Water dispensing apparatus and control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10040679B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15000315

    申请日:2016-01-19

    摘要: A water dispensing apparatus may include a dispenser housing at which a container accommodation part accommodating a container is formed to be recessed; a water nozzle provided at an inner surface of the dispenser housing which defines an upper surface of the container accommodation part; a water level detecting member provided at the inner surface of the dispenser housing close to the water nozzle and configured to detect a level of water filled in the container; a target water level input part provided to input the level of water filled in the container; and a water level indicating unit provided at an inner surface of the dispenser housing which defines a side surface of the container accommodation part to indicate a water level on the container.

    Method of controlling artificial intelligent liquid dispensing apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11008207B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16502942

    申请日:2019-07-03

    发明人: Shinhyun Park

    IPC分类号: B67D1/08 F25D29/00 F25D23/12

    摘要: The present invention relates to a water dispensing device control method, which includes: a step of allowing a call word in a sound shape uttered from a user to be input into a microphone; a step of identifying the input call word in a sound identifying module and outputting guiding sound of identifying the call word through a speaker; a step of allowing the desired discharge water amount in the sound shape uttered from the user to be input into the microphone; a step of identifying the input desired water discharge amount in the sound identifying module and outputting guiding sound of identifying the water discharge amount through the speaker; a step of allowing a user to input a water discharge order; a step of allowing water discharge to be implemented while a water discharge valve is opened; and a step of allowing the water discharge to be finished while the water discharge valve is closed when the water discharge flow rate detected in a flow rate sensor reaches the input desired water discharge amount.

    Inverter module for driving a plurality of compressors and method for controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US10371140B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15021096

    申请日:2014-10-02

    摘要: The present disclosure provides an inverter module capable of driving two linear compressors through three upper arm elements and three lower arm elements. To this end, an inverter module according to an embodiment may include an inverter module including a first inverter unit including a first upper arm and a first lower arm; a second inverter unit including a second upper arm, a second lower arm, a third upper arm and a third lower arm; and a controller configured to control the switching operation of the first upper arm and the first lower arm to allow the first inverter unit to drive a first compressor in a half-bridge configuration, and control the switching operation of the second upper arm, the second lower arm, the third upper arm and the third lower arm to allow the second inverter unit to drive a second compressor in a full-bridge configuration during a first operation mode, and control the switching operation of the first upper arm, the first lower arm, the second upper arm, the second lower arm, the third upper arm and the third lower arm to allow the first inverter unit and the second inverter unit to drive the first compressor and the second compressor in a full-bridge configuration during a second operation mode.

    Home appliance and operating method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US09997926B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-12

    申请号:US14832615

    申请日:2015-08-21

    IPC分类号: H02J9/00 H02J5/00 H02J9/06

    CPC分类号: H02J5/00 H02J9/005 H02J9/06

    摘要: A home appliance includes a driver to drive a load, a power supply to convert AC power supplied from an outside of the home appliance, and to receive DC power during interruption of electric power, and a controller (1) to perform a control operation to supply first electric power based on the supplied AC power to the load in accordance with a normal operation mode when no interruption of electric power occurs, (2) to perform a control operation to supply second electric power based on the supplied DC power to the load in accordance with the normal operation mode when no interruption of electric power occurs, and (3) to perform a control operation to supply third electric power based on the supplied DC power to the load in accordance with a power saving mode upon the interruption of electric power.

    Artificial intelligence refrigerator having ice-making function

    公开(公告)号:US10563898B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15955101

    申请日:2018-04-17

    发明人: Shinhyun Park

    IPC分类号: F25C5/20

    摘要: An artificial intelligence (AI) refrigerator includes an evaporator, a freezing chamber, an ice-making unit, a cold air duct that connects the freezing chamber to the ice-making unit, a discharge unit that discharges ice, and a controller. The controller is configured to generate ice extraction information that includes an extraction time at which a user has extracted ice, and an amount of ice extracted at the extraction time, determine an ice extraction pattern based on ice extractions captured in the ice extraction information, based on the ice extraction pattern, generate an ice-making pattern that includes one or more ice-making start times and an ice-making amount corresponding to each ice-making start time, and based on the ice-making amount, adjust an amount of cold air introduced from the freezing chamber to the ice-making unit through the cold air duct to accelerate or decelerate an ice-making speed corresponding to each ice-making start time.

    Home appliance and operating method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10181803B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US14832779

    申请日:2015-08-21

    摘要: An appliance includes a driver to drive a load, the load requiring AC power or DC power. A power supply receives one of external AC power, back-up AC power and back-up DC power and outputs at least one of AC power or DC power to the load. An operation mode of the home appliance is one of normal operation when receiving external AC power, normal operation when receiving one of back-up AC power and back-up DC power during a power interruption, and a power save mode when receiving one of back-up AC power and back-up DC power during the power interruption. The power supplies a first power level when there is no power interruption, a second power level when there is power interruption and a third power level when there is power interruption and the power save mode is selected, where the second power level is between the first power level and the third power level. The power save mode is automatically selected when the second power level falls below a reference power level.

    Refrigerator having a controller for executing a load match operation, and a control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10145599B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15061749

    申请日:2016-03-04

    IPC分类号: F25B49/02 F25D11/00

    摘要: The disclosure relates to a refrigerator which includes a compressor capable of generating cooling capacity for executing at least one of a refrigerating operation and a freezing operation, a temperature sensor capable of sensing an internal temperature of the refrigerator, to which cold air is supplied, at a specific period, in response to at least one of the freezing operation and the refrigerating operation, and a controller capable of calculating a rate of change in the internal temperature using the sensed internal temperature, and controlling the cooling capacity of the compressor based on the calculated rate of change in the internal temperature.

    Switching mode power supply apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Switching mode power supply apparatus 有权
    开关电源设备

    公开(公告)号:US09252668B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-02

    申请号:US13691409

    申请日:2012-11-30

    IPC分类号: H02M3/24 H02M3/335 H02M1/00

    摘要: A switching mode power supply apparatus is provided. The switching mode power supply apparatus may include a switch unit configured to switch an input voltage to a transformer and a controller configured to select an operation mode having a switching frequency according to a size of a load applied to a secondary side of the transformer and control a switching operation of the switch unit. The switching mode power supply apparatus may include a transformer. A refrigerator having the switching mode power supply apparatus is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 提供了开关模式电源装置。 开关模式电源装置可以包括:开关单元,被配置为将输入电压切换到变压器;以及控制器,被配置为根据施加到变压器的次级侧的负载的大小来选择具有开关频率的操作模式,并且控制 开关单元的切换操作。 开关模式电源装置可以包括变压器。 还提供了具有开关模式电源装置的冰箱。