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

Claim 0:
1. A machine learning apparatus for learning at least one of a temperature or a flowrate at which a thermal transfer apparatus transfers a thermal medium in an air conditioning system including a device on a heat-providing side, a device on a heat-using side, and the thermal transfer apparatus configured to transfer the thermal medium from the device on the heat-providing side to the device on the heat-using side,
the machine learning apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
obtain state variables including an operation condition of the device on the heat-providing side, an operation condition of the device on the heat-using side, and a value correlated with a heat quantity required by the device on the heat-using side;
perform learning by associating the state variables with the at least one of the temperature or the flowrate; and
calculate a reward, based on a total value of a power consumption of the device on the heat-providing side, a power consumption of the device on the heat-using side, and a power consumption of the thermal transfer apparatus,
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.