Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vacuum insulated appliance with pressure monitoring
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Application No.: US18618621Application Date: 2024-03-27
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Publication No.: US12298069B2Publication Date: 2025-05-13
- Inventor: Paul B. Allard , Sunil S. Ekshinge , Alberto Regio Gomes , Abhay Naik , Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: F25D29/00
- IPC: F25D29/00 ; F25D23/06

Abstract:
A method of measuring pressure includes the steps of (1) providing a vacuum cabinet with a storage compartment and an insulating space, and three temperature sensors; (2) sensing a first temperature level of an interior wall of the storage compartment; (3) sensing an ambient temperature level within the storage compartment; (4) sensing a second temperature level of an exterior wall of the storage compartment; (5) calculating an overall heat transfer coefficient (Q) using the ambient temperature level, the first temperature level, and a convective heat transfer coefficient for the interior wall of the storage compartment; (6) calculating a temperature differential between the second and first temperature levels; (7) determining a conductivity level (K) using the temperature differential, the overall heat transfer coefficient (Q) and a thickness of the insulating space; and (8) determining a pressure level (P) within the insulating space using the conductivity level (K).
Public/Granted literature
- US20240240854A1 VACUUM INSULATED APPLIANCE WITH PRESSURE MONITORING Public/Granted day:2024-07-18
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