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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Dong Gyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ho Yoon, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae Hun Choi, Osan-si, KR;
Tae Ha Jun, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Gyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ho Yoon, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae Hun Choi, Osan-si, KR;
Tae Ha Jun, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An air conditioner having an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, at least one of which includes a communication unit, a switching unit turned on when communication lines are connected to the communication unit, turned off in a standby mode, and turned on when the standby mode is released, a voltage distribution unit distributing voltage applied to the communication unit when the switching unit is turned off, a voltage adjustment unit adjusting the voltage applied to the communication unit and transmitting the adjusted voltage to the communication unit, and a control unit turning the switching unit on when driving voltage is input to the control unit, turning the switching unit off when the at least one of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit enters the standby mode, and turning the switching unit on based on the voltage distributed by the voltage distribution unit in the standby mode.