Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control
In this study, mobile phones, wearable devices, temperature and human motion detectors are integrated as smart sensors for enabling smart air conditioning control. Smart sensors obtain feedback, especially occupants’ information, from mobile phones and wearable devices placed on human body. The info...
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| author | Chin-Chi Cheng Dasheng Lee |
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| description | In this study, mobile phones, wearable devices, temperature and human motion detectors are integrated as smart sensors for enabling smart air conditioning control. Smart sensors obtain feedback, especially occupants’ information, from mobile phones and wearable devices placed on human body. The information can be used to adjust air conditioners in advance according to humans’ intentions, in so-called intention causing control. Experimental results show that the indoor temperature can be controlled accurately with errors of less than ±0.1 °C. Rapid cool down can be achieved within 2 min to the optimized indoor capacity after occupants enter a room. It’s also noted that within two-hour operation the total compressor output of the smart air conditioner is 48.4% less than that of the one using On-Off control. The smart air conditioner with wearable devices could detect the human temperature and activity during sleep to determine the sleeping state and adjusting the sleeping function flexibly. The sleeping function optimized by the smart air conditioner with wearable devices could reduce the energy consumption up to 46.9% and keep the human health. The presented smart air conditioner could provide a comfortable environment and achieve the goals of energy conservation and environmental protection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbbe9bb3e7f749e9b9855ae603fe46ea2022-12-22T02:07:53ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202014-06-01146111791120310.3390/s140611179s140611179Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning ControlChin-Chi Cheng0Dasheng Lee1Department of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, TaiwanDepartment of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, TaiwanIn this study, mobile phones, wearable devices, temperature and human motion detectors are integrated as smart sensors for enabling smart air conditioning control. Smart sensors obtain feedback, especially occupants’ information, from mobile phones and wearable devices placed on human body. The information can be used to adjust air conditioners in advance according to humans’ intentions, in so-called intention causing control. Experimental results show that the indoor temperature can be controlled accurately with errors of less than ±0.1 °C. Rapid cool down can be achieved within 2 min to the optimized indoor capacity after occupants enter a room. It’s also noted that within two-hour operation the total compressor output of the smart air conditioner is 48.4% less than that of the one using On-Off control. The smart air conditioner with wearable devices could detect the human temperature and activity during sleep to determine the sleeping state and adjusting the sleeping function flexibly. The sleeping function optimized by the smart air conditioner with wearable devices could reduce the energy consumption up to 46.9% and keep the human health. The presented smart air conditioner could provide a comfortable environment and achieve the goals of energy conservation and environmental protection.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/6/11179smart sensorsmobile phonesmart air conditionerintention causing controlenergy conservationhuman comfort |
| spellingShingle | Chin-Chi Cheng Dasheng Lee Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control Sensors smart sensors mobile phone smart air conditioner intention causing control energy conservation human comfort |
| title | Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control |
| title_full | Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control |
| title_fullStr | Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control |
| title_short | Smart Sensors Enable Smart Air Conditioning Control |
| title_sort | smart sensors enable smart air conditioning control |
| topic | smart sensors mobile phone smart air conditioner intention causing control energy conservation human comfort |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/6/11179 |
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