Method and appparatus for controlling temperature
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsHarry Kirk Mathews, Jr., George Charles Goodman
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a temperature of a thermal load comprises: a dynamic compensator for calculating a heater command as a function of a user input signal without using a temperature measurement; and a heater for controlling temperature of the thermal load by applying heat in response to the said heater command.
Claims34
An apparatus for controlling a temperature of a thermal load, said apparatus comprising:
- a dynamic compensator for calculating a heater command as a function of a user input signal, wherein the heater command comprises mechanical signals or electrical signals and wherein the heater command is independent of a temperature measurement;
- and
- a heater for controlling said temperature of said thermal load by applying heat in response to said heater command;
- wherein the apparatus is an open boo apparatus.
An apparatus for controlling a temperature of a cooking vessel, said apparatus comprising;
- a dynamic compensator for calculating a heater command as a function of a user input signal, wherein the heater command comprises mechanical signals or electrical signals and wherein the heater command is independent of a temperature measurement;
- and
- a cooking appliance for applying heat so as to control said temperature of said cooking vessel in response to said heater command, wherein the apparatus is an open loop apparatus.
A method for controlling a temperature of a thermal load, said method comprising:
- dynamically calculating a heater command as a function of a user input signal, wherein the heater command comprises mechanical signals or electrical signals and wherein the heater command is independent of a temperature measurement;
- and
- controlling said temperature of said thermal load by applying said heater command to a heater, wherein the method is an open loop method.
A method for controlling a temperature of a cooking vessel, said method comprising:
- dynamically calculating a heater command as a function of a user input signal, wherein the heater command comprises mechanical signals or electrical signals and wherein the heater command is independent of a temperature measurement;
- and
- controlling said temperature of said cooking vessel by applying said heater command to a cooking appliance, wherein the method is an open loop method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.