Smart appliances, systems and methods
AssigneeInductive Intelligence, LLC
InventorsGregory L. Clark, David W. Baarman
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Abstract
A smart inductive heating appliance includes an interface for interacting with a package intelligence and communication module on a smart package. The smart heating appliance may also detect and charge chargeable devices inductively. A number of data sets may be utilized to enhance control of heating/cooking and to enhance safety. A thermodynamic load profile of the package may include detailed data correlations established in a package testing step and utilized to control heating of the package as well as to validate and authenticate the package.
Claims11
A smart appliance system for heating a vessel, the smart appliance system comprising:
- an energizing unit for applying energy to the vessel;
- a sensor for measuring a plurality of characteristic of power measurements of the energizing unit applying energy to the vessel over a period of time;
- a temperature sensor for measuring a plurality of temperature measurements associated with the vessel over the period of time;
- memory including a thermodynamic load profile for generating a pre-defined vessel heating experience, the thermodynamic load profile including:
- a plurality of control parameters;
- and
- power expectation information that correlates time values with pre-defined temperature values and pre-defined characteristic of power of the energizing unit values;
- the energizing unit including a processor configured to
- perform a heating operation by controlling the energy applied to the vessel according to the plurality of control parameters in the thermodynamic load profile to generate the pre-defined vessel heating experience;
- and
- determine the plurality of control parameters based on the power expectation information, the plurality of temperature measurements over the period of time, and the plurality of measurements of the characteristic of power of the energizing unit over the period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.