EP1005784A4 - Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency - Google Patents

Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency

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Publication number
EP1005784A4
EP1005784A4 EP98938315A EP98938315A EP1005784A4 EP 1005784 A4 EP1005784 A4 EP 1005784A4 EP 98938315 A EP98938315 A EP 98938315A EP 98938315 A EP98938315 A EP 98938315A EP 1005784 A4 EP1005784 A4 EP 1005784A4
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Prior art keywords
temperature control
water heater
thermal efficiency
improved thermal
band temperature
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EP98938315A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1005784A1 (en
EP1005784B1 (en
Inventor
Kenneth A Bradenbaugh
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
AOS Holding Co
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AOS Holding Co
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Priority claimed from US08/914,638 external-priority patent/US5831250A/en
Application filed by AOS Holding Co filed Critical AOS Holding Co
Publication of EP1005784A1 publication Critical patent/EP1005784A1/en
Publication of EP1005784A4 publication Critical patent/EP1005784A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1005784B1 publication Critical patent/EP1005784B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B1/00—Details of electric heating devices
    • H05B1/02—Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus ; Control of heating devices
    • H05B1/0202—Switches
    • H05B1/0213—Switches using bimetallic elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B1/00—Details of electric heating devices
    • H05B1/02—Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus ; Control of heating devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/78—Heating arrangements specially adapted for immersion heating
    • H05B3/82—Fixedly-mounted immersion heaters
EP98938315A 1997-08-19 1998-08-05 Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency Expired - Lifetime EP1005784B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/914,638 US5831250A (en) 1997-08-19 1997-08-19 Proportional band temperature control with improved thermal efficiency for a water heater
US914638 1997-08-19
US09/118,720 US5948304A (en) 1997-08-19 1998-07-17 Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency
PCT/US1998/016175 WO1999009789A1 (en) 1997-08-19 1998-08-05 Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency
US118720 2002-04-08

Publications (3)

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EP1005784A1 EP1005784A1 (en) 2000-06-07
EP1005784A4 true EP1005784A4 (en) 2002-10-09
EP1005784B1 EP1005784B1 (en) 2004-04-07

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EP98938315A Expired - Lifetime EP1005784B1 (en) 1997-08-19 1998-08-05 Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency

Country Status (8)

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EP (1) EP1005784B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001518600A (en)
CN (1) CN1219416C (en)
AU (1) AU8686598A (en)
BR (1) BR9811322A (en)
CA (1) CA2243797C (en)
DE (1) DE69823036T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1999009789A1 (en)

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US6363216B1 (en) * 1999-07-27 2002-03-26 Kenneth A. Bradenbaugh Water heater having dual side-by-side heating elements
JP5852774B2 (en) * 2010-07-14 2016-02-03 株式会社堀場エステック Liquid sample heating vaporizer
WO2012040585A2 (en) * 2010-09-23 2012-03-29 Downey Jonathan B Adaptive thermal regulator
CN109497828B (en) * 2018-11-21 2022-07-05 浙江绍兴苏泊尔生活电器有限公司 Temperature control method and device of electric kettle and electric kettle

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Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
No further relevant documents disclosed *
See also references of WO9909789A1 *

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BR9811322A (en) 2001-10-16
CA2243797A1 (en) 1999-02-19
CN1219416C (en) 2005-09-14
AU8686598A (en) 1999-03-08
WO1999009789A1 (en) 1999-02-25
CA2243797C (en) 2005-12-06
DE69823036D1 (en) 2004-05-13
CN1267446A (en) 2000-09-20
EP1005784A1 (en) 2000-06-07
JP2001518600A (en) 2001-10-16
DE69823036T2 (en) 2005-03-10
EP1005784B1 (en) 2004-04-07

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