Patent ID: 8511104

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a driving of a fan motor for a cooling evaporator of a refrigerator having a compressor and the fan motor comprising: a temperature detecting unit for detecting a temperature of an inside of a food storage chamber of the refrigerator; and a controlling unit controlling an operation of the compressor and a driving speed of the fan motor based on the temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit by choosing one of a plurality of driving modes of the fan motor wherein the fan motor is driven without stopping even when an operation of the compressor is stopped, wherein the plurality of driving modes comprises a normal driving mode in which the fan motor is driven at a normal speed while the compressor is operated when the temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit is higher than the temperature predetermined by the user and a waiting mode in which the fan motor is driven at a lower speed than the normal speed while the compressor is stopped when the temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit is lower than the temperature predetermined by the user.