Lg Electronics Inc.

Chang Seon Lee

Young Min Park

Jong Ho Park

Sung Oh Choi

Sung Chun Kim

Seok Ho Yoon

Seung Yong Chang

Baik Young Chung

Sim Won Chin

Dong Soo Moon

In Hwa Jung

Mun Kee Chung

In Cheol Yun

Cheol O Ahn

Jong Han Park

Multi-type air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit installed in an outdoor, comprising a compressor, a refrigerant flow controlling part connected to a discharge end of the compressor for guiding the refrigerant proper to operation conditions selectively, an outdoor heat exchanger connected to the refrigerant flow controlling part, a defrosting device at a side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and a piping system connected between the parts, a plurality of indoor units each installed in a room and having an indoor heat exchanger and an electronic expansion valve having one end connected to one end of the indoor heat exchanger, and a distributor between the outdoor unit and the indoor units for selectively guiding refrigerant from the outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units proper to operation conditions, and guiding the refrigerant passed through the indoor units to the outdoor unit again.

Multi-type air conditioner with defrosting device

Air conditioner, and method for controlling an operation of the same, the air conditioner including a sheath heater in the accumulator for heating the refrigerant in room heating for delaying deposition of frost on the outdoor heat exchanger. The sheath heater includes a coil formed heat generating part, and two electrodes connected to the heat generating part for supplying power. The method including the step of varying the heat generating rate of the sheath heater with an exterior temperature or a capacity of the indoor unit, thereby delaying deposition of frost on the outdoor heat exchanger.

Multi-type air conditioner and method for controlling operation of the same

Multi-type air conditioner including an outdoor unit installed in an outdoor, including a compressor, a refrigerant flow controlling part connected to a discharge end of the compressor for guiding the refrigerant proper to operation conditions selectively, and an outdoor heat exchanger connected to the refrigerant flow controlling part, a plurality of indoor units each installed in a room and having an indoor heat exchanger and an electronic expansion valve having one end connected to one end of the indoor heat exchanger, a plurality of, at least two, distributors between the outdoor unit and the plurality of indoor units for improving installation freedom of the plurality of indoor units, selectively guiding refrigerant from the outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units proper to operation conditions, and guiding the refrigerant passed through the indoor units to the outdoor unit again, and a device for shutting off introduction of the refrigerant into the distributors connected to inoperative indoor units.

Multi-type air conditioner with plurality of distributor able to be shutoff

Disclosed is a multi-air conditioner in which heating and cooling operations are performed at the same time, the number of connection pipes connecting outdoor unit and distributor is simplified to three to flow a specific pressure and phase refrigerant through each connection pipe regardless of operation condition. The air conditioner includes: an outdoor unit installed at an outdoor location, and having therein a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger; a plurality of indoor units respectively installed at indoor rooms, each of the indoor units having therein an electronic expansion valve and an indoor heat exchanger; a distributor provided between the outdoor unit and the plurality of indoor units, for selectively guiding a refrigerant introduced from the outdoor unit to the plurality of indoor units according to an operation condition; a four-way valve provided on an outlet side of the compressor, for selectively switching a flow direction of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger; a first connection pipe branched from a pipe connecting an inlet side of the compressor with the four-way valve, for connecting the distributor to guide the refrigerant; a second connection pipe for connecting the outdoor heat exchanger with the distributor to guide the refrigerant; and a selective expansion apparatus provided on the third connection pipe and including a heating electronic expansion unit for selectively expanding the refrigerant.

Multi-air conditioner and operation method thereof

Disclosed is a multi-air conditioner including: an outdoor unit having a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an outdoor fan for ventilating the outdoor heat exchanger; a plurality of indoor units each having an electronic expansion valve and an indoor heat exchanger; a distributor for selectively guiding a refrigerant of the outdoor unit into the plurality of indoor units according to an operation condition; a four-way valve for selectively switching a flow direction of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger; a selective expansion unit for selectively expanding the refrigerant according to the flow direction of the refrigerant; a gas-liquid separator for separating a vapor-phase refrigerant and a liquid-phase refrigerant, from the refrigerant flowing from the outdoor heat exchanger; and a connection tube part having a first connection tube for connecting the four-way valve with a distributor, a second connection tube for connecting an upper portion of the gas-liquid separator with the distributor thereby guiding a vapor-phase refrigerant, and a third connection tube for connecting a lower portion of the gas-liquid separator with the distributor thereby guiding a liquid-phase refrigerant.

Method for operating a multi-type air conditioner including the steps of calculating a total heating load of the indoor units that are to carry out heating, and a total cooling load of the indoor units that are to carry out cooling, and determining an operation pattern of the outdoor unit according to the total cooling load and the total heating load. The method further including the steps of recalculating the total heating load and the total cooling load of the indoor units according to change of operation temperature of the indoor units, and changing the operation pattern of the outdoor units according to the recalculated total heating load and the total cooling load.

Method for operating multi-type air conditioner

Multi-type air conditioner including an outdoor unit having a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, a flow path control valve for controlling a flow path of the refrigerant from the compressor, an outdoor expansion device for expanding liquid refrigerant introduced thereto in a condensed state via indoor units and providing to the outdoor heat exchanger when the room is heated, and an outdoor unit piping system, a plurality of indoor units each having an indoor expansion device, an indoor heat exchanger, and an indoor piping system, a distributor for selectively distributing the refrigerant from the outdoor unit to the indoor units and returning to the outdoor unit again proper to respective operation modes, and means for super cooling the refrigerant condensed at the outdoor heat exchanger or the indoor heat exchangers and flowed to the indoor expansion devices or to the outdoor expansion device, thereby super cooling the refrigerant supplied to the evaporator.

Multi-type air conditioner

Cross flow fan having a plurality of unit fans assembled in succession with the unit fans twisted from each other at sides, and an air conditioner fitted with the same. The unit fan includes an annular rim, and a plurality of impellers arranged on a side of the rim vertical to, and along a circumference of the rim. The present invention provides a cross flow fan extension lines from the impellers of the unit fan have a phase difference with the extension lines from the impellers of an adjacent unit fan. The air conditioner includes a casing having an inlet and an outlet, an indoor unit inclusive of an indoor heat exchanger provided in rear of the inlet inside of the casing, and a cross flow fan having a plurality of unit fans assembled at sides in succession, with the unit fans twisted from each other, the cross flow fan being provided inside of the casing, and the unit fan having an annular rim, and a plurality of impellers arranged on a side of the rim vertical to, and along a circumference of the rim, and an outdoor unit having an outdoor heat exchanger and a compressor, the outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit with refrigerant pipe.

Cross flow fan and air conditioner fitted with the same

Multi-type air conditioner including an outdoor unit installed outside of a room having a compressor and an outdoor unit mounted therein, a plurality of indoor units each installed in a room having an electronic expansion valve and an indoor heat exchanger, a distributor for separating refrigerant from the outdoor unit at a gas-liquid separator and guiding separated refrigerant to the plurality of indoor units selectively depending on operation conditions, a first connection pipe for guiding the refrigerant from the outdoor unit to the gas-liquid separator in the distributor, a second connection pipe for guiding the refrigerant from the distributor to the outdoor unit, and a switching part in the outdoor unit having a first four way valve provided to a discharge side of the compressor for selective switching of a flow direction of the refrigerant flowing in the outdoor heat exchanger, and a second four way valve provided to be switched in conformity with switching of the first four way valve for maintaining the first connection pipe as a high pressure section high pressure refrigerant flows therein, and the second connection pipe as a low pressure section low pressure refrigerant flows therein, thereby permitting optimal dealing with individual room conditions.

Multi-type air conditioner and method for operating the same

Disclosed is a multi-air conditioner comprising: an outdoor unit installed at an outdoor location and exchanging heat with an outdoor air, a plurality of indoor units installed at respective indoor rooms and provided therein with an indoor heat exchanger and an electronic expansion valve, and a distributor provided between the outdoor unit and the indoor units, for selectively guiding the refrigerant according to the operation mode. The outdoor unit is comprised of a compressor, a refrigerant flow control part for controlling a flow path of a compressed refrigerant according to an operation mode, an outdoor heat exchanger exchanging heat with the outdoor air, and a pipe part connecting the elements of the outdoor unit and guiding the refrigerant to the distributor. The distributor guides the refrigerant selectively to the outdoor unit and the indoor units according to the operation mode.

Simultaneous heating and cooling operation type multi-air conditioner

Cross flow fan, and air conditioner fitted with the same, the cross flow fan including a plurality of annular rims arranged at regular intervals along a horizontal direction, and a plurality of blades on a side surface of the rim vertical thereto, and along a circumference direction of the rim, wherein pitch angles between two adjacent blades are not regular, the pitch angle taking a center of the rim as an apex, and a number of blades are 32 or 35. The pitch angles of the blades are designed by a computer optimization method taking a number of the blades and the like as parameters.

Multi-type air conditioner including a plurality of distributors each including a gas-liquid separator for separating refrigerant from the outdoor unit into gas refrigerant and liquid refrigerant, and distributor pipelines for guiding the gas or liquid refrigerant separated at the gas-liquid separator to the indoor units, and guiding the refrigerant passed through the indoor unit to the outdoor unit again, and an equalizing pipeline part for connecting the distributors for equal supply of refrigerant, thereby installing the indoor unit easily, and improving an air conditioning efficiency by supplying the refrigerant, equally.

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Seoul, South Korea

Chang Seon Lee