Outdoor heat exchanger and heat pump having the same

• Main Authors: LEE HANCHOON, KIM HONGSEONG, KIM JUHYOK, LEE SANGYEUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 04.07.2012
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

The invention provides an outdoor heat exchanger and a heat pump having the same. The heat pump may include the outdoor heat exchanger that performs a heat exchange operation between refrigerant and outdoor air. The outdoor heat exchanger may include a refrigerant tube that guides refrigerant therethrough, and one or more fins coupled to the refrigerant tube. One face of each of the fins may be coated with a water repellent coating material and another face thereof may be coated with a hydrophilic coating material. An area coated with the water repellent coating material may be greater than an area coated with the hydrophilic coating material.