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US 12,631,370 B2Granted
Water heater device with TRIAC and method of use
OwnerJoseph Bolognueinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for heating water using tankless water heater with TRIAC. The present invention is a TRIAC adjustment device that lets a user adjust electric output within a tankless water heater to limit or turn off electricity to a TRAIC within the tankless water heater. As utilized herein, a TRAIC or traic is defined as “a three-electrode semiconductor device that will conduct in either direction when triggered by a positive or negative signal at the gate electrode.”
Claims4
An electric tankless smart home water heater comprising:
- a case;
- a case bottom attached to an outlet water connection and an inlet water connection, said outlet water connection in communication with a first flow sensor and said inlet water connection in communication with a second flow sensor, said case bottom further comprising one or more power supply openings;
- an electrical heating element comprising three three-electrode semiconductor devices, wherein said three three-electrode semiconductor devices are configured to operate independently of each other three-electrode semiconductor devices;
- a main power control board and one or more electrical terminals;
- a power button;
- a wi-fi chip;
- an inlet port for receiving an inlet electrical power source further comprising a power source fastener;
- and
- wherein said second flow sensor is configured to be read remotely using an electronic application running on a smart device in operative communication with said wi-fi chip;
- further wherein said electronic application is configured to transmit one or more commands to said improved tankless smart home water heater wherein said commands include commands to adjust water temperature, set usage timers, schedule usage times, display water input flow rate, and adjust individual amperage inputs to each of said three three-electrode semiconductor devices.
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