Patent ID: 11906231
Assignee: TRUE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An ice maker for forming ice, the ice maker comprising:
a refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, wherein the compressor, condenser and evaporator are in fluid communication by one or more refrigerant lines;
a water system comprising a water filter and a sump to hold water to be made into ice; and
a control system comprising a controller configured to:
direct the ice maker to conduct an initial set of ice making cycles, wherein the ice maker makes one batch of ice during each ice making cycle, the initial set of ice making cycles comprising a plurality of consecutively conducted ice making cycles and the initial set of ice making cycles comprising the first ice making cycles conducted by the ice maker; and
set at least one alarm parameter at a point in time after the initial set of ice making cycles is complete based on conditions at the point in time after the initial set of ice making cycles is complete;
wherein the controller sets the alarm parameter by setting at least one of a baseline freeze time, a baseline harvest time, and a baseline fill time;
wherein the controller is further configured to direct the ice maker to conduct a plurality of subsequent ice making cycles after setting the alarm parameter;
wherein the controller is configured to compare at least one of a measured harvest time, a measured freeze time, and a measured fill time of each of the plurality of subsequent ice making cycles to said at least one of the baseline freeze time, the baseline harvest time, and the baseline fill time;
wherein the controller is configured to push a notification to a portable electronic device after determining said at least one of the measured harvest time, the measured freeze time, and the measured fill time of one of the plurality of subsequent ice making cycles is excessive based on said comparison to said at least one of the baseline freeze time, the baseline harvest time, and the baseline fill time.