KR20130072811A - Air conditioning system and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioning system and an air conditioning system control method are provided to make a user control an indoor unit under an air conditioning system management policy of an administrator. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioning system (1000) includes indoor units (200), outdoor units (100), indoor control terminals (300), and a central control terminal (C). The indoor units have a central control address value individually. The outdoor units are connected to the indoor units. The indoor control terminals are connected to a target indoor unit (I11) which one of a plurality of indoor units (I11,I12,I13,I21,I22,I23,I31,I32,I33,I41,I42,I43,I44) with a data communication mode. The indoor control terminal receives input signals of individual users. The indoor control terminal controls the target indoor unit by generating control signals based on the input signals. The central control terminal is connected to one or more outdoor units and the plurality of indoor units with a data communication mode. [Reference numerals] (AA) Administrator; (BB,CC,DD,EE,FF,GG,HH,II,JJ,KK,LL,MM) User

Description

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a control method of an air conditioning system and an air conditioning system, and more particularly, to a control method of an air conditioning system and an air conditioning system capable of systematically and efficiently managing a plurality of indoor units and a plurality of outdoor units.

In general, an air conditioner is a device that cools or heats a room or purifies the air in order to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user.

In recent years, as the use of air conditioners has rapidly increased, indoor units have been provided for each room in a home or an office in a building, and multi-air conditioners composed of outdoor units connected to the indoor units provided in each room have been installed.

An air conditioning system including a multi-air conditioner is basically connected to a multi-air conditioner consisting of at least one indoor unit and at least one outdoor unit connected to each indoor unit and connected to each outdoor unit built in a building, and the state of each outdoor unit and indoor unit. It is configured to include a central controller to monitor and control its operation integrally or individually.

Therefore, since the outdoor unit and / or the indoor unit grasps state information, driving information, or setting information of the outdoor unit and indoor unit and transmits them to the central controller, when a cooling command is directly input to one indoor unit, the central controller is connected to which outdoor unit. The state and setting information of the indoor unit can be grasped, and accordingly, a control command for adjusting the degree of condensation of the refrigerant can be transmitted to the outdoor unit.

The air conditioning system according to the prior art not only allows the administrator to control the indoor unit and / or outdoor unit of the multi-air conditioner through the central controller, but also uses the indoor controller located in the air conditioning space where the indoor unit is installed. It is configured to individually control the target indoor unit located in the air conditioning space.

However, although the air conditioning system according to the related art has set the multi-air conditioner to limit the temperature setting range or the air conditioner operating time in order to save energy according to the government's green policy through the central controller, The user located in the air conditioning space of the indoor unit does not recognize the intention of the administrator by using the indoor controller of the target indoor unit, and there is a problem that the control setting of the administrator can be arbitrarily changed by inputting the setting arranged in the administrator's setting. That is, according to the central controller of the air conditioning system according to the prior art, the air conditioning system setting contents between the manager and a plurality of users may be different or conflict, which may result in confusion in controlling the multi air conditioner, as well as building the multi air conditioner. There was a problem in that it could not be managed consistently and systematically in accordance with the management policy or group management policy.

In addition, the central controller is registered with the central control address value of the indoor unit by the administrator, the indoor unit is raised under the control command of the central controller, but in the air conditioning system according to the prior art, the user addresses the center of the indoor unit by the indoor controller When the value is arbitrarily changed, the indoor unit is no longer under the control command of the central controller, and there is a problem that an administrator cannot manage the indoor unit.

As a result, there has been a need for an air conditioning system that can be managed systematically through a central controller.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning system and a control method of the air conditioning system that can solve the problems of the prior art.

Specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioning system and a control method of the air conditioning system that can systematically and efficiently manage a plurality of indoor units and a plurality of outdoor units.

In order to solve the above problems, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of indoor units having a central control address value; At least one outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit; An indoor control terminal connected to a target indoor unit which is a part of the plurality of indoor units by a data communication method, and receiving an input signal of an individual user and generating a control signal based on the input signal to control the target indoor unit; And a central control terminal connected to the plurality of indoor units and the one or more outdoor units in a data communication manner and controlling the plurality of indoor units and the one or more outdoor units based on an input signal of the manager and the central control address value. The central control terminal includes a control range determining unit for determining a control range of the indoor control terminal capable of controlling a target room, wherein the central control terminal has an input signal through the indoor control terminal. When it exceeds the control range of the control unit may provide an air conditioning system characterized in that for controlling the indoor unit or the outdoor unit so that the input signal through the indoor control terminal.

Preferably, the central control terminal is configured to block the reception of the input signal through the indoor control terminal when the target indoor unit receives an input signal through the indoor control terminal beyond the control range of the indoor control terminal. It is characterized by controlling the indoor unit.

Preferably, the indoor control terminal includes a central control address value setting unit for allowing a user to set a central control address value of a target room connected to the indoor control terminal, and the central control terminal of the indoor control terminal And an address value setting applier for activating or deactivating the central control address value setting part.

Preferably, when the central control terminal activates the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal, the indoor control terminal is based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit. The value can be changed.

In addition, preferably, the indoor control terminal may be configured such that the central control address value of the target indoor corresponds to the central control address value registered in the central control terminal based on an input signal through the central control address value setting unit. The central control address value can be changed.

Preferably, the indoor control terminal may be configured such that the central control address value of the target room is outside the range of the central control address value registered in the central control terminal based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit. The central control address value of can be changed.

Preferably, when the central control address value of the target room is changed to the central control address value outside the range of the central control address value registered in the central control terminal based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit. The indoor control terminal may control the target indoor beyond the control range of the indoor control terminal determined by the control range determination unit.

Preferably, when the central control terminal deactivates the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal, the central control terminal, when there is an input signal through the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal; The target indoor controls the target indoors to block reception of an input signal through the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal.

Preferably, when the central control terminal deactivates the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal, the indoor control terminal is a display unit of a target indoor when an input signal through the central control address value setting unit exists. Or controlling the display unit such that the deactivation state of the central control address value setting unit is displayed on the display unit of the indoor control terminal.

In addition, preferably, the indoor control terminal controls the display unit such that the control range of the indoor control terminal determined by the control range determination unit of the central control terminal is displayed on the display unit of the indoor control terminal. .

Also, preferably, the control signal included in the control range of the indoor control terminal may include at least one of an on-off signal, an operation mode selection signal, a temperature control signal, a humidity control signal, a wind volume control signal, and a scheduling signal of an air conditioning system. Characterized in that it comprises one or more.

In order to solve the above problems, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention, the air including a central control terminal for controlling a plurality of indoor units and a plurality of outdoor units and the indoor control terminal for controlling each target room A control method of a harmonic system, comprising: a control range determining step of determining a control range of the indoor control terminal capable of controlling a target room based on an input signal of an administrator using the central control terminal; An input signal receiving step of receiving an input signal of a user using the indoor control terminal; And an input signal determining step of determining whether the input signal received in the input signal receiving step is within a control range of the indoor control terminal determined in the control range determining step. When the input signal received in the signal receiving step exceeds the control range of the indoor control terminal, the input signal received in the input signal receiving step is received in the input signal receiving step so as not to generate a control signal for controlling a target room. It is possible to provide a control method of an air conditioning system, wherein the input signal is deactivated.

Preferably, before the control range determining step, an address value setting step of setting a central control address value corresponding to each of the plurality of indoor units by using the central control terminal; And an address value change application step of determining whether to activate the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal based on an input signal of an administrator using the central control terminal. And an address value input step of inputting an input signal for changing the central control address value by using the indoor control terminal.

Preferably, when the change function of the central control address value through the indoor control terminal is deactivated in the address value change applying step, the input signal input in the address value input step is deactivated.

Preferably, when the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal is deactivated in the step of applying the address value change, the indoor control terminal passes through the indoor control terminal to the central control terminal using the indoor control terminal. And a request signal transmitting step of transmitting a request signal for requesting activation of the function of changing the central control address value.

In addition, preferably, the control method of the air conditioning system further includes an authorization signal transmission step of transmitting an authorization signal to the request signal transmitted in the request signal transmission step by using the central control terminal. When the signal is transmitted from the central control terminal to the indoor signal terminal, characterized in that for changing the central control address value of the target indoor based on the input signal of the address value input step.

Also, preferably, the control method of the air conditioning system comprises: an authorization signal transmission step of transmitting an authorization signal to the request signal transmitted in the request signal transmission step by using the central control terminal; And a deactivation step of transmitting a deactivation signal for deactivating the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal again using the central control terminal.

According to the problem solving means of the present invention, the present invention can determine the control range of the indoor control terminal to the target indoor unit, the central control terminal, so that the user can control the indoor unit only under the manager's air conditioning system management policy have. In addition, the present invention allows the central control terminal to grant or withdraw the authority to change the central control address value of the target indoor unit through the indoor control terminal, so that the user can arbitrarily change the central control address value of the target indoor unit through the indoor control terminal. Changes can be prevented. For this reason, the present invention allows a manager to manage a plurality of indoor units or a plurality of outdoor units more systematically and efficiently.

In addition, the present invention can systematically manage the multi-air conditioner in a complex consisting of a plurality of buildings or in one building, it is possible to reduce the total power consumption of the air conditioning system under the manager's air conditioning system management policy You can expect the effect. In addition, the present invention has an effect that allows the manager to manage the air conditioning system in accordance with the tightened energy regulation in accordance with the government's green policy.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the flow of the control signal in the air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of the control monitoring displayed on the display unit of the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic diagram of an example of a screen configuration of control monitoring when the air conditioning system is controlled by the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration in the case of controlling the central control address value of the indoor unit in the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of a control mode for controlling the air conditioning system in the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of a control mode for determining the control range of the indoor control terminal in the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of the control mode of the indoor control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a schematic block diagram illustrating control signals of each control terminal when the central control terminal and the indoor control terminal control the target indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10A and 10B are schematic block diagrams illustrating control signals of respective control terminals when the central control address setting unit of the indoor control terminal is activated by the address value setting application unit of the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. .
FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a flow of control signals between a central control terminal and an indoor control terminal in an air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For reference, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may make the gist of the present invention unclear, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the flow of the control signal in the air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a present invention 4 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of the control monitoring displayed on the display unit of the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a control monitoring when the air conditioning system in the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of the screen configuration, Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the screen configuration when the central control address value of the indoor unit in the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a view of the present invention A schematic diagram of a screen configuration of a control mode for controlling an air conditioning system in a central control terminal according to an embodiment, Figure 7 is a central control according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the screen configuration of the control mode for determining the control range of the indoor control terminal in the terminal, Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the screen configuration of the control mode of the indoor control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 9 is 10A and 10B are schematic block diagrams illustrating control signals of the respective control terminals when the central control terminal and the indoor control terminal control the target indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the central control address setting unit of the indoor control terminal is activated by the address value setting application unit of the central control terminal, it is a schematic block diagram showing the control signal of each control terminal.

First, Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the flow of the control signal in the air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the air conditioning system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention is at least one indoor unit 200 (I11, I12, I13, I21, I22, I23, I31, I32) , I33, I41, I42, I43, I44, at least one outdoor unit (O1, O2, O3, O4) connected to the indoor unit 200, and a target indoor unit which is a part of the at least one indoor unit 200 ( The indoor control terminal 300 (R11, R12, R13, R21, R22, R23, R31) connected to the data communication method to generate a control signal based on the input signal of the individual user to control the target room I11. And R32, R33, R41, R42, and R43, and a central control terminal C for controlling the at least one indoor unit 200 and the at least one outdoor unit 100 as a whole. Here, the at least one indoor unit 200 and the at least one outdoor unit 100 are the indoor unit 200 and the outdoor unit in the complex consisting of a plurality of buildings, or the indoor unit 200 in each indoor in one building. And the outdoor unit 100, and preferably, the at least one indoor unit 200 and the at least one outdoor unit may be grouped for group-by-group control.

The indoor unit 200 is an indoor side heat exchanger (not shown) disposed in each room to perform a cooling / heating function, an indoor fan (not shown) and an indoor side disposed on one side of the indoor side heat exchanger to promote heat dissipation of the refrigerant. An indoor blower (not shown) consisting of an electric motor for rotating the fan, a plurality of sensors (not shown), and control means (not shown) for controlling the operation of the indoor unit 200.

Hereinafter, the target indoor unit is a specific indoor control terminal (for example, R11 among the plurality of indoor units I11, I12, I13, I21, I22, I23, I31, I32, I33, I41, I42, I43, and I44). Mean indoor unit I1 controlled by the indoor control terminal), for example, the target indoor may be an indoor unit (I1) located in the same air conditioning space as the indoor control terminal (R11).

The at least one indoor unit 200 each has its own central control address value. When the central control address value is registered in the indoor unit 200 and the central control terminal C, and the central control address value registered in the central control terminal C matches the central control address value registered in the indoor unit 200, The indoor unit 200 becomes a control target of the central control terminal C.

The indoor unit 200 may be controlled by the central control terminal C as shown in FIG. 2 and simultaneously controlled by the indoor control terminal 300 connected to the indoor unit 200 in a wireless or wired communication manner. May be

The indoor unit 200 includes a discharge port for discharging the heat-exchanged air, the discharge port is provided with a wind direction control means for controlling the direction of the discharged air opening and closing the discharge port. The indoor unit 200 controls the amount of air by controlling the rotational speed of the indoor unit fan to control the air sucked and discharged. In addition, the indoor unit 200 may further include a human body detecting means for detecting a human body existing in the indoor space.

In this case, a vane for guiding air is provided while opening and closing at least one of each air inlet, the left outlet, the right outlet, and the upper outlet, and the vane opens and closes the air inlet and each outlet. Guide the direction of discharged air.

In addition, the indoor unit 200 may further include a display unit for displaying the operation mode and setting information of the indoor unit 200 and an input unit for inputting setting data. The indoor unit 200 is connected to the indoor control terminal 300 in a wired or wireless manner, the operation is set according to the data input from the indoor control terminal 300, and the operation state is displayed through the indoor control terminal 300. Can be.

The outdoor unit O operates in various operation modes such as a cooling mode or a heating mode in response to a request of the connected indoor unit 200 or a control signal of the central control terminal C, and supplies refrigerant to the plurality of indoor units 200. do.

The outdoor unit (O) is disposed on one side of a compressor that serves to compress the refrigerant, a motor for a compressor that drives the compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger that serves to dissipate the compressed refrigerant, and an outdoor heat exchanger. An outdoor blower consisting of an outdoor fan that promotes and an electric motor that rotates the outdoor fan, an expansion device that expands the condensed refrigerant, a cooling / heating switching valve that changes the flow of the compressed refrigerant, and a vaporized refrigerant to temporarily store moisture and foreign matter. After removal, it includes an accumulator for supplying a constant pressure refrigerant to the compressor. The outdoor unit further includes a plurality of sensors, valves, supercooling units and the like, and a description thereof will be omitted below.

The outdoor unit O is driven by a request of at least one of the connected indoor units 200 or a control signal of the central control terminal C, and the cooling / heating capacity is changed in response to the driven indoor unit 200. The number of operation of the outdoor unit and the number of operation of the compressor installed in the outdoor unit are variable.

The central control terminal C is connected to a plurality of indoor units 200 and one or more outdoor units in a data communication manner, and the plurality of indoor units 200 and one unit are based on a manager's input signal and the central control address value. The outdoor unit is controlled.

The central control terminal C may be a terminal configured to be managed by an administrator or a web server accessible by the administrator. However, this is merely exemplary and the present invention is not limited thereto. The central control terminal C according to the present invention may be any device that can be connected to an administrator to manage the air conditioning system 1000.

The central control terminal C may include a signal input unit for inputting an input signal by an administrator, a signal processing unit for generating a control signal or processing the input signal or the control signal according to an input signal input from the signal input unit, and the signal. Signal transmission unit for transmitting the control signal generated in the processing unit to the indoor unit 200 or the outdoor unit (O), a data storage unit for storing data required for signal processing in the signal processing unit and the signal generated in the signal processing unit It includes a signal output unit (for example, a display unit) for displaying the.

In particular, the central control terminal (C) according to an embodiment of the present invention is the control range determination unit 275 and the target room to determine the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 that can control the target room (I11). And a central control address value setting unit 230 for setting the central control address value (I11), wherein the central control terminal C is configured to receive an input signal through the indoor control terminal 300 from the indoor control terminal. When the control range of 300 is exceeded, the indoor unit 200 or the outdoor unit may be controlled to deactivate the input signal through the indoor control terminal 300.

In addition, the central control terminal (C) is the central control address setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 to allow the user to set the central control address value of the target room (I11) connected to the indoor control terminal (300). It includes an address value setting authorization unit 235 to activate or deactivate.

The control range determination unit 275, the central control address setting unit 230, and the address value setting application unit 235 of the central control terminal C are one of input units of the central control terminal C, and the central control terminal C ) May be provided in a button method, or may be provided as an icon displayed on the display unit of the central control terminal C as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7.

As such, the central control terminal C includes the control range determination unit 275 so that the control of the indoor unit 200 through the indoor control terminal 300 can be performed under the manager's air conditioning system 1000 management policy. The systematic and efficient management of the air conditioning system 1000 is enabled, and the central control terminal C has the address value setting authorizing unit 235 so that the user can arbitrarily or accidentally control the central control address value of the target room I11. By changing this, it is possible to prevent the target room (I11) from being separated from the control target of the central control terminal (C) to enable systematic and efficient management of the air conditioning system (1000).

The indoor control terminal 300 is connected to the target indoor unit I11 which is a part of the plurality of indoor units 200 by a data communication method, receives an input signal of an individual user, and generates a control signal based on the input signal to target the indoor unit. Individually control (I11).

The indoor control terminal 300 may be, for example, a remote control.

The indoor control terminal 300 includes an input unit for inputting an input signal by an individual user, a control unit generating a control signal according to the input signal input from the input unit, or processing the input signal or the control signal, in the control unit. A communication unit for transmitting the generated control signal to the indoor unit 200 or the outdoor unit (O) and receiving the control signal of the central control terminal (C), a memory unit for storing data required for signal processing in the control unit and the control unit And a display unit (eg, a display unit) for displaying a signal generated in the.

The indoor control terminal 300 includes a central control address value setting unit 320 for allowing a user to set a central control address value of the target indoor I11 connected to the indoor control terminal 300. However, the central control address setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 changes the central control address value of the indoor unit 200 only when it is activated through the address value setting application unit 235 of the central control terminal C. Can be.

The central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 is one of the inputs of the indoor control terminal 300, and may be provided in the hardware of the indoor control terminal 300 in a button manner. As shown, it may be provided as an icon displayed on the display unit of the indoor control terminal 300.

The indoor control terminal 300 targets indoors only within the control range determined by the central control terminal C when the central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 is the same as the central control address value registered in the central control terminal C. I11) can be controlled and if the central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 is outside the range of the central control address value registered in the central control terminal C, the control range determined by the central control terminal C is exceeded. Subject indoors I11 can be controlled.

3 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of the control monitoring displayed on the display unit of the central control terminal (C) according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a central control terminal (C) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of a screen configuration of control monitoring when the air conditioning system 1000 is controlled, and FIG. 5 is a central control address of the indoor unit 200 in the central control terminal C according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration in the case of controlling a value, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of a control mode for controlling the air conditioning system 1000 in the central control terminal C according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a schematic diagram of a screen configuration of a control mode for determining the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 in the central control terminal (C) according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is an embodiment of the present invention According to indoor agent 9 is a schematic block diagram of a screen configuration of a control mode of a terminal, and FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram illustrating control signals of each control terminal when the central control terminal and the indoor control terminal control a target indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 10A and 10B are schematic block diagrams illustrating control signals of respective control terminals when the central control address setting unit of the indoor control terminal is activated by the address value setting application unit of the central control terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the central control terminal C includes a control monitoring screen 210, a central control address value setting screen 230, a control mode screen 274, and a control mode screen 275. do. The control monitoring screen 210, the central control address value setting screen 230, the control mode screen 274, the control mode screen 275 is a screen displayed on the display of the central control terminal (C) serves as an output unit, At the same time, each screen includes a plurality of icons that serve as input units, and serve as individual input units.

When each icon of the plurality of icons included in each screen is selected, the screen of the central control terminal C is switched and / or generates a control signal corresponding to each icon.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the control monitoring screen 210 displayed on the display unit of the central control terminal C includes an indoor unit that is a control target of the central control address value setting unit 230 and the central control terminal C. 200) and / or the control target display unit 240 indicating the range and operation of the outdoor unit, the information on the operating state of the current air conditioning system 1000 and / or the information on the current indoor and external environment. The display unit 250, the control unit display unit 260 displaying information on a range within which the indoor control terminal 300 can control the indoor unit 200, and generating various control signals for controlling the air conditioning system 1000. The control signal generator 270 is included.

When the central control address value setting unit 230 is selected in the central control terminal C, the central control address value setting screen 230 is displayed on the central control terminal C as shown in FIG. 5.

The central control address value setting screen 230 includes an indoor unit icon 231 representing an indoor unit 200 that is a control target of the central control terminal C, a central control address value 233 of the indoor unit 200, and the indoor unit. And an address value setting applier 235 for activating or deactivating the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 for individually controlling the 200.

When the indoor unit 200 icon is selected on the central control address value setting screen 230 of the central control terminal C, the administrator may control the central control address value 233 of the indoor unit 200 corresponding to the selected indoor unit 200 icon. Can be changed. This function can be used during initial setup of the air conditioning system 1000. Therefore, the central control address value of the indoor unit 200 may be easily and conveniently set and registered at the initial setting after installation of the air conditioning system 1000.

The address value setting application unit 235 of the central control terminal C is composed of an on icon and an off icon. When the on icon is selected, the central control terminal C sets the central control address value of the indoor control terminal 300. A control signal for activating the unit 320 is generated, and when the off icon is selected, the central control terminal C generates a control signal for deactivating the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300. .

When the administrator selects the on icon and the central control terminal C activates the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300, the indoor control terminal 300 has its own central control address value. The central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 may be changed based on an input signal through the setting unit 320.

As shown in FIG. 10A, when the air conditioner system 1000 is initially set, the central control address value is not set in the indoor unit 200, and the central control terminal C uses the address value setting application unit to control the indoor control terminal ( When activating the central control address value setting unit 320 of the control unit 300, the indoor unit 200 receives a control signal generated by the central control address value setting unit of the central control terminal C to operate the indoor unit 200. The central control address value may be set, and at the same time, the indoor unit 200 (ie, the target indoor unit I11) receives the control signal generated by the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300. The central control address of the indoor unit 200 may be set.

Also, as shown in FIG. 10B, the central control address value is set in the indoor unit 200, and the central control terminal C sets the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 through the address value setting application unit. When the indoor unit 200 is activated, the indoor unit 200 receives a control signal generated by the central control address value setting unit of the central control terminal C so that the central control address value of the indoor unit 200 can be changed. The indoor unit 200 (that is, the target indoor unit I11) receives the control signal generated by the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 to receive the central control address value of the indoor unit 200. This can be changed.

At this time, the indoor control terminal 300 corresponds to the central control address value of the target indoor (I11) registered in the central control terminal (C) based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit. It is possible to change the central control address value of the target indoor (I11). That is, the indoor control terminal 300 centrally controls the target indoor unit I11 by changing the central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 to correspond to the central control address value registered in the central control terminal C. The terminal C can be controlled.

On the contrary, the indoor control terminal 300 has a central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 registered in the central control terminal C based on an input signal through the central control address value setting unit. It is possible to change the central control address value of the target indoor (I11) to be outside. That is, the indoor control terminal 300 changes the central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 to be outside the range of the central control address value registered in the central control terminal C, thereby centralizing the target indoor unit I11. It can be excluded from the controlled object of the control terminal (C), it is possible to allow the target indoor (I11) can be controlled only by the indoor control terminal (300). In this case, the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 determined by the central control terminal C is released, and the indoor control terminal 300 leaves the target room I11 outside the range of the central control terminal C. Can be controlled arbitrarily.

For this reason, the present invention, while the indoor control terminal 300 is controlled under the control of the central control terminal (C) to systematically and efficiently manage the air conditioning system 1000, while controlling the indoor unit 200 of the specific air conditioning space (C). The indoor control terminal 300 can be flexibly controlled to the indoor unit 200 of the specific air conditioning space.

As shown in FIG. 9, the administrator selects the off icon from the address value setting application unit 235 of the central control terminal C so that the central control terminal C has a central control address of the indoor control terminal 300. When the value setting unit 320 is deactivated, the central control terminal C is the target indoor unit I11 when the input signal through the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 is present. The target indoor unit I11 may be controlled to block reception of an input signal through the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300.

That is, in this case, the indoor unit 200 is under the control of the central control terminal C, and thus the indoor unit 200 receives an input signal through the central control address value setting unit 230 of the central control terminal C. While receiving the control signal based on the indoor unit 200 blocks the control signal based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from arbitrarily or accidentally changing the central control address value of the target room I11 through the indoor control terminal 300, so that the target room I11 is controlled by the central control terminal C. Deviation from the object can be prevented, and thus, the manager can systematically and efficiently manage the plurality of indoor units 200 and / or at least one outdoor unit included in the air conditioning system 1000.

Preferably, when the central control terminal (C) deactivates the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300, the indoor control terminal 300 is the central control of the indoor control terminal 300 When there is an input signal through the address value setting unit 320, the display unit is displayed such that the deactivated state of the central control address value setting unit is displayed on the display unit of the target indoor unit I11 or on the display unit of the indoor control terminal 300. Can be controlled. That is, the indoor control terminal 300 or the display unit of the indoor unit 200 to the user through the display unit recognizes that there is no authority to change the central control address value.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control target display unit 240 of the central control terminal C includes an indoor unit icon corresponding to the indoor unit 200 and / or the outdoor unit 100 to be controlled of the central control terminal C. 241) and / or the outdoor unit icon. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the control target display unit 240 of the central control terminal C includes the indoor unit 200 currently operating among the indoor unit 200 icons and / or the outdoor unit icons displayed on the display unit. Display outdoor unit.

The status display unit 250 includes information on the current operating condition of the air conditioning system 1000 and / or information on the current indoor and external environment. As shown in FIG. 3, the information on the operating state of the current air conditioning system 1000 may be, for example, information on a current set temperature of the air conditioning system 1000, and the current interior and exterior. The information on the environment may be a temperature of a current air conditioning space and a temperature of a current outside as shown in FIG. 3. However, this is an exemplification and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The control range display unit 260 includes information about a range within which the indoor control terminal 300 can control the target room I11. Information on the range within which the indoor control terminal 300 can control the target room I11 may be set and released (ie, changed and added) on the control mode screen of the central control terminal C.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the control range display unit may operate in a target room I11 set by the indoor control terminal 300 (eg, cooling / heating mode, dehumidifying / humidifying mode, and ventilation). Mode, air cleaning mode, etc.), the temperature range of the target indoor unit I11 that can be set by the indoor control terminal 300, and the air volume range of the target indoor unit I11 that can be set by the indoor control terminal 300.

The control signal generator 270 is an input unit for generating various control signals for controlling the air conditioning system 1000. The control signal generator 270 may include a total stop icon 271, a driving icon 272, a stop icon 273, and a control icon 274. And control icon 275.

When the entire stop icon 271 is selected in the control signal generator 270, the central control terminal C stops the indoor unit 200 and / or the entire outdoor unit to be controlled.

When the operation icon 272 (or the stop icon 273) is selected in the control signal generator 270, the control unit display unit 240 selects the indoor unit 200 icon and / or the outdoor unit icon to operate (or stop). When the indoor unit 200 and / or the outdoor unit can be selected, and the indoor unit icon 241 and / or the outdoor unit icon are selected on the control target display unit 240, the central control terminal C may select the selected indoor unit 200 icon and / or The indoor unit 200 and / or the outdoor unit corresponding to the outdoor unit icon is driven (or stopped).

When the control icon 274 is selected by the control signal generator 270, the control mode screen 274 is displayed on the central control terminal C.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control mode screen 274 displays an operation mode that can be set by the indoor control terminal 300, a temperature range, and an air volume range, and the control mode screen includes an indoor control terminal 300 as shown in FIG. 6. Includes a setting unit 274a that can be changed within the settable operation mode and the temperature range and the air volume range.

When the control icon 275 is selected by the control signal generator 270, the control mode screen 275 is displayed on the central control terminal C.

The control mode screen 275 becomes a control range determination unit 275 of the central control terminal C which determines the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 which can control the indoor target object I11 in its entirety. .

The control mode screen 275 includes an operation control unit 275a for allowing the indoor control terminal 300 to activate or deactivate the operation allowance of the target room I11, and an indoor target terminal I11 that can be set by the indoor control terminal 300. The operation mode control unit 275b for activating or deactivating the operation mode of the control unit 300, the temperature range control unit 275c for limiting the temperature range of the target room I11 that can be set by the indoor control terminal 300, and the indoor control terminal 300. The air volume range control unit 275d restricts the air volume range of the target indoor unit I11 that can be set, and the temperature range control unit 275c and the air volume range control unit 275d range the range. It includes a designation unit 275e that allows to specify.

The central control terminal C determines the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 that can control the target indoor I11 through the control mode screen 275 (that is, the control range determination unit). In this case, the central control terminal (C) is such that the input signal through the indoor control terminal 300 is deactivated when the input signal through the indoor control terminal 300 exceeds the control range of the indoor control terminal (300). The indoor unit 200 or the outdoor unit is controlled.

Preferably, the control signal included in the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 determined by the central control terminal C, the on-off signal, the operation mode selection signal, the temperature control signal of the air conditioning system 1000 , At least one of a humidity control signal, a wind volume control signal, and a scheduling signal.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, when the input signal through the indoor control terminal 300 exceeds the control range of the indoor control terminal 300, the central control terminal C may be the target indoor unit I11. The target indoor unit I11 may be controlled to block reception of an input signal through the indoor control terminal 300.

As shown in FIG. 8, the indoor control terminal 300 includes a control mode screen 310, and the control mode screen 310 includes a corresponding indoor unit icon 311 of the target outdoor unit and the target indoor unit I11. Operating state of the target room (I11), the information (312) on the temperature (or humidity) of the air conditioning space, the central control address value 313 of the target room (I11), of the target room (I11) And a central control address value setting unit 320 for setting or changing the central control address value 313, an operation mode icon 330, a temperature designation unit 331, a wind volume designation unit 331, and the like.

The central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 may be activated or deactivated by the address value setting application unit 235 of the central control terminal C as described above. In addition, the indoor control terminal 300 may control the target room I11 only within the control range determined by the control mode 275 (or the control range determination unit) of the central control terminal C.

The indoor control terminal 300 is such that the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 determined by the control range determination unit 275 of the central control terminal C is displayed on the display of the indoor control terminal 300. Control the display unit.

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a flow of control signals between the central control terminal C and the indoor control terminal 300 in the air conditioning system 1000 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 10, the central control terminal C deactivates the central control address setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 by the address value setting application unit. The control terminal 300 cannot change the central control address value of the target indoor unit I11 until the central control address value setting unit is activated by the address value setting application unit of the central control terminal C. Although the indoor unit 200 and / or the outdoor unit can be managed systematically and efficiently, the indoor control terminal 300 controls the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 determined by the central control terminal C for the target indoor unit I11. When a specific situation that needs to be operated in excess occurs, the management flexibility of the air conditioning system 1000 may be lowered because the manager of the central control terminal C is not actively aware of the specific situation.

To solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 11, according to the air conditioning system 1000 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the central control terminal C is an indoor control terminal 300 in the address value setting application unit. When the central control address setting unit 320 is deactivated, the indoor control terminal 300 requests activation of the central control address setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 based on a user input signal. The signal may be transmitted to the central control terminal C through the indoor unit 200. On the other hand, the indoor control unit 200 receives an authorization signal for activating the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 based on the input signal of the manager to the activation request signal. It can be transmitted to the indoor control terminal 300 through.

Therefore, the indoor control terminal 300 when the target indoor (I11) occurs when a specific situation to operate beyond the control range of the indoor control terminal 300 determined by the central control terminal (C) occurs when the central control terminal (C) The manager can actively recognize the specific situation, thereby improving management flexibility of the air conditioning system 1000.

In addition, after the central control terminal C transmits an application signal for activating the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 to the indoor control terminal 300, the central control terminal C. ) May transmit a deactivation signal for deactivating the central control address setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 to the indoor control terminal 300 through the indoor unit 200 based on the input signal of the manager. That is, even after activating the central control address value setting unit 320 of the indoor control terminal 300 as an application signal, the central control terminal C transmits a deactivation signal back to the indoor control terminal 300 to withdraw the application signal. can do.

Accordingly, the present invention can improve the management flexibility of the air conditioning system 1000 while still allowing the indoor control terminal 300 to be under the control of the central control terminal C, thereby systematically and efficiently managing the air conditioning system 1000. can do.

Hereinafter, a control method of an air conditioning system for controlling an air conditioning system using an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention or another embodiment will be described. Each step of the control method of the air conditioning system to be described below is described in detail in the description of each configuration of the air conditioning system described above, the detailed description will be omitted for the overlapping description.

First, a central control address value corresponding to each of a plurality of indoor units is set using the central control terminal C (hereinafter, referred to as an address value setting step).

Thereafter, the central control terminal C is used to determine whether to activate the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal based on the input signal of the administrator (hereinafter, the address value change application step).

Thereafter, an input signal for changing the central control address value is input using the indoor control terminal (hereinafter, an address value input step).

In this case, when the change function of the central control address value through the indoor control terminal is deactivated in the address value change applying step, the input signal input in the address value input step is deactivated.

Preferably, when the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal is deactivated in the address value change applying step, the indoor control terminal is connected to the central control terminal C using the indoor control terminal. A request signal for requesting activation of the function of changing the central control address value may be transmitted through the request signal transmission step (hereinafter, referred to as a request signal transmission step). In this case, the control method of the air conditioning system may further include an authorization signal transmission step of transmitting an authorization signal using the central control terminal (C) to the request signal transmitted in the request signal transmission step. When the application signal is transmitted from the central control terminal C to the indoor signal terminal, the central control address value of the target indoor may be changed based on the input signal of the address value input step. Thereafter, the central control terminal C may be deactivated again to change the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal (hereinafter, the deactivation step).

As described above, when the central control address value is set in the target indoor unit, the control range of the indoor control terminal capable of controlling the target indoor unit can be determined based on the input signal of the administrator using the central control terminal C (hereinafter, , Control range determination step).

Thereafter, an input signal of a user is received using the indoor control terminal (hereinafter, an input signal receiving step).

Thereafter, it is determined whether the input signal received in the input signal receiving step is included in the control range of the indoor control terminal determined in the control range determining step (hereinafter, the input signal determining step).

Subsequently, in the input signal determining step, when the input signal received in the input signal receiving step exceeds the control range of the indoor control terminal, the input signal received in the input signal receiving step controls a control signal for controlling a target room. The input signal received in the input signal receiving step is deactivated to prevent generation.

According to the above, the present invention can determine the control range of the indoor control terminal for the target indoor unit by the central control terminal (C), so that the user can control the indoor unit only under the manager's air conditioning system management policy. . In addition, according to the present invention, the central control terminal (C) may grant or withdraw the authority to change the central control address value of the target indoor unit through the indoor control terminal, so that the user can arbitrarily control the target indoor unit through the indoor control terminal. You can prevent changing the address value. For this reason, the present invention allows a manager to manage a plurality of indoor units or a plurality of outdoor units more systematically and efficiently.

In addition, the present invention can systematically manage the multi-air conditioner in a complex consisting of a plurality of buildings or in one building, it is possible to reduce the total power consumption of the air conditioning system under the manager's air conditioning system management policy You can expect the effect. In addition, the present invention has an effect that allows the manager to manage the air conditioning system in accordance with the tightened energy regulation in accordance with the government's green policy.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the general knowledge in the field of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone with a variety of modifications are possible, of course, such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

1000: Air Conditioning System
200: outdoor unit
300: indoor control terminal
C: Central Control Terminal

Claims (17)

A plurality of indoor units each having a central control address value;
At least one outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit;
An indoor control terminal connected to a target indoor unit which is a part of the plurality of indoor units by a data communication method, and receiving an input signal of an individual user and generating a control signal based on the input signal to control the target indoor unit; And
A central control terminal connected to the plurality of indoor units and the at least one outdoor unit in a data communication manner and controlling the plurality of indoor units and the at least one outdoor unit based on a manager input signal and the central control address value; and,
The central control terminal includes a control range determination unit for determining a control range of the indoor control terminal capable of controlling a target room, and the central control terminal has a control range of the indoor control terminal with an input signal through the indoor control terminal. If it exceeds the air conditioning system, characterized in that for controlling the indoor unit or the outdoor unit so that the input signal through the indoor control terminal is inactivated. The method of claim 1,
The central control terminal controls the target indoor unit to block the reception of the input signal through the indoor control terminal when the input signal through the indoor control terminal exceeds the control range of the indoor control terminal. Air conditioning system. The method of claim 1,
The indoor control terminal includes a central control address value setting unit for allowing a user to set a central control address value of a target indoor connected to the indoor control terminal.
And the central control terminal comprises an address value setting application unit for activating or deactivating the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal. The method of claim 3,
When the central control terminal activates the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal,
And the indoor control terminal can change the central control address value of the target indoor based on an input signal through the central control address value setting unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
The indoor control terminal changes the central control address value of the target indoor so that the central control address value of the target indoor corresponds to the central control address value registered in the central control terminal based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit. Air conditioning system, characterized in that. 5. The method of claim 4,
The indoor control terminal uses the central control address value of the target indoor so that the central control address value of the target indoor is out of the range of the central control address registered in the central control terminal based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit. Air conditioning system, characterized in that the changeable. 5. The method of claim 4,
When the central control address value of the target room is changed to the central control address value out of the range of the central control address value registered in the central control terminal based on the input signal through the central control address value setting unit,
And the indoor control terminal is capable of controlling the target indoor beyond the control range of the indoor control terminal determined by the control range determination unit. The method of claim 3,
When the central control terminal deactivates the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal,
The central control terminal controls the target indoor unit to block reception of an input signal through the central control address setting unit of the indoor control terminal when an input signal through the central control address setting unit of the indoor control terminal exists. Air conditioning system, characterized in that for controlling. The method of claim 3,
When the central control terminal deactivates the central control address value setting unit of the indoor control terminal,
The indoor control terminal controls the display unit to display the deactivation state of the central control address value setting unit when the input signal through the central control address value setting unit is present or on the display unit of the indoor control terminal. Air conditioning system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
And the indoor control terminal controls the display unit such that the control range of the indoor control terminal determined by the control range determination unit of the central control terminal is displayed on the display unit of the indoor control terminal. 11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The control signal included in the control range of the indoor control terminal includes at least one of an on-off signal, an operation mode selection signal, a temperature control signal, a humidity control signal, an air volume control signal, and a scheduling signal of an air conditioning system. Air conditioning system characterized by. A control method of an air conditioning system including a central control terminal for controlling a plurality of indoor units and a plurality of outdoor units and an indoor control terminal for controlling each target indoor unit,
A control range determining step of determining a control range of the indoor control terminal capable of controlling a target room based on an input signal of an administrator using the central control terminal;
An input signal receiving step of receiving an input signal of a user using the indoor control terminal; And
And an input signal determining step of determining whether the input signal received in the input signal receiving step is within a control range of the indoor control terminal determined in the control range determining step.
In the input signal determination step, if the input signal received in the input signal receiving step exceeds the control range of the indoor control terminal, the input signal received in the input signal receiving step does not generate a control signal for controlling a target room. The control method of the air conditioning system, characterized in that to deactivate the input signal received in the step of receiving the input signal. The method of claim 12,
Before the control range determination step,
An address value setting step of setting a central control address value corresponding to each of the plurality of indoor units by using the central control terminal; And
An address value change applying step of determining whether to use the central control terminal to activate the change function of the central control address value through the indoor control terminal based on an input signal of an administrator; And
And an address value input step of inputting an input signal for changing the central control address value by using the indoor control terminal. The method of claim 13,
And when the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal is deactivated in the address value change applying step, deactivating the input signal input in the address value input step. The method of claim 13,
If the function of changing the central control address value through the indoor control terminal is inactivated in the address value change applying step, the central control address value of the central control address through the indoor control terminal to the central control terminal using the indoor control terminal. And a request signal transmitting step of transmitting a request signal for requesting activation of a change function. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control method of the air conditioning system further includes an authorization signal transmission step of transmitting an authorization signal to the request signal transmitted in the request signal transmission step by using the central control terminal.
And changing the central control address value of the target indoor based on the input signal of the address value input step when the application signal is transmitted from the central control terminal to the indoor signal terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control method of the air conditioning system includes: an authorization signal transmission step of transmitting an authorization signal to the request signal transmitted in the request signal transmission step by using the central control terminal; And
And a deactivation step of transmitting a deactivation signal for deactivating the function of changing the central control address value again through the indoor control terminal by using the central control terminal.

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