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Samsung patents method to check appliance health via power usage

Samsung has filed a patent for a system that tests home appliances with compressors, such as refrigerators or air conditioners. The method involves sending a signal to run the compressor at a specific speed and then analyzing the power consumption over a set period to detect if the device is faulty.

Why it mattersThis could help manufacturers or service centers quickly identify defective appliances by monitoring their energy usage patterns during a standardized test.

In the filing’s own words

A method for controlling an inspection apparatus is configured to inspect power consumption of a home appliance including a compressor, the method includes: transmitting a signal to operate the compressor at a preset rotations per minute (RPM) to the home appliance; obtaining a power value detected in the home appliance from the home appliance; and determining whether the home appliance is defective based on a plurality of power values obtained during a preset time (TP 1) among the obtained plurality of power values.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for controlling an inspection apparatus configured to inspect power consumption of a home appliance including a compressor, the method comprising: transmitting a signal to operate the compressor at a preset rotations per minute (RPM) to the home appliance; obtaining a power value detected in the home appliance from the home appliance; and determining whether the home appliance is defective based on a plurality of power values obtained during a preset time (TP 1) among the obtained plurality of power values.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
Publication number
US20260259538A1
Application number
19650641
Filed
Apr 17, 2026
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

G05B 19/0425 Physics & computingG01R 31/2825 Physics & computingG05B 2219/24072 Physics & computingG05B 2219/2642 Physics & computing
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