Systems and methods for calculating drying cycle times in a dryer appliance

A dryer appliance comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of articles for drying;
• and
• a controller provided within the cabinet and operably connected with the drum, the controller comprising a wireless communication module, wherein the controller is configured to perform a drying operation, the drying operation comprising:
• obtaining one or more washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance pertaining to a washing cycle;
• selecting a base drying cycle time from a plurality of base drying cycle times, each base drying cycle time of the plurality of base drying cycle times corresponding to a different combination of obtained washer operating parameters, wherein each of the plurality of base drying cycle times is based on a plurality of dryer operating parameters;
• calculating an initial cycle time estimate using the selected base drying cycle time;
• and
• initiating a drying cycle according to the initial cycle time estimate, initiating the drying cycle comprising displaying the initial cycle time estimate.