Patent ID: 11882956
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F  H | IPC A  F  H

Claim 13:
14. An automatic cooking adjustment system for an appliance, comprising:
a body defining a cooking cavity;
a steam generator system coupled to the body, wherein the steam generator system is configured to inject steam into the cooking cavity;
an air temperature sensor disposed within the cooking cavity, wherein the air temperature sensor is configured to sense a dry bulb temperature within the cooking cavity;
an infrared sensor disposed within the cooking cavity, wherein the infrared sensor is configured to sense a surface temperature of a food item disposed within the cooking cavity; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor, the air temperature sensor, and the steam generator system, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine a wet bulb temperature using the surface temperature sensed by the infrared sensor;
determine a relative humidity in the cooking cavity at intervals based on the wet bulb temperature and the dry bulb temperature;
dynamically adjust the relative humidity within the cooking cavity via the steam generator system in response to at least one of the wet bulb temperature, the dry bulb temperature, and a determined relative humidity to, consequently, dynamically adjust a cooking process during the cooking process; and
estimate a core temperature of the food item using at least one of the wet bulb temperature, the dry bulb temperature, and the determined relative humidity.