INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-TYPE AIR CONDITIONERS

• US 20080188989A1
• Filed: 11/27/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: YOUN, Sang-Chul, JEON, Duck-Gu, CHA, Byoung-Keun
• Granted Patent: US 7,532,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/277
• 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 11/54 using one central controller connected to several sub-controllers

Abstract

An integrated management system for controlling multi-type air conditioners can effectively enable to perform maintenance, management and after-service to at least one air conditioner systems by adding provision for product information into a communication protocol such that operation information and product information related to multi-type air conditioners from the at least one air conditioner system can be received, stored and used.

Claims

1. An integrated management system for controlling multi-type air conditioners, comprising:

one or more air conditioner systems each having one or more air conditioner groups each provided with a local controller connected to multi-type air conditioners via a gateway, and configured to convert a first information data related to the one or more air conditioner groups according to a remote communication protocol for transmission; and

a remote integrated management system configured to receive the first information data according to the remote communication protocol from the one or more air conditioner systems, and remotely control the one or more air conditioner systems based on the first information data.

2. The integrated management system of claim 1, wherein the first information data can be one or more of operation information or product information of air conditioners composing the air conditioner groups.

3. The integrated management system of claim 1, wherein the received data includes a header portion containing at least one of information related to the plurality of air conditioner systems and version information, and a body portion containing at least one of an outdoor unit ID, a group number, operation state, operation mode and product information.

4. The integrated management system of claim 1, wherein the remote integrated management system comprises:

an application server which analyzes data received from the plurality of air conditioner systems and writes operation control information based on the analysis result according to the remote communication protocol for transmission; and

a database server which stores product information analyzed by the application server.

5. The integrated management system of claim 4, wherein the remote integrated management system further comprises a monitoring server which displays product information and operation information related to the plurality of air conditioner systems.

6. An integrated management method for controlling multi-type air conditioners, comprising:

a first step of converting a first information data related to one or more air conditioner groups according to a remote communication protocol for transmission;

a second step of receiving the first information data converted according to the remote communication protocol for analysis, and writing operation control information based on the analysis result according to the remote communication protocol for transmission; and

a third step of analyzing the operation control data received according to the remote communication protocol and operating the one or more air conditioner groups based on the analysis result.

7. The integrated management method of claim 6, wherein the first information data can be one or more of operation information or product information concerning each operating air conditioner system of each air conditioner group.

8. The integrated management method of claim 6, wherein the second step includes a step of storing the analyzed operation control information.

9. The integrated management method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying product information and operation information related to a plurality of air conditioner systems.