Liquid heating appliance for making a beverage and associated method, power management system and microcontroller readable medium
US12213613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M7/42
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A liquid heating appliance for making a beverage, the liquid heating appliance comprising: a plurality of heating components for heating a liquid, where at least a first of the plurality of heating components is powered using mains power, a power management system, wherein the power management system comprises: a controller, and an energy storage device, wherein the controller is arranged to: control an amount of the mains power applied to the first of the plurality of heating components, control an amount of stored power from the energy storage device to be applied to at least a second of the plurality of heating components, and switch polarity of the voltage of the stored power from the energy storage device to be applied to the second of the plurality of heating components after one or more heating cycles associated with the second of the plurality of heating components.
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