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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMyungsoo Kang, Kyuho Shin, Jinkook Yoon, Hyongsoo Noh, Myungseob Song, Joonoh Shin, Kisup Lee
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An air conditioner includes a dust collection sheet including a first electrode and a second electrode separated from the first electrode and facing the first electrode, and to collect particles in air, a power supplier electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and a controller configured to control the power supplier to apply a direct current (DC) voltage to the first electrode to perform a dust collecting operation, determine to perform at least one of a first sterilizing operation at a preset first temperature for a first period of time and a second sterilizing operation at a second temperature higher than the first temperature for a second period of time shorter than the first period of time, and control the power supplier to apply an alternate current (AC) voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode for the first sterilizing operation or the second sterilizing operation.
An air conditioner comprising:
A method of controlling an air conditioner including a dust collection sheet including a first electrode and a second electrode separated from the first electrode and facing the first electrode, the method comprising:
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