Air conditioner management system and air conditioner management method

1 . An air conditioner management system comprising:

an air conditioner; and

an aircraft,

wherein the air conditioner comprises at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor configured to:

transmit, via a beacon transmitter to the aircraft, position information indicating a position of the air conditioner,

receive a flight schedule for making the aircraft fly and perform a measurement regarding the air conditioner, and

start the air conditioner to perform air conditioning in accordance with the flight schedule,

wherein the aircraft comprises at least one aircraft circuit and/or processor configured to:

receive the flight schedule and fly the aircraft in accordance with the flight schedule, and

receive, via a beacon receiver, the position information which is transmitted from the air conditioner; and

perform the measurement, using a camera, a thermal camera, or a sensor, regarding the air conditioner, based on the position information which is received from the air conditioner.

2 . The air conditioner management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor is further configured to:

detect an abnormality in the air conditioner, and

transmit the position information in response to the abnormality being detected.

3 . The air conditioner management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor is configured to provide the position of the air conditioner that is detected by a global positioning system of the air conditioner as the position information.

4 . The air conditioner management system of claim 1 , comprising:

at least one management processor configured to store, in a storage, the position information in association with identification information of the air conditioner,

wherein the at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor is configured to transmit the identification information to the at least one management processor, and

wherein the at least one management processor is configured to receive, from the at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor, the identification information and transmit, to the aircraft, the position information associated with the identification information which is received.

5 . The air conditioner management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one aircraft circuit and/or processor is configured to measure an outside temperature or an indoor temperature, and a temperature near an intake port of the air conditioner, and

wherein at least one management processor is configured to determine that the air conditioner is in a short cycle state when an absolute value of a temperature difference between the outside temperature or the indoor temperature and the temperature near the intake port, which are measured by the at least one aircraft circuit and/or processor, is not less than a predetermined threshold, or is not equal to or less than the predetermined threshold.

6 . An air conditioner management method comprising:

providing from an air conditioner to an aircraft, position information indicating a position of the air conditioner;

receiving, at the air conditioner, a flight schedule for making the aircraft fly and perform a measurement regarding the air conditioner,

receiving at the aircraft the flight schedule,

starting, by the air conditioner, to perform air conditioning in accordance with the flight schedule,

flying, by the aircraft, the aircraft in accordance with the flight schedule, and

performing a measurement regarding the air conditioner, using the aircraft, based on the position information received by the aircraft from the air conditioner.

7 . The air conditioner management system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor is configured to provide the position information by emitting a radio wave to signal the position of the air conditioner.

8 . The air conditioner management method of claim 6 , further comprising:

detecting an abnormality in the air conditioner,

wherein the position information is provided when the abnormality is detected.

9 . The air conditioner management method of claim 6 , wherein

providing the position information comprises detecting the position of the air conditioner by a positioning system.

10 . The air conditioner management method of claim 6 , wherein

providing the position information comprises emitting a radio wave to signal the position of the air conditioner.

11 . The air conditioner management method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting identification information of the air conditioner from the air conditioner to a management device storing the position information in association with the identification information; and

transmitting from the management device to the aircraft, the position information associated with the identification information.

12 . The air conditioner management method of claim 6 , further comprising:

measuring, using the aircraft, an outside temperature or an indoor temperature, and a temperature near an intake port of the air conditioner; and

determining that the air conditioner is in a short cycle state when an absolute value of a temperature difference between the outside temperature or the indoor temperature and the temperature near the intake port is not less than a predetermined threshold, or is not equal to or less than the predetermined threshold.

13 . The air conditioner management system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one air conditioner circuit and/or processor is further configured to transmit, via the beacon transmitter, the position information at a timing according to the flight schedule.

14 . The air conditioner management system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one aircraft circuit and/or processor is configured to:

in response to receiving the position information via the beacon receiver, approach the air conditioner and then perform the measurement, and

transmit, via a communication network, a result of the measurement to at least one management processor for analyzing a state of the air conditioner.

15 . The air conditioner management system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the flight schedule is determined in association with a flight path indicating a route for flying the aircraft for obtaining a plurality of measurements regarding a plurality of air conditioners including the measurement regarding the air conditioner, and

the at least one aircraft circuit and/or processor is further configured to fly the aircraft in accordance with the flight path in addition to the flight schedule.

16 . The air conditioner management system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one management processor configured to

determine the flight schedule,

transmit the flight schedule, via a communication network, to the air conditioner and to the aircraft,

receive, via the communication network, from the aircraft, the measurement regarding the air conditioner,

determine a state of the air conditioner, and

initiate maintenance on the air conditioner based on the state which is determined.

17 . The air conditioner management method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, via a beacon transmitter of the air conditioner, the position information at a timing according to the flight schedule.

18 . The air conditioner management method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

approaching, by the aircraft, in response to receiving the position information via a beacon receiver of the air conditioner, the air conditioner and then performing the measurement, and

transmitting, by the aircraft, via a communication network, a result of the measurement to at least one management processor for analyzing a state of the air conditioner.

19 . The air conditioner management method according to claim 6 , wherein

the flight schedule is determined in association with a flight path indicating a route for flying the aircraft for obtaining a plurality of measurements regarding a plurality of air conditioners including the measurement regarding the air conditioner, and further comprising

flying the aircraft in accordance with the flight path in addition to the flight schedule.

20 . The air conditioner management method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

determining the flight schedule,

transmitting the flight schedule, via a communication network, to the air conditioner and to the aircraft,

receiving, via the communication network, from the aircraft, the measurement regarding the air conditioner,

determining a state of the air conditioner, and

initiating maintenance on the air conditioner based on the state which is determined.