Air conditioning control system and non-transitory storage medium to store air conditioning control system program

Abstract

An air conditioning control system includes: an engine acquisition unit that acquires or generates one or more engines including at least one of a control logic for controlling an air conditioning device or a setting parameter for controlling the air conditioning device; and a device control unit that controls the air conditioning device, using the acquired or generated engine. The device control unit performs control by using at least one or more of each of: an abstract control engine that is a control algorithm and a parameter of the air conditioning device that do not depend on external input/output to/from the device control unit; a preprocessing engine for generating, from information input from outside the device control unit, information suitable the abstract control engine; and a postprocessing engine for generating, from output of the abstract control engine, information suitable for output to the outside of the device control unit.

1 . An air conditioning control system comprising:
 engine acquisition circuitry to acquire or generate one or more engines including at least one of a control logic for controlling an air conditioning device or a setting parameter for controlling the air conditioning device; and   device control circuitry to control the air conditioning device, using the engine acquired or generated by the engine acquisition circuitry, wherein   the device control circuitry performs control, using one or more of each of the engines that are:   an abstract control engine that is a control algorithm and a parameter of the air conditioning device, the control algorithm and the parameter do not depending on external input/output to/from the device control circuitry;   a preprocessing engine that is an engine to perform processing of generating, from information input from outside the device control circuitry, information suitable for input to the abstract control engine; and   a postprocessing engine that is an engine to perform processing generating, from output of the abstract control engine, information suitable for output to the outside of the device control circuitry, transmitting the information suitable for the output to the outside of the device control circuitry, or outputting the information suitable for the output to the outside of the device control circuitry.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 at least one of the abstract control engine, the preprocessing engine, and the postprocessing engine includes processing of performing calculation on one or more pieces of input information given and generating information having a meaning different from that of the input information.   
     
     
         3 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising
 processing configuration storage circuitry to store a processing configuration that is: information uniquely specifying the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines to be used to control the air conditioning device; and information indicating an order of execution of processing of a plurality of the abstract control engines, the preprocessing engines, and the postprocessing engines or dependency among the plurality of the abstract control engines, the preprocessing engines, and the postprocessing engines, wherein   the engine acquisition circuitry acquires the processing configuration from the processing configuration storage circuitry, and acquires or generates the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines specified by the acquired processing configuration, and   the device control circuitry acquires the processing configuration from the processing configuration storage circuitry, and controls the air conditioning device on the basis of the information on the acquired processing configuration.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising
 processing optimization circuitry to optimize processing included in each of the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines acquired by the engine acquisition circuitry, wherein   the device control circuitry performs control, using the processing that is included in each of the abstract control engine, the preprocessing engine, and postprocessing engine and optimized by the processing optimization circuitry.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising
 preference estimation circuitry to estimate preference of a user regarding a control operation of the air conditioning device by using at least one of input information and internal data on the device control circuitry.   
     
     
         6 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising
 environmental characteristic estimation circuitry to estimate a characteristic of an environment to be air conditioned by the air conditioning device by using at least one of input information and internal data on the device control circuitry.   
     
     
         7 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising
 used engine determination circuitry to specify one or more of the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines to be used, on the basis of an analysis result that is information analyzed using input information or internal data on the device control circuitry, wherein   the engine acquisition circuitry acquires or generates the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines specified by the used engine determination circuitry. 0     
     
     
         8 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 communication circuitry to communicate with an external system outside the air conditioning device;   user identification circuitry to identify a user who accesses the air conditioning control system from the outside; and   user information management circuitry to manage information that connects a user with the engine to be used by the user.   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 7 , comprising:
 communication circuitry to communicate with an external system outside the air conditioning device;   user identification circuitry to identify a user who accesses the air conditioning control system from outside the air conditioning device; and   user information management circuitry to manage information that connects a user with preference of the user, wherein   the used engine determination circuitry specifies the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines to be used in accordance with the preference of the user that is the analysis result.   
     
     
         10 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 8 , comprising
 use start time information reception circuitry to receive information regarding a scheduled use start time of the air conditioning device, wherein   the device control circuitry performs control to achieve an air conditioned environment that suits preference of a user at the scheduled use start time received by the use start time information reception circuitry.   
     
     
         11 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 user interface circuitry to display a question regarding air conditioning control to a user and receive a user's answer to the question; and   used engine determination circuitry to specify one or more of the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines to be used, in accordance with the user's answer, and transmit information on the specified abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines to the engine acquisition circuitry.   
     
     
         12 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 user interface circuitry to receive information on an evaluation of an air conditioned environment; and   used engine determination circuitry to specify the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines to be changed, from information on currently used abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines, information on a setting of current air conditioning control or information on a current air conditioned environment, and the evaluation of the air conditioned environment.   
     
     
         13 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the information on the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines used by the used engine determination circuitry is at least one of information that specifies a spatial environment around the air conditioning device or information indicating a feature of the spatial environment.   
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory storage medium to store an air conditioning control system program that causes a computer to execute:
 storing one or more engines including at least one of a control logic for controlling an air conditioning device or a setting parameter for controlling the air conditioning device; and   controlling the air conditioning device, using the engine, wherein   controlling the air conditioning device includes one or more of each of:   performing abstract control processing using a control algorithm and a parameter of the air conditioning device, the control algorithm and the parameter not depending on input from and output to an outside;   performing preprocessing of generating, from information input from the outside, information suitable for input to the abstract control processing; and   performing postprocessing of generating, from the output, information suitable for output to the outside, transmitting the information suitable for output to the outside, or outputting the information suitable for output to the outside.   
     
     
         15 . The air conditioning control system according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the information on the abstract control, preprocessing, and postprocessing engines used by the used engine determination circuitry is at least one of information that specifies a spatial environment around the air conditioning device or information indicating a feature of the spatial environment.