Electric adapter type controller for air conditioner outdoor unit auxiliary cooling device
The present disclosure relates to an electric adapter type controller for air conditioner outdoor unit auxiliary cooling device and, in more detail, an electric adapter type controller for air conditioner outdoor unit auxiliary cooling device that can measure used-power and check the operation of an outdoor unit installed outside on the basis of power that is consumed, by connecting an electrical outlet (wall socket, etc.) and the plug of an electric device (an air conditioner, a water tank cooler, etc.) to each other using an adapter even without specific electric equipment, and that can reduce the temperature of the outdoor unit and increase heat exchange efficiency by spraying micro-particle cooling water to the surface of a heat exchanger of the outdoor unit.
1 . An electric adapter type controller for air conditioner outdoor unit auxiliary cooling device, the electric adapter type controller comprising:
an adapter disposed between a plug of an air conditioner and an electrical outlet, and configured to measure used-power; and
a sprayer installed at the outdoor unit, and configured to perform spraying of cooling water, which flows inside from the outside, to a heat exchanger in correspondence to used-power of the adapter,
wherein the adapter includes:
a measurement module configured to measure consumption of power that is supplied to the plug from the electrical outlet;
an operation module configured to determine an operation state of the outdoor unit by calculating the power measured by the measurement module; and
a control unit configured to control the sprayer on the basis of information determined by the operation module,
wherein the operation module is further configured to:
compare power measured by the measurement module with a set reference value;
determine that the outdoor unit is not operated when the measured power is smaller than the reference value; and
determine that the outdoor unit is in operation and transmit whether the outdoor unit is operated to the control unit, when the measured power is larger than the reference value, and
wherein the control unit is further configured to control the sprayer to be able to spray the cooling water in accordance with a setting value, when receiving that the outdoor unit is operated from the operation module,
wherein the adapter further includes a power unit configured to supply power to the measurement module, the operation module, and the control unit through rectification by parallel-branching a current that is supplied to the plug from the electrical outlet,
wherein the control unit is further configured to set an operation time, a maintenance time, a hold time, and a restart time, and operate the sprayer in accordance with a pattern based on the set times, and
wherein the operation time is a time at which the spraying is started when speed of a fan reaches a normal state after the fan starts operating, the maintenance time is a time for which the spraying is maintained from a point in time of starting the spraying after a delay time, the hold time is a time for which the spraying is stopped and held after the maintenance time, and the restart point is a point in time at which the spraying is restarted when the outdoor unit keeps operating even after the hold time.
2 . The electric adapter type controller of claim 1 , further comprising a set button setting the operation module and the control unit included in the adapter,
wherein the set button adjusts the spraying through the operation module and the control unit.
3 . The electric adapter type controller of claim 1 , wherein the sprayer includes:
a supply hose into which cooling water flows from the outside;
a control valve installed on the supply hose and controlling supply of cooling water by the control unit; and
a distribution pipe coupled to the outdoor unit and having several spray nozzles configured to spray cooling water, which comes from the supply hose, to the heat exchanger.