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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyejoon Seok, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangoh Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Minjoon Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Dohaeng Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyungwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungeun Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngmin Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A clothes dryer is disclosed. The clothes dryer includes a rotatably disposed drum, a heat pump system including a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant and a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant, a heater configured to heat air supplied to the interior of the drum, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of air passing through the interior of the drum, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the compressor, and a processor configured to control an operation of the compressor on the basis of the temperature of the air passing through the interior of the drum detected by the first temperature sensor and control an operation of the heater on the basis of the temperature of the compressor detected by the second temperature sensor.