INDUCTION HEATING UNIT, INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUCTION HEATING UNIT

    公开(公告)号:EP4002955A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-25

    申请号:EP20207654.3

    申请日:2020-11-13

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    摘要: The invention relates to an induction heating unit (1), comprising at least one resonant tank (30) with at least one induction heating element (32, 33), a power requesting unit (60) for requesting a power (PR) of the at least one induction heating element (32), a driving unit (52) for driving the resonant tank (30), in particular by oscillating the resonant tank (30) by means of a switching element (35), by a driving signal comprising a series of subsequent sequences for generating a heating power (PH), each sequence comprising a first subsequence (S1) with a first alternating signal and with a first subsequence duration (D1), causing an activation of the resonant tank (30) with a predetermined power (PM), a subsequent second subsequence (S2) with an at least essentially non-alternating signal and with a second subsequence duration (D2), causing a deactivation of the resonant tank (30) and a subsequent third subsequence (S3) with a second alternating signal and a with a third subsequence duration (D3), causing an activation of the resonant tank (30) with less than the predetermined power (PM), an induction cooking device and a corresponding method.

    COOKING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH COOKING ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:EP3883340A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-22

    申请号:EP20164581.9

    申请日:2020-03-20

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    摘要: There is described a cooking assembly (1) comprising at least a cooking hob (2) having at least one cooking surface (3) configured to heat a cooking vessel (4) and/or a product present within the cooking vessel, a control unit (5) configured to control the cooking surface (3) for controlling the heating of the cooking vessel (4) and/or a product present within the cooking vessel (4), a temperature determination unit comprising at least one infrared sensor (6) oriented towards the cooking hob (2) and/or the cooking surface (3) and configured to determine and/or measure at least one time-dependent temperature profile within the cooking vessel (4) and/or of the product present within the cooking vessel (4) and a control interface (7) configured to allow for the selection and activation of a cooking program. The control unit (5) is configured to control the cooking surface (3) as a function of the chosen cooking program and the time-dependent temperature profile determined and/or measured, in use, by the infrared sensor (6).

    INDUCTION HOB AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4429406A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-11

    申请号:EP23161086.6

    申请日:2023-03-09

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    CPC分类号: H05B6/062

    摘要: Method of operation of an induction hob comprising at least an induction coil for heating a cookware, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a high power user-command indicatives of a high power level to be provided to said cookware during the cooking, controlling the induction coil in order to regulate the increase of heating power provided to the cookware from a low heating power level to said high power level, the method comprises the step of receiving a silent mode command which is indicative of a request of reducing the acoustic noise generated by the cookware when heated by the induction hob, measuring the temperature of the induction coil, measuring a time elapsed from receiving the high power user-command, delaying the increase of the heating power from the low heating power level to the high heating power level until a first condition or a second conditions are satisfied.

    METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUCTION COOKTOP AND INDUCTION COOKTOP

    公开(公告)号:EP4369861A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-15

    申请号:EP22206030.3

    申请日:2022-11-08

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    CPC分类号: H05B6/065

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for operating an induction cooktop (1). The induction cooktop (1) comprises at least two cooking zones (4, 6). The method comprises
    - providing for selection by a user at least two different preprogrammed cooking schemes (B, G, F, S, W) for controlling a respective cooking zone (4, 6) according to a predefined heating course,
    - assigning different priority values to each cooking scheme (B, G, F, S, W), and
    - upon selection of a respective cooking scheme (B, G, F, S, W) for at least two cooking zones (4, 6) diverting heating power (P) to the respective cooking zones (4, 6) in dependence on the respective priority value assigned.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL A QR-INVERTER IN A INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE

    公开(公告)号:EP3836753A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-16

    申请号:EP19216336.8

    申请日:2019-12-13

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    摘要: Method to control a quasi-resonant inverter (13) in an induction cooking appliance (1) provided with induction heating coil (4). The quasi-resonant inverter (13) comprises a switching device (21) electrically connected to the induction heating coil (4) by a node (20) having a first voltage (VC(t)) which is indicative of the voltage across the power switching device (21). The method comprising the steps of: providing to the switching device (21) an enabling signal (K1) comprising a plurality of pulses, in order to switch-on and switch-off said switching device (21) for a switch-on period (tON) and a switch-off period (tOFF), determining a second voltage (VCmin) indicative of the minimum value of the first voltage (VC(t)) during the switch-off period (tOFF), regulating the switch-off period (tOFF) based on the second voltage (VCmin), and regulating the enabling signal (K1) based on the regulated switch-off period (tOFF).

    INDUCTION COOKING HOB
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4250872A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-27

    申请号:EP22164529.4

    申请日:2022-03-25

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    摘要: There is described an induction cooking hob (1) having a support surface (3) for carrying a load (4) on a cooking zone (5), a plurality of induction coils (6), a load detection unit configured to sense by means of the induction coils (6) a presence of the load (4) in the vicinity of one or more induction coils (6) and a control and power unit operatively connected to the plurality of induction coils (6) and configured to selectively power the one or more induction coils (6). The load detection unit is configured to sense by means of the induction coils (6) a movement of the load (4) away from the cooking zone (5) and to send a start signal about the movement of the load (4) away from the cooking zone (5) to the control and power unit. The control and power unit is configured to determine a command signal in dependence of the start signal about the movement of the load (4) away from the cooking zone (5) and to execute the command signal and to continue to selectively power the one or more induction coils (6) so as to maintain the cooking zone unvaried.

    OSCILLATION UNIT, INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OSCILLATION UNIT

    公开(公告)号:EP3982538A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-13

    申请号:EP20201209.2

    申请日:2020-10-12

    IPC分类号: H03K7/08 H05B6/06

    摘要: The invention relates to an oscillation unit, in particular oscillation circuit (2), more in particular quasi-resonant oscillation circuit, for generating heating power for an induction cooking appliance (1), in particular for a domestic induction cooking appliance and/or an induction hob, the oscillation unit comprising a resonant tank (30), in particular a resonant circuit, for generating an electrical and/or magnetic field and/or heating power, the resonant tank (30) in particular connected to a first node (21),an, in particular single, switching element (35) connected to the resonant tank (30), in particular by the first node (21), and driven with switching signals for oscillating the resonant tank (30), a measuring unit (40) for measuring a first electrical parameter of the resonant tank (30), in particular for measuring a voltage (V CE ), more in particular for measuring a node voltage (V CE ) of the first node (21), and an estimating unit (45) for estimating a second electrical parameter, in particular an electrical power, of the resonant tank (30) based on the first electrical parameter, an induction cooking appliance and a method for operating an oscillation unit.

    METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUCTION COOKING HOB

    公开(公告)号:EP3764740A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-13

    申请号:EP19185902.4

    申请日:2019-07-12

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an induction cooking hob, wherein said method comprises an operation mode for estimating the energy efficiency (EE), and wherein said operation mode includes the steps of:
    a) estimating (12) the dissipated electric energy (ED) of the induction cooking hob,
    b) comparing (14) the dissipated electric energy (ED) with a threshold value (EDthr) for said dissipated electric energy (ED),
    c) maintaining (16) the current working parameters of the induction cooking hob, if the dissipated electric energy (ED) is not bigger than the threshold value (EDthr),
    d) changing (18) the current working parameters, if the dissipated electric energy (ED) is bigger than the threshold value (EDthr), and
    e) repeating the steps a) and b) and then c) or d), respectively, after a predetermined time period.