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Samsung patents air conditioner that limits power use based on user input

Samsung has filed a patent for an air conditioner that enters a specific power-saving mode when electricity usage needs to be limited. In this mode, the system asks the user for a target power level and adjusts the speed of the outdoor compressor to match that limit while still cooling or heating the room.

Why it mattersThis is interesting for homeowners in areas with strict power grids or high electricity costs, as it allows them to manually cap how much energy their AC uses without turning it off completely.

In the filing’s own words

An air conditioner may include: an indoor unit; an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit through at least one pipe; and at least one processor configured to control at least one of the indoor units and the outdoor unit. The processor, when entering a current limit mode, receives a desired current according to a user input, determines whether to perform cooling driving or heating driving, and can control a driving current by changing a driving frequency of a compressor based on the desired current.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An air conditioner comprising: an indoor unit; an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit through at least one pipe; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively configured to control at least one of the indoor unit or the outdoor unit, and to cause the air conditioner to: receive a desired current according to an input upon entering a current limitation mode; determine whether to perform either a cooling operation or a heating operation; and control a driving current by changing a driving frequency of a compressor based on the desired current.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONER
Publication number
US20260266497A1
Application number
19656830
Filed
Apr 23, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
20

Classified under

F24F 11/86 Mechanical engineeringF24F 11/52 Mechanical engineeringF24F 11/77 Mechanical engineeringF24F 2110/10 Mechanical engineering
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