Self-stirring induction vessel
AssigneeBernard Fryshman
InventorBernard Fryshman
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Abstract
A self-stirring induction system includes a vessel that has a plurality of ferromagnetic elements. The system also includes an electromagnetic radiation source that is positioned to deliver electromagnetic radiation to the plurality of ferromagnetic elements. The system further includes a controller in communication with the electromagnetic radiation source. The controller is configured to determine, based at least in part on a desired amount or type of stirring, a pattern in which to heat the plurality of ferromagnetic elements. The controller is also configured to cause the electromagnetic radiation source to target the plurality of ferromagnetic elements with radiation in the determined pattern to induce a convection current in contents of the vessel such that the desired amount or type of stirring occurs.
Claims19
A self-stirring induction system, the system comprising:
- a vessel that includes a plurality of ferromagnetic elements mounted to a surface of the vessel, wherein each ferromagnetic element in the plurality of ferromagnetic elements includes a transmitter configured to transmit an identifier that uniquely identifies the ferromagnetic element;
- an electromagnetic radiation source that is positioned to deliver electromagnetic radiation to the plurality of ferromagnetic elements;
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- a controller in communication with the electromagnetic radiation source, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine, based at least in part on a desired amount or type of stirring, a pattern in which to heat the plurality of ferromagnetic elements, wherein the pattern includes a direction and an order in which to sequentially heat the plurality of ferromagnetic elements;
- determine, based at least in part on the desired amount or type of stirring, an intensity of the electromagnetic radiation to direct to each ferromagnetic element in the plurality of ferromagnetic elements;
- cause the electromagnetic radiation source to target each of the plurality of ferromagnetic elements with radiation in the determined pattern and at the determined intensity to induce a convection current in contents of the vessel such that the desired amount or type of stirring occurs.
A method for self-stirring, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a controller, a desired amount or type of stirring to perform on contents of a vessel;
- receiving, by the controller and from a transmitter of a ferromagnetic element, a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the ferromagnetic element within a plurality of ferromagnetic elements;
- determining, by the processor of the controller and based at least in part on the desired amount or type of stirring, a pattern in which to heat the plurality of ferromagnetic elements that are positioned about and mounted to a surface of the vessel, wherein the pattern includes a direction and an order in which to sequentially heat the plurality of ferromagnetic elements;
- determining, by the processor of the controller and based at least in part on the desired amount or type of stirring, an intensity of the electromagnetic radiation to direct to each ferromagnetic element in the plurality of ferromagnetic elements;
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- causing, by the processor, an electromagnetic radiation source to target each of the plurality of ferromagnetic elements with radiation in the determined pattern and at the determined intensity to induce a convection current in the contents of the vessel such that the desired amount or type of stirring occurs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.