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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2008
Jae Yoo Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Chang OH Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jae Yoo Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Chang Oh Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator and a method of operating the same are disclosed. In the refrigerator and the method of operating the same, a voltage of an electric power input is measured and rectified through the half wave rectification or the full wave rectification in correspondence with the measured voltage, so that the refrigerator can be used without a voltage converting device when a voltage of the input power is changed. Therefore, the change or the modification of the circuit is not needed in order to use the refrigerator in other regions. Since components are compatible and utility of the components is improved, manufacturing costs can be reduced.