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Patent No.:

US 10436460 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2014

Air conditioner having engine and generator

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Wooho Cha, Seoul, KR;

Baikyoung Chung, Seoul, KR;

Song Choi, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

KED & Associates LLP

Primary Examiner:

David J Teitelbaum

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 6/04 (2006.01); F24F 1/44 (2011.01); F24F 1/0003 (2019.01); F24F 1/06 (2011.01); F24F 1/08 (2011.01); F24F 13/30 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 31/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F25B 25/00 (2006.01); F24F 110/00 (2018.01); F24F 140/12 (2018.01); F24F 140/20 (2018.01); F24F 140/50 (2018.01); F24F 11/83 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 1/44 (2013.01); F24F 1/0003 (2013.01); F24F 1/06 (2013.01); F24F 1/08 (2013.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 13/30 (2013.01); F25B 6/04 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 31/008 (2013.01); F25B 49/022 (2013.01); F24F 11/83 (2018.01); F24F 2110/00 (2018.01); F24F 2140/12 (2018.01); F24F 2140/20 (2018.01); F24F 2140/50 (2018.01); F25B 25/005 (2013.01); F25B 31/006 (2013.01); F25B 2313/0253 (2013.01); F25B 2400/14 (2013.01); F25B 2600/022 (2013.01); F25B 2700/1933 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are an air conditioner and a method of controlling the same. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger, a first outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit, the first outdoor unit including a first compressor compressing a refrigerant and a first outdoor heat exchanger, a second outdoor unit including an engine generating a power by using combustion gas, a generator supplying electricity into the first compressor by using the power generated in the engine, a second compressor compressing the refrigerant by using the power of the engine, and a second outdoor heat exchanger, and a controller determining an additional operation of the second compressor on the basis of required cooling or heating load while the first compressor operates.

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