| 摘要 |
A method of at least in part temperature-independently controlling a thermostatically-controllable cooling and/or heating appliance is provided. The method comprises the step of periodically at least in part temperature-independently deactivating and reactivating a thermostatically-controllable cooling and/or heating element of the said appliance whilst the cooling and/or heating element of the cooling and/or heating appliance is ordinarily energised to heat and/or cool during an energisation period of a or each standard duty cycle. A deactivation period of the cooling and/or heating element is at least in part controlled by a timer element. The deactivation period is also automatically adjustable based on a deactivation-period profile associated with the timer element, and the deactivation period is further automatically adjustable when the cooling and/or heating element is thermostatically or manually deactivated during the energisation period of the or each said standard duty cycle. |
