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Provided is an air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning apparatus includes a main body having a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed within the main body to allow the air to flo

Provided is an air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning apparatus includes a main body having a suction part through which air is suctioned and a discharge part through which the air suctioned through the suction part is discharged, a fan disposed within the main body to allow the air to flow, a filter device disposed between the suction part and the discharge part within the main body, the filter device including a filter including a plurality of arrays that are spaced apart from each other, and a power supply part to supply a voltage to each of the arrays. Each of the arrays includes a conductive member, the conductive member contacts a dielectric containing a dielectric material.

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1. An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a main body having a suction part and a discharge part, air being suctioned through the suction part and discharged through the discharge part;a fan within the main body to allow the air to flow;a filter device between the suction part and the discharge p

1. An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a main body having a suction part and a discharge part, air being suctioned through the suction part and discharged through the discharge part;a fan within the main body to allow the air to flow;a filter device between the suction part and the discharge part within the main body, the filter device comprising an array of filter elements separated from each other,each of the filter elements comprises a conductive member that contacts a dielectric containing a dielectric material; anda controller to control a power supply that supplies a voltage to more than one of the filter elements,wherein the controller controls the power supply such that:the power supply supplies a first voltage having a first frequency to the more than one of the filter elements to filter dust, the first frequency being less than 1 Khz, andthe power supply supplies a second voltage having a second frequency to the more than one of the filter elements for cleaning, the second frequency being greater than 1 Khz. 2. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conductive member is coated with the dielectric. 3. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the power supply supplies the second voltage having the second frequency to the more than one of the filter elements, the controller controls the fan such that a current rotation rate of the fan is reduced. 4. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the power supply such that the power supply supplies the second voltage having the second frequency to the more than one of the filter elements after the operation of the air conditioning apparatus is completed. 5. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a display to display information for request of the filter cleaning is displayed; andan inputter to input a filter cleaning command,wherein, when the filter cleaning command is inputted through the inputter, the controller controls the power supply such that the power supply supplies the second voltage having the second frequency to the more than one of the filter elements. 6. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the filter device further comprises a filter housing in which the filter elements are accommodated, and a first conductive plate contacting a conductive member of a 2n-th array of the filter elements and a second conductive plate contacting a conductive member of a 2n+1-th array of the filter elements are disposed in the filter housing. 7. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first frequency is less than or equal to 10 hz. 8. The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a dust storage part storing dust particles that may be separated from the filter elements.