Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid generation system and a control method thereof. The hybrid generation system can maximize operation efficiency of a generator by selectively supplying normal utility power or power, which is generated by the generator, based on a power level supplied to a load. A hybrid generation system includes a generator and a generator controller. The generator generates power, and the generator controller performs a control activity to supply one of the normal utility power and the generated power to the load. The selective supply of the normal utility power or the generated power can maximize efficiency of the generator and as a result, a power consumption level of the hybrid generation system can be decreased, thereby reducing related costs.

Abstract: A cogeneration system according to the present invention includes a waste heat supply heat exchanger that supplies waste heat, which is recovered from an engine, to a suction unit side of a compressor. Accordingly, the present invention is advantageous in that it can maximize the use efficiency of the waste heat. Furthermore, a low compression inverter type compressor having a compression ratio of 1.5 to 2.5, which is lower than that of the related art, is used. Therefore, the present invention is advantageous in that it can maximize the efficiency of the system since the waste heat supplied from the waste heat supply heat exchanger can be utilized to a greater extent. The present invention is also advantageous in that it can prevent damage to the compressor and can save consumption power since a difference in pressure between the suction and discharge units of the compressor becomes small.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring state information in a trial run mode of a multi-airconditioning system in which a plurality of indoor units are controlled by only one outdoor unit is disclosed. The apparatus and method connects a dedicated controller to the outdoor unit in a trial run mode of the multi-airconditioning system, such that it controls the indoor units and monitors state information of the indoor and outdoor units. The apparatus includes a trial-run-mode controller and a control input & state display unit. The trial-run-mode controller connected to the outdoor unit includes a trial-run-mode program for automatically detecting poor installation of the multi-airconditioning system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an air conditioner, in which operation time periods of an outdoor unit is integrated, to determined a time point when an oil recovery operation is performed, and performing the oil recovery operation only when a summed rates, or a number of indoor units accessed with communication is higher than a value preset at a control unit.

Abstract: A cooling/heating system is disclosed which includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an outdoor heat exchanger which are connected in series via a refrigerant line, wherein a refrigerant, which flows through the refrigerant line, heat-exchanges with supply water. A method for controlling the cooling/heating system is also disclosed.

Abstract: Multi-type air conditioner including a plurality of compressors, a plurality of temperature sensors mounted in the plurality of compressors for sensing temperatures in the compressors respectively, and an equalizing pipe in communication with the plurality of compressors, for uniform distribution of oil among the plurality of compressors according to the temperatures sensed at the plurality of temperature sensors respectively, thereby distributing oil among the compressors uniformly at an exact time point at which the oil is distributed among the compressors non-uniformly, not only to permit improvement of the performance of the compressors, but also to permit improvement performance of the air conditioner having the compressors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to air conditioning systems, and more particularly, to an air conditioning system which can control a refrigerant flow rate to a heat exchanger exchanging heat with room air to be optimum; and a method for controlling the same. The air conditioning system includes an outdoor heat exchange part including a compressor for compressing refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger for making the refrigerant to heat exchange with outdoor air, and an expansion device for expanding the refrigerant, an indoor heat exchange part including a pump for making refrigerant in a flow path independent from the outdoor heat exchange part to flow, at least one indoor heat exchanger for making the refrigerant heat exchange with room air, and a flow rate control device for controlling a flow rate of the refrigerant, and a hybrid heat exchange part for making the outdoor heat exchange part and the indoor heat exchange part, which are independent from each other, to heat exchange with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an oil separator for air conditioners that is capable of separating oil from refrigerant. The oil separator comprises a shell having a cylindrical space defined therein, a refrigerant introduction pipe for introducing refrigerant into the shell, a refrigerant discharge pipe for discharging the refrigerant out of the shell, and oil-drop growth accelerating member for accelerating growth of oil drops contained in the refrigerant flowing in the shell.

Abstract: A communication system of a multi-type air-conditioner and its method are disclosed. The communication system includes a main outdoor unit for wirelessly transmitting/receiving data to/from a plurality of slave outdoor units; an outdoor relay unit for communicating with the main outdoor unit through a fixed line serial communication method; an indoor relay unit for communicating with the outdoor relay unit through a local area communication network or a fixed line; and a plurality of indoor units for wirelessly communicating with the indoor relay unit.

Abstract: An air conditioning system and an apparatus for protecting the same. The air conditioning system comprise an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units connected to the outdoor unit by each refrigerant line, and a refrigerant line closing unit installed at the refrigerant line of the indoor unit for preventing a refrigerant flowing on the refrigerant line of the indoor unit from being introduced into the outdoor unit when power supply to one or more indoor units is cut off.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes: at least one indoor unit; an outdoor unit communicating with the indoor unit and having at least one compressor and one outdoor heat exchanger; a fluid path opening/closing valve for opening or closing a fluid path through which a refrigerant can flow to the outdoor heat exchanger; and a control unit for controlling the compressor and the fluid path opening/closing valve to perform appropriate compression and condensation of the refrigerant according to the load amount of the indoor unit. Accordingly, as the air conditioner comprises the fluid path opening/closing valve and the branch fluid path opening/closing valve which are capable of opening or closing fluid paths and a control unit for controlling the valves, a high pressure of a cycle is appropriately maintained even during small-load operation and therefore reliability in operation can be increased.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner a main compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a four-way valve disposed at a discharge side of the main compressor and switching a fluid path; an outdoor heat exchanger having one side connected with the four-way valve; an indoor heat exchanger having one side connected with the outdoor heat exchanger and the other side connected with the four-way valve; an expansion valve disposed between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger; and an auxiliary compression unit for reducing the load on the main compressor. Accordingly, since the load on the main compressor decreases, efficiency and reliability of the main compressor are enhanced and noises are reduced. In addition, an instrumental part such as a bearing inside the main compressor is not subject to abrasion and high heat damage to a motor unit is prevented.

Abstract: An air conditioner comprises: at least one outdoor unit having a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger; an air process unit including a heat exchanger connected to the outdoor unit by a refrigerant pipe, in which the air is heat exchanged, and a blower fan blowing the heat exchanged air; and a duct having one side connected to the air process unit and another side connected to a plurality of rooms, and introducing to the room, the air blown after heat exchange. Accordingly, the refrigerant pipe is shortened, which reduces a pressure loss and a head loss. Also, oil discharged outside of the compressor together with the compressor refrigerant is easily recovered, and the amount of accumulated refrigerant is reduced, thereby reducing the risk of suffocation due to leakage of a refrigerant.

Abstract: A UV-curable and foamable resin composition comprising a photopolymerizable urethane acrylate oligomer, a photopolymerable monomer, a photo polymerization initiator, a photolytic foaming agent selected from an azo compound, a combination of sulonium salt and an inorganic carbonate, and a mixture thereof, and a photolysis catalyst is useful for coating a fiber or ribbon bundle to be applied to an air blown fiber system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a control method for a multiple heat pump. In the control method, when one of multiple indoor units operates in the heating mode and the other indoor units shut down, electronic expansion valves of the shutdown indoor units are controlled to have an opening degree higher than a standard opening degree if an outlet temperature of compressors is higher than a preset temperature, so as to permit a liquid refrigerant, remaining in the shutdown indoor units, to be more readily recovered to the compressors. This eliminates a refrigerant shortage phenomenon of the compressors and prevents deterioration of heating performance as well as reduction of life-span of the compressors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an engine-operated or electrically-operated air conditioner and a control method for the same. The air conditioner is configured so that a compressor thereof is driven by selectively using a driving force transmitted from an electric motor or a driving force transmitted from an engine according to an operational frequency of the compressor, thereby reducing fuel costs as well as ensuring high operational efficiency of the compressor and good cooling/heating performance of the air conditioner, as a result of integrating advantages of electrically-operated and engine-operated compressors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a control method for four-way valves of a multiple heat pump. In the control method, if even at least one of four-way valves of respective outdoor units is not switched to a desired mode upon switching of all of the four-way valves to the desired mode, the other four-way valves, switched to the desired mode, is switched to an opposite direction of the desired mode, and then all of the four-way valves are switched again to the desired mode, thereby simply and rapidly correcting switching error of the four-way valves, resulting in normal operation of the multiple heat pump.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a GI (graded index) plastic optical fiber preform having a radial refractive index gradient, the refractive index increasing gradually from the outer periphery of the preform toward the center thereof, comprising inserting a 1st plastic tube (inside diameter: d1i, outside diameter: d10) (111) made of a first polymer (refractive index: n1) in a cylinder reactor (inside diameter: d0i, d10?d0i) and inserting a 2nd plastic tube (inside diameter: d2i, outside diameter d20, d20?d1i) (112) made of a second polymer (refractive index: n2, n2?n1) in the 1st plastic tube, the reactor, the 1st and 2nd plastic tubes are positioned coaxially, injecting a precursor of a third polymer (refractive index: n?, n??n2) into the 2nd plastic tube, injecting a precursor of a fourth polymer (refractive index: n?, n1?n??n2) into the space between the 1st and 2nd plastic tubes.

Abstract: Method for controlling a multi-type air conditioner having a plurality of indoor units each with an expansion valve, an indoor heat exchanger, and an indoor fan, some of which heat rooms, and rest of which are turned off, including the steps of (S11) defining a saturation temperature of refrigerant by using a heating cycle of the refrigerant, and Mollier chart, (S12) measuring a temperature of the refrigerant stagnant at the turned off indoor units, (S13) determining if a temperature difference of the refrigerant temperature and the saturation temperature is within a temperature range preset at a control part, (S14) opening the expansion valves of the turned off indoor units, if the temperature difference is within the temperature range preset at the control part, and (S15) closing the expansion valve of the turned off indoor units, if the temperature difference is not within the temperature range preset at the control part, whereby minimizing stagnation of refrigerant at turned off indoor units during some o

Abstract: There is provided a system and method for controlling a temperature of a refrigerant in an air conditioner, in which a supercooling degree and/or a superheating degree can be secured by controlling a difference in refrigerant temperatures of a pipe connecting one or more indoor units to one or more outdoor units, and a flow of a specific refrigerant. The system includes: one or more indoor units; one or more outdoor units; a high-pressure pipe and a low-pressure pipe for connecting the indoor units and the outdoor units; and a refrigerant temperature control unit coupled to the high-pressure pipe and the low-pressure pipe, for performing a heat exchange with respect to flowing refrigerants by coupling an inner pipe to an outer pipe, the inner pipe passing through the another pipe.