Monitoring faults in the heating circuit of an appliance
    2.
    发明公开
    Monitoring faults in the heating circuit of an appliance 有权
    Überwachungvon Fehlern in der Heizschaltung einesHaushaltsgeräts

    公开(公告)号:EP2386806A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-16

    申请号:EP11158006.4

    申请日:2011-03-14

    摘要: A household appliance comprising a heating circuit (140) for heating a fluid comprising a heating element (150) that can be selectively energized (155) to determine the heating of the fluid, and a monitoring unit (125) for monitoring the operation of the heating circuit. The monitoring unit (125) is configured to monitor at least one electrical potential internal to the heating circuit (140), wherein said at least one electric potential internal to the heating circuit (140) is at least one among:
    - an internal electric potential detected at a first terminal (160b) of the heating element (150) connected to an on/off switch (155) of the heating circuit (140);
    - an internal electric potential detected at a second terminal (160a) of the heating element (150) connected to a main switch (135) of the appliance or to a safety switch provided for switching the heating circuit off in case of malfunction of the on/off switch (155)

    wherein the monitoring unit (125) is further configured for:
    - detecting a value of the voltage of the electricity distribution network; and
    - calculating, starting from the detected value of the voltage of the electricity distribution network, a first and a second reference electric potentials,
    - comparing said at least one detected internal electric potential with the first and second reference electric potentials;
    - recognizing a state of good operation or malfunction of the heating circuit (140) in case said at least one detected internal electric potential does not fall within a range of values comprised between the first and second reference electric potentials.

    摘要翻译: 一种家用电器,包括用于加热流体的加热电路(140),所述加热电路包括可以选择性地激励(155)的加热元件(155)以确定所述流体的加热;以及监测单元(125) 加热电路。 监测单元(125)被配置为监测加热电路(140)内部的至少一个电位,其中加热电路(140)内部的所述至少一个电位至少是以下之一: - 内部电位 在连接到加热电路(140)的开/关开关(155)的加热元件(150)的第一端子(160b)处检测; - 在连接到器具的主开关(135)的加热元件(150)的第二端子(160a)处检测到的内部电位或者设置用于在加热电路发生故障的情况下切断加热电路的安全开关 /关闭开关(155),其中所述监视单元(125)还被配置为: - 检测所述配电网络的电压值; 以及 - 从所述配电网的电压的检测值开始计算第一和第二参考电位, - 将所述至少一个检测到的内部电位与所述第一和第二参考电位进行比较; - 在所述至少一个检测到的内部电位不在所述第一和第二参考电位之间的值的范围内的情况下,识别所述加热电路(140)的良好操作或故障的状态。

    Inrush current control system
    3.
    发明公开
    Inrush current control system 有权
    浪涌电流控制系统

    公开(公告)号:EP2586898A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-01

    申请号:EP11186564.8

    申请日:2011-10-25

    IPC分类号: D06F33/02 D06F39/00 D06F37/30

    摘要: A laundry machine (200) adapted to process laundry (220) by means of an operative fluid is provided. The laundry machine (200) comprises a drum (215) for housing the laundry (220), an electrical heater apparatus (280) configured to heat up the operative fluid, at least one electrical device (105), and an inverter supply block (100) for electrically supplying the at least one electrical device (105); the inverter supply block (100) comprises a bulk capacitor (130). The laundry machine (200) further comprises a limiter circuit (300; 280) configured to temporarily limit a charging current drawn by the inverter supply block (100) during a bulk capacitor (130) charging phase. The limiter circuit (300; 280; 330) is configured to selectively force the passage of the charging current through the electrical heater apparatus (280).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种适于通过操作流体处理衣物(220)的洗衣机(200)。 洗衣机(200)包括用于容纳衣物(220)的滚筒(215),配置成加热操作流体的电加热器设备(280),至少一个电气设备(105)和逆变器供应块 100),用于为所述至少一个电气装置(105)供电; 逆变器供电块(100)包括大容量电容器(130)。 所述洗衣机(200)还包括限制器电路(300; 280),所述限制器电路被配置为在大容量电容器(130)充电阶段期间暂时限制由所述逆变器供应块(100)汲取的充电电流。 限制器电路(300; 280; 330)被配置为选择性地强制充电电流通过电加热器设备(280)。

    Heating circuit with monitoring arrangement for a household appliance
    4.
    发明公开
    Heating circuit with monitoring arrangement for a household appliance 有权
    带家用电器监控装置的加热回路

    公开(公告)号:EP2386680A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-16

    申请号:EP10162838.6

    申请日:2010-05-14

    摘要: A washing and/or drying appliance, comprising a heating circuit (140) for heating a washing liquid and/or a drying air flow, connected to voltage distribution lines (105a,105b) distributing power inside the appliance and comprising at least one heating resistor (205) in series to switch means (210a, 210b) controlled by an appliance control unit (125) for selectively energizing the heating resistor when required. The switch means of the heating circuit comprise a first and a second switches (210a, 210b) in series to the heating resistor, the heating resistor being interposed between the first and second switches. A monitoring circuit arrangement is provided, said monitoring circuit arrangement comprising a first resistor (R1) in shunt to the heating resistor and having a resistance substantially higher than that of the heating resistor, and a pull-up network connected between a first terminal (215b;215a) of the heating resistor and one of the voltage distribution lines, the control unit being configured for receiving a voltage corresponding to an electric potential at a second terminal (215a;215b) of the heating resistor.

    摘要翻译: 1。一种洗涤和/或干燥装置,包括用于加热洗涤液和/或干燥空气流的加热回路(140),所述加热回路连接到在器具内部分配功率的电压分配线路(105a,105b)并且包括至少一个加热电阻器 (205)串联到由设备控制单元(125)控制的开关装置(210a,210b),用于在需要时选择性地激励加热电阻器。 加热电路的开关装置包括与加热电阻器串联的第一和第二开关(210a,210b),加热电阻器插在第一和第二开关之间。 提供了一种监控电路装置,所述监控电路装置包括与加热电阻器并联的第一电阻器(R1),其具有比加热电阻器的电阻高得多的电阻,以及上拉网络,其连接在第一端子(215b 所述加热电阻器的所述第一端子(215a; 215a)与所述电压分配线路中的一个电压分配线路相连接,所述控制单元被配置为接收与所述加热电阻器的第二端子(215a; 215b)处的电位对应的电压。

    Laundry treating machine
    5.
    发明公开
    Laundry treating machine 审中-公开
    Wäschebehandlungsmaschine

    公开(公告)号:EP2620535A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-31

    申请号:EP12152839.2

    申请日:2012-01-27

    IPC分类号: D06F33/02 D06F39/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine (1) comprising a casing (10), a rotatable laundry container (7) suitable for receiving the laundry to be treated and one or more peripheral units (F1, H1, T1, SW1, SW2, S1, 11, M1, M2, PI) which enable the treatment to be carried out. The laundry treating machine (1) comprises a control unit (20; 120; 220) comprising a printed circuit board (21; 121; 221) with electric and/or electronic devices (22) mounted thereon. The control unit (20; 120; 220) comprises a control and communication section (31) for communicating with a user interface (11), a motor driving section (32; 132) for setting and varying the speed of at least a motor and/or a high power loads section (28) comprising switching devices suitable for controlling at least one heater device (H1, R1, R2) and a power section (24) for supplying power to at least one of said sections (28, 31, 32; 132).

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种衣物处理机(1),其包括壳体(10),适于接收待处理衣物的可旋转衣物容器(7)和一个或多个外围单元(F1,H1,T1,SW1,SW2 ,S1,11,M1,M2,PI),使得能够进行处理。 衣物处理机(1)包括控制单元(20; 120; 220),包括安装有电和/或电子设备(22)的印刷电路板(21; 121; 221)。 控制单元(20; 120; 220)包括用于与用户接口(11)通信的控制和通信部分(31),用于设置和改变至少电动机的速度的电动机驱动部分(32; 132) 包括适于控制至少一个加热器装置(H1,R1,R2)的开关装置和用于向至少一个所述部分(28,31,32)供电的功率部分(24)的高功率负载部分(28) 32; 132)。

    Ground power leakage detection for peripheral printed circuit boards
    6.
    发明公开
    Ground power leakage detection for peripheral printed circuit boards 审中-公开
    Gritstromleckerkennungfürperiphere Leiterplatten

    公开(公告)号:EP2589973A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-08

    申请号:EP11187665.2

    申请日:2011-11-03

    摘要: The present invention relates to an electric appliance (100) comprising an electric load (225), and a printed circuit board assembly (115) for electronically managing the electric appliance (100); the printed circuit board assembly comprises a slave printed circuit board (220s) operatively associated with the electric load (225) for driving it, and a master printed circuit board (220m) operatively associated with the slave printed circuit board (220s) and arranged for receiving an electric power supply (L,N) of the electric appliance and for selectively providing/stopping the provision of an operative electric power to the slave printed circuit board (220s) for energization/de-energization thereof. The master printed circuit board (220m) comprises a detection device (R SENSE ,T 1SENSE ,T 2SENSE ) for detecting a dispersion of electric power towards ground of the electric load (225) and/or of the slave printed circuit board (220s) when the operative electric power is not provided to said slave printed circuit board (220s), and for providing, in response to the detecting, a control parameter indicative of the dispersion of electric power towards ground. The master printed circuit board (220m) further comprises a control unit (250) configured for receiving the control parameter, comparing the control parameter to a preset threshold value or range of values, and enabling provision of the operative electric power to the slave printed circuit board (220s) according to a result of such comparison.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种电器(100),包括电负载(225)和用于电子管理电器(100)的印刷电路板组件(115)。 所述印刷电路板组件包括与用于驱动所述电负载(225)可操作地相关联的从属印刷电路板(220s)和与所述从属印刷电路板(220s)可操作地相关联并被布置用于 接收电器的电源(L,N),并且用于选择性地提供/停止向从属印刷电路板(220s)提供工作电力以使其通电/断电。 主印刷电路板(220m)包括用于检测电力向电负载(225)和/或从印刷电路板(220s)的接地的电力分散的检测装置(R SENSE,T 1SENSE,T 2SENSE) 当不向所述从属印刷电路板(220s)提供操作电力时,并且响应于该检测,提供指示电力朝向地面的分散的控制参数。 主印刷电路板(220m)还包括被配置为接收控制参数的控制单元(250),将控制参数与预设的阈值或值范围进行比较,并且能够向从印刷电路提供工作电力 (220s)根据比较的结果。

    Heating circuit with monitoring arrangement for a household appliance
    7.
    发明授权
    Heating circuit with monitoring arrangement for a household appliance 有权
    加热电路监测装置,其用于家用电器

    公开(公告)号:EP2386675B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-16

    申请号:EP10162839.4

    申请日:2010-05-14

    IPC分类号: D06F33/02 D06F39/04

    摘要: A washing and/or drying appliance, comprising a heating circuit ( 140 ) for heating a washing liquid and/or a drying air flow, the heating circuit being connected to voltage distribution lines ( 105a , 105b ) distributing power inside the appliance and comprising at least one heating resistor ( 205 ) in series to switch means ( 210a , 210b ) controlled by an appliance control unit ( 125 ) for selectively energizing the heating resistor when required. The switch means of the heating circuit comprise a first and a second switches ( 210a , 210b ) in series to the heating resistor, the heating resistor being interposed between the first and second switch. A monitoring circuit arrangement is associated with the heating circuit, said monitoring circuit arrangement comprising a resistive network including a first resistor ( R1 ) connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the first switch is closed, the heating resistor, and a second resistor ( R2 ) connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the second switch is closed, the monitoring circuit arrangement further comprising a current sensor ( 240 ) arranged to measure a current flowing through the resistive network and to feed an indication of the measured current to the control unit. The monitoring unit is configured for assessing possible faults of the heating circuit based on the indication of the measured current.

    Monitoring faults in the heating circuit of an appliance
    9.
    发明授权
    Monitoring faults in the heating circuit of an appliance 有权
    在家用器具中的加热电路故障监控

    公开(公告)号:EP2386806B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-22

    申请号:EP11158006.4

    申请日:2011-03-14

    摘要: A household appliance comprising a heating circuit (140) for heating a fluid comprising a heating element (150) that can be selectively energized (155) to determine the heating of the fluid, and a monitoring unit (125) for monitoring the operation of the heating circuit. The monitoring unit (125) is configured to monitor at least one electrical potential internal to the heating circuit (140), wherein said at least one electric potential internal to the heating circuit (140) is at least one among: - an internal electric potential detected at a first terminal (160b) of the heating element (150) connected to an on/off switch (155) of the heating circuit (140); - an internal electric potential detected at a second terminal (160a) of the heating element (150) connected to a main switch (135) of the appliance or to a safety switch provided for switching the heating circuit off in case of malfunction of the on/off switch (155) wherein the monitoring unit (125) is further configured for: - detecting a value of the voltage of the electricity distribution network; and - calculating, starting from the detected value of the voltage of the electricity distribution network, a first and a second reference electric potentials, - comparing said at least one detected internal electric potential with the first and second reference electric potentials; - recognizing a state of good operation or malfunction of the heating circuit (140) in case said at least one detected internal electric potential does not fall within a range of values comprised between the first and second reference electric potentials.

    Heating circuit with monitoring arrangement for a household appliance
    10.
    发明公开
    Heating circuit with monitoring arrangement for a household appliance 有权
    Heizschaltung mitÜberwachungsanordnungfüreinHaushaltsgerät

    公开(公告)号:EP2386675A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-16

    申请号:EP10162839.4

    申请日:2010-05-14

    IPC分类号: D06F33/02 D06F39/04

    摘要: A washing and/or drying appliance, comprising a heating circuit ( 140 ) for heating a washing liquid and/or a drying air flow, the heating circuit being connected to voltage distribution lines ( 105a , 105b ) distributing power inside the appliance and comprising at least one heating resistor ( 205 ) in series to switch means ( 210a , 210b ) controlled by an appliance control unit ( 125 ) for selectively energizing the heating resistor when required. The switch means of the heating circuit comprise a first and a second switches ( 210a , 210b ) in series to the heating resistor, the heating resistor being interposed between the first and second switch. A monitoring circuit arrangement is associated with the heating circuit, said monitoring circuit arrangement comprising a resistive network including a first resistor ( R1 ) connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the first switch is closed, the heating resistor, and a second resistor ( R2 ) connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the second switch is closed, the monitoring circuit arrangement further comprising a current sensor ( 240 ) arranged to measure a current flowing through the resistive network and to feed an indication of the measured current to the control unit. The monitoring unit is configured for assessing possible faults of the heating circuit based on the indication of the measured current.

    摘要翻译: 一种洗涤和/或干燥装置,包括用于加热洗涤液体和/或干燥空气流的加热回路(140),所述加热回路连接到在所述器具内部分配功率的电压分配管线(105a,105b) 至少一个与设备控制单元(125)控制的开关装置(210a,210b)串联的加热电阻器(205),用于在需要时选择性地激励加热电阻器。 加热电路的开关装置包括与加热电阻器串联的第一和第二开关(210a,210b),加热电阻器插在第一和第二开关之间。 监控电路装置与加热电路相关联,所述监控电路装置包括电阻网络,该电阻网络包括连接到加热电路的第一电阻器(R1),以在第一开关闭合时被旁路,加热电阻器和第二电阻器 电阻器(R2)连接到所述加热电路以在所述第二开关闭合时被旁路,所述监测电路装置还包括电流传感器(240),其布置成测量流过所述电阻网络的电流,并且馈送所述电流 测量到控制单元的电流。 监视单元被配置为基于所测量的电流的指示来评估加热电路的可能故障。