Abstract
In this study, we examined an air-conditioning control system using an infrared communication function that aims to balance energy conservation and the indoor environment. The proposed system consists of several distributed controllers and a single global controller and controls the air-conditioning system to save electric power considering the room comfort. The predicted mean vote (PMV) is a well recognized thermal comfort index in the room, which is calculated by the motion of a body, clothing, temperature, humidity, wind speed, and average radiation temperature. In the proposed system, the set temperature of the air conditioner is determined using the PMV. From the experimental results, it was confirmed that it is possible to suppress the power consumption while maintaining comfort with the proposed system.
