Abstract: A building management set value decision support apparatus includes a thermal environment index calculation/display section, and a pseudo-thermal environment index calculation/display section. The thermal environment index calculation/display section calculates/displays the current value of a thermal environment index on the basis of the measured value of an air-conditioning control target and the measured or preset values of other predetermined parameters. The pseudo-thermal environment index calculation/display section calculates/displays a pseudo-thermal environment index on the basis of a supplied building management set value and the measured or preset values of the other predetermined parameters. A set value learning apparatus, a set value determining apparatus, and a neural network operation apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to a method and apparatus for calculating predicted mean thermal sensitivity which is used to control an air conditioning or heating unit, an operative temperature T.sub.0 is calculated on the basis of a radiant temperature Tr, an air temperature Ta, an air velocity Vair, coefficients b.sub.1 and b.sub.2, and a coefficient n according to the following equation: ##EQU1## Predicted mean thermal sensitivity PMV* is calculated on the basis of the operative temperature T0, the air temperature Ta, a relative humidity RH, a saturated water vapor pressure Pa*, a clothing thermal resistance Icl, a variable h.sub.0 (h.sub.0 =b.sub.1 +b.sub.2 .multidot.Vair.sup.n), and coefficients a.sub.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for calculating thermal sensitivity and predicted mean thermal sensitivity felt by a person in an environment. According to the apparatus of the present invention, an air temperature Ta, a clothing thermal resistance Icl, and a sensor temperature Tcr of a sensor within the environment are provided as input to an input section of the apparatus. Upon receiving these values, a set temperature calculating section of the apparatus calculates a set temperature .theta..sub.(th). A thermal energy control means supplies thermal energy information H.theta..sub.(th) to a heater so as to heat the sensor in order to maintain the sensor temperature Tcr at the calculated set temperature .theta..sub.(th). An equivalent temperature calculating section then calculates an equivalent temperature Teq.sup.* so that a predicted mean thermal sensitivity PMV.sup.* can then calculated on the basis of the obtained equivalent temperature Teq.sup.*.

Abstract: According to a method and apparatus for calculating thermal sensitivity, a set temperature .theta..sub.(th) is calculated on the basis of an air temperature Ta and a clothing thermal resistance Icl. Thermal energy H.theta..sub.(th) is supplied to a heater capable of adjusting a sensor temperature Tcr so as to set the sensor temperature Tcr to be equal to the set temperature .theta..sub.(th). The thermal sensitivity is calculated on the basis of the air temperature Ta, the clothing thermal resistance Icl, the set temperature .theta..sub.(th), and the thermal energy H.theta..sub.(th).