Double oven cycle sync
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1. A method for operating an oven appliance, the oven appliance having an upper cooking chamber and a lower cooking chamber each configured for receipt of food items for cooking, the method comprising:
- ascertaining whether a sync mode of the oven appliance has been selected and, if so, thendetermining a preheat exit temperature Tpre1 for the upper cooking chamber and a preheat exit temperature Tpre2 for the lower cooking chamber;
initiating a preheat cycle for each cooking chamber such that both cooking chambers begin heating at the same time;
determining whether the upper or lower cooking chamber is heating faster than the other cooking chamber and, if so, thenadjusting the preheat cycle of the cooking chamber that is heating faster; and
determining whether a temperature within the upper cooking chamber has reached at least the preheat exit temperature Tpre1 and a temperature within the lower cooking chamber has reached at least the preheat exit temperature Tpre2 and, if so, theninitiating a sync cooking cycle for each cooking chamber when the cooking chambers exit the preheat cycle.
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Abstract
An oven appliance having at least two cooking chambers with features for ensuring the cooking chambers exit preheat and finish cooking food items within each cooking chamber at the same time is provided. A method for operating an oven appliance having at least two cooking chambers also is provided. The method includes features for ensuring the cooking chambers exit preheat and finish cooking food items within each cooking chamber at the same time.
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1. A method for operating an oven appliance, the oven appliance having an upper cooking chamber and a lower cooking chamber each configured for receipt of food items for cooking, the method comprising:
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ascertaining whether a sync mode of the oven appliance has been selected and, if so, then determining a preheat exit temperature Tpre1 for the upper cooking chamber and a preheat exit temperature Tpre2 for the lower cooking chamber; initiating a preheat cycle for each cooking chamber such that both cooking chambers begin heating at the same time; determining whether the upper or lower cooking chamber is heating faster than the other cooking chamber and, if so, then adjusting the preheat cycle of the cooking chamber that is heating faster; and determining whether a temperature within the upper cooking chamber has reached at least the preheat exit temperature Tpre1 and a temperature within the lower cooking chamber has reached at least the preheat exit temperature Tpre2 and, if so, then initiating a sync cooking cycle for each cooking chamber when the cooking chambers exit the preheat cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An oven appliance, comprising:
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a cabinet, the cabinet defining an upper cooking chamber and a lower cooking chamber, each of the upper and lower cooking chamber configured for receipt of food items for cooking; a plurality of upper heating elements, the upper heating elements configured to heat the upper cooking chamber; a plurality of lower heating elements, the lower heating elements configured to heat the lower cooking chamber; and a controller in operative communication with the upper and lower heating elements, the controller programmed for ascertaining whether a sync mode of the oven appliance has been selected and, if so, then determining a preheat exit temperature Tpre1 for the upper cooking chamber and a preheat exit temperature Tpre2 for the lower cooking chamber; initiating a preheat cycle for each cooking chamber such that both cooking chambers begin heating at the same time; determining whether the upper or lower cooking chamber is heating faster than the other cooking chamber and, if so, then adjusting the preheat cycle of the cooking chamber that is heating faster; and determining whether a temperature within the upper cooking chamber has reached at least the preheat exit temperature Tpre1 and a temperature within the lower cooking chamber has reached at least the preheat exit temperature Tpre2 and, if so, then initiating a sync cooking cycle for each cooking chamber when the cooking chambers exit the preheat cycle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An oven appliance, comprising:
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a cabinet, the cabinet defining an upper cooking chamber and a lower cooking chamber, each of the upper and lower cooking chamber configured for receipt of food items for cooking; a plurality of upper heating elements, the upper heating elements configured to heat the upper cooking chamber; a plurality of lower heating elements, the lower heating elements configured to heat the lower cooking chamber; and a controller in operative communication with the upper and lower heating elements, the controller programmed for ascertaining whether a sync mode of the oven appliance has been selected and, if so, then determining a preheat exit temperature Tpre1 for the upper cooking chamber and a preheat exit temperature Tpre2 for the lower cooking chamber; initiating a preheat cycle for each cooking chamber such that both cooking chambers begin heating at the same time; determining whether the upper or lower cooking chamber is heating faster than the other cooking chamber and, if so, then adjusting the preheat cycle of the cooking chamber that is heating faster such that both cooking chambers exit the preheat cycle at the same time; and initiating a sync cooking cycle for each cooking chamber when the cooking chambers exit the preheat cycle.
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