Thermal storage control system and thermal storage body used in same

Abstract

The thermal storage control system includes a plurality of thermal storage, a ventilation pathway, a plurality of opening-closing members, and a control part. The plurality of thermal storage bodies are each provided with ventilation holes. The ventilation pathway is formed to include the ventilation holes and has a plurality of pathways from a first end to a second end so that air passes from the first end to the second end. The plurality of opening-closing members is configured to open or close the ventilation pathway. The control part is configured to individually switch control the plurality of opening-closing members. The control part is configured to switch a pathway through which an indoor air passes in the ventilation pathway by individually controlling opening and closing of the plurality of opening-closing members based on temperature of each thermal storage body and temperature of the indoor air.

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         12 . A thermal storage control system, comprising:
 a plurality of thermal storage bodies, which each has a ventilation hole with openings on both ends, provided along a construction surface of an indoor space;   a ventilation pathway including the ventilation hole of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies, and having a plurality of pathways from a first end to a second end so that air passes from the first end to the second end;   a plurality of opening-closing members provided on the ventilation pathway, and configured to open or close the ventilation pathway;   thermal storage body temperature detection parts configured to detect temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies;   an indoor temperature detection part configured to detect temperature of indoor air in the indoor space; and   a control part configured to determine a pathway through which the air passes in the ventilation pathway from the plurality of pathways by individually controlling opening and closing of the plurality of opening-closing members,   wherein the plurality of pathways of the ventilation pathway differs from each other in a combination of one or more thermal storage bodies which constitutes a pathways among the plurality of thermal storage bodies,   wherein the control part is configured to switch the pathway through which the indoor air passes of the ventilation pathway among the plurality of pathways by individually controlling opening and closing of the plurality of opening-closing members based on the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies and the temperature of the indoor air, and   wherein the plurality of opening-closing members comprises:   a plurality of blower valves provided on both ends of the ventilation hole of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies; and   a plurality of opening-closing valves provided on the ventilation pathway.   
     
     
         13 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , further comprising an outdoor temperature detection part configured to detect temperature of outdoor air in an outdoor space,
 wherein the ventilation pathway absorbs the outdoor air through the first end, and   wherein the control part is configured to switch a pathway through which the outdoor air passes, among the plurality of pathways, of the ventilation pathway by individually controlling opening and closing of the plurality of opening-closing members based on the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies and the temperature of the outdoor air.   
     
     
         14 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , further comprising a human detection part configured to detect an area where a person is in the indoor space,
 wherein the control part is configured to individually control opening and closing of the plurality of opening-closing members so that a pathway including the ventilation hole of a first thermal storage body among the plurality of pathways and the ventilation hole of a second thermal storage body among the plurality of pathways is formed as a pathway through which the indoor air passes among the plurality of pathways, based on the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies, the temperature of the indoor space, and detection result of the human detection part, the first thermal storage body facing to the area where the person is in the indoor space, the second thermal storage body exchanging heat with the first thermal storage body.   
     
     
         15 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , wherein the control part is configured to determine a degree of deterioration of thermal storage performance of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies based on a temporal change in the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies. 
     
     
         16 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , wherein the ventilation hole has a round shaped cross section having a normal direction that is a direction in which the air passes. 
     
     
         17 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , wherein the control part is configured to switch the pathway so that the indoor air passes through at least one high thermal storage body having temperature is higher than a target temperature of an air conditioner, which air-conditions the indoor space, among the plurality of thermal storage bodies when the temperature of indoor air is lower than the target temperature of the air conditioner while the air conditioner heating the indoor space. 
     
     
         18 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 17 , wherein the control part is configured to switch the pathways, in a case where the at least one high thermal storage body comprises a plurality of high thermal storage bodies when the air conditioner heats the indoor space, so that the indoor air passes through a high thermal storage body which has a highest temperature among the plurality of high thermal storage bodies. 
     
     
         19 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , wherein the control part is configured to switch the pathway so that the indoor air passes through at least one low thermal storage body having temperature lower than a target temperature of an air conditioner, which air-conditions the indoor space, among the plurality of thermal storage bodies when the temperature of the indoor air is higher than the target temperature of the air conditioner while the air conditioner cooling the indoor space. 
     
     
         20 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 19 , wherein the control part is configured to switch the pathways, in a case where the at least one low thermal storage body comprises a plurality of low thermal storage bodies when the air conditioner cools the indoor space, so that the indoor air passes through a low thermal storage body which has a lowest temperature among the plurality of low thermal storage bodies. 
     
     
         21 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , wherein a metal layer is formed on an inner surface of the ventilation hole. 
     
     
         22 . A thermal storage body which is used as one of the plurality of thermal storage bodies of the thermal storage control system of  claim 12 , the thermal storage body comprising the ventilation hole with openings on both ends, and a metal layer being formed on an inner surface of the ventilation hole. 
     
     
         23 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 13 , further comprising a human detection part configured to detect an area where a person is in the indoor space,
 wherein the control part is configured to individually control opening and closing of the plurality of opening-closing members so that a pathway including the ventilation hole of a first thermal storage body among the plurality of pathways and the ventilation hole of a second thermal storage body among the plurality of pathways is formed as a pathway through which the indoor air passes among the plurality of pathways, based on the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies, the temperature of the indoor space, and detection result of the human detection part, the first thermal storage body facing to the area where the person is in the indoor space, the second thermal storage body exchanging heat with the first thermal storage body.   
     
     
         24 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 13 , wherein the control part is configured to determine a degree of deterioration of thermal storage performance of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies based on a temporal change in the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies. 
     
     
         25 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 14 , wherein the control part is configured to determine a degree of deterioration of thermal storage performance of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies based on a temporal change in the temperature of each of the plurality of thermal storage bodies. 
     
     
         26 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 13 , wherein the ventilation hole has a round shaped cross section having a normal direction that is a direction in which the air passes. 
     
     
         27 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 14 , wherein the ventilation hole has a round shaped cross section having a normal direction that is a direction in which the air passes. 
     
     
         28 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 15 , wherein the ventilation hole has a round shaped cross section having a normal direction that is a direction in which the air passes. 
     
     
         29 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 13 , wherein a metal layer is formed on an inner surface of the ventilation hole. 
     
     
         30 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 14 , wherein a metal layer is formed on an inner surface of the ventilation hole. 
     
     
         31 . The thermal storage control system of  claim 15 , wherein a metal layer is formed on an inner surface of the ventilation hole.