Refrigerator and control method

A refrigerator according to an embodiment comprises a box, provided with a variable frequency compressor, a fan and a lamp, a door pivotally mounted on the box, a human sensing module, a microprocessor, and a power module; the human sensing module is disposed on the door; the input end of the microprocessor is connected with the human sensing module; the output end of the microprocessor is connected with all of the variable frequency compressor, the fan and the lamp; the power module is connected with the microprocessor. The refrigerator according to the embodiment, having the human sensing module, has the additional human sensing function and allows good man-machine interaction.