Methods and systems for detecting dryness of clothes in an appliance
    2.
    发明申请
    Methods and systems for detecting dryness of clothes in an appliance 有权
    用于检测器具中衣服干燥的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070118996A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-31

    申请号:US11290752

    申请日:2005-11-30

    IPC分类号: D06F33/00 D06F35/00

    CPC分类号: D06F58/28 D06F2058/2829

    摘要: A control system for a clothes treating apparatus includes a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensors. The apparatus includes a cabinet, a wash tub mounted within the cabinet and configured to receive clothes therein, a dehumidifying assembly, and a fan configured to draw air from the wash tub to the dehumidifying assembly and channel the air from the dehumidifying assembly back to the wash tub. The first temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the air entering the dehumidifying assembly. The second sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the air exiting the dehumidifying assembly. The controller is configured to determine a dryness level of the clothes contained in the wash tub based on the detected air temperatures.

    摘要翻译: 用于衣物处理设备的控制系统包括第一温度传感器,第二温度传感器和可操作地耦合到传感器的控制器。 该装置包括一个机柜,一个安装在机壳内并被配置为在其中接纳衣物的洗涤桶,一个除湿组件和一个风扇,该风扇构造成将空气从洗涤桶抽吸到除湿组件,并将空气从除湿组件送回到 洗浴盆。 第一温度传感器被配置为检测进入除湿组件的空气的温度。 第二传感器被配置为检测从除湿组件排出的空气的温度。 控制器被配置为基于检测到的空气温度来确定包含在洗涤桶中的衣物的干燥度。

    Rapid recovery oven control and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Rapid recovery oven control and method 失效
    快速回收炉控制及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06337468B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-08

    申请号:US09351838

    申请日:1999-07-13

    IPC分类号: H05B102

    摘要: Apparatus and methods for controlling operation of an oven by differentiating between normal temperature cycling and an abnormal event in which the temperature drifts substantially below the lower band limit are described. Such differentiation enables use of differentiated modes to bring the oven temperature back to within a tolerance band or range. Particularly, and in connection with an oven including a microcomputer, a relatively low heat rate mode is used to maintain the oven temperature within the tolerance band or range, and a relatively high heat rate mode is utilized to return the oven temperature back to within the tolerance band or range quickly if the temperature drops below a lower set limit indicative of the occurrence of a drift event. The microcomputer is programmed so that after completion of preheating, the oven temperature is controlled by the user set temperature and offsets. Power cycling of the bake and broil heaters is controlled according to timing defined by prestored parameters. In the event that the temperature in the oven cooking cavity drops below the lower set limit, rapid recovery is initiated.

    摘要翻译: 描述了通过区分正常温度循环和温度漂移显着低于下限极限的异常事件来控制烘箱操作的装置和方法。 这种分化使得能够使用分化模式来使烘箱温度回到公差带或范围内。 特别地,并且与包括微计算机的烤箱相关联,使用相对低的热速率模式来将烘箱温度保持在公差带或范围内,并且使用相对高的热速率模式将烘箱温度恢复到 如果温度降低到指示漂移事件的发生的较低设定极限,则容许带或范围很快。 微型计算机进行编程,预热完成后,烤箱温度由用户设定温度和偏移量控制。 焙烤加热器的功率循环根据预先存储的参数定义的时间进行控制。 在烤箱烹饪腔内的温度下降到低于设定限值以下的情况下,开始快速恢复。

    Appliance demand response antenna design for improved gain within the home appliance network
    5.
    发明授权
    Appliance demand response antenna design for improved gain within the home appliance network 有权
    家用电器需求响应天线设计,以改善家电网络内的增益

    公开(公告)号:US08526935B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US12637917

    申请日:2009-12-15

    IPC分类号: H04M3/00

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/007 H01Q1/2233

    摘要: A home appliance antenna assembly is integrated into the home appliance and extends from a demand response module or the appliance microprocessor where the module is integrated into the appliance. At least a portion of the antenna is preferably located adjacent an external surface of the home appliance and adapted for radio frequency (RF) communication. If an external demand supply module is wired to the home appliance, a conventional connection cable typically includes a spare wire that is not used and can thereby serve as a long wire antenna. In other appliances where the module is integrated into the appliance, an antenna is incorporated into the appliance in a utilitarian, but aesthetically unobtrusive manner.

    摘要翻译: 家用电器天线组件集成到家用电器中,并从需求响应模块或设备微处理器延伸到模块集成到设备中。 天线的至少一部分优选地位于家用电器的外表面附近并且适于射频(RF)通信。 如果外部需求供应模块连接到家用电器,则传统的连接电缆通常包括不使用的备用电线,并且因此可以用作长线天线。 在模块集成到器具中的其他电器中,天线以功利性但美观的方式并入设备中。

    ADDED FEATURES OF HEM/HEG USING GPS TECHNOLOGY
    7.
    发明申请
    ADDED FEATURES OF HEM/HEG USING GPS TECHNOLOGY 有权
    使用GPS技术的HEM / HEG的添加功能

    公开(公告)号:US20120179547A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US12985387

    申请日:2011-01-06

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 G06F17/30 G06F1/26

    摘要: A GPS-based energy management system for a home network is provided that includes a plurality of energy consuming devices. The system comprises a central controller operatively connected to each energy consuming device, and one or more GPS-enabled devices configured to communicate with the central controller. The central controller is programmed to modify the behavior of the energy consuming devices based on the location of at least one member of a home network.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于家庭网络的基于GPS的能量管理系统,其包括多个能量消耗装置。 该系统包括可操作地连接到每个能量消耗装置的中央控制器,以及配置成与中央控制器通信的一个或多个支持GPS的设备。 中央控制器被编程为基于家庭网络的至少一个成员的位置来修改能量消耗设备的行为。

    POWER METERING AND LOAD CONTROL DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请
    POWER METERING AND LOAD CONTROL DEVICE 审中-公开
    电力计量和负载控制装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130178994A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-11

    申请号:US13347966

    申请日:2012-01-11

    IPC分类号: G05F5/00

    摘要: A power measurement device for monitoring power delivered from a source of electrical power to a load, includes a controller configured to receive a line voltage supply input and a current input, the current input being indicative of a current drawn by the load, a load control device coupled between the controller and the load and configured to interrupt power supplied to the load through the measurement device, and a configuration module coupled to the controller and configured to enable rule-based configuration of the measurement device. The controller includes a memory in communication with a processor, the memory including program instructions for execution by the processor to calculate a value of power consumed by the load, compare the value of the power consumed to at least one predetermined control parameter, and enable the load control device to interrupt power to the load based on the comparison.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监视从电源传送到负载的电力的功率测量装置,包括控制器,其被配置为接收线路电压供应输入和电流输入,所述电流输入指示负载所绘制的电流,负载控制 耦合在所述控制器和所述负载之间并且被配置为中断通过所述测量装置提供给所述负载的电力;以及配置模块,其耦合到所述控制器并且被配置为启用所述测量装置的基于规则的配置。 控制器包括与处理器通信的存储器,所述存储器包括用于由处理器执行以计算负载消耗的功率值的程序指令,将消耗的功率值与至少一个预定控制参数进行比较,并使能 负载控制装置根据比较中断负载电源。

    APPLIANCE DEMAND RESPONSE ANTENNA DESIGN FOR IMPROVED GAIN WITHIN THE HOME APPLIANCE NETWORK
    10.
    发明申请
    APPLIANCE DEMAND RESPONSE ANTENNA DESIGN FOR IMPROVED GAIN WITHIN THE HOME APPLIANCE NETWORK 有权
    家用电器网络中改善增益的装置需求响应天线设计

    公开(公告)号:US20110140972A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-16

    申请号:US12637917

    申请日:2009-12-15

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/24

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/007 H01Q1/2233

    摘要: A home appliance antenna assembly is integrated into the home appliance and extends from a demand response module or the appliance microprocessor where the module is integrated into the appliance. At least a portion of the antenna is preferably located adjacent an external surface of the home appliance and adapted for radio frequency (RF) communication. If an external demand supply module is wired to the home appliance, a conventional connection cable typically includes a spare wire that is not used and can thereby serve as a long wire antenna. In other appliances where the module is integrated into the appliance, an antenna is incorporated into the appliance in a utilitarian, but aesthetically unobtrusive manner.

    摘要翻译: 家用电器天线组件集成到家用电器中,并从需求响应模块或设备微处理器延伸到模块集成到设备中。 天线的至少一部分优选地位于家用电器的外表面附近并且适于射频(RF)通信。 如果外部需求供应模块连接到家用电器,则传统的连接电缆通常包括不使用的备用电线,并且因此可以用作长线天线。 在模块集成到器具中的其他电器中,天线以功利性但美观的方式并入设备中。