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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
James Carter Bach, Seymour, IN (US);
Ashley Wayne Burt, Louisville, NY (US);
James Carter Bach, Seymour, IN (US);
Ashley Wayne Burt, Louisville, NY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An independent monitoring system and method for measuring the airflow rate in an appliance and determining its sufficiency is provided. An airflow detection system that monitors airflow rate (velocity) in an appliance is separate from the primary appliance control system and can determine whether a sufficient flow of air through air passageways occurs during operation of the appliance. An appliance component or subsystem can be controlled (e.g. activated or deactivated) by the airflow monitoring system based on the detected airflow rate.