IP Library Patent Application 15531809
Patent Application
App. No. 15/531,809

MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF AIR CONDITIONER

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15/531,809
Abstract

In order to determine configuration information of an air conditioner, to display a cause of a malfunction of the air conditioner during a trial operation and maintenance, and to easily check, on the mobile terminal, repair work based on determination results, a maintenance system of the air conditioner includes a display device that displays configuration information, a cause of a malfunction, and a repair work procedure of the air conditioner in which an outdoor device provided with an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor device provided with an indoor heat exchanger are connected via refrigerant piping and a refrigerant is circulated by a compressor, and the display device includes a control unit that determines a configuration of the outdoor device or the indoor device of the air conditioner, a control unit that determines whether or not a malfunction occurs, and a display unit that displays a repair work procedure.

Claims (36)

1 . A maintenance system of an air conditioner that is provided with an indoor device, an outdoor device, a control device, and a wireless adapter, the system comprising:

a mobile terminal that intercommunicates with the wireless adapter; and

a management server that is connected to the wireless adapter and the mobile terminal via a communication line,

wherein the mobile terminal transmits information related to an operating state of the air conditioner to the management server via the wireless adapter and acquires repair work procedure information of a malfunction part in an operation from the management server, and

wherein the mobile terminal transmits, to the management server, results of repair on the air conditioner that is performed, based on the acquired repair work procedure information and acquires work report information from the management server.

2 . The maintenance system of an air conditioner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile terminal acquires, as the repair work procedure information of the malfunction part in the operation of the air conditioner that is acquired from the management server, work procedures, work content for each work procedure, and detailed information on work content and displays the information on a screen of the mobile terminal.

3 . The maintenance system of an air conditioner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile terminal acquires, as the repair work procedure information of the malfunction part in the operation of the air conditioner that is acquired from the management server, computer graphics (CG) information that indicates the repair work procedure, and displays the information on a screen of the mobile terminal.

4 . The maintenance system of an air conditioner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile terminal

transmits an image of the air conditioner to the management server and acquires information related to a configuration of the air conditioner from the management server,

transmits, to the management server, information related to the operating state of the air conditioner that is associated with the acquired information related to the configuration of the air conditioner, and

receives determination results of the operating state of the air conditioner that is determined, based on the transmitted information related to the operating state of the air conditioner in the management server and acquires repair work procedure information of the malfunction part in the operation from the management server.

5 . The maintenance system of an air conditioner according to claim 4 ,

wherein the mobile terminal transmits, as the image of the air conditioner, to the management server, an image containing information that is used to identify the air conditioner.

6 . The maintenance system of an air conditioner according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile terminal has, as the information related to the operating state of the air conditioner, any one of an operation frequency, high-pressure side pressure, low-pressure side pressure, a primary current and a secondary current of an inverter, and an outside temperature of a compressor of the outdoor device of the air conditioner, a total of operation frequencies of a plurality of compressors, an inlet air temperature, an outlet air temperature, a temperature difference between the inlet air temperature and the outlet air temperature, a preset temperature, an operation mode, and a preset air volume of the indoor device of the air conditioner.

7 . A maintenance method of an air conditioner that is provided with an indoor device, an outdoor device, a control device, and a wireless adapter, the method comprising:

transmitting information related to an operating state of the air conditioner from a mobile terminal via the wireless adapter to a management server connected through a communication line;

acquiring, by the mobile terminal, repair work procedure information of a malfunction part in an operation of the air conditioner from the management server that receives the information related to the operating state of the air conditioner;

transmitting, from the mobile terminal to the management server, results of repair on the air conditioner that is performed, based on the repair work procedure information acquired in the mobile terminal; and

acquiring, by the mobile terminal, work report information from the server that receives the repair results of the air conditioner.

8 . The maintenance method of an air conditioner according to claim 7 ,

wherein the mobile terminal acquires, as the repair work procedure information of the malfunction part in the operation of the air conditioner that is acquired from the management server, work procedures, work content for each work procedure, and detailed information on work content and displays the information on a screen of the mobile terminal.

9 . The maintenance method of an air conditioner according to claim 7 ,

wherein the mobile terminal acquires, as the repair work procedure information of the malfunction part in the operation of the air conditioner that is acquired from the management server, computer graphics (CG) information that indicates the repair work procedure, and displays the information on a screen of the mobile terminal.

10 . The maintenance method of an air conditioner according to claim 7 ,

wherein the mobile terminal

transmits an image of the air conditioner to the management server and acquires information related to a configuration of the air conditioner from the management server,

transmits, to the management server, information related to the operating state of the air conditioner that is associated with the acquired information related to the configuration of the air conditioner, and

receives determination results of the operating state of the air conditioner that is determined, based on the transmitted information related to the operating state of the air conditioner in the management server and acquires repair work procedure information of the malfunction part in the operation from the management server.

11 . The maintenance method of an air conditioner according to claim 10 ,

wherein the mobile terminal transmits, to the management server, as the image of the air conditioner, an image containing information that is used to identify the air conditioner.

12 . The maintenance method of an air conditioner according to claim 7 ,

wherein the mobile terminal has, as the information related to the operating state of the air conditioner, any one of an operation frequency, high-pressure side pressure, low-pressure side pressure, a primary current and a secondary current of an inverter, and an outside temperature of a compressor of the outdoor device of the air conditioner, a total of operation frequencies of a plurality of compressors, an inlet air temperature, an outlet air temperature, a temperature difference between the inlet air temperature and the outlet air temperature, a preset temperature, an operation mode, and a preset air volume of the indoor device of the air conditioner.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2018
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
To: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
Reel/Frame 045299/0676 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2017
From: OHARA, TAKATOSHI; SAITO, EMI; FUJIHIRA, TORU; SUGIYAMA, NAOYA; MIYATA, KATSUYA; NEMOTO, TOSHIYUKI; SAKURAI, KOUICHIROU
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 042540/0075 →