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

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling aerosol production in an aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating device comprising:
a heater comprising at least one heating element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, and
a power source configured to provide power to the at least one heating element,, the method comprising:
providing power to the at least one heating element; and
controlling the power provided to the at least one heating element such that
in a first phase, the power is provided to the at least one heating element such that a temperature of the at least one heating element increases from an initial temperature to a first target temperature,
in a second phase, the power is provided to the at least one heating element such that 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 power is provided to the at least one heating element such that 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.