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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120042672 | AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL APPARATUS, COOLING SYSTEM, AND AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL PROGRAM An air conditioner control apparatus capable of suppressing electric power consumed by an air conditioner which is for cooling the interior of a room, as well as a cooling system and an air conditioner control program, are provided. An air ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042664 | Refrigerator and control method thereof In a control method of a refrigerator having a storage chamber for aging of meat, an operation to keep the storage chamber at an aging temperature and an operation to cool the storage chamber to a cooling temperature lower than the aging temperature are repeated. This e... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120023987 | REFRIGERATION DEMAND RESPONSE RECOVERY A refrigerator comprises a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment and one or more power consuming features/functions including a refrigeration system for cooling the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment. A controller is operatively connected to t... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120000222 | ZONE PRIORITY TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN A MULTIPLE ZONE TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM A multi-zone transport refrigeration system. The system includes a compressor, a condenser, a refrigerant circuit, a first temperature control zone and a second temperature control zone. A controller is configured to identify a priority zone and a non-priority zone base... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000216 | ICE MAKER OF REFRIGERATOR AND POWER SAVING METHOD OF ICE MAKER An ice maker for a refrigerator and a power saving method of an ice maker are provided. The ice maker includes: an ice tray for making ice; an ejector for removing the ice from the ice tray; an storage unit for dispensing and storing the removed ice; and a controller fo... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000226 | Automatic Ice Making Machine An automatic ice making machine is provided that is capable of modifying an amount of feeding water depending on a temperature of makeup water. The automatic ice making machine is equipped with a deicing timer 42 to keep time of a deicing completion time period T... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110296852 | Energy Management System An energy management system for use with a temperature controlled unit for food or beverages. A sensor is provided that comprises means to measure a temperature in the temperature controlled unit, and means to transmit wirelessly the measured temperature to a controller... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110197606 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM The refrigeration system includes a compressor; a condenser connected to a first inlet of a separating means which has: a vapor outlet connected to the compressor and a liquid outlet connected to an evaporator; a selecting valve having: a first vapor inlet connected to ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110197599 | Thermal Energy System And Method Of Operation A thermal energy system comprising a first thermal system, the first thermal system in use having a heating and/or cooling demand, a closed loop geothermal energy system comprising a plurality of borehole heat exchangers, each borehole heat exchanger containing a workin... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110130887 | REFRIGERATION MONITOR UNIT A control unit is attached to or embedded within a refrigeration appliance to monitor electric power voltage and/or frequency supplied by the mains. If the unit detects a sag or peak in either the voltage or frequency, the control unit either separates any high demand e... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110107781 | STARTUP CONTROL APPARATUS OF AIR CONDITIONER An air conditioner performs startup control in which compressor capacity is reduced as measured indoor temperature approaches a set temperature. A desired time of day is set directly or indirectly. A startup control apparatus of the air conditioner measures an inflectio... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110071722 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING MANAGEMENT A management system for vehicle air-conditioning and a method of managing the same are provided. Changes of a temperature in a vehicle from various environmental information, between a standard for showing a comfortable environment in the vehicle and actual environment ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110016890 | Cryopump and method of monitoring cryopump A cryopump pumps gas from a vacuum chamber in a vacuum apparatus performing vacuum processing. The cryopump comprises: a refrigerator; a cryopanel cooled by the refrigerator; and a controller configured to control an operating cycle of the refrigerator such that the cry... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100268397 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-STAGE AIR CONDITIONERS A method of controlling operation of a pair of two-stage air conditioners. The method monitors a temperature of an area served by the air conditioners; activates a first stage of a first or lead air conditioner when the temperature rises above a first set point temperat... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100262301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAT EXCHANGER FLUID FLOW In an exemplary embodiment, a method to control excessive temperature changes in a coolant circuit includes providing a coolant circuit including a bypass flow pathway bypassing a heat exchanger, said coolant circuit at an elevated operating temperature; providing an ad... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100212338 | Battery pack temperature optimization control system A method and apparatus for limiting the adverse effects of temperature on the electrical energy storage system (ESS) of an electric vehicle after the vehicle has been turned off are provided. In general, whether or not coolant is circulated through a coolant loop couple... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100212339 | Intelligent temperature control system for extending battery pack life A method and apparatus for actively cooling the battery pack of an electric vehicle after the vehicle has been turned off, thereby limiting the adverse effects of temperature on battery life, are provided. Different battery pack cooling techniques are provided, thus all... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100212341 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING SYSTEM USING ONE DIGITAL SIGNAL Systems and methods that receive a digital signal outputted from a single line of a device are disclosed. Embodiments of the systems and methods calculate the temperature of the device based on the digital signal. Embodiments of the systems and methods generate a signal... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100217441 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE MODEL VARIANTS According to one aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling operation of a plurality of different model variants of a refrigeration appliance using a commonly-configured control board for the plurality of different model variants. The method includes... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100212334 | Enhanced Performance Dehumidification Apparatus, System and Method A dehumidifier includes an air flow path with first, second and third segments in series from upstream to downstream and passing ambient air respectively to an evaporator coil then to a condenser coil and then discharging same. The air flow path has a fourth segment pas... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100170272 | CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING ECONOMIZER SYSTEM In an air conditioning economizer system outdoor air intake is reduced automatically by a control device based on a shut-off control setting for a measured outdoor air quality. A geographical location associated with the air conditioning economizer system is received (S... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100146997 | CONTROLLING PROCESS FOR REFRIGERATOR According to a method of controlling a refrigerator in accordance with the present invention, in the case in which a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber has to be cooled, the refrigerating chamber is primarily cooled up to a cooling temperature set higher than a... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100139294 | Cooling System Having A Bypass Valve To Regulate Fluid Flow A fluid chiller system supplying cold fluid to a therapeutic wrap, in which a minimum level of fluid flow is provided through the heat exchange coils to insure that the fluid in the coils does not freeze. A fluid flow meter or pressure sensor connected inline with the i... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100132388 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE An air conditioning control device for a vehicle has an air conditioner for conditioning air in a vehicle interior, an input receiving unit for receiving inputs of both planned departure time of the vehicle and a target temperature in the vehicle interior, a pre-air-con... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100089075 | Refrigerator with icemaker and control method thereof A refrigerator to provide information of completion of an ice making operation performed in an ice making container or ice separating information via an electric unit thereof is provided. Completion of the ice making operation is determined based on a temperature of a s... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100064706 | CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM OF PERMANENT-MAGNET TYPE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR There is provided a control device of a permanent-magnet type synchronous motor that sets a synchronous operation current at start-up in response to a current limiting value determined from the temperature of an inverter that supplies three-phase power to the permanent-... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100063647 | OUTDOOR ENCLOSURE COOLING SYSTEM OPERATING AT OFF-PEAK HOURS A cooling system and method for an outdoor electronics enclosure includes an air conditioner controlled to operate during off-peak hours, so as to pre-cool batteries. The cooled batteries keep the enclosure cool during peak hours so that it is not necessary to run the a... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100024456 | TURBO CHILLER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR A turbo chiller equipped with a high-efficiency two-stage turbo compressor is provided. In a turbo chiller including a control unit for controlling the degrees of opening of first inlet guide vanes of a first impeller and second inlet guide vanes of a second impeller, t... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090301127 | Air Conditioning System An air conditioning system that includes desiccant compartments for holding a desiccant; a heat exchanger, a blower and a vessel. The heat exchanger can be filled with a heat transfer medium, while the blower blows ambient air by the heat exchanger such that the blown a... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090288429 | Automatic recovery system for frozen product machines A recovery system for a frozen product dispenser accommodates automatic recovery and continued operation of the dispenser in response to the output torque of a beater bar and scraper assembly drive motor exceeding a selected upper limit due to transient conditions. A co... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090254220 | Refrigerator and control method thereof A refrigerator capable of supercooling a target object and a control method thereof are provided. The refrigerator includes a temperature sensor which senses a temperature of the target object in the cooling compartment, wherein the temperature sensor is prevented from ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090249803 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT An HV_ECU executes a program, which includes a step of receiving route information; a step of acquiring a duty command value of a battery cooling blower; a step of calculating a cooling airflow; steps for acquiring a battery temperature and an intake temperature; a step... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090217685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION An air-conditioning system (1) for an environment, in particular for the passenger compartment of a vehicle, is provided with an evaporator (13) and a compressor (18) coupled to the evaporator (13). In a system (30) for controlling the... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY COOLANT PUMP CONTROL FOR A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM A system and method is provided for controlling the operation of secondary coolant pump(s) in a refrigeration system having a secondary coolant system that circulates the coolant to applicable cooling loads, and a primary refrigeration system that chills the coolant in ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090211267 | Ice making assembly for refrigerator and method for controlling the same An ice making assembly for a refrigerator and a method for controlling the ice making assembly are provided. The ice making assembly and the method of controlling the ice making assembly provides a constant amount of water supply for each ice making cycle regardless of ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090211279 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME An air conditioner and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioner may include an outdoor unit, one or more indoor units operably coupled to the outdoor unit, a temperature sensor, a valve driver, and a controller. By monitoring an actual temperat... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090216379 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A method of operating an electronic system includes determining first and second temperature signals with a thermostat processor. The first and second temperature signals are provided by a temperature sensor. The method includes adjusting the operation of an air conditi... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090199580 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROL A cooling system for cooling a room containing a plurality of computer devices is provided. The cooling system has a number of cooling supplies and at least one temperature sensor. Using the at least one temperature sensor and altering the cooling supplied to the room b... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090193820 | REFRIGERATION MACHINE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR IT A refrigeration machine for a domestic refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, which are connected to form a refrigerant circuit, wherein a stop valve is arranged in a refrigerant path from the condenser to the evaporator.... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090193821 | PRE-RIDING AIR CONDITIONING METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONER A pre-riding air conditioning method in which if an intention of a passenger to ride in a vehicle is detected, an inside air fan (3) is operated to stir air in a passenger room, and an air conditioner comprising the inside air fan (3) which can stir air in... | 08/06/2009 |
