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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2020
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
David I. Vega, Montgomery, AL (US);
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for controlling a water heater. The disclosed systems can be configured to receive temperature data from a temperature sensor, receive flow rate data from a flow rate sensor, and receive a temperature setting. The systems can calculate a heat load rate based on at least the temperature data, the flow rate data, and the temperature setting, and can compare the heat load rate to a predetermined threshold setting. The systems can output instructions to perform a fast corrective action in response to the determination that the heat load is changing at a rate (i.e. the heat load rate) greater than, less than, or equal to the predetermined threshold setting.