公开(公告)号：US10174981B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US14480708

申请日：2014-09-25

Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： David Yashar

IPC: F25C1/00 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A system to make ice includes a refrigeration unit and an icemaker disposed in the refrigeration unit. The refrigeration unit is configured to be subjected to a refrigeration cycle; the icemaker is configured to be subjected to a freeze cycle; and the system is configured such that the freeze cycle is synchronized with the refrigeration cycle, asynchronized with the refrigeration cycle, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. A process for controlling an icemaker includes providing a freeze cycle to an icemaker; providing a refrigeration cycle to a refrigeration unit; and constraining the freeze cycle and the refrigeration cycle to control the icemaker.