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Control method for refrigerator

US11293678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2019
Grant dateApr 5, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B40/00
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a controller that is configured to perform operations including driving a refrigerator compartment compressor, determining whether a sensed temperature in the refrigerator compartment satisfies a first temperature, driving, based on the sensed temperature in the refrigerator compartment satisfying the first temperature, a freezer compartment compressor, stopping the refrigerator compartment compressor, maintaining, after stopping the refrigerator compartment compressor, operation of the freezer compartment compressor, restarting the refrigerator compartment compressor, and varying a driving frequency of the refrigerator compartment compressor.

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