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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Seung Youp Hyun, Seoul, KR;
Deok Huh, Seoul, KR;
Gil Bong Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 5/02 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air conditioner and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioner may include an outdoor unit, one or more indoor units operably coupled to the outdoor unit, a temperature sensor, a valve driver, and a controller. By monitoring an actual temperature and comparing the actual temperature to a desired temperature, a flow path, of flow direction, and flow capacity flowing to the one or more indoor units to adjust a heating/cooling capacity thereof as appropriate.