Replacement air-conditioning system and information processing method

Abstract

A replacement air-conditioning system is configured to be able to form stratification of a temperature or an air component in a room by supplying conditioned air to a lower side of the room and discharging indoor air from an upper side of the room. The replacement air-conditioning system includes a detection unit including at least one sensor. The detection unit is configured to detect temperatures or air components at a first height set above an assumed boundary height of the stratification in the room and a second height set below the assumed boundary height.

1 . A replacement air-conditioning system configured to be able to form stratification of a temperature or an air component in a room by supplying conditioned air to a lower side of the room and discharging indoor air from an upper side of the room, the replacement air-conditioning system comprising:
 a detection unit including at least one sensor, the detection unit being configured to detect temperatures or air components at
 a first height set above an assumed boundary height of the stratification in the room and 
 a second height set below the assumed boundary height. 
   
     
     
         2 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first height is set in advance as a height above a head of a person in the room.   
     
     
         3 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a control unit including a CPU or GPU, the control unit being configured to derive information regarding a boundary height of the stratification in the room based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height detected by the detection unit.   
     
     
         4 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the control unit is configured to determine whether a boundary of the stratification is present between the first height and the second height based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height.   
     
     
         5 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the control unit is configured to
 determine that the boundary height of the stratification in the room is above the assumed boundary height set between the first height and the second height in a case in which
 a difference between the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height is smaller than a predetermined value and 
 a change in blow-out air volume of the conditioned air supplied into the room is an increasing tendency, and 
 
 determine that the boundary height of the stratification in the room is below the assumed boundary height set between the first height and the second height in a case in which
 the difference between the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height is smaller than the predetermined value and 
 the change in the blow-out air volume of the conditioned air supplied into the room is a decreasing tendency. 
 
   
     
     
         6 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the detection unit is configured to detect a temperature or an air component at a third height that is set above the first height,   the temperature or the air component at the third height includes a temperature or an air component in a discharge path of the indoor air, and   the control unit is configured to derive the information regarding the boundary height of the stratification in the room based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height, the second height, and the third height.   
     
     
         7 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 an air volume or a temperature of the conditioned air to be supplied into the room is adjusted such that a boundary height of the stratification in the room approaches the assumed boundary height in accordance with information regarding the boundary height of the stratification acquired based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height.   
     
     
         8 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a display unit including a display screen or display light, the display unit being configured to display information indicating a boundary height of the stratification in accordance with information regarding the boundary height of the stratification acquired based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height.   
     
     
         9 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 2 , wherein,
 in a case in which it is determined that a boundary of the stratification is not present between the first height and the second height based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height, warning information is output.   
     
     
         10 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a control unit including a CPU or GPU, the control unit being configured to derive information regarding a boundary height of the stratification in the room based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height detected by the detection unit.   
     
     
         11 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the control unit is configured to determine whether a boundary of the stratification is present between the first height and the second height based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height.   
     
     
         12 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the control unit is configured to
 determine that the boundary height of the stratification in the room is above the assumed boundary height set between the first height and the second height in a case in which
 a difference between the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height is smaller than a predetermined value and 
 a change in blow-out air volume of the conditioned air supplied into the room is an increasing tendency, and 
 
 determine that the boundary height of the stratification in the room is below the assumed boundary height set between the first height and the second height in a case in which
 the difference between the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height is smaller than the predetermined value and 
 the change in the blow-out air volume of the conditioned air supplied into the room is a decreasing tendency. 
 
   
     
     
         13 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the detection unit is configured to detect a temperature or an air component at a third height that is set above the first height,   the temperature or the air component at the third height includes a temperature or an air component in a discharge path of the indoor air, and   the control unit is configured to derive the information regarding the boundary height of the stratification in the room based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height, the second height, and the third height.   
     
     
         14 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 an air volume or a temperature of the conditioned air to be supplied into the room is adjusted such that a boundary height of the stratification in the room approaches the assumed boundary height in accordance with information regarding the boundary height of the stratification acquired based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height.   
     
     
         15 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a display unit including a display screen or display light, the display unit being configured to display information indicating a boundary height of the stratification in accordance with information regarding the boundary height of the stratification acquired based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height.   
     
     
         16 . The replacement air-conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 in a case in which it is determined that a boundary of the stratification is not present between the first height and the second height based on the temperatures or the air components at the first height and the second height, warning information is output.   
     
     
         17 . An information processing method executed by a computer, comprising:
 acquiring temperatures or air components at a first height set above an assumed boundary height of stratification in a room and a second height set below the assumed boundary height, which are detected by a detection unit provided in a replacement air-conditioning system configured to be able to form the stratification of a temperature or an air component in the room by supplying conditioned air to a lower side in the room and discharging indoor air from an upper side in the room, the detection unit including at least one sensor; and   obtaining information regarding a boundary height of the stratification in the room based on the obtained temperatures or air components at the first height and the second height.