{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.refrigerator","code":"thing-q37828","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q37828/","name":"refrigerator","alternateNames":["DOMELRE","charcoal fridge","mini-bar","Super 100","car refrigerator","refrigerated display case","industrial refrigerator","freezer","wine refrigerator","chocolate refrigerator","absorption refrigerator","smart refrigerator"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A refrigerator is an insulated cabinet whose interior is held below ambient temperature by a continuous refrigeration process - most often a vapor-compression cycle, otherwise absorption or thermoelectric - so that a closed compartment remains in a controlled chilled band (typically about 0-8 °C) for storage of perishable goods, as distinct from a freezer designed to hold product at or below −18 °C.","purpose":"Enable an AI agent to recognise a refrigerator, assess its ability to maintain intended refrigerated storage conditions, and determine appropriate use, adjustment, maintenance or escalation.","scope":{"in":["Appliance identity, intended storage application and compartment configuration","Cooling mechanism, energy supply and environmental operating dependencies","Compartment temperatures, temperature history and evidence of cooling performance","Door closure, seals, airflow, drainage and defrost behaviour","Loading constraints, available storage space and compatibility with contents","Control actions, faults, cleaning, maintenance and retirement constraints"],"out":["Food freshness, preparation, nutrition and consumption decisions","Medicine efficacy, specimen integrity and product-specific storage rules","Building electrical circuits, plumbing and room ventilation systems","Standalone freezer models and freezer-specific preservation processes","Building-scale cold rooms and industrial refrigeration plants","Refrigerant manufacture, supply chains and waste-processing facilities"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Has an insulated storage enclosure and a mechanism intended to remove heat, distinguishing it from an ordinary cupboard.","Maintains refrigerated storage through a refrigeration mechanism rather than relying solely on previously chilled ice or passive insulation, distinguishing it from a passive cooler.","Includes a compartment intended for refrigerated rather than exclusively frozen storage; a freezer-only appliance belongs to a neighbouring model.","Cools an enclosed storage space for contents rather than primarily conditioning an occupied room, distinguishing it from an air conditioner.","Can be identified as an appliance with its own storage enclosure and operating controls; a walk-in room served by refrigeration equipment requires a cold-room boundary assessment."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"refrigerator-identity-and-compartments","name":"Refrigerator identity and compartments","description":"Establishes what appliance is present and which storage spaces its refrigeration functions serve.","layers":[{"id":"appliance-identification","name":"Appliance identification","description":"Connects the physical refrigerator to evidence of its intended function and capabilities.","findings":[{"id":"documented-refrigeration-purpose","name":"Documented refrigeration purpose","description":"Record manufacturer and model identification, the intended storage application and evidence that the enclosure provides refrigerated storage.","questions":[{"text":"What label, manual or other evidence identifies this appliance and its intended storage application?","id":"documented-refrigeration-purpose-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the appliance provide a refrigerated compartment, or is it a passive cooler, freezer-only appliance or cold-room installation?","id":"documented-refrigeration-purpose-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"compartment-topology","name":"Compartment topology","description":"Separates storage spaces by thermal role and control relationships.","findings":[{"id":"compartment-roles-and-control-coupling","name":"Compartment roles and control coupling","description":"Record each compartment's intended role, convertible modes and any documented sharing of controls or cooling paths.","questions":[{"text":"Which compartments are intended for refrigerated, frozen or convertible storage?","id":"compartment-roles-and-control-coupling-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which settings or operating modes affect multiple compartments, and what documentation establishes that relationship?","id":"compartment-roles-and-control-coupling-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"refrigeration-performance","name":"Refrigeration performance","description":"Makes actual storage conditions and their uncertainty distinguishable from requested settings.","layers":[{"id":"temperature-evidence","name":"Temperature evidence","description":"Records measurements in their spatial, temporal and operational context.","findings":[{"id":"observed-versus-requested-temperature","name":"Observed versus requested temperature","description":"Record control settings separately from measured temperatures, identifying whether measurements represent air, a buffered probe or contents.","questions":[{"text":"What temperature was measured, when, where and with what sensor or measurement method?","id":"observed-versus-requested-temperature-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does the displayed value represent a setpoint, a current measurement or another manufacturer-defined indicator?","id":"observed-versus-requested-temperature-q02","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What documented requirement is being used to judge this compartment's temperature?","id":"observed-versus-requested-temperature-q03","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"temperature-history-and-recovery","name":"Temperature history and recovery","description":"Relates changes in temperature to events and identifies gaps that prevent reliable assessment.","findings":[{"id":"excursions-and-cooling-recovery","name":"Excursions and cooling recovery","description":"Record temperature excursions and recovery after loading, door openings, power interruptions or defrost, without inferring unobserved history.","questions":[{"text":"What temperature range and excursion duration are supported by observations, and where are monitoring gaps?","id":"excursions-and-cooling-recovery-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which loading, door, power or defrost events coincide with the observed temperature change?","id":"excursions-and-cooling-recovery-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What documented recovery criterion determines whether to continue monitoring or escalate a possible cooling failure?","id":"excursions-and-cooling-recovery-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"installation-and-heat-rejection","name":"Installation and heat rejection","description":"Records the external conditions and connections required for the refrigerator to remove heat.","layers":[{"id":"energy-and-cooling-dependencies","name":"Energy and cooling dependencies","description":"Identifies the refrigeration mechanism and its required supplies.","findings":[{"id":"required-supplies-and-availability","name":"Required supplies and availability","description":"Record the documented cooling mechanism, required energy sources and whether each required connection is available and appropriate.","questions":[{"text":"Which refrigeration mechanism and energy requirements are stated on the appliance or in its documentation?","id":"required-supplies-and-availability-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Are the required supplies currently available, and what observation supports that assessment?","id":"required-supplies-and-availability-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"ambient-and-placement-constraints","name":"Ambient and placement constraints","description":"Assesses the refrigerator's surroundings against its installation instructions.","findings":[{"id":"heat-rejection-and-installation-fit","name":"Heat rejection and installation fit","description":"Record ambient conditions, required clearances, ventilation obstructions and any documented positioning or mounting requirements.","questions":[{"text":"How do measured ambient temperature and available clearances compare with this model's documented limits?","id":"heat-rejection-and-installation-fit-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Are required heat-rejection paths obstructed or exposed to installation conditions the manufacturer excludes?","id":"heat-rejection-and-installation-fit-q02","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Which authorised placement or ventilation correction can be made, and what performance observation should follow?","id":"heat-rejection-and-installation-fit-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"storage-envelope-and-loading","name":"Storage envelope and loading","description":"Describes how closure, internal arrangement and moisture management affect usable refrigerated storage.","layers":[{"id":"doors-seals-and-moisture","name":"Doors, seals and moisture","description":"Examines the enclosure's ability to close and manage condensation or frost.","findings":[{"id":"closure-frost-and-drainage-condition","name":"Closure, frost and drainage condition","description":"Record door closure, gasket condition, frost accumulation, condensation and drainage observations without treating any single symptom as a confirmed diagnosis.","questions":[{"text":"Do all doors and drawers close as intended, and are their seals damaged, dirty or obstructed?","id":"closure-frost-and-drainage-condition-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Where are frost, condensation or water accumulating, and under what operating conditions?","id":"closure-frost-and-drainage-condition-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which cleaning or defrost procedure is documented for this appliance and permitted for the acting agent?","id":"closure-frost-and-drainage-condition-q03","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"contents-placement-and-fit","name":"Contents placement and fit","description":"Connects storage requests to compartment capability and loading constraints.","findings":[{"id":"load-compatibility-and-airflow","name":"Load compatibility and airflow","description":"Record proposed contents' externally supplied storage requirements, available space, shelf limits and placement restrictions.","questions":[{"text":"Which compartment can meet the proposed contents' documented storage requirements, and which requirements remain unknown?","id":"load-compatibility-and-airflow-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Does the proposed placement preserve required airflow, door closure and documented shelf or drawer load limits?","id":"load-compatibility-and-airflow-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Should the agent accept, rearrange or defer the proposed load based on available capacity and current cooling evidence?","id":"load-compatibility-and-airflow-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"operation-service-and-retirement","name":"Operation, service and retirement","description":"Connects operating evidence to supported controls, fault response and lifecycle actions.","layers":[{"id":"controls-modes-and-alarms","name":"Controls, modes and alarms","description":"Interprets the appliance's available controls and reported operating conditions.","findings":[{"id":"supported-control-and-alarm-response","name":"Supported control and alarm response","description":"Record available modes, active settings, alarm indications and documented meanings, including any mode that changes normal storage capability.","questions":[{"text":"Which mode is active, and what does the manual say it does to each compartment's cooling behaviour?","id":"supported-control-and-alarm-response-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What alarm or fault indication is present, and which appliance-specific source explains it?","id":"supported-control-and-alarm-response-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which authorised control action is appropriate, and what observation will verify its effect?","id":"supported-control-and-alarm-response-q03","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"maintenance-and-end-of-service","name":"Maintenance and end of service","description":"Records service evidence and the conditions for continued use, repair, relocation or retirement.","findings":[{"id":"service-boundaries-and-disposition","name":"Service boundaries and disposition","description":"Record unresolved symptoms, maintenance history, refrigerant identification where applicable and documented requirements for service, transport and disposal.","questions":[{"text":"Which maintenance or repair actions are evidenced, and which cooling, leakage or mechanical symptoms remain unresolved?","id":"service-boundaries-and-disposition-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which proposed tasks are user-serviceable according to the documentation, and which require a qualified service provider?","id":"service-boundaries-and-disposition-q02","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What appliance-specific instructions and applicable local requirements govern repair, relocation or retirement?","id":"service-boundaries-and-disposition-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of refrigerator this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Monitor and report internal temperatures and door alarms for its keeper.","Track stored food and use-by dates for the household that asked."],"mustNot":["Set temperatures that let food or medicines spoil without warning.","Release refrigerant or advise venting it to the air.","Leave a discarded refrigerator where a child could get trapped inside.","Share a household's food and usage data without consent."],"requiresHuman":["Disposing of a refrigerator.","Moving stored medicines or vaccines when the unit fails."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Spoiled food and medicines cause illness.","Refrigerants can damage the ozone layer and warm the climate."],"affectedParties":["Household members","Patients relying on stored medicines","Waste and recycling workers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person or household who owns it.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q12269769","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q1501558","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q212920","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q2425052","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.refrigerator","Wikidata: Q37828 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37828)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Intended storage application: Household food, commercial food, beverages, medical or laboratory, other, unknown; supported by product documentation","Compartment configuration: Named compartments with refrigerated, frozen, convertible or other documented roles","Cooling mechanism: Vapour compression, absorption, thermoelectric, other documented mechanism, unknown","Energy supply: Required and connected energy sources, ratings and current availability","Compartment temperature: Degrees Celsius, with compartment, sensor location, timestamp and measurement uncertainty","Temperature control setting: Degrees Celsius where supported, otherwise the labelled control position and operating mode","Temperature excursion: Observed minimum, maximum and duration outside an explicitly identified requirement; unknown where history is missing","Ambient operating conditions: Ambient temperature in degrees Celsius and other conditions required by the manufacturer","Door and gasket condition: Per door: open, closed, obstructed or unknown; gasket intact, damaged, contaminated or unassessed","Storage capacity and loading: Documented usable volume in litres, shelf load limits in kilograms where specified, and observed loading","Operating state: Off, starting, cooling, idle, defrosting, alarm, fault or unknown, with evidence and time","Refrigerant identification: Labelled refrigerant designation, not applicable where established, or unknown"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["An insulated cabinet with a sealed door and a cold interior."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identify compartments and match proposed contents to documented storage capabilities.","Read controls, alarms and temperature measurements, and request monitoring where evidence is insufficient.","Adjust supported temperature settings or modes within documented limits and granted authority.","Arrange contents to preserve door closure, compartment suitability and required airflow.","Perform authorised cleaning, drainage checks or defrost procedures using appliance-specific instructions.","Flag unreliable cooling, restrict further loading when warranted, and route repair or retirement to an appropriate service."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Warm interior after a fault spoils food and medicines.","Refrigerant leaks harm the climate and some are flammable."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its Kigali Amendment, United Nations Environment Programme.","IEC 60335-2-24, International Electrotechnical Commission, on safety of refrigerating appliances."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Refrigerators are used in homes, shops, catering facilities and food production settings to store perishable goods under controlled chilled conditions.","They slow spoilage and microbial growth while allowing routine access to food and beverages.","Suitability depends on the required storage conditions, available capacity and ability to maintain temperature during normal use."]}},"sources":[{"title":"IEC 62552 Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods. International Electrotechnical Commission.","url":"","note":"Definition of household refrigerating appliances, compartment types, internal volume, and temperature test methods used to distinguish refrigerators from freezers."},{"title":"IEC 60335-2-24 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-24: Particular requirements for refrigerating appliances, ice-cream appliances and ice makers. International Electrotechnical Commission.","url":"","note":"Safety requirements for household refrigerators, including electrical, mechanical, and flammable-refrigerant hazards."},{"title":"Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 as regards energy labelling of refrigerating appliances. Official Journal of the European Union.","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/2019/oj","note":"Product scope, energy labelling, and the EU distinction among refrigerating appliances, wine storage appliances, and freezers."},{"title":"Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2024 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for refrigerating appliances. Official Journal of the European Union.","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/2024/oj","note":"Ecodesign requirements, energy-efficiency limits, and refrigerant-related design constraints for refrigerating appliances placed on the EU market."},{"title":"AHAM HRF-1 Energy and Internal Volume of Refrigerating Appliances. Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.","url":"","note":"North American household test method for refrigerated volume and energy consumption used with U.S. DOE and ENERGY STAR ratings."},{"title":"10 CFR Part 430 Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products. U.S. Department of Energy.","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-II/subchapter-D/part-430","note":"U.S. energy-conservation standards and test procedures for household refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers."},{"title":"NSF/ANSI 7 Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers. NSF International.","url":"","note":"Construction, temperature performance, and sanitation requirements that define commercial food-storage refrigerators in North American foodservice."},{"title":"FDA Food Code. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.","url":"","note":"Cold-holding temperature practice (41 °F / 5 °C) that governs how refrigerators are used in retail food establishments."},{"title":"16 CFR Part 1750 Standard for Devices to Permit the Opening of Household Refrigerator Doors from the Inside (Refrigerator Safety Act). U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-II/subchapter-F/part-1750","note":"Child-entrapment hazard and the requirement that household refrigerator doors can be opened from the inside."},{"title":"Harmonized System heading 8418, Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment; heat pumps. World Customs Organization.","url":"","note":"Customs classification of refrigerators, including 8418.10 combined refrigerator-freezers and 8418.21 compression-type household refrigerators."},{"title":"Wikidata item Q37828: refrigerator","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37828","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Refrigerator","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should this registry entry cover domestic, commercial, medical and laboratory refrigerators through application-specific extensions, or do existing registered models already own some of those concepts?","How should an integrated freezer compartment link to a freezer model while preserving one source of truth for the combined appliance and its shared controls?","Which temperature-monitoring methods, sensor placements and recovery criteria are adequate for each intended storage application?","Which manufacturer-specific operating limits, loading restrictions and maintenance procedures can be established for the refrigerator being modelled?","Which jurisdiction-specific service, refrigerant handling and disposal requirements apply, and which actions may the agent perform directly?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q37828/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q37828/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex","Grok"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-06T20:46:03Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 6 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}