Abstract:
A smart table is disclosed. The smart table includes a plate, an inverter configured to convert direct current (DC) power into alternative current (AC) power and to supply the AC power, a coil unit disposed below the plate and including a plurality of working coils heated by the AC power, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to recognize an RFID tag of a home appliance placed on the plate and to receive information on the home appliance from the RFID tag, and a processor configured to drive one or more of the plurality of working coils as wireless power transmission coils to perform control to transmit wireless power to the home appliance based on the received information.
Abstract:
An induction heat cooking apparatus includes a rectifier to rectify an input voltage and to output a DC voltage; a plurality of switching elements to switch the DC voltage output from the rectifier; a plurality of heating coils to heat a cooking container according to an operation of the plurality of switching elements; and a control part to control the plurality of switching elements, wherein the control part controls a time at which a switching element between a heating coil which is operated and a heating coil which is not operated among the plurality of heating coils is opened to be earlier than that of another switching element, such that power is not applied to the heating coil which is not operated.
Abstract:
An induction heat cooking apparatus in which a first terminal of a first resonant capacitor of which a second terminal is connected to a second heating coil is connected to one of a positive power supply terminal and a negative power supply terminal of a rectifier, and a first terminal of a second resonant capacitor of which a second terminal is connected to a third heating coil is connected to the other one of the positive power supply terminal and the negative power supply terminal of the rectifier not connected to the first resonant capacitor, and a controller controls a plurality of switching devices to simultaneously drive the second heating coil and the third heating coil which are connected in parallel.
Abstract:
A wireless power transmission apparatus includes: a transmission coil configured to transmit power to a wireless power reception apparatus, an inverter that includes a plurality of switching elements and that is configured to output a current of a predetermined frequency to the transmission coil through an operation of the plurality of switching elements, and a controller. The controller can be configured to calculate an output level of power transmitted through the transmission coil, determine a load state of the wireless power reception apparatus based on a target level of power transmitted through the transmission coil and the calculated output level, and control the inverter based on the determined load state of the wireless power reception apparatus.
Abstract:
The apparatus comprises a case, a magnetic member which is provided at a bottom surface of the case and attaches the case to the outer surface of the cooking vessel by forming an attractive force with respect to the outer surface of the cooking vessel, first and second temperature sensors which are disposed at the bottom surface of the case while being spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other in the vertical direction, and measure temperatures of two measurement points located at the outer surface of the cooking vessel and spaced the predetermined distance apart from each other in the vertical direction, respectively and a controller which is provided in the case and estimates the temperature of the food based on an average value of the temperatures measured respectively by the first and second temperature sensors and a desired temperature value provided by a user.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a cooking apparatus having a heating module capable of moving in a two-dimensional space and, particularly, to a cooking apparatus comprising: an upper plate configured to support a cooking vessel, a heating module disposed movably in a space provided under the upper plate and included a coil, and a rail disposed under the heating module to guide movements of the heating module, wherein electric current is supplied to the rail and the heating module supplies an alternating current through the rail. According to the present disclosure, the heating module supplies a current through the rail rather than receiving a current through a separate connection coil or wiring from an external power supply, thereby enabling shorting or disconnection of a current to be prevented even if the heating module moves.
Abstract:
A wireless power transmission apparatus for induction heating includes: a working coil configured to change operation based on selection of a mode of operation from among a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including a wireless power transmission mode configured to wirelessly transmit power and a heating mode configured to heat one or more objects, an inverter configured to output, to the working coil, current at an operation frequency, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive, in the wireless power transmission mode, a load voltage from a target object, compensate for the load voltage, and determine, in the wireless power transmission mode, whether a foreign object is present in the working coil based on the compensated load voltage.
Abstract:
A wireless power transmission apparatus includes: a transmission coil configured to transmit power to a wireless power reception apparatus, an inverter that includes a plurality of switching elements and that is configured to output a current of a predetermined frequency to the transmission coil through an operation of the plurality of switching elements, and a controller. The controller can be configured to calculate an output level of power transmitted through the transmission coil, determine a load state of the wireless power reception apparatus based on a target level of power transmitted through the transmission coil and the calculated output level, and control the inverter based on the determined load state of the wireless power reception apparatus.
Abstract:
A hybrid cooktop includes a case, a cover plate configured to couple to an upper end of the case and configured to seat an object to be heated, a working coil located in the case and configured to heat the object, a heating element located at a lower surface of the cover plate and configured to heat the object, a heat insulation part that is located at the lower surface of the cover plate and that surrounds the heating element, and a spacer located between the working coil and the heat insulation part.
Abstract:
An induction heating and wireless power transferring device that includes: a first working coil and a second working coil that are coupled in parallel; a rectification unit configured to rectify alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC) power; a first inverter unit configured to convert the DC power into resonant current, and apply the converted resonant current to the first working coil or the second working coil; a first switch coupled to the first working coil and configured to turn on or off the first working coil; a second switch coupled to the second working coil and configured to turn on or off the second working coil; and a control unit configured to control the first inverter unit, the first switch, or the second switch to detect whether a target object is located on the first working coil or the second working coil.