Method for the conditioning of air, and air-conditioning system

Abstract

In order to provide a method for the conditioning of air which is implementable in a reliable and energy-efficient manner, it is proposed that the method comprise the following: determining the actual values of at least two parameters of an inlet air stream of a conditioning system in which the air is to be conditioned; selecting an operating state of the conditioning system on the basis of a model by means of which a plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters is linked to operating states of the conditioning system; setting the conditioning system into the selected operating state so that an output air stream of the conditioning system is produced in which the actual values of the at least two parameters lie within preset target value ranges.

1 . A method for the conditioning of air, comprising:
 determining the actual values of at least two parameters of an inlet air stream of a conditioning system in which the air is to be conditioned;   selecting an operating state of the conditioning system on the basis of a model by means of which a plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters is linked to operating states of the conditioning system;   setting the conditioning system into the selected operating state so that an output air stream of the conditioning system is produced in which the actual values of the at least two parameters lie within preset target value ranges.   
     
     
         2 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the operating state of the conditioning system is selected on the basis of a parameter map, by means of which a plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters is linked with the operating states of the conditioning system. 
     
     
         3 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the operating state of the conditioning system is selected on the basis of a correlation function by means of which a plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters is linked with the operating states of the conditioning system. 
     
     
         4 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein one parameter is the air temperature and a further parameter is the air humidity. 
     
     
         5 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of possible actual value combinations of the at least two parameters is linked with a respective operating state of the conditioning system by means of the model. 
     
     
         6 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the selectable operating states of the conditioning system are pre-defined operating states of the conditioning system which each comprise a pre-defined operating state of a humidification device, a pre-defined operating state of a dehumidifying device, a pre-defined operating state of a heating device and/or a pre-defined operating state of a cooling device. 
     
     
         7 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein, after being set into the selected operating state, the conditioning system is set into a readjusting operating state in which a deviation of the actual values of the at least two parameters of the output air stream from the preset target values is determined and in which, for the purposes of further approximation to or equalization of the actual values with the target values, readjustment of the conditioning system is effected. 
     
     
         8 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a determination is made by means of a monitoring device as to whether a deviation of the actual values of the at least two parameters of the output air stream from the preset target values exceeds a preset maximum deviation. 
     
     
         9 . The method for supplying air to a work-piece processing system comprising a method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the output air stream of the conditioning system is supplied as a processing air stream to a processing area of the work-piece processing system and in
 that the plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters of the inlet air stream of the conditioning system is linked with the operating states of the conditioning system by means of the model in such a manner that the derivable actual values of the at least two parameters of the processing air stream lie within preset target value ranges.   
     
     
         10 . A conditioning system for the conditioning of air comprising a control device and a measuring device for determining the actual values of at least two parameters of an inlet air stream of the conditioning system in which the air is to be conditioned,
 wherein an operating state of the conditioning system is selectable by means of the control device on the basis of a model by means of which a plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters is linked with operating states of the conditioning system, and   wherein the conditioning system is settable into the selected operating state by means of the control device so that an output air stream of the conditioning system is producible in which the actual values of the at least two parameters lie within preset target value ranges.   
     
     
         11 . The conditioning system in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the control device comprises a memory device in which a parameter map and/or a correlation function is stored whereby a plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters is linked with the operating states of the conditioning system by means of the parameter map and/or by means of the correlation function. 
     
     
         12 . The conditioning system in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the conditioning system comprises a humidification device, a dehumidifying device, a heating device and/or a cooling device. 
     
     
         13 . The conditioning system in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the conditioning system comprises a regulating device by means of which the conditioning system is settable into a readjusting operating state in which a deviation of the actual values of the at least two parameters of the output air stream from the preset target values is determinable and in which readjustment of the conditioning system for the purposes of closer approximation to or equalization of the actual values with the preset target values is implementable. 
     
     
         14 . The conditioning system in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the conditioning system comprises a monitoring device by means of which it is determinable as to whether a deviation of the actual values of the at least two parameters of the output air stream from the preset target values exceeds a preset maximum deviation. 
     
     
         15 . A work-piece processing system comprising a conditioning system in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the output air stream of the conditioning system is feedable to a processing area of the work-piece processing system as a processing air stream and in that the plurality of possible actual values of the at least two parameters of the inlet air stream of the conditioning system is linked with the operating states of the conditioning system by means of the model in such a manner that the derivable actual values of the at least two parameters of the processing air stream lie within preset target value ranges.