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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yin Young Hwang, Anyang, KR;
Joon Hyung Park, Seoul, KR;
Jin Koo Park, Gwangmyeong, KR;
Yang Kyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Se Young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 4/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 4/906 ;
Abstract
In an apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a linear compressor, operation of a linear compressor is controlled by finding each inflection point as a TDC (top dead center) is 0 by using a current and a displacement vector generated in the linear compressor, determining a duty ratio on the basis of the inflection point and generating a switching control signal according to the determined duty ratio.