Display arrangement for cooking appliance with power control using heater energy counter

Patent · Tue Aug 05 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5249207

Payne, T R

An arrangement is described for monitoring and displaying the approximate temperature of a resistive heating element adapted for selective energization by a power signal from an external power supply at one of power levels in response to selection by an operator of one of a plurality of power settings ranging from relatively low power settings, including an OFF setting to relatively high power settings and displaying to the user that the element has reached the steady state power level associated with the selected power setting. The heating element has a temperature response characterized by a transient heat-up phase followed by a steady state phase when the power setting is changed from OFF to some power setting; and by a transient cool-down phase when the power setting is changed from a relatively higher power setting to a relatively lower power setting, the monitor and display arrangement.

• Assignee: General Electric Co., Louisville, KY
• Patent Number(s): US 4604518
• OSTI ID: 5249207
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
APPLIANCES
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLING
DISPLAY DEVICES
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
FOOD PROCESSING
HEATERS
HEATING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
PROCESSING
RESISTANCE HEATING
SIGNALS
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
THERMOMETERS