KR20060096627A - Multi-air conditioner central control system and menu displaying method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention implements a menu for a multi-air conditioner and a ventilation system separately on one setting window so that the multi-air conditioner central control system and its menu can be easily integrated and managed through the network. The present invention relates to a multi-air conditioner system in which at least one multi-air conditioner is connected through a network to perform indoor air conditioning, and at least one ventilation device is connected through the network to inhale or discharge indoor air. A ventilation system for ventilating, the multi-air conditioner system and the ventilation system and the network is connected through a network, each setting menu for inputting the setting information of each of the multi-air conditioner or ventilator comprises a central controller implemented in one setting window Multi remind, through simple operation The integrated management of the air conditioning system has the effect of greatly improving the operational convenience of the manager.

Indoor unit, outdoor unit, ventilator, central controller, network, setting menu

Description

Multi-Air Conditioner central control system and menu displaying method

1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a multi-air conditioner central control system according to the prior art,

2 is a view showing a setting menu of a multi-air conditioner central control system according to the prior art;

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-air conditioning central control system according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the central controller in the multi-conditioning central control system according to the present invention;

5 is a view showing a setting menu of the multi-conditioning central control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a view showing in detail the main part of the setting menu shown in FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a menu implementation method of a multi-conditioning central control system according to the present invention;

8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a menu implementation method of a multi-princess central control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10, 100: central controller 20, 200: multi air conditioning system

300: ventilation system 110: UI unit

120: control unit 121: GUI implementation unit

130: memory

The present invention relates to a multi-conditioning central control system and a menu implementation method thereof. In particular, a menu for a multi-air conditioner and a ventilation system is individually implemented on one setting window, thereby facilitating the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system connected through a network. The present invention relates to a multi-conditioning central control system and a menu implementation method thereof for enabling integrated management.

In recent years, as the use of air conditioners has increased greatly, indoor units are provided in every room in a home or office in a building, and multi-type air conditioners composed of outdoor units connected to the indoor units provided in each room are commonly referred to as multi-air conditioner systems. do.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-air conditioner central control system according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, a central control system of a multi-air conditioner according to the prior art includes an indoor unit 22 disposed in each room and a plurality of outdoor units shared with each indoor unit 22 to control distribution and circulation of refrigerant ( 21) and a central controller 10 connected to each indoor unit or outdoor unit through a network and integrated control.

That is, since the outdoor unit 21 constituting the multi-air conditioner 20 grasps the control state of each indoor unit 22 and transmits it to the central controller 10, when a cooling command is input to one indoor unit 22. The central controller 10 may determine which cooling command is input to which indoor unit connected to which outdoor unit, and transmit a control command for adjusting the condensation degree of the refrigerant to the outdoor unit 21 to control the operation state.

On the other hand, the initial air conditioner central control system is not provided with a separate control menu for separately controlling each outdoor unit (21) or indoor unit (22) can not control the detailed functions of each air conditioner, Since one air conditioner was operated by setting one cooling temperature to all air conditioners, there was a problem that the efficiency was lowered.

In order to solve this problem, the user inputs in advance the setting information of the multi-air conditioner such as network information about the plurality of outdoor units and indoor units connected to each outdoor unit, device information of the outdoor unit / indoor unit, and according to the input setting information. A setting program for controlling the operation of the air conditioner is implemented in the central controller.

2 is a diagram illustrating a setting menu of a multi-air conditioner central control system according to the related art.

That is, the central controller of the multi-air conditioner system according to the related art can assign a unique network setting value to each of the outdoor unit and the indoor unit connected to the network as shown in FIG. 2, according to the value assigned above. When controlling the operation of a specific outdoor unit or indoor unit, the operation of the outdoor unit or indoor unit may be controlled by transmitting a desired control command to a network setting address corresponding thereto.

However, in recent years, as the living space becomes very high and dense, and air pollution is intensified, the ventilation system is being built together with the multi-air conditioner system, whereas the integrated control system for integrated control of the ventilation system is It is not established.

Accordingly, when a plurality of ventilation units are built together with the multi-air conditioners, the multi-air conditioners control a plurality of air conditioners at one place through one central controller, while monitoring the state of each ventilation unit and controlling its operation. In order to do so, there is a problem that the administrator must approach each ventilation device installed position individually.

In particular, in the ventilation system, at least one indoor unit is connected to one outdoor unit, unlike the multi-air conditioner system in which the outdoor unit is configured to determine the state of the indoor unit and transmit control command data according to the same. Since at least one slave ventilator is connected to the ventilator and is configured to operate in conjunction with the operation of the master device, a network setting for controlling the operation of each master device is separately required.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, a ventilation device setting menu for setting each ventilation device connected with the multi-air conditioner in a form similar to the multi-air conditioner setting menu for the integrated control of the multi-air conditioner A multi-conditioning central control system and a menu implementation method thereof, which are implemented individually and allow the respective setting menus to be displayed according to a selection on a setting window so that the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system connected through a network can be easily integrated and managed. The purpose is to provide.

Multi-air conditioning central control system according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a multi-air conditioning system to perform indoor air conditioning by connecting at least one or more multi-air conditioner through a network network, and at least one ventilation device through the network network Is connected to the ventilation system to ventilate by inhaling or exhausting the indoor air, and the multi-air conditioning system and the ventilation system and the network is connected through the network, each setting menu for inputting the setting information of each of the multi-air conditioner or ventilation device is one Characterized in that comprises a central controller implemented in the setting window.

In addition, the menu implementation method of the multi-conditioning central control system according to the present invention comprises the first step of each setting menu for the network setting of the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system connected via a network network, and the multi-condition The second step in which the setting information of the gateway connected to the air conditioner and the ventilation system and each of the multi-air conditioners or the ventilation devices are input into the corresponding cell displayed on the setting window, and the inputted setting information data is optionally edited and the edited data is stored. It is characterized by comprising a third step.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-air conditioning central control system according to the present invention.

The multi-air conditioning central control system according to the present invention includes a multi-air conditioner system 200 composed of a plurality of outdoor units 210 and an indoor unit 220, a ventilation system 300 composed of a plurality of ventilators 310, 320, and The central air conditioner 100 is connected to the multi-air conditioner system 200 and the ventilation system 300 through a network, and includes a central controller 100 for integrally controlling the operation of each device.

The multi-air conditioner system 200 is an air conditioning facility that can connect at least one indoor unit 220 to one outdoor unit 210 to satisfy the heating and cooling capacity of the building. The indoor unit 220 is disposed in each room. Not only the individual control to directly input the operation command is possible, but also the operation of the entire indoor unit 220 and the outdoor unit 210 connected to the network in one place without accessing the indoor unit of each room through the central controller 100. Central control is possible.

The indoor unit 220 constituting the multi-air conditioner 200 is not limited to the type such as ceiling type, wall hanging type, standing type, the outdoor unit 210 is transmitted from the indoor unit 220 or the central controller 100 By controlling the circulation of the refrigerant in accordance with the control command transmitted from the) to allow the air conditioning of each chamber in which the indoor unit 220 is located.

The ventilation system 300 is installed together with the at least one ventilator (310, 320), and the ventilator (310, 320) for circulating the contaminated air in the installed room with the fresh air to exchange fresh air It is configured to include a pollution detection sensor (not shown) to detect the air pollution degree and allow the ventilation apparatuses 310 and 320 to perform air conditioning according to the detected pollution degree.

The ventilation apparatuses 310 and 320 may include an exhaust duct for sucking internal air and discharging it to the outside, an intake duct for allowing external air to be sucked into the inside, and an air inlet for connecting air to each of the exhaust ducts and the intake duct And it may be configured to include a discharge port, the circulation control operation of the air is performed according to the pollution detection data or an external command transmitted from the pollution detection sensor through the device control unit mounted therein.

In this case, the ventilation apparatuses 310 and 320 may be connected to a plurality of cables to form a network. The ventilation apparatus may be connected to a master ventilation apparatus 310 and the master apparatus 310 on the network. It may be divided into a slave ventilator 320 that operates in conjunction with the operation of the device 310.

The multi air conditioning system collectively referred to as the multi-air conditioner system 200 and the ventilation system 300 may form a network network through a cable to transmit and receive control commands or status information data through an RS-485 communication method, and use a hub or an IP. It is connected via the router 50 can control the operation of the multi air conditioning system at a remote place through the Internet network.

The multi-conditioning central control system may further include a protocol conversion device for transferring data input and output from the central controller 100 to each air conditioner of the multi-air conditioning system 200 or 300.

On the other hand, in order to collectively control the operation of each air conditioner (200, 300) constituting the multi-air conditioning system in the central controller 100, a network setting for distinguishing each of the air conditioner must be preceded on the network, A menu in which state information such as product number, power consumption, and current state of the air conditioner 200 or 300 should be basically set should be implemented.

4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the central controller in the multi-conditioning central control system according to the present invention.

That is, the central controller according to the present invention is configured as follows to implement the setting menu as described above.

First, the central controller 100 receives the setting information of each of the multi-air conditioner 200 or the ventilation device 300, the UI unit 110 to output the input information to the outside, and each of the multi-air conditioner system and When the setting information of each air conditioner constituting the ventilation system is input through the UI unit 110, the control unit 120 implements a setting menu so that the corresponding data is displayed properly.

In addition, the central controller 100 transmits the control command data transmitted from the control unit 120 to the air conditioners 200 and 300, so that the state information data of each air conditioner can be transmitted through the network. It is configured to include a communication module 140, and further comprises a memory unit 130 for storing setting information data, such as network settings of each of the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation device input through the UI unit 110. do.

The UI unit 110 includes an input unit 111 through which the network setting information of each air conditioner and / or the unique data required for the integrated control of each air conditioner are individually input, and through the input unit 111. It includes an output unit 112 to display the input data arranged according to the setting menu implemented in the control unit 120, wherein the input unit 111 and the output unit 112 is a general keyboard and monitor In some cases, a touch panel in which the above functions are integrated may be used.

The control unit 120 implements a menu for inputting and outputting setting information of the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation device, and the air conditioner or the ventilation device according to the setting information input through the input unit 111. It is configured to include a main controller 122 for generating and transmitting a control command for monitoring the status and controlling the operation.

In this case, the GUI implementation 121 is implemented so that the setting information of each of the multi-air conditioner or the ventilation device can be distinguished for each air conditioner or each system, for example, the setting menu of the multi-air conditioner 200 and The setting menu of the ventilation system 300 is implemented in a similar form to each other so that it can appear through the tab menu.

5 is a diagram illustrating a setting menu of the multi-conditioning central control system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating details of main parts of the setting menu shown in FIG. 5.

That is, in the multi-conditioning central control system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the setting menu of each air conditioner implemented through the GUI implementation unit 121 of the central controller is one as shown in FIG. 5. Implemented to appear all within the configuration window.

The setting window includes a multi-air conditioner setting menu into which the setting information of each indoor unit and an outdoor unit is input, a ventilation system setting menu into which the setting information of the ventilation device is input, a gateway of a network network to which the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation device are connected, or It may be configured to include a basic input menu to implement the manager information of the central controller.

The multi-air conditioner setting menu and the ventilation system setting menu have the same basic layout (lay-out) constituting each menu, so as to prevent the administrator from confusion about the input method and the information of the same information used in each of the multi air conditioning systems. In the case of being implemented on the basic input menu to share with each other.

In addition, each of the setting menu is implemented in a tap menu (T) method, as shown in Figure 5a, through the input unit 111, any one tab (T1, T2 of the multi-air conditioning setting menu or the ventilation device setting menu) Is selected, the setting menu of the multi-air conditioner or the ventilation device implemented on the selected taps T1 and T2 is displayed accordingly.

The setting menu implemented on each of the tabs T1 and T2 may be largely divided into three sections, and each section is divided so that the detailed setting information of the corresponding air conditioner is displayed.

In particular, since each ventilation device constituting the ventilation system performs the same operation according to the operation of the master device connected to the slave device in the case of the slave device, a type C _T of the master-slave must be set for each ventilation device. do.

Accordingly, the ventilation device setting menu may input a network type of each ventilation device by implementing a combo box (C) to select a master / slave for each device as shown in FIG. The type of the master or the slave may be selected through the combo box C, and the lower setting information data may be automatically interlocked and input.

On the other hand, the setting menu is implemented as a predetermined button (D _I ) is a basic input mode for inputting a preset default setting value in the selected setting menu tab, and setting data is directly input or It can be implemented in the direct input mode to be edited.

This means that each indoor unit or ventilator constituting the multi-air conditioning system can be in the range of tens to thousands depending on its connection, and as the number increases, the amount of setting information input by the manager of the central control system increases rapidly. Therefore, data that can be basically set in constructing the system needs to be applied in a batch without additional input or editing.

Therefore, in the present invention, the network setting data commonly used in the initial stage for the system construction is stored in the memory unit 130 as basic setting data, and as shown in FIG. 5 (c) on the setting menu, One button D _I may be implemented to press and input the button D _I so that basic setting data of the memory unit 130 may be applied collectively.

To this end, the memory unit 130 includes a basic setting storage unit 131 in which basic setting data of each of the multi-air conditioner 200 or the ventilation apparatus 300 is previously input / stored, and the input unit 111 changed by the input unit 111. It may be configured to include a user setting storage unit 132 that stores the setting information data of each of the multi-air conditioner or the ventilation device.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a menu implementation method of the multi-conditioning central control system according to the present invention, and FIG. 8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a menu implementation method of the multi-conditioning central control system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, in order to establish a multi-conditioning central control system, each indoor unit, outdoor unit, and ventilation device are connected through a network. (S1)

When the central controller executes a control menu for controlling each air conditioner, each setting menu for network setting of the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system connected through the network is implemented on one setting window.

At this time, the multi-air conditioner setting menu window for inputting the setting information of the outdoor unit and the indoor unit constituting the multi-air conditioner system and the ventilation system setting menu window for inputting the setting information of the ventilation device constituting the ventilation system are implemented as a tab menu.

The setting window itself has a menu for inputting setting data such as one gateway or manager information that can be shared and applied throughout the multi-air conditioning system, and one outdoor unit is also connected to the ventilation device to perform air conditioning. Network setting information of the outdoor unit may also be input from the setting window itself.

Similarly, when more than one gateway of the network is configured, a separate submenu for inputting setting information of each gateway may be implemented.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, setting information of the gateway and setting information of the outdoor unit are input through a menu of the setting window. (S1, S2)

Next, when the multi-air conditioner setting menu tab is selected among the tab menus displayed on the setting window, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the multi-air conditioner setting menu window in which the setting information of each multi-air conditioner is displayed in detail is displayed. Input the corresponding information among each indoor unit or outdoor unit displayed in the setting menu window in sequence. (S3)

In addition, as described above, when the ventilation system setting menu tab of the tab menu displayed on the setting window is selected, as shown in Fig. 8 (d), the ventilation system displayed the setting information of the entire ventilation device connected to the network network The setting menu window appears, and inputs the setting information of the corresponding ventilation device among the ventilation devices shown in the setting menu window in sequence. (S4)

In this case, when inputting setting information in each setting menu window, a basic input mode for automatically inputting basic setting data of each multi-air conditioner or ventilation device (D _I ) is provided in order to more easily input setting information of a plurality of air conditioning apparatuses. When an unnecessary device is set among the setting data of each air conditioner set through the basic input mode, it can be deleted by pressing and inputting a delete button De implemented in the corresponding cell.

Next, if all the unnecessary devices are deleted and only the data of the air conditioner connected to the system or the air conditioner for controlling the operation exists, only the air conditioner whose settings need to be changed can be selected and edited. have.

In addition, when the setting information of the ventilation device is input, a combo box for selecting a type of a master or a slave is implemented. When the type is selected through the combo box, the lower setting information data according to the type may be automatically linked / input. .

Next, when the editing is completed, the completed data is stored, displayed externally through the output unit, and then integrated control of each air conditioner is performed by applying the edited setting data to each air conditioner according to an administrator's input. (S5, S6)

As described above, the multi-conditioning central control system and the menu implementation method thereof according to the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, and on one menu window. The technical idea of the present invention, which implements respective setting menus for integrated management of a multi-air conditioner system and a ventilation system, can be easily applied by those skilled in the art within the scope of protection.

In the multi-air conditioning central control system and the menu implementation method according to the present invention configured as described above, the menus for the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system are individually implemented on one setting window, and the respective multi-air conditioners and the ventilation system are implemented through the implemented menu. Since the setting information can be inputted, the multi-air conditioning system can be integratedly managed through a simple operation, thereby greatly improving the operation convenience of the administrator.

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A multi-air conditioner system configured to perform at least one air conditioner connected to at least one multi-air conditioner through a network; At least one ventilator connected through the network to ventilate or ventilate indoor air; In order to collectively control the multi-air conditioner system and the ventilation system through a network, each setting menu for inputting setting information of each multi-air conditioner or a ventilation device is configured to include a central controller implemented in one setting window. Multi air conditioning central control system. The method of claim 1, The central controller includes: a UI unit including an input unit for inputting setting information of each of the multi-air conditioners or the ventilation device, and an output unit for displaying the input setting information data; If any one of the setting menu of the multi-air conditioner or the setting menu of the ventilator is selected through the UI unit, and comprises a control unit for implementing a menu so that the setting information data of the multi-air conditioner or the ventilation device according to the selection can be sequentially entered Multi air conditioning central control system, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, And the central controller further comprises a memory unit for storing setting information data such as network settings of each of the multi-air conditioners and the ventilator input through the input unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The memory unit includes a basic setting storage unit for inputting and storing basic setting data of each of the multi-air conditioners or the ventilation device in advance; And a user setting storage unit configured to store setting information data of each of the multi-air conditioners or the ventilation apparatuses changed by the input unit. The method of claim 2, The control unit includes a GUI implementation unit for implementing the setting menu of each of the multi-air conditioner or the ventilation device in a single setting window as a tab menu of a similar type; And a main control unit configured to monitor and control a state of a corresponding air conditioner or a ventilator according to the setting information input through the input unit, and to generate and transmit a control command for controlling an operation. The method of claim 5, wherein The GUI implementation unit includes a basic input mode for inputting a preset basic setting value in the selected setting menu tab; Multi-air conditioning central control system, characterized in that implemented in the direct input mode in which the setting data is directly input or edited for each cell in the setting menu tab in which data is displayed. The method of claim 6, The ventilation device setting menu is a menu for selecting the type of the ventilation device, the multi-air conditioning central control system, characterized in that the combo box for selecting any one of the master device or the slave device is implemented. The method of claim 6, The basic input mode is a multi-air conditioning central control system, characterized in that the delete button is implemented to delete the unnecessary input of a plurality of cells of the setting information is input according to the preset data according to the selection. A first step of implementing each setting menu for network setting of the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system connected through the network network on one setting window; A second step of inputting setting information of the gateway connected to the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system and each multi-air conditioner or the ventilation device to the corresponding cell displayed on the setting window; And a third step of editing the input setting information data according to a selection, and storing the edited data. The method of claim 9, In the first step, a multi-air conditioner setting menu window for inputting setting information of the outdoor unit and the outdoor unit constituting the multi-air conditioner system and a ventilation system setting menu window for inputting setting information of the ventilation device constituting the ventilation system are implemented as a tab menu. Menu implementation method of the multi-air conditioning central control system, characterized in that the. The method of claim 9, The second step includes a gateway setting process of inputting setting data of a gateway connected to the multi-air conditioner and the ventilation system; A method of implementing a menu of a multi-conditioning central control system, characterized in that it comprises a setting data input process in which the setting data of each multi-air conditioner or ventilation device is automatically or individually directly input according to an external input. The method of claim 11, The setting data input process includes a basic input process for automatically inputting basic setting data of each multi-air conditioner or a ventilation device according to the input; And an editing process of directly inputting and editing basic setting data automatically input through the basic input process according to a selection. The method of claim 12, The editing process is a menu implementation of the multi-conditioning central control system, characterized in that further comprising the step of displaying a message informing the user when data that does not fit the setting data format is input, and prevents an error input to automatically delete the input data Way. The method of claim 11, In the second step, when selecting the type of the master or slave when inputting the setting information of the ventilator, the lower setting information data according to the menu implementation method of the multi-air conditioning central control system, characterized in that automatically linked.

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