TW201418637A - Air-conditioning blowing device featuring dynamic flow adjustment - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-conditioning blowing device featuring dynamic flow adjustment includes an environment sensor, a microcontroller, a motor driving circuit, a remote control transmitter, a remote control receiver, a flow valve driver, and a flow valve. The environment sensor is capable of sensing various environmental variables around the air-conditioning blowing device, such as parameters of temperature, brightness, people activity, number of people, etc. The microcontroller determines the required air-conditioning amount according to those parameters, and adjusts an opening angle of the flow valve accordingly. When it is determined that more air-conditioning amount is required according to the environmental variables around the blowing device, the opening angle of the flow valve will be increased; otherwise, the opening angle will be decreased. The blowing device of the present invention is provided with the remote control transmitter and the remote control receiver, which can be used to set the sensitivity of the blowing device to each parameter and can directly set the opening angle of the flow valve. The microcontroller drives the flow valve via the flow valve driver. Since the blowing device of the present invention can dynamically adjust air-conditioning flow according to air conditioning needs in different areas, the air-conditioning amount can be effectively distributed to a location requiring the most, so as to reduce unnecessary waste of air conditioning amount and achieve the purposes of energy saving, power saving, and low carbon.

Description

Air conditioning air supply device with dynamic flow adjustment

This creation is about an automatic and dynamic air conditioning air flow adjustment device, especially for the air outlet device that dynamically determines the air volume of the air conditioner according to the environmental detection, through the temperature, brightness, personnel activity and personnel of the environment. The evaluation of the number of parameters, etc., allows the air conditioning system to distribute the air to the places where it is really needed, reducing air conditioning waste and improving energy efficiency.

The system configuration of a common central air conditioner or a medium air conditioner system is as shown in the first figure, and includes a condenser 11, a blower 12, and a plurality of air outlet devices such as an air outlet device 13 and an air outlet device B 14, regardless of It is an air-conditioning or heating system, the condenser 11 is a source of heat and cold for heat exchange, and the blower 12 is responsible for extracting indoor air to the condenser 11 for heat exchange, and the cold-air or heat-heated heat is sent to and from the air passage 15 The wind device A 13 and the air outlet device B 14 have the effect of reaching a cold room or a greenhouse. As shown in the first figure, the current air conditioning air outlet device A 13 and the air outlet device B 14 are mostly pure air passages, and have no function of automatically adjusting the output air volume. At present, the patents related to air-conditioning air outlets are known to have the following items:

Citation 1, air conditioning outlet adjustment device, certificate number: M419888

Citation 2, air conditioning outlet air volume adjustment device, certificate number: M372935

Citation 3, air conditioning outlet structure, certificate number: M288361

Citation 4, improved air conditioning air outlet, certificate number: M287918

Citation 5, air conditioning tuyere device, certificate number: I294509

Citation 6, smart regional air conditioning unit, certificate number: 575509

Citation 7, central air conditioning air outlet air volume automatic control device, certificate number: 75161698

Citation 8, intelligent central air conditioning energy-saving equipment, certificate number: M417513

Citation 9, intelligent air-conditioning air conditioning energy-saving control device, certificate number: M432790

Citation 10, intelligent air conditioning energy-saving control system and its method, certificate number: 201000829

Citation 11, intelligent air conditioning control device, certificate number: 201212556

Citation 12, intelligent air conditioning system, certificate number: 593940

The cited 1-5 are all different air outlet structure design, the purpose of which is convenient for cleaning or convenient assembly, all of which are not related to the dynamic flow adjustment of this application, and the reference 6 utilizes the appropriately arranged air outlet and suction port in the area. The use of a fan to control the air volume to achieve the purpose of managing the air flow is also independent of the environmental detection and dynamic flow adjustment of the present application. Although the reference 7 is an air volume automatic control device, the purpose of the device is to allow the user to set the air outlet. The nearby temperature is then passed through a local ambient temperature detector to adjust the speed of the air outlet motor to meet the set temperature. This design can be regarded as an improvement of the traditional wall-mounted central air conditioning temperature and air volume controller, traditional control The temperature sensor is installed on the wall surface with the panel and the wiring, and the air outlet is a device with a air supply motor, and the controller adjusts the rotation speed of the air supply motor according to the temperature sensing value, so as to meet the temperature set by the user, and the reference is made. 7 Move the sensing device to the air outlet motor, and then let the user set the temperature with the remote control instead of the traditional wall controller. The environmental detection of this application is based on the activities and distribution of personnel as the main consideration, and the air conditioning distribution is dynamically adjusted. The innovative spirit is not to meet the air conditioning temperature set by the user, because the user is likely to leave the long time after setting the desired temperature. Seat, this application is based on the personnel on site, dynamically adjust the air conditioning allocation, obviously different from the reference 7, and the object of this application is passive air outlet, and the speed control of the air supply motor of the reference 7 is also obviously different. There are two outlets in the room for the air outlet and the air outlet. For example, in the case of B, the system of Citation 7 will not increase the air volume of the air outlet, but the air volume of the air outlet will be reduced, and this air conditioner will make more air conditioners to the air outlet. B sent out, and the air volume increased.

Citation 8 is an air-conditioning operation mechanism that considers indoor and outdoor temperature difference, and cites 9-inch air-conditioning system to expand infrared, power line transmission and ZigBee wireless communication interface, etc., to achieve the purpose of intelligent control of the host, cited 10 as a centralized air-conditioning controller, cited 11 The wireless remote control is used to flexibly set various operation modes of the air conditioner host. The above-mentioned inventions are all controlled by the air conditioner host and are not directly related to the present application.

Citation 12 uses infrared rays to detect the corners of the front of the air conditioner and then uses the steering vanes of the air outlet to direct the air conditioner to the desired position. The invention relates to the detection of the movement of the person but the control object is the steering vane on the air conditioner main body. There is no direct connection with the innovation of the dynamic distribution of air outlet air conditioners in this application.

The conventional air conditioning air outlets are mostly simple air outlets, or only the air outlets for manual adjustment of air volume. The air conditioning or heating generated by the air conditioning system is often wasted in areas where there are no personnel, and the relative activities of people or large numbers of people are relatively large. Because it is not comfortable enough to get more air conditioners, if the air conditioning airflow in the area where air conditioning is not required can be redistributed to the really needed place, the utilization of the air conditioner can be improved, and the consumption of the air conditioner power can be reduced. And make the user feel more comfortable.

The present invention proposes an air conditioning air outlet device with dynamic flow adjustment, which comprises an environment sensor, a microcontroller, a motor drive circuit, a remote control transmitter, a remote control receiver, a flow valve driver and a flow valve, and an environmental sensor. It can detect various environmental variables near the air conditioning air outlet device. Such parameters as temperature, brightness, personnel activity and number of personnel, the microcontroller will determine the air conditioning requirements of the area according to these parameters, and adjust the opening angle of the flow valve accordingly, when the environmental variables near the air outlet device are judged as When more air conditioners are needed, the flow valve will increase the opening angle, otherwise the opening angle will be reduced. The device is equipped with a remote control transmitter and a remote control receiver. The remote controller can be used to set the sensitivity of the device to various parameters. The opening angle of the flow valve is directly set, and the micro-controller drives the flow valve through the flow valve driver. Since the device dynamically adjusts the air-conditioning flow for different air conditioning requirements in different areas, the air conditioner can be effectively allocated to the really needed place, which can be reduced. Unnecessary air conditioning waste, achieving energy saving, power saving and low carbon.

The air-conditioning air supply device designed by the present invention can dynamically distribute the cold air or heating generated by the air-conditioning system to the area where the activity of the personnel is large, the number of personnel is large, and the temperature and the set temperature are large or bright, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving and comfort.

The system block diagram of the present invention, as shown in the second figure, includes an environment sensor 21, a microcontroller 22, a motor drive circuit 23, a remote control transmitter 24, a remote control receiver 25, a flow valve driver 26, and a flow valve 27 composition.

The environmental sensor 21 is as shown in the third figure, and includes an infrared human body sensor 31, a non-contact infrared temperature sensor 32, a contact gas temperature sensor 33, a brightness sensor 34, and the like, wherein the infrared sensor The human body sensor 31 can detect the amount of human activity under the air-conditioning air supply device. Since the human body temperature and the ambient background temperature are different, the human body will continuously emit infrared heat radiation, so the infrared human body sensor can be used when the person moves. It is detected that the number of times the sensor output is recorded in a unit time can determine the frequency of personnel activities under the air outlet device, and the air flow rate is Should be proportional to the frequency of personnel activities. The non-contact infrared temperature sensor 32 can measure the temperature value of the area under the wind device. This type of sensor is generally used in the design of the ear thermometer, and the price is quite low. When the air blower is under the air, the person is stationary. When it is not detected by the infrared human body sensor 31, the non-contact infrared temperature sensor 32 can be detected, and the more people and the more concentrated, the larger the output of the non-contact infrared temperature sensor 32 will be. Therefore, the sensor can be used to indicate the number of people under the air outlet device. Air conditioning flow should be increased when personnel activities are large or large and concentrated, and vice versa. The contact gas temperature sensor 33 can detect the background temperature near the air conditioning air outlet device. When the temperature is closer to the ideal room temperature, the air conditioner flow rate can be reduced. The larger the difference, the more the air conditioner flow rate needs to be increased. The brightness sensor 34 can measure the light intensity near the wind device. The brightness is large, indicating that some people turn on the light or work in the vicinity. The former should increase the air flow rate, and the latter should consider the air conditioner or the air conditioner separately. When the sunlight is irradiated, the flow of cold air should be increased. When the heating operation is performed, the output of the brightness sensor 34 needs to be distinguished by the light or the sunlight. The brightness value is less than the set threshold value, and the brightness value is greater than the set threshold value. If the lighting is used, the heating flow should be increased. On the contrary, the heating should reduce the heating flow.

The microcontroller 22 is electrically connected to the environment sensor 21, and the aforementioned environmental parameters are read by the microcontroller 22. The microcontroller 22 has appropriate programs and interfaces to calculate the ideal air flow rate of the wind device. The microcontroller 22 will then send a drive signal to the flow valve actuator 26 to adjust the air volume.

The motor drive circuit 23 receives a positive reversal signal from the microcontroller 22 and rotates the motor. The flow valve driver 26 is composed of the aforementioned motor and the traction device, and is controlled by the motor drive circuit 23 to rotate the motor, and instantly returns the true opening angle of the flow valve 27 to the microcontroller 22. A closed loop control is formed by which the microcontroller 22 precisely controls the opening angle of the flow valve 27.

The flow valve 27 is a mechanical valve on the air passage, which can be controlled from full open to fully closed, and can be controlled by the mechanical combination of the flow valve actuator 26 to control the flow rate of the air conditioning gas.

The remote control transmitter 24 and the remote control receiver 25 provide the sensitivity of the user to set the above parameters, and the opening angle of the flow valve 27 can be manually adjusted to make the use of the creation more convenient.

When the air conditioning system is equipped with several devices of the present application, the air conditioning gas sent by the air blowing device will send the air conditioning gas to other areas because the flow rate of a certain place becomes smaller, so that the air conditioning flow rate can be dynamically and appropriately distributed. The purpose is to reduce unnecessary air conditioning waste and achieve energy saving, power saving and low carbon.

11‧‧‧Condenser

12‧‧‧A blower

13‧‧‧Wind device A

14‧‧‧Air outlet B

15‧‧‧airway

21‧‧‧Environmental Sensor

22‧‧‧Microcontroller

23‧‧‧Motor drive circuit

24‧‧‧Remote transmitter

25‧‧‧Remote Receiver

26‧‧‧Flow valve driver

27‧‧‧Flow valve

31‧‧‧Infrared body sensor

32‧‧‧ Non-contact infrared temperature sensor

33‧‧‧Contact gas temperature sensor

34‧‧‧Brightness sensor

First picture: The system configuration of the current common central air conditioning or medium air conditioning system.

The second picture: the system block diagram of this creation.

Third figure: a block diagram of the environmental sensor 21.

21‧‧‧Environmental Sensor

22‧‧‧Microcontroller

23‧‧‧Motor drive circuit

24‧‧‧Remote transmitter

25‧‧‧Remote Receiver

26‧‧‧Flow valve driver

27‧‧‧Flow valve

Claims (3)

Air conditioner air outlet device with dynamic flow adjustment, comprising: A, an environment sensor, infrared body sensor, non-contact infrared temperature sensor, contact gas temperature sensor and brightness sensing , environmental sensor energy temperature, brightness, personnel activity and number of personnel and other parameters; B, a microcontroller, can receive the temperature sensor, brightness, personnel activity and number of personnel measured by the environmental sensor According to the parameters and calculate the appropriate air conditioning flow, and convert the corresponding flow valve opening angle, send the motor drive signal to drive the mechanical structure inside the flow valve driver, so that the flow valve opens at the desired angle; C, a remote control launch The device allows the user to set the operating parameters of the system of the air outlet device at the remote end; D. A remote control receiver capable of receiving signals transmitted from the remote control transmitter; E, a motor drive circuit capable of accepting a positive reversal signal from the controller to drive a motor in the flow valve actuator; F, a flow valve actuator, The motor and the mechanical device can be used to open and close the flow valve, and the detection and feedback function of the flow valve position can be used to let the controller know the correct position of the current flow valve; G, a flow valve, installed in the air conditioning system On the air duct, the microcontroller is commanded to control the opening angle to dynamically adjust the airflow flow of the air conditioner. The air conditioning air outlet device with dynamic flow adjustment as described in claim 1, wherein the appropriate algorithm is arranged in the microcontroller to execute the following algorithm: A. When the personnel activity is large or the number of people is large, the air conditioning flow should be increased. Otherwise, it should be reduced. B. When the temperature is closer to the ideal room temperature, it means that the air conditioning flow can be reduced. The larger the difference, the more the air conditioning flow needs to be increased. C. When the brightness is large, the brightness value is less than the set threshold value, indicating that some people turn on the light in the vicinity, and the air conditioning flow should be increased. If the brightness value is greater than the set threshold value, the air conditioner should be considered separately for the air conditioner or the air conditioner. When the air-conditioning operation is carried out, the sunlight should increase the flow of cold air. When the air is operated, the sunlight should reduce the flow of the heating. The air conditioning air outlet device with dynamic flow adjustment as described in claim 1, wherein the remote control transmitter and the remote control receiver allow the user to set the detection sensitivity of the environment sensor, or directly set the opening size of the flow valve.