Refrigerator and humidity control method
US10969163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention discloses a refrigerator and a humidity control method for the same. The refrigerator comprises a humidity controller to controllably maintain moisture and/or perform humidification. The humidity controller is configured to: set a target humidity value, measure an actual relative humidity value of a target space, and calculate a target water replenishing mass W based on a difference between the two values and a current temperature of the target space; measure and calculate a water replenishing time T, and adjust the humidity controller so as to maintain its maximum humidifying rate Vmax within the time T to achieve the humidification purpose; and adjust the humidity controller so as to maintain a humidifying rate consistent with a water vapor loss rate in the target space to achieve the moisture maintaining purpose.
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