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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2016
Applicants:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma, JP;

Inventors:

Giovanni Dore, Arezzo, IT;

Francesco Giordano, Cremona, IT;

Davide Guatta, Cassinetta, IT;

Assignees:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Panasonic Holdings Corporation, , JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/64 (2006.01); H05B 6/66 (2006.01); H05B 6/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/6435 (2013.01); H05B 6/6447 (2013.01); H05B 6/668 (2013.01); H05B 6/686 (2013.01); H05B 6/688 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of determining heating strategies for a cooking appliance () includes obtaining geometry dimensions, power values, and frequency values of the cooking appliance (), selecting a food item () and obtaining a food geometry, permittivity value, and initial temperature of the selected food item (). A heating pattern () for heating the selected food item () is estimated based on the food geometry, permittivity value, and initial temperature of the selected food item () and data indicative of the estimated heating pattern () is inputted to an operating control system () to achieve the estimated heating strategy.


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