本文描述了建造36台高效自动除霜冰箱的工程努力和制造方法。这项工作是作为能源部赞助的一个项目的第二阶段进行的，该项目旨在开发和测试自动除霜类型的冰箱冷冻柜，该冷冻柜代表了当前最佳的能效能力。一家国家实验室是该项目的主要承包商，一家研究公司和一家制造商是该任务研发、工程设计和制造阶段的分包商。引用:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第88卷，第2部分，加拿大多伦多

This paper describes the engineering effort and method of manufacture used to build 36 high efficiency, automatic defrosting refrigerator-freezers. This work was undertaken as Phase II of a Department of Energy sponsored project to develop and test market a refrigerator-freezer of the automatic defrosting type that represented the best current capability for energy efficiency. A national laboratory was the prime contractor for the project, with a research firm and a manufacturer serving as subcontractors for the research and development, design engineering, and manufacturing phases of the task.