Refrigeration – Automatic control – Time or program actuator
Patent
1979-03-08
1981-10-06
Wayner, William E.
Refrigeration
Automatic control
Time or program actuator
165 12, 236 46F, 361 22, G05D 2332, F23N 520
Patent
active
042928133
ABSTRACT:
A refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser fan, and an evaporator fan simultaneously energized by a temperature control system which includes a thermistor located to sense the average temperature of the cabinet air and a potentiometer manually adjustable to a desired temperature set point. The on or run time of the compressor and fans is controlled by the thermistor sensed temperature with respect to the set point. The duration of the run time is measured by a resettable counter. The off time is adaptively controlled within a predetermined range which minimizes energy consumption while maintaining good temperature control. An off time counter, which is used to determine the duration of the off cycle, is incremented when the measured run time is less than a desired minimum, is decremented when the measured run time is greater than a desired maximum, and maintains the prior off time when the measured run time is within a desired range.
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Wayner William E.
Whirlpool Corporation
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