WO2016151739A1 - 空気調和機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an air conditioner.
- an air conditioner that includes an infrared sensor unit provided in an indoor unit, detects a person based on thermal image data acquired by the infrared sensor unit, and controls the operation based on the detection result.
- it is determined for each step whether or not a communication error has occurred when receiving thermal image data transmitted from the infrared sensor unit, and when no communication error has occurred or when a communication error has occurred.
- the thermal image data by the thermal image acquisition element group can be acquired as a result of instructing the infrared sensor unit to retransmit the thermal image data in which a communication error has occurred with the preset number of communication retries as the upper limit
- the thermal image data from the thermal image acquisition element group of the step is buffered, and a communication error occurs and thermal image data cannot be acquired within the number of communication retries
- the thermal image data by the thermal image acquisition element group for that step When the alternative data is buffered instead of and the number of times the alternative data is buffered through all the steps is less than the predetermined threshold number , To create a piece of thermal image of the scanned area using all data buffered at every step is described.
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228867 uses a substitute data when retrying acquisition of thermal image data for a thermal image acquisition element in which a communication error has occurred during acquisition of the thermal image, and thermal image data cannot be acquired even after retrying a certain number of times.
- thermal image data cannot be acquired even after retrying a certain number of times.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and obtains an air conditioner capable of shortening the communication time with the infrared sensor unit and enhancing the responsiveness of control based on thermal image data. For the purpose.
- the present invention is an air conditioner including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit, and the indoor unit includes a plurality of thermal images.
- An acquisition element and a sensor control unit that controls the thermal pixel acquisition element, scans the scanning area step by step, acquires thermal image data by a plurality of thermal image acquisition elements for each step, and acquires the acquired thermal image
- An infrared sensor unit that transmits data from the sensor control unit to the outside, a sensor drive motor that moves the infrared sensor unit, and the thermal image acquisition element when receiving the thermal image data transmitted from the infrared sensor unit Determining whether or not an error has occurred in communication, and setting the thermal image acquisition element having a total number of times determined to be an error in the communication is equal to or greater than a threshold as a communication error determining element,
- a control unit by the thermal image acquisition elements set signal error confirmation element does not perform acquisition of the thermal image data, characterized in that it comprises a.
- the present invention it is possible to shorten the communication time with the infrared sensor unit and to increase the responsiveness of the control based on the thermal image data.
- FIG. 1st communication result with the some element of a control part and an infrared sensor part
- FIG. 2nd communication result with the some element of a control part and an infrared sensor part
- FIG. 3rd communication result with the some element of a control part and an infrared sensor part
- FIG. 4th communication result with the some element of a control part and an infrared sensor part
- the flowchart which shows the process of a person detection in the air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3rd communication result with the some element of a control part and an infrared sensor part
- FIG. 4th communication result with the some element of a control part and an infrared sensor part
- the flowchart which shows the process of a person detection in the air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 shows the process of a person detection in the air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 3.
- FIG. The flowchart which shows the process of the person detection in the air conditioner which concerns on Em
- FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1.
- the air conditioner 1 includes an outdoor unit 10 installed outdoors and an indoor unit 20 installed indoors, and harmonizes the air in the room.
- the outdoor unit 10 and the indoor unit 20 are connected by a connection pipe 11 that circulates the heat medium, and the heat medium is circulated between the outdoor unit 10 and the indoor unit 20.
- the indoor unit 20 includes a temperature sensor unit 23 that acquires information on the atmospheric temperature in the room, a control unit 25 that controls the indoor unit 20, a storage unit 26 that stores the acquired data, and a thermal image by detecting infrared rays.
- An infrared sensor unit 30 that acquires data and a sensor drive motor 24 that drives the infrared sensor unit 30 are provided.
- the temperature sensor unit 23 is provided, for example, at the air suction port of the indoor unit 20, measures the temperature of air sucked into the indoor unit 20, and acquires the measured temperature as the indoor atmospheric temperature.
- the control unit 25 is communicably connected to the outdoor unit 10, the temperature sensor unit 23, the storage unit 26, the infrared sensor 30, and the sensor drive motor 24.
- the sensor drive motor 24 and the infrared sensor 30 are physically connected.
- the control unit 25 controls the operation of each unit of the indoor unit 20. Based on a command signal related to air conditioning (hereinafter referred to as a command signal), the control unit 25 switches the operation mode or stops a harmony mode such as heating, cooling, dehumidification, and increases or decreases the temperature to be harmonized The direction in which air is sent out from the indoor unit 20 is changed. In addition, the control unit 25 acquires the thermal image data by controlling the operations of the infrared sensor unit 30 and the sensor drive motor 24, and changes the operation condition based on the acquired thermal image data.
- a command signal a command signal related to air conditioning
- the infrared sensor unit 30 includes n thermal image acquisition elements (also simply referred to as “elements”) 33 1 , 33 2 , 33 3 , 33 4 ,..., 33 n and n thermal image acquisition elements 33. 1 to 33 n and a sensor control unit 34 for controlling n .
- the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 , 33 2 , 33 3 , 33 4 ,..., 33 n detect infrared rays in the target detection range, respectively, and acquire thermal image data.
- the thermal image data is at least one of detected element information, infrared detection information, and temperature information acquired from the detected infrared.
- the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n of the present embodiment are arranged in a line in a straight line.
- the infrared sensor unit 30 is not limited to a form in which the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n are linearly arranged in a line in the vertical direction, but in a form in which the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n are arranged in a plurality of lines or a curved line. There may be.
- the infrared sensor unit 30 detects the infrared rays emitted from the area corresponding to one row of thermal image acquisition element 33 1 ⁇ 33 n for each thermal image acquisition element 33 1 ⁇ 33 n.
- the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n may have the same specifications or different specifications. n should just be an integer greater than or equal to 2, and the number is not limited.
- the sensor control unit 34 transmits, is communicably connected to the n-number of thermal image acquisition element 33 1 ⁇ 33 n and a control unit 25, a data thermal image acquisition element 33 1 ⁇ 33 n is obtained to the control unit 25 To do.
- the sensor drive motor 24 moves the infrared sensor unit 30 in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n , so that the area where the infrared sensor unit 30 detects infrared rays is orthogonal to the arrangement direction. Move in the direction.
- the sensor drive motor 24 may move the infrared sensor unit 30 in parallel, or may rotate the infrared sensor unit 30.
- the control unit 25 drives the sensor drive motor 24 to move the infrared sensor unit 30 stepwise to scan the scanning area one row at a time, that is, one step at a time, and the infrared sensor unit 30 heats at each step (each position). By acquiring image data, a thermal image of a predetermined area is acquired. In this way, the control unit 25 controls the stage of scanning by the infrared sensor unit 30 by controlling the driving of the sensor drive motor 24, and controls the row in which the infrared sensor unit 30 detects infrared rays. Based on the position information of the sensor drive motor 24, the control unit 25 acquires information on a column where the infrared sensor unit 30 detects infrared rays.
- the control unit 25 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and is a device that executes instructions described in a computer program, that is, data transfer, calculation, processing, control, and other processes.
- the control unit 25 executes the computer program stored in the storage unit 26 while using a part of the storage unit 26 as a work area.
- This computer program is a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), an operating system program, and a control program.
- the control unit 25 executes processing related to the control of the indoor unit 20 and processing executed by the indoor unit 20 on the outdoor unit 10 and the infrared sensor unit 30.
- the storage unit 26 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), or a combination thereof, and a computer program and a control unit executed by the control unit 25 This is an apparatus for storing information necessary for 25 processes.
- the storage unit 26 stores a database used when the indoor unit 20 is controlled and when the indoor unit 20 controls the outdoor unit 10 and the infrared sensor unit 30.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a scanning area of the infrared sensor unit 30.
- the infrared sensor unit 30 acquires thermal image data for n elements for one column by the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n .
- the infrared sensor unit 30 acquires thermal image data for y columns by acquiring thermal image data for n elements from the first stage to the y stage. y is a natural number.
- the relationship between the master and the slave is set in the control unit 25 and the sensor control unit 34.
- the control unit 25 becomes a master and the sensor control unit 34 becomes a slave.
- the control unit 25 puts the sensor control unit 34 under control and controls the infrared sensor unit 30 via the sensor control unit 34.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic process of human detection in the air conditioner 1.
- the control unit 25 repeatedly executes the process shown in FIG.
- the controller 25 drives the sensor drive motor 24 to move the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n to the first row (step S11).
- the control unit 25 receives the thermal image data of each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n via the sensor control unit 34 (step S12).
- the control unit 25 determines whether data for n elements has been acquired (step S13).
- step S13 When it is determined that the data for n elements has not been acquired (No in step S13), the control unit 25 returns to step S12 and acquires the thermal image data of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n that have not been acquired. To do.
- the control unit 25 repeatedly executes the processes of step S12 and step S13 until obtaining n-element thermal image data.
- the control unit 25 stores the acquired thermal image data for n elements in the storage unit 26 as thermal image data for one column. (Step S14).
- the control unit 25 determines whether the thermal image data for the y column has been acquired (step S15). When it is determined that the thermal image data for the y columns has not been acquired (No in step S15), the control unit 25 drives the sensor drive motor 24 so that each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n is one column. Move by (step S16), and return to step S12. The control unit 25 repeats the processing from step S12 to step S16 until the thermal image data for y columns is acquired. When it is determined that the data for the y column has been acquired (Yes in Step S15), the control unit 25 acquires one data image created based on the acquired data for the y column (Step S17).
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a human detection process in the air conditioner 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the same code group as in FIG. 3 is used for the same processing as the flowchart of FIG. 3 showing the basic processing, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the control unit 25 repeatedly executes the process shown in FIG.
- the control unit 25 moves each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n to the first column (step S11).
- the control unit 25 receives the thermal image data of each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n via the sensor control unit 34 (step S12).
- the control unit 25 determines whether an error has occurred in communication for each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n (step S21). ). If the control unit 25 determines that there is no error in communication with the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n that acquired the thermal image data (Yes in step S21), whether or not the thermal image data for n elements has been acquired. Is determined (step S13).
- step S13 When it is determined that the data for n elements has not been acquired (No in step S13), the control unit 25 returns to step S12 and acquires the thermal image data of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n that have not been acquired. To do.
- the control unit 25 stores the acquired thermal image data for n elements in the storage unit 26 as thermal image data for one column. (Step S14).
- step S21 When the control unit 25 determines that an error has occurred in communication between the control unit 25 and at least one of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n (No in step S21), each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 33 n thermal image data is received again, that is, communication retry is executed (step S22).
- the control unit 25 determines whether or not an error has occurred in communication with each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n via the sensor control unit 34 (step S23). If the control unit 25 determines that there is no error in communication with the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n that acquired the thermal image data (Yes in step S23), the control unit 25 proceeds to step S13.
- the control unit 25 determines that an error has occurred in communication with at least one of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n (No in step S23), the number of communication retries, that is, each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 It is determined whether or not the number of receptions of 33 n thermal image data is m (step S24). If the control unit 25 determines that m retries have not been performed, that is, the number of retries is less than m (No in step S24), the control unit 25 returns to step S22 and executes communication retries. The control unit 25 repeats the processing from step S22 to step S24 until it is determined that all the elements have no communication error or until retry communication is performed m times. m is a natural number.
- the control unit 25 When it is determined that the retry communication has been performed m times (Yes in step S24), the control unit 25 counts the total number of times it is determined that a communication error has occurred for each thermal image acquisition element. The control unit 25 sets and stores the thermal image acquisition element having the number of times that it is determined that a communication error has occurred as a communication error determining element, counts the number of communication error determining elements, and determines the communication error. The thermal image data acquired from the deterministic element is discarded (step S25).
- step S26 determines whether or not the number of communication error determining elements is larger than ⁇ .
- the control unit 25 determines whether or not the number of communication error determining elements is larger than ⁇ (Yes in step S26).
- the control unit 25 is not useful for handling the thermal image data acquired at the current stage as data for one column. Determination is made without discarding the data in the storage unit 26, and the process proceeds to step S15.
- ⁇ is a natural number of n or less.
- step S15 the control unit 25 determines whether the thermal image data for y column has been acquired.
- the control unit 25 drives the sensor drive motor 24 so that each of the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 to 33 n is one column.
- Step S16 the setting is changed so as not to acquire thermal image data from the communication error determining element (step S27), and the process returns to step S12.
- step S28 the control unit 25 proceeds to step S28.
- the control unit 25 determines whether or not the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is larger than the ⁇ columns when data for the entire scanning area, that is, y columns is acquired (step S28). That is, when acquiring the thermal image data for the entire scanning area, that is, y columns, the control unit 25 acquires the thermal data acquired when the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is larger than the ⁇ columns.
- the control unit 25 acquires the thermal data acquired when the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is larger than the ⁇ columns.
- ⁇ is a threshold of the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 for determining whether or not a useful data image can be acquired from the acquired thermal image data, and is within a range of 1 or more and less than y. Is a natural number.
- step S28 When it is determined that the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is larger than the ⁇ columns (Yes in step S28), the control unit 25 acquires one data image based on the acquired thermal image data. (Step S17), the process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is ⁇ columns or less (No in step S28), it is determined that a useful data image cannot be acquired, and all the acquired thermal image data is stored. Discard (step S29) and end the process.
- 5 to 8 are explanatory diagrams illustrating examples of communication results for one column between the control unit 25 and the plurality of elements 33 1 to 33 n of the infrared sensor unit 30, respectively.
- the horizontal axis represents the number of data acquisitions.
- 5 and 8 indicate the acquisition results of the thermal image data of each thermal image acquisition element.
- ⁇ indicates that thermal image data can be acquired by the corresponding thermal image acquisition element.
- X indicates that thermal image data could not be acquired by the corresponding thermal image acquisition element.
- the control unit 25 determines that there is no error in communication, determines Yes in step S21, Do not retry.
- the control unit 25 an error occurs in the thermal image acquisition element 33 2 in the first communication as shown in FIG. 6, the error does not occur in the other thermal image acquisition device, in communication with first retry If an error occurs in the thermal image acquisition element 33 3, an error occurs in other thermal image acquisition device, the error did not occur in all the thermal image acquisition element 33 1 ⁇ 33 n for communications second retry No is determined in step S21, No is determined in step S23 of the first retry, No is determined in step S24, and the process returns to step S22. Then, it determines with Yes by step S23 of the first retry, and progresses to step S13.
- step S21 No when it is determined that an error has occurred in communication with the thermal image acquisition element 33 3 every retry initial communication and m times of communication, in step S21 No is determined, No is determined in step S23 of all the first to m ⁇ 1 retries, No is determined in step S24, and the process returns to step S22. Thereafter, it is determined No in step S23 of m times of retrying, it is determined as Yes at step S24, sets the thermal image acquisition element 33 3 to communication error confirmation element, the information acquired from the thermal image acquisition element 33 3 Discard.
- the control unit 25 is stored, a communication error confirmation element is is a one thermal image acquisition element 33 3, if it is ⁇ less than number, determines No in step S26, the thermal image data for one column in the memory section 26 (Step S14).
- the control unit 25, the thermal image acquisition element 33 3 it is determined that a communication error confirmation element, the case of setting the thermal image acquisition device does not acquire the thermal image data, to acquire the image of the next column, communication error determined obtaining a thermal image data from the thermal image acquisition element other than thermal image acquisition element 33 3 it is determined that element.
- the control unit 25 causes an error in communication with the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 , 33 4 , and 33 n in all of the first communication and m communication retries. Is determined as No in Step S21, No is determined in Step S23 of all the first to m ⁇ 1 retries, No is determined in Step S24, and the process returns to Step S22. Thereafter, it is determined No in step S23 of the m-th retry, Yes is determined in step S24, the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 , 33 4 , 33 n are set as communication error determination elements, and the thermal image acquisition element 33 is determined. 1 , 33 4 , 33 n The information acquired from n is discarded.
- the control unit 25 determines Yes in step S26 without saving the image data. Proceed to step S15.
- the control unit 25 sets the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 , 33 4 , and 33 n determined to be communication error determining elements as thermal image acquisition elements that do not acquire thermal image data, and acquires an image in the next column.
- thermal image data is acquired from thermal image acquisition elements other than the thermal image acquisition elements 33 1 , 33 4 , 33 n determined to be communication error determining elements.
- the air conditioner 1 sets an element whose total number of times determined that an error has occurred in a communication at an arbitrary stage as a communication error determining element, and subsequent stages Since the setting is made so that the thermal image data is not acquired from the element set as the communication error determining element, the communication time with the infrared sensor unit 30 can be made shorter than before.
- the air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1 discards various information acquired from the element set as the communication error determining element and leaves it blank, thermal image data or Problems occurring in the data image can be suppressed, and the reliability of the thermal image data and the data image can be improved.
- the air conditioner 1 counts the number of elements set as communication error determining elements, and when the number of elements set as communication error determining elements is larger than a threshold value, acquired thermal image data
- the obtained thermal image data is Since it is determined that it is useful for handling as one column of data and is stored in the storage unit 26, it is possible to suppress problems caused in the thermal image data or the data image due to an error in communication, and the thermal image data In addition, the reliability of the data image can be improved.
- the air conditioner 1 When the air conditioner 1 according to Embodiment 1 acquires data for the entire scanning area or retries, when the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is greater than the threshold, the acquired heat When a data image is acquired based on the image data and the number of columns in which the thermal image data is stored in the storage unit 26 is equal to or less than the threshold value, it is determined that a useful data image cannot be acquired, and all the acquired thermal image data is discarded. As a result, it is possible to suppress problems that occur in the data image due to an error in communication, and to improve the reliability of the thermal image data and the data image.
- FIG. The air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 uses the same code group as that of the air conditioner 1 in the same configuration as the air conditioner 1, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the control unit provided in the air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 In the same stage, an element determined to have an error in communication is extracted, and the function of retrying communication with the extracted element is retried in order to retry reception of thermal image data from the extracted element.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a human detection process in the air conditioner according to the second embodiment.
- the process of the control unit executes the process of step S31 shown in FIG. 9 instead of step S22 executed by the control unit 25 according to the first embodiment.
- the control unit determines that an error has occurred in communication at the same stage.
- the element is extracted, and reception of the thermal image data from the extracted element is retried (step S31).
- the air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 extracts the element in which the error has been determined to occur in the same stage, Since the reception of the thermal image data from the extracted element is retried, the communication time with the infrared sensor unit 30 in the retry can be made shorter than before.
- Embodiment 3 uses the same code group as that of the air conditioner 1 in the same configuration as the air conditioner 1, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the control unit provided in the air conditioner according to Embodiment 3 replaces the function of discarding various information acquired from the element set as the communication error determining element and making it blank.
- the function of replacing various information acquired from the element set as the communication error determining element with alternative data based on the atmospheric temperature acquired by the temperature sensor unit 23 is provided.
- the control unit according to the third embodiment has an arbitrary stage in addition to a function of setting that thermal image data is not acquired in the subsequent stage from the element set as the communication error determining element in an arbitrary stage.
- the data to be received from the element set as the communication error determining element has a function of setting to use alternative data based on the ambient temperature acquired by the temperature sensor unit 23.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a human detection process in the air conditioner according to the third embodiment.
- the processing of the control unit executes the processing of step S41 and step S42 shown in FIG. 10, respectively, instead of step S25 and step S27 executed by the control unit 25 according to the first embodiment.
- the control unit When retrying the communication of thermal image data m times (Yes in step S24), the control unit counts the total number of times that it is determined that a communication error has occurred for each element.
- the control unit sets, as a communication error determining element, an element that is determined to have a number of times determined that a communication error has occurred.
- the control unit replaces the thermal image data or various information acquired from the communication error determining element with alternative data based on the ambient temperature acquired by the temperature sensor unit 23 (step S41).
- step S15 If the control unit has not acquired data for y columns (No in step S15), after executing the process of step S16, before executing the process of step S12 of the next stage, the control unit In the stage, the thermal image data is not acquired from the communication error determining element, and the data scheduled to be received from the element set as the communication error determining element in any stage is based on the ambient temperature acquired by the temperature sensor unit 23. The setting is changed to using alternative data (step S42), and the process flow proceeds to step S12 of the next stage.
- the air conditioner according to Embodiment 3 uses substitute data based on the ambient temperature acquired by the temperature sensor unit 23 as data scheduled to be received from an element set as a communication error determination element at an arbitrary stage. In addition, it is possible to suppress problems caused in the thermal image data or the data image due to an error in communication, and improve the reliability of the thermal image data and the data image.
- Embodiment 4 FIG.
- the air conditioner according to Embodiment 4 uses the same code group as that of the air conditioner 1 in the same configuration as the air conditioner 1, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the control unit provided in the air conditioner according to Embodiment 4 is set to the communication error determination element when the air conditioner is switched from the operation stop state to the operation start state. Has a function of resetting.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a human detection process in the air conditioner according to the fourth embodiment.
- the process of the control unit executes the process of step S51 shown in FIG. 11 before executing the process of step S11 executed by the control unit 25 according to the first embodiment.
- the control unit resets that the communication error determining element is set (step S51), and advances the process flow to step S11.
- the air conditioner When the air conditioner according to Embodiment 4 is switched from the operation stop state to the operation start state, the air conditioner resets the fact that it has been set as the communication error determining element, so the thermal image data acquired from the element In addition, the reliability of the data image can be improved.
- the configuration described in the above embodiment shows an example of the contents of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique, and can be combined with other configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is also possible to omit or change the part.
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図1は、実施の形態1に係る空気調和機1の構成を示すブロック図である。空気調和機1は、室外に設置される室外機10と、室内に設置される室内機20とを備え、室内の空気を調和する。空気調和機1は、室外機10と室内機20が熱媒を循環させる接続配管11で接続し、室外機10と室内機20との間で熱媒を循環させる。
実施の形態2に係る空気調和機は、空気調和機1と同様の構成に空気調和機1と同一の符号群を用い、その詳細な説明を省略する。実施の形態2に係る空気調和機に備えられる制御部は、制御部25の機能に加え、熱画像取得素子331~33nの少なくとも1つとの通信にエラーが発生したと判定された場合、同じ段階において、通信にエラーが発生したと判定された素子を抽出し、抽出された素子からの熱画像データの受信をリトライするため、抽出された素子との通信をリトライする機能を有する。
実施の形態3に係る空気調和機は、空気調和機1と同様の構成に空気調和機1と同一の符号群を用い、その詳細な説明を省略する。実施の形態3に係る空気調和機に備えられる制御部は、制御部25の機能に加え、通信エラー確定素子に設定された素子から取得した種々の情報を破棄して空白とする機能に代えて、通信エラー確定素子に設定された素子から取得した種々の情報を、温度センサ部23により取得される雰囲気温度に基づく代替データに置換する機能を有する。また、実施の形態3に係る制御部は、任意の段階で通信エラー確定素子に設定された素子から、以降の段階で熱画像データを取得しない旨の設定をする機能に加えて、任意の段階で通信エラー確定素子に設定された素子から受信される予定のデータに、温度センサ部23により取得される雰囲気温度に基づく代替データを用いる設定にする機能を有する。
実施の形態4に係る空気調和機は、空気調和機1と同様の構成に空気調和機1と同一の符号群を用い、その詳細な説明を省略する。実施の形態4に係る空気調和機に備えられる制御部は、制御部25の機能に加え、空気調和機が運転停止状態から運転開始状態に切り替えられたとき、通信エラー確定素子に設定された旨をリセットする機能を有する。
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- 室内機と前記室内機に接続された室外機とを備え、
前記室内機は、
複数の熱画像取得素子と、前記熱画素取得素子を制御するセンサ制御部とを有し、走査エリアを1ステップずつ走査し、ステップごとに複数の熱画像取得素子により熱画像データを取得し、取得した熱画像データを前記センサ制御部から外部に送信する赤外線センサ部と、
前記赤外線センサ部を移動させるセンサ駆動モータと、
前記赤外線センサ部から送信される前記熱画像データの受信時、前記熱画像取得素子ごとに通信にエラーが発生したか否かを判定し、
前記通信にエラーが発生したと判定した回数の合計が閾値以上である前記熱画像取得素子を、通信エラー確定素子に設定し、前記通信エラー確定素子に設定した前記熱画像取得素子による前記熱画像データの取得を行わない制御部と、
を備えることを特徴とする空気調和機。 - 前記制御部は、前記通信にエラーが発生したと判定した場合、前記通信にエラーが発生したと判定した前記熱画像取得素子から熱画像データを再度取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の空気調和機。
- 前記制御部は、前記通信エラー確定素子に設定した前記熱画像取得素子で取得する位置の熱画像データに、前記室内機に備えられた温度センサ部から取得した雰囲気温度に基づく代替データを用いることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の空気調和機。
- 運転停止から運転開始に切り替えられたとき、前記通信エラー確定素子に設定した前記熱画像取得素子から熱画像データを取得することを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の空気調和機。
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