EP1494505A3 - Method and device of power control of induction cooktops - Google Patents

Method and device of power control of induction cooktops Download PDF

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EP1494505A3
EP1494505A3 EP04405263A EP04405263A EP1494505A3 EP 1494505 A3 EP1494505 A3 EP 1494505A3 EP 04405263 A EP04405263 A EP 04405263A EP 04405263 A EP04405263 A EP 04405263A EP 1494505 A3 EP1494505 A3 EP 1494505A3
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power control
induction cooktops
induction
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cooktops
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Heinrich Weder
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/06—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power
    • H05B6/062—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power for cooking plates or the like
    • H05B6/065—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power for cooking plates or the like using coordinated control of multiple induction coils

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Induction Heating (AREA)
  • Cookers (AREA)
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The hob unit (2) has cooking rings (3) comprising an induction heating zone (5) in a frame (1). Each inductor is separately supplied with energy from an energy source in fixed periods which are controlled by a microprocessor to give different levels of heating.
EP04405263A 2003-06-30 2004-04-29 Method and device of power control of induction cooktops Expired - Lifetime EP1494505B1 (en)

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CH11512003 2003-06-30
CH01151/03A CH696649A5 (en) 2003-06-30 2003-06-30 Method and apparatus for power control of induction cookers.

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CH (1) CH696649A5 (en)
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DE102006058874A1 (en) * 2006-12-06 2008-06-19 E.G.O. Elektro-Gerätebau GmbH Method for controlling induction heating devices in an electric cooking appliance
DE102007050341A1 (en) * 2007-10-12 2009-04-23 E.G.O. Commercial Electronics Ag Induction module, arrangement of several induction modules and method for setting up such an induction module
ES2622142T3 (en) 2008-10-08 2017-07-05 Whirlpool Corporation A method for controlling a static power conversion unit and an induction heating system for cooking appliances using said method
WO2012095732A1 (en) 2011-01-11 2012-07-19 Elatronic Ag Induction heating system with self-regulating power control
EP2911472B2 (en) 2013-12-20 2022-11-09 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Cooking appliance, in particular cooking hob device, with a plurality of inverters
DE102023108529A1 (en) 2023-04-03 2024-10-10 E.G.O. Elektro-Gerätebau GmbH Method for operating a kitchen appliance and kitchen appliance

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CH664660A5 (en) * 1983-05-07 1988-03-15 Barmag Barmer Maschf Inductive heater for ferromagnetic material
US4755648A (en) * 1985-12-12 1988-07-05 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Cyclical, multiple frequency high-frequency induction heating apparatus
US5004881A (en) * 1989-11-22 1991-04-02 Goldstar Co., Ltd. Method and circuit for controlling power level in the electromagnetic induction cooker

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CH664660A5 (en) * 1983-05-07 1988-03-15 Barmag Barmer Maschf Inductive heater for ferromagnetic material
US4755648A (en) * 1985-12-12 1988-07-05 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Cyclical, multiple frequency high-frequency induction heating apparatus
US5004881A (en) * 1989-11-22 1991-04-02 Goldstar Co., Ltd. Method and circuit for controlling power level in the electromagnetic induction cooker

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CH696649A5 (en) 2007-08-31
ES2356737T3 (en) 2011-04-12
ATE489830T1 (en) 2010-12-15
EP1494505A2 (en) 2005-01-05

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