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A novel demand-actuated defrost approach based on the real-time thickness of frost for the energy conservation of a refrigerator.

Author(s) : MALIK A. N., KHAN S. A., LAZOGLU I.

Type of article: IJR article

Summary

The typical domestic refrigerator employs a blind and periodic defrost strategy that leads to the clogging of the evaporator between the consecutive defrost cycles. The clogging of the evaporator causes a loss in performance which can be minimized using the demand defrost technique. The demand defrost systems proposed in the literature rely on the detection of frost as the defrost triggering criterion, rather than the real-time quantification of the thickness of frost. The initial frost layer improves the performance and therefore, the thickness of frost must be taken into consideration. Frost becomes detrimental only after it crosses a critical threshold. Defrosting the system at lower thicknesses may lead to frequent defrosting cycles which in turn increases the defrost energy. Therefore, the defrost triggering criterion must be selected tactfully to utilize the benefit of the initial frost layer along with the minimization of the defrost energy. In this article, a novel real-time thickness of the frost-based demand defrost technique is presented for a domestic refrigerator. A hybrid system comprised of a frost detection and defrosting modules is employed to quantify the thickness of frost in real-time and to defrost the evaporator using a 12 W heater. The effect of the thickness of the frost-based defrost threshold on the energy consumption of the refrigerator is evaluated. The defrost threshold of 6 mm yields the maximum energy conservation of 10% as compared to the default blind and periodic defrost strategy of the test refrigerator.

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  • Original title: A novel demand-actuated defrost approach based on the real-time thickness of frost for the energy conservation of a refrigerator.
  • Record ID : 30029125
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 131
  • Publication date: 2021/11
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.07.032
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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