Patent Publication Number: US-2021177065-A1

Title: Method for controlling electric power of heater of aerosol generator, and aerosol generator

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a method of controlling electric power of a heater of an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating device thereof, and more particularly, to a method of controlling electric power of a heater of an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating device thereof, wherein by controlling the electric power supplied to the heater of the aerosol-generating device by a proportional integral differential control method, a smoking sensation remains constant during continuous smoking through the aerosol-generating device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Recently, the demand for alternative ways of overcoming the disadvantages of common cigarettes has increased. For example, there is growing demand for a method of generating aerosol by heating an aerosol-generating material in cigarettes, rather than by combusting cigarettes. Accordingly, research into a heating-type cigarette and a heating-type aerosol generator has been actively conducted. 
     Through a known aerosol-generating device, a user may continuously enjoy smoking. However, according to a known aerosol-generating device, when the user continues to use the aerosol-generating device with short inhaling terms, it is difficult to maintain the temperature of the heater for generating the aerosol in the aerosol-generating device in a properly elevated state, which results in an insufficient atomization amount of the aerosol. 
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Technical Problem 
     The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to implement an aerosol-generating device for providing aerosols with a constant amount of atomization to a user even if a user smokes continuously through the aerosol-generating device. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A device according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, as an aerosol-generating device, may include a heater for heating an aerosol-generating substrate, and a controller for controlling power supplied to the heater through a proportional integral differential (PID) method, based on an integral control weight determined according to an initial temperature of the heater. 
     A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, as a method for controlling power supplied to a heater of an aerosol-generating device, may include determining an initial temperature of the heater of the aerosol-generating device; determining an integral control weight for integral control in proportional integral differential control based on the determined initial temperature of the heater; and maintaining a temperature of the heater based on the determined integral control weight after the temperature of the heater reaches a preheating temperature. 
     One embodiment of the present invention may provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method. 
     Advantageous Effects of Disclosure 
     According to the present invention, a reduction in an amount of atomization due to the continuous use is prevented, and a user may have a consistent smoking feeling even if the user continuously smokes through an aerosol-generating device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1 through 3  are diagrams showing examples in which a cigarette is inserted into an aerosol-generating device. 
         FIGS. 4 and 5  are diagrams showing examples of cigarettes. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram schematically showing a block diagram of an example of an aerosol-generating device according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a graph for explaining a method of controlling a temperature of a heater of an aerosol-generating device. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of controlling power of a heater of an aerosol-generating device according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE 
     A device according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, as an aerosol-generating device, may include a heater for heating an aerosol-generating substrate, and a controller for controlling power supplied to the heater through a proportional integral differential (PID) method, based on an integral control weight determined according to an initial temperature of the heater. 
     In the device, the controller may calculate the integral control weight based on the initial temperature of the heater which is measured after a certain period of time has elapsed after a temperature of the heater reaches a preset preheating temperature. 
     In the device, the controller may calculate the integral control weight based on an integral control gain value used when the heater is preheated to 50° C. 
     In the device, the controller may calculate the integral control weight based on a highest temperature which the heater has reached in a first preheating process. 
     In the device, the controller may calculate the integral control weight based on a highest integral control gain value in a first preheating process, by referring to integral control gain values used in the first preheating process of the heater. 
     In the device, the controller may determine the integral control weight by referring to a table in which integral control weights are respectively associated with initial temperatures of the heater. 
     In the device, the integral control weight may be equal to or greater than 20. 
     In the device, the integral control weight may be equal to or less than 70. 
     In the device, the integral control weight may be in a range of 20 to 70. 
     A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, as a method for controlling power supplied to a heater of an aerosol-generating device, may include determining an initial temperature of the heater of the aerosol-generating device; determining an integral control weight for integral control in proportional integral differential control based on the determined initial temperature of the heater; and maintaining a temperature of the heater based on the determined integral control weight after the temperature of the heater reaches a preheating temperature. 
     In the method, the determining of an integral control weight may include calculating an integral control weight based on the initial temperature of the heater which is measured after a certain period of time has elapsed after the temperature of the heater reaches a preset preheating temperature. 
     In the method, the determining of an integral control weight may include a controller calculating the integral control weight based on an integral control gain value used when the heater is preheated to 50° C. 
     In the method, the determining of an integral control weight may include calculating the integral control weight based on a highest temperature which the heater has reached in a first preheating process. 
     In the method, the determining of an integral control weight may include calculating the integral control weight based on a highest integral control gain value in a first preheating process, by referring to integral control gain values used in the first preheating process of the heater. 
     In the method, the determining of an integral control weight may include determining the integral control weight by referring to a table in which integral control weights are respectively associated with initial temperatures of the heater. 
     In the method, the integral control weight may be equal to or greater than 20. 
     In the method, the integral control weight may be equal to or less than 70. 
     In the method, the integral control weight may be in a range of 20 to 70. 
     One embodiment of the present invention may provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method. 
     MODE OF DISCLOSURE 
     As the present disclosure allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. The attached drawings for illustrating the present disclosure are referred to in order to gain a sufficient understanding, the merits thereof, and the objectives accomplished by the implementation. However, the present disclosure may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. 
     Example embodiments will be explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those elements that are the same or are in correspondence are rendered the same reference numeral regardless of the figure number, and redundant explanations are omitted. 
     While such terms as “first,” “second,” etc., may be used to describe various elements, such elements must not be limited to the above terms. The above terms are used only to distinguish one element from another. 
     An expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context. 
     In the present specification, it is to be understood that the terms such as “including,” “having,” and “comprising” are intended to indicate the existence of the features or elements disclosed in the specification, and are not intended to preclude the possibility that one or more other features or elements may exist or may be added. 
     When a certain embodiment may be implemented differently, a specific process order may be performed differently from the described order. For example, two consecutively described processes may be performed substantially at the same time or performed in an order opposite to the described order. 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 
       FIGS. 1 through 3  are diagrams showing examples in which a cigarette is inserted into an aerosol generating apparatus. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , an aerosol generator  10  includes a battery  120 , a controller  110 , and a heater  130 . Referring to  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , the aerosol generator  10  further includes a vaporizer  180 . Also, a cigarette  2  may be inserted into an inner space of the aerosol generator  10 . 
     The elements related to the embodiment are illustrated in the aerosol generator  10  of  FIGS. 1 to 3 . Therefore, one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that other universal elements than the elements shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3  may be further included in the aerosol generator  10 . 
     Also,  FIGS. 2 and 3  show that the aerosol generator  10  includes the heater  130 , but if necessary, the heater  130  may be omitted. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the battery  120 , the controller  110 , and the heater  130  are arranged in a row. Also,  FIG. 2  shows that the battery  120 , the controller  110 , the vaporizer  180 , and the heater  130  are arranged in a row. Also,  FIG. 3  shows that the vaporizer  180  and the heater  130  are arranged in parallel with each other. However, an internal structure of the aerosol generator  10  is not limited to the examples shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 . That is, according to a design of the aerosol generator  10 , arrangement of the battery  120 , the controller  110 , the heater  130 , and the vaporizer  180  may be changed. 
     When the cigarette  2  is inserted into the aerosol generator  10 , the aerosol generator  10  operates the heater  130  and/or the vaporizer  180  to generate aerosol from the cigarette  2  and/or the vaporizer  180 . The aerosol generated by the heater  130  and/or the vaporizer  180  may be transferred to a user via the cigarette  2 . 
     If necessary, even when the cigarette  2  is not inserted in the aerosol generator  10 , the aerosol generator  10  may heat the heater  130 . 
     The battery  120  supplies the electric power used to operate the aerosol generator  10 . For example, the battery  120  may supply power for heating the heater  130  or the vaporizer  180  and supply power for operating the controller  110 . In addition, the battery  120  may supply power for operating a display, a sensor, a motor, and the like installed in the aerosol generator  10 . 
     The controller  110  controls the overall operation of the aerosol generator  10 . In detail, the controller  110  may control operations of other elements included in the aerosol generator  10 , as well as the battery  120 , the heater  130 , and the vaporizer  180 . Also, the controller  110  may check the status of each component in the aerosol generator  10  to determine whether the aerosol generator  10  is in an operable state. 
     The controller  110  includes at least one processor. A processor can be implemented as an array of a plurality of logic gates or can be implemented as a combination of a general-purpose microprocessor and a memory in which a program executable in the microprocessor is stored. It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be implemented in other forms of hardware. 
     The heater  130  may be heated by the electric power supplied from the battery  120 . For example, when the cigarette is inserted in the aerosol generator  10 , the heater  130  may be located outside the cigarette. Therefore, the heated heater  130  may raise the temperature of an aerosol generating material in the cigarette. 
     The heater  130  may be an electro-resistive heater. For example, the heater  130  includes an electrically conductive track, and the heater  130  may be heated as a current flows through the electrically conductive track. However, the heater  130  is not limited to the above example, and any type of heater may be used provided that the heater is heated to a desired temperature. Here, the desired temperature may be set in advance on the aerosol generator  10 , or may be set by a user. 
     In addition, in another example, the heater  130  may include an induction heating type heater. In detail, the heater  130  may include an electrically conductive coil for heating the cigarette in an induction heating method, and the cigarette may include a susceptor that may be heated by the induction heating type heater. 
     For example, the heater  130  may include a tubular type heating element, a plate type heating element, a needle type heating element, or a rod type heating element, and may heat the inside or outside of the cigarette  2  according to the shape of the heating element. 
     Also, there may be a plurality of heaters  13  in the aerosol generator  10 . Here, the plurality of heaters  13  may be arranged to be inserted into the cigarette  2  or on the outside of the cigarette  2 . Also, some of the plurality of heaters  13  may be arranged to be inserted into the cigarette  2  and the other may be arranged on the outside of the cigarette  2 . In addition, the shape of the heater  130  is not limited to the example shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , but may be manufactured in various shapes. 
     The vaporizer  180  may generate aerosol by heating a liquid composition and the generated aerosol may be delivered to the user after passing through the cigarette  2 . In other words, the aerosol generated by the vaporizer  180  may move along an air flow passage of the aerosol generator  10 , and the air flow passage may be configured for the aerosol generated by the vaporizer  180  to be delivered to the user through the cigarette. 
     For example, the vaporizer  180  may include a liquid storage unit, a liquid delivering unit, and a heating element, but is not limited thereto. For example, the liquid storage unit, the liquid delivering unit, and the heating element may be included in the aerosol generator  10  as independent modules. 
     The liquid storage may store a liquid composition. For example, the liquid composition may be a liquid including a tobacco containing material including a volatile tobacco flavor component, or a liquid including a non-tobacco material. The liquid storage unit may be detachable from the vaporizer  180  or may be integrally manufactured with the vaporizer  180 . 
     For example, the liquid composition may include water, solvents, ethanol, plant extracts, flavorings, flavoring agents, or vitamin mixtures. The flavoring may include, but is not limited to, menthol, peppermint, spearmint oil, various fruit flavoring ingredients, etc. The flavoring agent may include components that may provide the user with various flavors or tastes. Vitamin mixtures may be a mixture of at least one of vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E, but are not limited thereto. Also, the liquid composition may include an aerosol former such as glycerin and propylene glycol. 
     The liquid delivery element may deliver the liquid composition of the liquid storage to the heating element. For example, the liquid delivery element may be a wick such as cotton fiber, ceramic fiber, glass fiber, or porous ceramic, but is not limited thereto. 
     The heating element is an element for heating the liquid composition delivered by the liquid delivering unit. For example, the heating element may be a metal heating wire, a metal hot plate, a ceramic heater, or the like, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the heating element may include a conductive filament such as nichrome wire and may be positioned as being wound around the liquid delivery element. The heating element may be heated by a current supply and may transfer heat to the liquid composition in contact with the heating element, thereby heating the liquid composition. As a result, aerosol may be generated. 
     For example, the vaporizer  180  may be referred to as a cartomizer or an atomizer, but is not limited thereto. 
     In addition, the aerosol generator  10  may further include universal elements, in addition to the battery  120 , the controller  110 , the heater  130 , and the vaporizer  180 . For example, the aerosol generator  10  may include a display capable of outputting visual information and/or a motor for outputting tactile information. In addition, the aerosol generator  10  may include at least one sensor (a puff sensor, a temperature sensor, a cigarette insertion sensor, etc.) Also, the aerosol generator  10  may be manufactured to have a structure, in which external air may be introduced or internal air may be discharged even in a state where the cigarette  2  is inserted. 
     Although not shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , the aerosol generator  10  may configure a system with an additional cradle. For example, the cradle may be used to charge the battery  120  of the aerosol generator  10 . Alternatively, the heater  130  may be heated in a state in which the cradle and the aerosol generator  10  are coupled to each other. 
     The cigarette  2  may be similar to a traditional combustive cigarette. For example, the cigarette  2  may include a first portion containing an aerosol generating material and a second portion including a filter and the like. The second portion of the cigarette  2  may also include the aerosol generating material. For example, an aerosol-generating material made in the form of granules or capsules may be inserted into the second portion. 
     Alternatively, only a portion of the first portion may be inserted into the aerosol generator  10  or the entire first portion and a portion of the second portion may be inserted into the aerosol generator  10 . The user may puff aerosol while holding the second portion by the mouth of the user. The user may puff aerosol while holding the second portion by the mouth of the user. At this time, the aerosol is generated by as the outside air passes through the first portion, and the generated aerosol passes through the second portion and is delivered to a user&#39;s mouth. 
     For example, the outside air may be introduced through at least one air passage formed in the aerosol generator  10 . For example, the opening and closing of the air passage formed in the aerosol generator  10  and/or the size of the air passage may be adjusted by a user. Accordingly, the amount and quality of the aerosol may be adjusted by the user. In another example, the outside air may be introduced into the cigarette  2  through at least one hole formed in a surface of the cigarette  2 . 
     Hereinafter, an example of the cigarette  2  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 4 and 5 . 
       FIGS. 4 and 5  illustrate an example of a cigarette. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the cigarette  2  includes a tobacco rod  21  and a filter rod  22 . The first portion described above with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 3  include the tobacco rod  21  and the second portion includes the filter rod  22 . 
     In  FIG. 4 , the filter rod  22  is shown as a single segment, but is not limited thereto. In other words, the filter rod  22  may include a plurality of segments. For example, the filter rod  22  may include a first segment for cooling down the aerosol and a second segment for filtering a predetermined component included in the aerosol. Also, if necessary, the filter rod  22  may further include at least one segment performing another function. 
     A diameter of the cigarette  2  may be in the range of 5 mm to 9 mm, and a length thereof may be about 48 mm, but embodiments are not limited thereto. For example, a length of the tobacco rod  21  may be approximately 12 mm, a length of the first segment of the filter rod  22  may be approximately 10 mm, a length of the second segment of the filter rod  22  may be approximately 14 mm, and a length of the third segment of the filter rod  22  may be approximately 12 mm. However, embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     The cigarette  2  may be packaged by at least one wrapper  24 . The wrapper  24  may include at least one hole through which the outside air is introduced or inside air is discharged. For example, the cigarette  2  may be packaged by one wrapper  24 . In another example, the cigarette  2  may be packaged by two or more wrappers  24 . For example, the tobacco rod  21  may be packaged via a first wrapper  241 , and the filter rod  22  may be packaged by wrappers  242  to  244 . And the entire cigarette  2  may be packaged by another wrapper  245 . When the filter rod  22  includes a plurality of segments, each segment may be packaged by separate wrapper  242 ,  243 , and  244 . 
     The first wrapper  241  and the second wrapper  242  may be formed of general plug wrap paper. For example, the first wrapper  241  and the second wrapper  242  may be porous wrapping paper or non-porous wrapping paper. Also, the first wrapper  241  and the second wrapper  242  may be made of an oil-resistant paper sheet and an aluminum laminate packaging material. 
     The third wrapper  243  may be made of a hard wrapping paper. For example, a basis weight of the third wrapper  243  may be within a range of 88 g/m2 to 96 g/m2. Preferably, it may be within a range of 90 g/m2 to 94 g/m2. Also, a total thickness of the third wrapper  243  may be within a range of 120 μm to 130 μm. Preferably, it may be 125 μm. 
     The fourth wrapper  244  may be made of an oil-resistant hard wrapping paper. For example, the basis weight of the fourth wrapper  244  may be within a range of about 88 g/m2 to about 96 g/m2. Preferably, it may be within a range of 90 g/m 2  to 94 g/m 2 . Also, a total thickness of the fourth wrapper  244  may be within a range of 120 μm to 130 μm. Preferably, it may be 125 μm. 
     The fifth wrapper  245  may be made of a sterilized paper (MFW). Here, the MFW refers to a paper specially manufactured to have enhanced tensile strength, water resistance, smoothness, and the like, compared to ordinary paper. For example, the basis weight of the fifth wrapper  245  may be within a range of 57 g/m 2  to 63 g/m 2 . Preferably, it may be about 60 g/m 2 . Also, the total thickness of the fifth wrapper  245  may be within a range of 64 μm to 70 μm. Preferably, it may be 67 μm. 
     The tobacco rod  21  includes an aerosol generating material. For example, the aerosol-generating material may include at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol, but it is not limited thereto. In addition, the tobacco rod  21  may include other additive materials like a flavoring agent, a wetting agent, and/or an organic acid. Also, a flavoring liquid such as menthol, humectant, etc. may be added to the tobacco rod  21  by being sprayed to the tobacco rod  21 . 
     The fifth wrapper  245  may prevent the cigarette  2  from being burned. For example, when the tobacco rod  210  is heated by the heater  13 , there is a possibility that the cigarette  2  is burned. In detail, when the temperature is raised to a temperature above the ignition point of any one of materials included in the tobacco rod  210 , the cigarette  2  may be burned. Even in this case, since the fifth wrapper  245  include a non-combustible material, the burning of the cigarette  2  may be prevented. 
     Furthermore, the fifth wrapper  245  may prevent the aerosol generating device  1  from being contaminated by substances formed by the cigarette  2 . Through puffs of a user, liquid substances may be formed in the cigarette  2 . For example, as the aerosol formed by the cigarette  2  is cooled by the outside air, liquid materials (e.g., moisture, etc.) may be formed. As the fifth wrapper  245  wraps the cigarette  2 , the liquid materials formed in the cigarette  2  may be prevented from being leaked out of the cigarette  2 . 
     The tobacco rod  21  may include an aerosol generating material. For example, the aerosol generating material may include at least one of glycerin, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and oleyl alcohol, but it is not limited thereto. Also, the tobacco rod  21  may include other additives, such as flavors, a wetting agent, and/or organic acid. Also, the tobacco rod  21  may include a flavored liquid, such as menthol or a moisturizer, which is injected to the tobacco rod  21 . 
     The tobacco rod  21  may be manufactured in various forms. For example, the tobacco rod  21  may be fabricated as a sheet or strands. Also, the tobacco rod  21  may be fabricated by tobacco leaves that are obtained by fine-cutting a tobacco sheet. Also, the tobacco rod  21  may be surrounded by a heat conducting material. For example, the heat-conducting material may be, but is not limited to, a metal foil such as aluminum foil. For example, the heat conducting material surrounding the tobacco rod  21  may improve a thermal conductivity applied to the tobacco rod by evenly dispersing the heat transferred to the tobacco rod  21 , and thereby improving tobacco taste. Also, the heat conducting material surrounding the tobacco rod  21  may function as a susceptor that is heated by an inducting heating type heater. Although not shown in the drawings, the tobacco rod  21  may further include a susceptor, in addition to the heat conducting material surrounding the outside thereof. 
     The filter rod  22  may be a cellulose acetate filter. In addition, the filter rod  22  is not limited to a particular shape. For example, the filter rod  22  may be a cylinder type rod or a tube type rod including a cavity therein. Also, the filter rod  22  may be a recess type rod. When the filter rod  22  includes a plurality of segments, at least one of the plurality of segments may have a different shape from the others. 
     The first segment of the filter rod  22  may be made of cellulose acetate. For example, the first segment may be a tube-shaped structure containing a hollow therein. The first segment may prevent an internal material of the tobacco rod  21  from being pushed back when the heater  13  is inserted into the tobacco rod  210  and may also provide a cooling effect to the aerosol. A diameter of the hollow included in the first segment may be an appropriate diameter within a range of 2 mm to 4.5 mm but is not limited thereto. 
     A length of the first filter segment may be appropriately selected within a range of 4 mm to 30 mm, but is not limited thereto. Preferably, the length of the first filter segment may be 10 mm, but is not limited thereto. 
     Hardness of the first filter segment may be adjusted by adjusting content of a plasticizer at the time of manufacturing the first filter segment. In addition, the first filter segment may be made by inserting a structure such as a film or a tube of the same material or different materials therein (for example, in a hollow). 
     The second segment of the filter rod  22  cools an aerosol generated by the heater  13  heating the tobacco rod  21 . As such, a user may inhale the aerosol cooled to an appropriate temperature. 
     A length or a diameter of the second segment may be variously determined according to a shape of the cigarette  2 . For example, a length of the second segment may be appropriately selected within a range of 7 mm to 20 mm. Preferably, the length of the second segment may be 14 mm, but is not limited thereto. 
     The second segment may be made by weaving polymer fiber. In this case, the fiber made of a polymer may be coated with a flavored liquid. Alternatively, the second segment may also be made by weaving fiber coated with a flavored liquid and fiber made of a polymer. Alternatively, the cooling structure  222  may be formed of a crimped polymer sheet. 
     The polymer may be made of a material selected from a group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose acetate (CA), and aluminum foil. 
     Since the second segment is formed of woven polymer fiber or a crimped polymer sheet, the second segment may include single or multiple channels extending in a longitudinal direction. Here, the channel indicates a passage through which gas (for example, air or aerosol) passes. 
     For example, the second segment made of a crimped polymer sheet may be formed of a material having a thickness between approximately 5 μm and approximately 300 μm, for example between approximately 10 μm and approximately 250 μm. In addition, a total surface area of the second segment may be between approximately 300 mm 2 /mm and approximately 1000 mm 2 /mm. In addition, an aerosol cooling element may be formed of a material having a specific surface area between approximately 10 mm 2 /mg and approximately 100 mm 2 /mg. 
     Furthermore, the second segment may include a thread containing a volatile flavor component. Here, the volatile flavor component may be menthol, but is not limited thereto. For example, the thread may be filled with the sufficient amount of menthol to provide menthol of 1.5 mg or more to the second segment. 
     The third segment of the filter rod  22  may be a cellulose acetate filter. A length of the third segment may be appropriately selected within a range of 4 mm to 20 mm. For example, the length of the third segment may be approximately 12 mm, but is not limited thereto. 
     In manufacturing the third segment, a flavored liquid may be sprayed to the third segment such that the third segment provides flavor. Alternatively, separate fiber coated with a flavored liquid may be inserted into the third segment. The aerosol generated in the tobacco rod  21  is cooled while passing through the second segment, and the cooled aerosol is delivered to a user through the third segment. Therefore, when a flavoring element is added to the third segment, persistence of flavor delivered to a user may be enhanced. 
     Also, the filter rod  22  may include at least one capsule  23 . Here, the capsule  23  may generate flavor or may generate aerosol. For example, the capsule  23  may have a structure, in which a liquid containing a flavoring material is wrapped with a film. The capsule  23  may have a circular or cylindrical shape, but is not limited thereto. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , the cigarette  3  additionally includes a front-end plug  33 . The front-end plug  33  may be located on a side of the tobacco rod  31 , the side not facing the filter rod  32 . The front-end plug  33  may prevent the tobacco rod  31  from escaping to the outside and may prevent a liquefied aerosol from flowing from the tobacco rod  31  into an aerosol generating device ( 1  of  FIGS. 1 to 3 ) during smoking. 
     The filter rod  32  may include a first segment  321  and a second segment  322 . Here, the first segment  321  may correspond to the first segment of the filter rod  22  of  FIG. 4 , and the second segment  322  may correspond to the third segment of the filter rod  22  of  FIG. 4 . 
     The diameter and the total length of the cigarette  3  may correspond to the diameter and the total length of the cigarette  2  of  FIG. 4 . For example, the length of the front end plug  33  is about 7 mm, the length of the cigarette rod  31  is about 15 mm, the length of the first segment  321  is about 12 mm, and the length of the second segment  322  is about 14 mm. However, embodiments are not limited thereto. 
     The cigarette  3  may be wrapped by at least one wrapper  35 . At least one hole through which outside air flows in or inside gas flows out may be formed in the wrapper  35 . For example, the front-end plug  33  may be wrapped by a first wrapper  241   351 , the tobacco rod  31  may be wrapped by a second wrapper  352 , the first segment  321  may be wrapped by a third wrapper  353 , and the second segment  322  may be wrapped by a fourth wrapper  354 . Also, the entire cigarette  3  may be re-wrapped by a fifth wrapper  355 . 
     Also, at least one perforation  36  may be formed in the fifth wrapper  355 . For example, the perforation  36  may be formed in a region surrounding the tobacco rod  31 , but is not limited thereto. The perforation  36  may serve to transfer heat generated by the heater  130  shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3  into the tobacco rod  31 . 
     Also, the second segment  322  may include at least one capsule  34 . Here, the capsule  34  may serve to generate a flavor or serve to generate an aerosol. For example, the capsule  34  may have a structure in which a liquid containing perfume is wrapped in a film. The capsule  34  may have a spherical or cylindrical shape, but is not limited thereto. 
     The first wrapper  351  may be a metal foil such as aluminum foil bonded to a general filter wrapping paper. For example, the total thickness of the first wrapper  351  may be in the range of 45 um to 55 um, and preferably it may be 50.3 um. In addition, the thickness of the metal foil of the first wrapper  351  may be in the range of 6 um to 7 um, and preferably it may be 6.3 um. In addition, the basis weight of the first wrapper  351  may be in the range of 50 g/m2 to 55 g/m2, and preferably it may be 53 g/m2. 
     The second wrapper  352  and the third wrapper  353  may be made of a general filter wrapping paper. For example, the second wrapper  352  and the third wrapper  353  may be porous wrapping paper or non-porous wrapping paper. 
     For example, the porosity of the second wrapper  352  may be 35,000 CU, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the thickness of the second wrapper  352  may be in the range of 70 um to 80 um, and preferably it may be 78 um. In addition, the basis weight of the second wrapper  352  may be in the range of 20 g/m2 to 25 g/m2, and preferably it may be 23.5 g/m2. 
     For example, the porosity of the third wrapper  353  may be 24,000 CU, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the thickness of the third wrapper  353  may be in the range of 60 um to 70 um, and preferably it may be 68 um. In addition, the basis weight of the third wrapper  353  may be in the range of 20 g/m2 to 25 g/m2, and preferably it may be 21 g/m2. 
     The fourth wrapper  354  may be made of a polylactic acid (PLA) laminated paper. Here, the polylactic acid (PLA) laminated paper may be a three-layer paper including a paper layer, a polylactic acid (PLA) layer and a paper layer. For example, the thickness of the fourth wrapper  354  may be in the range of 100 um to 120 um, and preferably it may be 110 um. In addition, the basis weight of the fourth wrapper  354  may be in the range of 80 g/m2 to 100 g/m2, and preferably it may be 88 g/m2. 
     The fifth wrapper  355  may be made of a sterile paper. Here, the sterile paper refers to a paper specially manufactured to improve tensile strength, water resistance, smoothness, and the like, compared to ordinary paper. For example, the basis weight of the fifth wrapper  355  may be in the range of 57 g/m2 to 63 g/m2, and preferably it may be 60 g/m2. In addition, the thickness of the fifth wrapper  355  may be in the range of 64 um to 70 um, and preferably it may be 67 um. 
     The fifth wrapper  355  may have a predetermined material added therein. Here, silicon may be an example of the predetermined material, but is not limited thereto. For example, silicone has characteristics such as heat resistance, oxidation resistance, resistance to various chemicals, water repellency, and electrical insulation. However, even if it is not silicon, any material having the above-described properties may be applied (or coated) to the fifth wrapper  355  without limitation. 
     The front-end plug  33  may be made of cellulose acetate. As an example, the front-plug  33  may be manufactured by adding a plasticizer (e.g., triacetin) to cellulose acetate tow. The mono denier of the filaments constituting the cellulose acetate tow may be in the range of 1.0 to 10.0, preferably in the range of 4.0 to 6.0. More preferably, the mono denier of the filament of the front-end plug  33  may be 5.0. In addition, the cross-section of the filament constituting the front-end plug  33  may be Y-shaped. The total denier of the front-end plug  33  may be in the range of 20,000 to 30,000, preferably in the range of 25,000 to 30,000. More preferably, the total denier of the front-end plug  33  may be 28,000. 
     In addition, as necessary, the front-end plug  33  may include at least one channel, and the cross-sectional shape of the channel may be manufactured in various shapes 
     The cigarette rod  31  may correspond to the cigarette rod  21  described above referring to  FIG. 4 . Therefore, hereinafter, detailed description of the cigarette rod  31  is omitted. 
     The first segment  321  may be made of cellulose acetate. For example, the first segment may be a tube-shaped structure containing a hollow therein. As an example, the first segment  321  may be manufactured by adding a plasticizer (e.g., triacetin) to cellulose acetate tow. For example, the mono denier and total denier of the first segment  321  may be the same as the mono and total denier of the front-end plug  33 . 
     The second segment  322  may be made of cellulose acetate. The mono denier of the filaments constituting the second segment  322  may be in the range of 1.0 to 10.0, and preferably may be included in the range of 8.0 to 10.0. More preferably, the mono denier of the filament of the second segment  322  may be 9.0. In addition, the cross-section of the filament of the second segment  322  may be Y-shaped. The total denier of the second segment  322  may be included in the range of 20,000 to 30,000, and preferably it may be 25,000. 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram schematically showing a block diagram of an example of an aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the aerosol-generating device according to the present embodiment may include a controller  110 , a battery  120 , a heater  130 , a pulse width modulation processing unit  140 , a display  150 , a motor  160 , and a storage device  170 . 
     The controller  110  controls operations of the battery  120 , the heater  130 , the pulse width modulation processing unit  140 , the display  150 , the motor  160 , and the storage devices  170  included in the aerosol-generating device. Although not shown in  FIG. 6 , depending on an embodiment, the controller  110  may further include an input receiving unit (not shown) that receives a user&#39;s button input or touch input, and a communication unit (not shown) capable of communicating with an external communication device such as a user terminal. Although not shown in  FIG. 6 , the controller  110  may further include a module for performing proportional integral differential control (PID) on the heater  130 . 
     The battery  120  supplies power to the heater  130 , and an amount of power supplied to the heater  130  may be adjusted by the controller  110 . 
     The heater  130  generates heat by specific resistance when a current is applied. When the aerosol-generating substrate is contacted to or is combined with the heated heater, aerosols may be generated. 
     The pulse width modulation processing unit  140  allows the controller  110  to control the power supplied to the heater  130  by transmitting pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to the heater  130 . Depending on an embodiment, the pulse width modulation processing unit  140  may be implemented to be included in the controller  110 . 
     The display  150  visually outputs various alarm messages generated by the aerosol-generating device  10  so that a user using the aerosol-generating device  10  may check the alarm messages. The user may check a battery power shortage message or a heater overheat warning message output to the display  150 , and then may take appropriate measures before an operation of the aerosol-generating device  10  stops or the aerosol-generating device  10  is damaged. 
     The motor  160  is driven by the controller  110  so that the user may recognize that the aerosol-generating device  10  is ready for use through tactile sense. 
     The storage device  170  stores various pieces of information to provide a consistent flavor to the user who uses the aerosol-generating device  10  while appropriately controlling power supplied to the heater  130  by the controller  110 . For example, information stored in the storage device  170  includes a temperature profile which is referenced by the controller  110  to appropriately control the temperature of the heater over time, a control reference ratio to be described later, and a comparison control value. The storage device  170  may store the temperature profile, the control reference ratio, and the comparison control value in advance, and then transmit the information to the controller  110  at the request of the controller  110 . The storage device  170  may not only be configured as a non-volatile memory, such as a flash memory, but also may be configured as a volatile memory that temporarily stores data only when power is supplied in order to secure a faster data input/output (I/O) speed. 
     The controller  110 , the pulse width modulation processing unit  140 , the display  150 , the storage device  170  and the vaporizer  180  may correspond to at least one processor or may include at least one processor, according to an embodiment the present invention Accordingly, the controller  110 , the pulse width modulation processing unit  140 , the display  150 , the storage device  170  and the vaporizer  180  may be driven in a form included in other hardware device such as a microprocessor or general purpose computer system. 
     The method of controlling the power supplied to the heater  130  by the controller  110  according to the present invention will be described later in  FIG. 7  for convenience of description. 
       FIG. 7  is a graph for explaining a method for controlling a temperature of a heater of an aerosol-generating device. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , it may be seen that the heater  130  of the aerosol-generating device according to the present invention is heated in a pattern in which the temperature of the heater  130  rises to a maximum T 1 , then falls and maintains a constant temperature. In detail, the heater  130  is supplied with the power of the battery  120  under control of the controller  110  to represent the temperature curve as shown in  FIG. 7 . In  FIG. 7 , a horizontal axis represents time (second), and a vertical axis represents Celsius temperature. In addition, a dotted line  710  in  FIG. 7  represents a temperature change graph of the heater  130  before applying the present invention, and a solid line  730  shows a graph of a temperature change of the heater  130  when proportional integral differential (PID) control is performed on power supplied to the heater  130  by applying the integral control weight according to the present invention. 
     First, when the controller  110  supplies power to the heater  130  from the time t 1 , the temperature of the heater  130  rises to a preheating target temperature T 1 . Then, the temperature of the heater  130  rapidly decreases to and is maintained at a certain temperature. The user may enjoy smoking through the aerosol-generating device after the heater  130  reaches the preheating target temperature. As another example, when the heater  130  has reached the preheating target temperature or a certain period of time has elapsed after reaching the preheating target temperature, the controller  110  may output to the user through the display  150  information indicating that preheating of the heater  130  is completed and the user may start smoking. The user may inhale the aerosol through the aerosol-generating device for a certain period of time during which the temperature of the heater  130  is maintained after the notification is output. 
     Hereinafter, for convenience of description, in  FIG. 7 , a time interval between t 1  and t 2  is referred to as a first smoking section, a time interval between t 3  and t 5  is referred to as a second smoking section, and a time interval between t 4  and t 6  is referred to as a third smoking section. Each smoking section contains at least one puff. The first, second, and third smoking sections are for distinguishing each smoking section, and the smoking does not necessarily progresses in this order. 
     According to a conventional aerosol-generating device, in the first smoking section, the temperature of the heater  130  rapidly decreases at t 2  by user&#39;s smoking. If the user smokes again through the aerosol-generating device within a certain time period, the heater  130  is heated again in the second smoking section. In this process, if the controller  110  controls the power supplied to the heater  130  through the proportional integral differential (PID) control in a state the temperature of the heater  130  is not sufficiently lowered, the preheating target temperature of the heater  130  is lowered to T 2  of the second smoking section, not T 1 . In addition, a holding temperature of the heater  130  maintained until the time t 5  after reaching the preheating target temperature T 2  is also lower than a holding temperature of the first smoking section. If the preheating target temperature and holding temperature in the second smoking section are lower than the preheating target temperature and holding temperature in the first smoking section, respectively, the heat energy is not sufficiently transferred to the aerosol-generating substrate, and thus, it is difficult to secure a sufficient amount of atomization. 
     On the other hand, according to the aerosol-generating device according to the present invention, when a user smokes again within a certain time period after smoking in the first smoking section in which the temperature of the heater  130  rapidly drops at t 2 , the heater  130  is heated again according to the third smoking section. In this process, the controller  110  controls the power supplied to the heater  130  through the proportional integral differential control in a state the temperature of the heater  130  is not sufficiently lowered. By integral control, the controller  130  corrects an integral control gain value based on an integral proportional weight, such that the temperature of the heater  130  in the third smoking section may increase to a preheating target temperature T 3  and a holding temperature which is maintained after the preheating target temperature T 3  is also higher than a holding temperature of the second smoking section. The controller  110  may include a timer to measure an interval between time t 2  and time t 4 . The controller  110  may determine that there is a continuous smoking by the user if the measured time interval is within a preset range. 
     As described in  FIG. 7 , according to the present invention, the controller  110  included in the aerosol-generating device controls the power supplied to the heater based on the integral control weight determined depending on an initial temperature of the heater through the proportional integral differential (PID) control. As such, even if a user continuously smokes through the aerosol-generating device, a sufficient amount of atomization may be provided to the user. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Hereinafter, various exemplary embodiments in which the controller  110  determines the integral control weight in the present invention will be described. 
     As an exemplary embodiment, the controller  110  may calculate the integral control weight based on the initial temperature of the heater after a certain period of time has elapsed, after the heater reaches the preheating target temperature. According to this exemplary embodiment, when the temperature of the heater  130  decreases after a certain period of time has elapsed after the heater  130  reaches the preheating target temperature, the controller  110  regards the lowered temperature as the initial temperature of the heater  130  and calculates the integral control weight based thereon. Referring to  FIG. 7 , when a certain time elapses after the temperature of the heater  130  reaches T 1 , the controller  110  considers that a user&#39;s primary smoking is over at t 2 , and calculates the integral control weight by using the temperature of the heater  130  at a time point after t 2  as an initial temperature. 
     As another exemplary embodiment, the controller  110  may calculate an integral control weight based on an integral control gain value when the heater  130  is preheated and reaches 50° C. or may calculate an integral control weight based on an integral control gain value when the heater  130  reaches a maximum temperature. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     As another exemplary embodiment, the controller  110  may determine the integral control weight by referring to a table in which the integral control weight values are respectively associated with initial temperatures of the heater  130 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     Table 1 shows an example of a table stored in the storage device  170 . According to Table 1, if an initial temperature of the heater is between 50 and 100 degrees, the controller  110  may determine an integral control weight as 20. If an initial temperature of the heater is between 150 and 200 degrees, the controller  110  may determine an integral control weight as 58. Table 1 is a table that the controller  110  refers to when the aerosol-generating device is continuously used. In the case where the aerosol-generating device is not continuously used, the controller  110  does not refer to Table 1 and does not determine the integral control weight. The integral control weight corresponding to the initial temperature range of the heater in Table 1 is only an example, and the detailed values may vary according to embodiments.  FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for controlling power of a heater of an aerosol-generating device according to the present invention. 
     Since the method according to  FIG. 8  may be implemented by the aerosol-generating device according to  FIG. 6 , it will be described below with reference to  FIG. 6 , and descriptions overlapping with those described in  FIG. 6  will be omitted. 
     First, in step S 810 , a first smoking process through the aerosol-generating device is terminated by a user. In step S 810 , the controller  110  included in the aerosol-generating device may store the integral control gain value, which is used to control the temperature of the heater in the first smoking process, in the storage device  170 . 
     In step S 820 , the controller  110  identifies the temperature of the heater of the aerosol-generating device to start a second smoking process. The controller  110  measures the time interval between the end of the first smoking process and the start of the second smoking process through a built-in timer. If the measured time interval is within a certain period of time, the controller  110  determines that a continuous smoking has occurred, and controls the power supplied to the heater  130  according to the present invention. 
     In step S 830 , the controller  110  determines an integral control gain value for performing integral control as part of proportional integral differential control based on the initial temperature of the heater. In detail, the controller  110  retrieves the integral control weight for determining the integral control gain value. The integral control weight retrieved in step S 830  may be a value stored as a table in the storage device  170  or a value calculated by the controller  110  according to Equation 3 as the initial temperature of the heater. 
     In step S 840 , the controller  110  supplies power required to increase the temperature of the heater  130  to a preheating target temperature. In step S 850 , the controller  110  determines whether the heater  130  has reached the preheating target temperature. In step S 860 , if the heater has reached the preheating target temperature, the controller  110  controls the temperature of the heater  130  to be maintained constant by performing integral control based on the integral control weight retrieved in step S 830 . 
     In step S 860 , which is a step of maintaining the temperature of the heater  130  in accordance with the integral control weight, the integral term corrects the steady-state error in the proportional integral differential control. This is based on the tendency that the integral proportional gain is determined after the proportional control gain is first determined. According to steps S 840  to S 860 , the temperature of the heater  130  is heated to a sufficiently high preheating target temperature (for example, T 3  in  FIG. 7 ) and maintained constant. As such, sufficient thermal energy may be transferred to the aerosol-generating substrate, and the user may have a consistent smoking feeling without a lack of atomization over the course of continuous smoking. 
     The above-described embodiment according to the present invention may be implemented in a form of a computer program that may be executed through various components on a computer, and such a computer program may be recorded on a computer-readable medium. Here, the medium may include a hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as a magnetic media including hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, an optical recording media including CD-ROMs and DVDs, a magneto-optical media including floptical disks, and a memory including ROM, RAM and flash memory. 
     Moreover, the computer program may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of computer programs may include not only machine language codes generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. 
     The specific implementations described in the present invention are exemplary embodiments, and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of a specification, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connection or connection members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings are illustratively showing functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in a real device, it may be represented as an alternative or additional various functional connections, physical connections, or circuit connections. In addition, unless specifically mentioned, such as “essential”, “importantly”, etc., it may not be a necessary component for application of the present invention. 
     In the specification (particularly in the claims) of the present invention, the use of an indication term “the” and similar indication terms may be in both singular and plural. In addition, when a range is described in the present invention, it includes the invention to which individual values belonging to the above range are applied (unless otherwise stated), and this is the same as describing each individual value constituting the above range in the detailed description of the invention. In addition, unless there is a clear or contradictory description of steps constituting the method according to the invention, the steps may be done in a suitable order. The present invention is not necessarily limited to the description order of the steps. The use of all examples or exemplary terms (for example, etc.) in the present invention is merely to describe the present invention in detail, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the examples or exemplary terms unless they are limited by the claims. In addition, those skilled in the art may recognize that various modifications, combinations, and changes may be configured according to design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     One embodiment of the present invention may be used to manufacture a next-generation electronic cigarette with improved performance than the prior art.