Abstract: A steam generator and a cooking device including the same, according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a water supply pipe into which steam water is introduced, a heating chamber having a chamber body and a chamber cover, and a steam heater configured to provide heat, wherein the steam heater is provided to be embedded in the chamber body and the chamber body includes a plurality of partition walls protruding in one direction along an inner peripheral surface to form a Z-shaped steam flow path through which supply water introduced into the chamber body and steam generated by heating the supply water flow. Therefore, the heat transfer, which had been concentrated only in a predetermined region, may be dispersed by the flow path formed in the chamber body, thereby stably generating the steam even in repetitive steam generation operation.

Abstract: A convection oven includes a convection fan assembly and a trough assembly that surrounds a portion of the heating element(s) of the convection fan assembly. Fluid in the trough assembly is heated and turned into steam by the heating element(s) and blown into the cooking cavity of the convection oven by the convection fan of the convection fan assembly. The steam in the cooking cavity provides moisture to the items that are being cooked and/or heated in the cooking cavity.

Abstract: A convection oven includes a convection fan assembly and a trough assembly that surrounds a portion of the heating element(s) of the convection fan assembly. Fluid in the trough assembly is heated and turned into steam by the heating element(s) and blown into the cooking cavity of the convection oven by the convection fan of the convection fan assembly. The steam in the cooking cavity provides moisture to the items that are being cooked and/or heated in the cooking cavity.

Abstract: A cooker hood, and a method and system for controlling same are provided. An image collection apparatus is disposed on the cooker hood. The control method includes: when a menu production start instruction is received, controlling the image collection apparatus to perform an image collection operation; storing a collected image; and after a menu production end instruction is received, invoking the collected image, to generate a corresponding menu. By means of the foregoing solutions, user operations in a menu production process can be simplified.

Abstract: A radiant heating installation system is provided herein. The system includes a radiant heating tubing defining a tubing run. The system can include a first removable positioning fixture that receives a portion of the radiant heating tubing and temporarily restrains the radiant heating tubing in a deflected configuration. The system can also include a second removable positioning fixture configured to that receives a second portion of the radiant heating tubing and temporarily restrains the radiant heating tubing along a run of the radiant heating tubing.

Abstract: A heater panel includes a core and a heater/dielectric layer including a positive thermal coefficient (PTC) heater layer between a pair of dielectric layers. A structural facing is included, wherein the heater/dielectric layer is bonded directly between the core and the structural facing. A second structural facing can be bonded to the core opposite the heater/dielectric layer. An impact layer can be bonded to the structural facing, e.g., the first structural facing described above, opposite the heater/dielectric layer.

Abstract: A heater panel includes a core and a heater/dielectric layer including a positive thermal coefficient (PTC) heater layer between a pair of dielectric layers. A structural facing is included, wherein the heater/dielectric layer is bonded directly between the core and the structural facing. A second structural facing can be bonded to the core opposite the heater/dielectric layer. An impact layer can be bonded to the structural facing, e.g., the first structural facing described above, opposite the heater/dielectric layer. The heater layer can be formed by direct writing a heating element pattern onto a dielectric layer bonded to the core.

Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing freeze damage to heating system pipes are provided. In some embodiments, systems for preventing freeze damage to heating system pipes that carry a liquid used to heat a heated space and that are exposed to freezing temperatures outside of the heated space are provided, the systems comprising: a hardware controller that causes the liquid to be circulated through the heating system pipes irrespective of the air temperature in the heated space.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a partition plate that partitions the inside of a housing of an outdoor unit into a blower chamber and a machine chamber, a reactor attached to the partition plate on a side of the machine chamber, a fixing member that fixes the reactor to the partition plate, and a plate-like first heat transfer member provided between the reactor and the partition plate, and in the refrigeration cycle apparatus, the first heat transfer member is provided between the partition plate and the reactor, and the thermal resistance of the first heat transfer member is smaller than the thermal resistance of the fixing member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention has a refrigeration capacity of 16 kW to 28 kW, inclusive, and uses, as a refrigerant, a mixed refrigerant containing 50% or more of R32, and a refrigerant pipe therein includes a ductile stainless steel pipe having 1% or less of a delta-ferrite matrix structure with respect to the grain size area thereof. The refrigerant pipe includes a suction pipe for guiding the suction of the refrigerant into a compressor, and the outer diameter of the suction pipe is formed to be 19.05 mm and the inner diameter thereof is formed to be 18.07 mm or less. Also, the refrigerant pipe includes a discharge pipe for guiding the discharge of the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, and the outer diameter of the discharge pipe is formed to be 12.70 mm and the inner diameter thereof is formed to be 12.04 mm or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a refrigeration capacity of 7 kW to 11 kW, inclusive, and uses a refrigerant R32 as a refrigerant, and since a refrigerant pipe therein is made of a ductile stainless steel material having 1% or less of a delta-ferrite matrix structure with respect to the grain size area thereof, and includes a suction pipe guiding the suction of the refrigerant into a compressor and having an outer diameter of 15.88 mm, the refrigerant pipe can maintain strength and hardness as good as or better than those of a copper pipe, while also maintaining good processability.

Abstract: An anti-theft device having at least three side surrounding frames in series, each having an adjustable width. The first side surrounding frame has a first free end and a second end rotatably secured to a first end of a second side surrounding frame. The second end of the second side surrounding frame is rotatably secured to a first end of a third side surrounding. The second end of the third side surrounding frame or the second end of the last side surrounding frame is a free end. When the anti-theft device is in a folded state, the at least three side surrounding frames stack on each other with the rotatably secured ends of the various side surrounding frames remaining rotatably secured to each other.

Abstract: An air conditioning system that includes an energy recovery ventilator that transfers energy between a supply air stream and an exhaust air stream. Downstream of the energy recovery ventilator are multiple refrigeration circuits that reject heat into both the supply air stream and the exhaust air stream. The use of the multiple refrigeration circuits eliminates the need to mount outdoor equipment and provide piping for a cooling system.

Abstract: A dehumidification system includes an evaporator, a condenser positioned proximate to the evaporator, and a drain pan. The drain pan is disposed at least partially below the evaporator and the condenser. The drain pan includes a top piece and a bottom piece disposed at least partially below the top piece. The top piece includes a drainage opening, and is configured to collect water condensed from the evaporator and drain the condensed water to the bottom piece via the drainage opening. The bottom piece includes an enclosed wall, and the condensed water drained from the top piece is directed into an area of the bottom piece that is at least partially surrounded by the enclosed wall.

Abstract: A portable dehumidifier includes a cabinet, an evaporator, a condenser, a drain pan, multiple support legs, a compressor, and a fan. The cabinet includes an airflow inlet, an airflow outlet, and at least two wheels. The evaporator is located adjacent to the airflow inlet. The condenser is located adjacent to the evaporator and on a side of the evaporator opposite the airflow inlet. The drain pan is located at least partially below the evaporator and the condenser. The support legs extend from a bottom side of the drain pan towards the bottom side of the cabinet. The compressor is located below the drain pan. The fan is located adjacent to the condenser and on a side of the condenser opposite the evaporator.

Abstract: An evaporative cooling device may be provided. The device may comprise a plurality of rollers, a screen looped around the plurality of rollers, a motor coupled to at least one roller and configured to drive the at least one roller, a basin configured to hold a liquid within an interior of the basin, and wherein at least one roller is at least partially within the interior of the basin. The screen may travel into the basin and capture an amount of the liquid. As the liquid is drawn into an airstream feeding a heat rejection device, the liquid may evaporate, cooling the air. The cooled air may provide a more efficient heat rejection device.

Abstract: An air tube assembly for ventilating a building without opening windows or doors includes a first tube that is extended through an exterior wall in a building thereby facilitating air to pass through the exterior wall. A second tube is extended through the exterior wall of the building thereby facilitating air to pass through the exterior wall. The second tube insertably receives the first tube such that each of the first tube and the second tube ventilates the building.

Abstract: An air circulation apparatus is fixed on a building and contains: multiple intake systems, a first exhaust system, and multiple second exhaust systems. Each of the multiple intake systems includes a first cover, a second cover, an entrance, a first partition, a second partition, a water guide sheet, and a water outlet. The first exhaust system includes two shells, two first orifices, a third partition, two fourth partitions obliquely, and two opposite fifth partitions. Each of the multiple second exhaust systems includes a first lid, a second lid, a second orifice, a fifth partition, a first accommodation plate, a second accommodation plate, a third orifice, two fourth orifices, and a discharge pipe, wherein the first lid has a first extension, and the second lid has a second extension.

Abstract: A whole house fresh air system with a wireless interface is disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a damper installed in a structure; a collector box coupled to an intake side of the damper; a disburser box coupled to an output side of the damper; a plurality of intake vents mounted to the structure, the plurality of intake vents having access to fresh air outside of the structure, the plurality of intake vents being coupled to the collector box via a plurality of intake ducts routed through an interior of the structure; and a plurality of output vents installed within the structure, the plurality of output vents having access to air inside of the structure, the plurality of output vents being coupled to the disburser box via a plurality of output ducts routed through an interior of the structure.

Abstract: A dehumidifier includes an evaporator, a condenser, a fan, and a processor. In response to determining that a measured relative humidity is greater than or equal to a relative humidity set point, the processor sets the dehumidifier to a first operating mode, wherein a compressor is enabled and the fan is set to a first fan speed while in the first operating mode. The processor further determines whether the dehumidifier has been operating in the first operating mode for a predetermined amount of time, and in response, sets the dehumidifier to a second operating mode if the measured relative humidity is still greater than the relative humidity set point, wherein the compressor is enabled and the fan is set to a second fan speed while in the second operating mode. The second fan speed is greater than the first fan speed.

Abstract: Controlled internal atmosphere systems and methods are disclosed, including a system comprising a cell having a top, a bottom, and wall(s) extending between the top and bottom defining an enclosed area inside the cell; the top and wall comprising a first layer having embedded energy-transfer tubing, a sealant layer outside the first layer, an aerated substrate layer outside the sealant layer, and an impermeable layer outside the substrate layer; a heating/cooling unit connectable to the tubing to control the temperature of the first layer and thereby control the temperature of an atmosphere of the enclosed area inside the cell; sensor(s) within the enclosed area; and a computer configured to receive input from the sensor(s) indicative of the condition of the enclosed area atmosphere, to receive input regarding environmental conditions outside of the cell, and to control operation of the heating/cooling unit based on the received input and predicted effects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to device control for a predetermined area of space and belongs to the technical field of intelligent control of devices. A control system provided by the present invention comprises: a sensing component installed in the predetermined area of space and used for sensing the predetermined area of space to at least determine density information of living beings in the predetermined area of space, and an HVAC control and management unit of an HVAC system, wherein the sensing component is interactively connected with the HVAC control and management unit in a wireless communication mode, and the HVAC control and management unit is configured to control one or more air end devices at least based on the determined density information of living beings.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a fresh air blower, the apparatus comprising an air blower module and an air blower module radiator arranged corresponding to the air blower module. Further disclosed is a control method for a fresh air blower, the method comprising the following steps: (S1) acquiring a current operation mode of a fresh air blower and determining whether the current operation mode is a refrigeration mode or an air supply mode; (S2) if the current operation mode is the refrigeration mode or the air supply mode, further determining whether there is condensation in an air blower module radiator; and (S3) if there is condensation in the air blower module radiator, adjusting an air gear of the fresh air blower or a target superheating degree of the fresh air blower according to the current operation mode so as to eliminate the condensation on the air blower module radiator.

Abstract: A method of searching for a refrigerant leak location is provided which can easily specify the refrigerant leak location. In the method of searching for the refrigerant leak location in a refrigeration apparatus (100) in which a refrigerant is charged and which includes a refrigeration circuit (10) performing a refrigeration cycle, the refrigeration circuit (10) is prepared in a state that the refrigerant containing an odor component is charged therein, and the refrigerant leak location is specified by letting a dog capable of detecting the odor component to run along the refrigeration circuit (10).

Abstract: A variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system for a building includes a plurality of outdoor VRF units configured to heat or cool a refrigerant for use in heating or cooling the building and an extremum-seeking controller. The extremum-seeking controller is configured to determine a total power consumption of the plurality of outdoor VRF units, generate a pressure setpoint for the plurality of outdoor VRF units using an extremum-seeking control technique that drives the total power consumption toward an extremum, and use the pressure setpoint to operate the plurality of outdoor VRF units.

Abstract: A variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system for a building. The VRF system includes at least one outdoor VRF unit configured to heat or cool a refrigerant for use in heating or cooling the building. The at least one outdoor VRF unit includes a sub-cooler and a bypass expansion valve configured to control a flow of the refrigerant through the sub-cooler and an extremum-seeking controller configured to generate a sub-cooling temperature setpoint for the at least one outdoor VRF unit. The extremum-seeking controller is configured to determine a total power consumption of the at least one outdoor VRF unit, generate a sub-cooling temperature setpoint for the at least one outdoor VRF unit using an extremum-seeking control technique that drives the total power consumption toward an extremum, and use the sub-cooling temperature setpoint to operate the at least one outdoor VRF unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a smart air purifier, the method including: obtaining first air cleanliness of a first area in which a first air purifier is placed, and obtaining second air cleanliness of a second area in which a second air purifier is placed; when at least one of the first air cleanliness or the second air cleanliness is equal to or smaller than a preset threshold value, driving both the first air purifier and the second air purifier; monitoring a variation of the first air cleanliness and the second air cleanliness; calculating a weight that is proportional to the variation of the first air cleanliness and the second air cleanliness; and setting a driving mode for the first air purifier and the second air purifier based on the weight.

Abstract: A flame-resistant, insulated, plastic HVAC duct including a channel configured for conveying forced air and a duct wall forming the channel, the duct wall including a plastic layer disposed between a thermally insulating layer and a metal foil layer. The metal foil layer is arranged to form an outer surface of the duct wall, and the thermally insulating layer is arranged to form an inner surface of the duct wall. A second metal foil layer may be disposed between the thermally insulating layer and the plastic layer.

Abstract: A barrier device to prevent insects from entering an opening of a vent in fluid connection with an interior of a building includes a body which includes a housing. The housing includes a first end adapted to be placed in fluid connection with the vent opening and a second end. The barrier device further includes a mesh barrier positioned adjacent the second end, opposite the first end, through which fluid (gas and liquid) can pass. However, insects of a predetermined range of size cannot pass through the mesh barrier. The mesh barrier has an effective open area at least as large as an open area of the opening of the vent.

Abstract: A wireless damper control and test system comprising a wireless controller for communicating with a wireless interface using an identifier whereby actuation timing of a damper actuator is transmitted by signal, the wireless interface connected to a damper to be controlled or tested using the transmitted signal, the wireless controller transmits the signals to the wireless interface for operational verification of the damper and damper actuator, and the wireless interface detects a damper state by contacts mounted on the damper and communicates the damper state to the wireless controller.

Abstract: A personal ambient air temperature modification, filtration, and purification system that is configured to be handheld. The personal ambient air temperature modification, filtration, and purification system of the present invention provides a container with air inlets to allow an internal motorized air movement mechanism to pull air through an air channel fluidly coupling to the air inlets, through a filter disposed in the air channel, through thermal diffusion blades, across at least one combination fluid vapor source and thermal energy storage component that purifies the air by vapor capture, into a thermal energy concentrator disposed in the interior volume of the container that modifies air temperature, and through the motorized air movement mechanism, where the air is then delivered into an environment as purified, filtered, temperature modified air.

Abstract: Provided is a register that can more surely suppress abnormal noise caused by air passing through a space between a damper and a retainer. An inner wall of an upper side wall of the retainer is formed with a plurality of rib parts provided on a downstream side relative to an outer periphery on the downstream side of a plate member in a closed state of a damper. The plurality of rib parts is arranged in a direction parallel to a turning axis of the damper, and adjacent rib parts are formed into different shapes. A soft seal member is provided with a plurality of protrusion parts on an upper surface of the outer periphery on the downstream side of the plate member.

Abstract: A heat pump apparatus includes a use-side heat exchanger that cause heat exchange to be performed between a heat medium flowing from a heat-storage heat exchanger and a heat usage medium, and a flow-passage switching device that switches a flow passage for the heat medium to a first flow passage that circulates through a heat-reception-side heat exchanger and the heat-storage heat exchanger without extends through the use-side heat exchanger or a second flow passage that circulates through the heat-reception-side heat exchanger and the heat-storage heat exchanger via the use-side heat exchanger. Even when the temperature of the heat storage medium rises, heat received from a heat source can be stored in the heat storage medium by a heat pump, while a decrease of the efficiency of the heat pump can be reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hot water generator comprising: a housing having a water inlet, a water outlet, and an inner space; and a heater disposed in the inner space of the housing, wherein the housing is provided with a helical flow formation unit which enables water flowing into the inner space to helically spin and flow along an outer surface of the heater.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to solar-thermal receiver tubes for heating high-temperature fluids such as molten salts and oils, such as those used in conjunction with trough reflectors or concentric concentrators. The disclosed invention utilizes fused silica receiver tube assemblies that provide optical absorption by way of optically-absorbing media that is imbedded within the thermal transfer fluid, preferably comprising inorganic “dyes” that comprise pulverized thin film coatings or dissolved materials that are specifically designed for maximizing optical absorption. Alternatively, the chemistry of the transfer fluid can be modified to increase optical absorption, or the optically absorbing media may comprise fine powders with density preferably similar to the thermal transfer fluid, such as fine graphite powder; or, in another preferred embodiment, absorbing means within the heat transfer fluid comprise a solid absorbing element disposed along the central axis of the receiver tube's interior.

Abstract: Thermoregulated multilayer material characterized in that it comprises at least one substrate and one thermoregulated layer, said thermoregulated multilayer material having: for ? radiation of between 0.25 and 2 ?m, an absorption coefficient ?m?0.8; and, for incident ? radiation of between 7.5 and 10 ?m, a reflection coefficient ?m: ?m?0.85, when the temperature T of said multilayer material 1 is ?100° C.; ?m between 0.3 and 0.85, when the temperature T of said multilayer material is between 0 and 400° C.

Abstract: The geothermal system uses an outer and an inner pipe installed in a single borehole. Cool fluids are pumped down through one pipe and returned to the surface through the other pipe. Subterranean heat increases the temperature of the cool fluid and this heat is returned to the surface where the heated fluid is recovered. The fluid with the heat removed is then pumped back down the borehole to be re-heated. Extra heat recovered from the ground surrounding a lower portion of the borehole is stored in the ground and rock formation surrounding an upper portion of the borehole during warmer seasons to optimize the amount of heat stored in the ground for extraction during colder seasons.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a refrigeration capacity of 11 kW to 16 kW, inclusive, and uses R32 as a refrigerant circulating therein, and since a refrigerant pipe therein is made of a ductile stainless steel material having 1% or less of a delta-ferrite matrix structure with respect to the grain size area thereof, the refrigerant pipe can maintain strength and hardness as good as or better than those of a copper pipe, while also maintaining good processability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure relief and recovery loop, a carbon dioxide refrigeration system and a control method thereof. The pressure relief and recovery loop includes: a gas storage reservoir (110), which is used for storing gas-phase carbon dioxide; a pressure relief flow passage (120), which is used for connecting the gas storage reservoir and an associated carbon dioxide refrigeration system, and is used for discharging the gas-phase carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide refrigeration system into the gas storage reservoir; and a recovery flow passage (130), which is used for connecting the gas storage reservoir and the associated carbon dioxide refrigeration system, and on which a driving apparatus (131) is arranged, the recovery flow passage being used for recovering the gas-phase carbon dioxide in the gas storage reservoir into the carbon dioxide refrigeration system under the drive of the driving apparatus.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a compressor configured to pressurize carbon dioxide to form pressurized carbon dioxide, a mixer configured to generate mixed refrigerant in which the pressurized carbon dioxide and solvent in a liquid state, a depressurization apparatus provided downstream from the mixer and configured to depressurize the mixed refrigerant, a separator configured to separate carbon dioxide in a gas state from the mixed refrigerant, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the mixed refrigerant cooled through depressurization and a fluid to be cooled, and a second heat exchanger configured to cool the carbon dioxide or the mixed refrigerant using vaporized carbon dioxide or the mixed refrigerant.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body including a storage chamber therein; a door on the main body configured to open or close the storage chamber; and an evaporator on one side of the storage chamber, configured to cool air and/or exchange heat between the air and a refrigerant flowing in the evaporator. The evaporator includes a plurality of cooling fins at predetermined intervals, comprising a plurality of rows; a refrigerant tube providing a path through which the refrigerant flows and being configured to exchange heat with the cooling fins; and a supporting part on at least one side of the plurality of rows of the cooling fins, perpendicular to the ground or other horizontal plane. At least two of the rows of cooling fins include a first cooling fin parallel to the supporting part; a second cooling fin inclined in one direction with respect to the first cooling fin; and a third cooling fin inclined in another direction with respect to the first cooling fin.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a refrigerant circulation device and a refrigerant circulation method with which a change in pressure inside the device can be avoided and performance stability and stable operation are achieved even when a HFO or a HCFO refrigerant is used. In the refrigerant circulation device (1), a refrigerant circulation circuit for circulating a refrigerant is formed by connecting a compressor (3), a condenser (5), an expansion valve (7), and an evaporator (9) through primary pipes (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d), and the refrigerant circulation circuit is charged with a refrigerant containing hydrofluoroolefin or hydrochlorofluoroolefin having a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecular structure.

Abstract: A temperature control system that includes a sensor, a variable speed blower, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an air temperature measurement from the sensor and determine a temperature value based on the received air temperature measurement. The controller is further configured to compare the determined temperature value to a first threshold value and a second threshold value and to operate the variable speed blower based on the comparison. The controller is configured to set the variable speed blower to a first fan speed when the temperature value is below the first threshold value and to a second fan speed when the temperature value is above the second threshold value. The controller is further configured to set the variable speed blower to a third fan speed that linearly correlates with temperature when the temperature value is between the first threshold and the second threshold.

Abstract: When a refrigerant leakage sensor detects a leakage of refrigerant, a refrigerant recovery operation is started. In the refrigerant recovery operation, recovery of refrigerant in an accumulator and a pump down operation are performed in a stepwise manner. In recovery of refrigerant in the accumulator, refrigerant in a liquid phase is accumulated in the accumulator as a result of circulation of refrigerant by operating a compressor in the state where a liquid shut-off valve and a gas shut-off valve are opened. After recovery of refrigerant in the accumulator is ended, the refrigerant in a liquid phase is accumulated in an outdoor heat exchanger by the pump down operation for operating the compressor in the state where the liquid shut-off valve is closed.

Abstract: An ice maker includes a mold body with two rows of mold cavities defined in the mold body. The ice maker also includes an ejector assembly having a plurality of ejector pads corresponding to the mold cavities. The ejector pads are movable between a low position proximate to the floor of a corresponding mold cavity and a high position proximate the opening of each corresponding mold cavity. The ejector pads are operable to eject ice from the mold cavities when the ejector assembly moves from the low position to the high position. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.

Abstract: Provided is an ice shaping device having upper and lower mold parts. A mold cavity has an interior surface with a concave portion and is configured to accommodate an ice chunk blank having a volume larger than the mold cavity between the mold parts. An interchangeable mold insert has a selected cross-sectional profile and a first surface that substantially conforms to the concave portion of the interior surface of the mold cavity and extending into the mold cavity to a selected depth.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first inner case that defines a freezing compartment, a second inner case that defines a refrigerating compartment, a thermal siphon unit that is configured to carry a working fluid for heat transfer and that has a closed loop shape that includes a first part arranged at an outer side of the first inner case and a second part arranged at an outer side of the second inner case, and a cool air storage unit arranged in a space partitioned in the first inner case. The cool air storage unit is configured to accommodate cool air of the freezing compartment and transfer the cool air to the first part of the thermal siphon unit arranged outside of the first inner case.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having one or more storage spaces; one or more doors configured to open and close at least one of the one or more storage spaces; a plurality of shelves in the one or more storage spaces; one or more wine shelves in the one or more storage spaces, configured to hold and/or store wine or a beverage; a cool air supply device configured to supply cool air and/or maintain at least one of the one or more storage spaces at a predetermined temperature; and a duct including a first cool air discharge port fixed to a rear face of the one or more storage spaces to receive the cool air from the cool air supply device and discharge the cool air. At least one of the one or more wine shelves includes a body having a size (e.g.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator with an ice making function, comprising a refrigerating compartment; a door of the refrigerating compartment; a freezing compartment; and an ice making compartment provided at the door of the refrigerating compartment; a compartment for an ice making evaporator; an ice making blower and the ice making evaporator provided in the compartment for the ice making evaporator, the ice making evaporator is communicated with the ice making compartment through an air intake duct and an air return duct, and a part of one of the air intake duct and the air return duct is provided in the refrigerating compartment.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a thermoelectric element module disposed at a wall of a storing chamber and includes a heat-absorbing sink and a heat-dissipating sink; a supply duct disposed at an inner case to discharge cold air, which has exchanged heat in the heat-absorbing sink, to a storing chamber; and a cold air accumulation agent disposed in the supply duct and cooled by the cold air flowing through the supply duct.