Apparatus to operate air conditioner system and method of controlling the same

Abstract

An apparatus to control an air conditioner system and a method for controlling the same, in which an operational priority is given to an air conditioner or a ventilation system according to peripheral environment and a season such that the air conditioner and the ventilation system are selectively operated to provide optimum air conditioning environment. The method of controlling the air conditioner system including the air conditioner to cool and heat a room and the ventilation device to perform a ventilation operation includes detecting an outdoor temperature, determining a season by comparing the outdoor temperature with a preset reference temperature, and determining an operational priority relative to the air conditioner and the ventilation device based on the determined season.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2006-110748, filed on Nov. 9, 2006, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present general inventive concept relates to an air conditioner system including an air conditioner to provide cool air or warm air into a room and a ventilation system to exchange indoor air with outdoor air, and more particularly, to an apparatus to operate an air conditioner system and a method of controlling the same, in which an operational priority is assigned to an air conditioner or a ventilation system according to a peripheral environment and a season such that the air conditioner and the ventilation system can be selectively operated, thereby providing optimum air conditioning environment.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In gene...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The present general inventive concept provides an apparatus to operate an air conditioner system and a method of controlling the same, in which an operational priority is selectively assigned to a multi-system air conditioner or a ventilation system depending on a season or an peripheral environment (a temperature or pollution state) in the air conditioner system including the multi-system air conditioner and the ventilation system, thereby providing optimum air conditioning environment.

Problems solved by technology

As described above, both the multi-system air conditioner and the ventilation system are installed in the same space to provide the optimum air conditioning environment, however, if the multi-system air conditioner and the ventilation system are simultaneously operated, the cooling and heating efficiency of the multi-system air conditioner may be suddenly dropped due to the operation of the ventilation system.

In addition, if the user stops the operation of the ventilation system so as to solve the above problem, the indoor air becomes impure, so that the interior space may be polluted.

However, this causes the inconvenience of the user.

In addition, if the operational condition of the multi-system air conditioner and the ventilation system is fixedly set, the operation of the multi-system air conditioner and the ventilation system may not match with peripheral environmental conditions which are changed every moment.

In addition, the ventilation system is used for all seasons, but the multi-system air conditioner is used in summer and winter for cooling and heating a room, so that it is necessary to properly incorporate the multi-system air conditioner with the ventilation system in order to satisfy user's demand, which gradually becomes complicated and diversified.

However, the above individual control scheme for the multi-system air conditioner and the ventilation system makes it difficult to provide the optimum air conditioning environment.

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