Grill with component feedback and remote monitoring
AssigneeTraeger Pellet Grills, LLC
InventorsMichael V. Colston, Daniel W. Sluder, Daniel A. C. Altenritter
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Abstract
A solid-fuel grilling device comprises a direct-current power source. A direct-current sensor is in communication with the direct-current power source. The direct-current sensor is configured to gather power characteristic data in relation to the direct-current power source. A solid-fuel grilling component is in communication with the direct-power source. The direct-power source provides power to the solid-fuel grilling component. A processor, in communication with the direct-current sensor, is configured to analyze the power characteristic data and determine operational health of solid-fuel grill components.
Claims19
A computer implemented method for monitoring an operational health of solid-fuel grill components, comprising:
- providing power from a direct-current power source to a solid-fuel grilling component;
- identifying, with a direct-current sensor, power characteristic data of the direct-current power source;
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- determining, with one or more processors, the operational health of a solid fuel grill component selected from the group consisting of a blower, an auger motor, and a hot-rod, based upon a comparison between the identified power characteristic data and a predetermined power characteristic data baseline.
A computer system for monitoring an operational health of solid-fuel grill components, comprising:
- one or more processors;
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- one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to:
- measure, with a direct current sensor, power characteristic data associated with a solid-fuel grilling component selected from the group consisting of a blower, an auger motor, or a hot-rod;
- compare the measured power characteristic data to a power characteristic data baseline;
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- based at least upon a difference between the measured power characteristic data and the power characteristic data baseline, determine the operational health of the solid-fuel grilling component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.