Patent ID: 11905644
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 17:
18. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry according to a drying cycle of operation, the method comprising:
supplying, by a drying air circuit, drying air to the treating chamber during the drying cycle of operation;
sensing, via a plurality of sensors provided in the drying air circuit, at least two characteristics of the drying air in the drying air circuit;
estimating, by a controller, an air flow rate through the treating chamber based on the at least two characteristics;
determining, by the controller, an outlet air humidity value based on the at least two characteristics and the estimated air flow rate; and
determining, by the controller, an evaporation rate of moisture remaining in a load of laundry in the treating chamber based on the outlet air humidity value.