The production of LG’s Inverter Direct Drive motor has exceeded 100 million units. From 1998 to the end of 2022, the company produced, on average, over 12,000 Inverter DD motors per day. This component connects directly to the washing drum, an innovation that helps make LG washing machines more durable and reduces noise and energy consumption during operation. LG has refined the Inverter DD motor over four generations, continuously improving the technology and its performance capabilities. The company holds over 240 Inverter DD motor related technology patents in Korea and internationally. In 2019, LG applied Artificial Intelligence to the Inverter DD motor to further enhance its efficiency and effectiveness. Used in premium washing machines and dryers, the AI DD motor leverages deep learning technology to detect the weight of each load and the types of fabrics being washed. It then selects the optimal combination of drum movements from the company’s proprietary 6 Motion technology – which enables six discrete drum movements – to care and clean for users’ laundry. Last year, LG brought its advanced Inverter DD motor to its dryers for the first time. Like the company’s washers, LG dryers also offer 6 Motion (Tumble, Swing, Rolling, Stepping, Scrubbing and Filtration) technology to boost drying performance and minimize fabric damage.
