Abstract:
The present invention relates to modules for induction cooktops having an illumination panel protected from ambient heat by a thermal barrier arranged between the illumination panel and the induction cooktop surface. The illumination panel may be arranged on an induction coil and with a second thermal barrier arranged between the illumination panel and induction coil. A number of modules may be arranged together below the induction cooktop surface so as to create cooking zones where the induction coils are proximate to the induction cooktop surface and display areas where the illumination panels are proximate to the induction cooktop surface.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cooking hob comprising at least one heating power transferring element (2) including multiple concentrically arranged windings (2.1 - 2.n), one or more heating power energy units (3.1 - 3.n) for powering said windings (2.1 - 2.n) of the heating power transferring element (2) and a control unit (4) configured to control said one or more heating power energy units (3.1 - 3.n), wherein the cooking hob (1) comprises detection means configured to determine the coverage of the windings (2.1 - 2.n) of the heating power transferring element (1) by a cookware item (5), wherein the control unit (4) is configured to balance the heat provided to the cookware item (5) by determining a rescaled electric power for the windings (2.1 - 2.n) of the heating power transferring element (2) based on power requests and information regarding the coverage of the windings (2.1 - 2.n) and to establish an operating cycle by determining a duty cycle for one or more windings (2.1 - 2.n) of the heating power transferring element (2), said duty cycle defining the activation time of the respective winding (2.1 - 2.n), wherein the duty cycle is chosen such that the mean electric power provided to the respective winding (2.1 - 2.n) within the operating cycle is equal or essentially equal to the rescaled electric power associated with said winding (2.1 - 2.n).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking process by using a liquid in a cooking vessel, for example a cooking pot, upon a cooking hob (20). Said method comprises a step of determining a cooking parameter of the liquid in the cooking vessel at a predetermined time (tB; tBP); a step of adjusting a heating power density (P) of a cooking zone of the cooking hob (20) for transferring a heating power (P) to the cooking vessel placed on said cooking zone; and a step of reducing the heating power density (P) transferred to the cooking vessel from an initial power (iP) to a simmering power (PS). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking vessel for the cooking hob (20). Moreover, the present invention relates to a cooking appliance for performing the cooking process.
Abstract:
An induction cooking hob comprising a control unit and at least one cooking zone, wherein the cooking zone includes at least three induction coils, and wherein at least one first group of one or more induction coils, and at least one second group of two or more induction coils of said at least one cooking zone are alternatingly activatable or activated by the control unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for performing a treatment by a domestic appliance (10), wherein the domestic appliance (10) includes at least one programmable control unit and at least one graphic display device (14). The method comprises the steps of providing a program for performing the treatment, executing the program for performing the treatment, encoding information about the domestic appliance (10), the program for performing the treatment and/or a current status of the domestic appliance (10), generating a two-dimensional code (30) representing the encoded information about the domestic appliance (10), the program for performing the treatment and/or the current status of the domestic appliance (10), and displaying said two-dimensional code (30) on the graphic display (14), so that the two-dimensional code (30) is detectable by a camera (20) or scanner of a mobile computer device (16). Further, the present invention relates to a method for processing information about a treatment performed by a domestic appliance (10), wherein said information is encoded by a two-dimensional code (30) represented on a graphic display (14) of the domestic appliance (10). Said method comprises the steps of detecting the two-dimensional code (30) by a camera (20) or scanner of a mobile computer device (16), decoding the two-dimensional code (30), and indicating the decoded information on a display (14) of the mobile computer device (16), and/or transmitting the decoded information to a further computer device via the internet, and/or processing the decoded information by an application software on the mobile computer device (16) and/or on the further computer device.
Abstract:
Cooking hob, in particular induction cooking hob, including ahousing (10) having a housing bottom wall (12) and housing sidewalls (14a-d, 34) connected with a cooking hob plate of thecooking hob, wherein the housing (10) forms at least one interior space (16) in which electric and/or electronic componentsof the cooking hob are arrangeable or arranged, wherein thehousing (10) comprises at least one electric terminal (28) beingformed integrally to the housing (10) and/or wherein at leastone section of one of the housing side walls (14a-d, 34) is adouble-walled section (46) having an inner wall (48) and anouter wall (54), wherein the outer wall (54) comprises at leastone opening (62).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a circuit device (1) for a cooking device, in particular cooking hob, more in particular induction cooking hob, comprising - at least two power units (P1, P2,.. PN), each power unit supplied with electrical power by a different mains current phase (L1, L2,.. LN) - wherein each power unit comprises frequency converting means (G11.. GNM), each for supplying at least one induction element with electrical power to generate heating power, • wherein each power unit comprises at least one current conversion unit (C1.. CN) for converting an input direct or alternating current into one, at least one, two or at least two output direct currents, • wherein each power unit comprises at least one load supplied or to be supplied with electrical power by the output direct current, an output direct current or the output direct currents from the current conversion unit, • wherein a first power unit (P11) comprises a first current conversion unit (C1), in particular for converting an alternating current from a first mains current phase (L1) into one, at least one, two or at least two first output direct currents, • wherein by the first output direct current or one of the first output direct currents of the first power unit (P1), at least a second current conversion unit (C2) of a second power unit (P2) is supplied for converting the first output direct current into one, at least one, two or at least two second output direct currents.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cooking appliance (1), particularly domestic cooking appliance, more particularly cooking hob, more particularly induction hob, comprising: at least two heating elements, in particular two heating elements, three heating elements, four heating elements, at least three heating elements, at least four heating elements, five heating elements, at least five heating elements, six heating elements, at least six heating elements, eight heating elements, at least eight heating elements, ten heating elements or at least ten heating elements, wherein a first heating element (10, 12, 45, 60, 65) is at least partially interwoven with and/or overlapping with and/or covering and/or covered by at least a second heating element (20, 50, 70, 80, 82) and/or a third heating element (21, 51, 71, 81, 83).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for boil detection at a heating zone of an induction hob (1), the method comprising the steps of: − disabling (S110) a power control mechanism of the induction hob by setting the frequency of the AC-current provided to an induction coil of the induction hob to a fixed value; − measuring (S120) values of an electrical parameter provided within the induction hob (1); − interpolating (S130) the measured electrical parameter values by gathering a plurality of values of the electrical parameter within a time window and calculating the average value of said gathered plurality of values thereby obtaining interpolated electrical parameter values. − calculating (S140) a gradient measure indicative for the differential change of the interpolated electrical parameter values over time; − determining (S150) the boil point based on the calculated gradient measure.