| 摘要 |
<p>HOT AND COLD BEVERAGE VENDOR A vendor for hot and cold beverages having a hot water tank for supplying hot water for hot beverages (e.g., coffee, tea, soup, chocolate), an electrical heater for heating water in the tank, a carbonator for supplying carbonated water for cold carbonated beverages, a water pump for pumping water to the carbonator or for cold non-carbonated beverages, a refrigeration system including a compressor providing refrigeration for cooling the water for vending cold beverages, and a system for reducing the current drawn by the heater when there is a demand for heating water in the tank and the compressor or the pump is in operation, so as to maintain the current drawn by the vendor below a maximum current rating.</p> |
