Cooktop having a detection assembly and method for operating a cooktop
US10009960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2213/05
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cooktop includes a plurality of heating elements, a user interface for inputting a power level, a detection assembly for detecting a position and size of at least one cookware element, and a control unit designed to combine a plurality of heating elements into a heating zone depending on the detected size and position of the cookware element and to operate the heating elements of the heating zone with a total heat output. In order to ensure a reproducible total heat output, the control unit is designed to calculate a bottom surface of the cookware element from the measurands of the detection assembly and to determine the total heat output depending on power level and bottom surface.
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