Clothing dryer including drain pump and method for controlling the same

Abstract

The disclosure of a clothing dryer may comprise: a first water container in which condensate generated as a drying cycle is performed is stored, a drain pump driven by a brushless direct current motor, and a controller configured to: alternately drive the drain pump at a first rotational speed and stop the drain pump a predetermined number of times in response to a start of a bubble removal cycle to remove bubbles from the condensate stored in the first water container, and start a drainage cycle in which the drain pump is operated at a second rotational speed which is greater than the first rotational speed for a predetermined driving period in response to termination of the bubble removal cycle.

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