Refrigerator and operating method thereof

Abstract

A refrigerator and a method of operating the same are disclosed. The refrigerator includes an inrush current preventing unit for preventing an excessive current from being applied when an input power is applied to the refrigerator, a bypass unit connected to the inrush current preventing unit to bypass the input power, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a voltage of the rectified and smoothed input power, and a controller for controlling the input power input through the inrush current preventing unit in response to the voltage measured by the voltage measuring unit, for recovering a function of the inrush current preventing unit, and for driving a compressor. An excessive voltage or an inrush current is prevented from being applied when the refrigerator is operated, and the input power is bypassed when the compressor is driven. Therefore, standby time for the re-driving is decreased and convenience is enhanced.

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