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US4744223A
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Air conditioning apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1986-11-25
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Granted: 1988-05-17
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Expires: 2006-11-25
Abstract
Abstract The air conditioning apparatus comprises a variable speed compressor provided outside of a room for compressing a refrigerant, a heat-exchanger provided inside of the room together with a blower, a controller for controlling the operation of the compressor and the blower, and a plurality of sensors connected with the controller for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature and humidity in the room. A switching means is further provided for selectively setting the operational mode of the controller, and means is further provided in the controller for controlling the rotating speed of the compressor and the quantity of air delivered from the blower based on the setting of the switching means and the outputs of the sensors such that during the cooling operation of the apparatus, the temperature of the heat-exchanger is varied in two or more predetermined ranges.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Umezu
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 10:18
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F11/00; F24F11/62; F24F11/63; F24F11/65; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/20; G05D23/24; F24F11/30; F24F11/64; F24F11/67; F24F11/70; F24F11/72; F24F11/74; F24F11/80; F24F11/86; G05D23/1917; F24F2110/00; F24F2110/10; F24F2110/20; F25; F25B; F25B2600/00; F25B2600/02; F25B2600/025; F25B2600/0253; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a variable speed compressor provided outside of a room for compressing a refrigerant; a heat-exchanger provided inside of the room for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air; a blower provided inside of the room for delivering air passing through the heat-exchanger; a plurality of sensors for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature, and humidity in the room; a switching means for selectively setting an operational mode; and means for controlling the rotating speed of said compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower based on the setting of said switching means and the outputs of said sensors such that during at least part of the operation of the apparatus, the rotating speed of the compressor is increased when the quantity of air is decreased, and the rotating speed of the compressor is decreased when the quantity of air is increased, to vary the temperature of said heat exchanger in two or more predetermined ranges.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a variable speed compressor provided outside of a room for compressing a refrigerant; a heat-exchanger provided inside of the room for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air; a blower provided inside of the room for delivering air passing through the heat-exchanger; a plurality of sensors for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature, and humidity in the room; a switching means for selectively setting an operational mode; and means for controlling the rotating speed of said compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower based on the setting of said switching means and the outputs of said sensors such that during at least part of the operation of the apparatus, the rotating speed of the compressor is increased when the quantity of air is decreased, and the rotating speed of the compressor is decreased when the quantity of air is increased, to vary the temperature of said heat exchanger in two or more predetermined ranges.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where a standard humidity operation is selected by said switching means, said controlling means controls the rotating speed of the compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower such that when the room temperature and the humidity in the room are both higher than reference values, the rotating speed is controlled to a high value while the delivery of air is controlled to a small value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where a high humidity operation is selected by said switching means, said controlling means controls the rotating speed of said compressor and the delivery of air such that the rotating speed becomes a low value while the delivery of air becomes a high value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where a low humidity operation is selected by said switching means, said control means controls the rotating speed of said compressor and the delivery of air such that the rotating speed becomes a high value and the delivery of air becomes a small value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
207 words
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a variable speed compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a heat-exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air; a blower for delivering air passing through the heat-exchanger; a plurality of sensors for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature, and humidity in the room; a switching means for selectively setting an operational mode; means for executing an ON-OFF control of said compressor based on a comparison between the room temperature and a predetermined reference valve; means for selecting dehumidifying-cooling operation or cooling-emphasized operation based on a comparison between the humidity in the room and a reference valve determined according to the operational mode set by said switching means; and means for controlling the rotating speed of said compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower such that when said selecting means selects said dehumidifying-cooling operation, the rotating speed of said compressor increases while the delivery of air from said blower decreases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined low temperature, and such that when said selecting means selects said cooling-emphasized operation, the rotating speed of said compressor decreases while the delivery of air from said blower increases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined high temperature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
207 words
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a variable speed compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a heat-exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air; a blower for delivering air passing through the heat-exchanger; a plurality of sensors for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature, and humidity in the room; a switching means for selectively setting an operational mode; means for executing an ON-OFF control of said compressor based on a comparison between the room temperature and a predetermined reference valve; means for selecting dehumidifying-cooling operation or cooling-emphasized operation based on a comparison between the humidity in the room and a reference valve determined according to the operational mode set by said switching means; and means for controlling the rotating speed of said compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower such that when said selecting means selects said dehumidifying-cooling operation, the rotating speed of said compressor increases while the delivery of air from said blower decreases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined low temperature, and such that when said selecting means selects said cooling-emphasized operation, the rotating speed of said compressor decreases while the delivery of air from said blower increases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined high temperature.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
212 words
A method of operating an air conditioning apparatus including a variable speed compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air, a blower for delivering air passing through the heat exchanger, and a plurality of sensors for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature, and humidity in the room, said method comprising the steps of: selecting an operational mode with a switching means; executing an ON-OFF control of said compressor based on a comparison between the room temperature and a predetermined reference value; selecting a dehumidifying-cooling operation or cooling-emphasized operation based on a comparison between the humidity in the room and reference value determined according to the operational mode set by said switching means; and controlling the rotating speed of said compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower such that when said selecting means selects said dehumidifying-cooling operation, the rotating speed of said compressor increases while the delivery of air from said blower decreases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined low temperature, and such that when said selecting means selects said cooling-emphasized operation, rotating speed of said compressor decreases while the delivery of air from said blower increases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined high temperature.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
212 words
A method of operating an air conditioning apparatus including a variable speed compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air, a blower for delivering air passing through the heat exchanger, and a plurality of sensors for detecting room temperature, heat-exchanger temperature, and humidity in the room, said method comprising the steps of: selecting an operational mode with a switching means; executing an ON-OFF control of said compressor based on a comparison between the room temperature and a predetermined reference value; selecting a dehumidifying-cooling operation or cooling-emphasized operation based on a comparison between the humidity in the room and reference value determined according to the operational mode set by said switching means; and controlling the rotating speed of said compressor and the quantity of air delivered from said blower such that when said selecting means selects said dehumidifying-cooling operation, the rotating speed of said compressor increases while the delivery of air from said blower decreases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined low temperature, and such that when said selecting means selects said cooling-emphasized operation, rotating speed of said compressor decreases while the delivery of air from said blower increases in order to keep the heat-exchanger temperature at a predetermined high temperature.
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