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US 6,282,909 B1Granted
Ice making system, method, and component apparatus
AssigneeNartron Corporation
InventorsTodd R. Newman, David Shank, Ronald L. Ballast
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Abstract
An ice making machine controller system includes methods and components for making commercial quantities of ice pieces includes adaptive controls responsive to input sensors, output actuators, adaptive ice making control algorithms, adaptive ice harvesting control algorithms, diagnostics for operation cycle monitoring and communicating, and reprogrammable, expanded controller memory for reliable and efficient operation under diverse conditions.
Claims44
A method for controlling at least one fully automatic electronic-controlled ice making machine comprising:
- detecting a signal calling for ice production;
- determining that the ice bin is not sensed to be full;
- supplying water to fill a water reservoir until determining said water reservoir is at a predetermined level;
- determining if the compressor motor is not already energized, then energizing a refrigeration compressor motor, waiting a preprogrammed, adaptive time delay or until said motor comes up to a preset speed;
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- pumping water from said water reservoir to at least one ice mold at a mass flow rate substantially greater than the mass rate of ice production.
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