CPC D06F 58/38 (2020.02) [D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/08 (2020.02); D06F 2103/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/26 (2020.02); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02)] | 20 Claims |
17. A method for controlling a dryer including a heat pump, the method comprising:
detecting current flowing through a motor for rotating a drum;
detecting humidity of a material accommodated in the drum;
determining a drying load based on a comparison of the detected humidity to a plurality of information of reference humidity and the detected current to a plurality of information of reference current;
controlling a rpm of the motor or an operation of the heat pump based on the drying load determined;
performing a drying process;
detecting humidity of the material accommodated in the drum while the drying process is performed; and
finishing the drying process in response to the detected humidity being determined to be a target humidity.
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