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US 12,366,376 B2Granted
Methods for sabbath mode in air conditioning units
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsVincent Kai Homman, Brian Bernard McKay, Jian Cui, Kyle James Tear
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Abstract
A method of Sabbath mode in an air conditioning unit includes receiving, at a controller of the air conditioning unit, a temperature signal from a temperature sensor, while in the Sabbath mode. Then determining that the temperature signal is one of above or below a threshold value, while in the Sabbath mode. Followed by adjusting, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of a compressor in the air conditioning unit, while in the Sabbath mode.
Claims15
A method of Sabbath mode in an air conditioning unit comprising:
- determining, at a controller of the air conditioning unit, that a Sabbath mode is active;
- initiating, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of a compressor in the air conditioning unit, the compressor flowing refrigerant through a sealed system of the air conditioning appliance, the sealed system comprising a heat exchanger, wherein initiating operation of the compressor comprises operating the compressor between 1500 revolutions per minute and 3500 revolutions per minute;
- determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that a random length of time between thirty seconds and ninety seconds has passed since the initiation of the operation of the compressor;
- adjust the operation of the compressor from an operating state to a deactivation state after the random length of time has lapsed;
- receiving, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, a temperature signal from a temperature sensor, while in the Sabbath mode;
- determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that the temperature signal is one of above or below a threshold value, while in the Sabbath mode;
- and
- adjusting, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of the compressor in the air conditioning unit from the deactivation state to the operating state for the determined random length of time while in the Sabbath mode.
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A method of Sabbath mode in an inverter window air conditioning unit, comprising:
- receiving, at a controller of the air conditioning unit, a temperature signal from an external temperature sensor;
- determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that the temperature signal from the external temperature sensor is above a threshold value of about eighteen degrees Celsius;
- initiating, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of a compressor in the air conditioning unit, the compressor flowing refrigerant through a sealed system of the air conditioning appliance, the sealed system comprising a heat exchanger, wherein initiating operation of the compressor comprises operating the compressor between 1500 revolutions per minute and 3500 revolutions per minute;
- determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that a random length of time between thirty seconds and ninety seconds has passed since the initiation of the operation of the compressor;
- determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that a room temperature is one of above or below a set temperature, plus about two additional degrees;
- deactivating, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of the compressor in the air conditioning unit in response to the determination of the room temperature;
- and
- determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that a length of time of at least ten minutes has passed to repeat the initiating of the operation of the compressor, the determination of the random length of time, the determination of the room temperature, and the deactivation of the operation of the compressor.
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An inverter window air conditioning unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- an interior heat exchanger positioned within the housing at an inside portion of the housing;
- an exterior heat exchanger positioned within the housing at an outside portion of the housing;
- a compressor operable to flow working fluid through the interior and exterior heat exchangers;
- a temperature sensor configured for measuring a temperature of air;
- a controller configured for:
- determining that a Sabbath mode is active, initiating operation of a compressor in the air conditioning unit, the compressor configured to flow refrigerant through a sealed system of the air conditioning appliance, the sealed system comprising the interior heat exchanger and the exterior heat exchanger, wherein initiating operation of the compressor comprises operating the compressor between 1500 revolutions per minute and 3500 revolutions per minute;
- determining that a random length of time between thirty seconds and ninety seconds has passed since the initiation of the operation of the compressor;
- adjusting the operation of the compressor from an operating state to a deactivation state after the random length of time has lapsed;
- receiving a temperature signal from the temperature sensor while in the Sabbath mode;
- determining that the temperature signal is one of above or below a threshold value while in the Sabbath mode;
- and
- adjusting operation of the compressor from the deactivation state to the operating state for the determined random length of time while in the Sabbath mode.
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