An air-compressing apparatus has four compressors individually supplying
compressed air to a tank having a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is
connected to control circuits of the compressors. The control circuits
compute times needed for the tank pressure to reach minimum and maximum
pressures, respectively, of the tank by using the detected tank pressure
and also using a tank pressure change value. The computed time values
correspond to the consumption of compressed air. Thus, the control
circuits can control the number of compressors to be operated according
to the consumption of compressed air.