APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-TYPE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

• US 20080185450A1
• Filed: 01/11/2008
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: YOUN, Sang-Chul, JEON, Duck-Gu, KWON, Do-Hyung
• Application Number:
  US11/972,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20080185450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 236/51
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/54 using one central controller connected to several sub-controllers
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and method for an integrated management of a multi-type air conditioning system. In the apparatus and method, corresponding air conditioners and external devices are displayed at locations on a drawing corresponding to locations of a building. Accordingly, a user'"'"'s convenience is enhanced.

Claims

1. An apparatus for an integrated management of a multi-type air conditioning system, comprising:

a control unit including a first control module and a second control module,

wherein the first control module registers basic information of one or more air conditioners and/or external devices inputted through an input unit during a registration mode; and

the second control module moves one or more air conditioners and/or external devices to a user'"'"'s desired locations on a screen that displays a drawing corresponding to locations of a building during an edition mode.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores the basic information of the one or more air conditioners and/or external devices.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays locations of the one or more air conditioners and/or external devices on the screen.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a communication unit that receives the basic information of the one or more air conditioners and/or external devices from an external communication device.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein in the registration mode, the control unit adds one or more air conditioners and/or external devices onto one of drawings included in an ACP (Advanced Control Platform) selected from a plurality of ACPs by a user, and stores the added air conditioners and external devices in the storage unit.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein in the edition mode, the control unit moves selected air conditioners and/or external devices to desired locations in accordance with a user'"'"'s input from a mouse.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the mouse is manipulated in a drag and drop manner.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls selected air conditioners and/or external devices to be moved to desired locations by a user'"'"'s input through a keyboard.

9. A method for an integrated management of a multi-type air conditioning system, comprising:

registering basic information of one or more air conditioners and/or external devices; and

editing locations of the air conditioners and/or the external devices on a screen.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of registering basic information comprises:

selecting an ACP (Advanced Control Platform) from an ACP list;

adding one or more air conditioners and/or external devices onto one of drawings included in the ACP selected by a user; and

storing the added air conditioners and/or external devices.

11. The method of claim 10,

further comprising receiving basic information of one or more air conditioners and/or external devices from an external communication device, and adding the received basic information onto the drawing selected by the user.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the editing comprises:

selecting a drawing to which one or more air conditioners and/or external devices have been registered;

moving one or more air conditioners and/or external devices selected by a user to locations on the screen that displays the drawing by the user; and

storing location information of the moved air conditioners and/or external devices.