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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Craig Iung-Pei Tsai, Louisville, KY (US);
Alan George Constance, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electric water heater appliance is provided herein. The electric water heater appliance may include a tank, an electric heating element, and a temperature sensor. The tank may define an interior volume extending from a top portion to a bottom portion. The interior volume may define a volume height along a vertical direction between the bottom portion and the top portion. The electric heating element may be operable to heat water within the interior volume. The temperature sensor may be attached to the tank above the electric heating element. A sensor gap may be defined along the vertical direction between the electric heating element and the temperature sensor.