IP Library Granted Patent US 10,970,128
Granted Patent B2
US 10,970,128 · App. 16/383,147 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Server, air conditioner and method for controlling thereof

Inventors: Hyungseon Song (Suwon-si, KR); Soonhyung Gwon (Seongnam-si, KR); Minkyong Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Tan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Chandra Ashok Maloo (Suwon-si, KR); Dongjun Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunwoo Ock (Suwon-si, KR); Hyeongjoon Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Youngju Joo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,970,128
App. No.
16/383,147
Filed
Apr 12, 2019
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2198
USPC
700/276
Abstract

A server is provided. The server includes a communication device configured to receive operation information from an air conditioner, a memory configured to store information of a plurality of groups and a cooling capacity prediction model for predicting a cooling capacity that corresponds to each of the plurality of groups, and a processor to map the air conditioner to one group among the plurality of groups based on the received operation information, and control the communication device to enable the air conditioner to use the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group.

Claims (62)

1. A server comprising:

a communication device configured to receive operation information from an air conditioner;

a memory configured to store information of a plurality of groups and a cooling capacity prediction model for predicting a cooling capacity that corresponds to each of the plurality of groups; and

a processor configured to:

map the air conditioner to one group among the plurality of groups based on the received operation information, and

control the communication device to enable the air conditioner to use the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group.

2. The server of claim 1 ,

wherein the received operation information comprises at least one of temperature information, operation mode information, or wind volume information, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate the cooling capacity of the air conditioner based on the received operation information, and

map the air conditioner to one group among the plurality of groups based on the calculated cooling capacity and the received operation information.

3. The server of claim 1 ,

wherein the memory is further configured to store a classification prediction model that maps the air conditioner to the one group among the plurality of groups, and

wherein the processor is further configured to map the air conditioner to the one group among the plurality of groups using the received operation information and the classification prediction model.

4. The server of claim 3 , wherein the classification prediction model is a K-means model.

5. The server of claim 1 ,

wherein the memory is further configured to store operation information of each of a plurality of air conditioners, and

wherein the processor is further configured to generate the cooling capacity prediction model for each of the plurality of groups using the operation information of the air conditioner corresponding to each of the plurality of groups.

6. The server of claim 5 , wherein the cooling capacity prediction model is a decision tree regression model.

7. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the cooling capacity prediction model for the mapped group using the operation information corresponding to the mapped group from among the stored operation information of the air conditioner and the received operation information.

8. The server of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the communication device to update the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group based on the received operation information, and

control the communication device to enable the air conditioner to use the updated cooling capacity prediction model.

9. The server of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the communication device to transmit the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group to the air conditioner.

10. The server of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

predict the cooling capacity of the air conditioner based on the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group and the received operation information, and

control the communication device to transmit information on the predicted cooling capacity to the air conditioner.

11. The server of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

predict the cooling capacity of the air conditioner based on the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group and the received operation information,

generate control data on the air conditioner corresponding to the predicted cooling capacity, and

control the communication device to transmit the generated control data to the air conditioner.

12. An air conditioner comprising:

an air cooler configured to perform air conditioning;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server; and

a processor configured to:

control the communication device to transmit operation information of the air conditioner to the server,

receive information on a cooling capacity predicted based on the transmitted operation information,

generate control data on the air cooler based on the received information on the cooling capacity, and

control the air cooler based on the generated control data.

13. The air conditioner of claim 12 , wherein the operation information comprises at least one of temperature information, operation mode information, or wind volume information.

14. A controlling method of a server, the method comprising:

storing information of a plurality of groups and a cooling capacity prediction model for predicting a cooling capacity that corresponds to each of the plurality of groups;

receiving operation information from an air conditioner;

mapping the air conditioner to one group among a plurality of groups based on the received operation information;

predicting a cooling capacity of the air conditioner using the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group; and

transmitting information on the predicted cooling capacity to the air conditioner.

15. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the operation information comprises at least one of temperature information, operation mode information, or wind volume information, and

wherein the mapping comprises:

calculating the cooling capacity of the air conditioner based on the received operation information, and

mapping the air conditioner to one group among the plurality of groups based on the calculated cooling capacity and the received operation information.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the mapping comprises mapping the air conditioner to one group among the plurality of groups using the classification prediction model which maps the air conditioner to one group among the plurality of groups and the received operation information.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

storing operation information of each of a plurality of air conditioners; and

generating the cooling capacity prediction model for each of the plurality of groups using the operation information of the air conditioner corresponding to each of the plurality of groups.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the generating of the cooling capacity prediction model comprises generating the cooling capacity prediction model for the mapped group using the operation information corresponding to the mapped group from among the stored operation information of the air conditioner and the received operation information.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

updating the cooling capacity prediction model corresponding to the mapped group based on the received operation information,

wherein the predicting comprises predicting the cooling capacity of the air conditioner using an updated cooling capacity prediction model.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the transmitting of the information on the predicted cooling capacity to the air conditioner comprises:

generating control data on the air conditioner corresponding to the predicted cooling capacity, and

transmitting the generated control data to the air conditioner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2019
From: OCK, HYUNWOO; GWON, SOONHYUNG; KIM, MINKYONG; KIM, TAN; MALOO, CHANDRA ASHOK; SONG, HYUNGSEON; SHIN, DONGJUN; SEO, HYEONGJOON; JOO, YOUNGJU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0081877 · Jul 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62657126 · Apr 13, 2018
Related Publication 20190316794A1 · Oct 17, 2019