Hot liquid supply apparatus and method for controlling same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMyounghoon Lee, Sangki Woo
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Abstract
A method for controlling a hot water supply apparatus, the method including: a first step of receiving a hot water exhalent signal; a second step of determining whether a cup is a first cup or a recurring cup; and a third step of, when the cup is the first cup, providing hot water to a user by using a first cup providing algorithm, and when the cup is the recurring cup, providing hot water to the user by using a recurring cup providing algorithm, wherein in the third step, the amount of water supplied to a heating module for heating water is adjusted in stages.
Claims20
A method for controlling an apparatus to supply a hot liquid, the method comprising:
- determining whether the apparatus is performing a first dispensing of the hot liquid during a time period;
- and
- providing a user with the hot liquid using a first algorithm when the apparatus is performing the first dispensing of the hot liquid during the time period and using a second algorithm when the apparatus is not performing the first dispensing of the hot liquid during the time period,
- wherein the apparatus includes a heater configured to heat the liquid, and a flow rate of the liquid supplied to the heater is adjusted in stages during each of the first algorithm and the second algorithm,
- wherein determining whether the apparatus is performing the first dispensing includes determining that the apparatus is performing the first dispensing when a temperature of the liquid supplied to the heater is lower than a set temperature.
A method for controlling a hot liquid supply apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining whether the apparatus is performing a first dispensing of the hot liquid during a time period;
- and
- providing a user with the hot liquid using a first algorithm when the apparatus is performing the first dispensing of the hot liquid during the time period and using a second algorithm when the apparatus is not performing the first dispensing of the hot liquid during the time period,
- wherein the apparatus includes a heater configured to heat the liquid, and a flow rate of the liquid supplied to the heater is adjusted in stages during each of the first algorithm and the second algorithm, and
- wherein determining whether the apparatus is performing the first dispensing includes determining that the apparatus is performing the first dispensing when a temperature of the liquid measured at the heater is lower than a set temperature.
A method for controlling a hot liquid supply apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining whether the apparatus is performing a first dispensing of the hot liquid during a time period;
- and
- providing a user with the hot liquid using a first algorithm when the apparatus is performing the first dispensing of the hot liquid during the time period and using a second algorithm when the apparatus is not performing the first dispensing of the hot liquid during the time period,
- wherein the apparatus includes a heater configured to heat the liquid, and a flow rate of the liquid supplied to the heater is adjusted in stages during each of the first algorithm and the second algorithm, and
- wherein the liquid is supplied at different flow rates according to times by a flow rate control valve during the first algorithm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.