Heater diagnostics and electronic control for clothes dryer
CA 2032857 A1 · Owner: Whirlpool Corporation · Inventors: Bashark, Larry Thomas
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A control for a clothes dryer with an induction drive motor and an electric resistance heater element. A single sense winding is threaded through sensors monitoring drive motor current and heater current, generating an output voltage each time the alternating motor or heater current passes through a zero-crossing. The control monitors the ON/OFF condition of the heater and samples the lagging phase angle of the motor current, and provides an improved means of detecting when the clothes load is dry. The control provides a clothes cooldown period with controlled moisture regain as per the user dryness selection. Numerous heater related diagnostic conditions are monitored at the start of each …
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- Filed December 20, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 20, 2010.
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