Adaptive closed loop control method for a cooking appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsOmar Santana, James Lee Armstrong
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Abstract
A method of operating a cooking appliance includes obtaining a set fluid temperature for a fluid within a cooking utensil, monitoring an actual fluid temperature via a first temperature sensor of a probe, determining a predicted air temperature above the fluid, monitoring an actual air temperature above the fluid via a second temperature sensor of the probe, comparing the actual air temperature to the predicted air temperature, and implementing a responsive action based on the comparison between the actual air temperature and the predicted air temperature.
Claims18
A method of operating a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising a probe having a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set fluid temperature for a fluid within a cooking utensil;
- monitoring an actual fluid temperature via the first temperature sensor of the probe;
- determining a predicted air temperature above the fluid;
- monitoring an actual air temperature above the fluid via the second temperature sensor of the probe;
- comparing the actual air temperature to the predicted air temperature;
- and
- implementing a responsive action based on the comparison between the actual air temperature and the predicted air temperature.
A cooking appliance for heating food contents within a cooking utensil, comprising:
- a heating element;
- a probe in operative communication with the heating element, the probe having a first temperature sensor positioned within a fluid contained within the utensil and a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor above the fluid;
- a probe holder configured to attach the probe to a cooking utensil;
- and
- a controller in communication with the heating element and the probe, wherein the controller is configured to perform an operation comprising:
- obtaining a set fluid temperature for the fluid within the cooking utensil;
- determining the presence of a cover over the cooking utensil;
- and
- implementing a responsive action based on the presence of the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.