KR20110087465A - A refrigerator and a control method the same - Google Patents

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KR20110087465A
KR20110087465A KR1020100006895A KR20100006895A KR20110087465A KR 20110087465 A KR20110087465 A KR 20110087465A KR 1020100006895 A KR1020100006895 A KR 1020100006895A KR 20100006895 A KR20100006895 A KR 20100006895A KR 20110087465 A KR20110087465 A KR 20110087465A
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a method of controlling a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a method of controlling a refrigerator and a refrigerator to keep a compressor operation rate constant and to reduce power consumption.
A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage space including a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment; A storage room temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature change of the storage space according to a load acting on the storage space; A compressor in which on / off operation is repeated to cool the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and a predetermined optimum operation rate is defined; A timer for measuring a running time of the compressor; A memory for storing in advance a driving time measured by the timer; And a compressor controller controlling on / off of the compressor according to the temperature value detected by the storage chamber temperature sensor, and when the load is increased, increasing the cooling power of the compressor to control the compressor to be driven at the optimum operation rate. Included.
According to the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, the operation time of the compressor is measured, and the operation rate of the compressor can be kept constant by adjusting the cooling power according to the load variation.

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Control method for refrigerators and freezers {A refrigerator and a control method the same}

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a refrigerator and a method of controlling the refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator is a device that can keep food fresh for a certain period of time by cooling a storage compartment (freezer or refrigerator compartment) while repeating a freezing cycle.

The refrigerator includes a compressor that compresses the refrigerant circulating the refrigeration cycle to high temperature and high pressure. The refrigerant compressed in the compressor generates cold air through the heat exchanger, and the generated cold air is supplied to the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment.

According to the conventional refrigerator, the compressor may be repeated ON / OFF according to the temperature value in the refrigerator.

If the temperature value in the refrigerator is equal to or higher than the preset temperature, the compressor is turned on to drive the refrigeration cycle. On the other hand, when the temperature value in the refrigerator is lower than or equal to the preset temperature, the compressor may be turned off because no need for cold air is supplied.

In the process of designing the refrigerator (freezing cycle), the ratio ("operation rate") at which the compressor is operated according to the volume of the refrigerator or the like may be optimized and set in advance. When the driving of the compressor is controlled while maintaining the set operation rate, the power consumption can be reduced.

Meanwhile, the compressor may be driven according to a predetermined cold power (power) according to the temperature of the place where the refrigerator is installed. For example, the higher the outside air temperature, the greater the cold power of the compressor can be driven.

In the process of driving the compressor at a predetermined cooling force, when an increase factor of the internal temperature occurs, that is, when the load inside the refrigerator is increased, it takes a long time for the temperature in the refrigerator to reach the preset temperature.

As such, even when a load fluctuation occurs during the operation of the refrigerator, the compressor is operated with a constant cooling power, so that the operation rate of the compressor is different from the optimum operation rate, thereby increasing power consumption.

In addition, when the outside air sensor is defective, there is a problem that the power consumption is increased as the compressor is driven with an unfavorable, that is, more than necessary cold power.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention to provide a control method of the refrigerator and the refrigerator to reduce the power consumption by maintaining the operation rate of the compressor.

Refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a storage space including a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment; A storage room temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature change of the storage space according to a load acting on the storage space; A compressor in which on / off operation is repeated to cool the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and a predetermined optimum operation rate is defined; A timer for measuring a running time of the compressor; A memory for storing in advance a driving time measured by the timer; And a compressor controller controlling on / off of the compressor according to the temperature value detected by the storage chamber temperature sensor, and when the load is increased, increasing the cooling power of the compressor to control the compressor to be driven at the optimum operation rate. Included.

In addition, a refrigerator according to another aspect includes a storage space including a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment; An outside temperature sensor to sense an outside temperature of the storage space; A compressor in which on / off operation is repeated to cool the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and a predetermined optimum operation rate is defined; A timer for measuring a running time of the compressor; A memory for storing in advance a driving time measured by the timer; And a compressor control unit configured to control the compressor to be driven at the optimum operation rate by reducing the cooling power of the compressor when the outside temperature sensed by the outside temperature sensor is reduced.

In addition, the control method of the refrigerator according to another aspect, the step of driving the compressor at a predetermined cold power according to the optimal operation rate; Measuring the driving time of the compressor; Storing the measured driving time in advance in the memory; Detecting a load change in the storage compartment; And increasing or decreasing the cooling power of the compressor in response to the driving time stored in the memory when the operating time of the compressor is to be increased or decreased in accordance with the load variation.

According to the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the operation rate is controlled in consideration of the previous operation time when the operation time of the compressor is restarted after the compressor is OFF, there is an advantage that a constant operation rate can be maintained.

In addition, even if a load variation occurs during the operation of the refrigerator, the compressor can maintain a constant running ratio by adjusting the cooling power of the compressor corresponding to the load variation.

In addition, since the compressor maintains a constant operation rate, there is an advantage that the power consumption for driving the refrigerator can be reduced.

1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are views showing the configuration of a refrigeration cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing the configuration of an ice making apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 are graphs showing an operation control state of a compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flow chart showing a control method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a specific embodiment of the present invention. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can easily suggest other embodiments within the scope of the same idea.

1 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 are views showing the configuration of a refrigeration cycle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an ice making according to an embodiment of the present invention A diagram showing the configuration of the device.

1 to 4, the refrigerator 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 forming a refrigerating chamber 20 and a freezing chamber 30. The refrigerating compartment 20 is provided above the freezing compartment 30, and the refrigerating compartment 20 and the freezing compartment 30 are partitioned by partition walls 17.

The refrigerator 1 further includes refrigerating compartment doors 11 and 12 and a freezing compartment door 15 that selectively shield the refrigerating compartment 20 and the freezing compartment 30, respectively. The refrigerating compartment doors 11 and 12 are rotatably coupled to the main body 10, and the freezing compartment door 15 is provided to be pulled out toward the front of the freezing compartment 30.

The main body 10 is provided outside the main body 10, the outside air sensor 41 for sensing the temperature of the space in which the refrigerator 1 is installed, and the refrigerating chamber for sensing the internal temperature of the refrigerating chamber 20 A temperature sensor 42 and the freezer compartment temperature sensor 43 are included.

The refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 42 and the freezing compartment temperature sensor 43 may be provided on inner walls of the refrigerating compartment 20 and the freezing compartment 30.

In the lower rear part of the main body 10, a machine room 35 is formed in which a plurality of components constituting a refrigeration cycle are accommodated.

The machine room (35) includes a compressor (60) for compressing a refrigerant at high temperature and high pressure, a condenser (70) and a condenser fan (72) for condensing the refrigerant discharged from the compressor (60), and the condenser (70). An expansion device (80) for depressurizing the refrigerant passing through with the refrigerant having a low temperature and low pressure is included.

In addition, an upper side of the machine room 35 is provided with an evaporator 90 for evaporating the refrigerant passing through the expansion device 80 to generate cold air. The evaporator 90 is disposed in the rear space of the freezer compartment 30.

The refrigerating compartment door 11 is provided with an ice making device 50 in which ice is produced and stored. The ice making device 50 includes an ice making case 51 forming an ice making space, an ice tray 52 accommodated in the ice making case 51 and supplied with water to manufacture ice, and the ice tray ( It is provided on the lower side of 52 and the ice storage unit 53 is stored in which the ice produced in the ice tray 52 is dropped.

In addition, an ice making chamber sensor 55 is included in the ice making case 51 to sense a temperature of the ice making space. The cool air generated by the evaporator 90 is selectively supplied to the ice making case 51 according to the sensed value of the ice making chamber sensor 55.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the refrigerator 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a compressor controller 100 for controlling the compressor 60.

The compressor control device 100 receives the AC power from an external power supply unit, rectifies and smoothes the rectifier 110 to supply DC power, and converts the supplied DC power into AC voltage according to a PWM signal to convert the compressor ( Inverter unit 130 for supplying a driving frequency to 60 is included.

In addition, the compressor controller 100 determines a driving frequency that is increased or decreased from the voltage / current applied to the compressor 60, and provides a PWM signal for operating the compressor 60 according to the driving frequency. It further includes a compressor control unit 120 to generate and apply to the inverter unit 130.

The compressor controller 100 further includes a timer 160 for measuring a driving time of the compressor 60. In the process of driving the compressor 10, the timer 160 measures the driving time of the compressor 10 and transmits it to the compressor controller 120.

The compressor controller 100 includes a first memory 170 that stores driving time information of the compressor 60. In the process of repeatedly turning ON / OFF the compressor 60, the first memory 170 may store the ON time and the OFF time information of the compressor 60, respectively.

The compressor controller 120 may control an operation time of the compressor 60 based on time information stored in the first memory 170 when the compressor 10 is turned off and then restarted.

The refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator control unit 200 that controls a refrigeration cycle and a second memory 230 that stores information necessary to drive a refrigeration cycle.

In the second memory 230, frequency information available in a refrigerating cycle (hereinafter, “available frequency”) may be stored in advance. Here, the available frequency may be formed in the range of about 55 ~ 65Hz.

The operating frequency determined by the compressor controller 120 may be transmitted to the refrigerator controller 200, and the refrigerator controller 200 controls a refrigeration cycle according to the operating frequency.

The refrigerator controller 200 may determine whether the operating frequency determined by the compressor controller 120 is in the available frequency range.

The refrigerator control unit 200 feeds back the available frequency range to the compressor control unit 120, and the compressor control unit 120 may control to determine or change an operation frequency that may correspond to the available frequency range. .

That is, the compressor controller 120 may increase or decrease the operating frequency in order to increase or decrease the cooling power of the compressor 60.

The refrigerator 1 includes an outdoor temperature sensor 41 that senses an ambient temperature outside the refrigerator 1, and a refrigerator room temperature sensor that senses temperatures (load fluctuations) of the refrigerator compartment 20 and the freezer compartment 30, respectively. 42 and a freezing compartment temperature sensor 43 and an ice making sensor 55 for sensing a temperature inside the ice making case 51. Here, the refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 42, the freezer compartment temperature sensor 43, and the ice making sensor 55 may be collectively referred to as a "storage compartment temperature sensor."

The temperature information detected by the temperature sensors 41, 42, and 43 is transmitted to the refrigerator control unit 200. The refrigerator controller 200 determines whether the compressor 60 is driven according to the sensed temperature information, and transmits a control command for driving the compressor 10 to the compressor controller 120.

6 and 7 are graphs showing an operation control state of a compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Compressor 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention is controlled on / off over time, the amount of power (cooling power) required for the compressor can be changed.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the compressor 60 may be initially started at time to.

Here, the time of to may mean a time of starting the refrigerator after manufacture of the refrigerator, and when the internal temperature of the storage compartment, that is, the refrigerating compartment 20, the freezing compartment 30, or the ice maker 50 decreases or when the evaporator 40 is defrosted. It may also mean any time point at which the compressor 10 is restarted after being turned off.

When the temperature detected by the refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 42, the freezing compartment temperature sensor 43, or the ice making compartment temperature sensor 55 is detected to be higher than a required temperature (hereinafter, “set temperature”), the refrigerator control unit 200 ) Transmits a compressor 60 control command to the compressor controller 120.

In addition, the compressor 60 may start to be driven at a to point of time under the control of the compressor controller 120.

After the compressor 60 is initially started, the cooling force of the compressor 10 is raised to a predetermined cooling force w1 and driven for a predetermined time with the cooling force of w1.

Here, the cooling force of the compressor 60 may be defined as an input power (power) input by the compressor 60. The cooling force of the compressor 60 is controlled by adjusting the rotational speed of the motor provided in the compressor 60, the rotational speed of the motor can be changed in proportion to the frequency supplied to the motor.

Therefore, by increasing the frequency applied to the compressor 60, it is possible to increase the cold power of the compressor 60 to w1.

The compressor 60 is driven by the cold force of w1 and then raised to w2 again, and driven by the cold force of w2 for a predetermined time. Here, the time driven by the cold power of w1 and w2 may be set in advance, and the compressor controller 120 may control the driving of the compressor 60 according to preset time information.

In the state where the compressor 10 is driven with a cooling force of w2, when it is detected that the temperature of the refrigerator storage compartment has reached the set temperature at time t1, the cooling force of the compressor 60 is lowered (see P1 in FIG. 6). .

That is, the compressor 10 is turned off at time t1. When the driving of the compressor 60 is stopped, the supply of cold air to the storage compartments 20, 30, and 50 is stopped, and thus the temperature of the storage compartments 20, 30, and 50 will rise with time.

The temperature of the storage compartments 20, 30, 50 is sensed by the storage compartment temperature sensors 42, 43, and the compressor 60 when the elevated temperature reaches a preset reference temperature (hereinafter referred to as "reference temperature") Is restarted.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the compressor 60 will run at time t2. Here, the elapsed time (time in which the compressor is OFF) from the time t1 to t2 is formed to be substantially constant in accordance with the outside air temperature outside the refrigerator in a state where the load change of the refrigerator is not large or large.

Therefore, when the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 41 is constant, the refrigerator controller 220 will determine the OFF time of the compressor 60 to be approximately constant.

The cooling force pattern after the compressor 10 is restarted at t2 is similar to that described above. That is, the compressor 60 is driven at a time t2 (see P2 in FIG. 6) to rise to the cooling forces w1 and w2. When the storage compartment reaches the set temperature at time t3, the cooling force of the compressor 60 decreases. do.

As described above, the cooling force pattern after the compressor 60 is turned on (distribution of the cooling force during the tp1 and tp2 hours in FIG. 3) may be a load inside the refrigerator (amount of food, the number of times the refrigerator door is opened) or an external load (outside air). If there is no large fluctuation in temperature, it will be approximately constant.

That is, the compressor operating time values of tp1 and tp2 may be approximately constant. The time values of tp1 and tp2 are stored in the first memory 170, respectively.

In summary, the time of tp1 is stored, and the compressor controller 120 drives the compressor 60 so that the value of tp2 corresponds to the time of tp1 in the process of restarting the compressor 60 at t2. Can control

For example, if the value of tp1 is 10 minutes, the value of tp2 may be a time value corresponding to tp1, that is, a value of approximately 9 minutes 50 seconds to 10 minutes 10 seconds. It is possible to control the driving of the compressor 60 (in practice, when there is no load change, the time of tp1 and tp2 can be kept substantially constant by the storage temperature pattern (change)).

Of course, an operating time error value (for example, 10 seconds for 10 minutes of operation time) of the compressor 60 may be preset and stored in the first memory 170. When it is determined that the error range is exceeded, the compressor controller 120 may separately control the driving of the compressor 10.

As described above, when the compressor 60 is driven and the change in the cooling force is controlled according to the temperature sensed by the storage temperature sensors 42 and 43 when there is no large change in the external environment and the load in the refrigerator. , May have approximately constant values and patterns.

However, there is a possibility of having a different pattern when the load of the refrigerator is greatly increased. For example, when the amount of food stored in the storage room is rapidly increased, when the opening time of the refrigerator door is abnormally increased, or when the outside temperature is increased.

On the other hand, in order to reduce the power consumption, the optimum value for the operation rate of the compressor 60 is set in advance. When the compressor 60 is driven while maintaining the optimum operation rate, power consumption may be reduced.

However, as described above, when the load variation of the refrigerator is large, the time for which the compressor 60 is turned on is long or short in order to cool the storage compartments 20, 30, and 50 to a required temperature. When the time for which the compressor 60 is turned on is different, the operation rate of the compressor 60 is changed.

Here, the "run rate" means the ratio of the time the compressor is driven to the total time the refrigerator is driven (powered on).

If it is assumed that it is maintained substantially constant according to the outside temperature, that is, it is assumed that a sudden change in the outside temperature does not occur, the time at which the compressor 60 is turned off may be formed to be approximately constant.

Therefore, the constant operation rate may be implemented by keeping the drive time of the compressor 60 constant. When the operation rate is kept constant, the switching pattern of the current applied to the compressor is constantly formed, so that the power consumed can be maintained at an optimum (minimum value).

Therefore, the present embodiment is characterized in that even when the load variation of the refrigerator is large, the time during which the compressor 60 is operated is kept constant.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 6, after the compressor is turned off for a predetermined time (a time elapsed value from t3 to t4), the compressor 60 is restarted at t4 and operated with cold power of w1 and w2.

And, if there is no load change of the refrigerator after the compressor 60 is turned on at t4, the cooling force will be lowered along L2 similarly to the previous compressor operation pattern.

However, when the refrigerator load is greatly increased at time t5, the increased temperature value of the outside air or the storage compartments 20, 30, 50 may be detected by the outside air temperature sensor 41 or the storage compartment temperature sensor 42, 43 or the like. Can be.

If the cooling force of the compressor 60 is maintained at w2 despite the increase in the refrigerator load, the operating time of the compressor 60 will increase by that amount. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the compressor 60 has to be driven for a long time ta to cool the storage chambers 20, 30, and 50 to a predetermined temperature (see L1).

However, in the present embodiment, if the temperature of the storage compartment (20, 30, 50) does not reach the preset temperature at the time passing t6, that is, the operating time of the compressor to be operated by the load fluctuation is the tp1 or tp2 If greater, the refrigerator control unit 200 may transmit a driving control command of the compressor 60 to the compressor control unit 120.

Here, t6 may be defined as a time value corresponding to t1 and t3 in the previous compressor 60 driving.

The compressor controller 120 transmits a signal for increasing the cooling power of the compressor 60 to the inverter unit 130, and the inverter unit 130 increases the frequency applied to the compressor 10. .

Accordingly, the cooling force of the compressor 60 may be increased to w3 at time t6. Of course, the w3 is larger than w2 and may be preset according to the temperature values detected by the outside air sensor 41 or the storage room temperature sensors 42 and 43.

For example, when the temperature value detected by the outside air sensor 41 or the storage room temperature sensors 42 and 43 differs from the preset temperature within 3 ° C., the w3 is set to a value larger by 10 kw than w2. If the temperature difference is higher than that, it can be set to a value as large as 20 kw.

As the cooling power of the compressor 60 is increased, the cooling power supplied to the storage compartment is increased, and the temperature of the storage compartment may reach the set temperature in a short time (see P5). Thereafter, the cooling power of the compressor 60 is reduced, and the compressor may be turned off at time t7.

In this case, the time elapsed value tp3 from time t4 to t7 may be slightly larger than tp1 and tp2, but the compressor 60 may be turned off in a much faster time than time ta. That is, by increasing the cooling force applied to the compressor 60, the control for maintaining the operation ratio of the compressor 60 as much as possible is performed.

Thereafter, when the compressor 60 is restarted, the compressor 60 may be operated according to the cooling force pattern performed during the tp1 and tp2 periods.

As such, the measured driving times tp1 and tp2 of the compressor are stored in advance, and even when the load is changed, the value of tp3 can be adjusted according to the driving times tp1 and tp2, so that the operation rate of the compressor is increased. It can be kept constant.

7 shows a control state when the load of the refrigerator is reduced.

As described above, the compressor is turned off after being driven for tp1 with a predetermined pattern.

After the compressor is restarted, if the load of the refrigerator is reduced at time t8, for example, when the outside air temperature is lowered, the time for the storage compartments 20, 30, 50 to reach the set temperature becomes relatively short. .

Then, at P6 on the graph, the cooling force of the compressor 60 is reduced and turned off. In this case, the driving time tp4 of the restarted compressor may be shorter than tp1.

After the compressor 60 is turned off, when the compressor 60 is restarted at a time t9, the compressor controller 120 controls the cooling force of the compressor 60 to be maintained at a value of w4 smaller than w2.

That is, as the load of the refrigerator decreases, the cooling power for reaching the set temperatures of the storage compartments 20, 30, and 50 may be reduced. As a result, the cooling force w4 of the compressor may be smaller than the normal cooling force w2 corresponding to the set temperature in order to maintain the operation rate of the compressor 60.

Subsequently, when the set temperature is satisfied at P7, the compressor 60 is turned off. Then, after a certain time, the compressor 60 is turned on at time t10 is raised to the cold power w4, the cold power is reduced again at P9. In this case, tp5 and tp6 may be similar to tp1.

As such, when the refrigerator load is reduced, the operation rate of the compressor 60 may be maintained by decreasing the cooling power of the compressor 60.

In the present embodiment, when the operation time (operation rate) of the compressor 60 is reduced due to the decrease in the load of the refrigerator, it is explained that the operation rate of the compressor 60 is controlled by adjusting the cooling force during the next compressor operation.

Alternatively, however, the cooling power may be controlled to decrease after the refrigerator load decrease is detected but before the compressor is turned off.

As a result, even when the load of the refrigerator is reduced, the compressor can be driven for a predetermined time by lowering the cooling power, thereby maintaining the operation rate of the compressor.

In summary, if it is determined that the operation time of the compressor to be operated by the load variation of the storage compartment is greater than the driving time measured by the timer 160, that is, the measurement time stored in the memory 170, the compressor controller 120 Is controlled to increase the cooling power of the compressor (10).

On the contrary, if it is determined that the operation time of the compressor to be operated by the load variation is smaller than the measurement time stored in the memory 170, the compressor control unit 120 controls so that the cooling power of the compressor 10 is reduced.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A control method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

When the refrigerator is turned off, the temperature rise of the storage compartment may be sensed by the storage compartment temperature sensors 42 and 43. In response to sensing the temperature of the storage compartment, the refrigerator control unit 200 transmits a driving command of the compressor 60 to the compressor control unit 120.

In addition, the compressor controller 120 drives the compressor 60. Of course, the temperature of the storage compartment in which the compressor 60 starts to be driven may be preset (S11, S12, S13).

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the compressor 60 may be operated at a predetermined cooling force w1 or w2. When the temperature of the storage compartment reaches the set temperature according to the operation of the compressor 60, the compressor 60 is turned off (S14, S15, S16).

The elapsed time tp in the state where the compressor 60 is driven is measured by the timer 160, and the measured time is transmitted to the compressor controller 120 to be stored in the first memory 170. It may be (S17).

In the state where the compressor 60 is turned off, the temperatures of the storage compartments 20, 30, and 50 are sensed by the storage compartment temperature sensors 42 and 43. When the temperature of the storage chambers 20, 30, and 50 rises to reach a set temperature (hereinafter, referred to as “drive temperature”) for driving the compressor, the compressor 60 may be restarted (S18).

In a state in which the compressor 60 is restarted, it is determined whether a load change occurs in the storage chambers 20, 30, 50 or the outside. Here, the load variation in the storage compartments 20, 30, 50 may be a temperature change on the refrigerator cycle (for example, evaporator defrosting process) or a temperature change by the user (increased amount of storage, long opening of the refrigerator door), External load fluctuations can include changes in outside temperature.

When there is a load variation in the storage compartments 20, 30, 50 or the outside, temperature change values of the storage temperature sensor 42, 43 and the outside temperature sensor 41 may be detected, and in the case of no load variation S14 The process may return to step S19 and S20.

Meanwhile, for the convenience of description, the step S19 is described as being controlled after the step S18. However, the step S19 may also be performed in the step S13.

When a change in the temperature of the storage compartments 20, 30, 50 or the external temperature is detected according to the load variation, the compressor 60 may be changed by the compressor controller 120 to a cooling force W corresponding to tp.

Here, "variable by the cooling force corresponding to tp" means, as described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, that "in the state where the previous compressor driving time tp has elapsed, if the set temperature is not reached in advance, By adjusting the set cooling force to reach the set temperature in a short time. "

The variable cold power when the load variation is an increase in load will be greater than the cold power when there is no load variation, and the variable cold force when the load variation is a load reduction will be less than the cold force without a load variation.

That is, the compressor 60 may vary with the cooling force W required to maintain the drive time tp of the compressor 60. In addition, the compressor 60 may be driven for a predetermined time with a variable cooling force (W).

Thereafter, when the storage chamber reaches the set temperature, the cooling force of the compressor 60 may be reduced.

By such control, the time at which the compressor 10 is driven after step S18 may be similar to the drive time tp at step S17.

That is, the time tp which has been operated since the compressor 10 is initially started and the time which has been operated in the state where the load is changed after restarting may correspond to each other. As a result, the operation rate of the compressor 10 may be maintained substantially constant (S21, S22).

As described above, the operation time of the compressor is measured and stored in advance by a timer, and in the case where a load change occurs in the refrigerator afterwards, the compressor may be adjusted according to the pre-stored operating time.

In this case, since the operation rate of the compressor is kept constant, the power consumption by the compressor can be reduced.

41: outside temperature sensor 42: refrigerator temperature sensor
43: freezer temperature sensor 60: compressor
100 compressor control unit 120 compressor control unit
160: timer 200: refrigerator control unit

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A storage space including a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment;
A storage room temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature change of the storage space according to a load acting on the storage space;
A compressor in which on / off operation is repeated to cool the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and a predetermined optimum operation rate is defined;
A timer for measuring a running time of the compressor;
A memory for storing in advance a driving time measured by the timer; And
A compressor control unit controls the on / off of the compressor according to the temperature value sensed by the storage compartment temperature sensor, and when the load is increased to increase the cooling power of the compressor to control the compressor to maintain the optimum operation rate. Refrigerator.
The method of claim 1,
The operation rate is a refrigerator, characterized in that the ratio of the drive time of the compressor to the time the power of the refrigerator is turned on.
The method of claim 1,
The storage room temperature sensor,
A refrigerator compartment temperature sensor to sense an internal temperature of the refrigerator compartment;
A freezer compartment temperature sensor for sensing an internal temperature of the freezer compartment; And
A refrigerator comprising an ice-making sensor for detecting the internal temperature of the ice-making device for producing ice.
The method of claim 1,
And an external temperature sensor configured to sense an external temperature of the storage space, wherein the compressor controller controls the cooling power of the compressor to increase when the external temperature is increased.
The method of claim 1,
The compressor control unit controls to increase the cooling power of the compressor when the operation time of the compressor to be operated by the increase of the load is greater than the driving time stored in the memory.
The method of claim 5, wherein
And the operating time of the compressor is until the temperature of the storage space reaches a preset temperature.
A storage space including a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment;
An outside temperature sensor to sense an outside temperature of the storage space;
A compressor in which on / off operation is repeated to cool the freezing compartment or the refrigerating compartment, and a predetermined optimum operation rate is defined;
A timer for measuring a running time of the compressor;
A memory for storing in advance a driving time measured by the timer; And
And a compressor control unit configured to control the compressor to be driven at the optimal operation rate by reducing the cooling power of the compressor when the external temperature sensed by the outside temperature sensor is reduced.
The method of claim 1,
An inverter for supplying the operating frequency to the compressor is further included,
The compressor control unit reduces the operating frequency, in order to reduce the cooling power of the compressor, to supply a signal corresponding to the reduced frequency to the inverter.
Driving the compressor at a predetermined cooling force according to an optimum operation rate;
Measuring the driving time of the compressor;
Storing the measured driving time in advance in the memory;
Detecting a load change in the storage compartment; And
If the operation time of the compressor is to be increased or decreased in accordance with the load change, increasing or decreasing the cooling power of the compressor in response to the driving time stored in the memory.
The method of claim 9,
When the load of the storage compartment is increased, the control method of the refrigerator, characterized in that to maintain the optimum operating rate by increasing the cooling power of the compressor.
The method of claim 9,
The compressor is repeatedly turned on and off,
And a time point at which the compressor is turned on is controlled according to an internal temperature of the storage compartment, and a time elapsed value of the compressor off state is controlled according to an external temperature of the storage compartment.
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