KR20140093306A - Mobile terminal, home appliance, and nethod for operating the same - Google Patents

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KR20140093306A
KR20140093306A KR1020130002175A KR20130002175A KR20140093306A KR 20140093306 A KR20140093306 A KR 20140093306A KR 1020130002175 A KR1020130002175 A KR 1020130002175A KR 20130002175 A KR20130002175 A KR 20130002175A KR 20140093306 A KR20140093306 A KR 20140093306A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, a home appliance, and a method of operating the same. A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a motor for driving a compressor, an output current detector for detecting a current flowing through the motor, a compressor microcomputer for calculating power consumed by the compressor based on the detected output current, The power consumption information of the compressor and the calculated consumed power information of the compressor are used to calculate the consumption power of the compressor, And a main microcomputer for calculating power. Thus, the power consumption calculation can be performed easily.

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A refrigerator, a home appliance, and a method of operating the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, a home appliance, and a method of operating the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a refrigerator, a home appliance, and an operation method thereof.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device used to store foods fresh for a long period of time. The refrigerator is composed of a freezer compartment for freezing food, a refrigerator compartment for refrigerating the plant, and a freezing cycle for cooling the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment. The operation control is performed by the control unit.

Unlike in the past, such a refrigerator is not simply a space for eating, but it is transformed into a major living space for family members to converge and solve dietary habits. Therefore, refrigerator, which is a key element in kitchen space, In addition, there is a need for quantitative / qualitative functional changes to facilitate the use of all family members.

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator, a home appliance, and an operation method thereof that can easily perform a power consumption calculation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a motor for driving a compressor; an output current detector for detecting a current flowing in the motor; A plurality of power consumption units, and the calculated power consumption information of the compressors, and, based on the presence / absence of operation of the plurality of power consumption units, pre-stored power consumption information for each unit and calculated power consumption information And a main microcomputer for calculating the final power consumption.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a refrigerator including calculating a power consumption of a compressor based on a current flowing in the motor that drives the compressor, , The freezer compartment motor, and the home-bar heater are operated, and when at least one of the machine room motor, the freezer compartment motor, and the home bar heater is operated, determining whether or not at least one of the previously stored power consumption And computing the consumption power of the compressor using the calculated consumption power information of the compressor.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a home appliance including a first power consumption unit, a first microcomputer for calculating a first power consumed in the first power consumption unit, For calculating final power consumption using the power consumption information pre-stored for each unit and the calculated power consumption information in accordance with the presence or absence of operation of the plurality of power consumption units, And includes a microcomputer.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to detect the current flowing in the motor that drives the compressor, calculate the power consumed in the compressor based on the detected output current, and determine, based on the operation of the plurality of power consumption units, It is possible to easily perform the power consumption calculation consumed in the entire refrigerator by calculating the final power consumption using the pre-stored power consumption information and the calculated compressor power consumption information.

Particularly, since the compressor microcomputer calculates the consumption power of the compressor consumed in the compressor, and the main microcomputer receives the power consumption, the main microcomputer can acquire the power consumption of the compressor calculated by the compressor microcomputer without any additional calculation.

On the other hand, by using the power consumption information stored in the memory and for each power consumption unit, the main microcomputer can easily calculate the final power consumption by summing the power consumption of the compressor and the power consumption information for each unit.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the door of the refrigerator of Fig. 1 opened. Fig.
3 is a view showing the ice maker of Fig.
FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing a configuration of the refrigerator of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the interior of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a circuit part inside the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
7 is a diagram illustrating a method of calculating power consumption of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a circuit diagram showing the compressor driving unit of FIG.
9A to 9C are views for explaining a data communication method of the microcomputers in the refrigerator.
10 is a diagram showing an example of power consumption for each unit stored in the memory.
11 is a diagram referred to explain power consumption compensation.
12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the inside of the compressor microcomputer of Fig.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating various examples of home appliances according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 15 is a simplified internal block diagram of the home appliance of Figure 14;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, the terms "module" and "part" may be used interchangeably.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The refrigerator 1 according to the present invention includes a case 110 having an inner space divided into a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber door 120 for shielding the freezing chamber, The outer appearance of the refrigerator is formed by the door 140 of the refrigerator.

A door handle 121 protruding frontward is further provided on the front surface of the freezing compartment door 120 and the refrigerating compartment door 140 so that the user can easily grip the freezing compartment door 120 and the refrigerator compartment door 140 .

Meanwhile, a home bar 180 may be provided on the front of the refrigerator compartment door 140, which is a means for allowing a user to take out a stored beverage such as beverage without opening the refrigerator compartment door 140.

The dispenser 160 may be provided on the front surface of the freezer compartment door 120 as a convenience means for allowing a user to easily remove ice or drinking water without opening the freezer compartment door 120. In addition, A control panel 210 may be further provided on the upper side of the refrigerator 1 for controlling the driving operation of the refrigerator 1 and showing the state of the refrigerator 1 in operation.

Although the dispenser 160 is disposed on the front surface of the freezer compartment door 120, the present invention is not limited thereto. The dispenser 160 may be disposed on the front surface of the refrigerator compartment door 140.

In the upper portion of the freezing chamber (not shown), there are provided an ice-maker 190 for ice-making water supplied from the freezing chamber by using cool air in the freezing chamber, an ice bank (not shown) mounted inside the freezing chamber (Not shown). Further, although not shown in the drawings, an ice chute (not shown) may be further provided to guide the ice contained in the ice bank 195 to be dropped by the dispenser 160. The ice maker 190 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The control panel 210 may include an input unit 220 including a plurality of buttons, and a display unit 230 for displaying a control screen and an operation state.

The display unit 230 displays information such as a control screen, an operating state, and a room temperature. For example, the display unit 230 can display the service type (each ice, water, sculptured ice) of the dispenser, the set temperature of the freezer, and the set temperature of the freezer.

The display unit 230 may be implemented as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like. Also, the display unit 230 may be implemented as a touch screen capable of performing the function of the input unit 220 as well.

The input unit 220 may include a plurality of operation buttons. For example, the input unit 220 may include a dispenser setting button (not shown) for setting a dispenser service type (ice, water, sculpted ice, etc.), a freezer room temperature setting button (not shown) And a refrigerator compartment temperature setting button (not shown) for setting the freezer compartment temperature. Meanwhile, the input unit 220 may be implemented as a touch screen capable of performing the function of the display unit 230 as well.

Meanwhile, the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the double door type shown in the drawing, but may be a one door type, a sliding door type, a curtain door type It is sufficient that the ice bank 195 and the ice bank vibrating unit 175 for vibrating the ice bank 195 are disposed inside the freezing chamber regardless of the shape of the ice bank 195 and the curtain door type.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the door of the refrigerator of Fig. 1 opened. Fig.

Referring to the drawings, a freezing chamber 155 is disposed inside the freezing chamber door 120, and a refrigerating chamber 157 is disposed inside the refrigeration chamber door 140.

An ice bank 190 is provided in the upper portion of the freezing chamber 155 for ice-making water using the cool air in the freezing chamber 155. The ice bank 190 is installed inside the freezing chamber (not shown) An ice bank vibrating unit 175 for vibrating the ice bank 195, and a dispenser 160 are disposed. Although not shown in the drawing, an ice chute (not shown) for guiding the ice contained in the ice bank 195 to drop into the dispenser 160 may be further disposed.

3 is a view showing the ice maker of Fig.

The ice maker 190 includes an ice-making tray 212 for containing water for making ice into a predetermined shape of ice, a water supplying section 213 for supplying water to the ice-making tray 212, A slider 214 provided so as to be able to slide the ice-ice to the ice bank 190, and a heater (not shown) for separating the ice-ice from the ice-making tray 212.

The ice-making tray 212 can be fastened to the freezing chamber 155 of the refrigerator by the fastening portion 212a.

The ice maker 190 includes a ice-making driving unit 216 that operates the ejector 217 and ice (ice) that is axially combined with a motor (not shown) provided in the ice- And an ejector 217 for ejecting the ink to the ice bank 195.

The ice-making tray 212 has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and the inner surface of the ice-making tray 212 is formed with the partitioning protrusions 212b at predetermined intervals so that ice can be separated and taken out.

The ejector 217 includes a shaft 217a formed to cross the center of the ice-making tray 212 and a plurality of ejector pins 217b formed on the side surface of the shaft 217a of the ejector 217 do.

Here, each ejector pin 217a is positioned between the partitioning protrusions 212b of the ice-making tray 212, respectively.

The ejector pins 217a are means for ejecting the produced ice to the ice bank 195. [ For example, the ice moved by the ejector pin 217a is put on the slider 214 and then slides along the slider 214 surface to fall into the ice bank 195. [

Although not shown in the drawing, a heater (not shown) is attached to the bottom surface of the ice-making tray 212 to raise the temperature of the ice-making tray 212 to melt ice adhering to the surface of the ice- And is separated from the ice-making tray 212. The separated ice is discharged to the ice bank 195 by the ejector 217.

The ice maker 190 senses whether or not ice is filled in the ice bank 195 located below the ice tray 190 before separating the ice from the ice tray 212 And a light receiving unit 233 and a light receiving unit 234, respectively.

The light transmission unit 233 and the light reception unit 234 are disposed under the ice maker 190 and can transmit and receive predetermined light in the ice bank 195 using an infrared sensor or a light emitting diode (LED).

For example, when an infrared sensor type is used, an infrared ray transmitter 233 and an infrared ray receiver 234 are provided below the ice maker 190, respectively. In the case of non-full ice, the infrared receiver 234 receives the high level signal, and when it is full ice, receives the low level signal. Thus, the main microcomputer 310 determines whether or not it is full. On the other hand, one or more infrared receiver 234 can be used, and two infrared receiver 234 are shown.

The light transmitting portion 233 and the light receiving portion 234 may be embodied in a structure embedded in the lower case 219 of the icemaker 190 to protect the elements from moisture,

The main microcomputer 310 controls the operation of the ice-making driving unit 216 so that ice is no longer supplied to the ice bank 195 ).

On the other hand, an ice bank vibration unit 175 for vibrating the ice bank 195 can be disposed at the lower end of the ice bank 195. Although the ice bank vibration unit 175 is disposed at the lower end of the ice bank 195 in the drawing, it is not limited thereto and may be any adjacent position such as the side wall as long as it can vibrate the ice bank 195.

FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing a configuration of the refrigerator of FIG. 1;

The refrigerator 1 includes a compressor 112, a condenser 116 for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 112, a condenser 116 for condensing the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 116, A freezer compartment evaporator 124 disposed in a freezer compartment (not shown), and a freezer compartment expansion valve 134 for expanding the refrigerant supplied to the freezer compartment evaporator 124. [

In the figure, one evaporator is used, but it is also possible to use the evaporator in each of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber.

That is, the refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerating compartment evaporator (not shown) disposed in a refrigerating compartment (not shown), a three-way valve (not shown) for supplying the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 116 to a refrigerating compartment evaporator (Not shown), and a refrigerating compartment expansion valve (not shown) for expanding the refrigerant supplied to the refrigerating compartment evaporator (not shown).

The refrigerator 1 may further include a gas-liquid separator (not shown) in which the refrigerant having passed through the evaporator 124 is separated into a liquid and a gas.

The refrigerator 1 further includes a freezer compartment fan (not shown) and a freezer compartment fan 144 that suck cool air having passed through the freezer compartment evaporator 124 and blow it into a refrigerator compartment (not shown) and a freezer compartment can do.

The controller may further include a compressor driving unit 113 for driving the compressor 112 and a refrigerating compartment fan driving unit (not shown) and a freezing compartment fan driving unit 145 for driving the refrigerating compartment fan (not shown) and the freezing compartment fan 144 have.

In this case, a damper (not shown) may be installed between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, and a fan (not shown) may be installed between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, Can be forcedly blown to be supplied to the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the interior of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

5 includes a compressor 112, a machine room fan 115, a freezer compartment fan 144, a main microcomputer 310, a heater 330, an ice maker 190, an ice bank 195 A temperature sensing unit 320, and a memory 240. The refrigerator includes a compressor driving unit 113, a machine room fan driving unit 117, a freezing room fan driving unit 145, a heater driving unit 332, a ice making driving unit 216, an ice bank vibrating unit 175, a display unit 230, And an input unit 220.

For a description of compressor 112, machine room fan 115, and freezer compartment fan 144, see FIG.

The input unit 220 includes a plurality of operation buttons and transmits a signal to the main microcomputer 310 about the input freezing room set temperature or the refrigerating room setting temperature.

The display unit 230 can display the operation state of the refrigerator. Particularly, in connection with the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 230 can display the final power consumption information or the cumulative power consumption information based on the final power consumption. The display unit 230 is operable under the control of the display microcomputer (432 in Fig. 9A).

The memory 240 may store data necessary for refrigerator operation. Particularly, in association with the embodiment of the present invention, the memory 240 can store the power consumption information for each of the plurality of power consumption units, such as the table 1010 in FIG. The memory 240 can output the corresponding power consumption information to the main microcomputer 310 according to the presence / absence of operation of each power consumption unit in the refrigerator.

On the other hand, the memory 240 can store the component distributions of the plurality of power consumption units.

The temperature sensing unit 320 senses the temperature in the refrigerator and transmits a signal indicating the sensed temperature to the main microcomputer 310. [ Here, the temperature sensing unit 320 senses the refrigerator compartment temperature and the freezer compartment temperature, respectively. It is also possible to detect the temperature of each chamber in the refrigerating chamber or each chamber in the freezing chamber.

The main microcomputer 310 controls the compressor driving section 113 and the fan driving section 117 or 145 as shown in the figure for controlling the on / off operation of the compressor 112 and the fan 115 or 144 And finally control the compressor 112 and the fan 115 or 144. [ Here, the fan driving unit may be the machine room fan driving unit 117 or the freezing room fan driving unit 145.

For example, the main microcomputer 310 may output a corresponding speed command value signal to the compressor driving unit 113 or the fan driving unit 117 or 145, respectively.

The compressor driving unit 113 and the freezing compartment fan driving unit 145 are provided with a compressor motor (not shown) and a freezer compartment fan motor (not shown), respectively. The motors (not shown) It is possible to operate at the target rotation speed in accordance with the control of the control device.

The machine room fan driving unit 117 is provided with a motor for fan room fan (not shown), and the fan room fan motor (not shown) can be operated at the target rotating speed under the control of the main microcomputer 310.

When such a motor is a three-phase motor, it can be controlled by a switching operation in an inverter (not shown) or can be controlled at a constant speed by using AC power as it is. Here, each motor (not shown) may be any one of an induction motor, a BLDC (blush less DC) motor, a synRM (synchronous reluctance motor) motor, and the like.

The main microcomputer 310 can control the operation of the entire refrigerator 1 in addition to the operation control of the compressor 112 and the fan 115 or 144 as described above.

For example, the main microcomputer 310 can control the operation of the ice bank vibration unit 175. [ Particularly, when ice cubes are sensed, ice cubes are controlled to be taken out from the ice maker 190 to the ice bank 195, and the ice bank 195 can be controlled to vibrate during the ice extraction or within a predetermined time after the ice cubes are taken out. As described above, by vibrating the ice bank 195 at the time of taking out the ice, the ice in the ice bank 195 can be uniformly distributed.

Also, the main microcomputer 310 may vibrate the ice bank 195 repeatedly at predetermined time intervals to prevent ice from accumulating in the ice bank 195.

When the dispenser 160 is operated by the user's operation, the main microcomputer 310 controls the ice in the ice bank 195 to be taken out by the dispenser 160, It is possible to control the ice bank 195 to vibrate just before ejection. Specifically, it is possible to control the ice bank oscillation unit 175 to control the ice bank 195 to operate. As a result, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon of ice coming out to the user at the time of taking out ice.

The main microcomputer 310 can control the heater (not shown) in the ice maker 190 to operate to freeze the ice in the ice-making tray 212. [

The main microcomputer 310 may control the ice-making driving unit 216 to operate the ejector 217 in the ice maker 190 after the heater (not shown) is turned on. This is a control operation for smoothly taking out the ice into the ice bank 195.

On the other hand, when the ice in the ice bank 195 is judged to be full ice, the main microcomputer 310 can control to turn off the heater (not shown). Also, the operation of the ejector 217 in the ice maker 190 can be controlled to stop.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 can control the overall operation of the refrigerant cycle in accordance with the set temperature from the input unit 220, as described above. For example, the three-way valve 130, the refrigerating compartment expansion valve 132, and the freezing compartment expansion valve 134 may be controlled in addition to the compressor driving unit 113, the refrigerating compartment fan driving unit 143 and the freezing compartment fan driving unit 145 . The operation of the condenser 116 can also be controlled. The main microcomputer 310 may also control the operation of the display unit 230.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 receives the compressor power consumption information from the compressor microcomputer 430 and, based on the presence or absence of operation of the plurality of power consumption units, pre-stored power consumption information for each unit, Information can be used to calculate the final power consumption. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 performs power compensation on the power consumption of some units in operation among the plurality of power consumption units, and based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated compressor power consumption information, Power consumption can be calculated. In particular, the main microcomputer 310 can perform the power compensation in consideration of the instantaneous value of the alternating-current power when some units are operated by the alternating-current power source.

The main microcomputer 310 determines whether or not the DC power value of the dc stage, which is the input terminal of the inverter (420 of FIG. 8) for driving the compressor 122, It is possible to calculate the final power consumption consumed in the refrigerator based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated compressor power consumption information by using the difference from the reference value.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 compensates for the power consumption consumed in each unit in consideration of the operation of the plurality of power consumption units and the scattering of the components of the plurality of power consumption units stored in the memory 240, The final power consumption can be calculated using the power consumption information and the calculated consumed power of the compressor.

The main microcomputer 310 is connected to a plurality of power consumption units 420 when the DC power of the dc stage, which is the input terminal of the inverter (420 of FIG. 8) for driving the compressor 122, It is possible to perform power compensation on the power consumption for some of the units under operation and to calculate the final power consumption based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated compressor power consumption information. Details of the final power consumption information calculation and the like of the main microcomputer 310 will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 and the following figures.

On the other hand, the heater 330 may be a freezer defrost heater. The freezer compartment defroster heater 330 may be operated to remove the property adhering to the freezer compartment evaporator 124. [ To this end, the heater driving unit 332 can control the operation of the heater 330. [ On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 can control the heater driving unit 332.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a circuit portion of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method of calculating power consumption of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring first to FIG. 6, the circuit unit 610 of FIG. 6 may include at least one circuit board provided in a refrigerator.

Specifically, the circuit unit 610 includes an input current detection unit A, a power supply unit 415, a main microcomputer 310, a memory 240, a compressor microcomputer 430, a display microcomputer 432, ).

First, the input current detection section A can detect the input current (is) input from the commercial AC power source 405. To this end, a current transformer (CT), a shunt resistor, or the like may be used as the input current detector A. The detected input current is is a pulse-shaped discrete signal that can be input to the main microcomputer 310 for power factor estimation.

The power supply unit 415 can convert the power of the input AC power to generate operating power so that each unit in the circuit unit 610 can operate. Here, the operation power source may be a DC power source. To this end, the power supply unit 415 may include a converter having a switching element or a rectifying part without a switching element.

The compressor microcomputer 430 outputs a signal for driving the compressor 112. Although not shown in the figure, an inverter (not shown) may be used to operate the compressor motor provided in the compressor 112. The compressor microcomputer 430 may control the inverter (not shown) And the inverter can be controlled. Then, the switching control signal Si can be generated by receiving the current (io) flowing through the compressor motor and by feedback control.

The display microcomputer 432 can control the display unit 230. Data to be displayed on the display unit 230 may be generated and transmitted to the display unit 230 or data input from the main microcomputer 310 may be transmitted to the display unit 310. [

The communication microcomputer 434 can control a communication unit (not shown) provided in the refrigerator 1. [ Here, the communication unit (not shown) may include at least one of a wireless communication unit such as WiFi or Zigbee, a near-field communication unit such as NFC, and a wired communication unit such as a UART.

Although the communication microcomputer 434 and the display microcomputer 432 exchange data with each other, the communication microcomputer 434 can directly exchange data with the main microcomputer 310 .

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 can control the overall control operation in the refrigerator. To this end, the main microcomputer 310 may be called a main microcomputer.

The main microcomputer 310 can exchange data with the memory 240, the compressor microcomputer 430, the display microcomputer 432, and the communication microcomputer 434. Also, the main microcomputer 310 can exchange data with the fan 444 and the heater 445 as well.

The fan 444 in Figure 6 may be used to refer to both the machine room fan 115 and the freezer compartment fan 144 described above and the heater 445 in Figure 6 may be a freezer defrost heater 330, (Not shown), and a filler heater (not shown).

The main microcomputer 310 can grasp the operation states of the plurality of power consumption units in the refrigerator. For example, with respect to the compressor 310, the operation state can be grasped directly with respect to the freezer compartment defroster heater 330, the freezer compartment fan 144, and the like through the compressor microcomputer 430.

The main microcomputer 310 receives the compressor power consumption information Pc calculated by the compressor microcomputer 430 and calculates the power consumption information Pc for each unit based on the operation of the plurality of power consumption units, The final power consumption can be calculated using the compressor power consumption information Pc.

7A is a timing chart showing the compressor power consumption information Pc and FIG. 7B is a timing chart showing the power consumption information Petc consumed in the power consumption unit in the refrigerator except for the compressor Fig. The main microcomputer 310 receives the compressor power consumption information Pc from the compressor microcomputer 430 and stores it in the memory 240 according to the compressor power consumption information Pc and the presence or absence of operation of a plurality of power consumption units The final power consumption information Pref can be calculated by summing the power consumption information for each unit as shown in Fig. 7 (c). Thus, it is possible to easily calculate the total power consumption consumed in the refrigerator.

On the other hand, the compressor microcomputer 430 can calculate the compressor power consumption based on the output current flowing in the compressor motor. Accordingly, the power consumption of the compressor can be calculated without installing a separate power consumption measuring unit, and the final power consumption can be calculated using the power consumption of each unit stored in the memory 240 do. Thus, the manufacturing cost for power consumption calculation can be reduced.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 310 can transmit the calculated final power consumption information Pref to the display microcomputer 432. The display microcomputer 432 can display the final power consumption information Pref or control the cumulative consumption information based on the final power consumption information to be displayed on the display unit 230 together with the predetermined period information.

The display microcomputer 432 controls the display unit 230 disposed in the freezing compartment door as well as the icemaker for extracting the ice generated in the ice maker 190, It is also possible to control the dispenser motor 612 provided in the bank vibrating unit 175. The display microcomputer 432 can determine the operation status information idm of the dispenser motor 612 and can transmit the operation status information idm of the dispenser motor 612 to the main microcomputer 310. [

8 is a circuit diagram showing the compressor driving unit of FIG.

The compressor driving unit 113 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a converter 410, an inverter 420, a compressor microcomputer 430, a dc voltage detection unit B, a smoothing capacitor C, , And an output current detection unit (E). Further, the driving apparatus 400 may further include an input current detection section A, a reactor L, and the like.

The reactor L is disposed between the commercial AC power source 405 (v s ) and the converter 410, and performs a power factor correcting or boosting operation. The reactor L may also function to limit the harmonic current due to the fast switching of the converter 410.

The input current detection section A can detect the input current (i s ) input from the commercial AC power source 405. To this end, a current transformer (CT), a shunt resistor, or the like may be used as the input current detector A. The detected input current (i s ) may be input to the compressor microcomputer 430 as a discrete signal in the form of a pulse.

The converter 410 converts the commercial AC power source 405, which has passed through the reactor L, into DC power and outputs the DC power. Although the commercial AC power source 405 is shown as a single-phase AC power source in the figure, it may be a three-phase AC power source. The internal structure of the converter 410 also changes depending on the type of the commercial AC power source 405.

Meanwhile, the converter 410 may include a diode without a switching element, and may perform a rectifying operation without a separate switching operation.

For example, in the case of a single-phase AC power source, four diodes may be used in the form of a bridge, and in the case of a three-phase AC power source, six diodes may be used in the form of a bridge.

On the other hand, the converter 410 may be, for example, a half-bridge type converter in which two switching elements and four diodes are connected, and in the case of a three-phase AC power source, six switching elements and six diodes may be used .

When the converter 410 includes a switching element, the boosting operation, the power factor correction, and the DC power conversion can be performed by the switching operation of the switching element.

The smoothing capacitor C smoothes the input power supply and stores it. In the drawing, one element is exemplified by the smoothing capacitor C, but a plurality of elements are provided so that the element stability can be ensured.

For example, when a direct current power from the solar cell is supplied to the smoothing capacitor C (not shown), the direct current power is supplied to the smoothing capacitor C It may be input directly or may be DC / DC converted and input. Hereinafter, the portions illustrated in the drawings are mainly described.

On the other hand, both ends of the smoothing capacitor C are referred to as a dc stage or a dc stage because the dc power source is stored.

The dc voltage detection unit B can detect the dc voltage Vdc at both ends of the smoothing capacitor C. [ For this purpose, the dc voltage detection unit B may include a resistance element, an amplifier, and the like. The detected dc voltage Vdc may be input to the compressor microcomputer 430 as a discrete signal in the form of a pulse.

The inverter 420 includes a plurality of inverter switching elements and converts the smoothed DC power supply Vdc into a three-phase AC power supply va, vb, vc having a predetermined frequency by on / off operation of the switching element, And outputs it to the synchronous motor 230.

The inverter 420 includes a pair of upper arm switching elements Sa, Sb and Sc and lower arm switching elements S'a, S'b and S'c serially connected to each other, The switching elements are connected to each other in parallel (Sa & S a, Sb & S'b, Sc & S'c). Diodes are connected in anti-parallel to each switching element Sa, S'a, Sb, S'b, Sc, S'c.

The switching elements in the inverter 420 perform ON / OFF operations of the respective switching elements based on the inverter switching control signal Sic from the compressor microcomputer 430. [ Thus, three-phase AC power having a predetermined frequency is output to the three-phase synchronous motor 230.

The compressor microcomputer 430 can control the switching operation of the inverter 420. [ To this end, the compressor microcomputer 430, it is possible to input the output current (i o) detected by the output current detector (E).

The compressor microcomputer 430 outputs the inverter switching control signal Sic to the inverter 420 to control the switching operation of the inverter 420. [ Inverter switching control signal (Sic) is output is generated by a switching control signal of a pulse width modulation (PWM), based on the output current (i o) detected by the output current detector (E). Detailed operation of the output of the inverter switching control signal Sic in the compressor microcomputer 430 will be described later with reference to FIG.

An output current detector (E) detects the inverter 420 and the three-phase motor output current (i o) flowing between (230). That is, the current flowing in the motor 230 is detected. The output current detection unit E can detect all of the output currents ia, ib, ic of each phase or can detect the output currents of two phases using the three-phase balance.

The output current detection unit E may be located between the inverter 420 and the motor 230. For current detection, a current transformer (CT), a shunt resistor, or the like may be used.

Three shunt resistors are placed between the inverter 420 and the synchronous motor 230 or the three lower arm switching elements S'a, S'b, S'c To be connected to each other. On the other hand, it is also possible to use two shunt resistors using three phase equilibrium. On the other hand, when one shunt resistor is used, the shunt resistor may be disposed between the capacitor C and the inverter 420 described above.

The detected output current (i o) are, as discrete signals (discrete signal) of the pulse type, the compressor can be applied, and the microcomputer 430, the inverter switching control signal (Sic) based on the detected output current (i o) Is generated. In the output current detection (i o) will now be described in that the three-phase output currents (ia, ib, ic) of the.

On the other hand, the compressor motor 230 may be a three-phase motor. The compressor motor 230 is provided with a stator and a rotor and each alternating current power source of a predetermined frequency is applied to a coil of a stator of each phase (a, b, c phase) do.

Such a motor 230 may be, for example, a surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor (SMPMSM), an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) A synchronous motor (Synchronous Reluctance Motor; Synrm), and the like. Among these, SMPMSM and IPMSM are permanent magnet applied Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM), and Synrm is characterized by no permanent magnet.

Meanwhile, the compressor microcomputer 430 can control the switching operation of the switching elements in the converter 410 when the converter 410 includes the switching elements. To this end, the compressor microcomputer 430 may receive the input current (i s ) detected by the input current detection unit (A). The compressor microcomputer 430 may output the converter switching control signal Scc to the converter 410 to control the switching operation of the converter 410. [ The converter switching control signal (Scc) is generated by a switching control signal of a pulse width modulation method (PWM), based on the input current (i s) to be detected from the input current detecting unit (A) can be output.

On the other hand, the compressor microcomputer 430 can calculate the compressor power consumption based on the output current ( io ) detected by the output current detector E. [ For example, the compressor microcomputer 430 estimates the output voltage supplied to the compressor motor 230 using the detected output current i o , and outputs the estimated output voltage and the output current i o So that the power consumption of the compressor can be calculated.

The compressor driving unit 113 may further include an output voltage detecting unit (not shown) disposed between the inverter 420 and the compressor motor 230 and detecting an output voltage supplied to the compressor motor 230 .

In this case, the compressor microcomputer 430, using the output voltage detected by the output current (i o), and an output voltage detector (not shown) detected by the output current detector (E), immediately, the operation performance of the compressor power consumption can do.

The compressor microcomputer 430 transmits the calculated compressor power consumption Pc to the main microcomputer 310 as described above.

9A to 9C are views for explaining a data communication method of the microcomputers in the refrigerator.

The main microcomputer 310 according to the embodiment of the present invention can receive operational information of each power consumption unit from other microcomputers such as a display microcomputer by various methods. On the other hand, the compressor power consumption is received from the compressor microcomputer 430.

9A, the circuit unit 610 in the refrigerator may include a plurality of microcomputers. As shown in the drawing, the main microcomputer 310, the compressor microcomputer 430, the display microcomputer 432, the communication microcomputer 434).

The main microcomputer 310 can directly exchange data with the compressor microcomputer 430 and the display microcomputer 432 and can exchange data with the communication microcomputer 432 through the display microcomputer 432. [

In this case, the main microcomputer 310 receives the compressor power consumption from the compressor microcomputer 430 and receives from the display microcomputer 432 information on the operation of the display unit 230, information on the operation status of the display unit 230, Information on the presence / absence of operation of the motor idm, information on the presence / absence of operation of the ice maker, operation / non-operation information of the communication unit (not shown), and the like. Here, the operation / non-operation information of the communication unit is transmitted from the communication microcomputer 434 to the display microcomputer 432 and then to the main microcomputer 310 again.

9B, the circuit unit 610 in the refrigerator may include a main microcomputer 310, a compressor microcomputer 430, a display microcomputer 432, and an ice maker microcomputer 436. [ In the case of FIG. 9B, it can be assumed that a communication unit and a communication micom are not provided in the refrigerator.

The main microcomputer 310 can directly exchange data with the compressor microcomputer 430, the display microcomputer 432, and the ice maker microcomputer 436.

In this case, the main microcomputer 310 receives the power consumption of the compressor from the compressor microcomputer 430, receives information on the operation of the display unit 230, etc. from the display microcomputer 432, (Idm) of the dispenser motor associated with the ice bank oscillation unit 175, information on the presence / absence of the ice maker operation, and the like.

9C, the circuit unit 610 in the refrigerator may include a main microcomputer 310, a compressor microcomputer 430, a display microcomputer 432, a communication microcomputer 434, and an ice maker microcomputer 436 have.

The main microcomputer 310 can directly exchange data with the compressor microcomputer 430, the display microcomputer 432 and the communication microcomputer 434 except for the ice maker microcomputer 436, The display microcomputer 432 can exchange data.

In this case, the main microcomputer 310 receives the compressor power consumption from the compressor microcomputer 430 and receives from the display microcomputer 432 information on the operation of the display unit 230, information on the operation status of the display unit 230, Absence information on the operation of the motor, information on the presence or absence of operation of the ice maker, and the like, and receives the operation presence / absence information and the like of the communication unit (not shown) from the communication microcomputer 434. The operation / absence information idm of the dispenser motor related to the ice bank oscillation unit 175 and the ice maker operation information are transmitted from the ice maker mike 436 to the display microcomputer 432, .

The operation of the defrost heater 330, the home-bar heater, the machine room fan motor, the freezer compartment fan motor, the lighting unit for outputting the high-directing light, the blast chiller, and the filler heater, which are not described in FIGS. 9A to 9C Information may be received from the main microcomputer 310 through at least one of the microcomputers. Alternatively, the main microcomputer 310 may directly input the corresponding information.

10 is a diagram showing an example of power consumption for each unit stored in the memory.

Referring to the drawings, the power consumption for each unit can be stored in the memory 240 as a look-up table 1010 as shown in the figure.

Referring to the table 1010, the power consumption of the defrost heater is A1, the power consumption of the home-bar heater is A2, and the power consumption of the circuit part is A3. Of these, the size of A1, which is the power consumption of the defrost heater, is the largest, and the size of A3 which is the power consumption of the circuit portion is the smallest.

For example, the main microcomputer 310 receives the power consumption A1 of the defrost heater and the circuit power consumption A3 from the memory 240 during the operation of the defrost heater and the circuit, So that the final power consumption can be calculated.

On the other hand, the table 1010 can store the power consumption for each machine room fan motor and the freezer compartment fan motor separately. As shown in the figure, the corresponding power consumption can be divided in the order of A4, A5, and A6 as the rotational speed of the machine room fan motor is lowered. Similarly, as the rotational speed of the freezer compartment fan motor decreases, the power consumption can be divided in the order of A7, A8, and A9.

For example, when the defrost heater, the circuit unit, and the machine room fan motor are operated at a high speed and the freezer compartment fan motor is operated at a high speed, the main microcomputer 310 calculates the consumption power A1 of the defrost heater, The power consumption A5 of the machine room fan motor and the power consumption A7 of the freezer compartment fan motor are received from the memory 240 and added to the compressor power consumption Pc to calculate the final consumption power.

On the other hand, the power consumption corresponding to the illumination unit, the blast chiller, the ice bank, the filler heater, etc., which are not described in the table 1010 of FIG. 10, can be stored in the memory 240.

On the other hand, the table 1010 of FIG. 10 may be the power consumption derived from the manufacturer in advance experimentally, and items in the table may be different for each refrigerator model, or the magnitude of the power consumption may vary. Further, through the communication unit (not shown), the size of the items in the table or the power consumption for the item may be updated.

11 is a diagram referred to explain power consumption compensation.

Each of the power consumption units of the refrigerator 10 causes part scattering at the time of manufacture. In consideration of this, the memory 240 can store information about the dispersion of each component.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to increase the accuracy of the final power consumption consumed in the refrigerator, which is calculated by the main microcomputer 310, the power consumption of each unit is compensated in consideration of the scattering of the components.

Referring to Fig. 11, the degree of component scattering may have a value between LSL and USL. For calculation of the power consumption compensation value, in the figure, the correction value is calculated by moving the Gaussian pulse according to the component scattering in the USL direction.

For example, the Ln value is stored in the memory by the power consumption of the unilateral defrost heater. However, when the dispersion of the defrost heater 330 is close to the USL, the main microcomputer 310 calculates the compensation The Lm value can be calculated as the power consumption. Thus, it is possible to accurately calculate the power consumption in consideration of the scattering of the components.

On the other hand, the component scattering can be generated in each of the power consumption units, but in particular, there is a high possibility that the heaters in the refrigerator are particularly generated.

Thus, in the embodiment of the present invention, only the heater, the defrost heater, the home bar heater, the pillar heater, etc., among the power consumption units in the refrigerator, Power consumption compensation may be applied.

On the other hand, various power consumption compensation as described in Fig. 11 is possible in addition to power consumption compensation in consideration of part scattering.

As another example of the power consumption compensation, among the power consumption units in the refrigerator, in the case of a unit operating with the AC power supplied thereto, since the level variation of the AC power supply is large, it is possible to compensate the power consumption in consideration of this.

The DC power source Vdc is smoothed and stored in the capacitor C when the input AC power source 405 is converted into the DC power source through the converter 410. As a result, The dc short voltage Vdc at both ends of the capacitor Cs becomes substantially flat.

On the other hand, since the units operating with the input AC power supply receive the input AC power without any smoothing means, it is necessary to compensate for the instantaneous power of the input AC power.

As a method for compensating, it is possible to use the dc voltage (Vdc) in the compressor driving unit 113 of Fig. For example, the difference between the instantaneous value of the dc step voltage and the reference value (average value) of the dc step voltage can be used to compensate the power consumption by the difference.

For example, when the defrost heater 330 operates and the reference value (average value) of the dc step voltage is 300 V, and the instantaneous value of the dc step voltage detected by the dc step voltage detection unit is 270 V, the difference is 30 V, Is equivalent to 10%. Accordingly, when the power consumption stored in the memory for the defrost heater 330 is 30 W (A1 in FIG. 10), the main microcomputer 310 compensates the defrost heater 330 for the compensated consumption power for the defrost heater 330, 27W can be calculated. Then, the main microcomputer 310 can calculate 127W as the final consumption power by adding the compensated consumption power 27W and the compressor consumed power 100W.

On the other hand, as another example of power consumption compensation, when peak power consumption due to instantaneous large load generation occurs, it can be compensated.

For this purpose, it is possible to use the dc voltage (Vdc) in the compressor driving unit 113 of Fig. For example, the difference between the instantaneous value of the dc short-circuit voltage and the reference value (average value) of the dc short-circuit voltage Vdc can be used to compensate the power consumption by the difference.

For example, when the defrost heater 330 operates and the reference value (average value) of the dc step voltage is 300 V, and the instantaneous value of the dc step voltage detected by the dc step voltage detection unit is 270 V, the difference is 30 V, Is equivalent to 10%. Accordingly, when the power consumption stored in the memory for the defrost heater 330 is 30 W (A1 in FIG. 10), the main microcomputer 310 compensates the defrost heater 330 for the compensated consumption power for the defrost heater 330, 27W can be calculated. Then, the main microcomputer 310 can calculate 127W as the final consumption power by adding the compensated consumption power 27W and the compressor consumed power 100W.

On the other hand, as another example of power consumption compensation, when peak power consumption due to instantaneous large load generation occurs, it can be compensated.

For this purpose, it is possible to use the dc voltage (Vdc) in the compressor driving unit 113 of Fig. That is, when the instantaneous value of the dc step voltage exceeds the allowable value for a predetermined time, temporary load fluctuation has occurred, so that the power consumption can be compensated by taking this into consideration.

For example, when the defrost heater 330 is operated and the reference value (average value) of the dc step voltage is 300 V and the allowable value is 400 V, the instantaneous value of the dc step voltage detected by the dc step voltage detecting part is 450 V , The difference from the reference value is 150 V, which corresponds to 50%. Accordingly, when the power consumption stored in the memory for the defrost heater 330 is 30 W / h (A1 in FIG. 10) per hour, the main microcomputer 310 compensates the defrost heater 330 for compensation It is possible to calculate 33 W by the compensated power consumption for the defrost heater 330 in consideration of the ratio (50%) according to the difference between the time factor (6/60) and the reference value with the power consumption. Then, the main microcomputer 310 can calculate 133W as the final consumption power by summing the compensation power consumption 33W and the compressor power consumption 100W.

On the other hand, as another example of power consumption compensation, when the fan is connected and the fan does not operate, it can be compensated. For example, when the main microcomputer 310 instructs the freezer compartment fan 144 to operate, but the circuit wiring of the fan motor to the freezer compartment fan 144 is connected, The power consumption does not occur.

In this case, when the output current flowing through the fan motor is not detected or is lower than the reference value, the main microcomputer 310 determines that the connection to the freezer compartment fan 144 has occurred, It can be excluded when calculating power consumption.

By the various compensation methods, the main microcomputer 310 can calculate the final power consumption accurately.

12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 shows a method for calculating final power consumption in the main microcomputer 310. First, the main microcomputer 310 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the last power consumption calculation (S1210). If so, the circuit power consumption is first calculated as the refrigerator power consumption (S1215).

The main microcomputer 310 can calculate the final power consumption calculation periodically. For example, since the main microcomputer 310 and the compressor microcomputer 430 perform communication every 2 seconds, the final power consumption can be calculated every 2 seconds.

On the other hand, since the circuit portion of the refrigerator always operates, the main microcomputer 310 first reads the power consumption A3 of the circuit portion shown in Fig. 10 from the memory 240 and judges it as the power consumption.

Next, the main microcomputer 310 determines whether or not the compressor is turned on based on the information from the compressor microcomputer 430 (S1220). If so, the main microcomputer 310 calculates the compressor power consumption (Pc) and the circuit power consumption (A3) to calculate the refrigerator power consumption (S1225).

Next, the main microcomputer 310 determines whether or not the mechanical room fan motor is operated (S1230). If so, the main microcomputer 310 stores any one of the power consumption A4-A6 of the mechanical room fan motor in the memory 240 And the power consumption A4 of the machine room fan motor is further summed up (S1235).

On the other hand, when the machine room fan motor does not operate, the main microcomputer 310 does not add the power consumption of the machine room fan motor.

Next, the main microcomputer 310 determines whether or not the freezer compartment fan motor is operating (S1240). If so, the main microcomputer 310 determines any one of the power consumption A7-A9 of the freezer compartment fan motor And the power consumption A7 of the freezer compartment fan motor is further summed up (S1245).

On the other hand, when the freezer compartment fan motor does not operate, the main microcomputer 310 does not add the power consumption of the freezer compartment fan motor.

Next, the main microcomputer 310 determines whether or not the home bar heater is operating (S1250). If so, the power consumption A2 of the home bar heater is read from the memory 240 and the power consumption of the home bar heater A2) are added (S1255).

On the other hand, when the home-bar heater does not operate, the main microcomputer 310 does not add the power consumption of the home-bar heater.

Next, the main microcomputer 310 calculates and outputs the sum of the consumed electric power in steps 1215 to 1255 (S1260). Accordingly, the display unit 230 can display the final power consumption.

At this time, the display unit 230 may display the refrigerator power consumption for the first period (for example, one day) or the refrigerator power consumption for the second period (for example, one month).

Alternatively, the display unit 230 may indicate whether the power consumption of the refrigerator has increased or decreased through periodic comparison. Or, by periodic comparison, it may indicate whether the power consumption cost for the refrigerator power consumption has increased or decreased.

On the other hand, the display unit 230 may display refrigerator power consumption related information at regular intervals or display refrigerator power consumption related information for a predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes).

As a result, the user can intuitively recognize the power consumption of the refrigerator.

13, the compressor microcomputer 430 includes an axis conversion unit 510, a speed calculation unit 520, a current command generation unit 530, a voltage command generation unit 540, an axis conversion unit 550, And a switching control signal output unit 560.

The axial conversion unit 510 receives the three-phase output currents ia, ib, ic detected by the output current detection unit E and converts the three-phase output currents ia, ib, ic into a two-phase current iα, iβ in the stationary coordinate system.

On the other hand, the axial conversion unit 510 can convert the two-phase current i?, I? Of the still coordinate system into the two-phase current id, iq of the rotational coordinate system.

Based on the two-phase current (i?, I?) Of the stationary coordinate system changed in the axis by the axial conversion unit 510, the speed calculating unit 520 calculates the speed

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On the other hand, the current command generation section 530 generates the current command

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On the other hand, the current command generation unit 530 may further include a limiter (not shown) for limiting the current command value i * q so that the current command value i * q does not exceed the allowable range.

Next, the voltage command generation unit 540 generates the voltage command generation unit 540 based on the d-axis and q-axis currents (i d , i q ) axially transformed into the two-phase rotational coordinate system in the axial conversion unit and the current command value based on i * d, i * q) , and generates a d-axis, q-axis voltage command value (v * d, v * q ). For example, the voltage command generation unit 540 performs PI control in the PI controller 544 based on the difference between the q-axis current (i q ) and the q-axis current command value (i * q ) It is possible to generate the axial voltage command value v * q . Further, voltage command generation unit 540, on the basis of the difference between the d-axis current (i d) and, the d-axis current command value (i * d), and performs the PI control in the PI controller (548), d-axis voltage It is possible to generate the command value v * d . The voltage command generator 540 may further include a limiter (not shown) for limiting the level of the d-axis and q-axis voltage command values v * d and v * q so as not to exceed the permissible range .

On the other hand, the generated d-axis and q-axis voltage command values (v * d , v * q ) are input to the axial conversion unit 550.

The axis transforming unit 550 transforms the position computed by the velocity computing unit 520

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First, the axis converting unit 550 performs conversion from a two-phase rotating coordinate system to a two-phase stationary coordinate system. At this time, the position computed by the speed calculator 520

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Then, the axis converting unit 550 performs conversion from the two-phase stationary coordinate system to the three-phase stationary coordinate system. Through this conversion, the axial conversion unit 1050 outputs the three-phase output voltage instruction values v * a, v * b, v * c.

The switching control signal output unit 560 generates an inverter switching control signal Sic according to the pulse width modulation (PWM) method based on the three-phase output voltage set values v * a, v * b and v * c And outputs it.

The output inverter switching control signal Sic may be converted into a gate driving signal in a gate driving unit (not shown) and input to the gate of each switching element in the inverter 420. As a result, the switching elements Sa, S'a, Sb, S'b, Sc, and S'c in the inverter 420 perform the switching operation.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating various examples of a home appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 is a simplified internal block diagram of the home appliance of FIG.

A home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first power consumption unit, a first microcomputer for calculating a first power consumed in the first power consumption unit, a plurality of power consumption units, And a main microcomputer for calculating the final power consumption using the power consumption information previously stored for each unit and the calculated power consumption information in accordance with the operation of the plurality of power consumption units.

Such a home appliance includes the refrigerator 1 of Fig. 1, the washing machine 200b of Fig. 14 (a), the air conditioner 200c of Fig. 14 (b), the cooking appliance 200d of Fig. d of the robot cleaner 200e and the like. Hereinafter, the washing machine 200b, the air conditioner 200c of Fig. 14 (b), the cooking apparatus 200d of Fig. 14 (c), and the robot cleaner 200e ), And so on.

The home appliance 200 of FIG. 15 includes an input unit 221 for user input, a display unit 231 for displaying the operation state of the home appliance, a drive unit 223 for driving the home appliance, A memory 241 for storing operation information and the like, and a main microcomputer 211 for overall control of the home appliance.

For example, when the home appliance is the washing machine 200b, the driving unit 223 may include a motor microcomputer 224 that drives a motor 226 that supplies rotational force to the drum or the tub.

As another example, when the home appliance is the air conditioner 200c, the driving unit 223 may include a motor microcomputer 224 for driving the compressor motor in the outdoor unit.

As another example, when the home appliance is the cooking appliance 200d, the driving unit 223 may include a microwave micom (not shown) that outputs a microwave into the cavity.

As another example, when the home appliance is the cleaner 200e, the drive unit 223 may include a fan motor for air intake, or a motor microcomputer 224 for driving a motor that operates for movement.

The home appliance 200 calculates the power consumption for the maximum power consumption unit consuming the largest amount of power consumption and uses the power consumption information previously stored in the memory 241 for the remaining power consumption units, The final power consumption can be calculated.

For example, when the home appliance is the air conditioner 200c, the motor microcomputer 224 for driving the compressor motor can calculate the compressor power consumption. The compressor power consumption calculation, similar to the refrigerator, can be calculated based on the output current flowing to the compressor motor. The power consumption in the other power consumption unit can use the value stored in the memory 241. [ Finally, the main microcomputer 211 can calculate the final power consumption by using the calculated power consumption of the compressor and the power consumption of each unit stored in the memory 241. Thus, the final power consumption can be easily calculated.

On the other hand, when the home appliance is the washing machine 200b, the motor microcomputer 224 can calculate the power consumption of the motor for rotating the drum or the tub. The motor power consumption can be calculated based on the output current flowing to the motor. The power consumption in the other power consumption unit can use the value stored in the memory 241. [ Finally, the main microcomputer 211 can calculate the final power consumption by using the calculated motor power consumption and the power consumption of each unit stored in the memory 241. Thus, the final power consumption can be easily calculated.

On the other hand, when the home appliance is the cooker 200d, the micom (not shown) in the driving unit can calculate the power consumption in the microwave generating unit, which operates for microwave generation. The power consumption of the microwave generator is calculated based on the output current output from the inverter (not shown) when the consumed microwave generator (not shown) operates based on an inverter (not shown) . The power consumption in the other power consumption unit can use the value stored in the memory 241. [ Finally, the main microcomputer 211 can calculate the final power consumption by using the power consumption of the microwave generation unit and the power consumption of each unit stored in the memory 241. [ Thus, the final power consumption can be easily calculated.

On the other hand, when the home appliance is the cleaner 200e, the motor microcomputer 224 can calculate the power consumption of the motor. The motor power consumption can be calculated based on the output current flowing to the motor. The power consumption in the other power consumption unit can use the value stored in the memory 241. [ Finally, the main microcomputer 211 can calculate the final power consumption by using the calculated motor power consumption and the power consumption of each unit stored in the memory 241. Thus, the final power consumption can be easily calculated.

On the other hand, the home appliance 200 can perform various power consumption compensation as described in the description of the refrigerator. In particular, compensation can be performed on the power consumption stored in the memory 241.

For example, in the main microcomputer 211, the main microcomputer 211 can compensate for the power consumption of at least one of the plurality of power-consumption units operated by the AC power source. Specifically, when some units are operated by an AC power source, power compensation can be performed taking into consideration the instantaneous value of the AC power source. Then, the final power consumption can be calculated based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated power consumption information.

As another example, the main microcomputer 211 can perform power consumption compensation for at least one of the plurality of power consumption units whose power consumption is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Specifically, power consumption compensation can be performed for defrost heaters among a plurality of power consumption units in consideration of part scattering or the like.

On the other hand, in this regard, the main microcomputer 211 may not perform the power consumption compensation even when a compensation condition occurs, for a unit in which power consumption among the plurality of power consumption units is equal to or lower than the reference value. That is, since the power consumption is small, a certain level of error will be acceptable.

As another example, the main microcomputer 211 compensates the power consumption consumed in each unit in consideration of the operation of the plurality of power consumption units and the scattering of the components of the plurality of power consumption units stored in the memory 240, The final power consumption can be calculated based on the consumed power information and the calculated consumed power.

As another example, the main microcomputer 211 may control the power consumption of some of the plurality of power-consuming units when the DC power of the dc stage for driving the motor exceeds the allowable value for a predetermined time , Power compensation can be performed, and the final power consumption can be calculated based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated power consumption information.

On the other hand, the main microcomputer 211 may not perform compensation for the power consumption of the circuit part related to the circuit board (PCB) among the plurality of power consumption units.

On the other hand, when the instantaneous peak power is generated within the power calculation period, the main microcomputer 211 compensates the power in consideration of the instantaneous peak power, and may not compensate separately if it is not the power calculation period.

The refrigerator, the home appliance, and the operation method thereof according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments can be applied to all or some of the embodiments, Some of which may be selectively combined.

Meanwhile, the method of operating the refrigerator of the present invention can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a recording medium readable by a processor provided in the refrigerator. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium that can be read by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet . In addition, the processor-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed fashion can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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A motor for driving the compressor;
An output current detector for detecting a current flowing in the motor;
A compressor microcomputer for calculating power consumed in the compressor based on the detected output current;
A plurality of power consumption units;
Calculating final power consumption by using the previously stored power consumption information for each unit and the calculated power consumption information of the compressor according to the presence or absence of the operation of the plurality of power consumption units And a main microcomputer for controlling the main microcomputer.
The method according to claim 1,
And a memory for outputting power consumption information corresponding to the presence or absence of the operation of the plurality of power consumption units to the main microcomputer.
3. The method of claim 2,
The memory comprising:
And power consumption information for each of the plurality of power consumption units.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the plurality of power consumption units comprise:
A defrost heater, a circuit part, a machine room fan motor, a freezer compartment fan motor, and a lighting part.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the plurality of power consumption units comprise:
Wherein the refrigerator further comprises at least one of a blast chiller, an ice bank vibrating part, a home bar heater, or a filler heater.
The method according to claim 1,
And an output voltage detector for detecting an output voltage supplied to the motor,
The compressor microcomputer includes:
And calculates the compressor power consumption based on the detected output current and the output voltage.
The method according to claim 1,
The main microcomputer,
Performing power compensation on power consumption for some of the plurality of power consumption units being operated,
And calculates the final power consumption based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated compressor power consumption information.
8. The method of claim 7,
The main microcomputer,
Wherein the power compensation is performed in consideration of the instantaneous value of the AC power when the unit is operated by an AC power source.
8. The method of claim 7,
And an inverter for outputting AC power using a DC power source to drive the compressor,
The main microcomputer,
Wherein when the unit is operated by an alternating current power supply, the power consumption of the certain unit is compensated by using the difference value between the DC power supply value and the DC reference value, and the compensated power consumption information, And calculates the final power consumption consumed in the refrigerator based on the power consumption information.
The method according to claim 1,
A converter for converting input AC power into DC power;
A capacitor for storing the converted direct current power;
An inverter for outputting a switching control signal to the compressor;
And a dc voltage detection unit detecting a voltage across the capacitor.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display unit for displaying the final power consumption information or cumulative power consumption information based on the final power consumption.
12. The method of claim 11,
A display microcomputer for controlling the display unit;
An ice maker microcomputer for controlling the ice maker;
A communication microcomputer for controlling a communication unit performing wired communication or wireless communication; And at least one of < RTI ID = 0.0 >
The main microcomputer,
And at least one of the display unit operation information, the ice maker operation information, the communication unit operation information, and the ice bank operation information for extracting the ice from the ice maker is received from at least one of the display microcomputer, the ice maker microcomputer and the communication microcomputer .
13. The method of claim 12,
The main microcomputer,
And receives the ice bank operation information from the display microcomputer.
The method according to claim 1,
And a memory for storing the component disparities of the plurality of power consumption units,
The main microcomputer,
The power consumption consumed in each of the units is compensated in consideration of the presence or absence of the operation of the plurality of power consumption units and the scattering of the components of the plurality of power consumption units and the calculated power consumption information To calculate the final power consumption.
The method according to claim 1,
Freezer fan; And
And a freezer compartment fan driving unit for driving the freezer compartment fan,
The main microcomputer,
Wherein the final power consumption is calculated by excluding the power consumption of the freezer compartment fan when the freezer compartment fan can not be driven by the connection of the freezer compartment fan.
The method according to claim 1,
And an inverter for outputting AC power using a DC power source to drive the compressor,
The main microcomputer,
Power compensation is performed on the power consumption of some of the plurality of power consumption units which are in operation when the DC power supply exceeds the allowable value for a predetermined time,
And calculates the final power consumption based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated compressor power consumption information.
Calculating the compressor power consumption based on a current flowing in a motor that drives the compressor when the compressor is operating;
Determining whether at least one of the machine room motor, the freezer compartment motor, and the home bar heater is operating; And
When at least one of the machine room motor, the freezer compartment motor, and the home bar heater is operated, the consumption power consumption is calculated using the consumption power information pre-stored for each unit and the calculated compressor power consumption information for the unit concerned The method comprising the steps of:
18. The method of claim 17,
And performing the power compensation in consideration of the instantaneous value of the AC power when at least one of the machine room motor, the freezer compartment motor, and the home bar heater is operated by the AC power supply. .
18. The method of claim 17,
And displaying cumulative power consumption information based on the final power consumption information or the final power consumption information.
A first power consumption unit;
A first microcomputer for calculating a first power consumed in the first power consumption unit;
A plurality of power consumption units; And
And calculates final power consumption using the power consumption information previously stored for each unit and the calculated power consumption information according to the presence / absence of operation of the plurality of power consumption units And a main microcomputer for controlling the home appliances.
21. The method of claim 20,
Wherein the first power consumption unit is a maximum power consumption unit in the home appliance.
21. The method of claim 20,
The main microcomputer,
Performing a compensation of the stored power consumption information for a power consumption unit operating with an AC power supply among the plurality of power consumption units and performing a compensation of the stored power consumption information based on the compensated power consumption information and the calculated power consumption information, And calculates the power consumption of the home appliance.
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