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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rameet Singh Grewal, Pune, IN;
Anderson Bortoletto, McFarland, WI (US);
Guolian Wu, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 6/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 6/00 (2013.01); F25D 17/042 (2013.01); F24F 2006/008 (2013.01); F25B 2600/01 (2013.01); F25B 2700/02 (2013.01); F25D 21/008 (2013.01); F25D 2317/04131 (2013.01); F25D 2500/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system is provided which receives a desired humidity level from a user for the refrigeration compartment of a refrigerator, determines the current humidity level, and then activates an atomizer in the refrigeration compartment to increase the humidity level if needed. The humidity in the refrigeration compartment may be determined based at least in part on the temperature of the refrigeration compartment, the defrost timer, the door opening times, and the compressor timer.