Air conditioner having power-saving function and air conditioner control method
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKilsoo Son, Seokkyun Kim, Byoungok Ahn, Jeonghoon Kim, Taewoo Kim, Sangwoo Lee, Cheolmin Jo
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Abstract
An air conditioner includes a compressor; an input unit to receive a target temperature and a power saving command including a power saving rate; an indoor temperature detection unit to obtain a room temperature; and a control unit to control so that the operating frequency of the compressor is determined based on the difference between the received target temperature and the obtained room temperature, the operating frequency is changed according to the power saving rate, and the compressor is driven with the changed operating frequency.
Claims13
An air conditioner comprising:
- a compressor;
- an inputter configured to receive at least one of a target temperature and a power-saving command from a user, a power-saving command including a plurality of power-saving rates for adjusting an operating frequency of the compressor;
- a temperature detector configured to measure a room temperature;
- and
- an integrated controller configured to:
- set a normal operating frequency of the compressor based on a difference between the received target temperature and the measured room temperature;
- control the compressor to drive at the normal operating frequency;
- in response to receiving the power-saving command, adjust the normal operating frequency based on a constant value corresponding to one of the plurality of power-saving rates included in the power-saving command;
- and
- control the compressor to drive at the adjusted operating frequency.
A method for controlling an air conditioner having a compressor, an integrated controller to control the compressor, and a display, comprising:
- receiving at least one of a target temperature and a power-saving command, the power-saving command including a plurality of power-saving rates for adjusting an operating frequency of the compressor;
- measuring a room temperature;
- setting a normal operating frequency of the compressor based on a difference between the received target temperature and the measured room temperature;
- controlling, by the integrated controller, the compressor to drive at the normal operating frequency;
- in response to receiving the power-saving command, adjusting the normal operating frequency based on a constant value corresponding to one of the plurality of the power-saving rates included in the power-saving command;
- and
- controlling the compressor to drive at the adjusted operating frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.