Air conditioner and air conditioning system

摘要

An air conditioner including a humidifier and an air conditioning system. The humidifier is modularized within the air conditioner so that the air conditioner performs humidifying together with air conditioning. Further, the humidifier may be linked in operation to the air conditioner.

主权项

1. An air conditioner, comprising:
a main body comprising an air inlet and an air outlet; a heat exchanger provided within the main body; a drain pan mounted at a lower side of the heat exchanger to collect condensate that forms on a surface of the heat exchanger; a fan assembly mounted within the main body that suctions an indoor air; an inner cover that is rotatably coupled to the main body and includes a surface on which a water tank that supplies water to the drain pan is mounted; a humidifying device disposed on a surface of the heat exchanger, wherein a lower portion of the humidifying device is immersed in water accumulated in the drain pan; and a discharge cell mounted to an inner side of the drain pan, wherein the discharge cell includes opposed surfaces on which a high voltage electrode portion and a ground electrode portion are installed, respectively, a first insulation layer disposed on the high voltage electrode portion that prevents the high voltage electrode portion from contacting water and being oxidized, and a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer and including a plurality of voids, and wherein when a voltage is applied to the high voltage electrode portion, a plurality of bubbles is generated through the plurality of voids.