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US 12,596,063 B2Granted
Cooking system, including a particle detecting apparatus, and a cooking method
AssigneeVersuni Holding B.V.
InventorPaul Van Der Sluis
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Abstract
A cooking system combines a food cooking unit and a particle detection system. By deriving a ratio between particle concentrations in at least two size ranges, particular particles may be identified, and the food cooking unit may then be controlled to reduce or eliminate the generation of those particles.
Claims15
A cooking system, comprising:
- a food cooking unit;
- and
- a particle detection system adapted to detect particles, comprising:
- an optical sensor adapted to generate a sensor signal;
- a particle sensing unit adapted to determine particle concentrations in at least two size ranges;
- and
- a controller adapted to process the particle concentrations,
- wherein the controller is adapted to:
- apply at least first and second different threshold settings when generating the sensor signal to determine the particle concentrations in the at least two size ranges;
- determine a set of one or more ratios between the particle concentrations in the at least two size ranges;
- and
- in response to the determined set of one or more ratios, identify types of particles and provide an output to control the food cooking unit.
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A method of controlling a food cooking unit, comprising:
- operating the food cooking unit to start cooking;
- determining particle concentrations in at least two size ranges, wherein determining the particle concentrations comprises applying at least first and second different threshold settings when generating an optical sensor signal;
- determining a set of one or more ratios between the particle concentrations in the at least two size ranges;
- and
- in response to the determined set of one or more ratios, identifying types of particles and controlling the food cooking unit.
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