KR101105137B1 - Apparatus and method for controlling airconditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The stress condition of the user who operates the air conditioner is detected, and the air conditioner is operated according to the detected stress state.

When a plurality of sensors are installed in the remote controller and the user grabs the remote controller to remotely control the air conditioner, the pulse detection unit detects the user's pulse by the signal of the sensor, and the heart rate variability detection unit detects the time interval of the detected pulse. After detecting the heart rate variability, the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) unit detects the heart rate variance, and then the level determining unit and the amplitude determining unit determine the stress state based on the level and amplitude of the output signal. The stress value calculating unit calculates the stress value, and the operation value determination means adjusts the operation value of the air conditioner set by the user to determine the operation value for operating the air conditioner by using the calculated stress value, and then operates with the determined operation value. As the driving means is operated, the user can feel comfortable indoor environment according to the operation of the air conditioner. Comfort and relieve stress, and to healthy living.

Air Conditioner, Stress, Pulse, Heart Rate Variability, Aroma, Aroma

Description

Apparatus and method for controlling airconditioner

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an indoor unit in an air conditioner according to the control device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing an extract of the fragrance discharge means in the control device of the present invention.

3A and 3B show front and rear views of a remote controller according to the control device of the present invention.

4 is a control block diagram of a remote controller according to the control device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a signal flow diagram showing the operation of the first microcomputer according to the control method of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a control block diagram for controlling the operation of the air conditioner main body in accordance with the control device of the present invention.

7 is an internal functional block diagram of the second microcomputer of FIG.

8 is a signal flow diagram showing the operation of the second microcomputer according to the control method of the present invention.

9A to 9D are waveform diagrams for explaining an operation of detecting a stress value in the present invention.

The present invention provides a control device for an air conditioner for detecting a stress state of a user who manipulates an operation of an air conditioner and controlling the operation of the air conditioner according to the detected stress state to relieve the stress of the user. It is about a method.

Many people have a physical and scientific stress due to heat, cold and noise, physiological stress due to overwork and infection, social relations due to relationships, disappointment, frustration and anxiety about old age. I suffer from various stresses, including psychological stress. When the stress is excessive, that is, the stress persists beyond the body's ability to adapt, it causes various physical and mental symptoms.

Therefore, if you are stressed to relieve the stress should be able to maintain a healthy life.

On the other hand, with the improvement of the residential environment, many homes use air conditioners to heat or cool the room to a comfortable temperature. However, the conventional air conditioner does not solve the stress of the user by operating only according to the temperature, the air flow rate and the wind direction set by the user.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a control apparatus and method for an air conditioner that detects a user's current stress state and operates the air conditioner according to the detected stress state to alleviate the user's stress.

Another object of the present invention is provided with a fragrance discharge means for storing and discharging a predetermined fragrance (scent) that can alleviate stress in the air conditioner, the fragrance discharge means discharges a predetermined fragrance according to the stress state of the user It is to provide a control device and method of the air conditioner to relieve the stress of the user more quickly.

One embodiment of the control device of the air conditioner of the present invention having the above object is a pulse detection means for detecting the user's pulse when the user is in contact with a plurality of sensors, and the pulse detection signal detected by the pulse detection means A stress value calculating means for calculating a value according to the stress state of the user, and an operation value of the air conditioner set by the user is adjusted according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means to determine the operating value of the air conditioner. And an operation driving means for driving in accordance with the operation value determined by the operation value determining means.

Another embodiment of a control device of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a remote controller having a plurality of sensors and detecting and transmitting a pulse of the user when the user contacts the plurality of sensors, A receiver for receiving a pulse detection signal, a stress value calculating means for calculating a value according to the stress state of the user with the pulse detection signal received by the receiver, an indoor temperature detector for detecting an indoor temperature, and an air conditioning set by the user Operation value determining means for determining an operation value of an air conditioner by adjusting the operation value of the device according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means, and operation driving means driven according to the operation value determined by the operation value determining means. Characterized in that the configuration.

The pulse detection of the user is provided with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit in the sensor, the light emitted from the light emitting unit is detected by the intensity of light received by the light receiving unit after the light is reflected from the finger or select two sensors from among a plurality of sensors And a positive terminal and a negative terminal, respectively, and detect the electric pulse signal between the positive terminal and the negative terminal.

The stress value calculating means includes: a heart rate variance detector for detecting heart rate variability at pulse time intervals of the pulse detection signal, an FFT unit for fast fourier transform (FFT) of the heart rate variance detected by the heart rate variability detector, and the FFT unit A stress level value determined by a level determination unit for determining a stress state based on the level of the output signal, an amplitude determination unit for determining a stress state based on an amplitude of the output signal of the FFT unit, and a stress value determined by the level determination unit and the amplitude determination unit. Characterized in that consisting of a stress value calculation unit for calculating the.

The operation value determining means may include: an indoor temperature determination unit determining an indoor temperature to operate by adjusting a set indoor temperature according to a stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means; an indoor temperature and an detected indoor temperature determined by the indoor temperature determination unit; Compressor driving determination unit for determining whether to drive the compressor according to the output and to the driving drive means, and determines the amount of air to be operated by adjusting the set amount of air in accordance with the stress value calculated by the stress value calculation means and output to the driving drive means The air volume determination unit to determine the up and down wind direction to operate according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculation means, and the up and down wind direction determination unit for outputting to the driving driving means, and the set left and right wind direction, the stress value calculation means The left and right wind direction to be operated is determined by adjusting the calculated stress value. Characterized by a right and left wind direction determining portion configured to output to the driver driving means.

The driving driving means may include a compressor driving unit for driving or stopping the compressor according to an output signal of the compressor driving determining unit, a fan motor driving unit for driving a fan motor according to the output signal of the air volume determining unit, and an output signal of the vertical wind direction determining unit. The upper and lower vane driving unit to rotate the upper and lower vanes up and down by driving the upper and lower vane actuator, and the left and right vane driving unit to rotate the left and right vanes left and right by driving the left and right vane actuators according to the output signal of the left and right wind direction determination unit. do.

The driving driving means may further include a fragrance discharge period determining unit which determines a fragrance discharge period by adjusting a preset fragrance discharge period according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means and outputs the fragrance discharge period to the driving drive means. Characterized in that it comprises an incense discharge drive unit for driving the solenoid valve in accordance with the incense discharge period determined by the discharge cycle determination unit to discharge the incense stored in the storage tank.

And the control method of the air conditioner of the present invention, the pulse detection unit detects the user's pulse as the user contacts the sensor, calculates the stress value by detecting the stress state of the user with the detected pulse, the calculated stress value The operation value determining means adjusts the set operation value of the air conditioner set by the user to determine an operation value for operating the air conditioner, and then the operation driving means operates at the determined operation value.

The pulse detection counts the time for detecting the user's pulse to determine whether the set time has elapsed, and notifies the user that the pulse is being detected when the set time has not elapsed so that the user keeps contacting the sensor. When the set time has elapsed, the pulse detection completion is notified.

The stress value calculation may include detecting a heart rate variability by detecting a time interval of a pulse in the pulse detection signal, detecting a heart rate variability, and performing a detection of the detected heart rate variance by the FFT unit after the FFT level is set to the level and amplitude of the FFT output signal. The determination unit and the amplitude determination unit determine the stress state, and the stress value calculation unit calculates the stress value in the determined stress state.

In the adjustment of the set operation value, the room temperature determination unit adjusts the set room temperature according to the stress value to determine the room temperature to operate, and the compressor drive determination unit determines whether the compressor is driven according to the determined room temperature and the detected room temperature. The air volume determination unit determines the air volume to be operated by adjusting the set air volume according to the stress value, and the up and down wind direction determining unit determines the up and down wind direction to operate by adjusting the set up and down wind direction according to the stress value, and the left and right wind direction according to the stress value. The determination unit may adjust the set left and right wind direction to determine the left and right wind direction to operate.

In another aspect, the present invention is characterized in that the perfume discharge cycle is determined by adjusting the perfume discharge cycle is set according to the perfume discharge period determination unit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the control device and method of the air conditioner of the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the control device of the present invention. Here, reference numeral 100 denotes an indoor unit main body of the air conditioner. The indoor unit main body 100 includes a heat exchanger 110 in which indoor air is sucked and exchanged with heat from a lower end to an upper end, and an air circulation for circulating air so that indoor air is sucked and exchanged with the heat exchanger 110. The driving unit 120 and the air discharge unit 130 which is heat exchanged in the heat exchange unit 110 and discharges the indoor air passing through the air circulation driving unit 120 to the outside are sequentially formed.

The heat exchanger 110 has an air inlet 111 formed on a front surface thereof, and a heat exchanger 113 is installed therein, and between the air intake 111 and the heat exchanger 113, the air intake port ( The temperature sensor 115 for detecting the temperature of the indoor air sucked through the 111 is provided.

The air circulation driving unit 120 includes a fan motor 121 and a fan 123 that is rotated according to the driving of the fan motor 121.

The air discharging unit 130 has left and right vanes 131 for discharging air flowing from the air circulation driving unit 120 to the left and right of the indoor unit main body 100, and for discharging the air to the upper and lower sides of the main body 100. Top and bottom vanes 133, a predetermined position of the air discharge portion 130, for example, a predetermined fragrance for relieving stress, for example, aroma fragrance means for storing and discharging aroma fragrance ( 135).                     

2, one end of the incense injection tube 210 is attached to one side of the storage tank 200, and the other end of the incense injection tube 210 is connected to the body of the indoor unit 100. Is extended to the outside to allow the user to inject a predetermined fragrance, for example, aroma fragrance to relieve stress, the solenoid valve 220 for discharging the fragrance stored in the storage tank 200 on the upper portion of the storage tank 200 ) Is provided.

In the air conditioner having the above configuration, the fan 123 is rotated as the fan motor 121 of the air circulation driving unit 120 is driven, and the indoor air is sucked through the air inlet 111 of the heat exchange unit 110. After the temperature of the indoor air is detected by the temperature sensor 115, the heat is exchanged while passing through the heat exchanger 113 to generate cold air or heat.

That is, the air conditioner adjusts the circulation path of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor provided in the outdoor unit (not shown in the drawing) according to the cooling operation or the heating operation to generate cold air or heat in the heat exchanger 113. When cooling the conditioner, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is first heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger provided in the outdoor unit, cooled, and then flows into the heat exchanger 113 provided in the indoor unit main body 100 so that the heat exchanger 113 When cold air is generated and the air conditioner is heated, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor first flows into the heat exchanger 113 provided in the indoor unit main body 100 so that heat is generated in the heat exchanger 113. It is introduced into the heat exchanger provided in the outdoor unit to exchange heat.

The air exchanged by the heat exchanger 113 is introduced into the air discharge unit 130 through the air circulation driving unit 120, and is discharged to the left and right of the room according to the left and right rotation of the left and right vanes 131. 133 is discharged up and down by the vertical rotation. At this time, in accordance with the driving of the solenoid valve 220 of the fragrance discharge means 135, the fragrance stored in the storage tank 200 is discharged to be discharged to the room with the heat-exchanged air to drive the solenoid valve 220 By adjusting the headquarters, the emission of incense can be controlled.

3A and 3B illustrate front and rear views of a remote controller 300 according to a control device of the present invention for remotely controlling the operation of the air conditioner. As shown therein, a display unit 310 for displaying the operation of the remote controller 300 is provided at the top of the front of the remote controller 300, and a plurality of function keys for remotely controlling the operation of the air conditioner at the bottom thereof. 320 is provided. For example, various function keys 320 are provided, including an operation / stop key, up and down wind direction control keys, left and right wind direction control keys, air volume control keys, and temperature control keys.

In such a remote controller 300, the control device of the present invention installs the sensor 330 in a plurality of parts where the user's finger is in contact when the user holds the remote controller 300 by hand. For example, among the plurality of function keys 320 provided in the remote controller 300, an operation / stop key for commanding the operation and stop of the air conditioner or a stress relief key for commanding a stress relief operation, and a remote controller ( On the back of the 300, the sensors 330 are respectively provided at two portions where the user's fingers are in contact so as to detect the user's pulse.

4 is a control block diagram of a remote controller according to the control device of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, a key signal input unit 400 for inputting a key signal according to a user selectively operating a plurality of function keys 320 and a pulse of the user when the user's finger contacts the sensor 330. Pulse detection unit 410 for detecting a signal, a key signal input by the key input unit 400, a pulse detection signal detected by the pulse detection unit 410, and a first microcontroller for controlling operation display of the remote controller 300. The display unit 310 which displays the operation of the remote controller 300 under the control of the computer 420, the first microcomputer 420, and the key input unit 400 under the control of the first microcomputer 420. ) And a transmitter 430 for transmitting an operation command according to a signal of the function key 320 inputted from the control panel and a pulse detection signal detected by the pulse detector 410 in infrared.

The remote controller 300 according to the control device of the present invention configured as described above, when the user holds the remote controller 300 by hand to operate the air conditioner and operates a predetermined function key 320, the corresponding function key 320 Key input unit 400 is input to the first microcomputer 420.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the first microcomputer 420 determines the signal input of the function key 320 in step 500, and in step 502 the air according to the signal of the corresponding function key 320. The operation of the harmonic is displayed on the display unit 310 so that the user can check it, and the corresponding operation command according to the signal of the function key 320 is transmitted through the transmitter 430 in the infrared.

As the user operates the remote controller 300, the user's finger contacts the sensor 330, and the pulse detection unit 410 detects the user's pulse.

That is, the concentration of hemoglobin supplied to the finger changes according to the heartbeat of the user, and the amount of light reflection varies according to the concentration of the hemoglobin. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are installed in the sensor 330, and the light emitted from the light emitting unit The pulse can be detected by the intensity of light reflected by the finger and received by the light receiving portion. In addition, an electric pulse signal is generated according to the user's heartbeat and is transmitted to the user's finger. The two sensors 330 are selected from the plurality of sensors 330 and one is set as a plus terminal, and the other is It is set to the negative terminal, and the pulse is detected by the electric pulse signal between the set positive terminal and the negative terminal.

The pulse detection signal detected by the pulse detection unit 410 is input to the first microcomputer 420, and the first microcomputer 420 determines the input of the pulse detection signal in step 504, and step 506. The pulse detection signal input from the transmitter is transmitted to the infrared through the transmitter 430.

In a next step 508, the first microcomputer 420 determines whether a predetermined time, i.e., a sufficient time for detecting the user's pulse, has elapsed. When the set time has not elapsed as a result of the determination of step 508, the first microcomputer 420 indicates that the pulse of the current user is detected on the display unit 310 in step 510 so that the user continues to use the sensor ( A finger and a pulse can be detected by the finger 330, and the operation returns to step 506 to repeat the operation of transmitting the pulse detection signal to the infrared ray through the transmitter 430.

When the preset time elapses as a result of the determination of step 508, the first microcomputer 420 indicates that the user's pulse detection is completed on the display unit 310 in step 512.

6 is a control block diagram for controlling the operation of the air conditioner according to the control device of the present invention. As shown therein, the indoor temperature detector 600 detects the temperature of indoor air by the temperature sensor 115, and the receiver 610 that receives infrared rays transmitted by the transmitter 430 of the remote controller 300. The second microcomputer determines the indoor temperature detected by the indoor temperature detector 600 and controls the operation of the air conditioner while determining the user's operation command and the user's pulse by the infrared rays received by the receiver 610 ( 620, a fan motor driver 630 for driving the fan motor 121 under the control of the second microcomputer 620, and up and down vane actuators 641 under the control of the second microcomputer 620. Up and down vane driving unit 640 for rotating the up and down vanes 133 up and down and the left and right vane actuators 651 under the control of the second microcomputer 620 to move the left and right vanes 131 from side to side. At rotation The left and right vane driving unit 650, the compressor driving unit 660 for driving the compressor 661 under the control of the second microcomputer 620, and the solenoid valve under the control of the second microcomputer (620) A cooling / heating switching drive unit 670 for switching the circulation path of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 661 and exchanging heat or cold in the heat exchanger 113, and the second microcomputer 620. In accordance with the control of the solenoid valve 220 to drive the fragrance discharge drive unit 680 to discharge the incense stored in the storage tank 200 of the fragrance discharge means 135 through the solenoid valve 220.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the second microcomputer 620 includes a stress value calculating means 700 for calculating a stress value of a user using a pulse detection signal received by the receiver 610, and the receiver 610. Determines the operation value of the air conditioner according to the set operation value of the air conditioner received by the user, the room temperature detected by the room temperature detection unit 600, and the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means 700. Operation value determination means 750 for controlling the operation of the fan motor driver 630, the upper and lower vane driver 640, the left and right vane driver 650, the compressor driver 660 and the fragrance discharge driver 680 in accordance with the operation value. It consists of.

The stress value calculating means 700 includes a heart rate variance detector 701 for detecting a heart rate variability as a pulse detection signal received by the receiver 510, and a heart rate variance detector 701. FFT unit 702 for fast Fourier transform (FFT), a level determining unit 703 for determining the level of the output signal of the FFT unit 702, and an output signal of the FFT unit 702 An amplitude determination unit 704 for determining the amplitude, and a stress value calculation unit 705 for calculating the stress value according to the level determined by the level determination unit 703 and the amplitude determined by the amplitude determination unit 704.

The operation value determining unit 750 determines an indoor temperature by adjusting the set indoor temperature received by the receiving unit 610 according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating unit 700. ), And determining whether to drive the compressor 661 according to the room temperature determined by the room temperature determiner 751 and the room temperature detected by the room temperature detector 600, and outputting the same to the compressor driver 660. The air volume determination unit outputs the compressor air determination unit 752 and the air volume received by the receiver 610 to the fan motor driver 630 by adjusting the set air volume according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculation unit 700. 753 and the up-and-down wind direction determining unit 754 for adjusting the set up and down wind direction received by the receiver 610 according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating unit 700 and outputting the up and down vane driving unit 540. ), And the number The left and right wind direction determination unit 755 for adjusting the set left and right wind direction received by the unit 610 according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating unit 700 and outputting the left and right wind direction to the left and right vane driving unit 650, and the preset direction. The discharge period is adjusted by the stress value calculation means 700, the fragrance discharge period determination unit 756 for outputting to the fragrance discharge drive unit 680.

In the control apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, the indoor temperature detector 600 detects the indoor temperature as the output signal of the temperature sensor 115 and inputs the same to the second microcomputer 620, and the transmitter of the remote controller 300 is provided. The receiver 610 receives a signal transmitted from the 330, that is, an operation command for remotely controlling the air conditioner, and a user's pulse detection signal, and inputs the received signal to the second microcomputer 620.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a predetermined operation command is input from the receiving unit 610 in step 800, the second microcomputer 620 according to the input operation command in step 802. Set the operating value of ie, set the room temperature, air volume, up and down wind direction and left and right wind direction.

When the pulse detection signal is input from the receiving unit 610 in the next step 804, the second microcomputer 620 determines that the heart rate variability detection unit 701 of the stress value calculating unit 700 receives the pulse time in step 806. The heart rate variance is detected by calculating an interval, and the FFT unit 702 outputs the detected heart rate variance in step 808, and the level and amplitude of the output signal of the FFT unit 702 in step 810. The level determining unit 703 and the amplitude determining unit 704 determine the stress state of the user.

That is, the heart rate variance detection unit 701 detects and detects the heart rate variability as shown in FIG. 9B by using a time interval between peak values of an input pulse detection signal as shown in FIG. 9A, for example. The FFT unit 702 performs the heart rate variance to output a signal as shown in FIG. 9C or 9D.

The output signal obtained by FFT of the heart rate variability has a low level and a wide amplitude as shown in FIG. 9C when the stress is low, and a high level as shown in FIG. 9D when the stress is high, As the amplitude appears narrow, the level determining unit 703 and the amplitude determining unit 704 determine the level and amplitude of the output signal of the FFT unit 702 to determine the stress state of the user.

In a next step 812, the stress value calculator 705 calculates the stress value by using the stress state determined by the level determining unit 703 and the amplitude determining unit 704. That is, the stress value calculator 705 calculates the stress value by summing the stress value according to the stress state determined by the level determination unit 703 and the stress value according to the stress state determined by the amplitude determination unit 704.

The stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means 700 includes the room temperature determining unit 751, the air volume determining unit 753, the upper and lower wind direction determining unit 754, and the left and right wind direction determining unit of the operation value determining unit 750. 755 and the fragrance discharge period determiner 756, the room temperature determiner 751, the air volume determiner 753, the up and down wind direction determiner 754, the left and right wind direction determiner 755 and the fragrance discharge period determination The unit 756 determines the operation value for operating the air conditioner by adjusting the operation value set in step 814, that is, the set room temperature, the set wind amount, the set up and down wind direction, the set left and right wind direction, and the set direction discharge period according to the stress value. In operation 816, the air conditioner is operated according to the determined operation value, that is, the fan motor driving unit 630, the upper and lower vane driving unit 640, the left and right vane driving unit 650, the compressor driving unit 660, and the fragrance discharge driving unit ( 680 is a fan motor 121, the upper and lower vane actuator 641, the left and right vane actuator (6 51), the compressor 661 and the solenoid valve 220 are driven.

For example, the indoor temperature determiner 651 determines the indoor temperature according to Equation 1 according to the cooling operation and the heating operation of the air conditioner, and uses the determined indoor temperature and the temperature sensor 115 to detect the indoor temperature 600. Compressor drive determination unit 752 compares the detected room temperature to determine whether the compressor 661 is driven, and accordingly, the compressor drive unit 660 drives or stops the compressor 661.

Room temperature for cooling operation = Room temperature for cooling operation + (stress value × A1)

Room temperature during heating operation = Room temperature setting during heating operation + (stress value × A2)

Here, A1 and A2 are experimental values extracted through experiments.

The air volume determination unit 753 determines the air volume according to the cooling operation and the heating operation of the air conditioner as shown in Equation 2, and the fan motor driver 630 drives the fan motor 121 at a speed according to the determined air volume. To rotate the fan 123.                     

Air flow rate during cooling operation = Air flow setting during cooling operation + (Stress value × B1)

Air flow rate during heating operation = Set air flow rate during heating operation + (Stress value × B2)

Here, B1 and B2 are experimental values extracted through experiments.

The up and down wind direction determination unit 754 determines the up and down wind direction according to the cooling operation and the heating operation of the air conditioner as shown in Equation 3, and the up and down vane driving unit 640 drives the actuator 641 according to the determined up and down wind direction. The upper and lower vanes 133 are rotated and the upper and lower wind directions are adjusted.

Up and down wind direction during cooling operation = Up and down wind direction setting during cooling operation + (stress value × C1)

Up and down wind direction during heating operation = Up and down wind direction setting during heating operation + (stress value × C2)

Here, C1 and C2 are experimental values extracted through experiments.

The left and right wind direction determination unit 755 determines the left and right wind direction according to the cooling operation and the heating operation of the air conditioner, and the left and right vane driving unit 650 drives the actuator 651 according to the determined left and right wind direction. The left and right vanes 131 are rotated and the left and right wind directions are adjusted.

Left and right wind direction during cooling operation = Set left and right wind direction during cooling operation + (stress value × D1)

Left and right wind direction during heating operation = Set left and right wind direction during heating operation + (stress value × D2)

Here, D1 and D2 are experimental values extracted through experiments.                     

The fragrance discharge period determination unit 756 determines the fragrance discharge cycle as shown in Equation 5 according to the cooling operation and the heating operation of the air conditioner, and the fragrance discharge drive unit 680 is the solenoid valve ( 220 to discharge a predetermined aroma stored in the storage tank 200, for example, aroma fragrance that can alleviate stress.

Discharge cycle for cooling operation = Set discharge cycle for cooling operation + (stress value × E1)

Discharge cycle during heating operation = Set discharge cycle during heating operation + (stress value × E2)

Here, E1 and E2 are experimental values extracted through experiments.

On the other hand, while the present invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, various modifications and changes of the present invention without departing from the spirit or field of the invention provided by the claims below It can be easily understood by those skilled in the art. For example, in the above description, the sensor 330 is attached to the remote controller 300 to detect a human body characteristic signal of the user. For example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the front of the indoor unit main body 100 is not limited thereto. The sensor 330 may be installed at the side or the side to detect the human body characteristic signal of the user, or the sensor 330 may be installed at various devices including the mouse to detect the human body characteristic signal of the user, and the infrared light may be installed. The present invention can be modified in various ways, such as being configured to transmit by a computer.

As described above, the present invention detects a stress state of the user and operates the air conditioner according to the detected stress state, and discharges a predetermined scent that can alleviate the stress. It is effective in relieving stress and living healthy in a comfortable indoor environment.

Claims (14)

Pulse detection means for detecting a pulse of the user when the user contacts a plurality of sensors; Stress value calculation means for calculating a value according to a stress state of a user with a pulse detection signal detected by the pulse detection means; Operation value determination means for determining an operation value of the air conditioner by adjusting the operation value of the air conditioner set by the user according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculation means; And And driving driving means driven according to the driving value determined by the driving value determining means. The pulse detection means, A first microcomputer that counts the pulse detection time of the user and determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed; And And a display unit for displaying a current pulse detection when the predetermined time has not elapsed. A remote controller having a plurality of sensors and detecting and transmitting a pulse of the user when the user contacts the plurality of sensors; A receiver which receives a pulse detection signal transmitted by the remote controller; Stress value calculation means for calculating a value according to a stress state of a user with a pulse detection signal received by the receiver; An indoor temperature detector detecting an indoor temperature; Operation value determination means for determining an operation value of the air conditioner by adjusting the operation value of the air conditioner set by the user according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculation means; And And driving driving means driven according to the driving value determined by the driving value determining means. The remote controller, A first microcomputer that counts the pulse detection time of the user and determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed; And And a display unit for displaying a current pulse detection when the predetermined time has not elapsed. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the user's pulse detection is performed; And a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit in the sensor, and detecting the light emitted from the light emitting unit by the intensity of light received by the light receiving unit after being reflected from the finger. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the user's pulse detection is performed; A control device of an air conditioner, characterized by selecting two sensors from among a plurality of sensors and setting them as plus and minus terminals, respectively, and detecting them by an electric pulse signal between the plus and minus terminals. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the stress value calculating means; A heart rate variance detector detecting heart rate variability at pulse time intervals of the pulse detection signal; An FFT unit configured to perform fast fourier transform (FFT) on the heart rate variability detected by the heart rate variance detector; A level determination unit determining a stress state based on the level of the output signal of the FFT unit; An amplitude determination unit that determines a stress state based on an amplitude of an output signal of the FFT unit; And a stress value calculator configured to calculate a stress value based on the stress state determined by the level determiner and the amplitude determiner. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation value determining means; An indoor temperature determiner configured to determine a room temperature to operate by adjusting a set room temperature according to a stress value calculated by the stress value calculating means; A compressor driving determining unit determining whether to drive the compressor according to the indoor temperature and the detected indoor temperature determined by the indoor temperature determining unit and outputting the compressor to the driving driving unit; An air volume determining unit configured to adjust a set air volume according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating unit, to determine the air volume to be driven, and to output the air volume to the driving driving unit; A vertical wind direction determining unit configured to determine a vertical wind direction to operate according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating unit and output the set vertical wind direction to the driving driver; And And a left and right wind direction determination unit configured to determine a left and right wind direction to be operated by adjusting a set left and right wind direction according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculating unit, and outputting the left and right wind direction to the driving driving unit. According to claim 6, The driving means for driving; A compressor driving unit for driving or stopping the compressor according to the output signal of the compressor driving determining unit; A fan motor driver for driving a fan motor according to the output signal of the air volume determining unit; Vertical vane driver for driving the vertical vane actuator in accordance with the output signal of the vertical wind direction determination unit to rotate the vertical vane up and down; And And a left and right vane driving unit which rotates the left and right vanes from side to side by driving the left and right vane actuators according to the output signals of the left and right wind direction determining units. The method of claim 6, Control of the air conditioner characterized in that it further comprises a fragrance discharge cycle determination unit for determining a fragrance discharge cycle by adjusting a preset fragrance discharge cycle according to the stress value calculated by the stress value calculation means and outputs to the driving drive means. Device. According to claim 8, wherein the driving means for driving; And a fragrance discharge drive unit configured to discharge the fragrance stored in the storage tank by driving the solenoid valve according to the fragrance discharge cycle determined by the fragrance discharge period determination unit. A tenth step of detecting a pulse of the user by the pulse detector as the user contacts the sensor; A twentieth step of detecting a stress state of the user with a pulse detected in the tenth step and calculating a stress value; A thirtieth step of determining, by the operation value determining means, an operation value for operating the air conditioner by adjusting the operation value of the air conditioner set by the user using the stress value calculated in the twentieth step; And And a 40th step of driving the driving means by the driving value determined in the 30th step. The tenth process, An eleventh step of determining whether the set time has elapsed by counting a time for detecting the pulse of the user; A twelfth step of notifying that the pulse is being detected when the set time has not elapsed in the eleventh step so that the user keeps in contact with the sensor; And And a thirteenth step of notifying completion of pulse detection when a predetermined time elapses as a result of the determination of the eleventh step. delete The method of claim 10, wherein the 20th process; A twenty-first step of detecting a heart rate variability by detecting a heart rate variance detector by detecting a time interval of the pulse in the pulse detection signal; A twenty-second step of performing an FFT unit on the detected heart rate variability; A twenty-third step in which the level determiner and the amplitude determiner determine a stress state based on the level and amplitude of the output signal FFT in the twenty-second step; And And a twenty-fourth step of calculating a stress value by the stress value calculator based on the stress state determined in the twenty-third step. The method of claim 10, wherein the thirtieth process; A thirty-first step of determining an indoor temperature at which an indoor temperature to be operated is controlled by adjusting a predetermined indoor temperature according to the stress value; A thirty-second step of determining whether the compressor is driven by the compressor driving determiner based on the indoor temperature and the detected indoor temperature determined in the thirty-first step; A thirty-third step of determining an amount of air to be operated by adjusting a set amount of air according to the stress value; And A thirty-fourth step of determining an up-and-down wind direction to be operated by adjusting a set up-down wind direction according to the stress value; And And a thirty-fifth step of determining left and right wind directions to be operated by adjusting left and right wind direction determining units according to the stress value. The method of claim 13, The control method of the air conditioner, characterized in that further comprising the step of determining the fragrance discharge cycle by adjusting the fragrance discharge cycle is set in accordance with the stress value in advance.

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