Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Catherine Berghuis

Omar Santana

David William Billman

Manav Patel

A method of closed loop cooking on an appliance includes monitoring, by a controller, a temperature measurement from a sensor indicative of a cooking temperature during a cooking operation. Comparing, by the controller, the temperature measurement to a set temperature of the cooking operation. Determining, by the controller, a heating event defined by the temperature measurement. Adjusting, by the controller, a cycle period time for a heating element. The cycle period time is associated with the heating event.

Methods for power cycle selection in appliances

A cooktop appliance includes a cooking surface including a plurality of burners; a control panel operably coupled to the cooking surface, the control panel including a plurality of controls for operating the plurality of burners; and a controller operably coupled to the cooking surface and the control panel. The controller is configured for determining that a cookware item has been activated; receiving a remote signal from the activated cookware item; determining a recommended burner of the plurality of burners in response to receiving the remote signal from the activated cookware item; and implementing a responsive action in response to determining the recommended burner of the plurality of burners.

Matching a cooking surface size to appropriate cookware and cooking appliance implementing the same

A method of operating a cooktop appliance in a precision mode includes determining a starting temperature and a set of parameters of a closed-loop algorithm for operation of a heating element corresponding to the starting temperature. The method also includes inputting a user-determined set temperature and a current temperature measurement into the closed-loop control algorithm and determining an output of the closed-loop control algorithm using the set of parameters corresponding to the starting temperature. Operation of the heating element is adjusted according to the output of the closed-loop control algorithm.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Catherine Berghuis