Apparatus and method for detecting an error in the measurement of a water level in a washing machine
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorSung Su Joo
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting an error in the measurement of a water level in a washing machine includes a water level sensor measuring a water level in a washing tub; a water supply and drain device supplying water to the washing tub or discharging water from in the washing tub; and a control unit controlling the water supply and drain device to adjust the water level in the washing tub, and detecting a measurement error of the water level sensor based on a water level change measured by the water level sensor while the water level is adjusted.
Claims9
An apparatus for detecting an error in a measurement of a water level in a washing machine, comprising:
- a water level sensor measuring a water level in a washing tub;
- a water supply and drain device supplying water into the washing tub or discharging water from the washing tub;
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- a control unit controlling the water supply and drain device to adjust the water level in the washing tub, and detecting a measurement error of the water level sensor based on a water level change measured by the water level sensor while the water level is adjusted.
A method for detecting an error in a measurement of a water level in a washing machine, comprising:
- receiving in a control unit a water level in a washing tub from a water level sensor;
- adjusting the water level in the washing tub by controlling a water supply and drain device to supply water to the washing tub or discharge water from w the washing tub, when water is in the washing tub;
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- detecting a measurement error of the water level sensor from a water level change measured by the water level sensor, while the water level is adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.