Patent ID: 6430953
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: F24F,F25B

Abstract:
An air conditioner for multiple rooms of a building having a network provided thereto comprising:an outdoor unit; an outdoor unit controller for controlling operation of the outdoor unit; more than one indoor units; an indoor unit controller for controlling operation of the indoor units; and, a main controller connected to the outdoor controller and the indoor controller through the network for receiving information on operation states and operation conditions of the outdoor unit and the indoor units, and controlling the outdoor unit controller and the indoor unit controller according to the information and the preset system algorithm, wherein the main controller includes: an interfacing part for data exchange through the network; a time delay sensing part for sensing a time delay in the network; a time delay compensating part for compensating for the time delay from the time delay sensing part; and a controller for controlling air conditioning operation according to the data received through the interfacing part and an output of the time delay compensating part.