Apparatus for controlling a clothes dryer

An appliance for drying clothing articles, the appliance comprising:

• means for holding the clothing articles;
• means for heating air;
• inlet means for supplying heated air to the holding means;
• outlet means for removing outlet air from the holding means, the outlet means including outlet temperature sensing means for sensing a temperature of the outlet air and generating outlet temperature values;
• temperature setting means for setting a target temperature value for the outlet air;
• and
• controlling means, operably connected to the temperature setting means, the outlet temperature sensing means, and the heating means, for receiving the outlet temperature values and for controlling power to the heating means responsive to the outlet temperature values and the target temperature value for the outlet air, wherein the controlling means includes:
• means for increasing power to the heating means to a level sufficient to raise the outlet air temperature above the target temperature value to an overshoot temperature value at an initial stage of a drying period;
• and
• means for reducing power to the heating means to stabilize the outlet air temperature at the target temperature value upon receiving an indication from the outlet temperature sensing means that the outlet temperature has risen to the target temperature value.