed in the same space in the air conditioned room 18, the air conditioner 9 cools the air and the dehumidifier 17 heats the air at the same time. It becomes difficult to control the target temperature. However, since the air conditioned room 18 is segmented, the heat radiation of the dehumidifier 17 can be separated from the second space 23 where the air conditioner 9 is located, so that control to the set air conditioned room target temperature and air conditioned room target humidity can be performed. becomes easier.

Further, for example, in the case of a low-temperature, low-humidity environment in winter, the air in the air-conditioned room 18 is heated and humidified. First, the air-conditioned room humidity control unit 55 determines whether the air in the first space 22 is a target for dehumidification by detecting the humidity of the air, but winter air whose humidity is already sufficiently low is not a target for dehumidification. Must not be. That is, in the first space 22, only the indoor air from the first air supply opening 26 and the outdoor air from the second air supply opening 27 are mixed.

Next, if the air in the second space 23 is lower than the set air conditioned room target temperature, it is heated to the air conditioned room target temperature set by the air conditioner 9. In this case, the humidity (relative humidity in this case) of the air in the second space 23 decreases significantly due to heating. The air heated in the second space 23 is conveyed to the third space 24 while satisfying the condition of the air conditioned room target temperature.

In the third space 24 , the air conditioned room humidity control unit 55 calculates the difference between the set air conditioned room target humidity and the humidity in the third space 24 . When the humidity in the third space 24 is lower than the air conditioned room target humidity, the air conditioned room humidity control unit 55 performs humidification using the humidifier 16 provided in the third space 24. As a result, the air conveyed from the conveyance fans 3a to 3d in the third space 24 reaches the set air conditioned room target temperature and air conditioned room target humidity.

In this configuration, air heated by the air conditioner 9 is blown into the third space 24. The higher the temperature of the air, the more moisture it can contain, that is, the higher the absolute humidity. Thereby, the air in the third space 24 can efficiently absorb moisture from the humidifier 16. That is, the air in the third space 24 can be more efficiently humidified to the air conditioned room target humidity and then transported to each living room 2 from the transport fans 3a to 3d.

Although the structure in which the space of the air-conditioned room 18 of the air-conditioning system according to the present invention is divided into three sections has been described above, the embodiment described above is an example and is not limited thereto.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the second space 23 may also serve as the third space 24, that is, the second and third spaces 30. In other words, the space for cooling or heating the air and the space for humidifying the air may be the same space.

In the case of a high-temperature, high-humidity environment during the summer or rainy season, the air is dehumidified in the first space 22 and cooled in the second and third spaces 30, as in the case of the three divisions described above. Further, in the case of a low temperature and low humidity environment in winter, heating and humidification are performed simultaneously in the second and third spaces 30. In this configuration, air with a temperature lower than that in the air-conditioned room is blown into the second and third spaces 30 from the first space 22, and the efficiency of humidifying the air is lower than in the case where the air is divided into three sections. . However, by forming the second and third spaces 30, the volume of the humidifying space can be made larger than that of the third space 24. That is, the amount of humidified air with high humidity is greater in the second and third spaces 30 than in the third space 24, and the air can be humidified to the air conditioned room target humidity more efficiently. Furthermore, the number of partition plates 21 can be reduced from two to one, and the cost for the air-conditioned room 18 can be reduced.

Note that in the above embodiment, the living room is shown as a living room, but the living room does not necessarily have to be occupied by a person, and can be regarded as one space. In other words, if the hallway and kitchen are separated to some extent, they can be considered as one space, and fall under one living room.

Furthermore, the air conditioning system according to the present invention is applicable to single-family houses and complex houses such as condominiums. However, when an air conditioning system is applied to a complex, one system corresponds to each household, and each household does not have one room.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The air conditioning system and air conditioning system controller according to the present invention are useful as an air conditioning system and an air conditioning system controller that contribute to downsizing of air conditioning rooms through efficient dehumidification and humidification.

1 General house 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d Living room 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d Transport fan 4 Outside air introduction fan 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d Exhaust fan 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d Circulation fan 9 Air conditioner 10 System controller 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d Living room temperature sensor 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Living room humidity sensor 14 Air conditioned room temperature sensor 15 Air conditioned room humidity sensor 16 Humidifier 17 Dehumidifier 18 Air conditioned room 19 Input/output terminal 20 Air conditioning system 21 Partition plate 22 First space 23 Second space 24 Third space 25 Space connection opening 26 First air supply opening 27 Second air supply opening 28 First space temperature sensor 29 First space humidity sensor 30 Second and third spaces 31 Fan air volume control unit 40 Air flow rate determination unit 53 Humidity determination unit 54 Room target humidity acquisition unit 55 Air conditioned room humidity control unit 56 Humidity difference comparison unit 57 Height determination unit 58 First space humidity calculation unit

Claims (10)

A humidifier that humidifies the air in an air-conditioned room,
a plurality of transport fans provided corresponding to each of the plurality of living rooms, which transports air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room;
a system controller that controls the humidifier and the transfer fan;
a living room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of living rooms and transmits it to the system controller;
an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires the humidity of the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller,
The system controller includes:
an air conditioned room humidity control unit that controls the humidifier to maintain the humidity in the air conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined minimum humidity or higher;
an air blowing amount determination unit that determines the air blowing amount of the conveying fan based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor;
a fan air volume control unit that controls the air volume of each of the transport fans with the air volume determined by the air volume determination unit;
The air blowing amount determining unit includes:
a humidity determination unit that determines whether the indoor humidity of each living room is within the predetermined humidity range based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the predetermined humidity range;
a humidity difference comparison unit that calculates a difference between the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air-conditioned room acquired by the air-conditioned room humidity sensor,
If it is determined that the indoor humidity of each living room is not within the predetermined humidity range based on the determination result of the humidity determination section, the air flow rate of the conveyance fan is determined based on the humidity difference calculated by the humidity difference comparison section. Determine the air conditioning system. A dehumidifier that dehumidifies the air in an air conditioned room,
a plurality of transport fans provided corresponding to each of the plurality of living rooms, which transports air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room;
a system controller that controls the dehumidifier and the transfer fan;
a living room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of living rooms and transmits it to the system controller;
an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires the humidity of the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller,
The system controller includes:
an air conditioned room humidity control unit that controls the dehumidifier to maintain the humidity in the air conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined maximum humidity or less;
an air blowing amount determination unit that determines the air blowing amount of the conveying fan based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor;
a fan air volume control unit that controls the air volume of each of the transport fans with the air volume determined by the air volume determination unit;
The air blowing amount determining unit includes:
a humidity determination unit that determines whether the indoor humidity of each living room is within the predetermined humidity range based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the predetermined humidity range;
a humidity difference comparison unit that calculates a difference between the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air-conditioned room acquired by the air-conditioned room humidity sensor,
If it is determined that the indoor humidity of each living room is not within the predetermined humidity range based on the determination result of the humidity determination section, the air flow rate of the conveyance fan is determined based on the humidity difference calculated by the humidity difference comparison section. Determine the air conditioning system. The air blowing amount determining unit includes:
The air conditioning system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air flow rate of the transport fan is made larger for a living room where the humidity difference calculated by the humidity difference comparison unit is large than for a living room where the humidity difference is small. A humidifier that humidifies the air in an air-conditioned room,
a plurality of transport fans provided corresponding to each of the plurality of living rooms, which transports air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room;
a system controller that controls the humidifier and the transfer fan;
a living room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of living rooms and transmits it to the system controller;
an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires the humidity of the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller,
The system controller includes:
an air conditioned room humidity control unit that controls the humidifier to maintain the humidity in the air conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined minimum humidity or higher;
an air blowing amount determination unit that determines the air blowing amount of the conveying fan based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor;
a fan air volume control unit that controls the air volume of each of the transport fans with the air volume determined by the air volume determination unit;
The air blowing amount determining unit includes:
a humidity determination unit that determines whether the indoor humidity of each living room is within the predetermined humidity range based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the predetermined humidity range;
a level determination unit that determines whether the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor is high or low relative to the humidity of the air-conditioned room,
If it is determined that the indoor humidity of each of the living rooms is not within the predetermined humidity range based on the determination result of the humidity determination section, the conveyance is performed based on the level of humidity in the air-conditioned room determined by the level determination section. An air conditioning system that determines the airflow rate of the fan. A dehumidifier that dehumidifies the air in an air conditioned room,
Transporting air from the air conditioned room to a plurality of rooms independent of the air conditioning room, for each of the plurality of rooms.
A plurality of correspondingly provided conveyor fans,
a system controller that controls the dehumidifier and the transfer fan;
a living room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of living rooms and transmits it to the system controller;
an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires the humidity of the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller,
The system controller includes:
an air conditioned room humidity control unit that controls the dehumidifier to maintain the humidity in the air conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined maximum humidity or less;
an air blowing amount determination unit that determines the air blowing amount of the conveying fan based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor;
a fan air volume control unit that controls the air volume of each of the transport fans with the air volume determined by the air volume determination unit;
The air blowing amount determining unit includes:
a humidity determination unit that determines whether the indoor humidity of each living room is within the predetermined humidity range based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the predetermined humidity range;
a level determination unit that determines whether the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor is high or low with respect to the humidity of the air conditioned room,
If it is determined that the indoor humidity of each of the living rooms is not within the predetermined humidity range based on the determination result of the humidity determination section, the conveyance is performed based on the level of humidity in the air-conditioned room determined by the level determination section. An air conditioning system that determines the airflow rate of the fan. A dehumidifier that dehumidifies the air in an air conditioned room,
a plurality of transport fans provided corresponding to each of the plurality of living rooms, which transports air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room;
a system controller that controls the dehumidifier and the transfer fan;
a living room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of living rooms and transmits it to the system controller;
an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires the humidity of the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller,
The system controller includes:
an air conditioned room humidity control unit that controls the dehumidifier to maintain the humidity in the air conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined maximum humidity or less;
an air blowing amount determination unit that determines the air blowing amount of the conveying fan based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor;
a fan air volume control unit that controls the air volume of each of the transport fans with the air volume determined by the air volume determination unit;
The air conditioned room is
a first space having an air supply opening;
the dehumidifier that dehumidifies the air in the first space;
a second space provided downstream of the first space in the air-conditioned room and independently of the first space to allow ventilation;
an air conditioner that conditions the air in the second space;
the conveyance fan that conveys the air conditioned by the air conditioner to the outside of the air conditioned room;
An air conditioning system comprising: the dehumidifier; and the system controller that controls the air conditioner. a third space provided downstream of the first space and independently from the first space to allow ventilation;
a humidifier that humidifies the air in the third space,
The system controller includes:
The air conditioning system according to claim 6, wherein the air conditioning system controls the humidifier. The air conditioning system according to claim 7, wherein the second space also serves as the third space. The air conditioning system according to claim 7, wherein the second space is provided downstream of the first space and upstream of the third space. A humidifier that humidifies the air in an air-conditioned room,
a plurality of transport fans provided corresponding to each of the plurality of living rooms, which transports air in the air-conditioned room to a plurality of living rooms independent of the air-conditioned room;
a system controller that controls the humidifier and the transfer fan;
a living room humidity sensor that acquires the indoor humidity of each of the plurality of living rooms and transmits it to the system controller;
an air-conditioned room humidity sensor that acquires the humidity of the air-conditioned room and sends it to the system controller,
The system controller includes:
an air conditioned room humidity control unit that controls the humidifier to maintain the humidity in the air conditioned room within a predetermined humidity range defined as a predetermined minimum humidity or higher;
an air blowing amount determination unit that determines the air blowing amount of the conveying fan based on the indoor humidity of each living room acquired by the living room humidity sensor and the humidity of the air conditioned room acquired by the air conditioned room humidity sensor;
a fan air volume control unit that controls the air volume of each of the transport fans with the air volume determined by the air volume determination unit;
The air conditioned room is
a first space having an air supply opening;
an air conditioner that air-conditions the air in the first space;
a third space provided downstream of the first space and independently from the first space to allow ventilation;
the humidifier that humidifies the air in the third space;
An air conditioning system comprising: the conveyance fan that conveys air conditioned by the air conditioner to outside the air conditioned room.

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