A REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING A SENSOR THAT DETECTS SPOILAGE OF FOOD

摘要

The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) comprising a storage unit (3) wherein a single type of foodstuff such as vegetables, fruits or meat is stored, a gas sensor (4) that detects the organic compounds diffusing into the medium from the foodstuffs placed into the storage unit (3), a weight sensor (5) that detects the amount of foodstuffs placed in the storage unit (3), a temperature sensor (6) that detects the temperature in the storage unit (3) and a control unit (7) that compares the limit organic compound amount (VOCmax) determined by means of the measurements of the weight sensor (5) and the temperature sensor (6) with the organic compound amount (VOC) measured by the gas sensor (4).