EP4019848B1 - Verfahren zum betreiben eines backofens - Google Patents

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EP4019848B1
EP4019848B1 EP20216537.9A EP20216537A EP4019848B1 EP 4019848 B1 EP4019848 B1 EP 4019848B1 EP 20216537 A EP20216537 A EP 20216537A EP 4019848 B1 EP4019848 B1 EP 4019848B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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  • the present invention relates to a method for operating a cooking appliance and to a cooking appliance for carrying out the method.
  • EP 2 045 532 B1 discloses a method of controlling heaters of an electric cooking apparatus, wherein a temperature of a cooking cavity is detected and wherein a temperature increasing mode is performed in which a supply of power and a cutoff of power to the heaters are alternately performed while increasing a ratio of a power-off period to a power-on period if the detected temperature of the cooking cavity is not equal to a set temperature and performing a temperature maintaining mode in which the heaters are operated according to preset power-on and power-off periods to be maintained at a temperature within a certain range around a certain temperature if the detected temperature of the cooking cavity reaches the set temperature.
  • EP 1 394 472 B1 discloses a method for operating a cooking appliance with a cooking chamber, to which a quantity of heat is fed by means of a heating device, in which method a cooking chamber temperature is regulated to a target temperature in a regulating period, the cooking chamber temperature is not regulated in a control period following the regulating period, but no or a defined heat quantity is fed to the cooking chamber independently of the target value, and the cooking chamber is regulated in a post-regulation to the target value after the end of the control period, wherein the control period is prematurely interrupted if there is change in at least one influencing variable which influences the behavior over time of the cooking chamber temperature in the regulating period and/or in the control period, wherein the post-regulation is set to the target value directly after the premature interruption of the control period.
  • EP 2 662 630 B1 discloses a method for preparing food in a cooking chamber of a cooking appliance by means of a cooking process, wherein, during an initial phase of the cooking process, a high total heating power is introduced into the cooking chamber, and wherein, during a compensation phase of the cooking process which follows the initial phase, at most a low total heating power is introduced into the cooking chamber, and wherein, during a connecting phase of the cooking process which follows the compensation phase, a mean total heating power is introduced into the cooking chamber such that the high total heating power during the initial phase originates at least substantially from at least one thermal heat source, and that the total heating power introduced into the cooking chamber during the compensation phase is at most a fraction of the high total heating power, and that a total heating power is introduced into the cooking chamber during the connecting phase, which heating power is higher than during the compensation phase and lower than during the initial phase.
  • DE 10 2014 217 637 A1 discloses a method used for heating a cooking chamber of a domestic cooking appliance, wherein the cooking chamber is heated during an initial cooking phase with an uncontrolled heating power during an initial cooking phase and then during a phase with a heating power controlled to a setpoint temperature value and wherein the initial cooking phase has a first initial cooking phase comprises a first partial section and a second partial section adjoining it and wherein at the transition from the first partial section to the second partial section, at least one characteristic of the introduced heating power is changed.
  • DE 100 27 299 A1 discloses a method for controlling the temperature of a baking oven and a baking oven, wherein a heating apparatus to heat a baking cavity is powered form a first point of time after comestible was inserted until a second point of time in which the actual temperature stops dropping or starts rising again. After the second point of time, if the actual temperature then is below a target temperature, the baking cavity is further heated and, if the actual temperature then is above a target temperature, the baking cavity is not heated until the target temperature is reached.
  • EP 2 487 989 A1 discloses a method for controlling a temperature in a cooking appliance, wherein a computer commands a heating means to deliver a quantity of energy which is further dependent on the difference between the measured temperature and the value of the threshold temperature.
  • the temperature is measured in a succession of times, and in one embodiment, the quantity of energy delivered to the heating means in a time is equal to the quantity of energy delivered to the heating means in a preceding time.
  • the quantity of electrical energy delivered as a power supply to the heating means is variable and controlled by the difference between the measured temperature and the value of the setpoint temperature.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a method for operating a cooking appliance in an energy efficient way and a cooking appliance that can be energy efficiently operated.
  • a method for operating a cooking appliance in particular a domestic cooking appliance, including at least one food treatment chamber, at least one temperature sensor for sensing the temperature within the food treatment chamber, at least one heating element for supplying heating energy into the food treatment chamber and at least one control unit for controlling operation of the cooking appliance.
  • T method includes the following steps:
  • Initially supplying heating energy into the food treatment chamber shall be in particular understood as supplying heating energy into the food treatment chamber when the temperature in food treatment chamber is substantially equal to or at least not substantially higher than the temperature of the environment.
  • a variable parameter dependent on a thermal load present in the food treatment chamber shall be understood as a parameter that varies dependent on the volume, type, weight, liquid content, form, or the like, of the thermal load present in the food treatment chamber.
  • the positive effect achieved by the matter of the invention is that temperature profile is achieved within the food treatment chamber that has the same result with respect to a cooking performance in comparison with commonly known temperature control, but that includes energy saving.
  • the cooking appliance can be operated after the initial heating up phase with the second energy output level in a very energy efficient way.
  • the intended temperature profile within the food treatment chamber can be achieved irrespective of food stuff is present initially within the not-heated up food treatment chamber or if the empty food treatment chamber is initially heated up and the food stuff is inserted after the initial heating up phase.
  • the method includes that selecting a predetermined second energy output level based on a variable parameter includes determining a time interval from a start point in time when the supply of heating energy is started or changed to a point in time when the temperature within the food treatment chamber reaches a temperature above the set temperature value, in particular reaches the upper temperature threshold, wherein the predetermined second energy output level is selected dependent on the length of the time interval.
  • a high thermal load shows a delay in the increase of the temperature value compared to a low thermal load.
  • the time interval between the temperature passing the set temperature value and reaching the upper temperature threshold is advantageously suitable for being taken as a basis for determination of the thermal load within the food treatment chamber.
  • the method includes that the predetermined second energy output level is selected the higher, the longer the length of the determined time interval is.
  • the second energy output can be adapted to the thermal load present in the food treatment chamber. This reflects the relation that a high thermal load causes a greater delay in the time interval compared to a lower thermal load, thus, automatically adapting the necessary energy output for cooking the high thermal load properly by providing a higher energy output.
  • the method includes that at least one data set is accessible for or is accessed by the control unit, in particular wherein the at least one data set is stored in a storage of the control unit or in a storage being accessible for the control unit, wherein the data set includes:
  • Such a data set simplifies the control of the cooking appliance.
  • the data included in the data set may be evaluated in experiments for one specific cooking appliance having predefined properties, e.g. the volume of the food treatment chamber, the maximum output of the heating elements, etc. Different data sets may be evaluated for different types of cooking appliances. Additionally, it may be possible to make the data set interchangeably, such that an update of the data set is possible in order to achieve optimized performance of the cooking appliance.
  • the temperature profile within the food treatment chamber in particular the average temperature over the overall length of the cooking time, matches the set temperature value advantageously.
  • the thermal load present in the food treatment chamber is the empty volume of the interior of the food treatment chamber or is one or more pieces of food stuff and/or cookware being inserted into the food treatment chamber.
  • the second energy output level is selected depending on whether there is any food stuff within the food treatment chamber or not or, e.g. depending on the volume, weight or liquid content of the food stuff placed in the food treatment chamber. This allows to achieve the same temperature profile with the method irrespective of there is food stuff initially placed in the food treatment chamber or nor and irrespective of the volume, weight or liquid content of food stuff initially placed in the food treatment chamber.
  • the initial supply of heating energy at a predetermined first energy output level includes determining whether the temperature in the food treatment chamber exceeds the set temperature value, wherein, in response to exceeding the set temperature value, the at least one heating element is controlled to operate at a predetermined third energy output level being lower than the predetermined first energy output level, in particular wherein the predetermined first energy output level corresponds to an energy output of 100% of the maximum energy output possible for the specific at least one heating element and wherein the predetermined third energy output level lies within a range between 30% to 70%, preferably at 50%, of the maximum energy output possible by the specific at least one heating element.
  • the increase in the temperature profile in the food treatment chamber can be slowed down upon passing the set temperature value, thus, enabling the differences in the time intervals for reaching the upper threshold temperature for different thermal loads to become greater. This simplifies the detection of the variable parameter with respect to the specific thermal load, making the detection of the thermal load more robust.
  • the cooking appliance further may include a fan being provided within the food treatment chamber for generating a hot air flow within the food treatment chamber, wherein the fan may be continuously operated during the phase of initial supply heating energy into the food treatment chamber with the predetermined first energy output level and/or during the phase of reduced supply of heating energy into the food treatment chamber with predetermined second energy output level and/or during the phase of increased supply of heating energy into the food treatment chamber at the predetermined energy output level higher than the second predetermined energy output level.
  • a fan being provided within the food treatment chamber for generating a hot air flow within the food treatment chamber, wherein the fan may be continuously operated during the phase of initial supply heating energy into the food treatment chamber with the predetermined first energy output level and/or during the phase of reduced supply of heating energy into the food treatment chamber with predetermined second energy output level and/or during the phase of increased supply of heating energy into the food treatment chamber at the predetermined energy output level higher than the second predetermined energy output level.
  • the hot air is distributed quicker within the food treatment chamber which causes in particular during the initial heat up phase a quicker increase in temperature. It may be specifically advantageous if the fan is operated until the temperature within the food treatment chamber exceeds the set temperature value, wherein the fan is stopped when the temperature passes the set temperature value until it reaches the upper threshold temperature. In this case, the differences in the time intervals for reaching the upper threshold temperature for different thermal loads become even greater.
  • a cooking cycle is defined by including the steps a) to e), in particular additionally including the steps f) and g), wherein the cooking cycle is further defined by having a predetermined length, wherein the cooking cycle is terminated automatically upon expiration of the predetermined length and wherein the temperature within the food treatment chamber passes the set temperature value not more than three times, in particular not more than two times, before expiration of the predetermined length.
  • the method is particular advantageous for cooking appliances applying automatic cooking programs having predetermined or predefined length.
  • the temperature profile achieved within the food treatment chamber can be held in conformity with the set temperature value irrespective of the thermal load present in the food treatment chamber.
  • a cooking cycle is defined by including the steps a) to e), in particular additionally including the steps f) and g), wherein the cooking cycle is further defined by having a, in particular predetermined, length, wherein an average temperature within the food treatment chamber calculated over the length of the cooking cycle has a value within a range from 5°C below to 5°C above the set temperature value.
  • an average temperature is achieved to be within a range from 5°C below to 5°C above the set temperature value. This meets the requirements of the user's needs who intends a certain set temperature value, wherein the food stuff to be cooked becomes subject to a very precise temperature control over the full length of the cooking cycle.
  • the upper threshold temperature lies within a range between 10°C to 35°C, in particular between 15°C to 25°C, preferably between 15°C to 20°C above the set temperature value and/or wherein the lower threshold temperature (LTT) lies within a range between 10°C to 35°C, in particular between 15°C to 25°C, preferably between 15°C to 20°C below the set temperature value.
  • LTT lower threshold temperature
  • the control unit receives information from the temperature sensor and determines whether the temperature within the food treatment chamber reaches the upper temperature threshold or the lower temperature threshold, in particular wherein the control unit calculates reference temperature values being different from a current temperature value based on the information received from the temperature, based on the set temperature value and based on the predetermined first energy output level and the predetermined second energy output level and/or predetermined third energy output level, preferably wherein the control unit instructs a display of the cooking appliance to display the calculated reference temperature.
  • the user may receive information about a reference temperature related to the temperature within the food treatment chamber, that reflects the temperature profile over the overall length of the cooking cycle better than information about the current temperature within the food treatment chamber would do.
  • the user thus, may be enabled to anticipate the cooking results better compared to a case in which only the current temperature would be displayed.
  • T method for operating a cooking appliance, in particular a domestic cooking appliance, including at least one food treatment chamber, at least one temperature sensor for sensing the temperature within the food treatment chamber, at least one heating element for supplying heating energy into the food treatment chamber and at least one control unit for controlling operation of the cooking appliance.
  • T method includes the following steps:
  • the cooking appliance further includes at least one door for selectively opening and closing the food treatment chamber, wherein, in response to opening and closing of the door, determining whether the temperature within the food treatment chamber is above or below the lower temperature threshold, wherein the supply of heating energy into the food treatment chamber is increased when the temperature is determined to be below the lower temperature threshold and wherein the supply of heating energy into the food treatment chamber is maintained when the temperature is determined to be above the lower temperature threshold.
  • the door may be an oven door, but may be a lid of a cookware or a pot, also. This behavior allows the method to be properly carried out without being affect by opening and closing of the door and irrespective of the length of the opened status of the cooking appliance.
  • a cooking appliance in particular a domestic cooking appliance, preferably a cooking oven including at least one food treatment chamber, at least one temperature sensor for sensing the temperature within the food treatment chamber, at least one heating element for supplying heating energy into the food treatment chamber and at least one control unit for controlling operation of the cooking oven, or
  • a cooking hob including at least one piece of cookware defining at least one food treatment chamber being placed on a cooking zone of the cooking hob, at least one temperature sensor for sensing the temperature within the food treatment chamber, at least one heating element for supplying heating energy into the food treatment chamber and at least one control unit for controlling operation of the cooking hob, wherein the cooking appliance is configured to carry out the method according to the invention.
  • Such a cooking appliance is very energy efficient and allows to apply a temperature profile within a food treatment chamber that is very precise with respect to a set temperature preset by a user.
  • the cooking oven or the cooking hob comprise an electronic control unit including or enabled to carry out at least one or two or a plurality of automatic cooking programs, in particular wherein at least one automatic cooking program comprises the cooking cycle having the predetermined length.
  • the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for being embedded in an automatic cooking program to be carried out by an electronically controlled cooking appliance.
  • control unit is configured to receive or comprises a data set including:
  • Such data set may be stored in a registry or a storage medium being connected with or comprised by the control unit or in an internet server being connected with the control unit and may be adapted to the respective type of cooking appliance.
  • the cooking oven 1 provides an insulated food treatment chamber 2 in which the user may introduce food stuff to be cooked. Before or after the introduction of the foodstuff, the user may select a cooking program from the control panel 9 or may preset isolated cooking parameters such as cooking temperature and/or cooking time or may select specific heating elements 3, 5, 6.
  • the user will choose a specific cooking function that may employ one or more of the heating elements 3, 5 and/or 6 with or without the convection fan 4, so that a multitude of options enables the user to match required cooking process criteria, e.g. by forced convection or in a traditional cooking mode.
  • An oven thermostat 7, including a temperature sensor and the control unit 8 create all the proper conditions that the oven needs for operation according to the user's wishes.
  • preheating time depends on the cooking function and the set value for the oven thermostat, usually being shorter with forced air convection (i.e. with the heater 3 and the fan 4 switched on, but longer with traditional mode, or natural convection, i.e. with the heating elements 5 and 6 to the same value of the temperature setting.
  • the forced air convection is more energy efficient, with respect to temperature performance and energy consumption related to the overall duration of the full cooking process.
  • the considerations on which the invention is based include recognizing that a temperature profile achieved by conventional closed loop control within a food treatment chamber is not ideal with respect to energy efficiency.
  • a temperature profile that can be found for conventional closed loop control e.g. within two switching phases, i.e. the temperature increases past a set temperature value and reaches an upper switching temperature, upon which the supply of heating energy is cutoff, which leads to a decrease in temperature below the set temperature value until a lower switch temperature is reached, which causes switching on of the heating element, wherein the temperature alternates between the upper and the lower switching temperature.
  • the inventors have found that the temperature profile as found for conventional closed loop control can be geometrically extended over the entire duration or length of the cooking process, resulting in the temperature profile according to Fig. 2 .
  • the result of the integral of the process variable i.e. the temperature within the food treatment chamber 2 can be indicated as a reference temperature T ref that comes close to a set temperature value T Set set by the user at the beginning of the cooking process, if taken over the complete length of the cooking process. It is possible that a display of the oven (not referenced) can show in real time the referenced temperature T ref .
  • An upper temperature threshold UTT and a lower temperature threshold LTT are defined between which the current temperature value T cur is held during the cooking phase with the intent to achieve proper cooking appliance performances, so that the food quality at the end of the cooking phase to be not affected.
  • Empirical tests have shown that the upper temperature threshold UTT and a lower temperature threshold LTT, e.g. each comprised within a temperature band between 30°C and 40°C from the set temperature value T Set are proper to hold a calculated average value of the oven temperature close to the set temperature value T Set chosen by the user.
  • the control unit 8 operates the heating element 3 and optionally the fan 4, wherein forced convection heating is used, at a starting point t 0 .
  • the oven thermostat 7 or, more precisely, the temperature sensor comprised by the oven thermostat 7, measures the temperature within the food treatment chamber 2.
  • T Set set temperature value
  • the heating element 3 In response to passing or exceeding the set temperature value T Set , the heating element 3 is controlled to operate at a reduced energy output level, namely a predetermined third output level P 3 .
  • the predetermined third output level P 3 may lie within a range between 30% to 70%, preferably at 50%, of the maximum energy output possible for the specific type of the at least one heating element 3.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the difference in the temperature profiles for a high thermal load HTL, e.g. a large piece food including a high amount of water, e.g. a piece of meat to be cooked in broth, in comparison to a low thermal load LTL, e.g. a small piece of food including only small amount of water such as a small and dry cake.
  • HTL high thermal load
  • LTL low thermal load
  • the initial heat up phase is carried out by applying a predetermined first energy output level P 1 of 100% of the power possible for the heating element 3.
  • the food treatment chamber 2 comprising the low thermal load LTL is heated up slightly faster than the food treatment chamber 2 comprising the high thermal load HTL. Also in both cases, in response to passing the set temperature value T Set , the energy output of the heating element 3 is reduced to a predetermined third energy output level P 3 , e.g. of 50% of the maximum power possible for the heating element 3.
  • a predetermined third energy output level P 3 e.g. of 50% of the maximum power possible for the heating element 3.
  • the difference in time necessary for heating up the food treatment chamber 2 and the respective food load comprised therein enlarges for the high thermal load HTL compared to the low thermal load LTL.
  • the heating element 3 is operated at the predetermined third energy output level P 3 until the temperature within the food treatment chamber 2 is determined to reach the upper temperature threshold UTT.
  • the control unit 8 controls the heating element 3 to operate at a predetermined second energy output level P 2 .
  • the selected predetermined second energy output level P 2 is different for each of the above outlined cases.
  • the control unit 8 may include a microprocessor for carrying out an algorithm using the dataset as exemplarily illustrated in table 1.
  • the algorithm may be programmed to select from the given values of P 2 the value needed to achieve the temperature profile according to Fig. 2 for a given set temperature value T set .
  • the determined time interval ⁇ t is the time interval ⁇ t_Load_B.
  • Data sets according to table 1 may be prepared and stored to be accessed by the control unit 8 for a plurality of possible set temperature values T SET .
  • E.g. several data sets may be compiled and stored in a library for a specific cooking appliance and, e.g., may be stored in an internal storage of the control unit 8 or may be stored outside the control unit 8, but may still be accessible for the control unit 8.
  • Different data compilations of data sets may be stored in further libraries for other specific cooking appliances.

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  1. Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Gargeräts, insbesondere eines Haushalts-Gargeräts, das mindestens eine Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens einen Temperatursensor zum Erfassen der Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens ein Heizelement (3, 5, 6) zum Zuführen von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) und mindestens eine Steuereinheit (8) zum Steuern des Betriebs des Gargeräts enthält, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte enthält:
    a) Empfangen einer Benutzereingabe, die das Einstellen eines Temperatursollwerts (TSet), der innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) erreicht werden soll, enthält;
    b) anfängliches Zuführen von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), um die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) zu erhöhen, durch Steuern des mindestens einen Heizelements (3, 5, 6), sodass es mindestens auf einem vorher bestimmten ersten Energieabgabeniveau (P1) betrieben wird;
    c) Bestimmen, ob die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) einen oberen Temperaturschwellenwert (UTT), der gemäß seiner Definition über dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) liegt, erreicht;
    d) als Reaktion auf das Erreichen des oberen Temperaturschwellenwerts (UTT) Auswählen eines vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveaus (P2) basierend auf einem variablen Parameter, der von einer in der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) vorliegenden thermischen Belastung abhängig ist;
    e) Reduzieren der Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), sodass sich die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) verringert, durch Steuern des Heizelements (3, 5, 6), sodass es auf dem vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveau (P2) betrieben wird,
    wobei das Auswählen eines vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveaus (P2) basierend auf einem variablen Parameter enthält, dass ein Zeitintervall (Δt) von einem Anfangszeitpunkt, zu dem die Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie angefangen oder geändert wird, bis zu einem Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) eine Temperatur über dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) erreicht, insbesondere den oberen Temperaturschwellenwert (UTT) erreicht, bestimmt wird, wobei das vorher bestimmte zweite Energieabgabeniveau (P2) abhängig von der Länge des Zeitintervalls (Δt) ausgewählt wird,
    wobei das vorher bestimmte zweite Energieabgabeniveau (P2) so ausgewählt wird, dass es umso höher ist, je länger die Länge des bestimmten Zeitintervalls (Δt) ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    auf mindestens einen Datensatz von der Steuereinheit (8) zugreifen werden kann oder sie auf ihn zugreift, wobei der mindestens eine Datensatz insbesondere in einem Datenspeicher der Steuereinheit (8) oder in einem Datenspeicher, auf den die Steuereinheit (8) zugreifen kann, gespeichert ist, wobei der Datensatz Folgendes enthält:
    - einen ersten Datentyp, der auf verschiedene Zeitintervalle, die durch die Steuereinheit (8) bestimmt werden können, bezogen ist;
    - einen zweiten Datentyp, der auf verschiedene Energieabgabeniveaus, die für das vorher bestimmte zweite Energieabgabeniveau (P2) zugelassen sind und die für das mindestens eine Heizelement (3, 5, 6) eingestellt werden können, bezogen ist;
    wobei die Steuereinheit (8) das Zeitintervall (Δt) bestimmt und nach der Bestimmung des Zeitintervalls (Δt) aus dem zweiten Datentyp das vorher bestimmte zweite Energieabgabeniveau (P2), das auf das bestimmte Zeitintervall (Δt) bezogen ist, gemäß dem Datensatz auswählt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 zum Betreiben eines Gargeräts, insbesondere eines Haushalts-Gargeräts, das mindestens eine Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens einen Temperatursensor zum Erfassen der Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens ein Heizelement (3, 5, 6) zum Zuführen von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) und mindestens eine Steuereinheit (8) zum Steuern des Betriebs des Gargeräts enthält, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte enthält:
    a) Empfangen einer Benutzereingabe, die das Einstellen eines Temperatursollwerts (TSet), der innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) erreicht werden soll, enthält;
    b) anfängliches Zuführen von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), um die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) zu erhöhen, durch Steuern des mindestens einen Heizelements (3, 5, 6), sodass es mindestens auf einem vorher bestimmten ersten Energieabgabeniveau (P1) betrieben wird;
    c) Bestimmen, ob die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) einen oberen Temperaturschwellenwert (UTT), der gemäß seiner Definition über dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) liegt, erreicht;
    d) als Reaktion auf das Erreichen des oberen Temperaturschwellenwerts (UTT) Auswählen eines vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveaus (P2) basierend auf einem variablen Parameter, der von einer in der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) vorliegenden thermischen Belastung abhängig ist;
    e) Reduzieren der Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), sodass sich die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) verringert, durch Steuern des Heizelements (3, 5, 6), sodass es auf dem vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveau (P2) betrieben wird,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Gargerät ferner mindestens eine Klappe zum selektiven Öffnen und Schließen der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) enthält, wobei als Reaktion auf das Öffnen und Schließen der Klappe bestimmt wird, ob die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) über oder unter dem unteren Temperaturschwellenwert (LTT) liegt, wobei die Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) erhöht wird, wenn bestimmt wird, dass die Temperatur unter dem unteren Temperaturschwellenwert (LTT) liegt, und wobei die Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) aufrechterhalten wird, wenn bestimmt wird, dass die Temperatur über dem unteren Temperaturschwellenwert (LTT) liegt.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, durch Folgendes gekennzeichnet:
    f) Bestimmen, ob die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) einen unteren Temperaturschwellenwert (LTT), der gemäß seiner Definition unter dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) liegt, erreicht;
    g) als Reaktion auf das Erreichen des unteren Temperaturschwellenwerts (LTT) Erhöhen der Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), sodass sich die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) erhöht, durch Steuern des Heizelements (3, 5, 6), sodass es auf einem vorher bestimmten Energieabgabeniveau, das höher als das zweite vorher bestimmte Energieabgabeniveau (P2) ist, insbesondere auf dem vorher bestimmten ersten Energieabgabeniveau (P1) betrieben wird.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es sich bei der in der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) vorliegenden thermischen Belastung um den leeren Raum im Inneren der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) oder ein oder mehrere Stücke von Lebensmitteln und/oder Kochgeschirr, die/das in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) eingeführt werden/wird, handelt.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die anfängliche Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie auf einem vorher bestimmten ersten Energieabgabeniveau (P1) enthält, dass bestimmt wird, ob die Temperatur in der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) den Temperatursollwert (TSet) überschreitet, wobei das mindestens eine Heizelement (3, 5, 6) als Reaktion auf das Überschreiten des Temperatursollwerts (TSet) so gesteuert wird, dass es auf einem vorher bestimmten dritten Energieabgabeniveau (P3), das niedriger als das vorher bestimmte erste Energieabgabeniveau (P1) ist, betrieben wird, wobei das vorher bestimmte erste Energieabgabeniveau (P1) insbesondere einer Energieabgabe von 100 % der maximalen, für das mindestens eine spezielle Heizelement (3, 5, 6) möglichen Energieabgabe entspricht und wobei das vorher bestimmte dritte Energieabgabeniveau (P3) innerhalb eines Bereichs zwischen 30 % und 70 %, vorzugsweise bei 50 % der maximalen, durch das mindestens eine spezielle Heizelement (3, 5, 6) möglichen Energieabgabe liegt.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gargerät ferner ein innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) zum Erzeugen einer Heißluftströmung innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) bereitgestelltes Gebläse (4) enthält, wobei das Gebläse (4) während der Phase einer anfänglichen Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) mit dem vorher bestimmten ersten Energieabgabeniveau (P1) und/oder während der Phase einer reduzierten Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) mit dem vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveau (P2) und/oder während der Phase einer erhöhten Zufuhr von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) auf dem vorher bestimmten Energieabgabeniveau, das höher als das zweite vorher bestimmte Energieabgabeniveau ist, kontinuierlich betrieben wird.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Garzyklus dadurch definiert wird, dass er die Schritte a) bis e) enthält und insbesondere zusätzlich die Schritte f) und g) enthält, wobei der Garzyklus ferner dadurch definiert wird, dass er eine vorher bestimmte Länge aufweist, wobei der Garzyklus am Ende der vorher bestimmten Länge automatisch beendet wird und wobei die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) vorzugsweise den Temperatursollwert (TSet) höchstens dreimal, besonders vorzugsweise höchstens zweimal vor dem Ende der vorher bestimmten Länge überschreitet.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Garzyklus dadurch definiert wird, dass er die Schritte a) bis e) enthält und insbesondere zusätzlich die Schritte f) und g) enthält, wobei der Garzyklus ferner dadurch definiert wird, dass er eine Länge, insbesondere eine vorher bestimmte Länge aufweist, wobei eine über die Länge des Garzyklus berechnete Durchschnittstemperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) einen Wert innerhalb eines Bereichs von 5°C unter bis 5°C über dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) aufweist.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der obere Temperaturschwellenwert (UTT) innerhalb eines Bereichs zwischen 10°C bis 35°C, insbesondere zwischen 15°C bis 25°C, vorzugsweise zwischen 15°C bis 20°C über dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) liegt, und/oder wobei der untere Temperaturschwellenwert (LTT) innerhalb eines Bereichs zwischen 10°C bis 35°C, insbesondere zwischen 15°C bis 25°C, vorzugsweise zwischen 15°C bis 20°C unter dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) liegt.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinheit (8) Informationen von dem Temperatursensor empfängt und bestimmt, ob die Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) den oberen Temperaturschwellenwert (UTT) oder den unteren Temperaturschwellenwert (LTT) erreicht, wobei die Steuereinheit (8) insbesondere von einem aktuellen Temperaturwert (Tcur) abweichende Referenztemperaturwerte (Tref) basierend auf den aus der Temperatur empfangenen Informationen, basierend auf dem Temperatursollwert (TSet) und basierend auf dem vorher bestimmten ersten Energieabgabeniveau (P1) und dem vorher bestimmten zweiten Energieabgabeniveau (P2) und/oder dem vorher bestimmten dritten Energieabgabeniveau (P3) berechnet, wobei die Steuereinheit (8) vorzugsweise eine Anzeige des Gargeräts zum Anzeigen des berechneten Referenztemperaturwerts (Tref) anweist.
  11. Gargerät, insbesondere Haushalts-Gargerät, wobei das Gargerät konfiguriert ist, um ein Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche auszuführen, vorzugsweise Bratofen (1), der mindestens eine Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens einen Temperatursensor zum Erfassen der Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens ein Heizelement (3, 5, 6) zum Zuführen von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) und mindestens eine Steuereinheit (8) zum Steuern des Betriebs des Bratofens (1) enthält,
    oder
    vorzugsweise Kochfeld, das mindestens ein Stück eines Kochgeschirrs, das mindestens eine auf einer Kochzone des Kochfelds platzierte Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) definiert, mindestens einen Temperatursensor zum Erfassen der Temperatur innerhalb der Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2), mindestens ein Heizelement (3, 5, 6) zum Zuführen von Wärmeenergie in die Lebensmittelbearbeitungskammer (2) und mindestens eine Steuereinheit (8) zum Steuern des Betriebs des Kochfelds enthält.
  12. Gargerät nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bratofen (1) oder das Kochfeld eine elektronische Steuereinheit (8) umfasst, die mindestens eines oder zwei oder eine Vielzahl von Programmen zum automatisierten Kochen enthält oder eingeschaltet wird, um diese(s) auszuführen, wobei mindestens ein Programm zum automatisierten Kochen insbesondere den Garzyklus mit der vorher bestimmten Länge umfasst.
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