EXTENDED COLD (BATTERY BACKUP) REFRIGERATOR

A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a refrigerator compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, and a battery. There is at least one fan disposed within the refrigerator cabinet and electrically connected to the bat...

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Main Authors BORTOLETTO ANDERSON, NIBBELINK MATTHEW J, GUESS RONALD WAYNE, JEFFERY RANDELL L, LITCH ANDREW DAVID, STAGG MICHAEL E, MOELLER JILL C, SIGWALT RODRIGO ALEXANDRE, ANDERSON VINCENT PAUL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.02.2009
Subjects
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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Summary:A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a refrigerator compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, and a battery. There is at least one fan disposed within the refrigerator cabinet and electrically connected to the battery. The battery powers the at least one fan during a power outage to thereby circulate air from the freezer compartment to the refrigerator compartment. The at least one fan may be a direct current operated fan. The refrigerator may also include an inverter and the at least one fan may then be an alternating current operated fan electrically connected to the inverter. The battery may be disposed within the refrigerator cabinet or may be external to the refrigerator cabinet.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070839641