Patent ID: 8616157
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: F22B

Abstract:
1. A steam generating apparatus, comprising: a body for receiving water to be heated and comprising a first portion comprising a first metal; a heating device comprising a second portion comprising a second metal, wherein the heating device comprises a heating plate connected with the body by forming an intermetallic layer between the first portion and the second portion, the intermetallic layer comprising a third metal; a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature that is indicative of a pressure inside the body is arranged in thermal contact to the heating device outside the body; and a controller configured to set three different target water temperatures for three different time periods, wherein a second target water temperature of the three different target water temperatures, set for a second time period after a first time period, is higher than a first target water temperature set for the first time period, and higher than a third target water temperature of the three different target water temperatures, set for a third time period after the second time period.