Patent ID: 7131282

Claim:
A method for defrosting an absorption refrigerator ( 1 ) including a cabinet having outer walls ( 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) and at least one door ( 7 , 8 ) encasing a low temperature storage compartment ( 9 ), an absorption refrigerating system including an evaporator tube ( 20 ) in which a refrigeration medium flows from an upstream end to a downstream end of the evaporator tube, and which evaporator tube comprises a first tube section ( 21 ) which is arranged to absorb heat from the low temperature compartment, a first heater provided to heat said first tube section, characterized in the steps of: determining a defrost start time for defrosting of said low temperature compartment, starting said absorption refrigerating system a first time at said defrost start time independent of other control parameters determining start and stop of said absorption refrigerating system, detecting stop of said absorption refrigerating system, applying heat to said first tube section using said first heater, detecting the temperature of said first tube section, starting said absorption refrigerating system a second time, and detecting end of low temperature compartment defrosting.