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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Eugenio Gomez, Louisville, KY (US);
James Lee Armstrong, Louisville, KY (US);
Philip Ames Barber, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A cooktop appliance includes a bimetallic switch is positioned adjacent an electrical heating element. A first electrical conduit is coupled to a first terminal of the electrical heating element and is configured to operate at a first voltage, L1, with respect to ground. A second electrical conduit is configured to operate at a second voltage, L2, with respect to ground. A relay is configured such that the relay connects the second electrical conduit to a second terminal of the electrical heating element when the bimetallic switch is in the first configuration and is also configured such that the relay connects a neutral electrical conduit to the second terminal of the electrical heating element when the bimetallic switch is in the second configuration.