Air conditioner and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an air conditioner and a control method thereof. The air conditioner comprises a compressor, a four-way valve, a condenser, a throttling device and an evaporator, wherein the compressor, the four-way valve, the condenser, the throttling device and the evaporator are connected in sequence; the air conditioner also comprises a heat pipe heat exchanger, an adsorbing material, an electric heating device and an air conveying fan; the heat pipe heat exchanger is positioned at an air outlet of the condenser and is used for transmitting the cold of air blown out of the air outlet from one end to the other end of the heat pipe heat exchanger when the air conditioner runs in a heating mode so as to generate condensate on the surface of the other end of the heat pipe heat exchanger; the adsorbing material is used for collecting the condensate generated on the surface of the other end of the heat pipe heat exchanger; the electric heating device is used for heating outdoor air to a separation temperature of the adsorbing material so that water steam can be separated from the adsorbing material when the heated outdoor air flows through the adsorbing material; and the air conveying fan is used for sending the separated water steam to an indoor room through an air conveying pipeline. When running in a heating mode in winter, the air conditioner provided by the invention can effectively increase and improve the humidity of indoor air and improve the heating comfort of the air conditioner.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and more specifically, to an air conditioner and a control method for the air conditioner. Background technique [0002] Humidity, cleanliness, and temperature are three important indicators to measure room comfort. Among these three factors, humidity is often ignored by most people. In fact, humidity has a great impact on human health, especially in winter. Under hot conditions, the relative humidity of the indoor room decreases due to the temperature rise, and the air is dry, which reduces the comfort of the human body. However, the existing air conditioning system often cannot reasonably control the humidity of the room when heating. [0003] At present, in order to realize room humidity control in winter, users usually need to purchase a humidifier to increase indoor relative humidity and improve indoor room comfort. However, due to the problems of the humidifier's own struc...

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Problems solved by technology

However, due to the problems of the humidifier's own structure and humidification principle, its humidification effect and humidification cleanliness often cannot meet higher requirements.

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