Abstract: An air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit provided with an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion device, wherein the outdoor unit comprises a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging a refrigerant, a four-way valve adjacently arranged to the compressor for circulating a refrigerant discharged from the compressor according to a heating cycle or a cooling cycle, a refrigerant detouring path for detouring a refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor at the time of a defrosting operation, an outdoor expansion device installed in the middle of the detouring path for reducing a pressure of a refrigerant which flows in the refrigerant detouring path, and a heat exchanging device installed in the middle of the detouring path for heat-exchanging between a refrigerant introduced from the outdoor expansion device and a refrigerant discharged from the compressor.

Abstract: A high speed CMOS phase locked loop (PLL) (10) includes a three-state phase detection circuit having a frequency phase detector (12) coupled to a charge pump (14) for monitoring the phase differences between a reference frequency signal and a divided output frequency signal. The PLL can further include a loop filter (16)coupled to the three-state phase detection circuit, a VCO (18) coupled to the output of the loop filter, a VCO buffer (22) coupled to the output of the VCO for providing an output frequency signal, and a dual modulus prescaler (28) having a synchronous counter (27 and 29) using feedback among D flip-flops (30 and 32) for generating the divided output frequency signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system for recycling oil in an air conditioner and a method thereof. The system comprises: an oil recycling line connected between a compressor for compressing a refrigerant and an accumulator for dividing a refrigerant into gas and liquid and thereby supplying the gas refrigerant to the compressor, for recycling oil stored in the accumulator to the compressor; an open/close valve installed at the oil recycling line and opening and closing the oil recycling line; and a control unit for controlling the open/close valve and thereby controlling an oil supply from the accumulator to the compressor. According to this, an oil deficiency of the compressor is prevented and thereby a reliability of the compressor is enhanced.

Abstract: An air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit provided with an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion device, wherein the outdoor unit comprises a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging a refrigerant, a four-way valve adjacently arranged to the compressor for circulating a refrigerant discharged from the compressor according to a heating cycle or a cooling cycle, and a refrigerant detouring path for detouring a refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor at the time of a defrosting operation, thereby performing the defrosting operation without stopping the heating cycle and thus preventing an indoor heating loss.

Abstract: A high speed CMOS phase locked loop (PLL) (10) includes a three-state phase detection circuit having a frequency phase detector (12) coupled to a charge pump (14) for monitoring the phase differences between a reference frequency signal and a divided output frequency signal. The PLL can further include a loop filter (16)coupled to the three-state phase detection circuit, a VCO (18) coupled to the output of the loop filter, a VCO buffer (22) coupled to the output of the VCO for providing an output frequency signal, and a dual modulus prescaler (28) having a synchronous counter (27 and 29) using feedback among D flip-flops (30 and 32) for generating the divided output frequency signal.

Abstract: An air conditioner comprises an outdoor unit and an indoor unit provided with an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion device, wherein the outdoor unit comprises a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging a refrigerant, a four-way valve adjacently arranged to the compressor for circulating a refrigerant discharged from the compressor according to a heating cycle or a cooling cycle, a refrigerant detouring path for detouring a refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor at the time of a defrosting operation, an outdoor expansion device installed in the middle of the detouring path for reducing a pressure of a refrigerant which flows in the refrigerant detouring path, and a heat exchanging device installed in the middle of the detouring path for heat-exchanging between a refrigerant introduced from the outdoor expansion device and a refrigerant discharged from the compressor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an air conditioner. In particular, driving modes of elements, namely sucking/discharge compressure, of the compressor in operation are determined so that variable means are controlled to ensure for the elements of the compressor to be within predetermined value ranges in safe area. According to the present invention, vibrations/noises that usually occur when the compressor is in unstable area are greatly reduced and thus, the compressor can be protected from damages.

Abstract: An air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit and an indoor unit provided with an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor expansion device, wherein the outdoor unit comprises a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging a refrigerant, a four-way valve adjacently arranged to the compressor for circulating a refrigerant discharged from the compressor according to a heating cycle or a cooling cycle, and a refrigerant detouring path for detouring a refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to the compressor at the time of a defrosting operation, thereby performing the defrosting operation without stopping the heating cycle and thus preventing an indoor heating loss.

Abstract: An internal supply voltage generating circuit includes a reference voltage generator for generating a reference voltage and an internal voltage level amplifier for amplifying the reference voltage to generate an internal voltage. The internal supply voltage generator also includes a variable process compensator for adjusting the internal voltage to compensate for a variance in the internal voltage generated during amplification of the reference voltage by the internal level amplifier. The internal supply voltage further includes a driver for generating an internal supply voltage based on the internal voltage.

Abstract: An internal voltage generation circuit for a semiconductor device includes a voltage generating unit for converting the level of an external voltage in accordance with a reference voltage applied thereto, a driving unit for receiving an output signal of the voltage generating unit and an internal voltage fed back thereto and outputting a predetermined level of the internal voltage, a region detecting unit for detecting a timing point when the external voltage is lowered below the predetermined level thereof, and outputting a signal corresponding thereto, and a switching unit for supplying the external voltage to the internal voltage or interrupting the external voltage in accordance with the output signal of the region detecting unit. The circuit prevents an error operation which may occur in the semiconductor device, when the level of the external voltage is lowered.

Abstract: A memory cell data equalization control circuit is provided for sensing data stored in a memory cell. The memory cell data equalization control circuit outputs the sensed data through a bit line and an input/output line in an input/output stage of a semiconductor memory device. The circuit includes a feedback unit for generating a plurality of feedback signals in accordance with a signal output from a main amplifier coupled to the input/output line and an equalizer for equalizing the input/output line in accordance with a first feedback signal. The circuit self-equalizes the data input/output line using the feedback signals generated according to the output from the main amplifier to enhance the data input/output speed. The circuit further controls the coupling of the bit line and the data line to reduce electric power consumption. Further, the circuit prevents instability in an applied system caused by glitching of an address signal.

Abstract: A circuit generates a column switch enable signal of a memory in response to an external column start signal in a normal memory access mode in order to prevent erroneous data from being output from the memory when an abnormal address signal is received. The circuit also generates, in a memory refresh mode, a column switch enable signal having a pulse width corresponding to the width of a sum signal which sums the number of memory accesses. This decreases the amount of current dissipated during the input and output of data.