DRYER APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR IGNITION FAILURE DETECTION

Abstract: a dryer appliance and method for operation are provided, the method including measuring temperature of air for drying laundry articles; transmitting a first control signal for operating the ignition source to generate heat for heating air for drying laundry articles; measuring, over a period of time following transmission of the control signal, temperature of air for drying laundry articles; and determining an operational state of the heating system based on measuring the temperature of air, wherein the operational state includes a normal ignition state or an ignition failure state, wherein the normal ignition state corresponds to an increase in temperature of air during the period of time, and wherein the ignition failure state corresponds to a substantially unchanged temperature of air.

Inventor(s): Eric Lewis, Joshua Reeves

CPC Classification: D06F58/50 (Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of blowers)

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