Patent ID: 11959652
Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 16:
17. A machine learning apparatus for learning at least one of a temperature or a flowrate of a thermal medium supplied by a pump, in an air conditioning system including a heat source apparatus configured to heat or cool the thermal medium, the pump configured to discharge the thermal medium heated or cooled by the heat source apparatus, and a heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between passing air and the thermal medium discharged from the pump, wherein the air-conditioning apparatus blows the air having passed through the heat exchanger to a target space,
wherein the machine learning apparatus comprises:
a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
obtain state variables including an operation condition of the heat source apparatus, an operation condition of the air-conditioning apparatus, and a load of the air-conditioning apparatus;
perform learning by associating the state variables with at least one of the temperature or the flowrate of the thermal medium; and calculate a reward, based on a total value of energy consumptions of the heat source apparatus, the air-conditioning apparatus, and the pump,
wherein the processor is configured to:
perform the learning by using the calculated reward, and
control, based on the calculated reward, the air conditioning system to reduce power consumption.