Cooking temperature and power control
US8598497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2213/07
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling the power delivered to cookware by a power control system that comprises a heating control user interface that is set by the user to a particular heating control user interface set point within an operating range. A controller derives from the heating control user interface set point a desired cookware temperature set point, and, over at least a first portion of the operating range that encompasses the boiling range, also derives from the heating control user interface set point a maximum limit of power that can be delivered to the cookware to maintain the cookware at the desired cookware temperature set point. The maximum power limit varies monotonically over the first portion of the operating range.
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