Air conditioning system and method for controlling the same
First Claim
1. An air conditioning system comprising:
- at least one cooling/heating device respectively installed in at least one zone, and adapted to perform a cooling/heating function for the at least one zone;
at least one ventilation system respectively installed in the at least one zone, and adapted to perform a ventilation function for the at least one zone; and
a central control unit connected to the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system, and adapted to control the cooling/heating function and the ventilation function in a linked state on a zone basis through sharing of information with the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system.
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Abstract
A an air conditioning system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed which are capable of achieving linked operations of a plurality of cooling/heating devices and a plurality of ventilation systems. The air conditioning system includes a plurality of cooling/heating devices each including at least one indoor unit, and an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit such that they communicate with each other, to enable the outdoor unit to control the indoor unit, a plurality of ventilation systems each including at least one ventilation unit, and a controller connected to the ventilation unit such that they communicate with each other, to enable the controller to control the ventilation unit, and a central control unit connected to the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems such that they communicate with each other, to control linked operations of the cooling/heating devices and ventilation systems. The air conditioning system can achieve central control of the linked operations of the cooling/heating devices and ventilation systems, to enhance the quality of indoor air, and thus, to maximize the air conditioning efficiency of the air conditioning system.
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34 Claims
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1. An air conditioning system comprising:
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at least one cooling/heating device respectively installed in at least one zone, and adapted to perform a cooling/heating function for the at least one zone;
at least one ventilation system respectively installed in the at least one zone, and adapted to perform a ventilation function for the at least one zone; and
a central control unit connected to the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system, and adapted to control the cooling/heating function and the ventilation function in a linked state on a zone basis through sharing of information with the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An air conditioning system comprising:
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cooling/heating devices respectively installed in different zones, and adapted to perform a cooling/heating function for the zones, the cooling/heating devices being divided into at least one group;
ventilation systems respectively installed in the zones, and adapted to perform a ventilation function for the zones, each of the ventilation systems being designated by the same group as an associated one of the cooling/heating devices; and
a central control unit connected to the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems, and adapted to control the cooling/heating function and the ventilation function in a linked state on a group basis through sharing of information with the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for controlling an air conditioning system including at least one cooling/heating device respectively installed in at least one zone, at least one ventilation system respectively installed in the at least one zone, and a central control unit connected to the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system such that the central control unit performs data transmission and reception with the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling the central control unit to share information with the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system through data communication of the central control unit with the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system, and setting operation conditions of the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system on a zone basis by the central control unit, based on the shared information; and
(b) controlling operations of the at least one cooling/heating device and the at least one ventilation system in a linked state on a zone basis in accordance with the operation conditions set by the central control unit. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for controlling an air conditioning system including cooling/heating devices respectively installed in different zones, and divided into at least one group, ventilation systems respectively installed in the zones, each of the ventilation systems being designated by the same group as an associated one of the cooling/heating devices, a central control unit connected to the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems such that the central control unit performs data transmission and reception with the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems, comprising the steps of:
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(a) enabling the central control unit to share information with the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems through data communication of the central control unit with the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems, and setting operation conditions of the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems on a group basis by the central control unit, based on the shared information; and
(b) controlling operations of the cooling/heating devices and the ventilation systems in a linked state on a group basis in accordance with the operation conditions set by the central control unit. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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