US 2012/0222436 A1 · Air Cooled Refrigerator, Method And System Of Controlling The Same

Abstract

A system and method of controlling an air-cooled refrigerator. The air-cooled refrigerator includes a refrigerating compartment, a refrigerating evaporator, and a refrigerating fan for circulating an air between the refrigerating evaporator and the refrigerating compartment. The method may include steps of: detecting a temperature TL in the refrigerating compartment; determining whether the temperature TL is greater than or equal to a first predetermined temperature T1, and starting the refrigerating evaporator to refrigerate the refrigerating compartment and adjusting a rotating speed of the refrigerating fan to r1 if the temperature TL≧T1; determining whether the temperature TL is less than a second predetermined temperature T2 if the temperature TL<T1; stopping the refrigerating evaporator and detecting a temperature TH of the refrigerating evaporator if the temperature TL<T2; and adjusting the rotating speed of the refrigerating fan according to the temperature TH to adjust a humidity in the refrigerating compartment.

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Dependent claims

A method of controlling an air-cooled refrigerator, the air-cooled refrigerator comprising a refrigerating compartment, a refrigerating evaporator, and a refrigerating fan for circulating an air between the refrigerating evaporator and the refrigerating compartment, the method comprising steps of:

detecting a temperature TL in the refrigerating compartment;
determining whether the temperature TL is greater than or equal to a first predetermined temperature T1, and starting the refrigerating evaporator to refrigerate the refrigerating compartment and adjusting a rotating speed of the refrigerating fan to r1 if the temperature TL≧T1;
determining whether the temperature TL is less than a second predetermined temperature T2 if the temperature TL<T1;
stopping the refrigerating evaporator and detecting a temperature TH of the refrigerating evaporator if the temperature TL<T2;
and
adjusting the rotating speed of the refrigerating fan according to the temperature TH to adjust a humidity in the refrigerating compartment.

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A system of controlling an air-cooled refrigerator, the air-cooled refrigerator comprising a refrigerating compartment, a refrigerating evaporator, and a refrigerating fan for circulating an air between the refrigerating evaporator and the refrigerating compartment, the system comprising:

a refrigerating compartment temperature detecting unit for detecting a temperature TL in the refrigerating compartment;
a refrigerating compartment temperature determining unit for determining whether T2≦TL<T1, where T1 is a first predetermined temperature, and T2 is a second predetermined temperature;
a refrigerating evaporator temperature detecting unit for detecting a temperature TH of the refrigerating evaporator;
and
a control unit for starting the refrigerating evaporator to refrigerate the refrigerating compartment and adjusting a rotating speed of the refrigerating fan to r1 if TL≧T1, and stopping an operation of the refrigerating evaporator and adjusting the rotating speed of the refrigerating fan according to the temperature TH to adjust a humidity in the refrigerating compartment if TL<T2.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Air Cooled Refrigerator, Method And System Of Controlling The Same

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