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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Joseph Thomas Waugh, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Wood, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Joseph Thomas Waugh, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey Wood, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes providing a standard supply of electrical power to a defrost heater during a standard defrost cycle for a refrigeration system of an appliance, detecting a high energy demand period during the standard defrost cycle, and enabling a reduced consumption of electrical power by the defrost heater in a low power defrost cycle.