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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Craig Iung-Pei Tsai, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/20 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/2021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a water heater appliance is provided. The method includes establishing a temperature drop of water within a tank of the water heater appliance during a time interval. A volume of heated water within the tank is estimated based at least in part on the temperature drop of water within the tank of the water heater appliance during the time interval and a set temperature of the water heater appliance. A related water heater appliance is also provided.