US2025151811A1PendingUtilityA1

Heating control method, aerosol-generating device, and computer-readable storage medium

Assignee: VERDEWELL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTDPriority: Nov 15, 2023Filed: Nov 1, 2024Published: May 15, 2025
Est. expiryNov 15, 2043(~17.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Meifan Xuan
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Abstract

A heating control method includes: in a heating stage, obtaining a first heating power and a first heating time of an aerosol-generating product in each atomization stage, and determining atomization energy generated by the first heating power within the first heating time in each atomization stage; and in response, if a difference between a sum of atomization energy generated by a plurality of atomization stages in the heating stage and preset total atomization energy of the aerosol-generating product is less than or equal to a first threshold, controlling a power output function of an aerosol-generating device.

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         1 . A heating control method, comprising:
 in a heating stage, obtaining a first heating power and a first heating time of an aerosol-generating product in each atomization stage, and determining atomization energy generated by the first heating power within the first heating time in each atomization stage; and   in response, if a difference between a sum of atomization energy generated by a plurality of atomization stages in the heating stage and preset total atomization energy of the aerosol-generating product is less than or equal to a first threshold, controlling a power output function of an aerosol-generating device.   
     
     
         2 . The heating control method of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first heating power and the first heating time of an aerosol-generating product in each atomization stage comprises:
 obtaining an atomization basic power corresponding to each moment of each atomization stage, and determining the first heating power corresponding to each moment of the atomization stage based on the atomization basic power; and   obtaining the first heating time that corresponds to each moment and that is for heating the aerosol-generating product with the first heating power in each atomization stage.   
     
     
         3 . The heating control method of  claim 2 , wherein the atomization basic power is determined based on an atomization base power, a first proportional coefficient, and a moment corresponding to a current atomization stage. 
     
     
         4 . The heating control method of  claim 1 , wherein the heating stage further comprises at least one heat preservation stage, and
 wherein obtaining the first heating power and the first heating time of the aerosol-generating product in each atomization stage further comprises:
 obtaining a heat preservation time of a previous heat preservation stage of each current atomization stage, 
 determining, based on the heat preservation time and the atomization basic power, a first compensation power at each moment corresponding to each current atomization stage, and 
 determining, based on the first compensation power, the first heating power corresponding to each moment of each current atomization stage. 
   
     
     
         5 . The heating control method of  claim 4 , wherein determining, based on the heat preservation time and the atomization basic power, the first compensation power at each moment corresponding to each current atomization stage comprises:
 in response, if the heat preservation time is greater than or equal to a second threshold, determining the atomization basic power corresponding to each moment in the current atomization stage as the first compensation power at each moment corresponding to the current atomization stage, or   in response, if the heat preservation time is less than the second threshold, based on the atomization basic power corresponding to each moment in the current atomization stage, the heat preservation time, and the second threshold, determining the first compensation power at each moment corresponding to the current atomization stage.   
     
     
         6 . The heating control method of  claim 4 , wherein the heat preservation stage comprises a first heat preservation stage and a second heat preservation stage; and
 in response, if a cumulative time of the heating stage is less than or equal to a third threshold and the heat preservation stage is the first heat preservation stage, preserving heat of the aerosol-generating product with a first heat preservation power, or   in response, if the cumulative time of the heating stage is greater than the third threshold and the heat preservation stage is the second heat preservation stage, preserving heat of the aerosol-generating product with a second heat preservation power,   wherein the first heat preservation power is greater than the second heat preservation power, and   wherein the first heat preservation power is less than the atomization basic power.   
     
     
         7 . The heating control method of  claim 4 , wherein determining, based on the first compensation power, the first heating power corresponding to each moment of each current atomization stage, comprises:
 in response, if a sum of first heating times in all atomization stages before the current atomization stage is less than or equal to a fourth threshold, using the first compensation power at each moment corresponding to the current atomization stage as the first heating power at each moment corresponding to the current atomization stage, or   in response, if the first heating times in all the atomization stages before the current atomization stage is greater than the fourth threshold and less than or equal to a fifth threshold, determining the first heating power based on the first compensation power at each moment corresponding to the current atomization stage and a second proportional coefficient.   
     
     
         8 . The heating control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response, if a sum of the first heating times in all the atomization stages before the current atomization stage is greater than the fifth threshold, locking the power output function of the aerosol-generating device.   
     
     
         9 . The heating control method of  claim 1 , wherein, before the heating stage, the heating control method further comprises:
 preheating the aerosol-generating product for a first preheating time with a first preheating power in a preheating stage, and   wherein the first preheating power is greater than or equal to the first heating power.   
     
     
         10 . The heating control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 after locking the power output function of the aerosol-generating device, in response to replacing the aerosol-generating product, unlocking the power output function of the aerosol-generating device.   
     
     
         11 . An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
 an atomization unit configured to heat an aerosol-generating product;   an energy storage unit connected to the atomization unit; and   a control unit connected to the energy storage unit and the atomization unit, the control unit being configured to:
 control each atomization stage of the energy storage unit in a heating stage, 
 provide a first heating power to the atomization unit to heat the aerosol-generating product, and 
 perform the heating control method of  claim 1 . 
   
     
     
         12 . The aerosol-generating device of  claim 11 , wherein the control unit comprises:
 a control chip; a current detection unit connected in series on a path of the energy storage unit and the atomization unit, and connected to the control chip, the current detection unit being configured to provide an output current of the energy storage unit to the control chip; and a voltage detection unit connected in parallel to the energy storage unit and connected to the control chip, the voltage detection unit being configured to provide an output voltage of the energy storage unit to the control chip, and   wherein the control chip is configured to obtain, based on the output current provided by the current detection unit and the output voltage provided by the voltage detection unit, the first heating power outputted by the energy storage unit to the atomization unit in each atomization stage.   
     
     
         13 . An aerosol-generating device, comprising:
 a memory configured to store program instructions; and   a processor configured to invoke the program instructions from the memory to perform the heating control method of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         14 . A computer-readable storage medium, configured to store a control program, wherein the control program, when executed by a processor, is configured to implement the heating control method of  claim 1 .

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