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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alessandro Gigante, Comerio, IT;
Erik P. Oosterwal, Dowagiac, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/67 (2020.01); G01R 25/00 (2006.01); H02H 3/16 (2006.01); H02H 11/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/50 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 25/00 (2013.01); G01R 31/50 (2020.01); G01R 31/67 (2020.01); H02H 3/165 (2013.01); H02H 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting miswiring in an AC power supply for an appliance may comprise a phase sensor sensing the phase difference between the first and a second hot line powering heavy electrical loads therebetween, and a control module coupling to the phase and voltage sensors. The control module may identify a fault condition and may disconnect different electrical loads from the power supply in the fault condition.