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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 21/02 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 21/02 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25B 2321/0211 (2013.01); F25B 2321/0212 (2013.01); F25B 2347/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: if an ultra-low temperature compartment mode is turned on, performing control such that one of low voltage, middle voltage, high voltage, and reverse voltage is applied to the thermoelectric module according to the operation mode of the refrigerator; and if the temperature of the ultra-low temperature compartment is determined to be in a satisfactory temperature range, applying low voltage to the thermoelectric module by the control unit.