KR100190125B1 - Refrigeration chamber temperature method and its temperature control device of a refrigerator - Google Patents

Refrigeration chamber temperature method and its temperature control device of a refrigerator Download PDF

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KR100190125B1
KR100190125B1 KR1019960038766A KR19960038766A KR100190125B1 KR 100190125 B1 KR100190125 B1 KR 100190125B1 KR 1019960038766 A KR1019960038766 A KR 1019960038766A KR 19960038766 A KR19960038766 A KR 19960038766A KR 100190125 B1 KR100190125 B1 KR 100190125B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F25D2400/00General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/02Refrigerators including a heater
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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Abstract

본 발명은, 냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어방법 및 온도제어장치에 관한 것으로서, 냉장실의 내부온도를 측정하여, 측정된 내부온도가 소정온도 이하일 경우 냉장실 내부를 가열하는 것이다. 이에 의해, 외기의 온도가 지나치게 낮은 경우에도 냉장고 내의 냉장실의 과냉이 발생하지 않게 된다.The present invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature of a refrigerating compartment of a refrigerator and a method for controlling the temperature of the refrigerating compartment, and the inside of the refrigerating compartment is heated when the measured internal temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. Thereby, even if the temperature of the outside air is excessively low, supercooling of the refrigerating chamber in the refrigerator is prevented.

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냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어방법 및 온도제어장치Temperature control method and temperature control device of refrigerator in refrigerator

본 발명은 냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어방법 및 온도제어장치에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a refrigerator compartment temperature control method and a temperature control apparatus for a refrigerator.

음식물 등을 수용하여 냉각작동을 하는 냉장고는, 냉장고가 설치된 주변의 환경에 따라 냉각작동의 수행이 영향을 받게 된다. 특히, 겨울철에 실외나 방한이 잘 되지 않는 실내에서 사용할 경우와 같이 냉장고의 냉장실 내부온도보다 외기의 온도가 낮을 경우에는, 외기가 냉장실로 유입됨에 따라 과냉이 발생할 수가 있다. 냉장고는 사용자가 설정해 놓은 냉각강도를 유지하도록 작동하여야 하며, 이와 같은 상황에서는 불필요한 과냉에 의해 저장된 식품이 동결되는 등의 문제점이 발생할 수 있다.The performance of the cooling operation is influenced by the surrounding environment in which the refrigerator is installed. In particular, when the temperature of the outside air is lower than the temperature inside the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator, such as when the refrigerator is used outdoors in the winter, the subcooling may occur due to the inflow of the outside air into the refrigerating compartment. The refrigerator should be operated to maintain the cooling intensity set by the user. In such a situation, there may be a problem that the stored food is frozen by unnecessary undercooling.

따라서, 본 발명의 목적은, 외기의 온도가 지나치게 낮은 경우에도 냉장고 내의 냉장실의 과냉이 발생하지 않는 냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어방법을 제공하는 것이다.Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling the temperature of a refrigerating compartment of a refrigerator in which supercooling of a refrigerating compartment in a refrigerator does not occur even when the temperature of the outside air is excessively low.

또한, 본 발명의 다른 목적은, 상기와 같은 온도제어방법을 수행하는 온도제어장치를 제공하는 것이다.It is another object of the present invention to provide a temperature control device for performing the above temperature control method.

도 1은 본 발명에 따른 온도제어장치를 갖는 냉장고의 개략적 측단면도,1 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a refrigerator having a temperature control device according to the present invention,

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 온도제어장치의 제어블럭도,2 is a control block diagram of a temperature control apparatus according to the present invention,

도 3은 본 발명에 따른 온도제어방법의 흐름도이다.3 is a flow chart of the temperature control method according to the present invention.

도면의 주요 부분에 대한 부호의 설명DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

1:냉동실 3:냉장실1: Freezer 3: Refrigerator

5:증발기 6:송풍팬5: evaporator 6: blowing fan

9:제상히터 11:외기온도센서9: Defrost heater 11: Outside temperature sensor

13:냉장실온도센서 20:마이컴13: Refrigerator room temperature sensor 20: Microcomputer

상기 목적은, 본 발명에 따라, 냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어방법에 있어서, 상기 냉장실의 내부온도를 측정하는 단계와, 측정된 상기 내부온도가 소정온도 이하일 경우 상기 냉장실 내부를 가열하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법에 의해 달성된다.According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a refrigerating compartment temperature of a refrigerator, comprising the steps of: measuring an internal temperature of the refrigerating compartment; and heating the inside of the compartment when the measured internal temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature And a refrigerator compartment temperature control method.

여기서, 상기 냉장실 내부의 가열은, 상기 냉장실에 공급되는 냉기를 생성하는 증발기의 제상을 위한 제상히터에 의하도록 함으로써, 별도의 히터 등을 마련할 필요 없이 용이하게 가열할 수 있다.In this case, the inside of the refrigerating chamber is heated by a defrost heater for defrosting the evaporator that generates cold air to be supplied to the refrigerating chamber, so that it is possible to easily heat the evaporator without the need of providing a separate heater or the like.

또한, 상기 제상히터로부터의 열을 상기 냉장실 내에 강제송풍하는 단계를 더 포함하도록 함으로써, 과냉방지를 위한 냉장실 내부의 가열효과를 더욱 높일 수 있고, 이때 상기 강제송풍은 상기 냉장실의 가열에 따른 상기 냉장실의 온도상승이 소정시간 동안 이루어지지 않은 경우 수행하도록 하는 것이 바람직하다.In addition, by further including a step of forcing heat from the defrost heater into the refrigerating compartment, the heating effect inside the refrigerating compartment for preventing overcooling can be further enhanced. At this time, the compulsory blowing is performed in the refrigerating compartment Is not performed for a predetermined period of time.

또한, 상기 소정온도는, 외부조작에 의해 설정된 상기 냉장실의 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도로 설정하여, 사용자가 원하는 냉각강도에 해당하는 온도 이하로 내려가지 않도록 하는 것이 바람직하다.It is preferable that the predetermined temperature is set to a cooling temperature corresponding to the cooling strength of the refrigerating chamber set by an external operation so that the temperature does not fall below a temperature corresponding to a desired cooling strength.

상기 소정온도는, 외부조작에 의해 설정된 상기 냉장실의 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도인 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.Wherein the predetermined temperature is a cooling temperature corresponding to a cooling intensity of the refrigerating chamber set by an external operation.

또한, 상기 냉장실의 가열은 상기 외기온도가 상기 소정온도 이하인 상태가 소정시간 이상 지속된 경우에 행하도록 하여, 외기온도에 의한 과냉이 발생할 가능성이 큰 경우에만 냉장실 가열을 행하는 것이 바람직하다.The heating of the refrigerating chamber is preferably performed when the temperature of the outside air temperature is lower than or equal to the predetermined temperature for a predetermined period of time or longer and the refrigerator is heated only when there is a high possibility of occurrence of subcooling due to the outside air temperature.

또한, 본 발명의 다른 목적은, 냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어장치에 있어서, 상기 냉장실 내부의 온도를 측정하는 냉장실온도센서와, 상기 냉장실 내부를 가열하는 가열수단과, 상기 냉장실온도센서에서 측정된 내부온도가 소정온도보다 낮을 경우 상기 가열수단을 구동하도록 제어하는 제어부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치에 의해 달성된다.It is another object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator compartment temperature control apparatus for a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerating compartment temperature sensor for measuring a temperature inside the refrigerating compartment, heating means for heating the inside of the refrigerating compartment, And controlling the heating means to be driven when the temperature of the refrigerating compartment is lower than a predetermined temperature.

이하에서는 첨부도면을 참조하여 본 발명을 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

도 1은 본 발명에 따른 온도제어장치를 갖는 냉장고의 개략적 측단면도이다. 냉장고는 상부에 형성된 냉동실(1)과 하부에 형성된 냉장실(3)을 가지고 있다. 냉장고의 후면 하부에는 압축기(4)가 설치되어 있고, 냉장고의 후면에는 압축기(4)로부터 압축된 냉매에 의해 냉기를 생성하는 증발기(5)가 설치되어 있다. 증발기(5)의 상부에는 송풍팬(6)이 설치되어 증발기(5)로부터의 냉기를 냉동실(1) 및 냉장실(3)로 송풍한다. 이 송풍된 냉기에 의해 냉동실(1) 및 냉장실(3)의 냉각작동이 이루어진다.1 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a refrigerator having a temperature control device according to the present invention. The refrigerator has a freezing chamber (1) formed at the upper part and a refrigerating chamber (3) formed at the lower part. A compressor (4) is installed at the rear lower portion of the refrigerator, and an evaporator (5) for generating cold air by the refrigerant compressed by the compressor (4) is provided at the rear surface of the refrigerator. A blowing fan 6 is provided at an upper part of the evaporator 5 to blow cool air from the evaporator 5 to the freezing chamber 1 and the refrigerating chamber 3. [ The cooling operation of the freezing chamber (1) and the refrigerating chamber (3) is performed by the blown cold air.

증발기(5)에 인접한 영역에는 제상히터(9)가 설치되어 있다. 제상히터(9)는 냉장고의 냉각작동이 수행되지 않는 휴지기동안 가열작동하여, 냉각작동에 중에 증발기(5)의 외표면에 생성되는 성애를 제거하는 역할을 한다.A defrost heater (9) is provided in a region adjacent to the evaporator (5). The defrost heater 9 performs a heating operation during a rest period during which the cooling operation of the refrigerator is not performed, thereby eliminating the malaise generated on the outer surface of the evaporator 5 during the cooling operation.

냉동실(1) 내에는 냉동실(1) 냉부의 온도을 측정하는 냉동실온도센서(14)가 설치되어 있고, 냉장실(3) 내에는 냉장실(3) 내부의 온도를 측정하는 냉장실온도센서(13)가 설치되어 있다. 또한, 냉장고의 상면 후단부에는 냉장고 주변의 외기온도를 측정하는 외기온도센서(11)가 설치되어 있다.A freezer compartment temperature sensor 14 for measuring the temperature of the cold section of the freezing compartment 1 is provided in the freezing compartment 1 and a refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 13 for measuring the temperature inside the refrigerating compartment 3 is installed in the refrigerating compartment 3 . An outside temperature sensor 11 for measuring the outside temperature around the refrigerator is provided at the rear end of the top surface of the refrigerator.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 온도제어장치의 제어블럭도이다. 냉장고의 냉각작동 및 냉장실(3) 온도제어는 마이컴(20)에 의해 수행된다. 마이컴(20)의 입력측에는 냉장실온도센서(13)와 냉동실온도센서(14) 및 외기온도센서(11)가 연결되어, 각각 냉장실(3) 및 냉동실(1)의 내부온도와 외기온도의 측정치를 마이컴(20)에 입력한다. 마이컴(20)의 출력측에는 송풍팬(6)과 제상히터(9) 및 압축기(4)가 연결되어 있다.2 is a control block diagram of the temperature control device according to the present invention. The cooling operation of the refrigerator and the temperature control of the refrigerating chamber (3) are performed by the microcomputer (20). The freezing compartment temperature sensor 13, the freezing compartment temperature sensor 14 and the outside air temperature sensor 11 are connected to the input side of the microcomputer 20 to measure the internal temperature and the outside air temperature of the refrigerating compartment 3 and the freezing compartment 1, And inputs it to the microcomputer 20. A blowing fan 6, a defrost heater 9, and a compressor 4 are connected to the output side of the microcomputer 20.

사용자는 냉장고의 외면에 형성된 조작판넬(도시하지 않음)을 조작하여 냉동실(1) 및 냉장실(3)의 원하는 냉각강도를 설정한다. 마이컴(20)은 냉동실(1) 및 냉장실(3)이 설정된 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도를 유지하도록 압축기(4) 및 송풍팬(6)의 구동을 제어한다.The user operates the operation panel (not shown) formed on the outer surface of the refrigerator to set the desired cooling strength of the freezing chamber 1 and the refrigerating chamber 3. [ The microcomputer 20 controls the driving of the compressor 4 and the blowing fan 6 so that the freezing chamber 1 and the refrigerating chamber 3 maintain the cooling temperature corresponding to the set cooling strength.

외기온도센서(11)에서 측정된 외기온도가 설정된 냉장실(3) 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도보다 높을 경우에는, 마이컴(20)은 정상적인 냉장고의 냉각작동을 수행한다. 즉, 마이컴(20)은 냉동실온도센서(14)로부터의 온도측정치를 기준으로 냉동실(1)의 온도를 측정하여 냉각작동을 수행할 필요가 있는 것으로 판단된 경우, 압축기(4)의 구동을 개시하여 증발기(5)로부터 냉기를 생성하고 송풍팬(6)을 구동하여 냉동실(1) 및 냉장실(3)에 냉기를 공급하는 냉각작동을 수행한다.When the outside air temperature measured by the outside temperature sensor 11 is higher than the cooling temperature corresponding to the set cooling intensity of the refrigerating chamber 3, the microcomputer 20 performs normal cooling operation of the refrigerator. That is, when the microcomputer 20 determines that it is necessary to perform the cooling operation by measuring the temperature of the freezing chamber 1 based on the temperature measurement value from the freezing room temperature sensor 14, the microcomputer 20 starts driving the compressor 4 So that cooling air is generated from the evaporator 5 and the blowing fan 6 is driven to perform a cooling operation for supplying cold air to the freezing chamber 1 and the refrigerating chamber 3. [

외기온도가 낮을 경우, 즉, 외기온도센서(11)에서 측정된 외기온도가 냉장실(3) 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도보다 낮을 경우에는 마이컴(20)은 냉각작동을 수행하지 않고, 본 발명에 따른 온도제어방법을 수행한다.When the outside air temperature is low, that is, when the outside air temperature measured by the outside air temperature sensor 11 is lower than the cooling temperature corresponding to the cooling strength of the refrigerating chamber 3, the microcomputer 20 does not perform the cooling operation, The temperature control method according to the present invention.

도 3은 본 발명에 따른 온도제어방법의 흐름도이다.3 is a flow chart of the temperature control method according to the present invention.

마이컴(20)은 상시 외기온도와 냉장실(3) 내부온도를 측정하여(S1), 사용자가 설정한 냉장실(3) 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도와 이 내부온도를 비교한다(S2). 냉장실(3) 내부온도가 냉각온도보다 낮을 경우에는, 마이컴(20)은 이 낮은 상태가 지속되는 시간을 적산하고(S3), 적산된 시간이 6시간에 이르면(S4) 제상히터(9)를 ON시켜(S5) 제상히터(9)로부터의 열로 냉장실(3) 내부를 가열하여 과냉을 방지한다. 이때의 6시간은 낮은 외기온도에 의해 냉장실(3) 내부가 과냉될 수 있는 시간으로서, 냉장고의 종류에 따라 다르게 정해질 수 있다. 이 적산시간에 의해 불필요한 잦은 제상히터(9) 작동을 방지할 수 있고, 실질적인 과냉이 발생하는 경우에만 제상히터(9)를 작동시킬 수 있게 된다.The microcomputer 20 measures the outside temperature and the internal temperature of the refrigerating chamber 3 at step S1 and compares the internal temperature with the cooling temperature corresponding to the cooling strength of the refrigerating chamber 3 set by the user at step S2. When the internal temperature of the refrigerating chamber 3 is lower than the cooling temperature, the microcomputer 20 accumulates the time for which the low state is maintained (S3). When the accumulated time reaches 6 hours (S4), the defrost heater 9 (S5) and the inside of the refrigerating chamber (3) is heated by the heat from the defrost heater (9) to prevent overcooling. At this time, the time for the inside of the refrigerating chamber (3) to be sub-cooled by the low outside temperature may be determined depending on the type of the refrigerator. By this integration time, unnecessary frequent operation of the defrost heater 9 can be prevented, and the defrost heater 9 can be operated only when substantial overcooling occurs.

제상히터(9)가 가열작동을 하는 동안, 마이컴(20)은 냉장실(3) 내부온도를 냉각온도와 비교하는 작동을 수행하여(S6), 냉장실(3) 내부온도가 더 높을 경우에는 과냉이 방지된 것으로 보고 제상히터(9)를 OFF시킨다(S7). 냉장실(3) 내부온도가 더 낮을 경우에는 과냉이 방지되지 않은 것으로 보고, 제상히터(9)의 작동시간을 적산시키며(S8), 제상히터(9) 작동시간의 적산 및 온도 비교를 반복하여 이 적산된 시간이 30분 이상에 이르게 되면(S9), 송풍팬(6)을 작동시킨다(S10). 즉, 30분 이상 제상히터(9)를 작동시켜도 과냉이 방지되지 않고 있으므로, 송풍팬(6)에 의해 제상히터(9)의 열을 냉장실(3) 내에 직접적으로 공급하여 냉장실(3)의 과냉방지 효과를 높이는 것이다.The microcomputer 20 performs the operation of comparing the internal temperature of the refrigerating chamber 3 with the cooling temperature during the heating operation of the defrost heater 9 at step S6 and if the internal temperature of the refrigerating chamber 3 is higher, And the defrost heater 9 is turned off (S7). The operation time of the defrost heater 9 is accumulated (S8), and the integration of the operation time of the defrost heater 9 and the temperature comparison are repeated, When the accumulated time reaches 30 minutes or more (S9), the blowing fan 6 is operated (S10). That is, even if the defrost heater 9 is operated for 30 minutes or more, the overheating is not prevented. Therefore, the heat of the defrost heater 9 is directly supplied to the defrosting chamber 3 by the blowing fan 6, Prevention effect.

제상히터(9)와 송풍팬(6)이 작동되는 동안에도 지속적으로 냉장실 내부온도와 설정된 냉각온도를 비교하여(S11), 냉장실(3) 내부온도가 설정된 냉각온도보다 높게 되면 송풍팬(6)과 제상히터(9)를 OFF시켜(S12) 냉장실(3) 내부의 가열작동을 마친다. 이에 따라, 냉장실(3)의 과냉이 방지된다.The temperature of the interior of the refrigerating compartment is continuously compared with the set cooling temperature even during the operation of the defrost heater 9 and the blowing fan 6 in step S11 and if the internal temperature of the refrigerating compartment 3 becomes higher than the set cooling temperature, And the defrost heater 9 are turned off (S12), and the heating operation inside the refrigerating chamber 3 is completed. Thereby, overcooling of the refrigerating chamber (3) is prevented.

본 실시예에서는 한 개의 증발기(5)와 한 개의 송풍팬(6)을 사용한 냉장고에 본 발명에 따른 온도제어장치 및 온도제어방법을 적용하여 설명하였으나, 증발기 및 송풍팬이 냉동실(1) 및 냉장실(3)에 각각 설치되어 각각 냉각작동을 수행하는 냉장고에서도 적용할 수가 있다. 이 경우에도, 전술한 바와 같이 냉장고의 냉각작동은 통상적으로 냉동실의 온도 측정치에 기준하여 수행되고, 냉장실의 온도제어는 냉장실용 증발기와 냉장실용 송풍팬을 사용하여 본 발명에 따른 냉장실 온도제어방법 및 온도제어장치가 구성된다.In the present embodiment, the temperature control device and the temperature control method according to the present invention are applied to a refrigerator using one evaporator 5 and one blower fan 6. However, the evaporator and the blower fan may be provided in the freezer compartment 1 and the refrigerating compartment The present invention can also be applied to a refrigerator which is respectively installed in the refrigerator 3 and performs a cooling operation. Also in this case, the cooling operation of the refrigerator is performed based on the temperature measurement value of the freezing room as described above, and the temperature control of the refrigerating chamber is performed by using the refrigerator room evaporator and the refrigerator room blowing fan, A temperature control device is constituted.

이상 설명한 바와 같이, 본 발명에 따르면, 외기의 온도가 지나치게 낮은 경우에도 냉장고 내의 냉장실의 과냉이 발생하지 않게 된다.As described above, according to the present invention, even if the temperature of the outside air is excessively low, supercooling of the refrigerating chamber in the refrigerator is prevented.

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냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어방법에 있어서,A method for controlling a refrigerator compartment temperature of a refrigerator, 상기 냉장실의 내부온도를 측정하는 단계와,Measuring an internal temperature of the refrigerating compartment; 측정된 상기 내부온도가 소정온도 이하일 경우 상기 냉장실 내부를 가열하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.And heating the inside of the refrigerating compartment when the measured internal temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. 제1항에 있어서,The method according to claim 1, 상기 냉장실 내부의 가열은, 상기 냉장실에 공급되는 냉기를 생성하는 증발기의 제상을 위한 제상히터에 의하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.Wherein the heating of the inside of the refrigerating chamber is performed by a defrost heater for defrosting the evaporator that generates cold air to be supplied to the refrigerating chamber. 제2항에 있어서,3. The method of claim 2, 상기 제상히터로부터의 열을 상기 냉장실 내에 강제송풍하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.Further comprising the step of forcibly blowing heat from the defrost heater into the refrigerator compartment. 제3항에 있어서,The method of claim 3, 상기 강제송풍은 상기 냉장실의 가열에 따른 상기 냉장실의 온도상승이 소정시간 동안 이루어지지 않은 경우 수행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.Wherein the forced blowing is performed when the temperature of the refrigerating compartment is not raised for a predetermined time due to the heating of the refrigerating compartment. 제1항 내지 제4항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 상기 소정온도는, 외부조작에 의해 설정된 상기 냉장실의 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도인 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.Wherein the predetermined temperature is a cooling temperature corresponding to a cooling intensity of the refrigerating chamber set by an external operation. 제1항 내지 제4항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 상기 냉장실의 가열은 상기 외기온도가 상기 소정온도 이하인 상태가 소정시간 이상 지속된 경우에 행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어방법.Wherein the heating of the refrigerating compartment is performed when the state in which the outside air temperature is lower than or equal to the predetermined temperature is continued for a predetermined time or more. 냉장고의 냉장실 온도제어장치에 있어서,A refrigerator compartment temperature control device for a refrigerator, 상기 냉장실 내부의 온도를 측정하는 냉장실온도센서와,A refrigerating compartment temperature sensor for measuring a temperature inside the refrigerating compartment, 상기 냉장실 내부를 가열하는 가열수단과,Heating means for heating the inside of the refrigerating chamber, 상기 냉장실온도센서에서 측정된 내부온도가 소정온도보다 낮을 경우 상기 가열수단을 구동하도록 제어하는 제어부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치.And a controller for controlling the heating means to be driven when the internal temperature measured by the refrigerating compartment temperature sensor is lower than a predetermined temperature. 제7항에 있어서,8. The method of claim 7, 상기 가열수단은, 상기 냉장실에 공급되는 냉기를 생성하는 증발기의 제상을 위한 제상히터인 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치.Wherein the heating means is a defrost heater for defrosting an evaporator that generates cold air to be supplied to the refrigerating chamber. 제8항에 있어서,9. The method of claim 8, 상기 증발기로부터의 냉기를 상기 냉장실 내에 송풍하는 송풍팬을 더 포함하며,And a blowing fan for blowing cold air from the evaporator into the refrigerating chamber, 상기 제어부는 상기 제상히터로부터의 열을 상기 냉장실 내에 송풍하도록 상기 송풍팬을 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치.Wherein the controller controls the blowing fan to blow heat from the defrost heater into the refrigerating chamber. 제9항에 있어서,10. The method of claim 9, 상기 제어부는, 상기 제상히터에 의한 상기 내부온도의 상승이 이루어지지 않을 경우 상기 송풍팬을 작동시키도록 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치.Wherein the controller controls to operate the blowing fan when the internal temperature is not raised by the defrost heater. 제7항 내지 제10항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,11. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, 상기 소정온도는, 외부조작에 의해 설정된 상기 냉장실의 냉각강도에 해당하는 냉각온도인 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치.Wherein the predetermined temperature is a cooling temperature corresponding to a cooling strength of the refrigerating chamber set by an external operation. 제7항 내지 제10항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,11. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, 상기 제어부는, 상기 외기온도가 상기 소정온도 이하인 상태가 소정시간 이상 지속된 경우에 상기 가열수단이 작동하도록 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장실 온도제어장치.Wherein the control unit controls the heating unit to operate when the temperature of the outside air temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature for a predetermined period of time or more.
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