AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Title:

AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/149582

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed is an air conditioner for performing a drying operation in which the inside of the air conditioner is dried after a cooling operation is performed. The air conditioner can comprise: a housing having a discharge port and a plurality of holes; a door capable of closing the discharge port; a heat exchanger provided in the housing; a compressor connected to the heat exchanger so as to circulate a refrigerant so that same passes through the heat exchanger; a fan for blowing air so that the air passes through the heat exchanger and is discharged through the discharge port and at least one of the plurality of holes; a humidity sensor provided inside the housing so as to sense the humidity of the air having passed through the heat exchanger; and a control unit for controlling the door so as to open or close the discharge port and rotating the fan, on the basis of the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor when the compressor has been stopped.

Inventors:

OH SEUNG WON (KR)
GU CHI WOOK (KR)
KIM YOUNG HOON (KR)
KIM TAE WOO (KR)
SEO HYEONG JOON (KR)
SON SUN-HEE (KR)
SHIN HAE GYUN (KR)
OH JEONG KYO (KR)
LEE HYO-SHIN (KR)
CHO IL YONG (KR)
CHOI HYOUNG SEO (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2020/000508

Publication Date:

July 23, 2020

Filing Date:

January 10, 2020

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

F24F11/70; F24F1/0014; F24F13/22; F24F110/20

Foreign References:

KR20080064017A	2008-07-08
KR19990004175A	1999-01-15
KR100191510B1	1999-06-15
KR20170140527A	2017-12-21
JP2005291570A	2005-10-20

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