Air conditioner
US10823435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2203/1024
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to provide an air conditioner using an evaporative cooler to cool a condenser and improve cooling efficiency, and configured to supply air, which passes through a dry channel of the evaporative cooler, to a humid channel to improve efficiency of the evaporative cooler. In order to implement above, the air conditioner according to the present disclosure includes an indoor unit including an evaporator of a heat pump configured to cool indoor air; and an outdoor unit including the evaporative cooler using evaporation latent heat of water generated from the humid channel to cool air which passes through the dry channel, a condenser of the heat pump cooled by air cooled while passing through the dry channel during a cooling mode, a condenser communication part provided so that some of the air which passes through the dry channel flows to the condenser, and a humid channel communication part provided so that the remaining air which passes through the dry channel flows to the humid channel.
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