Air conditioner and defrost control method therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11131472
APP PUB NO 20210080140A1
SERIAL NO

16772637

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An air conditioner includes an outdoor heat exchanger in which N heat exchange units are spaced apart from one another sequentially in a vertical direction N expansion valves respectively connected to the N heat exchange units; N hot gas pipes respectively connected to the N heat exchange units; N hot gas valves respectively installed in the N hot gas pipes; and a controller configured to control the N expansion valves and the N hot gas valves to defrost the N heat exchange units, wherein the controller is configured to defrost a bottom heat exchange unit first, then defrost a top heat exchange unit, and defrost the heat exchange units located under the top heat exchange unit sequentially from a second highest heat exchange unit to the bottom heat exchange unit after defrosting the top heat exchange unit.

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LG ELECTRONICS INCREPUBLIC OF KOREA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choi, Woojoo Seoul, KR 13 54
Lee, Jaewon Seoul, KR 119 611
Park, Jinhyoung Seoul, KR 19 589
Shin, Youngjoo Seoul, KR 12 43

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