KR20090044776A - System of the air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The air conditioner system of the present invention is to control the air conditioner and the air conditioner and at least one other electronic device, the present invention provides an air conditioner interlocked with the ventilation device, the first operation command signal to the air conditioner And an input device for applying a second driving command signal to at least one electronic device different from the air conditioner and the control device for controlling the operation of the air conditioner and the ventilation device based on the first driving command signal. It provides an air conditioner system comprising a.

Air Conditioners, Ventilators, Electronics

Description

System of the air conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner system, and more particularly, to an air conditioner system capable of controlling an air conditioner and at least one other electronic device.

In general, an air conditioner is a home appliance for maintaining indoor air in a state most suitable for use and purpose. For example, in summer, the room is cooled to a cool state, in winter, the room is heated to a warm state, and also the humidity of the room, and the air in the room to a clean state of clean. As life convenience products such as air conditioners are gradually expanded and used, consumers are demanding high energy use efficiency, performance improvement and convenience products.

Such an air conditioner includes a separate air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are separately separated, an integrated air conditioner in which the indoor unit and the outdoor unit are combined into one device, a wall-mounted air conditioner and a frame type air conditioner configured to be mounted on a wall, and a living room. A slim air conditioner configured to stand up, a single air conditioner configured to be used in a small place such as a home, and a capacity that can drive a single indoor unit, and a medium to large size composed of a very large capacity for use in a company or a restaurant. It is divided into an air conditioner and a multi type air conditioner having a capacity capable of sufficiently driving a plurality of indoor units.

In conventional air conditioner systems, operation commands are input through input devices connected by wired communication lines to air conditioners and ventilation devices. In recent years, the air conditioner system is being researched to enable the operation command to the air conditioner, the air conditioner and at least one other electronic device through the input device.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner system capable of controlling an air conditioner and at least one electronic device other than the air conditioner.

An air conditioner system according to the present invention includes an air conditioner interlocked with a ventilation device, an input for applying a first operation command signal to the air conditioner, and a second operation command signal to at least one electronic device different from the air conditioner. And a control device for controlling the operation of the air conditioner and the ventilation device based on the device and the first operation command signal.

The air conditioner system of the present invention uses an air conditioner interoperating with a ventilation device and an input device for transmitting the first and second driving command signals to at least one other electronic device other than the air conditioner, so that the input device can be connected to a wall or a user. It can be fixed in a position that is easy to operate, thereby eliminating the user's inconvenience in the loss of the input device and replacement of the battery.

A refrigerant leak detection system and a control method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a building accident in which a multi-type air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention is installed.

Referring to FIG. 1, an air conditioner according to the present invention is connected to one or more indoor units 21 installed in a room and indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14, and one or more outdoor units 21 including a compressor and a heat exchanger. The outdoor unit 21 and the indoor unit 11, 12, 13, 14 are connected through the refrigerant pipe (P), the flow of the refrigerant between the outdoor unit 21 and the indoor unit (11, 12, 13, 14) In accordance with the flow of the refrigerant to perform the cooling or heating operation.

In this case, the air conditioner may further include a central controller (not shown) connected to the outdoor unit 21 and the indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14 to monitor and control the operation state of the air conditioner. In some cases, a distributor may be included between the outdoor unit 21 and the indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14. The plurality of indoor units 11, 12, 13, 14 and the plurality of outdoor units transmit and receive mutual control commands and data according to a predetermined communication method.

Here, at least one indoor unit (11, 12, 13, 14) of the air conditioner may be provided in one room, the outdoor unit by the request of at least one of the plurality of indoor units (11, 12, 13, 14). Driven. When a plurality of indoor units are provided in one room, the plurality of indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14 installed in one room may be group controlled or individually controlled through a remote controller.

Here, the number of outdoor units may vary according to the cooling and heating capacity according to the number of the indoor units (11, 12, 13, 14) of the air conditioner and the capacity of the compressor provided, in FIG. Explain.

2 is a block diagram showing a multi-type air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the multi-type air conditioner of the present invention includes a plurality of indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14, and an outdoor unit 21, 22 connected to a plurality of indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14. do.

Here, the plurality of indoor units (11, 12, 13, 14) and the outdoor unit (21, 22) is connected through a refrigerant pipe (not shown), the outdoor unit (21, 22) is a plurality of indoor units (11, 12, 13, 14) and the outdoor unit 21, 22 is driven by the request of at least any one, the operation of the outdoor unit (21, 22) as the cooling / heating capacity required by the plurality of indoor units (11, 12, 13, 14) increases The number and operation number of the compressors installed in the outdoor units 21 and 22 are increased.

Here, the plurality of indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14 are an indoor heat exchanger 51 for exchanging refrigerant and indoor air, and an indoor blower 52 disposed near the indoor heat exchanger 51 to circulate indoor air. And an indoor expansion valve 54 for expanding the refrigerant flowing to the indoor heat exchanger 51 during cooling.

The outdoor units 21 and 22 are accumulators 61 which extract only gaseous refrigerants from refrigerants supplied from the plurality of indoor units 11, 12, 13, and 14, and compressors that receive and compress the gaseous refrigerants extracted from the accumulators 61. (62, 63), the four-way valve (65) connected to the compressors (62, 63) to select the compressed refrigerant flow path, and the outdoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging the refrigerant and outdoor air supplied from the four-way valve (65) 70).

Here, the outdoor unit (21, 22) is provided with an inverter compressor (62) and a constant speed compressor (63), the inverter compressor (62) is a compressor that can vary the compression capacity of the refrigerant, the constant speed compressor (63) is a refrigerant The compressor has a constant compression capacity.

On the other hand, the oil separator 64 is installed in the pipe connecting the compressors 62 and 63 and the four-way valve 65, and the oil separator 64 is connected to the suction side of the compressors 62 and 63.

In particular, the oil separator 64 separates the oil from the refrigerant discharged from the compressors 62 and 63, and supplies the separated oil to the compressors 62 and 63, thereby providing an appropriate amount of oil in the compressors 62 and 63. Keep it. Then, the suction side pipes of the oil separator 64 and the compressors 62 and 63 are connected through the capillary tube 66, and the oil is moved through the capillary tube 66.

In addition, the refrigerant pipes guiding the refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger 70 to the indoor heat exchanger 51 include outdoor electromagnetic expansion valves lev and 74 for expanding the refrigerant during heating, and an indoor heat exchanger 51 for cooling. Subcooling apparatus 80 for cooling the refrigerant moved to the liquid, and a liquid injection device 90 for lowering the temperature of the compressor (62, 63) is provided.

Here, the outdoor electromagnetic expansion valve 74 is fully open during cooling to allow the refrigerant condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger 70 to pass through without expansion, but when heated, it is opened to a predetermined size and condensed in the indoor heat exchanger 51. Before expanding to the outdoor heat exchanger (70) to the liquid in the spray state.

Here, the indoor electromagnetic expansion valve 54 and the outdoor electromagnetic expansion valve 74 is provided with a step motor (not shown) therein, and operates under control from a controller (not shown).

At this time, during the cooling and heating, the step motors of the indoor electromagnetic expansion valve 54 and the outdoor electromagnetic expansion valve 74 operate under the control of the controller.

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an air conditioner system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 briefly illustrates an interior in which an indoor unit is provided as shown in FIG. 1, and will be described.

Referring to FIG. 3, the air conditioner system according to the present invention applies a first operation command signal to the air conditioner 100 and the air conditioner 100 interlocked with the ventilation device 110, and provides an air conditioner ( Based on the first driving command signal and the input device 130 for applying the second driving command signal to the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,... And a control device 140 for controlling the operation of the conditioner 100 and the ventilation device 110.

Before describing FIG. 3, the air conditioner 100 is a single air conditioner, or a multi-type air conditioner may be used. The air conditioner 100 is described as including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, and descriptions of overlapping portions of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be given. Are omitted or briefly described.

The first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N are electronic devices different from the air conditioner 100, and at least one may be an air conditioner.

Here, the input device 130 is the air conditioner 100 and the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124, ..., N, respectively, the first and second driving command signals for the first and second driving command signals, respectively. An input unit 132 for inputting a command, a signal generator 134 for generating the first and second driving command signals based on the first and second commands, and a transmission unit for transmitting the first and second driving command signals 136 and the first and second commands are divided to control the signal generator 134 to generate the first and second driving command signals, and the control device 140 and the first and second driving command signals are generated. And a control unit 138 that selects the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N, and transmits the data through the transmission unit 136.

The input device 130 is connected to the control device 140 by a wired communication line, converts the first command into the first driving command signal, and transmits the first command signal. The first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,. ..., N) is connected in space with a wireless communication line to convert the second command into the second driving command signal and transmit the same.

The input unit 132 includes a first input unit 132a for inputting the first command to the air conditioner 100 and the ventilation device 110, and the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124, ... , A second input unit 132b for inputting the second command for N).

Here, the first and second input units 132a and 132b are formed outside the input device 130, are divided according to at least one key input divided into the first and second blocks, and an external command is input to the first and second input units 132a and 132b. , 2 commands to the control unit 138.

The signal generator 134 controls the generation of the first and second driving command signals based on the first and second commands from the controller 138.

Here, the signal generator 134 may generate a first signal for generating the first driving command signal according to the set first conversion method according to the operation of the air conditioner 100 and the ventilation device 110 according to the first command. The second driving command signal according to the set second conversion method according to the operation of the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124, ..., N according to the generation unit 134a and the second driving command. It includes a second signal generator 134b for generating a.

That is, since at least one of the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N may be different electronic devices, the second signal generator 134b may provide a signal suitable for each electronic device. Transmit wirelessly.

The second signal generator 134b generates the second driving command signal, but may be a second driving command signal different from each other, and may have different frequency bands.

The transmitter 136 transmits the first driving command 136a and the second driving command signal to the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124, which transmit the first driving command signal to the control device 140. ..., and a second transmitter 136b for transmitting to N).

The second transmitter 136b transmits the second driving command signal to a corresponding electronic device among the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N under the control of the controller 138. do.

That is, since the second transmitter 136b is different depending on the transmission and reception frequencies of each of the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N, at least one transmission It may include wealth.

The control unit 138 is a driving command of the air conditioner 100 and the ventilation device 110 according to the input of the first and second commands, and the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124, ..., It is checked whether the driving command is N), and the signal generator 134 controls to generate the first and second driving command signals.

In addition, the controller 138 controls the transmitter 136 according to the first and second driving command signals to control the air conditioner 100, the ventilation device 110, and the first to fourth electronic devices 120 and 122. 124, ..., N).

Herein, the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N are electronic devices that are positioned in substantially the same space as the air conditioner 100 and receive a radio signal. Televisions, lights, electric curtains and the like.

In addition, the first to fourth electronic devices 120, 122, 124,..., N receive the second driving command signals transmitted from the second transmitter 136b to receive receivers 120a, 122a, 124a, ..., Na), the determination unit 120b, 122b, 124b, ..., Nb for checking whether the frequency of the second driving command signal is substantially the same as the set driving frequency and the frequency of the second driving command signal If is equal to the driving frequency will include at least one of the control unit (120c, 122c, 124c, ..., Nc) for controlling to operate according to the second driving command signal.

In addition, although the control device 140 is displayed on the outside of the air conditioner 100 in the present invention, the control device 140 may be included in the indoor unit or the outdoor unit of the air conditioner 100, but is not limited thereto. .

That is, the air conditioner system of the present invention, through the input device connected to the air conditioner by a wired communication line, the first and second operation command signal to control the electronic device located in the same space and operable according to the radio signal Since it may occur, unlike the wireless remote control does not require a battery, there is an advantage that can be prevented to lose.

Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Accordingly, modifications to future embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the technology of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a building equipped with a multi-type air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a multi-type air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an air conditioner system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

100: air conditioner 110: ventilation device

120, 122, 124, ..., N: Electronic device 130: Input device

140: control unit

Claims (10)

An air conditioner interlocked with the ventilation device; An input device configured to apply a first driving command signal to the air conditioner and to apply a second driving command signal to at least one electronic device different from the air conditioner; And And a control device for controlling the operation of the air conditioner and the ventilation device based on the first operation command signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the control device, An air conditioner system installed inside or outside at least one of the air conditioner and the ventilation device. The method of claim 1, wherein the input device, An input unit to which first and second commands for the first and second driving command signals are input; A signal generator configured to generate the first and second driving command signals based on the first and second commands; And The signal generation unit is controlled to generate the first and second driving command signals by dividing the first and second commands, and selects and transmits the first and second driving command signals to the control device and the at least one electronic device. An air conditioner system comprising a control unit for controlling to. The method of claim 3, wherein A first transmitter to transmit the first driving command signal to the control device; And And a transmitter including a second transmitter to transmit the second driving command signal to the at least one electronic device. The method of claim 3, wherein the input unit, A first input unit configured to input the first command to the air conditioner; And And a second input unit configured to input the second command for the at least one electronic device. The method of claim 3, wherein the signal generator, A first signal generator configured to generate the first driving command signal according to a set first conversion scheme when the first driving command is input; And And a second signal generator configured to generate the second driving command signal according to a set second conversion scheme when the second driving command is input. The method of claim 4, wherein the control unit, A first control unit controlling the first transmission unit to transmit the first driving command signal to the control device; And And a second controller configured to control the second transmitter to transmit the second driving command signal to the at least one electronic device. The method of claim 1, The first driving command signal is transmitted to the wired communication line, And the second operation command signal forms a wireless communication line with the at least one electronic device, each of which is transmitted at a different frequency. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one electronic device, A receiver which receives the second driving command signal transmitted from the second transmitter; A determination unit to determine whether a frequency of the second driving command signal is substantially the same as a set driving frequency; And And a control unit controlling to operate according to the second driving command signal when the frequency of the second driving command signal is the same as the driving frequency. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one electronic device, At least one of a television, a radio, an electronic curtain, and a light fixture disposed substantially in the same space as the air conditioner.

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