Patent ID: 8281614
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: F01C,F04C,F24F,F25B,F28D,F28F,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A water-cooled air conditioner comprising: an indoor unit including a first heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between air and refrigerant, the indoor unit for cooling or heating a space to be air conditioned; an outdoor unit separate from the indoor unit and including a second heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between water and the refrigerant; one or more compressors for compressing the refrigerant; a discharger at the second heat exchanger to discharge water that collects within the second heat exchanger to outside of the second heat exchanger; and a controller that operates the discharger such that power is applied to the discharger to discharge the water within the second heat exchanger to the outside.