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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Changmin Choi, Seoul, KR;
Baikyoung Chung, Seoul, KR;
Sunghwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 7/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/06 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/0009 (2013.01); F25B 41/062 (2013.01); F25B 49/005 (2013.01); G05D 23/1932 (2013.01); F24F 11/0012 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0045 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0052 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 2313/0233 (2013.01); F25B 2313/02741 (2013.01); F25B 2313/0314 (2013.01); F25B 2500/06 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2513 (2013.01); Y02B 30/765 (2013.01);
Abstract
Air conditioner and a method for controlling the air conditioner based on a calculated value of a malfunctioning sensor are provided. The method for controlling the air conditioner having a plurality of indoor devices includes detecting a malfunctioning sensor of any one of the plurality of indoor devices, calculating a value of the malfunctioning sensor based on a value of a normal functioning sensor of another indoor device of the plurality of indoor devices, and controlling the indoor device based on the calculated value of the non-functioning sensor.