Air conditioner and control method

Abstract

The invention aims to provide an air conditioner and a control method of the air conditioner. The air conditioner can create a comfortable indoor environment by minimizing the influence of outdoor airconditions on indoor air when an air exchange mode is operated. The control method of the air conditioner for achieving this purpose comprises the steps of: a) receiving information on an outdoor aircondition; and b) on the basis of the received outdoor air condition, operating a dehumidification ventilation mode in which outdoor air is dehumidified by a dehumidification unit and then supplied into a room, or operating a general ventilation mode in which outdoor air is supplied into the room without being dehumidified by the dehumidification unit.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an air conditioner and an air conditioner control method, in particular to an air conditioner and an air conditioner control method capable of making the indoor environment comfortable and saving energy. Background technique [0002] An air conditioner is a device that adjusts indoor temperature and humidity according to user needs, or ventilates or purifies indoor air to maintain indoor comfort. [0003] Such an air conditioner senses outdoor or indoor environmental conditions, and operates the air conditioner to perform control of ventilation, humidification, dehumidification, cooling / heating, air purification, etc. of indoor air when the sensed value exceeds a reference value. [0004] As a conventional air conditioner, Korean Patent No. 10-0708554 is disclosed. The above-mentioned existing air conditioners have ventilation functions, air purification functions, and indoor humidity adjustment functions. [0005] In...

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Problems solved by technology

That is, if the ventilation mode is operated when the humidity of the outdoor air is high, since the humidity of the indoor air increases after ventilation, the comfort of the room after ventilation decreases.

[0006] In addition, if the dehumidification mode is operated to make the indoor air humidity comfortable after operating the ventilation mode, it will take time until the indoor humidity reaches a comfortable state, which may cause inconvenience to the user.

[0007] Therefore, in the conventional air conditioner, each function is operated independently, and when ventilation is performed, it is affected by the outdoor environmental conditions, so there is a problem that efficient air conditioning cannot be realized.

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