Energy absorption monitoring for an intelligent electronic oven with energy steering
US10980088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/745
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure includes methods and systems that utilize energy absorption monitoring for intelligent electronic ovens with energy steering. One disclosed method for heating an item in an electronic oven includes introducing an application of energy into a heating chamber using an energy source coupled to an injection port, changing a distribution of the application of energy in the heating chamber by setting a configuration of the oven to a first configuration, and measuring an energy return from the heating chamber while the oven is in the first configuration. The measuring is conducted using a radio frequency directional power sensor. The method also includes determining that the energy return from the heating chamber exceeds a level, adjusting, in response to determining that the energy return exceeds the level, the configuration of the oven from the first configuration to an altered first configuration, and saving the altered first configuration in a memory.
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