发明名称 |
Adaptive defrost control system for a refrigerator |
摘要 |
An adaptive demand defrost control system controls the length of an interval between defrost operations in accordance with the number and duration of compartment door-openings, the duration of a previous defrost operation as corrected by the temperature of the evaporator prior to defrost, and the length of time the compressor has been energized. A count is stored which is varied according to a decrementing schedule, with the decrementing schedule in turn being based upon a comparison of the corrected defrost duration with either a desired defrost duration or a range of desired defrost durations. A defrost operation is initiated when the count reaches a predetermined value. An alternative embodiment of the invention develops an indication of the ambient humidity and controls humidity-dependent apparatus in accordance with the indication.
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申请公布号 |
US4481785(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1984.11.13 |
申请号 |
US19820402469 |
申请日期 |
1982.07.28 |
申请人 |
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
发明人 |
TERSHAK, ANDREW T.;THIENEMAN, MICHAEL D. |
分类号 |
F25D21/08;F25D21/00;(IPC1-7):F25D21/06 |
主分类号 |
F25D21/08 |
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