KR101303162B1 - Air conditioner, air condiioning system having the same, and lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner, an air conditioning system including the same, and an illumination system are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention use the occupancy information of the air conditioning space to efficiently perform air conditioning or control lighting for the air conditioning space. Embodiments of the present invention to prevent energy waste caused by the operation of the indoor unit or lighting indiscriminately regardless of whether the air conditioning space is occupied. In addition, embodiments of the present invention to minimize the addition of sensors or equipment by connecting to the server that manages the occupancy of the air conditioning space to obtain occupancy information, by using the air conditioning or by controlling the operation of the lights.

Description

AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CONDIIONING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to an air conditioner connected to a server managing a room of an air conditioning space to perform air conditioning for an air conditioning space, an air conditioning system including the same, and a lighting system for controlling the operation of lighting.

In general, an air conditioner includes a compressor for compressing at a high temperature and high pressure, a condenser for exchanging a high temperature and high pressure refrigerant gas transferred from the compressor with ambient air, and a liquid refrigerant at low temperature and high pressure, and a liquid state changing from the condenser to a liquid state. And the evaporator which is evaporated while passing the low temperature low pressure refrigerant transferred from an expansion valve or capillary tube which decompresses the transferred refrigerant to a low temperature low pressure liquid and gas state to take the surrounding heat at a low temperature, and in the evaporator A blower fan for discharging the cooled air into the room, an accumulator for filtering liquid refrigerant from the refrigerant gas evaporated in the evaporator to be introduced into the compressor, and a controller for controlling the overall operation of the air conditioner. do.

On the other hand, air conditioners are classified according to the type and number of configurations, such as the indoor unit, outdoor unit, control unit, and connection pipe, RAC (Rotary Air Conditioner) consisting of one indoor unit and outdoor unit, one outdoor unit and one or more indoor unit and duct ( These include unitary air conditioners composed of ducts, multi air conditioners composed of one or more outdoor units and one or more indoor units and a central control unit.

In addition, the air conditioner includes a separate air conditioner in which the indoor unit and the outdoor unit are separately separated, an integrated air conditioner in which the indoor unit and the outdoor unit are inserted into one unit, a wall-mounted air conditioner and a frame type air conditioner configured to be mounted on a wall, and a living room. It can be further divided into a slim air conditioner configured to stand and a single air conditioner configured to be used in a narrow place such as a home, which is configured with a capacity capable of driving one indoor unit. Such air conditioners generally have a display on the front of the indoor unit to provide information to the outside.

In general, the air conditioner operates the indoor units according to a preset schedule, or operates the indoor units using the sensed temperature of the temperature sensor for detecting the indoor temperature. In particular, an air conditioner installed in a large building saves energy by installing an additional ventilation system, changing a set temperature according to an external temperature change, adjusting an operating time, or installing a roof garden. In general, even in the lighting system, the lights are designed to operate according to a predetermined schedule.

Embodiments of the present invention have an object to provide an air conditioner for performing air conditioning using indoor room information and an air conditioning system including the same.

Embodiments of the present invention have another object to provide an air conditioner that performs air conditioning efficiently for the air conditioning space by using the occupancy information of the air conditioning space, and an air conditioning system including the same.

Embodiments of the present invention have another object to provide an air conditioning system or lighting system that efficiently controls lighting for an air conditioning space by using occupancy information of the air conditioning space.

According to an embodiment, an air conditioner includes: one or more outdoor units, a plurality of indoor units installed by dividing an air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and connected to the outdoor unit to perform air conditioning on the plurality of regions; It includes a control device for controlling the operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units by using the occupancy information for a plurality of areas.

An apparatus for controlling an air conditioner according to an embodiment may include: a communication unit connected to a room management server that manages occupation of the air conditioning space and receiving the occupation information, and a plurality of indoor units for each of the indoor units based on the occupation information. And a control unit for generating a driving command.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, an air conditioning system includes a room management server managing an occupation of an air conditioning space, a room management server connected to the room management server, to receive occupancy information on the air conditioning space, and to determine a plurality of indoor units based on the occupancy information. And an air conditioner that controls the operation to perform air conditioning. Here, the plurality of indoor units are installed by dividing the air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and are connected to one or more outdoor units to perform air conditioning on the plurality of regions. The air conditioner may further include a control device that controls the operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units by using the occupancy information for the plurality of areas. The air conditioning system may further include a plurality of lights provided in the air conditioning space and operating according to occupancy information of the air conditioning space.

The lighting system according to an embodiment is connected to a plurality of lights provided in the air conditioning space and a room management server managing the occupation of the air conditioning space to receive the occupancy information on the air conditioning space, and based on the occupation information. And a lighting controller for controlling the operation of the plurality of lights.

Embodiments of the present invention use the occupancy information of the air conditioning space to efficiently perform air conditioning or control lighting for the air conditioning space.

Embodiments of the present invention increase energy efficiency and provide a comfortable environment by preventing energy waste caused by indiscriminate operation of the indoor unit regardless of whether the air conditioning space is occupied.

Embodiments of the present invention can obtain occupancy information by accessing a server managing the occupancy of the air conditioning space, and perform air conditioning using the same, thereby minimizing the addition of sensors or equipment, and reducing energy and cost.

Embodiments of the present invention improve energy efficiency by preventing energy waste caused by indiscriminate lighting, regardless of whether the air conditioning space is occupied.

Embodiments of the present invention can obtain occupancy information by accessing a server that manages the occupancy of the air conditioning space, and use the same to control the operation of lighting to minimize the addition of sensors or equipment, and reduce energy and cost waste.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an air conditioner according to an embodiment;
2 and 3 are block diagrams schematically showing the configuration of a control device of an air conditioner according to embodiments of the present invention;
4 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an air conditioner according to another embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control device of the air conditioner in FIG. 4; FIG.
6 is a view schematically showing the configuration of another air conditioning system in one embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device of the air conditioner and the room management server of FIG. 6; FIG.
8 is a view showing a map of the air conditioning space for explaining the operation of the air conditioner and the air conditioning system according to embodiments of the present invention;
9 is a schematic view showing the configuration of an air conditioning system according to another embodiment;
10 is a view showing a map of an air conditioning space for explaining the operation of the lighting system according to an embodiment;
11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting controller and an indoor management server of a lighting system according to an exemplary embodiment; And
12 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, an air conditioner according to an embodiment may be installed by dividing one or more outdoor units 300 and an air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and connected to the outdoor unit 300 to the plurality of regions. And a plurality of indoor units 200 for performing air conditioning, and a control device 100 for controlling the operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units using occupancy information for the plurality of areas. .

The outdoor unit and the indoor unit may exist in various forms. The configuration is briefly described as follows.

The outdoor unit 300 includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger for exchanging refrigerant with outdoor air, a four-way valve for connecting the refrigerant to the outdoor heat exchanger or an indoor heat exchanger, and a liquid refrigerant to filter the gas. An accumulator for supplying the refrigerant in the state to the compressor, and an outdoor fan. The compressor may be classified into a constant speed compressor and an inverter compressor. In addition, the outdoor unit may include an oil separation device arranged between the inverter compressor and the four-way valve to separate oil from the refrigerant flowing.

The indoor unit 200 is connected to the outdoor unit 300 through a refrigerant pipe. The indoor unit 200 includes an indoor heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a refrigerant and indoor air, an expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant supplied from the outdoor unit, and an indoor fan.

Referring to FIG. 2, the control device 100 of an air conditioner according to an embodiment may be connected to a room management server that manages the occupation of an air conditioning space, and may be connected to a communication unit 120 that receives occupation information and based on the occupation information. The controller 110 includes a control unit 110 for generating a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units. The communicator 120 may directly receive occupancy information from a physical room management server in a wired or wireless communication system, for example, serial communication such as RS-485, short range wireless communication such as wireless LAN, and Wi-Fi. In addition, the communication unit 120 may receive the occupancy information through the web (WEB) or the like from the room management system operated in conjunction with the room management server.

In addition, the control device 100 is configured to further include a storage unit 130 for storing the position information of the plurality of indoor units. Here, the controller 110 generates a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units using the occupancy information and the position information of the indoor units. The storage unit 130 includes a memory such as an EEPROM, stores data necessary for outdoor unit and indoor unit operation, indoor fan control, valve control, and the like, and further stores operation information. In addition, the storage unit 130 may further store a map or occupancy information on the air conditioning space.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control device 100 according to another embodiment includes an input unit 150 for receiving occupation information and a storage unit 130 storing position information of a plurality of indoor units. The controller 110 generates a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units using the occupancy information and the position information. In addition, the input unit 150 may include one or more buttons, switches, and the like, and receive a setting command, a driving command, and the like from a user.

2 or 3, the control device 100 according to the embodiments further includes a target setting unit 140 for setting a target power usage. At this time, the controller 110 generates an operation command for each of the plurality of indoor units while maintaining the power usage at or below the target power usage.

Hereinafter, the driving command may be one or more of an operation or stop command of the indoor unit, an operation mode change command, an air volume control command, and a temperature control command. In addition, the target setting unit 140 may set the target power consumption based on the total power usage of the building.

At this time, the control device 100 performs so-called peak control on the air conditioner. For example, the control device 100 may perform peak control using the priorities of the indoor units.

The control device 100 further includes a priority setting unit for setting priorities of the plurality of areas. Here, the priority is the driving amount (eg, driving time, power consumption, driving mode, cumulative amount) of the plurality of indoor units, each use of the plurality of areas (eg, notebook use area, rest area, laboratory area) Etc.), and occupancy rates (eg, occupancy status, occupancy time, etc.) for the plurality of regions. For example, the controller 110 changes a driving command of the plurality of indoor units to maintain the power usage of the air conditioner to be less than or equal to the target power usage. At this time, the controller 110 first changes the operation command for the indoor unit having a low priority. For example, the controller 110 may change the operation mode of the indoor unit having a low priority from cooling or heating to blowing, temperature upward, and driving to stop.

4 and 5, an air conditioner according to another embodiment is installed by dividing one or more outdoor units 300 and an air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and connected to the outdoor units 300 to the plurality of regions. And a plurality of indoor units 200 for performing air conditioning with respect to the air conditioner, and a control device 100 for controlling the operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units using occupancy information for the plurality of areas. It is configured by. Here, the air conditioner 10 is connected to the demand controller 30 that monitors the total power usage of the building, and sets a target power consumption based on the total power usage of the building. In addition, the air conditioner 10 operates a plurality of indoor units and outdoor units while maintaining the power usage to be less than or equal to the target power usage. One side of the demand controller 30 is connected to a power distribution board that receives electricity from a power supplier, and the other side is connected to an air conditioner and an air conditioning system or building management system including the same through a communication network. The demand controller 30 manages the power of the entire building by using some interruption, all interruptions, etc., for the entire building, if there is a risk that the power consumption of the entire building exceeds the reference consumption.

Referring to FIG. 5, the control device 100 is connected to an indoor management server that manages the occupancy of the air conditioning space, receives occupancy information, and is connected to the demand controller 30 through a communication network to monitor the total power consumption of the building. It includes a communication unit 120 for receiving and a control unit 110 for generating a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units based on the occupancy information.

In addition, the control device 100 is configured to further include a storage unit 130 for storing the position information of the plurality of indoor units. Here, the controller 110 generates a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units using the occupancy information and the position information of the indoor units.

In addition, the control device 100 further includes a target setting unit 140 that sets the target power usage based on the total power usage of the building. Here, the controller 110 generates an operation command for maintaining the power usage of the air conditioner to be less than or equal to the target power usage.

At this time, the control device 100 performs so-called demand control on the air conditioner. For example, the control device 100 may perform demand control using the priorities of the indoor units.

The control device 100 further includes a priority setting unit for setting priorities of the plurality of areas. Here, the priority is determined by one or more pieces of information of the driving amount of the plurality of indoor units, the respective use of the plurality of regions, and the occupancy rate for the plurality of regions. The controller 110 first changes a driving command for the indoor unit having a low priority. For example, the controller 110 may change the operation mode of the indoor unit having a low priority from cooling or heating to blowing, temperature upward, and driving to stop.

An operation of the air conditioner according to the embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. 8. As an example of the air conditioning space, Figure 8 is a view showing a library reading room. FIG. 8 shows an open reading room, but the above embodiments may also be applied to a case in which the reading room is opened. Referring to FIG. 8, 20 indoor units are installed to perform air conditioning for a predetermined area. The spatial map for the library reading room may be provided through the web in the form of a seating system.

In embodiments of the present invention, the control device 100 receives or receives occupancy information for the library reading room through a communication unit or an input unit, and generates a driving command for indoor units using the occupancy information. That is, the control device 100 drives the indoor units installed at the corresponding position by using the occupancy information such as the total number of seats, occupied seats, remaining seats, and occupied positions. In detail, the air conditioner can individually control each indoor unit. In addition, the air conditioner may generate indoor unit usage information such as daily, monthly, seasonal, or operating time, power consumption, and number of operations of each indoor unit. The air conditioner may perform peak control and demand control for each region by using indoor unit usage information.

In addition, when the air conditioner is provided with an indoor temperature sensor or a sunshine sensor, individual control can be performed more precisely. In the case of a seat with a lot of heat, especially a seat with a high frequency of use, the indoor temperature may vary. In addition, there is a difference in the room temperature depending on the location according to the amount of sunshine in each time zone. By using the difference in temperature and the amount of sunshine, the set temperature may be changed or the operating time of the indoor unit may be set differently.

Referring to FIG. 6, an air conditioning system according to an embodiment may be connected to an indoor management server 20 that manages an occupation of an air conditioning space and an indoor management server 20 to receive occupancy information on the air conditioning space. And an air conditioner 10 that controls the operations of the plurality of indoor units 200 based on the occupancy information to perform air conditioning. Here, the plurality of indoor units 200 are installed by dividing an air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and connected to one or more outdoor units 300 to perform air conditioning for the plurality of regions. In addition, the air conditioner 10 is configured to further include a control device 100 for controlling the operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units by using the occupancy information for the plurality of areas.

Referring to FIG. 7, the control device 100 includes a communication unit 120 for receiving the occupation information from the occupancy management server, a storage unit 130 for storing position information of the plurality of indoor units, and the occupation information. And a controller 110 for generating a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units using the location information. The control device 100 may include an input unit to receive input of occupancy information.

Moreover, the control apparatus 100 is comprised further including the target setting part 140 which sets the target electric power usage amount. At this time, the controller 110 generates an operation command for each of the plurality of indoor units while maintaining the power usage at or below the target power usage. The driving command may be one or more of an operation or stop command of the indoor unit, an operation mode change command, an air volume control command, and a temperature control command. In addition, the target setting unit 140 may set the target power consumption based on the total power usage of the building.

The air conditioner 10 may further include an indoor temperature sensor (not shown) installed in each of the plurality of regions to detect an indoor temperature. Here, the control device 100 may generate a driving command or change a running command based on the room temperature.

The air conditioner may further include a sunshine sensor (not shown) installed in each of the plurality of regions to detect the amount of sunshine. Sunlight sensors are preferably installed near the windows of buildings. The amount of sunshine varies with the season and with the time. The control device 100 may generate a driving command or change a running command by reflecting the amount of sunshine.

Referring to FIG. 7, the indoor management server 20 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a storage unit 23, and an input unit 24.

The storage unit 23 stores a spatial map for the air conditioning space. The storage unit 23 is provided with storage means, such as an EEPROM and a flash memory, and stores a space map in the form of a character, a figure, etc.

The input unit 24 receives an occupied or non-occupied state for the air conditioning space. The occupied or non-occupied state may be, for example, reservation information or seating information for a seat in the case of a library reading room.

When the terminal device is implemented to be accessible to the indoor management server 20, the input unit 24 may be connected to the terminal device and receive an occupied or non-occupied state through the terminal device. At this time, the room management server 20 may provide a space map to the terminal device in the form of WEB, for example, and the user may change the state through input such as touch or click on the space map. The terminal device may be a computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, or the like.

The control unit 21 recreates the spatial map using the occupied or non-occupied state, and generates occupancy information using the occupied or non-occupied state and the spatial map. That is, the control unit 21 can display the occupied or non-occupied state on the spatial map, generate the spatial map by reflecting the occupied or non-occupied state, and characterize the spatial map, occupied or non-occupied state, and air conditioning space. Generate occupancy information, including the like.

The communication unit 22 transmits the occupancy information generated by the control unit 21 to the air conditioner 10. The communication unit 22 is connected with the communication unit 120 of the air conditioner via a communication network. In particular, the room management server 20 can provide a space map to the air conditioner 10 or the terminal apparatus via the wired / wireless internet.

Hereinafter, overlapping portions of the description of the air conditioner in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be omitted, and the operation of the air conditioner system according to the embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. 8. As an example of the air conditioning space, Figure 8 is a view showing a library reading room. FIG. 8 shows an open reading room, but the above embodiments may also be applied to a case in which the reading room is opened. Referring to FIG. 8, 20 indoor units are installed to perform air conditioning for a predetermined area. The spatial map for the library reading room is provided to the air conditioner or the terminal device through the web in the form of a seating system or the like. In particular, the air conditioner may display the indoor units on the spatial map using the location information of the 20 indoor units.

In embodiments of the present invention, the control device 100 receives the occupancy information by using the seating system provided by the occupancy management server, and generates a driving command for the indoor units using the occupancy information. That is, the control device 100 drives the indoor units installed at the corresponding position by using the occupancy information such as the total number of seats, occupied seats, remaining seats, and occupied positions. In detail, the air conditioner can individually control each indoor unit. In addition, the air conditioner may generate indoor unit usage information such as daily, monthly, seasonal, or operating time, power consumption, and number of operations of each indoor unit. The air conditioner may perform peak control and demand control for each region by using indoor unit usage information.

In addition, when the air conditioner is provided with an indoor temperature sensor or a sunshine sensor, individual control can be performed more precisely. In the case of a seat with a lot of heat, especially a seat with a high frequency of use, the indoor temperature may vary. In addition, there is a difference in the room temperature depending on the location according to the amount of sunshine in each time zone. By using the difference in temperature and the amount of sunshine, the set temperature may be changed or the operating time of the indoor unit may be set differently.

Referring to FIG. 9, an air conditioning system according to another embodiment may be connected to an indoor management server 20 that manages an occupation of an air conditioning space and an indoor management server 20 to receive occupancy information on the air conditioning space. And an air conditioner 10 that controls the operations of the plurality of indoor units 200 to perform air conditioning based on the occupancy information, and is provided in the air conditioning space and operated according to the occupancy information of the air conditioning space. It is configured to include a plurality of lights (500). Here, the plurality of lights 500 may be a general fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp, halogen lamp, and may be formed of an LED (Light Emitting Diode (LED)) element.

Here, the plurality of indoor units 200 are installed by dividing an air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and connected to one or more outdoor units 300 to perform air conditioning for the plurality of regions. In addition, the air conditioner 10 is configured to further include a control device 100 for controlling the operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units by using the occupancy information for the plurality of areas.

In addition, the plurality of lights 500 are provided by dividing the air conditioning space into a plurality of regions similarly to the plurality of indoor units. Here, the control device 100 may control the operation of some or all of the plurality of lights by using the occupancy information for the plurality of areas.

10 to 12, the lighting system 40 according to an embodiment is connected to a plurality of lights 500 provided in an air conditioning space and a room management server managing the occupation of the air conditioning space. And a lighting controller 600 which receives the occupancy information for the air conditioning space and controls the operation of the plurality of lights based on the occupancy information. In particular, FIG. 12 shows an example of a lighting system using the LED element 510.

Referring to FIG. 11, the lighting controller 600 includes a communication module 620 for receiving the occupation information from the occupancy management server 20, a storage module 630 for storing location information of the plurality of lights, and And a control module 610 for generating a driving command for each of the plurality of lights using the occupancy information and the location information.

The room management server 20 further includes a storage unit 23 for storing a space map for the air conditioning space, an input unit 24 for receiving an occupied or non-occupied state for the air conditioning space, and the occupation or the like. A control unit 21 for regenerating the spatial map using the non-occupied state and generating the occupancy information using the occupied or non-occupied state and the spatial map; and transmitting the occupancy information to the lighting controller. It comprises a communication unit 22. In the description of the room management server 20, portions overlapping with those of the air conditioner and the air conditioner system are replaced and omitted. Here, the lighting controller 600 is connected to the room management server 20 through the wired or wireless Internet.

Referring back to FIG. 11, the communication module 620 may be connected to the demand controller 30 through a communication network to receive the total power usage of the building. Here, the lighting controller 600 may perform so-called demand control for controlling the lights 500 such that the power usage of the entire lighting system is maintained below a predetermined target power usage determined by the total power usage of the building. have. As an example, the control module 610 may perform demand control using the priority of the lights.

An operation of the lighting system according to the embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. 10. As an example of the air conditioning space, FIG. 10 is a view showing a library reading room as shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 shows an open reading room, but the above embodiments may be applied to a case in which the reading room is opened. Referring to FIG. 10, twenty lights are provided for a predetermined area, respectively. The spatial map for the library reading room is provided to the lighting system itself or the terminal device through the web in the form of a seating system. In particular, the lighting system may display the lights on the spatial map using the location information of the 20 lights.

Referring to FIG. 12, each of the plurality of lights 500 includes one or more LED elements 510 that emit light in the air conditioning space, and an LED driving module 520 that opens and closes the LED elements according to a driving signal. It is configured to include. The LED driving module 520 is formed of a switching element. Here, the lighting controller 600 generates the driving signal for controlling the output power of the LED element 510. The driving signal is generally a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, and controls the on / off time of the LED element 510.

Referring back to FIG. 12, the illumination system 40 may further include an illuminance sensor 700 that detects illuminance of the light emitted from the LED element. Here, the lighting controller 600 may generate a driving signal to allow the illuminance of the light to be equal to or greater than a predetermined illuminance. In addition, the lighting controller 600 may calculate the output power of the LED element 510 from the illuminance output from the illuminance sensor 700.

As described above, the air conditioner and the air conditioning system including the same according to the embodiments of the present invention efficiently perform air conditioning on the air conditioning space by using the occupancy information of the air conditioning space. Embodiments of the present invention prevent energy waste caused by indiscriminate operation of the indoor unit regardless of whether the air conditioning space is occupied. In addition, embodiments of the present invention minimize the addition of sensors or equipment by accessing the room management server to obtain occupancy information, and performing air conditioning using this. In addition, embodiments of the present invention improves energy efficiency by preventing energy waste caused by indiscriminate lighting, regardless of whether the air conditioning space is occupied. Embodiments of the present invention can obtain occupancy information by accessing a server that manages the occupancy of the air conditioning space, and use the same to control the operation of lighting to minimize the addition of sensors or equipment, and reduce energy and cost waste.

10: air conditioner 20: room management server
30: demand controller 40: lighting system
100: control unit 200: indoor unit
300: outdoor unit 500: lighting

Claims (23)

One or more outdoor units;
A plurality of indoor units installed by dividing an air conditioning space into a plurality of regions, and connected to the outdoor unit to perform air conditioning on the plurality of regions; And
And a control device that controls an operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units by using the occupancy information for the plurality of areas.
The control device may include a priority setting unit that sets a priority of the plurality of areas; Including but not limited to:
The priority is determined by one or more pieces of information of the driving amount of the plurality of indoor units, the use of each of the plurality of areas, and the occupancy rate for the plurality of areas,
And the control device is based on the priority order of operation command change objects for the plurality of indoor units. The method of claim 1, wherein the control device,
A communication unit connected to a room management server managing the occupation of the air conditioning space and receiving the occupation information; And
And a controller configured to generate a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units based on the occupation information. The method of claim 2, wherein the control device,
Further comprising: a storage unit for storing the location information of the plurality of indoor units,
The control unit,
And the driving command is generated using the occupancy information and the position information. The method of claim 1, wherein the control device,
An input unit to receive the occupation information;
A storage unit which stores location information of the plurality of indoor units; And
And a controller configured to generate a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units using the occupancy information and the position information. The said control apparatus in any one of Claims 2-4.
And a target setting unit for setting a target power usage.
The control unit,
And generating the operation command while maintaining power usage below the target power usage. The method of claim 5, wherein the operation command,
And at least one of an operation or stop command of the indoor unit, an operation mode change command, an air volume control command, and a temperature control command. The method of claim 6, wherein the target setting unit,
And setting the target power usage based on the total power usage of the building. delete A room management server that manages the occupation of the air conditioning space; And
And an air conditioner connected to the room management server to receive occupancy information on the air conditioning space, and to control an operation of a plurality of indoor units based on the occupancy information to perform air conditioning.
The plurality of indoor units,
The air conditioning space is divided into a plurality of areas, and is connected to one or more outdoor units to perform air conditioning on the plurality of areas.
The air conditioner,
And a control device that controls an operation of some or all of the plurality of indoor units by using the occupancy information for the plurality of areas.
The control device may include a priority setting unit that sets a priority of the plurality of areas; Lt; / RTI >
The priority is determined by one or more information of the driving amount of the plurality of indoor units, the use of each of the plurality of areas, and the occupancy rate of the plurality of areas,
And the control device is based on the priority order of operation command change objects for the plurality of indoor units. delete The method of claim 9, wherein the control device,
A communication unit which receives the occupation information from the room management server;
A storage unit which stores location information of the plurality of indoor units; And
And a controller configured to generate a driving command for each of the plurality of indoor units using the occupancy information and the position information. The method of claim 11, wherein the air conditioner,
And an indoor temperature sensor installed at each of the plurality of regions to detect an indoor temperature. The air conditioner of claim 12,
And an sunshine sensor installed in each of the plurality of regions to detect the amount of sunshine. The said room management server of any one of Claims 9 and 11 thru | or 13,
A storage unit for storing a spatial map for the air conditioning space;
An input unit to receive an occupied or non-occupied state for the air conditioning space;
A control unit for recreating the spatial map using the occupied or non-occupied state and generating the occupancy information using the occupied or non-occupied state and the spatial map; And
And a communication unit for transmitting the occupancy information to the air conditioner. The room management server of claim 14,
The air conditioning system, characterized in that to provide the spatial map over the wired and wireless Internet. The air conditioner of claim 15,
The air conditioning system, characterized in that connected to the room management server via the wired and wireless Internet. 10. The method of claim 9,
And a plurality of lights provided in the air conditioning space and operating according to the occupancy information of the air conditioning space. A plurality of lights provided in the air conditioning space; And
And a lighting controller connected to an indoor management server that manages the occupation of the air conditioning space, to receive occupation information on the air conditioning space, and to control the operation of the plurality of lights based on the occupation information.
The lighting controller,
A communication module for receiving the occupation information from the occupancy management server;
A storage module for storing location information of the plurality of lights; And
And a control module configured to generate a driving command for each of the plurality of lights using the occupancy information and the location information.
The control module is a lighting system, characterized in that based on the priority determined by using the occupancy information the order of the operation command change object for the plurality of lights. delete The room management server of claim 18,
A storage unit for storing a spatial map for the air conditioning space;
An input unit to receive an occupied or non-occupied state for the air conditioning space;
A control unit for recreating the spatial map using the occupied or non-occupied state and generating the occupancy information using the occupied or non-occupied state and the spatial map; And
And a communication unit for transmitting the occupancy information to the lighting controller. The method of claim 20, wherein the lighting controller,
Lighting system, characterized in that connected to the room management server via a wired or wireless Internet. The method of claim 18, wherein each of the plurality of lights,
One or more LED elements emitting light to the air conditioning space; And
LED driving module for opening and closing the LED element in accordance with a drive signal. 23. The method of claim 22,
And an illuminance sensor configured to sense illuminance of the light emitted from the LED element.
The lighting controller,
And generate the drive signal to cause the illuminance of the light to be above a predetermined illuminance.

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