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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 27/02 (2006.01); F25B 41/04 (2006.01); F25B 45/00 (2006.01); F25B 47/02 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F24F 1/44 (2011.01); F25B 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 47/025 (2013.01); F24F 1/44 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 41/046 (2013.01); F25B 41/062 (2013.01); F25B 45/00 (2013.01); F25B 2313/02532 (2013.01); F25B 2313/02742 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2515 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air conditioner and a method for controlling an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner may include an EHP outdoor device configured to drive a first compressor using electric power, and having a first heat exchanger that evaporates or condenses a refrigerant; a GHP outdoor device having an engine configured to drive a second compressor using a burned gas and a second heat exchanger that evaporates or condenses the refrigerant; and a flow rate balancing device configured to connect the first heat exchanger with the second heat exchanger, and to control a flow rate of the refrigerant through the EHP outdoor device and the GHP outdoor device.