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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Do-Hyung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Su-Cheol Yoo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jung Woo Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Kook Jeong Seo, Seoul, KR;
Chang-Hern Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ha-Jin Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator and a method for controlling the same. The refrigerator includes a main body; a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided in the main body; a first evaporator provided in the first storage chamber, configured to generate cool air; a second evaporator provided in the second storage chamber, configured to generate the cool air; a switching valve configured to supply a refrigerant to at least one of the first evaporator or the second evaporator; and a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling the switching valve so that the refrigerant supplied to at least one of the first evaporator or the second evaporator is distributed according to a predetermined reference, and lower the temperature of the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber to a predetermined temperature based on the generated control signal.