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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jianwu Li, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/02 (2006.01); F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/02 (2013.01); F25D 21/008 (2013.01); F25B 2700/21174 (2013.01); F25D 21/08 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a fan within a refrigerator appliance includes initiating a defrost cycle of the refrigerator appliance, monitoring an output of a temperature sensor of the fan during the defrost cycle, and terminating the defrost cycle when the output of the temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a threshold temperature.