DEFROST DEVICE, REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A defrosting apparatus is disclosed. According to the present invention, the defrosting apparatus comprises: an evaporator; a defrosting heater removing frost formed on the evaporator; and a control unit controlling the defrosting heater until defrosting for the evaporator is completed when a driving start command for the defrosting apparatus is inputted. Moreover, the control unit controls the defrosting heater to have an idle section in which the defrosting heater is not operated between a time when the driving start command has been inputted and a time when defrosting for the evaporator has been completed. According to the present invention, provided are the defrosting apparatus, a refrigerator having the same, and a control method thereof, which can improve energy efficiency by discontinuously controlling motion of the defrosting apparatus.