US 12,405,015 B2
Dehumidification apparatus and dehumidification method using the same
Minsoo Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Joongwon Na, Suwon-si (KR); and Kookjeong Seo, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,149.
Application 17/661,149 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/005296, filed on Apr. 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0085021 (KR), filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412579 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 3/153 (2006.01); F24F 11/72 (2018.01)
CPC F24F 3/153 (2013.01) [F24F 11/72 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dehumidification apparatus comprising:
a storage compartment configured to provide an accommodation space;
a circulation blower configured to form an internal air current flowing along a circulation path connected to the accommodation space;
a heat pump configured to exchange heat with the internal air current flowing along the circulation path;
an outdoor air cooler including an outdoor air cooling path and an outdoor damper disposed in the outdoor air cooling path, the outdoor air cooling path separate from the circulation path; and
an air current diverter,
wherein the heat pump includes:
a first heat exchanger configured to absorb heat from the internal air current; and
a second heat exchanger configured to release heat to a surrounding,
wherein the circulation path includes:
a first circulation path in which the internal air current passed through the first heat exchanger passes through the second heat exchanger and flow to the accommodation space; and
a second circulation path in which the internal air current passed through the first heat exchanger bypasses the second heat exchanger and flow to the accommodation space, and
wherein the air current diverter is configured to divert the circulation path from the first circulation path to the second circulation path, and
wherein the outdoor air damper selectively opens when the air current diverter diverts the circulation path from the first circulation path to the second circulation path.