Electronic vaporizer that simulates smoking with power control

1. An electronic vaporizer device used to simulate smoking, comprising:

a user input device configured to allow a user to select a wattage setting from a plurality of wattage settings, wherein the wattage setting corresponds to a power level in watts to be delivered to a heating element for vaporizing a material during a simulated smoking session;

a power source configured to generate the power level to be delivered to the heating element; and

a power manager operatively connected to the user input device and the power source and configured to regulate the power level delivered to the heating element to substantially the wattage setting during activation of the electronic vaporizer device, regardless of heating element parameters and a state of the power source, to consistently control a quantity and a quality of vapor produced by the electronic vaporizer device.

2. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , further comprising a trigger component operatively connected to the power manager and configured to activate the electronic vaporizer device via the power manager.

3. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 2 , wherein the trigger component includes at least one of an input from a user, a button input, a voice command, a touch screen input, a motion detection, a pressure switch, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, or a proximity sensor input.

4. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the power manager is configured to provide an input signal to the power source to adjust at least one of a current or a voltage provided by the power source to regulate the power level delivered to the heating element to substantially the wattage setting during activation of the electronic vaporizer device.

5. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the power manager is configured to adjust at least one of a current or a voltage output by the power source to regulate the power level delivered to the heating element to substantially the wattage setting during activation of the electronic vaporizer device.

6. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the power manager is configured to sense at least one of a current or a voltage applied to the heating element in real time.

7. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the power manager is configured to determine a resistance of the heating element in real time.

8. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , further comprising a display component operatively connected to the power manager and configured to display at least one of the wattage setting, a real time watt output, a resistance of the heating element in real time, a voltage applied to the heating element in real time, or a current applied to the heating element in real time.

9. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the power manager is configured to simultaneously measure or sense at least two of a resistance of the heating element, an output voltage of the heating element, and an output current of the heating element as part of regulating the power level delivered to the heating element.

10. The electronic vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the power manager is configured to simultaneously control one of a resistance of the heating element, an output voltage of the heating element, and an output current of the heating element while measuring another of the resistance of the heating element, the output voltage of the heating element, and the output current of the heating element as part of regulating the power level delivered to the heating element.

11. An electronic vaporizing system used to simulate smoking, comprising:

a cartridge containing a heating element for vaporizing a material for inhaling;

an electronic vaporizer device operatively connected to the cartridge, wherein the electronic vaporizer device is configured to:

allow a user to select a wattage setting from a plurality of wattage settings, wherein the wattage setting corresponds to a power level in watts to be delivered to the heating element for vaporizing the material during a simulated smoking session,

generate the power level to be delivered to the heating element, and

regulate the power level to about the wattage setting during activation of the electronic vaporizer device, even when the heating element changes, to provide a consistent vapor during the simulated smoking session.

12. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device is configured to display at least one of the wattage setting, a resistance of the heating element in real time, a voltage applied to the heating element in real time, or a current applied to the heating element in real time.

13. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device is configured to allow a user to activate the electronic vaporizer device to initiate delivery of the power level to the heating element.

14. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the cartridge is configured to allow a user to inhale a vaporized material produced inside the cartridge.

15. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device is configured as a portable electronic hand-held device.

16. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the cartridge is configured to be connected to and disconnected from the electronic vaporizer device.

17. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device is configured to connect to and operate with cartridges having heating elements of different resistances.

18. The electronic vaporizing system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic vaporizer device is configured to regulate, in real time, the power level delivered to the heating element to about the wattage setting during activation of the electronic vaporizer device, even as the resistance of the heating element changes.

19. A method to simulate smoking with an electronic vaporizer device and a cartridge, comprising:

regulating a power level delivered to a heating element of a cartridge connected to an electronic vaporizer device, for vaporizing a material within the cartridge during a simulated smoking session, substantially to a user-selected wattage setting during activation of the electronic vaporizer device to provide a consistent quantity and quality of vapor during the simulated smoking session.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the regulating of the power level, delivered to the heating element, substantially to the user-selected wattage setting is performed in real time regardless of a resistance of the heating element of the cartridge.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the regulating of the power level, delivered to the heating element, substantially to the user-selected wattage setting is performed in real time regardless of a change in a resistance of the heating element of the cartridge during the simulated smoking session.

22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising displaying at least one of the wattage setting, a resistance of the heating element, a voltage applied to the heating element, or a current applied to the heating element.

23. An electronic vaporizer device used to simulate smoking, comprising:

a power source configured to generate a power level being a pre-programmed wattage level to be delivered to a heating element for vaporizing a material during a simulated smoking session; and

a power manager operatively connected to the power source and configured to regulate the power level delivered to the heating element to substantially the pre-programmed wattage level during activation of the electronic vaporizer device, regardless of heating element parameters and a state of the power source, to consistently control a quantity and a quality of vapor produced by the electronic vaporizer device.