US 12,477,626 B2
Methods for power cycle selection in appliances
Catherine Berghuis, Louisville, KY (US); Omar Santana, Louisville, KY (US); and Manav Patel, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,184.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049369 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H05B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 1/0266 (2013.01) [H05B 2213/07 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of closed loop cooking on an appliance, comprising:
monitoring, by a controller, a temperature measurement from a sensor indicative of a cooking temperature during a cooking operation;
comparing, by the controller, the temperature measurement to a set temperature of the cooking operation;
determining, by the controller, a heating event defined by the temperature measurement;
adjusting, by the controller, a cycle period time for a heating element, the cycle period time associated with the heating event, and
calculating, by the controller, recovery period parameters after the heating event for the temperature measurement to attain the set temperature, the recovery period parameters comprising one or more of a rate of recovery, a current power level of the appliance, a controller gain, the temperature measurement, a temperature error when the recovery period starts, a quantity of food, a type of food, and a material of a cooking utensil, the rate of recovery, calculated using the difference in the temperature measurement over time,
wherein the cycle period time is selected based upon the temperature error and rate of recovery.