LG Electronics Applies Inverter-Type Compressors and Motors to All Home Appliances
Published2017.03.03 14:38Applying inverter method to overseas sales products
LG Electronics announced that it will apply inverter-type compressors and motors, which excel in high efficiency, high performance, and low noise, to all home appliance products it launches in overseas markets starting this year.
LG Electronics has previously applied inverter technology to major premium home appliances such as stand-type air conditioners and some wall-mounted air conditioners, side-by-side refrigerators, and drum washing machines. Starting this year, the company has decided to expand the scope of inverter technology application to all products, equipping all household air conditioners, standard refrigerators, top-load washing machines, and general vacuum cleaners sold overseas with inverter-type compressors and motors, the company stated.
Compressors and motors are core components of home appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines. The inverter method allows the operating speed of compressors and motors to be freely controlled, enabling higher energy efficiency and product performance while reducing noise.
▲Major business partners examine LG's DUALCOOL inverter air conditioner at an inverter appliance showcase event
LG Electronics expressed its commitment to fill all household air conditioners sold overseas with inverter products, led by DUALCOOL air conditioners. The LG DUALCOOL inverter air conditioner cools 40% faster than conventional fixed-speed products while reducing energy consumption by 70% and reducing vibration by more than 80%, the company added.
LG Electronics' differentiated inverter technology is one of the driving forces leading the global home appliance market. LG Electronics is pioneering the global appliance market based on △'inverter DD (Direct Drive) motor' washing machines capable of delicate motions like hand washing △'inverter linear compressor' refrigerators that combine excellent temperature maintenance performance and high energy efficiency △'smart inverter motor' vacuum cleaners that boast powerful suction and high efficiency △'smart inverter' ovens enabling optimal cooking through precise temperature control, and others.
LG Electronics H&A Business Division President Song Dae-hyun emphasized, "Based on inverter technology that excels in energy efficiency as well as high performance and low noise, we will continue to lead the global premium home appliance market."
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