A laundry treating apparatus includes a tub, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, an induction heater which is fixed to the tub, is spaced apart from the drum, and heats the drum, a first circuit including a first coil installed in the tub, a power supply unit which applies AC power to the first coil, and a second circuit installed in the drum and including a second coil disposed in a position overlapping with the first coil in a length direction of a rotational central shaft of the drum and a thermistor having a resistance that varies based on a temperature.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a tub, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, an induction heater which is fixed to the tub, is spaced apart from the drum, and heats the drum, a first circuit including a first coil installed in the tub, a power supply unit which applies AC power to the first coil, and a second circuit installed in the drum and including a second coil disposed in a position overlapping with the first coil in a length direction of a rotational central shaft of the drum and a thermistor having a resistance that varies based on a temperature.

Disclosed is a dryer operating method that is useful in a 5G environment provided for the Internet of Things. The dryer of the disclosure includes a heating device, a tumbler connected to the exit of the heating device, a fan connected to the exit of the tumbler, a heat exchanger disposed in a flow line of a working fluid connected to the exit of the fan, and a compressor having an entrance connected to the flow line connected to the exit of the fan and an exit connected to the entrance of the heat exchanger. The method of the disclosure includes heating the working fluid using the heating device, reducing the pressure in the tumbler by discharging a portion of the working fluid in a circulation line to outside using the compressor, drying an object to be dried received in the tumbler, and cooling the object to be dried.

A dryer including: a drum; a duct connected to the drum; a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct; a heater provided inside the duct; a fan provided inside the duct; a motor to rotate the fan; and a controller configured to perform a first operation of operating the compressor, the heater, and the motor based on no object being inside the drum, and a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor. The dryer may sterilize the inside of the dryer, particularly, a flow path through which humid air passes.

A dryer including: a drum; a duct connected to the drum; a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct; a heater provided inside the duct; a fan provided inside the duct; a motor to rotate the fan; and a controller configured to perform a first operation of operating the compressor, the heater, and the motor based on no object being inside the drum, and a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor. The dryer may sterilize the inside of the dryer, particularly, a flow path through which humid air passes.

A control method of a dual-drum washing machine, comprising the following steps: step S1: before a first washing drum performing heating; step S2: determining whether a second washing drum is heating; step S3: if the determination result is yes, determining whether the remaining heating time of the second washing drum is more than T.sub.0; and step S4: if the determination result is yes, performing an alternate heating procedure in which the first washing drum and the second washing drum heat alternately, and if the determination result is no, performing a sequential heating procedure in which the second washing drum heats before the first washing drum, wherein T.sub.0 is a time value, set through a system, for determining whether heating of the second washing drum is coming to an end.

A method of drying laundry in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber in which the laundry is received for drying comprises moving the treating chamber to redistribute the laundry, supplying air to the treating chamber to define a supply air flow, exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber to define an exhaust air flow, actuating a heater at full output to heat the air supplied to the treating chamber, turning the heater off, and maintaining a maximum evaporation rate for a duration of time by operating the heater.

A method of drying laundry in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber in which the laundry is received for drying comprises moving the treating chamber to redistribute the laundry, supplying air to the treating chamber to define a supply air flow, exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber to define an exhaust air flow, actuating a heater at full output to heat the air supplied to the treating chamber, turning the heater off, and maintaining a maximum evaporation rate for a duration of time by operating the heater.

A clothing processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure may comprise: a drum for receiving laundry; a motor for driving the drum; a drying unit for drying the laundry by heating the drum; and a memory for storing a control temperature table in which a control temperature according to the lapse of drying time of the laundry is recorded, wherein the drying unit operates on the basis of a control temperature table obtained by shifting the stored control temperature table at least one time.

A clothing processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure may comprise: a drum for receiving laundry; a motor for driving the drum; a drying unit for drying the laundry by heating the drum; and a memory for storing a control temperature table in which a control temperature according to the lapse of drying time of the laundry is recorded, wherein the drying unit operates on the basis of a control temperature table obtained by shifting the stored control temperature table at least one time.