Refrigerator temperature and defrost control

Patent · Tue May 12 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6515840

Janke, D E

This patent describes a refrigerator having cooling means including an evaporator and a compressor for cooling a refrigerated compartment. The compressor has first and second power terminals and defrost means for heating the evaporator to remove frost. The defrost means has first and second power terminals, and a source of power coupled to first and second power conductors, an electrical control for controlling the application of power to the power terminals of each of the compressor and the defrost means. The control comprises: defrost initiation means for producing a defrost initiation signal upon a determination that the energization of the defrost means is desired.

• Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI
• Patent Number(s): US 4663941
• OSTI ID: 6515840
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
COMPRESSORS
CONTROL
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLING
COOLING SYSTEMS
DEFROSTING
ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EVAPORATORS
REFRIGERATORS
SIGNALS
SWITCHES
TEMPERATURE CONTROL