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A Survey on the Indoor Temperature and Power Consumption of Domestic Refrigerator

가정용 냉장고의 고내온도 및 전력소비 실태조사

  • Kim, Jong-Ryeol (Department of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineering)
  • 김종열 (동명대학교 냉동공조공학과)
  • Received : 2018.05.21
  • Accepted : 2018.06.22
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

In this study, if the set temperature of the refrigerator differs from the set temperature of the refrigerator, the temperature distribution of food in the refrigerator is estimated by measuring the temperature in the refrigerator and in the refrigerator room. In addition, based on the set temperature of the refrigerator and the freezer, the temperature range of the heat is large and the time required to recover to the set temperature is to be determined. And the optimal setting temperature for home refrigerators is to be shown by measuring the amount of power consumed to recover to the set temperature. As a result, the conditions in which the temperature in the freezer realized $-18^{\circ}C$ were only appropriate in case 3, Case 6, Case 8, and Case 9 when the set temperature in the refrigerator was lower than that in the freezer. Under these conditions, the minimum temperature in the refrigerator was $-1.1^{\circ}C$, Case 6 was $-1.5^{\circ}C$, Case 8 was $-1.1^{\circ}C$ and Case 9 was $-0.8^{\circ}C$, respectively. Also, the total power consumption during the 10 hours operation time of each case was greater than the setting temperature of the freezer and the refrigerator except case 4, since case 4 started operation around 13:30 in the morning.

본 연구는 가정용 냉장고를 대상으로 냉동실과 냉장실의 설정온도를 각기 달리할 경우 냉동실과 냉장실 고내의 온도를 실측하여 냉장고 식품 보관 온도분포를 추정하고자 한다. 또한, 각 실의 설정온도를 중심으로 상하로 온도차가 얼마나 큰가를 파악하고, 설정온도로 회복하는데 소요되는 시간을 파악하고자 한다. 그리고 설정된 온도로 회복하기 위해 소비하는 전력량을 측정함으로서 가정용 냉장고의 최적 설정조건을 제시하고자 한다. 그 결과, 냉동실 온도가 $-18^{\circ}C$를 실현한 조건은 Case 3, Case 6, Case 8, Case 9로 냉동실 조건보다는 냉장실의 설정온도를 저온으로 할 경우에만 냉동실의 온도가 적정온도를 나타냈다. 이 조건에서 냉장실의 온도는 최저 $-1.1^{\circ}C$, Case 6은 $-1.5^{\circ}C$, Case 8은 $-1.1^{\circ}C$, Case 9는 $-0.8^{\circ}C$로 영하의 온도를 보였다. 또한 각 케이스의 운전시작 10시간 동안 누적소비전력량은 Case 4를 제외하고는 냉동실 및 냉장실의 설정온도가 낮을수록 컸으며, Case 4는 운전시작이 13:30분에 시작되었기에 09시경에 운전을 시작한 다른 조건보다는 낮시간의 환경온도가 높은 이유로 전력소비가 크다는 것을 확인하였다.

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