Claims
- 1. A method for checking the electrical safety of a household appliance having two or more electrical components forming electrical loads, the method which comprises:
setting a setpoint value for a permissible power consumption of the household appliance for each of the electrical components thereof; measuring an actual value of the power consumption of the household appliance in dependence on the electrical components currently in operation; and comparing the actual value with a corresponding setpoint value and, if the setpoint value is overshot, triggering a safety procedure.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the setpoint value is a tolerance value greater than the actually measured value for the power consumption of the household appliance.
- 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the tolerance value is a preadjusted value.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the safety procedure comprises disconnecting the household appliance.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the safety procedure comprises disconnecting one or more electrical components of the household appliance.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the safety procedure comprises emitting at least one of an acoustic and visual warning signal.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the household appliance is a water-carrying household appliance.
- 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the household appliance is a dishwasher.
- 9. In a household appliance, a control device programmed to implement the method according to claim 1.
- 10. A household appliance, comprising:
electrical components each forming an electrical load during operation; a control device having:
means for setting a setpoint value for the permissible power consumption for each of the electrical components of the household appliance; means for measuring an actual value for the power consumption of the household appliance in dependence on the electrical components in operation; means for comparing the actual value with a corresponding setpoint value; and means for triggering a safety measure when the setpoint value is overshot.
Priority Claims (1)
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101 63 197.9 |
Dec 2001 |
DE |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, of copending international application No. PCT/EP02/12946, filed Nov. 19, 2002, which designated the United States; this application also claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 119, of German patent application No. 101 63 197.9, filed Dec. 21, 2001; the prior applications are herewith incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/EP02/12946 |
Nov 2002 |
US |
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10873385 |
Jun 2004 |
US |