EP2760251B1 - Cuiseur à chauffage par induction - Google Patents

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EP2760251B1
EP2760251B1 EP12834381.1A EP12834381A EP2760251B1 EP 2760251 B1 EP2760251 B1 EP 2760251B1 EP 12834381 A EP12834381 A EP 12834381A EP 2760251 B1 EP2760251 B1 EP 2760251B1
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  • the present invention relates to an induction heating cooker including a plurality of heating coils that are arranged for a single heating port.
  • an induction heating cooker has been known that includes a top plate on which a subject to be heated is placed, a plurality of heating coils that are arranged below the top plate so as to be close to one another, a circuit that supplies high-frequency power to each of the heating coils, and load detecting means for detecting, for each of the heating coils, that a subject to be heated is placed thereon (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).
  • Document FR 2 863 039 A1 discloses a method for heating a container placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area.
  • the method includes searching a heating area consisting of the heating elements arrangement which are at least partially covered by the container and computing a power supplied by each heating element of the heating area according to a total specified power associated thereto and the degree of coverage of each detection element associated to heating element by the container.
  • Document EP 0 716 560 A1 discloses a device for induction heating of cooking receptacles, of the type comprising at least two concentric induction coils supplied by a generator. Each induction coil is supplied by a separate generator, the number of induction coils being equal to the number of supply generators.
  • a control block effects the independent operation of each supply generator. The control block is adapted to cause to operate according to a sequential order the supply generators during a detection step of the presence of a load on the corresponding induction coil, starting with the generator corresponding to the innermost concentric induction coil and progressing to the outermost concentric induction coil covered by the receptacle to be heated.
  • the supply generators are identical to each other and have the same nominal power, for the modular replacement of one supply generator by another supply generator of the same characteristics.
  • a cooking appliance comprises a top plate on which a cooking container is placed, a plurality of winding parts including a plurality of coils horizontally arranged under the top plate, a plurality of relay parts including a plurality of relays that each connected to the plurality of coils, and an inverter part for applying a voltage of high frequency to the plurality of winding parts.
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-293871 (Claim 2)
  • the presence or absence of load is determined for each heating coil, and the circuit supplies high-frequency current only to a heating coil above which the presence of a subject to be heated is detected by the load detecting means.
  • the heating efficiency in the case of heating a small pan can be improved, and temperature irregularity in the case of heating a large pan can be suppressed.
  • the present invention achieves, in an induction heating cooker including a plurality of heating coils that are arranged for a single heating port, an improved heating distribution in the case where a specific heating mode is selected.
  • An induction heating cooker includes a top plate on which a cooking container serving as a subject to be heated is placed; a plurality of heating coils that are arranged below the top plate so as to be close to one another for a single heating port; a plurality of inverter circuits each of which supplies high-frequency power to one of a plurality of load circuits that includes a corresponding one of the heating coils; power detecting means for detecting power output from each of the inverter circuits to a corresponding one of the load circuits or power input to a corresponding one of the inverter circuits; output current detecting means for detecting an output current of each of the inverter circuits; load detecting means for performing load detection on a basis of results of detection by the power detecting means and the output current detecting means; control means for performing driving control for the plurality of inverter circuits on a basis of results of detection by the power detecting means, the output current detecting means, and the load detecting means; and operation means for inputting, to
  • the load detecting means performs the load detection by separately and individually allowing the load circuits to enter individual conduction states.
  • the control means performs the load detection every time heating power setting is changed, and has a heating mode in which power distribution is set for each of the heating coils or each of the inverter circuits on the basis of the result of load detection.
  • control means performs control such that every time heating power setting is changed, load detecting means performs load detection by allowing separately and individually allowing the heating coils or inverter circuits to be in individual conduction states, and the control means sets power distribution for each heating coil or each inverter circuit on the basis of a result of load detection.
  • load detection is not performed in the state in which high-frequency currents are flowed to a plurality of heating coils that are arranged close to one another at the same time.
  • Detection of load to be heated can be performed while suppressing the influence of magnetic coupling between the heating coils, and power distribution to the heating coils is performed on the basis of the result of detection.
  • a subject to be heated can be heated at a desired heating distribution without being affected by magnetic coupling between heating coils.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1.
  • numeral 101 denotes a top plate
  • 102 denotes a main unit casing
  • 103 denotes a circuit that supplies high-frequency current
  • 104 denotes an operation unit
  • 105 denotes display means
  • 16 denotes heating coils.
  • the top plate 101 is provided so that a subject to be heated, such as a pan, is placed above the top plate 101, and includes heating ports 106 each representing the location at which a pan is to be placed.
  • the circuit 103, the display means 105, and the heating coils 16 are accommodated inside the main unit casing 102.
  • the upper surface of the main unit casing 102 is covered with the top plate 101, and the inner structure of the main unit casing 102 is accommodated in the main unit casing 102.
  • the circuit 103 has the configuration explained later with reference to Fig. 2 , and supplies high-frequency current to the heating coils 16.
  • the operation unit 104 is provided so that a user adjusts heating output, and the user can select among a plurality of heating modes.
  • the user can select among heating modes, such as a uniform heating mode in which pancakes or the like are baked, a water-boiling mode in which heating efficiency has priority over heating distribution, and the like.
  • high heating efficiency means that the load resistance of a heating coil is large and a large heating output can be obtained by a small coil current.
  • the display means 105 is a screen display device including a liquid crystal display device or the like, and displays the operation state of the induction heating cooker.
  • the plurality of heating coils 16 are arranged close to one another in association with corresponding heating ports 106. In this embodiment, five heating coils 16 are arranged for each of the heating ports 106.
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating the circuit configuration of a heating port of the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1.
  • the induction heating cooker is connected to an alternating-current power supply 1. Electric power supplied from the alternating-current power supply 1 is converted by a direct-current power supply circuit 2 into direct-current power.
  • the direct-current power supply circuit 2 includes a rectifying diode bridge 3 that rectifies alternating-current power, and reactors 4a to 4e and smoothing capacitors 5a to 5e that are provided in association with respective inverter circuits 6a to 6e. As described later, the direct-current power supply circuit 2 supplies direct-current power to the plurality of inverter circuits 6a to 6e, which are provided in association with the number of load circuits 15a to 15e including respective heating coils 16a to 16e.
  • the inverter circuits 6a to 6e have the same configuration.
  • the inverter circuits 6a to 6e include switching elements (upper switches) 7a to 7e and switching elements (lower switches) 8a to 8e that are connected in series between direct-current buses of the direct-current power supply circuit 2, and diodes 9a to 9e and 10a to 10e that are connected in antiparallel to the switching elements.
  • the series of two switching elements are alternately turned on and off at high frequency by driving circuits 11a to 11 e, and high-frequency voltage is generated between an output terminal and one end of the direct-current bus.
  • output voltage detecting means 13a to 13e High-frequency voltages output from the inverter circuits 6a to 6e are detected by output voltage detecting means 13a to 13e, and output currents of the inverter circuits are also flowed to the heating coils and are detected by output current detecting means 12a to 12e.
  • reference numerals 14a to 14e denote output power detecting means for generating output power values of the inverter circuits by integrating the output voltage values and the output current values (heating coil current values) detected by the output voltage detecting means 13a to 13e and the output current detecting means 12a to 12e.
  • Load circuits 15a to 15e are connected between output terminals of the inverter circuits 6a to 6e and a lower-potential-side bus of the direct-current power supply.
  • the load circuits 15a to 15e include series circuits of the heating coils 16a to 16e and resonant capacitors 17a to 17e, and clamp diodes 18a to 18e that are connected in parallel to the resonant capacitors 17a to 17e.
  • the clamp diodes 18a to 18e clamp potentials of connection points of the heating coils 16a to 16e and the resonant capacitors 17a to 17e to the potential of the lower-potential-side bus of the direct-current power supply. Due to the operation of the clamp diodes 18a to 18e, currents flowing in the heating coils 16a to 16e do not commutate in the state in which the lower switches 8a to 8e are connected.
  • Control means 19 performs driving control for each of the inverter circuits 6a to 6e.
  • the control means 19 controls the driving circuits 11a to 11e, on the basis of output currents and output power of the inverter circuits 6a to 6e.
  • load resistance detecting means 20 that is provided inside the control means 19 detects load resistances R of the load circuits 15a to 15e, on the basis of the power detected by the output power detecting means 14a to 14e and the currents detected by the output current detecting means 12a to 12e.
  • the load resistance detecting means 20 constitutes load detecting means.
  • the load resistances R increase or decrease in accordance with loss (heat generation) based on induced eddy currents generated when magnetic fluxes generated by high-frequency currents flowing in the heating coils 15a to 15e are interlinked with the bottom of a pan placed above the heating coils.
  • the load resistance R increases as the size of the bottom of a pan facing a corresponding heating coil increases.
  • the presence or absence and the size of a pan (load) placed above a corresponding heating coil can be determined on the basis of the value of the load resistance R.
  • a threshold R1 is set.
  • the threshold R1 varies according to the number of windings of a copper wire of a heating coil, the threshold R1 is set to, for example, about several ⁇ (2 ⁇ to 5 ⁇ ).
  • Fig. 3 illustrates an example of the arrangement of heating coils of the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1.
  • (a) is a side view illustrating the arrangement of heating coils
  • (b) is a plan view illustrating the arrangement of the heating coils.
  • the five heating coils 16a to 16e are arranged close to one another for a single heating port of the induction heating cooker according to this embodiment, and a pan 22, which is a cooking container serving as a subject to be heated, is placed above the heating coils 16a to 16e via the top plate 101.
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a heating control process by the control means 19 of the induction heating cooker according to this embodiment.
  • Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a load detecting process performed by the load detecting means, which detects the presence or absence and the size of a pan (load) above each heating coil.
  • Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a target power distribution process for performing allocation of heating power to be output from heating coils.
  • the operation performed by the control means of the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 will be explained with reference to the flowcharts.
  • the control means 19 determines whether or not an instruction of a heating request for heating power setting or the like has been input from the operation unit 104 (step 1). In the case where a heating request has been input, in order to determine whether a pan to be heated is placed above the heating coils 16a to 16e, the control means 19 performs a load detecting process (step 2).
  • the driving circuit 11a is first controlled such that the inverter circuit 6a for the heating coil 16a is driven, and a predetermined high-frequency voltage is applied to the load circuit 15a including the heating coil 16a (step 2-1-1). At this time, control is performed such that high-frequency voltage is not applied to the load circuits 15b to 15e including the other heating coils 16b and 16e. Then, the high-frequency current of the heating coil 16a and the high-frequency power output from the inverter circuit 6a are detected by the output current detecting means 12a and the output power detecting means 14a (step 2-1-2).
  • the inverter circuit load detecting processing is performed (steps 2-2 to 2-5). Also at this time, control is performed for each heating coil such that high-frequency voltage is applied only to a load circuit including the heating coil, and high-frequency voltage is not applied to load circuits including the other heating coils.
  • step 3 After the load detecting process (step 2) is terminated, it is determined whether or not a heating coil above which appropriate load is placed exists (step 3). In the case where no heating coil above which appropriate load is placed exists, the process returns to step 1. In the case where a heating coil above which appropriate load is placed exists, a target power distribution process for each of the heating coils 16a to 16e is performed (step 4).
  • the target power distribution process is performed such that the entire heating power output Wall set by the operation unit 104 is distributed for target power for the heating coils 16a to 16e, on the basis of load resistance data for the corresponding heating coils.
  • steps 4-2 to 4-5 processing for setting target power is performed (steps 4-2 to 4-5).
  • heating densities [(output of a heating coil / area of a portion of the heating coil that faces a pan)] of the heating coils are the same.
  • step 4 after setting of the target power for each of the heating coils (step 4) is completed, a driving circuit for an inverter circuit for a heating coil above which the presence of appropriate load is determined is controlled, and inverter output is started (step 5).
  • the output current detecting means 12a to 12e and the output power detecting means 14a to 14e detect output currents and power of the inverter circuits 6a to 6e (step 6). Then, output control processing for the inverter circuits 6a to 6e is performed for each of the heating coils 16a to 16e.
  • step 7 In the output control processing for the heating coil 16a (step 7), first, it is determined whether the inverter circuit 6a is being driven (step 7-1). In the case where the inverter circuit 6a is not being driven, the processing is terminated. In the case where the inverter circuit 6a is being driven, it is determined whether or not output current of the inverter circuit 6a flowing in the heating coil 16a is excessive (step 7-2). In the case where the output current of the inverter circuit 6a is not excessive, the target power Wa for the heating coil 16a is compared with the detected power W (step 7-3). As a result, in the case where the detected power of the heating coil 16a is smaller than the target power, control for increasing the inverter circuit output is performed (step 7-4).
  • step 7-5 In the case where the detected power is substantially equal to the target power, the inverter circuit output is maintained. In the case where it is determined in step 7-2 that the current of the heating coil 16a is excessive or in the case where it is determined in step 7-3 that the detected power W is greater than the target power Wa, control for decreasing the inverter circuit output is performed (step 7-5).
  • the inverter circuits 6b to 6e are controlled (steps 8 to 11).
  • step 12 it is determined whether or not a heating stop request has been received from the operation unit 104 (step 12).
  • the driving circuits 11a to 11e are controlled such that driving of all the inverter circuits 6a to 6e is stopped (step 13). Then, the process returns to step 1.
  • step 14 it is determined whether or not a set heating power changing request has been received. In the case where a heating power changing request has not been received, the process returns to step 6. In contrast, in the case where a heating power changing request has been received, it is determined which heating mode has been selected by the operation unit 104 (step 15).
  • the selected heating mode is a heating mode in which priority is given to heating distribution control (for example, a uniform heating mode (a mode in which the entire bottom of a pan having a large diameter is heated uniformly, a heating mode in which the periphery of a pan is given priority to increase the heating density of outer heating coils so that heating of the periphery of the pan can be increased), or the like)
  • the driving circuits 11a to 11e are controlled such that driving of all the inverter circuits 6a to 6e is stopped (step 16).
  • the process returns to the load detecting means of step 2, in which the load detecting process is performed for each heating coil, and the load resistances Ra to Re regarding the size of a subject to be heated (pan) above the corresponding heating coils are detected.
  • An example of driving signals for the inverter circuits at this time is illustrated in Fig. 7 .
  • step 15 In the case where the heating mode selected in step 15 is a heating mode in which heating efficiency or operability has priority over heating distribution, the process returns to step 4, in which distribution of heating power is performed on the basis of the load resistances of the heating coils detected at the time of starting heating.
  • the induction heating cooker in which a plurality of heating coils are arranged adjacent to one another for a single heating port and high-frequency current is flowed only to a heating coil above which a subject to be heated (pan) is placed, has a predetermined heating mode, such as a uniform heating mode, in which load detecting means for each heating coil is performed by stopping concurrent conduction to the plurality of heating coils every time set heating power is changed.
  • a predetermined heating mode such as a uniform heating mode, in which load detecting means for each heating coil is performed by stopping concurrent conduction to the plurality of heating coils every time set heating power is changed.
  • Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a load detecting process performed by load detecting means in control means of an induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2
  • Fig. 9 illustrates an example of driving signals of the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2.
  • the load detecting process performed by the load detecting means in the control means of the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 in order to avoid the influence of magnetic coupling between heating coils that are arranged adjacent to one another, by sequentially causing high-frequency current to be flowed to each load circuit including a heating coil, a subject to be heated (pan) placed above the heating coil is detected.
  • Embodiment 2 at the time of the load detecting process, by concurrently allowing a pair of load circuits including heating coils that are not adjacent to each other to achieve conduction of high-frequency current, a reduction in the load detection time can be achieved.
  • the circuit configuration, the arrangement of heating coils, and a heating control process by the control means 19 in the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 are illustrated in Fig. 2 , Fig. 3 , and the flowchart of Fig. 4 , respectively.
  • step 2-1 in order to perform load detecting processing for the heating coil 16a (step 2-1), the control circuit 11a is controlled such that the inverter circuit 6a is driven, and a predetermined high-frequency output is performed (step 2-1-1).
  • the high-frequency current and high-frequency power flowing in the heating coil 16a are detected by the output current detecting means 12a and the power detecting means 14a (step 2-1-2).
  • the load resistance R(a) is calculated on the basis of the output current and power detected for the heating coil 16a (step 2-1-3), and in order to determine the presence or absence of load to be heated (pan) above the heating coil 16a, the load resistance R(a) is compared with the load resistance threshold R1 (step 2-1-4). As a result, in the case where the load resistance R(a) is smaller than the threshold R1, it is determined that no load to be heated is placed above the heating coil 16a, and the resistance Ra for heating power distribution is set to 0 (step 2-1-5).
  • step 2-6 the driving circuits 11b and 11c are controlled such that the inverter circuits 6b and 6c are driven, and predetermined high-frequency outputs are performed (step 2-6-1).
  • the high-frequency currents and the high-frequency power flowing in the heating coils 16b and 16c are detected by the output current detecting means 12b and 12c and the power detecting means 14b and 14c (step 2-6-2).
  • the load resistances R(b) and R(c) are calculated on the basis of the output currents and power detected for the heating coils 16b and 16c (step 2-6-3), and in order to determine the presence or absence of load to be heated (pan) above the heating coil 16b, the load resistance R(b) is compared with the threshold R1 (step 2-6-4). As a result, in the case where the load resistance R(b) is smaller than the threshold R1, it is determined that no load to be heated is placed above the heating coil 16b, and the resistance Rb for heating power distribution is set to 0 (step 2-6-5).
  • the load resistance R(c) is compared with the load resistance threshold R1 (step 2-6-7). As a result, in the case where the load resistance R(c) is smaller than the threshold R1, it is determined that no load to be heated is placed above the heating coil 16c, and the resistance Rc for heating power distribution is set to 0 (step 2-6-8). In contrast, in the case where the load resistance R(c) is equal to or greater than the threshold R1, it is determined that a subject to be heated is placed above the heating coil 16c, and the resistance Rc for heating power distribution is set to be equal to R(c) (step 2-6-9).
  • step 2-7) for the heating coils 16d and 16e, which are not adjacent to each other, the driving circuits 11d and 11e are controlled such that the inverter circuits 6d and 6e are driven, and predetermined high-frequency outputs are performed (step 2-7-1, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-1).
  • the high-frequency currents and the high-frequency power flowing in the heating coil 16d and the heating coil 16e are detected by the output current detecting means 12d and 12e and the output power detecting means 14d and 14e (step 2-7-2, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-2).
  • the load resistances R(d) and R(e) are calculated on the basis of the output currents and power detected for the heating coils 16d and 16e (step 2-7-3, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-3), and in order to determine the presence or absence of load to be heated (pan) above the heating coil 16d, the load resistance R(d) is compared with the load resistance threshold R1 (step 2-7-4, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-4). As a result, in the case where the load resistance R(d) is smaller than the threshold R1, it is determined that no load to be heated is placed above the heating coil 16d, and the resistance Rd for heating power distribution is set to 0 (step 2-7-5, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-5).
  • the load resistance R(d) is equal to or greater than the threshold R1
  • the resistance Rd for heating power distribution is set to be equal to R(d) (step 2-7-6, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-7).
  • the load resistance R(e) is compared with the load resistance threshold R1 (step 2-7-7, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-7).
  • the resistance Re for heating power distribution is set to 0 (step 2-7-8, not illustrated and corresponding to step 2-6-8).
  • Fig. 9 illustrates an example of driving signals for the inverter circuits 6a to 6e in the load detecting processes (steps 2-1, 2-6, and 2-7). Since the load detecting process is performed by driving the inverter circuits 6b and 6c at the same time and then driving the inverter circuits 6d and 6e at the same time, the load detecting processing time can be reduced, compared to the case of Embodiment 1, in which the load detecting process is performed by separately and individually allowing the inverter circuits to enter respective conduction states in a sequential manner.
  • the induction heating cooker in which a plurality of heating coils are arranged adjacent to one another for a single heating port and high-frequency current is flowed only to a heating coil above which a subject to be heated (pan) is placed, has a predetermined heating mode, such as a uniform heating mode, in which concurrent conduction to the plurality of heating coils is stopped every time set heating power is changed, load detection is performed, for load circuits including heating coils that are adjacent to each other and thus have a large magnetic coupling, by separately and individually allowing each of the load circuits to enter an individual conduction state, and load detection is performed for the load circuits including heating coils that are not adjacent to each other and thus have a small magnetic coupling. Therefore, an induction heating cooker can be achieved in this heating mode in which the load detecting processing time can be reduced while detection of the presence or absence and the size of a subject to be heated for each heating coil being performed without the influence of magnetic coupling between heating coils.
  • a predetermined heating mode such as a uniform heating mode
  • Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a heating control process performed by control means of an induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 3.
  • the same processing as that in Fig. 4 is referred to with the same step number, and explanation for the same processing will be omitted.
  • the circuit configuration and the arrangement of heating coils of the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 3 are illustrated in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 , respectively.
  • step 14 in Fig. 10 it is determined whether or not a set heating power changing request has been received. In the case where a heating power changing request has not been received, it is determined which heating mode has been selected by the operation unit 104 (step 17). In the case where a heating mode in which priority is given to heating distribution control (for example, a uniform heating mode or the like) has been selected, it is determined whether a predetermined time has passed since the execution of the last load detecting process (step 18). In the case where the predetermined time has passed, the process proceeds to step 16, in which driving of all the inverter circuits 6a to 6e is stopped. Then, the process returns to the load detecting means of step 2, in which the load detecting process is performed for each heating coil. In the case where the selected heating mode is a heating mode in which heating efficiency or operability has priority over heating distribution in step 17 or in the case where the predetermined time has not passed in step 18, the process returns to step 6, in which output control to the individual heating coils is performed.
  • the selected heating mode is a heating
  • the induction heating cooker in which a plurality of heating coils are arranged adjacent to one another for a single heating port and high-frequency current is flowed only to a heating coil above which a subject to be heated (pan) is placed, has a predetermined heating mode, such as a uniform heating mode, in which load detecting means for each heating coil is performed by stopping concurrent conduction to the plurality of heating coils every time set power is changed.
  • a predetermined heating mode such as a uniform heating mode
  • this heating mode by performing load detecting means for each heating coil by stopping concurrent conduction to the plurality of heating coils at a predetermined time interval, even in the case where a user shakes the pan or displaces the position of the pan during heating in a specific heating mode without an instruction for changing set heating power being received, the presence or absence and the size of the subject to be heated are detected for each heating coil without being affected by magnetic coupling between heating coils, and control is performed such that power distribution is performed at a desired heating distribution.
  • heating output or heating efficiency is not reduced by the load detecting means at the time of changing heating power or the like. Therefore, an induction heating cooker that suppresses reductions in the operability and heating efficiency as much as possible while ensuring finishing of cooking corresponding to a heating mode irrespective of a change in the state of placement of a subject to be heated, can be achieved.
  • the direct-current power supply circuit 2 of the induction heating cooker includes a single rectifying diode bridge, and output power detecting means for detecting output power of each inverter circuit is provided.
  • the induction heating cooker may have a circuit configuration in which direct-current power supply circuits 2a to 2e including rectifying diode bridges for corresponding inverter circuits are provided, and input power values of the inverter circuits are detected by input current detecting means 23a to 23e and input voltage detecting means 24a to 24e.
  • the circuit configuration ( Fig. 2 ) of the induction heating cooker includes the output power detecting means 14 for the inverter circuits 6.
  • the induction heating cooker may have a circuit configuration in which direct-current power supply circuits 2 are individually provided for corresponding inverter circuits 6, and input current detecting means 23 and input voltage detecting means 24 for detecting input currents and input voltages to the direct-current power supply circuits are provided. Since values corresponding to the input power input to the inverter circuits 6 are calculated by integrating the input current values and the input voltage values detected by the input current detecting means 23 and the input voltage detecting means 24, the input current detecting means 23 and the input voltage detecting means 24 define input power detecting means.
  • an inverter circuit corresponds to a load circuit including a heating coil in the circuit configurations illustrated in Fig. 2 and Fig. 11 of the induction heating cookers according to the foregoing embodiments
  • a circuit configuration example in which a load circuit includes a plurality of heating coils is possible, as illustrated in Fig. 12 . It is desirable that the plurality of heating coils are a pair of heating coils that are not adjacent to each other. Even with this circuit configuration, regarding the resistance of a load circuit for each inverter circuit, by determining the presence or absence of a subject to be heated by individually driving the inverter circuits in a specific heating mode, the presence or absence and the size of a subject to be heated can be accurately determined for each inverter circuit.
  • the number of heating coils provided for a single heating port is five
  • the number of heating coils is not necessarily five.
  • the number of heating coils may be seven or nine.
  • Embodiment 3 and Embodiment 2 may be combined together. Also in this case, similar advantages can be achieved.

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  1. Cuisinière à chauffage à induction comprenant :
    une plaque supérieure (101) sur laquelle est placé un récipient de cuisson (22) servant d'objet à chauffer ;
    une pluralité de bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) qui sont disposées en dessous de la plaque supérieure (101) de façon à être proches les unes des autres pour un simple orifice de chauffage (106) ;
    une pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) qui alimentent respectivement en énergie à haute fréquence une pluralité de circuits de charge (15a-15e) qui comprennent la pluralité de bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) ;
    des moyens de détection d'énergie (14a-14e) pour la détection de l'énergie émise de la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) vers la pluralité de circuits de charge (15a-15e) ou l'énergie introduite dans la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) ;
    des moyens de détection de courant de sortie (12a-12e) pour la détection des courants de sortie respectifs de la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) ;
    un moyen de détection de charge (20) pour effectuer une détection de charge sur la base des résultats de la détection par les moyens de détection d'énergie (14a-14e) et les moyens de détection de courant de sortie (12a-12e) ;
    un moyen de contrôle (19) pour la réalisation d'un contrôle de pilotage pour la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) sur la base des résultats de la détection par les moyens de détection d'énergie (14a-14e), les moyens de détection de courant de sortie (12a-12e) et le moyen de détection de charge (20) ; et
    des moyens d'actionnement (104) pour l'entrée, dans le moyen de contrôle (19) d'instructions pour le démarrage et l'arrêt du chauffage, le réglage de la puissance de chauffage et un mode de chauffage,
    le moyen de détection de charge (20) effectuant la détection de charge en autorisant séparément et individuellement les circuits de charge (15a-15e) à passer dans des états de conductions individuels et
    caractérisée en ce que
    le moyen de détection de charge (20) effectue la détection de charge à chaque fois que le réglage de la puissance est modifié et le moyen de contrôle (19) comprend un mode de chauffage dans lequel la distribution de l'énergie est réglée pour chacune des bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) ou pour chacun des circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) sur la base du résultat de la détection de charge, et en ce que la pluralité de circuits de charge (15a-15e) comprennent un de la pluralité de circuits de charge qui comprend une pluralité de bobines de chauffage qui ne sont pas adjacentes entre elles.
  2. Cuisinière à chauffage à induction selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le moyen de détection de charge (20) effectue une détection de charge à des intervalles de temps prédéterminés, et le moyen de contrôle (19) comprend un mode de chauffage dans lequel la distribution de l'énergie est réglée pour chacune des bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) ou pour chacun des circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) sur la base du résultat de la détection de charge.
  3. Cuisinière à chauffage à induction comprenant :
    une plaque supérieure (104) sur laquelle est placé un récipient de cuisson (22) servant d'objet à chauffer ;
    une pluralité de bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) qui sont disposées en dessous de la plaque supérieure de façon à être proches les unes des autres pour un simple orifice de chauffage (106) ;
    une pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) qui alimentent respectivement en énergie à haute fréquence une pluralité de circuits de charge (15a-15e) qui comprennent la pluralité de bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) ;
    des moyens de détection d'énergie (14a-14e) pour la détection de l'énergie émise de la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) vers la pluralité de circuits de charge (15a-15e) ou l'énergie introduite dans la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) ;
    des moyens de détection de courant de sortie (12a-12e) pour la détection des courants de sortie respectifs de la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) ;
    un moyen de détection de charge (20) pour effectuer une détection de charge sur la base des résultats de la détection par les moyens de détection d'énergie (14a-14e) et les moyens de détection de courant de sortie (12a-12e) ;
    un moyen de contrôle (19) pour la réalisation d'un contrôle de pilotage pour la pluralité de circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) sur la base des résultats de la détection par les moyens de détection d'énergie (14a-14e), les moyens de détection de courant de sortie (12a-12e) et le moyen de détection de charge (20) ; et
    des moyens d'actionnement (104) pour l'entrée, dans le moyen de contrôle (19) d'instructions pour le démarrage et l'arrêt du chauffage, le réglage de la puissance de chauffage et un mode de chauffage,
    le moyen de détection de charge (20) effectuant la détection de charge pour une partie de la pluralité de circuits de charge (15) comprenant une bobine de chauffage (16a) qui est adjacente à au moins une autre des bobines de chauffage (16b-16e) en autorisant une partie des circuits de charge (15a) à passer dans un état de conductions individuel et
    caractérisée en ce que
    elle effectue une détection de charge pour une autre partie des circuits de charge (15b, 15c) (15d, 15e) comprenant les bobines de chauffage (16b, 16c)(16d, 16e) qui ne sont pas adjacentes entre elles, en autorisant simultanément, de manière séquentielle, chaque paire de l'autre partie des circuits de charge (15b, 15c)(15d, 15e) à passer dans un état de conduction et
    en ce que le moyen de détection de charge (20) effectue la détection de charge à chaque fois que le réglage de puissance est modifié et le moyen de contrôle (19) comprend un mode de chauffage dans lequel la distribution de l'énergie est réglée pour chacune des bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) ou pour chacun des circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) sur la base du résultat de la détection de charge.
  4. Cuisinière à chauffage à induction selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle le moyen de détection de charge (20) effectue une détection de charge à des intervalles de temps prédéterminés et le moyen de contrôle (19) comprend un mode de chauffage dans lequel la distribution d'énergie est réglée pour chacune des bobines de chauffage (16a-16e) ou pour chacun des circuits inverseurs (6a-6e) sur la base du résultat de la détection de charge.
  5. Cuisinière à chauffage à induction selon l'une des revendications 3 ou 4, dans laquelle la pluralité de circuits de charge (15a-15e) comprend un de la pluralité de circuits de charge qui comprend une pluralité de bobines de chauffage qui ne sont pas adjacentes entre elles.
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