Aerosol generation apparatus, and method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program for operating same

Abstract

There is provided an aerosol generation apparatus capable of determining whether an aerosol source is insufficient in quantity while suppressing variation in a generation quantity of aerosol in a period during which a user inhales aerosol. An aerosol generation apparatus comprises a power supply, a storage section that stores an aerosol source or an aerosol base material that retains the aerosol source, a loadthat atomizes the aerosol source using heat generated by electric power from the power supplyand in which an electric resistance value changes depending on a temperature, a first sensorB,D that outputs a value related to the electric resistance value of the load, a second sensor that generates an output upon receipt of a user's request with regard to an aerosol generation, a first circuitthat is connected in series between the power supplyand the load, and includes a first switch Q, a second circuitthat is connected in parallel to the first circuit, includes a second switch Q, and has an electric resistance value higher than an electric resistance value of the first circuit, and a control sectionthat controls the first switch Qand the second switch Q, in which the control sectionis configured to estimate a residual quantity of the aerosol source based on the value output by the first sensorB,D when the second switch Qis in an on state, and to control so that a period during which the output is generated by the second sensor includes a time point at which the second switch Qbecome an on state when the first switch Qis in an on state or a time point at which the second switch Qturns an on state and the first switch Qturns an off state.