Ventilation device and integrated air conditioning system having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12372281-B2
Application number	US-202117562654-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2021
Priority date	Dec 8, 2020
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

An integrated air conditioning system includes an outdoor unit, an indoor unit, and a ventilation device. The ventilation device includes a housing including an inlet flow path, and an outlet flow path, a total heat exchanger in which air flowing through the inlet flow path and air flowing through the outlet flow path exchange heat with each other, a first heat exchanger disposed on the inlet flow path to receive a refrigerant from the outdoor unit, a second heat exchanger disposed upstream of the first heat exchanger on the inlet flow path and connected to the first heat exchanger to be supplied with refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger, a first expansion device to expand the refrigerant supplied to the first heat exchanger from the outdoor unit, and a second expansion device to expand the refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger and supplied to the second heat exchanger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An integrated air conditioning system, comprising:
an outdoor unit including a compressor and a condenser to circulate a refrigerant;
an indoor unit connected to the outdoor unit;
an indoor temperature sensor configured to measure an indoor temperature;
an indoor humidity sensor configured to measure an indoor humidity;
a ventilation device connected to the outdoor unit and configured to exchange indoor air with outdoor air, wherein the ventilation device includes:
a housing including an inlet flow path to suck outdoor air to an indoor space, and an outlet flow path to discharge indoor air to an outdoor space,
a total heat exchanger in which air flowing through the inlet flow path and air flowing through the outlet flow path exchange heat with each other,
a first heat exchanger disposed on the inlet flow path and configured to receive a refrigerant from the outdoor unit through a first refrigerant pipe,
a second heat exchanger disposed upstream of the first heat exchanger on the inlet flow path and configured to be supplied with refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger via a second refrigerant pipe connecting the second heat exchanger to the first heat exchanger,
a first expansion device disposed on the first refrigerant pipe to expand the refrigerant supplied from the outdoor unit to the first heat exchanger,
a second expansion device disposed on the second refrigerant pipe to expand the refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger and supplied to the second heat exchanger; and

a controller configured to:
in response to the indoor temperature measured by the indoor temperature sensor being greater than a set temperature and the indoor humidity measured by the indoor humidity sensor being greater than a set humidity, control the ventilation device to be operated in a first dehumidification mode in which the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are configured to cool and dehumidify the air as the first expansion device expands the refrigerant,
in response to the indoor temperature measured by the indoor temperature sensor being less than the set temperature and the indoor humidity measured by the indoor humidity sensor being greater than the set humidity, control the ventilation device to be operated in a second dehumidification mode in which the first heat exchanger is configured to heat the air as the first expansion device does not expand the refrigerant, and the second heat exchanger is configured to dehumidify the air as the second expansion device expands the refrigerant,
in response to a difference between the indoor humidity measured by the indoor humidity sensor and the set humidity being less than an end humidity value when the ventilation device is operated in the first dehumidification mode, control the ventilation device to be operated in a ventilation mode by turning off the outdoor unit or preventing the refrigerant from flowing into the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, wherein the ventilation mode is a mode in which the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are not operated and heat exchange is performed by the total heat exchanger, and,
in response to a difference between the indoor humidity measured by the indoor humidity sensor the set humidity and being less than the end humidity value when the ventilation device is operated in the second dehumidification mode, control the ventilation device to be operated in the ventilation mode by turning off the outdoor unit or preventing the refrigerant from flowing into the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger.

2. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , wherein
air sucked into the inlet flow path sequentially passes through the total heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger, and the first heat exchanger, and then is discharged into the indoor space.

3. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 2 , wherein
the first heat exchanger is configured to heat or dehumidify air and the second heat exchanger is configured to dehumidify air.

4. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 3 , wherein
in response to the first expansion device expanding the refrigerant, the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are configured to cool and dehumidify the air, which passes through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, by evaporating the refrigerant.

5. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 4 , wherein
in response to the first expansion device not expanding the refrigerant and the second expansion device expanding the refrigerant, the second heat exchanger is configured to dehumidify the air passing through the second heat exchanger by evaporating the refrigerant, and the first heat exchanger is configured to heat the air passing through the first heat exchanger by condensing the refrigerant.

6. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , wherein
the total heat exchanger is disposed on the outlet flow path, and
the indoor temperature sensor and the indoor humidity sensor are disposed inside the housing and are disposed upstream of the total heat exchanger on the outlet flow path.

7. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a discharge temperature sensor configured to measure a discharge temperature, which is a temperature of air discharged into the indoor space after passing through the first and second heat exchangers; and
a cooling fan configured to cool the condenser,
wherein the controller is configured to control a rotation speed of the cooling fan.

8. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 7 , wherein
in response to the discharge temperature measured by the discharge temperature sensor being greater than the indoor temperature measured by the indoor temperature sensor, the controller is configured to increase the rotation speed of the cooling fan, and
in response to the discharge temperature measured by the discharge temperature sensor being less than the indoor temperature measured by the indoor temperature sensor, the controller is configured to reduce the rotation speed of the cooling fan.

9. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a distributor configured to receive the refrigerant from the outdoor unit,
wherein
the indoor unit is configured to receive the refrigerant from the outdoor unit via the distributor, and
the ventilation device is configured to receive the refrigerant from the outdoor unit via the distributor.

10. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the first expansion device and the second expansion device includes an electronic expansion valve in which a degree of opening is adjustable.

11. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the first expansion device and the second expansion device includes a solenoid valve and a capillary tube connected in parallel to the solenoid valve.

12. The integrated air conditioning system of claim 1 , wherein
the housing includes:
a first inlet chamber including an inlet through which the outdoor air is introduced into the housing, the inlet flow path being formed in the first inlet chamber, and
a second inlet chamber to communicate with the first inlet chamber by the total heat exchanger and including an outlet through which air in the inlet flow path is discharged to the indoor space, and

the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are disposed inside the second inlet chamber.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sim Jaehyoung
• Lee Donggyu
• Kim Kyunghoon
• Kim Seojeong
• Kim Sunggoo
• Seok Changmin
• Yoon Seonghyun
• Cho Mingi
• Choi Seungkwan
• Jang Eomji
• Cho Sungjune
• Choi Taesung
• Seo Hyeongjoon

Classifications

• F25B2313/0234

  in series arrangements · CPC title

• F25B2313/007

  three pipes connecting the outdoor side to the indoor side with multiple indoor units · CPC title

• F25B2400/0411

  for expansion valves or capillary tubes · CPC title

• F25B41/39

  Dispositions with two or more expansion means arranged in series, i.e. multi-stage expansion, on a refrigerant line leading to the same evaporator · CPC title

• F24F11/77

  by controlling the speed of ventilators · CPC title