Abstract: A method for estimating the temperature of a laundry load in a treating chamber of a laundry dryer.

Abstract: A method for acquiring a direct sequence spread spectrum signal, which is transmitted on a carrier frequency and is modulated with a code signal of length equal to Nc chips, for determining a code delay of the spread spectrum signal and a Doppler shift with respect to the carrier frequency, the determination being performed on a discrete two-dimensional space of M possible code delays and F possible frequency shifts, includes: receiving and sampling the spread spectrum signal to obtain a sampled spread spectrum signal; performing a despreading operation of the sampled spread spectrum signal with a local replica signal of the code signal, by performing the despreading for a plurality of possible code delays between the sampled signal and the replica signal; and performing a parallel frequency search on the result of the despreading step, by performing a step of computing a Fourier transform on the result. The Fourier transform is a fractional Fourier transform.

Abstract: A domestic oven comprises heating means, a gas sensor connected to a central processing and control unit and a user interface connected to the central processing unit by means of which the user can set the type of food placed in the oven compartment. The user interface comprises means for setting the desired degree of cooking of the food and is capable of processing the signal of the gas sensor in such a way as to determine the optimal cooking end time of the food. The central processing unit interrupts the electrical supply to the heating means on the basis either of said cooking end time, modified if necessary on the basis of degree of cooking set by the user, or of the food type set by the user.

Abstract: A cooking method which provides optimized cooking results when starting the cooking process at ambient temperature and that is applicable to the majority of the food categories.

Abstract: A method for estimating the temperature of a laundry load in a treating chamber of a laundry dryer.

Abstract: A method for estimating the temperature of a laundry load in a treating chamber of a laundry dryer.

Abstract: A method for controlling the humidity level in a cavity of a cooking oven provided with a steam generator comprises the monitoring of the power delivered to the steam generator in order to maintain the power to a predetermined value that is correlated to a choice made by the user among a plurality of predetermined values corresponding to different values of at least one cooking parameter, particularly the degree of browning of the food.

Abstract: A method for automatically controlling the heating/cooking of a food item in a cooking oven having a door, heaters and an oven temperature acquisition system, comprising the steps of measuring the total electrical power (Pin) absorbed by the oven, measuring the oven temperature, and assessing the actual power (Pload) transferred to the food item by automatically compensating disturbance factors. A cooking oven is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for acquiring a direct sequence spread spectrum signal, which is transmitted on a carrier frequency and is modulated with a code signal of length equal to Nc chips, for determining a code delay of the spread spectrum signal and a Doppler shift with respect to the carrier frequency, the determination being performed on a discrete two-dimensional space of M possible code delays and F possible frequency shifts, includes: receiving and sampling the spread spectrum signal to obtain a sampled spread spectrum signal; performing a despreading operation of the sampled spread spectrum signal with a local replica signal of the code signal, by performing the despreading for a plurality of possible code delays between the sampled signal and the replica signal; and performing a parallel frequency search on the result of the despreading step, by performing a step of computing a Fourier transform on the result. The Fourier transform is a fractional Fourier transform.

Abstract: A method for estimating the temperature of a laundry load in a treating chamber of a laundry dryer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus to measure water level in a water reservoir by measuring electrical conductivity between electrodes, including a reference electrode, at least one measuring electrode projecting into the water reservoir, and at least one electronic detection circuit to detect a presence of water based on the conductivity measurement.

Abstract: A cooking method which provides optimized cooking results when starting the cooking process at ambient temperature and that is applicable to the majority of the food categories.

Abstract: A method for controlling the humidity level in a cavity of a cooking oven provided with a steam generator comprises the monitoring of the power delivered to the steam generator in order to maintain the power to a predetermined value that is correlated to a choice made by the user among a plurality of predetermined values corresponding to different values of at least one cooking parameter, particularly the degree of browning of the food.

Abstract: A method for automatically controlling the heating/cooking of a food item in a cooking oven having a door, heaters and an oven temperature acquisition system, comprising the steps of measuring the total electrical power (Pin) absorbed by the oven, measuring the oven temperature, and assessing the actual power (Pload) transferred to the food item by automatically compensating disturbance factors. A cooking oven is also disclosed.

Abstract: A domestic oven comprises heating means, a gas sensor connected to a central processing and control unit and a user interface connected to the central processing unit by means of which the user can set the type of food placed in the oven compartment The user interface comprises means for setting the desired degree of cooking of the food and is capable of processing the signal of the gas sensor in such a way as to determine the optimal cooking end time of the food. The central processing unit interupts the electrical supply to the heating means on the basis either of said cooking end time, modified if necessary on the basis of degree of cooking set by the user, or of the food type set by the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus to measure water level in a water reservoir by measuring electrical conductivity between electrodes, including a reference electrode, at least one measuring electrode projecting into the water reservoir, and at least one electronic detection circuit to detect a presence of water based on the conductivity measurement.