A cooking appliance device includes a control and/or regulating unit which is provided such that in a periodic continuous heating operation state, which is allocated at least one operating period, an induction target is repetitively controlled, supplied with energy, and operated in a switched-on interval of the operating period with a heating power, and that in the continuous heating operating state a heating current frequency for the induction target in the switched-on interval of the operating period is varied.

A cooktop appliance includes a cooking surface configured for receipt of a cooking utensil and an induction heating element operable to inductively heat a load with a magnetic field. The induction heating element includes a coil. The cooktop appliance also includes a sensor. The sensor is operable to detect a location and an efficiency of the cooking utensil. The sensor may be positioned between the coil of the induction heating element and the cooking surface and/or may include a plurality of semi-circular loops spaced apart around a circumference of the coil.

A cooking appliance such as a range or stovetop incorporates cooking container sensing for controlling burner ignition and/or triggering events in programmed cooking sequences.

An induction cooktop and a control method for the induction cooktop, the induction cooktop includes: a processing module, a power supply module and a heating module; the power supply module is configured to supply power to the heating module. The heating module includes: a heating circuit configured to heat a pot and a detection circuit connected to the heating circuit. The processing module is configured to acquire a parameter value of a signal collection point of the detection circuit, determine, according to the parameter value, whether the pot is placed on the heating module, and control the heating circuit to heat the pot if it is determined that the pot is placed on the heating module, so as to provide a high heating efficiency.

An electric kettle has a kettle body and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to the kettle body. The power supply unit has a power supply base, a mounting unit and a first detection part. The power supply base is configured such that the kettle body is placed on top thereof, and has a power supply connection part that is configured to be electrically removably connected to a power receiving connection part. The mounting unit is configured such that a battery pack is removably coupled thereto as an external power source for supplying power to a heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part. The first detection part is configured to detect that the power supply unit is on a plane.

A cooking assembly or method of operating the same may include features for receiving an image signal from a camera assembly of a cooking zone; identifying a cookware item based on the received image signal; and initiating, automatically, care information according to the identified cookware.

A wireless power transfer system includes an induction heating cooking apparatus including a heating coil that produces a high-frequency magnetic field, a power reception device including a power reception coil that receives power from the heating coil, a first communication device provided on the power reception device to transmit a communication signal, a second communication device provided above the induction heating cooking apparatus to receive the communication signal from the first communication device, and a notification unit that indicates whether the power reception coil is located within a predetermined region that is set in advance with respect to the heating coil, when the second communication device receives the communication signal from the first communication device.

A method for sensing a container includes: charging an induction heating circuit; sensing a current applied to the induction heating circuit, converting a current value of the current into a first voltage value; comparing the first voltage value with a resonance reference value; generating a resonance of the current; sensing a resonant current generated in the induction heating circuit; converting the resonant current into a second voltage value; comparing the second voltage value with a count reference value; generating one or more output pulses; comparing a count of the one or more output pulses with a reference count, or comparing an on-duty time of the one or more output pulses with a reference time; and based on (i) the comparison of the count with the reference count or (ii) the comparison of the on-duty time with the reference time, determining whether an object is present on a working coil.

The invention relates to a method for boil detection at a heating zone of an induction hob (1), the method comprising the steps of: —disabling (S110) a power control mechanism of the induction hob by setting the frequency of the AC-current provided to an induction coil of the induction hob to a fixed value; —measuring (S120) values of an electrical parameter provided within the induction hob (1); —interpolating (S130) the measured electrical parameter values by gathering a plurality of values of the electrical parameter within a time window and calculating the average value of said gathered plurality of values thereby obtaining interpolated electrical parameter values. —calculating (S140) a gradient measure indicative for the differential change of the interpolated electrical parameter values over time; —determining (S150) the boil point based on the calculated gradient measure.

An induction heating cooker includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, a first inverter circuit configured to supply a first high-frequency current to the first coil, a second inverter circuit configured to supply a second high-frequency current to the second coil, a third inverter circuit configured to supply a third high-frequency current to the third coil, a controller, and a load determining unit configured to determine a material of a heating object, wherein when a material of the heating object placed above the first coil is a magnetic material and a material of the heating object placed above the second coil includes a non-magnetic material, the controller operates the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit, and stops an operation of the third inverter circuit, and controls such that a frequency of the second high-frequency current is higher than a frequency of the first high-frequency current.