Home Appliance
Creating a new and unique lifestyle, this is the dream pursued by LG Electronics Home Appliance.
A lot of home appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, water purifiers and massage chairs, have a role to play in meeting consumers' essential needs. The ultimate goal of the LG Electronics Home Appliance division is to continuously enhance these home appliances to provide a more comfortable, safe and convenient life for everyone.
Based on years of accumulated technological knowhow, LG Electronics has been continuously launching environmentally-friendly products that have improved energy efficiency and reduced vibration and noise. Through the development of various new technologies, the company is providing added-value to customers' lives by innovative products that change their way of life.
Even for refrigerators that only use cold air, numerous technologies from diverse fields are collectively applied at the design stage. These include: the refrigeration cycle, motors, compressors, heat exchangers, vibration and noise, power supply, electromagnetism, as well as intelligent control technology. All of the LG Electronics research institutes for home appliances continuously conduct research and development activities to improve on each and every applicable technology and to apply new technologies to create innovative products that will provide greater convenience to customers'lives.
Major R&D Areas relating to Home Appliance
Refrigerator
The basic technological requirement of a refrigerator is to keep its contents fresh for as long as possible. Today, the core technologies for a refrigerator can be summarized as environmentally-friendly, health conscious, energy efficient and low on noise. LG Electronics' refrigerator not only combines these core technologies, but is also a design statement in any kitchen.
Washing Machine
The washing machine's core technological requirement is the ability to wash garments. LG Electronics' washing machine employs an algorithm that interprets and controls the motion of the water and applies new direct-drive technology leaving no competitors in its class. A combination of noise and vibration reducing technology that improves durability, structural design technology, heat and fluid interpreting technology that reduces energy consumption and damage to delicate clothing and steam application technology are continuously being developed and applied to the product.
Cooking Appliance
LG Electronics' cooking appliances are developed by applying heating system technology optimized for taste and nutrition tailored to different types of food; energy efficiency enhancing technology for cooktops, and high efficiency heating systems for quick cooking to provide customers with the most enjoyable cooking experience. In particular, the electrical range using LG Electronics' unique light wave system employs surrounding heating elements that make the cooking time three times faster while consuming up to 40% less electricity.
Vacuum Cleaner
The core technologies of a vacuum cleaner are the motor and drive circuit for motor operation, which has a direct impact on the performance of the cleaner. LG Electronics has developed and applied high efficiency, low noise and low cost technologies to its vacuum cleaner, and has even come up with the world's first dust compactor to eliminate dust, improve sanitary conditions and make it more efficient. In addition, the company has applied position recognition and auto drive technologies, culminating in the successful development of the high-tech robotic vacuum cleaner.
Healthcare
LG Electronics' line of healthcare appliances, which can directly affect the human body, includes body care products that use vibration technology for medical purposes, water purifiers, water solutions including the ion purifier, and air care for clean air. In order to provide a complete home healthcare service to customers, the company is continuously putting effort into research activities.
Major R&D Achievements in Home Appliance
2009
Development of 6-motion TROMM washing machine
Through its proprietary direct drive motor precision speed control technology, LG developed the world's first innovative six-motion drum washing machine.
Development of the fifth-generation "Roboking Dual Eye" robot vacuum cleaner
Equipped with two cameras and eleven sensors, the Roboking Dual Eye robot vacuum cleaner constructs a detailed map to analyze the floor space and calculate the optimal cleaning route.
Developed the 3rd-generation linear compressor.
The highly efficient linear compressor developed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions?now a global issue?is the core component in a refrigerator that can significantly reduce electricity consumption.
2008
Developed the wall oven with a furnace convection feature.
The oven is equipped with the newly developed next generation carbon heater that emits the maximum number of far infrared rays by using carbon fiber. This reduces the pre-heating time and the furnace convection feature also enhances taste.
Developed the world's first shoe drying function (Tromm)
The technology employs a low heat fan that dries shoes without bending them as if they have been dried in the sun. In addition to removing odors, it also disinfects shoes to make them healthier to wear.
2007
Developed the world's first vacuum cleaner with an automatic dust compactor feature.
The compressor plate in the dust cage rotates left and right and compresses the dust to eliminate dust from flying out. This function not only improves sanitary conditions but also increases efficiency.
2006
Developed an in-door-ice system (Dios and French Dios).
The compact ice-making feature was installed in the refrigerator door to enhance the use of space in the refrigerator.
Developed an electric oven with a speed cooking function (maximum capacity: 65 l).
The biggest capacity in its class was achieved by applying insulation and coolant passage technology, and the cooking time was cut in half by being the world's first electric oven to use a halogen lamp.
2005
Developed the dual spraying system (Steam Tromm).
The dual spraying method?LG Electronics' unique technology?was applied to simultaneously spray steam and high concentrate detergent for superior washing capability and different washing cycles. As a result, Tromm received the award for the Top 10 New Technologies in Korea in 2006.
Developed the drum washing machine with a max. capacity of 15 kg.
By applying core technology, the direct drive motor, the highest capacity among equal-sized washing machines, was achieved.
2003
the Dios equipped with a linear compressor and natural refrigerant gas (R600a).
The refrigerator's electricity consumption was significantly reduced by developing and applying straight line drive linear compressor technology.
