EP3450882A1 - Circuit permettant de bloquer le fonctionnement d'un compresseur - Google Patents

Circuit permettant de bloquer le fonctionnement d'un compresseur Download PDF

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EP3450882A1
EP3450882A1 EP18167152.0A EP18167152A EP3450882A1 EP 3450882 A1 EP3450882 A1 EP 3450882A1 EP 18167152 A EP18167152 A EP 18167152A EP 3450882 A1 EP3450882 A1 EP 3450882A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/02—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control
    • F04B49/022—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control by means of pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B49/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25B49/005—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices of safety devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/06—Control using electricity
    • F04B49/065—Control using electricity and making use of computers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/07—Exceeding a certain pressure value in a refrigeration component or cycle

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  • the present disclosure relates to a circuit for blocking an operation of a compressor, capable of cutting off the supply of power in hardware when the pressure of a refrigerant is increased.
  • a compressor serves to convert mechanical energy into compressive energy of a compressive fluid.
  • the compressor is used as a part of a freezer, such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner.
  • the air conditioner is an apparatus to cool down air through heat exchange occurring as a refrigerant is compressed by the compressor and the compressed refrigerant is evaporated.
  • the air conditioner may employ various refrigerants. Recently, an eco-friendly refrigerant has been introduced to minimize environment pollution.
  • the present disclosure is to provide a circuit for blocking an operation of a compressor, capable of cutting off the supply of power in hardware when the pressure of a refrigerant is increased.
  • the present disclosure is to provide a circuit for blocking an operation of a compressor, capable of rapidly notifying abnormal pressure to the outside.
  • a circuit for blocking an operation of a compressor includes a pressure switch which cuts off power applied to the relay and cuts off power supplied to the compressor as the pressure switch operates when the pressure of the refrigerant is equal to or greater than the reference value.
  • a circuit for blocking an operation of a compressor connects a pressure switching state sensing unit with a path of a current flowing along a relay power supply unit and a pressure switch and transmits error information when the pressure switch is turned off.
  • the operation of the compressor since the operation of the compressor may be stopped through a hardware controlling manner of opening or closing the pressure switch based on pressure, the safety standard, which is required when the eco-friendly refrigerant such as R32 is used, is satisfied.
  • the safety standard which is required when the eco-friendly refrigerant such as R32 is used, is satisfied.
  • the operation of the compressor may be stopped with reliability.
  • a message representing the erroneous state or the normal state is output based on whether the pressure switch is open or closed, thereby notifying a user of whether or not the stop in the operation of the air conditioner is not a failure but a normal operation performed to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor disclosed in the present disclosure may be applied to the air conditioner, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor disclosed in the present disclosure may be applied to all apparatuses including a compressor to compress a refrigerant of a refrigerator.
  • FIG. 1 is a view illustrating the configuration of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • an air conditioner 100 may include an indoor unit 10, at least one outdoor unit 20 connected with the indoor unit 10, a remote controller (not illustrated) connected with the indoor unit 10, and a controller (not illustrated) to control the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20.
  • the controller may be connected with the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20 to monitor the operations of the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20 and to control the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20.
  • the controller (not illustrated) is connected with a plurality of indoor units to perform operation setting, locking setting, schedule control, or the like.
  • the controller (not illustrated) may have a structure included in the indoor unit 10 or the outdoor unit 20.
  • the air conditioner 100 may include any one of stand-type air conditioners, wall-mounted air conditioners, ceiling-type air conditioners, and duct-type air conditioners.
  • the stand-type air conditioner will be described by way of example for the convenience of explanation.
  • the outdoor unit 20 may include a compressor to receive and compress a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger to perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and outdoor air, an accumulator to extract a gas refrigerant from the supplied refrigerant and to supply the gas refrigerant to the compressor, and a 4-way valve to select the fluid passage of the refrigerant depending on a heating operation.
  • the outdoor unit 20 may further include a plurality of sensors, a plurality of valves, and an oil recovering unit.
  • the outdoor unit 20 operates the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger provided therein to compress the refrigerant and perform heat exchange depending on settings, and thereby to supply the refrigerant to the indoor unit 10.
  • the outdoor unit 20 is driven depending on the demand of the controller (not illustrated) or the indoor unit 10 and the number of compressors to operate in the outdoor unit 20 is varied depending on the required cooling/heating capacity of the driven indoor unit 10.
  • the indoor unit 10 is connected with the outdoor unit 20 to receive the refrigerant and to discharge cold air or hot air to an air conditioning target.
  • the indoor unit 10 may include an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor-unit fan, an expansion valve through which the received refrigerant is expanded, and a plurality of sensors.
  • the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20 may be connected with the controller (not illustrated) through additional communication lines to operate under the control of the controller (not illustrated).
  • the remote controller may be connected with the indoor unit 10 to input a control command of a user into the indoor unit 10, to receive state information of the indoor unit 10, and to display the state information of the indoor unit 10.
  • the remote controller communicates with the indoor unit 10 in a wireless manner or a wired manner depending on the connection type of the indoor unit 10.
  • the remote controller may include a communication module to transmit or receive data.
  • the user may input a target temperature through the remote controller (not illustrated).
  • the remote controller receives the user input for the target temperature and transmits the user input to the controller (not illustrated).
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating the outdoor unit and the indoor unit of FIG. 1 .
  • the air conditioner 100 is mainly divided into the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 20.
  • the outdoor unit 20 includes a compressor 102 which compresses a refrigerant and encloses a compressor motor 102b which drives the compressor 102; an outdoor-unit heat exchanger 104 which radiates heat from the compressed refrigerant; an outdoor-unit air blower 105 including an outdoor fan 105a which is provided at one side of the outdoor-unit heat exchanger 104 to promote the heat radiation from the refrigerant, and an electric motor 105b which rotates the outdoor fan 105a; an expansion mechanism 106 which expands the compressed refrigerant; a cooling/heating switch valve 110 which changes the fluid passage of the compressed refrigerant; and an accumulator 103 which temporarily stores an evaporated refrigerant, removes moisture and foreign matters from the refrigerant, and supplies a refrigerant having predetermined pressure to the compressor.
  • the expansion mechanism 106 and the cooling/heating switch valve 110 may be included in the indoor unit 10 instead of the outdoor unit 20.
  • the usage of the accumulator 103 is optionally used depending on
  • the outdoor unit 20 may include a circuit 300 for blocking an operation of a compressor, which is to be described below.
  • the indoor unit 10 includes an indoor heat exchanger 108 provided indoors to perform a cooling/heating function, and an indoor air blower 109 including an indoor fan 109a provided at one side of the indoor heat exchanger 108 to promote the heat radiation of the refrigerant and an electric motor 109b rotating the indoor fan 109a.
  • At least one indoor heat exchanger 108 may be installed.
  • the compressor 102 may employ at least one of an inverter compressor and a constant-speed type compressor.
  • the air conditioner 50 may be configured as a cooler for cooling the room or may be configured as a heat pump for cooling or heating the room.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates one indoor unit 10 and one outdoor unit 20
  • a driving device of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the driving device of the air conditioner may be applied to a multi-type air conditioner including multiple indoor units and multiple outdoor units or an air conditioner including one indoor unit and multiple outdoor units.
  • circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be used for an air conditioner to which an R32 refrigerant is applied.
  • the R32 refrigerant which is methylene fluoride (CH 2 F 2 ), is an eco-friendly refrigerant.
  • the R32 refrigerant has an advantage in that the energy efficiency is improved by 5 to 10% and a cooling capacity is improved by 10% when compared with those of an existing refrigerant.
  • the R32 has a disadvantage of flammability.
  • the pressure switch when the R32 refrigerant is used, the pressure switch has to be employed as a safety device depending on the capacity of the compressor.
  • legal controls are imposed with respect to not only the operation of the pressure switch but also the compressor, such that the compressor is maintained in the safety state until the operation of the compressor is stopped in hardware, when the internal pressure of the air conditioner is increased to be in the abnormal state.
  • the compressor is not only stopped in software under the control of a micro-computer, but also stopped in hardware regardless of the control of the micro-computer.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor may include a power input unit 310, a compressor power supply unit 320, a relay power supply unit 330, a switching unit 340, a pressure switch status sensing unit 350, and a micro-computer 360.
  • the power input unit 310 may include a power circuit and may receive AC power from the outside to supply the AC power to the compressor power supply unit 320.
  • the compressor power supply unit 320 may supply power to the compressor.
  • the supplying of the power to the compressor may refer to not only directly supplying power the compressor, but also supplying power to the compressor through another device.
  • the compressor power supply unit 320 may supply power to a compressor driving unit.
  • the compressor driving unit may include a converter and an inverter.
  • the compressor power supply unit 320 may charge the converter with power, and the inverter may supply power to the compressor using the charged power.
  • the compressor power supply unit 320 may include a relay 321.
  • the compressor power supply unit 320 may supply power to the compressor when the relay 321 is turned on. In contrast, when the relay 321 is turned off, the compressor power supply unit 320 may stop supplying the power to the compressor.
  • the relay power supply unit 330 may apply power to the relay 321.
  • the relay power supply unit 330 may supply power to a coil provided inside the relay 321.
  • the relay power supply unit 330 may include a switching mode power supply (SMPS).
  • SMPS switching mode power supply
  • the relay 321 When the relay 321 is not supplied with power, the relay 321 may be maintained in an off state. As the relay power supply unit 330 applies power to the relay 321, the relay 321 may be turned on.
  • the switching unit 340 may cut off power to be applied to the relay 321.
  • the switching unit 340 may measure the pressure of the refrigerant and may include a pressure switch. In this case, based on the pressure of the refrigerant, the pressure switch may be turned on such that the power is applied to the relay 321 or may be turned off such that the power applied to the relay 321 is cut off.
  • the switching unit 340 may measure the pressure of the refrigerant inside the compressor.
  • the switching unit 340 may be maintained in an 'on' state.
  • the relay power supply unit 330 may supply power to the relay 321 as a current path is formed along the switching unit 340 and the relay 321.
  • the switching unit 340 may be turned off.
  • the current path is disconnected as the switching unit 340 is turned off. Accordingly, the supply of power to the relay 321 may be stopped.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 is connected through the current path to output a signal for determining the on/off state of the pressure switch.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may output a first signal to the micro-computer. In addition, when the current path is disconnected, the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may output a second signal to the micro-computer.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may be a photo-coupler including a light emitting element connected with the current path and a light receiving element connected with the micro-computer 360.
  • the micro-computer 360 may control the overall operation of the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor.
  • the micro-computer 360 may control the on/off state of the relay 321.
  • the micro-computer 360 may form the path of a current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321, by outputting a signal for turning on the relay.
  • micro-computer 360 may determine the on/off state of the pressure switch, based on a signal received from the pressure switch state sensing unit 350.
  • the micro-computer 360 may include a communication unit (not illustrated) and may transmit/ receive data together with the outside.
  • the micro-computer 360 may transmit an error report to the outside.
  • FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram illustrating the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the power input unit 310 may be configured with a power circuit, may receive AC power from the outside, and may supply the AC power to the compressor power supply unit 320
  • the compressor power supply unit 320 may include the relay 321, a second relay 322, and a buffer IC 323.
  • the relay 321 may be a power relay
  • the second relay 322 may be a start relay
  • the start relay may be a relay used for the initial charging when the compressor initially operates.
  • the power relay may be a relay used to supply power to the compressor when the compressor operates.
  • the start relay when the compressor initially operates, the start relay may be turned on. In this case, an inrush current may be limited due to a resistor connected with the start relay in series and thus the parts may be prevented from being burned.
  • a direct current (DC) link voltage of the compressor driving unit may be raised
  • the power relay may be turned on.
  • the DC link voltage may be more increased and the inverter may drive the compressor by using the charged DC link voltage.
  • the switching unit 340 may include a pressure switch connector 341 and a pressure switch 342.
  • the switching unit 340 may be connected with the relay power supply unit 330 and the relay 321 in series.
  • one end of the power switch 342 may be connected with the relay power supply unit 330 and an opposite end of the pressure switch 342 may be connected with the relay 321.
  • the pressure switch connector 341 may be connected with a point for pressure measurement to measure the pressure of the refrigerant and may open/close the pressure switch 342 based on the pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the pressure switch 342 when the pressure of the refrigerant is less than a reference value, the pressure switch 342 is turned on. When the pressure of the refrigerant is greater than the reference value, the pressure switch 342 is turned off.
  • the normal state refers to the state that the pressure of the refrigerant is less than the reference value, that is, the state that there is no problem in safety.
  • the abnormal state (the erroneous state) may refer to the state that the pressure of the refrigerant is greater than the reference value and thus the operation of the compressor has to be stopped.
  • the pressure of the refrigerant may be measured in a manner of measuring the internal pressure of the compressor.
  • the present disclosure is not limited, but the pressure of the refrigerant may be measured at various points allowing the measurement of the pressure of the refrigerant inside the air conditioner.
  • the reference value may be varied depending on the measurement points.
  • the pressure switch 342 may be maintained in a switching-on state. Accordingly, the pressure switch 342 may be shorted and thus the relay 321 may be connected with the replay power supply unit 330.
  • the micro-computer 360 may control the on/off state of the relay 321.
  • the micro-computer 360 may output a signal for turning on the relay 321.
  • a current path for supplying power to the relay 321 from the relay power supply unit 330 may be formed.
  • the path of the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321 may be connected with the ground. Accordingly, the path of current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321 may be formed.
  • the current may flow through the current path depending on the potential difference between the relay power supply unit 330 and the ground. Accordingly, the power is supplied to the relay 321 and thus the relay 321 may be turned on.
  • the current path may be formed and the 15-V power of the relay power supply unit 330 may be applied to the relay coil.
  • the AC power may be supplied to the compressor through the compressor power supply unit 320.
  • the forming of the path of the current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321 may refer to that a current may flow as the power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321 are electrically connected with each other to make the potential difference.
  • the switching unit 340 is interposed between the relay power supply unit 330 and the relay 321, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the switching unit 340 may be connected between the relay 321 and the ground, and the connection position is not important.
  • the various positions may be employed for the connection among the switching unit 340, the relay power supply unit 330 and the relay 321.
  • the pressure switch 342 may be turned off.
  • the pressure switch 342 is open, and thus the current path may be disconnected. In other words, the connection between the relay 321 and the relay power supply unit 330 may be disconnected.
  • the power supplied to the relay coil from the relay power supply unit 330 may be cut off.
  • the voltage of 15 V, which is supplied to the relay coil from the relay power supply unit 330, may be cut off
  • the relay 321 may be turned off and thus the supply of the power through the compressor power supply unit 320 may be cut off.
  • the driving of the compressor may be not stopped in software, but may be stopped in hardware.
  • the micro-computer 360 may output a signal for turning on the relay 321 and may continuously maintain the outputting of the signal. In addition, the micro-computer 360 may not receive information or data on the pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the micro-computer 360 may output the signal for turning on the relay 321 and may maintain the outputting of the signal, regardless of the pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the pressure switch 342 is turned off to disconnect the current path, when the pressure of the refrigerant is equal to or greater than the reference value.
  • the micro-computer 360 outputs the signal for turning on the relay 321, the power supplied to the compressor may be cut off through the operation of the power switch 342.
  • the internal temperature of the compressor is measured and the operation of the compressor is controlled depending on the measured temperature.
  • the pressure of the refrigerant directly causing the explosion of the refrigerant may not be measured. Accordingly, the calculation procedure of converting the temperature to the pressure is necessary.
  • the pressure of the refrigerant is directly measured and the operation of the compressor is blocked based on the pressure. Accordingly, the operation of the compressor may be rapidly and exactly stopped within time points sufficient for avoiding the explosion hazard.
  • the operation of the compressor is stopped through a hardware control manner of opening or closing the pressure switch based on pressure
  • the safety standard required when using an eco-friendly refrigerant, such as R32 may be satisfied and the operation of the compressor may be stopped in spite of the failure in the micro-computer, the pressure sensor, the temperature sensor, or the like.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are views illustrating a pressure switch state sensing unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the circuit 300 for blocking the operation of the compressor may include the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 to determine the on/off state of the pressure switch.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may include a light emitting element connected with the primary side, that is, the pressure switch 342.
  • the light emitting element may include a light emitting diode LED.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may include a light receiving element connected with the secondary side, that is, the micro-computer 370.
  • the light receiving element may be at least one of a photo-diode, a photo-transistor, an optical thyristor, and an optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC).
  • the pressure switch 342 may be maintained in a switching-on state. Accordingly, the pressure switch 342 may be shorted and thus the relay power supply unit 330 may be connected with the light emitting element.
  • a current path for supplying power to the light emitting element from the relay power supply unit 330 may be formed.
  • the path of a current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the light emitting element may be formed.
  • the current may flow through the current path due to the potential difference between the relay power supply unit 330 and the ground. Accordingly, as power is supplied to the light emitting element, the light emitting device may emit light.
  • a pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may output a first signal to the micro-computer 370.
  • the first signal may be a high signal.
  • the micro-computer 370 which has detected the first signal, may determine that the present pressure switch is in the switching-on state, that is, the normal state.
  • the pressure switch 342 When the pressure switch 342 is in a switching-off state, the current path for supplying the power to the light emitting element from the relay power supply unit 330 may be disconnected.
  • the light emitting element may not emit light.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may output a second signal to the micro-computer 370.
  • the second signal may be a low signal.
  • the micro-computer 370 which has detected the second signal, may determine that the pressure switch is currently in the off state, that is, the abnormal state.
  • the micro-computer 370 may transmit error information to the outside.
  • the micro-computer 370 may transmit the error information to the indoor unit.
  • the indoor unit may output a message representing the abnormal state based on the received error information.
  • the micro-computer 370 may transmit the error information to a server at the side of a service company.
  • the service company may notify the abnormal state to a customer or may determine whether to repair the air conditioner, based on the error information.
  • the message representing the erroneous state or the normal state is output based on the opening/closing of the pressure switch, thereby notifying a user of whether or not the stop in the operation of the air conditioner is a normal operation performed to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant and does not mean a failure.
  • the error information may be transmitted to the service company based on whether the pressure switch is open or closed, which allows the service company to detect the state of the air conditioner and to properly manage the air conditioner.
  • FIG. 6 is a view illustrating the circuit for blocking the operation of the compressor coupled to the pressure switch state sensing unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates that the micro-computer 360 and a second micro-computer 370 are provided separately from each other, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • one micro-computer 360 may be provided.
  • one micro-computer 360 may perform functions of the second micro-computer 370.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 is connected with the micro-computer 360 to output the first signal and the second signal to the micro-computer 360.
  • the micro-computer 360 may transmit the error information to the outside.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may be connected with the path of a current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321.
  • the light emitting element of the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may be parallel-connected with the path of the current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the light emitting element of the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may be connected with the current path in series.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may be maintained in the switching-on state. Accordingly, the pressure switch 342 may be shorted and thus the relay 321 may be connected with the relay power supply unit 330.
  • the path of the current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321 may be formed.
  • the relay 321 may be turned on and the AC power may be supplied to the compressor through the compressor power supply unit 320.
  • the path of the current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the light emitting element may be formed.
  • the light emitting element may emit light.
  • the second micro-computer 370 may determine the pressure switch to be currently in the switching-on state, that is, the normal state, based on the signal output the pressure switch state sensing unit 350.
  • the pressure switch 342 may be switched off.
  • the pressure switch 342 is switched off and the preset current path may be disconnected.
  • connection between the relay 321 and the relay power supply unit 330 may be disconnected.
  • connection between the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 and the relay power supply unit 330 may be disconnected.
  • the power supplied to the relay coil from the relay power supply unit 330 is cut off, the relay 321 is turned off, and the supply of the power from the compressor power supply unit 320 is also cut off.
  • the power which is supplied from the relay power supply unit 330 to the light emitting element provided inside the pressure switch state sensing unit 350, may be cut off and thus the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may output the second signal to the second micro-computer 370.
  • the second micro-computer 370 may transmit error information to the outside.
  • the pressure switch may return to be switched on.
  • the path of current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the light emitting element may be formed again.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 may transmit the first signal to the micro-computer 360.
  • the micro-computer 360 may stop transmitting the error information.
  • the indoor unit may stop outputting the message representing the abnormal state.
  • the micro-computer 360 may restart the compressor and thus power may be supplied to the compressor, again.
  • the operation of the compressor may be blocked through only the simple structure of connecting the pressure switch to the path of the current flowing the relay power supply and the relay. Accordingly, costs may be saved.
  • the pressure switch state sensing unit is connected to the path of a current flowing along the relay power supply unit, the switch, and the relay, thereby transmitting the error information to the outside without an additional circuit configuration. Accordingly, costs may be saved.
  • the operation method of the circuit 300 for blocking the operation of the compressor may include the steps of outputting a signal for turning on the relay 321 by the micro-computer 360, applying power to the relay 321 to turn on the relay 321 by the relay power supply unit 330, supplying power to the compressor by the compressor power supply unit 320 when the relay is turned on, and blocking power applied to the relay 321 by the switching unit 340, based on the pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the outputting of the signal for turning on the relay 321 may include forming the path of a current flowing along the relay power supply unit 330, the switching unit 340, and the relay 321 by outputting the signal for turning on the relay 321.
  • the pressure switch 342 may disconnect the current path as the pressure switch 342 is turned off when the pressure of the refrigerant is equal to or greater than the reference value while the signal for turning on the relay 321 is being output.
  • the operation method of the circuit 300 for blocking the operation of the compressor may include determining the on/off state of the pressure switch 342 based on the signal output by the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 which is connected with the pressure switch 342.
  • the operation method of the circuit 300 for blocking the operation of the compressor may include outputting the first signal to the micro-computer 360 by the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 when the current path is formed, outputting the second signal to the micro-computer 360 by the pressure switch state sensing unit 350 when the current path is disconnected, and transmitting error information to the outside by the microcomputer 360 when the second signal is received.
  • a computer-readable medium includes all types of recording apparatuses having data readable by a computer system.
  • Examples of computer-readable media include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, or the like.
  • the computer may include a controller of a terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be limitedly understood, but is provided only for the illustrative purpose. The scope of the present disclosure is determined by reasonably interpreting the attached claims and all equivalents and all modifications are possible falling within the scope of the present disclosure.

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