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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a motor driving apparatus and an air conditioner including the same. The motor driving apparatus and the air conditioner including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include: a switching device disposed between an inverter and a motor; and a controller, which in response to windings of the motor being switched from a first connection to a second connection, controls an operating frequency of the motor to be less than or equal to a first frequency, and in response to the windings of the motor being switched from the second connection to the first connection, controls an operating frequency of the motor to be less than or equal to a second frequency which is less than the first frequency. Accordingly, burnout of the switching device for switching connection of the motor windings may be prevented.