Inductive cleaning system for removing condensates from electronic smoking systems

A method of removing condensates within an electrically heated cigarette smoking device, the condensates being formed during the process of heating a tobacco product located within the smoking device during the smoking process, the method comprising the steps of:

• thermally cleaning the smoking device by inductively heating the metallic components of the device to which the condensates are attached;
• controlling the inductive energy supplied to the metallic components such that the amount of inductive energy supplied to the components varies at different positions along the smoking device;
• controlling the temperature of the metallic components;
• and
• removing any debris that may be left from the thermal cleaning.