KR-20260067877-A - DRYER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF

Abstract

A dryer comprises: a main body; a drum provided inside the main body; a first electrode provided outside the drum; a second electrode provided outside the drum; and a control unit; wherein a third electrode is detachably attached to the main body to divide the internal space of the drum into a first receiving space adjacent to the first electrode and a second receiving space adjacent to the second electrode, and the control unit controls the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode so that an electric field is applied to at least one of the first receiving space and the second receiving space based on the third electrode being attached to the main body, and controls the power supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that an electric field is applied to the internal space of the drum based on the third electrode being separated from the main body.

Inventors

• 최은하
• 강현주
• 배승남
• 여성구
• 최세민
• 최진수

Assignees

• 삼성전자주식회사

Dates

Publication Date

20260513

Application Date

20241106

Claims (20)

1. entity; A drum provided inside the main body; A first electrode provided on the outside of the drum; A second electrode provided on the outside of the drum; and Includes a control unit; and A third electrode is detachably attached to the main body, which divides the internal space of the drum into a first receiving space adjacent to the first electrode and a second receiving space adjacent to the second electrode. The above control unit is, Based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body, the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode is controlled so that an electric field is applied to at least one of the first receiving space and the second receiving space, and A dryer that controls the power supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that an electric field is applied to the internal space of the drum based on the third electrode being separated from the main body.
2. In paragraph 1, Based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body, the control unit, Based on data regarding the object to be dried contained in each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space, each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space is determined to be a drying space or a non-drying space, and A dryer that controls the phase of the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode so that an electric field is applied to the drying space and not to the non-drying space.
3. In paragraph 2, The above control unit is, A dryer that determines, among the first receiving space and the second receiving space, the receiving space in which the object to be dried is not received as the non-drying space, and the receiving space in which the object to be dried is received as the drying space.
4. In paragraph 2, The above control unit is, A dryer that controls the phase of the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode such that the polarity of a pair of electrodes forming the drying space among the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode is opposite to each other, and the polarity of a pair of electrodes forming the non-drying space is the same.
5. In paragraph 1, Based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body, the control unit, The magnitude of the power supplied to the first electrode is controlled based on the material of the first object to be dried contained in the first receiving space, and A dryer that controls the magnitude of the power supplied to the second electrode based on the material of the second object to be dried contained in the second receiving space.
6. In paragraph 5, The above control unit is, A dryer that controls the size of the power supplied to the first electrode based on the material requiring the smallest size of power among the plurality of materials when the material of the first object to be dried is a plurality of materials.
7. In paragraph 1, Based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body, the control unit, Controlling the supply time of power supplied to the first electrode based on the material of the first object to be dried contained in the first receiving space, and A dryer that controls the supply time of power supplied to the second electrode based on the material of the second object to be dried contained in the second receiving space.
8. In paragraph 1, Based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body, the control unit, Information regarding each of the above-mentioned first accommodation space and the above-mentioned second accommodation space is announced, and Information regarding each of the above-mentioned first receiving space and the above-mentioned second receiving space is, A dryer comprising at least one of the material of the object to be dried, the drying course, the drying temperature, the drying time, and whether drying is complete, each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space.
9. In paragraph 1, Based on the fact that the third electrode is separated from the main body, the control unit, Information regarding the internal space of the above drum is announced, and Information regarding the internal space of the above drum is, A dryer comprising at least one of the material of the object to be dried, a drying course, a drying temperature, a drying time, and whether drying is complete, contained in the internal space of the drum.
10. In paragraph 1, A fourth electrode is detachably attached to the main body, which divides the first receiving space into a third receiving space adjacent to the first electrode and a fourth receiving space adjacent to the third electrode while the third electrode is attached to the main body. The above control unit is, A dryer that controls power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode so that an electric field is applied to at least one of the second receiving space, the third receiving space, and the fourth receiving space, based on the fact that the third electrode and the fourth electrode are attached to the main body.
11. A method for controlling a dryer comprising a main body, a drum provided inside the main body, a first electrode provided outside the drum, and a second electrode provided outside the drum, wherein A third electrode is detachably attached to the main body, which divides the internal space of the drum into a first receiving space adjacent to the first electrode and a second receiving space adjacent to the second electrode. The control method of the above dryer is, Controlling the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode so that an electric field is applied to at least one of the first receiving space and the second receiving space based on the third electrode being attached to the main body; and A method for controlling a dryer, comprising: controlling the power supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that an electric field is applied to the internal space of the drum based on the third electrode being separated from the main body.
12. In Paragraph 11, Controlling the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body is, Determining each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space as a drying space or a non-drying space based on data regarding the object to be dried contained in each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space; and A method for controlling a dryer, comprising: controlling the phase of a power supply to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode so that an electric field is applied to the drying space and not to the non-drying space.
13. In paragraph 2, Determining each of the above-mentioned first receiving space and the above-mentioned second receiving space as a dry space or a non-dry space is, A method for controlling a dryer comprising: determining the receiving space among the first receiving space and the second receiving space in which the object to be dried is not received as the non-drying space, and determining the receiving space in which the object to be dried is received as the drying space.
14. In Paragraph 12, Controlling the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body is, A method for controlling a dryer, comprising: controlling the phase of a power supply to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode such that the polarity of a pair of electrodes forming the drying space among the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode is opposite to each other, and the polarity of a pair of electrodes forming the non-drying space is the same.
15. In Paragraph 11, Controlling the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body is, Controlling the magnitude of the power supplied to the first electrode based on the material of the first object to be dried contained in the first receiving space; and A method for controlling a dryer, comprising: controlling the magnitude of the power supplied to the second electrode based on the material of the second object to be dried contained in the second receiving space.
16. In paragraph 15, Controlling the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body is, A method for controlling a dryer, comprising: controlling the size of the power supplied to the first electrode based on the material requiring the smallest size of power among the plurality of materials when the material of the first object to be dried is plurality of materials.
17. In Paragraph 11, Controlling the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body is, Controlling the supply time of power supplied to the first electrode based on the material of the first object to be dried contained in the first receiving space; and A method for controlling a dryer, comprising: controlling the supply time of power supplied to the second electrode based on the material of the second object to be dried contained in the second receiving space.
18. In Paragraph 11, Further comprising: announcing information regarding each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space based on the fact that the third electrode is attached to the main body; and Information regarding each of the above-mentioned first receiving space and the above-mentioned second receiving space is, A method for controlling a dryer comprising at least one of the material of the object to be dried, the drying course, the drying temperature, the drying time, and whether drying is completed, each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space.
19. In Paragraph 11, Further comprising: disclosing information regarding the internal space of the drum based on the fact that the third electrode is separated from the main body; and Information regarding the internal space of the above drum is, A method for controlling a dryer comprising at least one of the material of the object to be dried contained in the internal space of the drum, a drying course, a drying temperature, a drying time, and whether drying is complete.
20. In Paragraph 11, A fourth electrode is detachably attached to the main body, which divides the first receiving space into a third receiving space adjacent to the first electrode and a fourth receiving space adjacent to the third electrode while the third electrode is attached to the main body. The control method of the above dryer is, A method for controlling a dryer further comprising: controlling power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode such that an electric field is applied to at least one of the second receiving space, the third receiving space, and the fourth receiving space, based on the fact that the third electrode and the fourth electrode are attached to the main body.

Description

Dryer and Method for Controlling Thereof The disclosed invention relates to a dryer capable of drying a material to be dried through dielectric heating and a method for controlling the same. A dryer is a device capable of drying a material by removing moisture contained within it. Various types of drying devices exist for drying materials. For example, there is a hot-air drying type dryer that supplies hot air into a drum containing the material to be dried. In the case of hot-air drying, heat is transferred from air, which has a low specific heat, to water, which has a high specific heat; consequently, the heat transfer efficiency is low, and the drying efficiency is consequently low. Furthermore, the high-temperature air supplied into the drum may damage the material to be dried. As another example, there is also a dryer capable of drying a material through dielectric heating using RF (Radio Frequency). The RF drying method utilizes frictional heat loss generated by the vibration of molecules inside the material by applying an electric field to the material. Compared to the hot air drying method, it has higher drying efficiency and is less damaged on the material because it is carried out at a low temperature. Meanwhile, in the case of conventional dryers, there was a problem where the fabric of the items to be dried was damaged because users either performed multiple drying cycles separately for each material or performed the drying cycle all at once without distinguishing between the various materials when drying items of different materials. The present disclosure may provide a dryer and a method for controlling the dryer, wherein the internal space of a drum is divided into a plurality of receiving spaces to accommodate different materials to be dried in each of the plurality of receiving spaces. The present disclosure may provide a dryer and a method for controlling the dryer, wherein a plurality of receiving spaces in which a workpiece to be dried can be received can be determined as a drying space or a non-drying space. The present disclosure may provide a dryer and a method for controlling the dryer that can provide information to a user regarding each of a plurality of receiving spaces in which a workpiece to be dried can be received. The present disclosure can provide a dryer capable of performing a drying process based on the material of the object to be dried contained in a receiving space, and a method for controlling the dryer. The technical problems to be solved in this document are not limited to those mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs from the description below. A dryer according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a main body; a drum provided inside the main body; a first electrode provided outside the drum; a second electrode provided outside the drum; and a control unit; wherein a third electrode is detachably attached to the main body to divide the internal space of the drum into a first receiving space adjacent to the first electrode and a second receiving space adjacent to the second electrode, and the control unit controls power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode so that an electric field is applied to at least one of the first receiving space and the second receiving space based on the third electrode being attached to the main body, and controls power supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode so that an electric field is applied to the internal space of the drum based on the third electrode being separated from the main body. Additionally, based on the third electrode being attached to the main body, the control unit can determine the first receiving space and the second receiving space as a drying space or a non-drying space based on data regarding the object to be dried in each of the first receiving space and the second receiving space, and control the phase of the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode so that an electric field is applied to the drying space and not to the non-drying space. In addition, the control unit may determine the receiving space among the first receiving space and the second receiving space in which the object to be dried is not received as a non-drying space, and determine the receiving space in which the object to be dried is received as a drying space. In addition, the control unit can control the phase of the power supplied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode such that the polarity of a pair of electrodes forming a drying space among the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode becomes opposite to each other, and the polarity of a pair of electrodes forming a non-drying space becomes the same. Additionally, based on the third electrode being attached to the mai