Patent ID: 6669102
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: F24F,F25B

Abstract:
A method for operating an air conditioner having a plurality of compressors and heating a room, the method comprising:operating and subsequently stopping all of the plurality of compressors; determining whether a heat load is smaller than a first predetermined value after all of the plurality of compressors are stopped; operating, when it is determined that the heat load is smaller than the first predetermined value, all of the plurality of compressors, subsequently stopping at least one of the plurality of compressors, and subsequently stopping the remainder of the plurality of compressors; determining whether a heat load is smaller than a second predetermined value after the remainder of the plurality of compressors is stopped; and operating and subsequently stopping a part of the plurality of compressors when it is determined that the heat load is smaller than the second predetermined value.