Dynamic power appliance for containers, packages and vessels method and system
AssigneeHollymatic Corporation
InventorsDavid W. Baarman, Benjamin C. Moes
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Abstract
A dynamic container, package and vessel heating method with monitoring and safety system. The system includes identification detection and sensors to detect and authenticate the proper container, package or vessel. The system is capable of adjusting the driver for optimized induction heating of the target container, package or vessel. It is connected to a cloud based system that provides appliance specific and package specific drive and control details based on the identifier. The cloud based platform monitors point of consumption data and enables user marketing consumption of data while also enabling consumption driven feedback from the user.
Claims17
A heating system for inductive heating a container, the system comprising:
- an infrared non-contact temperature sensor configured to detect temperature of the container;
- a first sensor for obtaining a first identifier of the container;
- a second sensor for obtaining a second identifier of the container;
- an inductive heating coil;
- a communications module configured to transmit at least one of the first identifier of the container and the second identifier of the container and configured to receive communication relating to an appliance and container configuration;
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- a heating controller configured to dynamically control inductive power applied to the inductive heating coil such that an actual heating performance of the container during inductive heating remains consistent with an expected heating performance of the container during inductive heating in accordance with the appliance and container configuration,
- wherein the infrared non-contact temperature sensor is positioned toward the container at an inclined angle from a virtual center line perpendicular to a surface of the container,
- wherein at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier includes a thermodynamic profile of the container, and
- wherein the heating controller is configured to dynamically control inductive power applied to the inductive heating coil in accordance with the thermodynamic profile included in the at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier, the thermodynamic profile being a profile curve of power over frequency for different appliance and container configurations.
A dynamic power appliance comprising:
- a temperature sensor configured to obtain container temperature sensor measurements of a container;
- an inductive heating coil;
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- a heating controller,
- wherein the inductive heating coil is configured to be physically adjustable in length and shape in accordance with container type and to be adjustable in power in accordance with container type, and
- wherein the temperature sensor obtains the container temperature sensor measurements of the container at an angle offset from a position perpendicular to the container, and
- wherein the container is movable and the inductive heating coil is configured to be physically adjustable between a planar coil and a cylindrical coil in accordance with container type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.