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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Steven D. Paul, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher G. Hoppe, Louisville, KY (US);
Craig Vitan, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Recio, Louisville, KY (US);
Carl W. Risen, Louisville, KY (US);
Russell Katona, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steven D. Paul, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher G. Hoppe, Louisville, KY (US);
Craig Vitan, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Recio, Louisville, KY (US);
Carl W. Risen, Louisville, KY (US);
Russell Katona, Cleveland, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A washing system and method for load size and water retention detection includes a cabinet, a tub position within the cabinet, a basket with a wash load received therein rotatably supported within the tub, and a drive system for rotating the basket. A controller is operatively coupled to the drive system. The controller rotates the rotatable basket to urge the wash load radially outwardly in the basket and then decelerates the rotatable basket with the wash load urged radially outwardly to or below a predetermined threshold speed. An amount of time from initial deceleration of the rotatable basket until the rotatable basket is at or below the predetermined threshold speed is measured and the measured amount of time is used to determine a parameter of the wash load.