A method for predicting and detecting a failure in a compressor in an air conditioner including a heat exchanger, the compressor, piping connecting the heat exchanger and the compressor with each other, and a control unit controlling the compressor, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a driving current for driving the compressor by a current detecting part;
- detecting pulsation in a driving current detected by the current detecting part by a pulsation detecting part;
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- predicting or detecting a failure in the compressor by an anomaly determining part based on a magnitude and a duration of pulsation in the driving current detected by the pulsation detecting part.