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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul Owen Davis, Prospect, KY (US);
Martin Ortega Brena, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/36 (2006.01); G01M 1/16 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/36 (2013.01); G01M 1/16 (2013.01); G01M 99/005 (2013.01); D06F 2202/10 (2013.01); D06F 2204/065 (2013.01); D06F 2222/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for monitoring load balance in washing machine appliances, and washing machine appliances, are provided. A method includes accelerating rotation of a basket about a central axis within a tub of the washing machine appliance from a first speed to a second speed greater than the first speed. The method further includes detecting a plurality of speed changes during the accelerating step, and summing absolute values of speed differences for each of the plurality of detected speed changes to obtain an unfolded speed value.