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US 2010/0146997 A1Published application
Controlling process for refrigerator
OwnerYong Hwan Eom, Chan Ho Chuninventors
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Abstract
According to a method of controlling a refrigerator in accordance with the present invention, in the case in which a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber has to be cooled, the refrigerating chamber is primarily cooled up to a cooling temperature set higher than a target temperature region and the freezing chamber is then cooled. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that temperatures of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber can be cooled to a temperature wanted by a user more rapidly.
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A method of controlling a refrigerator, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a main body partitioned into a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber evaporator disposed in the refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber evaporator disposed in the freezing chamber, and a compressor for supplying refrigerant to the refrigerating chamber evaporator and the freezing chamber evaporator;
- setting a target temperature region of the refrigerating chamber between a first upper limit temperature and a first lower limit temperature and setting a refrigerating chamber priority cooling temperature to be higher than the refrigerating chamber target temperature region;
- setting a target temperature region of the freezing chamber between a second upper limit temperature and a second lower limit temperature and setting a freezing chamber priority cooling temperature to be higher than the freezing chamber target temperature region;
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- when a temperature of the refrigerating chamber and a temperature of the freezing chamber do not meet the refrigerating chamber target temperature region and the freezing chamber target temperature region, primarily cooling the refrigerating chamber such that the temperature of the refrigerating chamber is at least lower than the refrigerating chamber priority cooling temperature.
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A method of controlling a refrigerator, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a main body partitioned into a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber evaporator disposed in the refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber evaporator disposed in the freezing chamber, and a compressor for supplying refrigerant to the refrigerating chamber evaporator and the freezing chamber evaporator;
- setting a target temperature region of the refrigerating chamber between a first upper limit temperature and a first lower limit temperature and setting a refrigerating chamber priority cooling temperature to be higher than the refrigerating chamber target temperature region;
- setting a target temperature region of the freezing chamber between a second upper limit temperature and a second lower limit temperature;
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- when a temperature of the refrigerating chamber and a temperature of the freezing chamber do not meet the refrigerating chamber target temperature region and the freezing chamber target temperature region, primarily cooling the refrigerating chamber such that the temperature of the refrigerating chamber is at least lower than the refrigerating chamber priority cooling temperature.
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