Systems and methods for dishmachine smart heater
WO2026085226A4PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2026-05-28ECOLAB USA INC
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Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ECOLAB USA INC
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-28
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Commercial dishwashers experience service interruptions due to faulty heating elements, which significantly impact businesses, necessitating an improved heater monitoring and reporting system for efficient operation and reduced downtime.
Method used
A smart heater system utilizing a PID controller, sensors, and machine learning to monitor dishwasher performance, detect errors, diagnose heating element failures, and provide service instructions for component replacement.
Benefits of technology
The system reduces machine downtime and enhances operational efficiency by providing timely diagnostics and maintenance recommendations, ensuring continuous dishwasher operation.
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Abstract
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for a smart heater for a dishwasher. A method includes monitoring, using a proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) controller, a dishwasher during operation of the dishwasher, and detecting, using the PID controller, an error condition of the dishwasher using signals from one or more sensors. The method also includes reporting, using a communication transceiver, failure information of the error condition, and diagnosing, using the failure information and machine learning, a heating element component failure of the dishwasher. The method further includes generating, based on the diagnosed component failure, service instructions for the component failure of the dishwasher, and displaying, for a user of the dishwasher, the service instructions including identifying information of replacement components for the dishwasher.
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