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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kwangsik Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangho Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeyang Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jejin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyeongseok Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byoungguk Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yonghee Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Gwangchel Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongil Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner, and a control method, including a compressor to compress a refrigerant; an outdoor heat exchanger; a first four-way valve between a discharge port of the compressor and an upper inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger; a second four-way valve between the discharge port of the compressor and a lower inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger; and a controller electrically connected to the compressor and the first four-way valve and the second four-way valve to control the first and second four-way valves to perform a first defrosting operation which defrosts an upper and a lower portion of the outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation, and control the first and second four-way valves to perform a second defrosting operation which operates the upper portion as an evaporator, and operates the lower portion as a condenser, based on a detected need for additional defrosting of the lower portion.