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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Hojong Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Baikyoung Chung, Seoul, KR;
Jaehwa Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yongcheol SA, Seoul, KR;
Byungsoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hojong Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Baikyoung Chung, Seoul, KR;
Jaehwa Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yongcheol Sa, Seoul, KR;
Byungsoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerant system and a method for controlling the same are provided. A refrigerant system includes: an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in an operating loop of the refrigerant system and configured to perform a heat exchange between outdoor air and a refrigerant; a compressor disposed in the operating loop and configured to compress the refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger disposed in the operating loop and configured to perform a heat exchange between indoor air and the refrigerant; an expander disposed in the operating loop and configured to expand the refrigerant; a refrigerant storage connected to the operating loop and configured to receive and store the refrigerant from and discharge the refrigerant to the operating loop; and a refrigerant storage controller configured to control a total amount of refrigerant in the operating loop based on an indoor air conditioning load and an amount of the stored refrigerant.