Control circuit for microwave oven and method of controlling mic

Electric heating – Microwave heating – With control system

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219754, H05B 668

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060021195

ABSTRACT:
A control circuit and a method of control of a microwave oven is disclosed. The control circuit having a magnetron, a door to the microwave oven's cooking chamber, a turntable installed in the cooking chamber, and a turntable motor, includes a main relay that controls the power applied to each load, including the magnetron and the turntable motor; a power relay controlling an output of the magnetron; a turntable motor relay controlling the power applied to the turntable motor; a door switch sensing the opening and closing of the door; a first switch interlocked with the door switch and controlling the power applied to the turntable motor and the magnetron as the door is opened and closed; and a turntable motor solely driver driving the turntable motor independently of the magnetron when the door is opened. The method of controlling the oven includes the steps of determining if a given period of cooking time lapses; determining if the door is opened; stopping the magnetron and the turntable motor; driving the turntable independently.

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