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Joule

Client
ChefSteps
When
2014-2018
DESCRIPTION
When launched, the Joule was the smallest and most advanced Sous Vide Circulator on the market.
Tags
Bluetooth Low Energy
EMC
PCB Design
Flex Circuits
High Temperature Environment
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Background

Working with tight space constraints and high temperature requirements, Luminaire designed the electronics with ChefSteps for Joule, the innovative sous vide circulator from ChefSteps. Equally powerful and half the volume as competing sous vide circulators, Joule combines power electronics, a thick film heater, a water circulator, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules in a compact water-resistant package. From the start, Luminaire designed the electrical hardware to meet UL, CE, and cUL requirements and worked with ChefSteps engineers to integrate the electrical hardware into the rest of the product.

Project
  • Supported Chefsteps’ engineering team during prototyping
  • Designed the electronics
  • Optimized AC heater control electronics to meet emissions standards
  • Revised electronics and supported certification process for 220V version
Impact

ChefSteps was acquired by Breville in 2019, with the success of the Joule cited as one of the primary reasons for the acquisition

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