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METHOD FOR DETECTING SATELLIZATION SPEED OF CLOTHES LOAD IN A HORIZONTAL AXIS LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE

  • US 20130152312A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2012
  • Published: 06/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment, and a motor for rotating the treating chamber, the method comprising:

  • accelerating the rotational speed of the treating chamber from a non-satellizing speed to a satellizing speed by increasing the rotational speed of the motor;

    generating a first torque signal indicative of the motor torque over time for at least a portion of the accelerating;

    comparing the shape of the first torque signal to the shape of a second torque signal indicative of rotating the treating chamber when the laundry load is satellized within the treating chamber; and

    determining the laundry load is satellized when the shape of the first torque signal matches the shape of the second torque signal.

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