Patent ID: 9464836
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F25B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. An air conditioner, comprising: a plurality of compressors; an indoor temperature detection unit configured to detect an indoor temperature of the air conditioner and an outdoor temperature detection unit configured to detect an outdoor temperature of the air conditioner; a determining unit configured to determine whether a starting load of the air conditioner is smaller than a reference load, the determining unit being configured to determine that the starting load of the air conditioner is smaller than the reference load if the indoor temperature detected through the indoor temperature detection unit is within a first reference temperature range and if the outdoor temperature detected through the outdoor temperature detection unit is within a second reference temperature range, and the determining unit being configured to determine that the starting load of the air conditioner is smaller than the reference load if an operation history is present after an input of power and an operation stop duration is below a reference time and to determine that the starting load of the air conditioner is larger than the reference load if the operation history is not present after the input of power or the operation stop duration is above the reference time; and a control unit, in a case when operating the plurality of compressors is needed, configured to simultaneously start the plurality of compressors if the starting load of the air conditioner is smaller than the reference load as a result of the determination of the determining unit, and configured to sequentially start the plurality of compressors if the starting load of the air conditioner is larger than the reference load.