Patent ID: 9228773
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: F25B,F25D

Claim Text:
1. An automated control device for a refrigerator that has a closed fluid absorption type cooling system with a heat source for heating a mixture of flowable refrigerant and absorbent, said system includes a diffusion agent, the device comprising: a sensor for measuring the angle of inclination of the refrigerator; a stress counter/recorder which counts and records a cumulative value representing stress induced into the cooling system; a controller for receiving signals from the sensor, said controller in communication with a processor executing instructions for: (i) analyzing the cumulative value representing stress from the stress recorder to identify a condition; (ii) comparing said condition with a set of condition classifications; and, (iii) limiting the time of operation of the refrigerator according to a time specified by at least one of said classifications.