Patent ID: 11957179
Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An aerosol generating device comprising:
a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material;
a controller configured to:
calculate a first power amount indicating a power amount used by the heater during a preset first time period after a heating operation of the heater is started, and
control the heating operation of the heater based on whether the first power amount is greater than or equal to a preset reference power amount,

wherein the controller is further configured to:
end the heating operation of the heater, when the first time period expired and the first power amount is greater than or equal to a reference power amount, and
continue the heating operation of the heater based on a difference between the first power amount and the reference power amount when the first time period expired and the first power amount is less than the reference power amount,

wherein during the preset first time period, the first power amount is calculated while controlling the heating operation of the heater according to a predetermined temperature profile.