Title:
STEAM GENERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD OF STEAM GENERATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/022976
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A steam generator and a control method thereof are disclosed. The control method includes supplying water to a first chamber (C1), turning a heater (83) on, wherein power is supplied to the heater (83) to heat the heater (83) at a third temperature so as to generate steam, preventing overheating, wherein power supplied to the heater is cut at a first temperature so as to prevent overheating of the heater, and determining scale, wherein power supplied to the heater (83) is cut at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and then is resupplied after a predetermined time so as to prevent malfunction of the overheating prevention, wherein, when a time interval for the temperature of the heater to rise from the third temperature to the first temperature is within a predetermined time, determining scale is not performed.
Inventors:
KIM SEUNGHUN (KR)
WOO SANGWOO (KR)
WOO SANGWOO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2016/007780
Publication Date:
February 09, 2017
Filing Date:
July 18, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
A47L15/42; D06F39/00
Foreign References:
EP2562302A2 | 2013-02-27 | |||
EP2578735A1 | 2013-04-10 | |||
EP1616990A1 | 2006-01-18 | |||
EP2562302A2 | 2013-02-27 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3331415A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, Yong In et al. (KR)
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