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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Ho Cho, Gwangju, KR;
Chang Hern Lee, Gwangju, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a low-temperature storage compartment damper to control supply of cool air to a low-temperature storage compartment, a high-temperature storage compartment damper to control supply of hot air to a high-temperature storage compartment, and a controller to control the low-temperature storage compartment damper to be opened and the high-temperature storage compartment damper to be closed while controlling a compressor and blowing fan to be driven so that the temperature of the low-temperature storage compartment reaches a low set temperature, to control the driving of the compressor and blowing fan to be stopped and the low-temperature storage compartment damper to be closed when the temperature of the low-temperature storage compartment reaches the low set temperature, and to control a defrosting heater and the blowing fan to be driven and the high-temperature storage compartment damper to be opened when the supply of cool air is stopped.