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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/708 ; F26B 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/708 ; F26B 1/102 ;
Abstract
A method for determining a load in a tumble dryer. Initially, laundry is moved in a laundry drum and the electrical conductivity of the laundry is determined by electrodes residing in the laundry drum. The method is distinguished by the fact that a range of fluctuation of the electrical conductivity is determined and serves as a measure of the load. As a result, the determination of the load can be carried out without an additional outlay for components and circuitry in the case in which a conductivity measurement is already implemented in the tumble dryer. The method is particularly suitable to be carried out by a microcontroller.