Patent ID: 11969024
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 10:
11. An electrically operated aerosol-generating device, comprising:
at least one heating element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol;
a power supply configured to provide power to the at least one heating element; and
electric circuitry configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the at least one heating element,
wherein the electric circuitry is further configured to control the power provided to the at least one heating element such that
in a first phase, a temperature of the at least one heating element increases from an initial temperature to a first target temperature,
in a second phase, the temperature of the at least one heating element reduces to a second target temperature, the second target temperature being lower than the first temperature, and
in a third phase, the temperature of the at least one heating element increases to a third temperature,
wherein the first phase is ended in response to the at least one heating element reaching the first target temperature or at a predetermined time following the at least one heating element reaching the first target temperature.