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US 12,507,326 B2Granted
Detecting spark-overs during a microwave treatment process of a domestic microwave appliance
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsMarkus Kuchler, Kerstin Rigorth, Sebastian Sterz, Matthias De
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Abstract
In a method for detecting spark-overs in a treatment compartment of a household microwave appliance during a microwave treatment process, a setting value of a microwave operating parameter can be varied during the microwave treatment process. During the microwave treatment process, measurement values of a leakage radiation are measured several times in succession under same setting values of the microwave operating parameter, and a spark-over is detected when a fluctuation range of the measurement values achieves or exceeds a predetermined fluctuation range.
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A method, comprising:
- varying a setting value of a microwave operating parameter during a microwave treatment process in a treatment compartment of a household microwave appliance;
- during the microwave treatment process, measuring measurement values of a leakage radiation several times in succession under same setting values of the microwave operating parameter;
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- detecting a spark-over when a fluctuation range of the measurement values under the same setting values achieves or exceeds a predetermined fluctuation range.
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