AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230126973A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17889571

    申请日:2022-08-17

    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan, an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit and including an outdoor heat exchanger, an outdoor fan, a compressor, an expansion valve, and a four-way valve, and at least one processor configured to perform a test operation by controlling the indoor unit and the outdoor unit. Based on an outdoor temperature being less than a predetermined reference temperature, the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the indoor unit and the outdoor unit operate normally, by continuously performing a heating operation and a defrosting operation during the test operation.

    HUMIDIFIER FOR PREVENTING POLLUTION OF HUMIDIFYING WATER

    公开(公告)号:US20210190341A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17124917

    申请日:2020-12-17

    Abstract: The humidifier includes a humidifying member, a storage water tank, a circulating water tank, a residual water tank, a supply pump configured to supply water accommodated in the storage water tank to the circulating water tank, a circulating pump configured to supply water accommodated in the circulating water tank to the humidifying member. A fan configured to blow air toward the humidifying member and thereby cause water evaporated to be discharged outside the humidifier, an internal pipe configured to form a flow passage through which water not evaporated by the humidifying member is recovered to the circulating water tank, a drainage member configured to selectively discharge water accommodated in the circulating water tank to the residual water tank, and a controller configured to operate the humidifier in humidity mode based on the water level in the storage water tank.

    HUMIDIFIER
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210140656A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US17090011

    申请日:2020-11-05

    Abstract: A humidifier includes a storage water tank configured to accommodate a predetermined amount of water; a circulation water tank having a smaller capacity than the storage water tank and including a circulation low water level sensor; a supply pump configured to supply water from the storage water tank to the circulation water tank; a circulation pump configured to supply water from the circulation water tank to a humidifying member; a residual water tank configured to accommodate water discharged from the circulation water tank; a drainage member disposed between the circulation water tank and the residual water tank selectively to discharge water from the circulation water tank to the residual water tank and a processor configured to control the drainage member to discharge water from the circulation water tank to the residual water tank when a low water level signal is received from the circulation low water level sensor.

    AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240353144A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18432607

    申请日:2024-02-05

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air conditioner and a control method thereof. The air conditioner includes: a housing including a base, a first heat exchanger disposed inside the housing and configured to exchange heat with outdoor air, a second heat exchanger disposed inside the housing and configured to exchange heat with indoor air, a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant for a heat exchange operation performed by the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, a first fan disposed inside the housing and configured to move air along a flow path passing through the first heat exchanger, a drainage device configured to move condensed water condensed on the second heat exchanger inside the housing and collected in the base to the first heat exchanger, and a controller including at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively, configured to, based on the stop of the operation of the compressor, control the drainage device to move the condensed water collected in the base to the first heat exchanger during a drainage time determined based on an operation time of the compressor, and to control the first fan to move air during the drainage time.

    AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240240846A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18620611

    申请日:2024-03-28

    CPC classification number: F25B49/02 F25B40/02 F25B41/31 F25B2700/2115

    Abstract: An air conditioner may include: a compressor; a flow path switching valve; a first flow path connecting an outlet of the compressor to the flow path switching valve; a first heat exchanger; a second flow path connecting the first heat exchanger to the flow path switching valve; a first refrigerant port fluidly connected to an indoor unit; a third flow path extending from the first heat exchanger to the first refrigerant port; a sub-cooler provided on the third flow path; a first expansion valve provided between the first heat exchanger and the sub-cooler on the third flow path; a second expansion valve provided between the sub-cooler and the first refrigerant port on the third flow path; a fourth flow path branched from a branch point of the third flow path, passing through the sub-cooler, and extending to an inlet of the compressor; a third expansion valve provided between the sub-cooler and the branch point on the fourth flow path; a second refrigerant port fluidly connected to the indoor unit; a fifth flow path connecting the second refrigerant port to the flow path switching valve; and a sixth flow path connecting the flow path switching valve to an intake port of the compressor.

    HUMIDIFIER FOR PREVENTING POLLUTION OF HUMIDIFYING WATER

    公开(公告)号:US20230408118A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18241568

    申请日:2023-09-01

    CPC classification number: F24F6/04 F24F11/0008 F24F11/30 F24F13/28 F24F2110/20

    Abstract: The humidifier includes a humidifying member, a storage water tank, a circulating water tank, a residual water tank, a supply pump configured to supply water accommodated in the storage water tank to the circulating water tank, a circulating pump configured to supply water accommodated in the circulating water tank to the humidifying member. A fan configured to blow air toward the humidifying member and thereby cause water evaporated to be discharged outside the humidifier, an internal pipe configured to form a flow passage through which water not evaporated by the humidifying member is recovered to the circulating water tank, a drainage member configured to selectively discharge water accommodated in the circulating water tank to the residual water tank, and a controller configured to operate the humidifier in humidity mode based on the water level in the storage water tank.

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