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US 12,375,377 · App. 18/369,056 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Communication failure determination device

Inventors: Keita Kodera (Osaka, JP); Shin Higashiyama (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
H04L43/0823F24F11/38
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Patent No.
US 12,375,377
App. No.
18/369,056
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication failure determination device determines a failure of a communication line in a communication system including two or more communication devices connected in a wired manner by the communication line. The communication failure determination device includes a determination unit. The determination unit acquires communication quality information when communication is performed between the communication devices, and determines whether or not a failure occurs in the communication line based on the communication quality information. The communication devices communicate with each other at a frequency equal to or higher than 100 kHz.

Claims (47)

1. A communication failure determination device configured to determine a failure of a communication line in a communication system including two or more communication devices connected in a wired manner by the communication line, the communication failure determination device comprising:

a storage that stores a program; and

a processor configured to execute the program so as to

acquire communication quality information indicating a carrier-to-noise ratio, a signal intensity, or a communication speed of the communication line when communication is performed between the communication devices,

determine whether or not a short circuit or a disconnection occurs in the communication line based on the carrier-to-noise ratio, the signal intensity, or the communication speed,

the communication devices communicating with each other at a frequency equal to or higher than 100 kHz.

2. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to acquire the communication quality information from the communication devices.

3. The communication failure determination device according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor is configured to determine whether or not the short circuit or the disconnection occurs in the communication line based on the carrier-to-noise ratio, the signal intensity, or the communication speed in two or more frequency bands.

4. The communication failure determination device according to claim 2 , wherein

the communication system includes three or more of the communication devices and two or more of the communication line, and

the processor is configured to determine whether or not the short circuit or the disconnection occurs for each of the communication lines.

5. The communication failure determination device according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor is configured to determine whether or not the short circuit or the disconnection occurs in the communication line based on a determination threshold calculated from past communication quality information.

6. The communication failure determination device according to claim 5 , wherein

the processor is configured to acquire the determination threshold from a device other than the communication failure determination device including the processor.

7. The communication failure determination device according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor is configured to periodically acquire the communication quality information from the communication devices.

8. The communication failure determination device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a determination terminal that includes the processor; and

a relay terminal that receives the communication quality information from the communication devices and transmits the communication quality information that is received to the determination terminal.

9. The communication failure determination device according to claim 2 , wherein

the communication devices are air conditioners.

10. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to determine whether or not the short circuit or the disconnection occurs in the communication line based on the carrier-to-noise ratio, the signal intensity, or the communication speed in two or more frequency bands.

11. The communication failure determination device according to claim 10 , wherein

the processor is configured to

acquire the carrier-to-noise ratio, the signal intensity, or the communication speed in each of the two or more frequency bands to obtain two or more carrier-to-noise ratios, two or more signal intensities, or two or more communication speeds,

calculate an average value of the two or more carrier-to-noise ratios, the two or more signal intensities, or the two or more communication speeds, and

determine that the short circuit or the disconnection has occurred in the communication line when the average value is smaller than a threshold value.

12. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication system includes three or more of the communication devices and two or more of the communication line, and

the processor is configured to determine whether or not the short circuit or the disconnection occurs for each of the communication lines.

13. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to determine whether or not the short circuit or the disconnection occurs in the communication line based on a determination threshold calculated from past communication quality information.

14. The communication failure determination device according to claim 13 , wherein

the processor is configured to acquire the determination threshold from a device other than the communication failure determination device including the processor.

15. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to periodically acquire the communication quality information from the communication devices.

16. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a determination terminal that includes the processor; and

a relay terminal that receives the communication quality information from the communication devices and transmits the communication quality information that is received to the determination terminal.

17. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication devices are air conditioners.

18. The communication failure determination device according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to determine that the short circuit or the disconnection has occurred in the communication line when the carrier-to-noise ratio, the signal intensity, or the communication speed to is smaller than a threshold value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: KODERA, KEITA; HIGASHIYAMA, SHIN
To: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-062239 · Mar 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022015695 · Mar 29, 2022
Related Publication 20240007372A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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