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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bahman Abbasi, Louisville, KY (US);
Keith Wesley Wait, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/022 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25B 2500/19 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0253 (2013.01); F25B 2600/112 (2013.01); F25D 2700/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system for a refrigeration appliance is provided. The control system uses a linear model that is designed to minimize or remove excess enthalpy from one or more compartments and/or features of the appliance. At least one variable speed compressor is operated at a speed that will remove excess enthalpy within a desired time period while also operating at an optimized speed for energy efficiency.