Patent ID: 8555664
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerated interior; a refrigeration circuit for a refrigerant, the refrigeration circuit including an evaporator, a heater cooperable with the evaporator for a defrosting step, a compressor, and a condenser, the compressor operating in a compressing phase in which the compressor compresses the refrigerant and an idle phase in which the compressor does not compress the refrigerant; a blower for cooling at least one of the condenser and the compressor; a temperature sensor positioned to detect a temperature of the condenser and the compressor; and a control unit, the control unit controlling the blower to operate during an idle phase of the compressor, wherein the control unit performs the defrosting step during the idle phase of the compressor, and wherein the blower is operated in a temperature controlled manner with the heater ON during the defrosting step such that the blower is operated during the defrosting step until a predetermined temperature is attained at the condenser and the compressor as detected by the temperature sensor.