Direct current load identification system

1. An appliance comprising:

a direct current load;

a current sensing circuit coupled to the direct current load and configured to collect electrical data corresponding to the direct current load, wherein the current sensing circuit comprises a first subcircuit and a second subcircuit coupled in parallel, the first subcircuit comprises one or more resistors, the second subcircuit comprises one or more resistors, the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit further coupled to a shunt resistor coupled to and the direct current load, an amplifier coupled between the shunt resistor and one or more processors, the amplifier comprises one or more resistors and a capacitor and coupled to a third subcircuit, the third subcircuit comprises one or more resistor and a capacitor, wherein the electrical data comprises data indicative of an induced magnetic field; and

the one or more processors configured to:

identify at least one attribute of the direct current load based, at least in part, on the electrical data; and

activate at least one operation of the direct current load or the appliance based, at least in part, on identification of the at least one attribute of the direct current load.

wherein the electrical data comprises data indicative of the induced magnetic field.

2. The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the at least one attribute of the direct current load comprises at least one of: a type, a feature, an operation mode, a configuration, or a quantity.

3. The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the electrical data comprises data indicative of a voltage drop across the shunt resistor of the current sensing circuit, and wherein the shunt resistor is coupled to the direct current load.

4. The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the current sensing circuit is coupled to a direct current rail of the appliance.

5. The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the appliance comprises a dishwasher appliance, a refrigerator appliance, an oven appliance, a microwave appliance, a washing machine appliance, or a dryer appliance.

6. The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the direct current load comprises one or more direct current peripheral components, a fan, a dispenser cup, a rinse aide, one or more light sources, or one or more data input components.

7. The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to identify the at least one attribute of the direct current load based, at least in part, on the electrical data and a predefined dataset comprising second electrical data corresponding to one or more attributes of one or more direct current loads.

8. A method of operating an appliance comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processors, from a current sensing circuit of the appliance, electrical data corresponding to a direct current load of the appliance, wherein the electrical data comprises electrical data indicative of a voltage drop across a shunt resistor of the current sensing circuit, wherein the current sensing circuit comprises a first subcircuit and a second subcircuit coupled in parallel, the first subcircuit comprises one or more resistors, the second subcircuit comprises one or more resistors, the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit further coupled to the shunt resistor to and the direct current load, an amplifier coupled between the shunt resistor and one or more processors, the amplifier comprises one or more resistors and a capacitor and coupled to a third subcircuit, the third subcircuit comprises one or more resistor and a capacitor;

identifying, by the one or more processors, at least one attribute of the direct current load based, at least in part, on the electrical data; and

activating, by the one or more processors, at least one operation of the direct current load or the appliance based, at least in part, on identification of the at least one attribute of the direct current load.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one attribute of the direct current load comprises at least one of: a type, a feature, an operation mode, a configuration, or a quantity.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein obtaining, by the one or more processors, from the current sensing circuit of the appliance, the electrical data corresponding to the direct current load of the appliance comprises:

obtaining, by the one or more processors, data indicative of a voltage drop across the shunt resistor of the current sensing circuit from an output of the amplifier coupled to at least one of the shunt resistor or the current sensing circuit, and wherein the shunt resistor is coupled to the direct current load.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein obtaining, by the one or more processors, from the current sensing circuit of the appliance, the electrical data corresponding to the direct current load of the appliance comprises:

obtaining, by the one or more processors, data indicative of an induced magnetic field.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein obtaining, by the one or more processors, from the current sensing circuit of the appliance, the electrical data corresponding to the direct current load of the appliance comprises:

obtaining, by the one or more processors, the electrical data from the current sensing circuit, and wherein the current sensing circuit is coupled to a direct current rail of the appliance.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the appliance comprises a dishwasher appliance, a refrigerator appliance, an oven appliance, a microwave appliance, a washing machine appliance, or a dryer appliance, and wherein the direct current load comprises one or more direct current peripheral components, a fan, a dispenser cup, a rinse aide, one or more light sources, or one or more data input components.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein identifying, by the one or more processors, the at least one attribute of the direct current load based, at least in part, on the electrical data comprises:

identifying, by the one or more processors, the at least one attribute of the direct current load based, at least in part, on the electrical data and a predefined dataset comprising second electrical data corresponding to one or more attributes of one or more direct current loads.

15. A dishwasher appliance comprising:

a direct current peripheral;

a current sensing circuit coupled to the direct current peripheral and configured to collect electrical data corresponding to the direct current peripheral, wherein the current sensing circuit comprises a first subcircuit and a second subcircuit coupled in parallel, the first subcircuit comprises one or more resistors, the second subcircuit comprises one or more resistors, the first subcircuit and the second subcircuit further coupled to a shunt resistor and the direct current load, an amplifier coupled between to the shunt resistor and one or more processors, the amplifier comprises one or more resistors and a capacitor and coupled to a third subcircuit, the third subcircuit comprises one or more resistor and a capacitor, wherein the electrical data comprises data indicative of an induced magnetic field; and

the one or more processors configured to:

identify at least one attribute of the direct current peripheral based, at least in part, on the electrical data; and

activate at least one operation of the direct current peripheral or the dishwasher appliance based, at least in part, on identification of the at least one attribute of the direct current peripheral.