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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Stefan Etter, Kehrsatz, CH;
Peter Mori, Walperswil, CH;
Stefan Etter, Kehrsatz, CH;
Peter Mori, Walperswil, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns a unit () for controlling transmission of power to a thermal conditioning device () e.g. for coffee machine, comprising a controller () with a start-up profile for starting-up said device () from a temperature of inactivity (TI) to an operative temperature for bringing to a target temperature (TT) a fluid circulating through said device () at start-up end, said controller () being arranged to allow circulation of fluid through said device () at start-up end and to compare the determined temperature (SOT) of fluid circulated at start-up end to the target temperature (TT) and derive a temperature difference therefrom. It is characterized in that the start-up profile has at least one parameter and in that said controller () has a self-learning mode for adjusting said parameter as a function of said temperature difference and to store the adjusted parameter for a subsequent starting-up of said device (). The invention concerns in particular a method for optimized heating up of a coffee machine ().