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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v., Brussels, BE;
Maurizio Ugel, Porcia, IT;
Enrico Brambilla, Milan, IT;
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting a water level in a dishwasher comprising a circulation pump and a TRIAC connected to the circulation pump for providing electrical power to a motor () of the circulation pump. According to the invention, a firing angle condition () of the TRIAC is used to derive the water level in the dishwasher. The invention further relates to a dishwasher comprising a circulation pump and a TRIAC connected to the circulation pump for providing electrical power to a motor of the circulation pump, a drain pump connected to a sump of the dishwasher, means for detecting a firing angle condition of the TRIAC. Control means are provided for starting the drain pump and/or supplying additional water when predefined conditions of the TRIAC firing angle are reached.