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by adiabatichottub 86 days ago
Your modern fridge is probably going to have an inverter-driven motor, so you're right back to using DC.
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adrr 86 days ago
All modern appliances and HVACs are using inverter drive motors for efficiency. Brushless DC motors are more efficient though.
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userbinator 86 days ago
"Brushless DC motors" are actually just AC synchronous motors.
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