Lg Electronics Inc.

Sangbok Choi

Sungwook Kim

Kyongbae Park

Wookyung Baik

Soonkyu Lee

Yonghwan Eom

Sung Jhee

Cholok Han

Namsoo Cho

Kyong Bae Park

Yunsu Cho

Juyeong Heo

Youngseung Song

Kibae Lee

Chungill Lee

Kyunghun Cha

Namki Lee

Yun Su Cho

Min Hyuk Park

In a refrigerator and control method thereof according to the present disclosure, when a load operation is terminated and a normal storage operation is performed, a re-input prevention control is performed to prevent the load operation from being performed even if an operation start condition of the load operation is satisfied. During the re-input prevention control, when a re-input prevention stop condition is satisfied, the re-input prevention control is controlled to be stopped. In this way, it is possible to prevent over-cooling of a first storage compartment, which may be caused by continuous input of the load operation, and respond smoothly to the corresponding load when a large load is input.

Refrigerator and control method thereof

A refrigerator is configured such that a controller may control the frost detecting operation to be differently performed on the basis of at least one of a room temperature and a set reference temperature. Thus, precise frosting detection may be performed and power consumption due to the frosting detection may be minimized, and power consumption efficiency may be improved.

Refrigerator

The present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a storage chamber; a door for opening or closing the storage chamber; a case in which an inlet through which air flows from the storage chamber and an outlet through which the air is discharged to the storage chamber are formed; an evaporator provided inside the case for exchanging heat with the air to supply cool air; and a differential pressure sensor provided inside the case.

A refrigerator includes a first heater, a second heater, and a third heater, and the third heater is located inside a frost detection flow path and generates heat. Accordingly, during a defrosting operation, the inside of the frost detection flow path may be prevented from being blocked. Or freezing of the frost check sensor provided in the frost detection flow path may be prevented.

A method of controlling a refrigerator including a cold air generator and a cold air transmission unit includes, when a temperature of the storage compartment becomes equal to or greater than a first reference temperature, operating the cold air generator with predetermined cooling power and turning on and operating the cold air transmitter with predetermined output, upon determining that the temperature of the storage compartment becomes equal to or less than a second reference temperature lower than the first reference temperature, turning off the cold air transmitter, and, upon determining that the temperature of the storage compartment becomes equal to or greater than the first reference temperature, turning on the cold air transmitter again, wherein a controller determines operation output of the cold air transmitter based on the cooling power of the cold air generator.

Refrigerator and method of controlling the same

A refrigerator includes an evaporator, a defrost heater, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature associated with the evaporator, and controller to control the defrost heater. In response to a defrosting operation start time point arriving, the controller is configured to perform a defrost operation mode including a pre-defrost cooling mode, a heater operation mode, and a post-defrost cooling mode, perform a pulse operation mode in which the defrost heater is repeatedly turned on and off based on the heater operation mode, and change a magnitude of cooling power supplied in the post-defrost cooling mode based on an ON period of the defrost heater or a temperature of a cooling compartment in the pulse operation mode.

A method for controlling a refrigerator includes determining whether or not a defrosting initiation condition is satisfied with respect to an evaporator, if the defrosting initiation condition is satisfied, detecting a pressure differential using one differential pressure sensor for measuring the pressure differential between a first through hole, which is positioned between the evaporator and an inlet port having air flowing in from a storage chamber, and a second through hole which is positioned between the evaporator and a discharge port having air discharged to the storage chamber, and variably defrosting in accordance with the measured pressure differential.

Refrigerator and method for controlling refrigerator

A method for controlling a refrigerator, includes turning off a cold air transmission unit as a temperature of a storage compartment becomes equal to or less than a second reference temperature while a cold air generator is operated, turning on the cold air transmission unit, upon determining that the temperature of the storage compartment is equal to or greater than a first reference temperature which is greater than the second reference temperature, and calculating, by a controller, an operating ratio of the cold air transmission unit based on ON and OFF time of the cold air transmission unit, determining an output of the cold air transmission unit based on the operating ratio of the cold air transmission unit, and operating the cold air transmission unit with the determined output, upon determining that the temperature of the storage compartment is equal to or less than the second reference temperature.

The present invention provides a control method of a refrigerator, comprising: a first defrosting step of defrosting an evaporator and terminating the defrosting when the evaporator reaches a first temperature; a step of detecting pressure difference by means of a differential pressure sensor for measuring pressure difference between a first thru-hole, disposed between the evaporator and an inlet through which air flows in from a storage compartment, and a second thru-hole disposed between the evaporator and an outlet through which the air is discharged into the storage compartment; and a second defrosting step of additionally defrosting the evaporator if the measured pressure difference is greater than a configured pressure.

Refrigerator and control method of refrigerator

A method for controlling a refrigerator includes operating, for a set duration, a heating element of a sensor which responds to changes in air flow; sensing the temperature of the heating element in on or off state; and sensing residual frost on an evaporator on the basis of the difference in value of the temperature between a first sensed temperature, which is the lowest value, and a second sensed temperature, which is the highest value, from among the sensed temperatures of the heating element.

Refrigerator and method for controlling the same

A method for controlling a refrigerator includes providing an initial input value to a heater configured to supply heat to an evaporator, performing a continuous operation of the heater based on the initial input value to increase a temperature of the evaporator to a predetermined temperature, determining a period of time taken to increase the temperature of the evaporator to the predetermined temperature, determining whether the period of time is within a reference period of time, operating the heater based on a first input value that is equal to the initial input value based on a determination that the period of time is outside of the reference period of time, and operating the heater based on a second input value that is less than the initial input value based on a determination that the period of time is within the reference period of time.

There is disclosed a controlling method for a refrigerator comprising: a first defrosting step of performing defrosting for an evaporator, the first defrosting step which ends when the temperature of the evaporator reaches a first temperature; a pressure difference sensing step of measuring a difference between the pressure in a first through-hole arranged between an inlet hole for drawing air from a storage compartment and the evaporator and the pressure in a second through-hole arranged between an outlet hole for discharging air towards the storage compartment and the evaporator by using one differential pressure sensor; and a second defrosting step of performing additional defrosting for the evaporator when the measured pressure difference is a preset pressure or more.

Refrigerator and controlling method for the same

A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: an inner case forming a storage compartment; a cold air duct guiding the flow of air within the storage compartment and forming a heat exchange space with the inner case; an evaporator disposed in the heat exchange space between the inner case and the cold air duct; a bypass passage disposed in the cold air duct so as to allow the flow of air to bypass the evaporator; a sensor disposed in the bypass flow channel and comprising a sensor housing, a sensor PCB received in the sensor housing, a heating element installed on the sensor PCB so as to generate heat when an electric current is applied thereto, a temperature element for sensing the temperature of the heating element, and a molding material with which the sensor housing is filled; a drfrosting means for removing frost formed on the surface of the evaporator; and a control unit for controlling the defrosting means on the basis of the value output from the sensor.

The present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet provided with a storage compartment; a chamber provided with an evaporator for supplying cold air, a discharge duct through which the cold air having gone through a heat exchange by means of the evaporator is supplied to the storage compartment, and an introduction duct guiding the air in the storage compartment to the evaporator; a first temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the evaporator; a second temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the storage compartment; a third temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the air supplied from the chamber to the storage compartment; and a control unit for determining the time for defrosting the evaporator on the basis of the temperatures measured by the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor and the third temperature sensor.

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Sangbok Choi