AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIR CONDITIONER

摘要

An air conditioner that stores data through communication between a plurality of air conditioner devices and a method for operating an air conditioner are provided. Data regarding power consumption quantities of a plurality of outdoor devices may be accumulatively stored in a state in which an additional data collecting device or an additional storage device is not connected to the plurality of outdoor devices, and the data regarding power consumption quantities of the outdoor devices may be transmitted to a device further connected to the plurality of outdoor devices. Consequently, it is possible to utilize data regarding power consumption of the air conditioner, set a target value based on the power consumption of the air conditioner, easily determine a power consumption pattern, and easily take measures to save energy.

主权项

1. An air conditioner, comprising:
a plurality of outdoor devices; and a plurality of indoor devices connected to the plurality of outdoor devices, wherein the plurality of outdoor devices sets any one of the plurality of outdoor devices as a storage, calculates power consumption quantities of the plurality of outdoor devices, respectively, and transmits the calculated power consumption quantities of the plurality of outdoor devices to the storage, and wherein the storage accumulatively stores the power consumption quantity data received from the plurality of outdoor devices.