Samsung patents AC that sprays water to cool its outdoor unit
This patent describes an air conditioner that uses a spinning wheel to spray water collected from the indoor unit onto the outdoor condenser. A controller manages this process by checking water levels and turning on the fan and wheel after the main cooling cycle ends.
In the filing’s own words
An air conditioner comprises: an evaporator; a condenser; a base disposed under the evaporator; a scattering wheel configured to scatter water stored in the base toward the condenser; a wheel motor configured to rotate the scattering wheel; an outdoor fan configured to blow outdoor air into the condenser; a fan motor configured to rotate the outdoor fan; a water level sensor configured to detect a water level of the water stored in the base; and a controller, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively, configured to rotate the wheel motor and the fan motor based on termination of an operation of the air conditioner and a detection result of the water level sensor.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An air conditioner comprising: an evaporator; a condenser; a base disposed under the evaporator; a scattering wheel configured to scatter water stored in the base toward the condenser; a wheel motor configured to rotate the scattering wheel; an outdoor fan configured to blow outdoor air into the condenser; a fan motor configured to rotate the outdoor fan; a water level sensor configured to detect a water level of the water stored in the base; and a controller, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively, configured to rotate the wheel motor and the fan motor based on termination of an operation of the air conditioner and a detection result of the water level sensor.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- Air conditioner and control method thereof
- Patent number
- US12768560B2
- Application number
- 18988034
- Filed
- Dec 19, 2024
- Granted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 15
Classified under
F24F 11/83 Mechanical engineeringMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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