Method for controlling defrost heater of refrigerator
US6415616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D21/008
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a defrost heater of a refrigerator. The method for controlling a defrost heater of a refrigerator, comprising the steps of; accumulating the run time of a compressor and checking whether accumulated time has reached a predetermined time for defrosting; performing a defrost operation, if the predetermined time for defrosting is a first defrosting point of time; checking the current state of the defrost heater if the predetermined time for defrosting is not a first defrosting point of time; turning on the defrost heater to perform the on/off control of the defrost heater, if the defrost heater is turned on/off and thereafter the on/off time reaches a predetermined time; and turning off the defrost heater to finish the defrost operation, if the temperature of cooler has reached a defrost-off temperature during the on/off control of the defrost heater.
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