Abstract: Provided is a variable displacement swash plate type compressor including: a lug plate fixed to a driving shaft; and a swash plate combined to the lug plate and whose tilt angle is varied according to rotatory motion, wherein the lug plate includes a protruding portion protruding towards the swash plate, and a rotatory power projection transmitting power for rotating the swash plate is formed at a leading end of the protruding portion through the swash plate. Accordingly, a varying operation between a maximum tilt angle and a minimum tilt angle of the swash plate and a rotatory power transmitting operation for rotating the swash plate are performed at different locations, thereby simultaneously improving the varying operation and the rotatory power transmitting operation of the swash plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling an electric compressor. The method includes: (I) starting the electric compressor by applying an electric power to an air conditioner; (II) determining, by an inverter, whether the electric compressor is started normally; and normally driving the electric compressor when the electric compressor starts normally in the step (II) and determining again whether the electric compressor starts normally by restarting the electric compressor. Therefore, abnormal operation such as malfunction, short, and overheating of the electric compressor is detected in the early starting stage to determine restarting and failure of starting the electric compressor so that reliability of the electric compressor may be enhanced.