发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for conserving power consumed by a refrigerated appliance utilizing audio signal detection |
摘要 |
A refrigerated appliance that dispenses items for use with a power source and includes a cooling system. Power control circuitry is electrically coupled between the power source and components (for example, a compressor and one or more circulating fans of the cooling system) of the appliance. A controller, which is operably coupled to the power control circuitry, is adapted to manage the supply of electrical power to such components by intelligently transitioning between a normal-operation mode and at least one power-conserving mode. To achieve efficient power conservation, an audio signal detector is provided that generates at least one dispensing event signal that represents the occurrence of one or more sound-based dispensing events. The controller automatically transitions between the power-conserving mode(s) and the normal-operation mode based upon at least one dispensing event data signal supplied to the controller by the audio signal detector, and possibly other data signals supplied to the controller.
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申请公布号 |
US2005178135(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.08.18 |
申请号 |
US20040901615 |
申请日期 |
2004.07.28 |
申请人 |
SCHANIN DAVID;VAN DER HOOP DAN;STRONG GARY |
发明人 |
SCHANIN DAVID;VAN DER HOOP DAN;STRONG GARY |
分类号 |
F25D17/06;F25D29/00;G05D23/19;G07F9/10;G07F11/04;(IPC1-7):F25B1/00;F25B49/00;F25B19/00;G05D3/12 |
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F25D17/06 |
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