Aerosol generation system, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Abstract

This aerosol generation system includes: a power source unit; a plurality of transformers that convert and output a voltage applied from the power source unit; a heating unit that uses power supplied from one transformer among the plurality of transformers to heat an aerosol source contained in a substrate; and a control unit that, on the basis of a prescribed parameter, selects one transformer among the plurality of transformers to apply the voltage to the heating unit.

1 . An aerosol generation system comprising:
 a power supply;   a plurality of transformers that transforms a voltage applied from the power supply and that outputs resultant voltages;   a heater that heats an aerosol source included in a substrate using power supplied from one of the plurality of transformers; and   a controller that selects, from among the plurality of transformers, the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater on a basis of a predetermined parameter.   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the predetermined parameter is obtained when the heater starts the heating.   
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the predetermined parameter is a value corresponding to temperature of the heater.   
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein output voltages of the plurality of transformers are different from one another, and   wherein the controller selects, as the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater, the transformer whose output voltage is lower as the temperature of the heater indicated by the predetermined parameter increases.   
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the predetermined parameter is a value corresponding to time elapsed since an end of heating previously performed by the heater.   
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein output voltages of the plurality of transformers are different from one another, and   wherein the controller selects, as the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater, the transformer whose output voltage is lower as the elapsed time indicated by the predetermined parameter becomes shorter.   
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein, when the elapsed time indicated by the predetermined parameter is longer than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the controller selects, as the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater, the transformer whose output voltage is the highest among the output voltages of the plurality of transformers, and   wherein, when the heating by the heater ends, the controller starts to count the elapsed time and, when the elapsed time reaches the predetermined threshold, stops counting the elapsed time.   
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a notifier that notifies a user of information,   wherein the controller controls the notifier such that the notifier notifies of information corresponding to the transformer selected as the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater.   
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller performs output control for increasing the voltage applied to the heater in unit time as temperature of the heater increases.   
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the controller increases, as the output control, a period of time for which power is supplied to the heater in unit time as the temperature of the heater increases.   
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein, in the output control, the controller decreases the voltage applied to the heater in unit time on a basis of the predetermined parameter.   
     
     
         12 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the controller performs the output control in a period after a start of the heating in which the temperature of the heater continues to increase.   
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generation system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the substrate.   
     
     
         14 . A control method executed by a computer that controls an inhaler device, the inhaler device including:
 a power supply;   a plurality of transformers that transforms a voltage applied from the power supply and that outputs resultant voltages; and   a heater that heats an aerosol source included in a substrate using power supplied from one of the plurality of transformers,   the control method comprising:   selecting, from among the plurality of transformers, the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater on a basis of a predetermined parameter.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having a program stored therein, the program executed by a computer that controls an inhaler device, the inhaler device including:
 a power supply;   a plurality of transformers that transforms a voltage applied from the power supply and that outputs resultant voltages; and   a heater that heats an aerosol source included in a substrate using power supplied from one of the plurality of transformers,   the program causing the computer to perform a process comprising:   selecting, from among the plurality of transformers, the one transformer that applies a voltage to the heater on a basis of a predetermined parameter.