METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF POWER SUPPLIED TO A CONDITIONING DEVICE

摘要

The method and apparatus are for controlling an amount of power supplied to a conditioning device acting on an actual value of a predetermined physical parameter within an area in relation to a setting signal. The method comprising steps of monitoring the setting signal to detect a change thereof, and when a changed setting signal is detected (i) determining a time period and a uniform amount of power required by the conditioning device to cause the actual value of the predetermined physical parameter to theoretically reach a new range of desired values corresponding to the changed setting signal, and (ii) establishing time-related upper and lower limit profiles HLV (t) and LLV (t) of the predetermined physical parameter for the time period determined in step (i). When the actual value of the predetermined physical parameter reaches one of the limit profiles HLV(t) and LLV(t), controlling the amount of power supplied to the conditioning device to cause the actual value of the predetermined physical parameter to follow substantially the limit profile HLV(t) or LLV(t) that has been reached for a remaining portion of the time period.