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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Seong Wook Jeong, Gwangju, KR;
Jung Yeob Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Seong Wook Jeong, Gwangju, KR;
Jung Yeob Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator, in which air blast fans in storage chambers are controlled so as to reduce a power consumption rate, and a control method of the refrigerator. The control method includes the steps of (a) determining whether or not a plurality of air blast devices, respectively connected to a plurality of storage chambers, and a compressor are respectively in starting conditions; (b) in case that it is determined that at least two air blast devices and the compressor are in the starting conditions, turning a part of the at least two air blast devices in the starting condition and the compressor on; and (c) turning all of the air blast devices in the starting condition on after a designated time from the turning-on of the air blast device elapses.