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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSojeong Kim, Woojin Shin, Jongwook Kwon, Johannes Büsing, Jinhan Kim, Jihyeon Pak
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A dishwasher including a tub forming a washing chamber; a drying device disposed outside of the tub and including an inlet through which air from the washing chamber is introduceable, a flow channel in which air from the washing chamber introduced through the inlet flows, a fan that is operable to cause air from the washing chamber to be introduced through the inlet to flow in the flow channel, a heater in the flow channel to heat air in the flow channel, an outlet through which air in the flow channel is discharged to the washing chamber, and a temperature sensor between the heater and the outlet; and at least one processor configured to operate the fan based on a start of a drying cycle and to determine an initial operation time point of the heater during the drying cycle based on temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
A dishwasher comprising:
A method for controlling a dishwasher having a tub forming a washing chamber, a drying device disposed outside of the tub, the drying device including an inlet through which air is introduceable from the washing chamber, an outlet through which air introduced through the inlet is dischargeable to the washing chamber, a flow channel connecting the inlet and the outlet such that air introduced from the washing chamber through the inlet flows to the outlet, a fan that is operable to cause air from the washing chamber to be introduced through the inlet, to flow in the flow channel, and to be discharged to the washing chamber through the outlet, a heater disposed in the flow channel to heat air in the flow channel, and a temperature sensor disposed between the heater and the outlet in the flow channel to detect a temperature of air in the flow channel, the method comprising:
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