Relay control method and apparatus for a domestic appliance
CA 1310053 C · Owner: Whirlpool Corporation · Inventors: Holling, Ronald Winston
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A relay control for a cooking appliance having a heating element includes a sensor for detecting the occurrence of an arc upon a change of state of a relay coupled between the heating element and a power supply. Upon detecting an arc, the sensor provides a timing signal which is coupled to a microprocessor that controls the energization and deenergization of the relay. The microprocessor is responsive to the timing signal from the sensor to determine the time delay between the last energization/deenergization of the relay and the changing of the relay's state. From the time delay the, microprocessor determines a delay constant. Subsequently the microprocessor …
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- Granted November 10, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 10, 2009.
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