CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A WATER DISPENSER ASSEMBLY

An appliance includes a dispenser having a water valve for controlling a flow of water through the dispenser and a flowmeter for measuring the amount of water dispensed through the dispenser, and a controller operatively coupled to the water valve and the flowmeter. The controller is configured to r...

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Main Authors PAEZ, ERIC, JOHNSON, ERIC SCOTT, TUMMALA, ANIL KUMAR, HOOKER, JOHN KENNETH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 27.01.2008
Subjects
BLASTING
BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS
COLD ROOMS
COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS
DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
HEATING
ICE-BOXES
LIGHTING
LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
LIQUID HANDLING
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE
MEASURING
MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METERING BY VOLUME
OPENING, CLOSING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REFRIGERATION OR COOLING
REFRIGERATORS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An appliance includes a dispenser having a water valve for controlling a flow of water through the dispenser and a flowmeter for measuring the amount of water dispensed through the dispenser, and a controller operatively coupled to the water valve and the flowmeter. The controller is configured to receive an input relating to a target volume of water, adjust the target volume for a volume error correction to obtain an adjusted target volume, wherein the volume error correction is based on a flow rate, open the water valve, determine a total volume dispens ed using the flowmeter, and close the water valve when the total volume dispensed equals the adjusted target volume.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20072580071