Abstract:
There is provided a heating engine control circuit (2127) to control operation of a heater (336) of a nicotine electronic vaping device (500). The heating engine control circuit (2127) comprises a rail converter circuit (39020) configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The heating engine control circuit (2127) also comprises a gate driver circuit (39040) including an integrated gate driver (U2003), the integrated gate driver (U2003) configured to control application of power to the heater (336) to heat nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from a nicotine reservoir at the nicotine electronic vaping device (500) based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.
Abstract:
A nicotine electronic vaping device comprises a nicotine pod assembly (300) and a device body (100). The nicotine pod assembly (300) includes a nicotine reservoir to hold nicotine prevapor formulation, and a heater (336) configured to vaporize nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from the nicotine reservoir. The device body (100) is configured to engage with the nicotine pod assembly (300), and includes a controller (2105). The controller (2105) is configured to cause the device body (100) to detect a fault event at the nicotine electronic vaping device, classify the fault event as one of a plurality of types of fault events, and perform at least one consequent action based on the classification of the fault event.
Abstract:
A nicotine electronic vaping device (500) includes a nicotine reservoir, a heater (336) and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: determine a plurality of resistance values for the heater (336) during a time window; calculate a percent change in resistance of the heater (336) between a first of the plurality of resistance values and a second of the plurality of resistance values; decide whether the percent change in resistance of the heater (336) exceeds a percent change in resistance threshold; and disable power to the heater (336) in response to deciding that the percent change in resistance of the heater (336) exceeds the percent change in resistance threshold.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a hot wire anemometer (HWA) (2220A) of a nicotine e-vaping device (500) includes controlling, by a first PID controller, a level of power applied by the nicotine e-vaping device (500) to the HWA (2220A) based on a temperature of a heated element of the HWA (2220A) and a temperature setpoint; generating a puff detection signal indicating whether or not a puff is currently occurring with respect to the nicotine e-vaping device (500); and while the puff detection signal indicates that a puff is not currently occurring with respect to the nicotine e-vaping device (500), detecting, by a second RID controller, a change in an ambient temperature of the HWA (2220A), and controlling, by the second PID controller, the temperature setpoint such that the temperature setpoint changes in response to the detected change in the ambient temperature of the HWA (2220A).
Abstract:
A nicotine pod assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device includes a first section and a second section connected to the first section. The first section defines a pod outlet and is configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The second section defines a pod inlet and be configured to heat the nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The pod inlet is in fluidic communication with the pod outlet via a flow path. The flow path includes a first diverged portion (330a), a second diverged portion (330b), and a converged portion (330c). A nicotine e-vaping device may include a device body defining a through hole configured to receive the nicotine pod assembly such that a pod inlet for the air flow is exposed when the nicotine pod assembly is seated within the through hole.
Abstract:
A device assembly includes a controller (2105), which is configured to control a nicotine electronic vaping device (500) to output an indication of a current level of a nicotine pre-vapor formulation in a nicotine reservoir of a nicotine pod assembly (300) in response to determining that an aggregate amount of nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from the nicotine reservoir or an aggregate amount of vaporized nicotine pre-vapor formulation is greater than or equal to the at least one nicotine pre-vapor formulation level threshold.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a heater (336) of a nicotine e-vapor device (500) includes detecting, from a removable pod (300) included in the nicotine e-vapor device (500), power information indicating a first power level and a second power level; and supplying power to the heater (336) based on the detected power information by determining a first amount of power based on the first power level, supplying the first amount of power to the heater (336) during a first operation mode of the heater (336), determining a second amount of power based on the second power level, and supplying the second amount of power to the heater (336) during a second operation mode of the heater (336), the second amount of power being higher than the first amount of power.
Abstract:
A cartridge (15) for an electronic vaping device comprising:an outer housing (30) extending in a longitudinal direction;a reservoir (95) configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, the reservoir in the outer housing; at least two transfer pads (200) at a reservoir end, the transfer pads (200) including a plurality of fibers, each of the plurality of fibers being substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction; and a wick (90) in contact with the transfer pads (200).
Abstract:
An electronic vaping device (60) includes a cartomizer (70) and a battery section (72). The cartomizer (70) includes a housing (6), a liquid supply reservoir (22) in the housing (6), a vaporizer connected to the liquid supply reservoir (22), and a channel (9) adjacent to the liquid supply reservoir (22). The liquid supply reservoir (22) is configured to store vapor precursor. The vaporizer includes a fluid-transport structure that is configured to transport the vapor precursor from the liquid supply reservoir (22) to the channel (9). The battery section (72) is configured to provide power to the vaporizer. The battery section (72) includes a control circuit (35) that is configured to determine a saturation level of the vapor precursor on the fluid-transport structure based on an electrical resistance of the fluid-transport structure.