METHOD OF DETERMINING INERTIA IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE

摘要

An embodiment of a method of determining inertia of a laundry load may comprise an extraction stabilization phase, where liquid is extracted from the laundry load by rotating the basket at first rotational speed, and a sensing phase. The sensing phase may include a deceleration phase, where the basket speed decreases to a second rotational speed, followed by an acceleration phase, where the basket speed increases back toward the first rotational speed. The inertia of the laundry load may be determined from data sensed during the deceleration and acceleration phases.

主权项

1. A method of determining an inertia of a laundry load in a laundry treating appliance comprising a tub, a basket located within the tub and defining a treating chamber for the laundry load, and a motor operably coupled to the basket for rotating the basket, the method comprising:
an extraction stabilization phase where liquid is extracted from the laundry load by rotating the basket at a first rotational speed; and a sensing phase comprising a deceleration phase, where the rotational speed of the basket is decelerated from the first rotational speed to a second rotational speed, followed by an acceleration phase, where the rotational speed of the basket is accelerated from the second rotational speed back toward the first rotational speed, wherein motor torque data and basket acceleration rate data are sensed during the acceleration and deceleration phases; wherein the inertia of the laundry load is determined from the motor torque data and the basket acceleration rate data.