8-2-8 Temperature Compensation & Overcooling/Undercooling Compensation Circuit
1. Refrigerator Temperature Compensation
2. The temperature compensation for refrigerator compartment is in the following table:
NOTE: This circuit is designed to input the necessary temperature compensation values into the MICOM. This adjusts the
refrigerator temperature, which is different in each model.
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Refrigerator
Resistance Temperature Remark
(RCR) Compensation
180 KΩ +2.5°C Compensation by
56 KΩ +2.0°C
raising the
33 KΩ +1.5°C
temperature
18 KΩ +1.0°C
12 KΩ +0.5°C
10 KΩ 0 °C
Standard Temperature
8.2 KΩ -0.5°C Compensation by
5.6 KΩ -1.0°C
lowering the
3.3 KΩ -1.5°C
temperature
2 KΩ -2.0°C
470 Ω -2.5°C
Revised resistance
470Ω 2kΩ 3.3kΩ 5.6kΩ 8.2kΩ 10kΩ 12kΩ 18kΩ 33kΩ 56kΩ 180kΩ
Present resistance
No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C 2.5°C3°C 3.5°C4°C 4.5°C5°C
470Ω change Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C 2.5°C3°C 3.5°C4°C 4.5°C
2kΩ Down Change Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C 2.5°C3°C 3.5°C4°C
3.3kΩ Down Down Change Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
1.5°C1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C 2.5°C3°C 3.5°C
5.6kΩ Down Down Down Change Up Up Up Up Up Up Up
2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5° No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C 2.5°C3°C
8.2kΩ Down Down Down Down Change Up Up Up Up Up Up
Refrigerator 2.5°C2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C 2.5°C
(RCR) 10kΩ Down Down Down Down Down Change Up Up Up Up Up
3°C 2.5°C2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C2°C
12kΩ Down Down Down Down Down Down Change Up Up Up Up
3.5°C3°C 2.5°C2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C 1.5°C
18kΩ Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Change Up Up Up
4°C 3.5°C3°C 2.5°C2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C1°C
33kΩ Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Change Up Up
4.5°C4°C 3.5°C3°C 2.5°C2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5°C No 0.5°C
56kΩ Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Change Up
5°C 4.5°C4°C 3.5°C3°C 2.5°C2°C 1.5°C1°C 0.5°CNo
180kΩ Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Change
➧ Table of Temperature Compensation by adjusting the
resistance (difference from the current temperature)
e.g., If the refrigerator compensation resistance
(RCR) is changed from 10K (the current resistance)
to 18K (the adjustment resistance), the temperature
of the refrigerator rises 33.8°F(+1°C).