Image forming apparatus and method of controlling power consumption thereof

摘要

A method of controlling power consumption of an image forming apparatus includes outputting information regarding power consumption of a plurality of operation units if a power consumption check mode is set, performing power save operation in which at least one operation unit from among the plurality of operation units is turned on and the remaining operation units are turned off if a power save mode is set. Accordingly, on/off of the plurality of operation units may be controlled in the power save mode based on power consumption of each of the operation units.

主权项

1. A method of controlling power consumption of an image forming apparatus using a plurality of operation units, comprising:
outputting information regarding power consumption of the plurality of operation units which are used in different image forming operations if it is determined that a power consumption check mode is set; determining whether a power save mode is set; and if it is determined that a power save mode is set, operating a power save mode in which at least one operation unit set from among the plurality of operation units is turned on to perform a corresponding image forming operation while the remaining operation units are turned off, wherein the operating a power save mode comprises changing a preset operation of turn-on and turn-off of the plurality of operating units by using the information regarding power consumption.