Air conditioner providing information on time and/or power required to reach a desired temperature and method for control thereof
US11674705B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2700/15
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a display, a storage configured to store power consumption information and time information which are required to increase or decrease an indoor temperature by a unit temperature according to an outdoor temperature, a sensor, and a processor configured to predict, based on a desired temperature being input, at least one of a power consumption or a required time for the indoor temperature to reach the desired temperature by the sensor based on information stored in the storage, and provide at least one of the predicted power consumption or the required time through the display.
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