Refrigerator with velocity control of ventilation fan and direction control of rotary blade air damper valve, and method of making the same
Abstract
A temperature controlling method and apparatus for a refrigerator are provided, in which a temperature-equilibrating position into which cool air is to be discharged is calculated based on a fuzzy model and learning of a neural network, using the change in temperatures measured by only a small number of temperature sensors at a predetermined number of portions within a refrigeration compartment, and then the rotation velocity of a ventilation fan and a stop angle of a rotary blade are controlled according to the calculated temperature-equilibrating position. As a result, the cool air is appropriately discharged into each portion according to the distance between the rotary blade and a target position, so that the optimal temperature equilibrium is obtained in the refrigeration compartment.

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| GB2201014A | Cites | United Kingdom | X | Search report | 1,9 |
| WO9527238A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | X | Search report | 1,9 |
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| 19960013554 | Republic of Korea | A | |
| 9613554 | Republic of Korea | – | |
| KR19960013554 | – | – | – |
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| Title (correction)REFRIGERATOR WITH VELOCITY CONTROL OF VENTILATION FAN AND DIRECTION CONTROL OF ROTARY BLADE AIR DAMPER VALVE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMERTI1 | RTI1 | EP | |
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| Title (correction)REFRIGERATOR WITH VELOCITY CONTROL OF VENTILATION FAN AND DIRECTION CONTROL OF ROTARY BLADE AIR DAMPER VALVE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMERTI1 | RTI1 | EP | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0805319
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0805319
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0805319
- Application
- 97302913
- Application, DOCDB
- 97302913
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19970302913
Titles3
- German
- Methode und Vorrichtung zur Temperaturregelung eines Kühlschranks mittels Regelung der Lüftergeschwindigkeit und der Stellung einer rotierenden Luftführungsklappe
- English
- Temperature controlling method and apparatus for refrigerator using velocity control of ventilation fan and direction control of rotary blade air damper valve
- French
- Méthode et dispositif de contrôle de la température d'un réfrigérateur contrôlant la vitesse de rotation d'un ventilateur ainsi que la position d'un régistre d'air pivotable
Classification
- CPC, 8
- F25D17/065
- F25D17/045
- F25D2317/0653
- F25D2317/0672
- F25D2317/0682
- F25D2400/04
- F25D2700/123
- G05D23/1932
- IPC, 5
- F25D11 02
- F25D17 04
- F25D17 06
- F25D17 08
- G05D23 19
Designated states3
- Contracting states, 3
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom