US 12,366,376 B2
Methods for sabbath mode in air conditioning units
Vincent Kai Homman, Louisville, KY (US); Brian Bernard McKay, Louisville, KY (US); Jian Cui, Shanghai (CN); and Kyle James Tear, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 17/796,428
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 2, 2022, PCT No. PCT/CN2022/096801
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/230981, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 7, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0183558 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. F24F 11/64 (2018.01); F24F 11/84 (2018.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01)
CPC F24F 11/64 (2018.01) [F24F 11/84 (2018.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of Sabbath mode in an air conditioning unit comprising:
determining, at a controller of the air conditioning unit, that a Sabbath mode is active;
initiating, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of a compressor in the air conditioning unit, the compressor flowing refrigerant through a sealed system of the air conditioning appliance, the sealed system comprising a heat exchanger, wherein initiating operation of the compressor comprises operating the compressor between 1500 revolutions per minute and 3500 revolutions per minute;
determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that a random length of time between thirty seconds and ninety seconds has passed since the initiation of the operation of the compressor;
adjust the operation of the compressor from an operating state to a deactivation state after the random length of time has lapsed;
receiving, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, a temperature signal from a temperature sensor, while in the Sabbath mode;
determining, at the controller of the air conditioning unit, that the temperature signal is one of above or below a threshold value, while in the Sabbath mode; and
adjusting, with the controller of the air conditioning unit, operation of the compressor in the air conditioning unit from the deactivation state to the operating state for the determined random length of time while in the Sabbath mode.