Clothing management apparatus and method for controlling thereof

A clothing management apparatus comprising:

• a steam generator configured to generate steam;
• a steam discharging member comprising a spraying head configured to receive steam generated by the steam generator through a hose and discharge the received steam to clothing disposed in an accommodating space within the clothing management apparatus;
• a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature in the clothing management apparatus;
• a display;
• a communicator;
• an air circulation device comprising a fan and a heater, the air circulation device being disposed in a lower portion of the accommodating space;
• a clothing support device disposed on an upper end of the accommodating space;
• a spraying device connected to the clothing support device;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• control an operation of the steam generator and steam discharging member to perform a steam generation course,
• after the steam generation course begins, control an operation of the air circulation device to perform an air circulation for discharging heated air on the clothing, and
• identify that the hose is disconnected based on a range of the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor in the air circulation device being less than a predetermined range threshold during a predetermined time during the operation of the air circulation device,
• wherein the processor is further configured, based on the hose being identified as disconnected, to:
• stop the steam generation course,
• control the display to display error information,
• control the communicator to send the error information to a management server corresponding to a service center, and
• perform a clothing management operation with a remaining course,
• wherein the clothing management operation includes a heating function, a drying function, and a dust removing function,
• wherein the heating function is a function to discharge heated air into the accommodating space by using the air circulation device for changing a fabric structure of the clothing into a flexible state,
• wherein the drying function is a function to discharge heated air into the accommodating space by using the air circulation device for removing moisture remaining in the clothing, and
• wherein the dust removing function is a function to spray pressured air into the accommodating space by using the spraying device for removing dust on the clothing.