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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Jae Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Won Kuk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyo Won Sin, Anseong-si, KR;
Jae Hwi Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Sin Ae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A cleaning robot and a control method thereof may improve power consumption efficiency by using low-voltage power for a moving or inspecting operation and performing the moving or inspecting operation while operation of the cleaning unit is stopped when the operation of the cleaning unit is not needed. The cleaning robot includes a battery, a moving unit, a cleaning unit, a power converter which converts and outputs power supplied from the battery into a first voltage driving the moving unit and a second voltage driving the cleaning unit, and a controller which supplies power having the first voltage to the moving unit so as to drive the moving unit and supplies power having the second voltage to the cleaning unit so as to perform a cleaning operation. The controller continues driving the moving unit but stops driving the cleaning unit when the cleaning robot moves on an already cleaned area.