中文摘要：

我国的住宅空调应走分散式空调还是集中式空调的发展道路？这是目前暖通空调行业争论较大的一个重要问题。本文根据调查研究结果，从运行能耗、生产能耗、资源消耗、经济性、环境影响和舒适性等方面，对住宅分体空调和集中空调进行了综合评价分析，结果表明：分体空调仍然是目前最节能环保、经济实惠、适合中国国情的住宅空调方式，我国住宅空调应坚持走分散式空调的发展道路。

英文摘要：

There is a great debate in China that which mode should be chosen, split air-conditioning （AC） or central AC. In this paper, comprehensive comparison between these two types of AC was presented based on the investigation data from different aspects, including operational energy consumption, production energy consumption, resource consumption, economy, environment impact, and thermal comfort, et al.The results indicated that split AC was better for Chinese conditions due to its energy-saving, environment protection and economic performance.