Method of determining inertia in a laundry treating appliance
US9890492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2633
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An embodiment of a method of determining inertia of a laundry load may comprise an extraction stabilization phase, where liquid is extracted from the laundry load by rotating the basket at first rotational speed, and a sensing phase. The sensing phase may include a deceleration phase, where the basket speed decreases to a second rotational speed, followed by an acceleration phase, where the basket speed increases back toward the first rotational speed. The inertia of the laundry load may be determined from data sensed during the deceleration and acceleration phases.
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