A modularized multifunctional electronic iron griddle. The modularized multifunctional electronic iron griddle comprises a top panel, an inner panel, a mounting recess, and an electronic assembly which are arranged from top to bottom; the electronic assembly comprises an outer frame and a plurality of induction coils arranged in the outer frame, each of the induction coils generating heat independently; the top panel is divided into a plurality of independent heating spaces and one operating area by a division bar, the heating spaces being used for placing heating panels; each heating panel is arranged corresponding to each induction coil so as to generate an electromagnetic heating effect with the induction coil. By means of such structural design, heating can be separately controlled for different heating panel areas, and the iron griddle can be heated by utilizing the electromagnetic heating principle.

The invention relates to an induction hob comprising: a hob plate (2); two or more induction coils (3) arranged below the hob plate in order to form heating zones (4) at the hob plate (2); one or more pot detection sensors (5), the pot detection sensors (5) being at least partially placed between a pair of adjacent induction coils (3); wherein the pot detection sensor (5) is a strip-shaped sensor extending in a space between said pair of adjacent induction coils (3) and the pot detection sensor (5) is coupled with an evaluation unit (8) adapted to determine information regarding the coverage of the pot detection sensor (5).

A cooking appliance device, in particular induction cooking appliance device, includes a muffle which has a muffle wall and is configured to define at least partially a cooking chamber. A heating element is provided to heat the muffle wall, with a first sensor unit detecting a temperature of the muffle wall.

A cooking system includes a placement unit which has a food-holding element and a heating unit for heating the food-holding element. An induction unit provides in at least one operating state an amount of heating energy for inductively heating the food-holding element. The heating unit includes a heating element which is different from an induction heating element and is provided for heating the food-holding element.

The present invention relates to a cooking hob for a domestic or an industrial appliance. The cooking hob comprises at least one heating area (10). The heating area (10) is subdivided or divisible into at least two adjacent heating zones (12, 14, 16). Each heating zone (12, 14, 16) includes at least one heating element (20, 22, 24, 26). The temperature of each heating zone (12, 14, 16) is separately adjusted or adjustable by the user or predefined by the producer. A cookware item (18) is placeable on one heating zone (12, 14, 16) or on more adjacent heating zones (12, 14, 16).

The invention relates to a method for determining properties of the electrical current provided to an induction heating element (2) of an induction cooking appliance (1), the induction cooking appliance (1) comprising a heating power energy unit (3) including a heating power generator (4) with at least one switching element (5) adapted to provide pulsed electric power to said induction heating element (2), the induction cooking appliance (1) further comprising an oscillating circuit (6) comprising at least one resonance capacitor (6.1, 6.2), said induction heating element (2) being electrically coupled with said heating power generator (4) and said oscillating circuit (6), the induction cooking appliance (1) further comprising a control entity (8), wherein an input of a measurement circuit (9) is coupled with a node of the heating power energy unit (3).

A system and method for defrosting a load are presented. Radio frequency (RF) signals are supplied to a transmission path that is electrically coupled to one or more electrodes that are positioned proximate to a cavity to cause the one or more electrodes to radiate RF electromagnetic energy. An RF power value of the RF signal along the transmission path is periodically measured resulting in RF power values and a rate of change of the RF power values is determined. A low-loss indicator value is determined using the RF power values, wherein the low-loss indicator value is at least partially determined by a dielectric loss of a load in the cavity. A controller determines, using the rate of change of the RF power values and the low-loss indicator value, that the load is in a defrosted state and stops supplying the RF signals.

A cooking appliance apparatus includes a fan unit, a sensor unit designed to detect an electrical fan parameter of the fan unit, a filter unit allocated to the fan unit, and a control unit designed to determine a filter parameter of the filter unit in dependence upon the fan parameter.

Disclosed is an article for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The article includes a carrier having plural thermally-conductive portions, on which are locatable respective discrete quantities of smokable material. Between the portions of the carrier, the carrier is shaped to form a thermal barrier for inhibiting heat conduction from one or more of the portions of the carrier towards another of the portions of the carrier in use.

A sensor device, induction heating device, and cooking system including, in the sensor device, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, a communication interface, and a processor. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of a food being in a cooking vessel on the induction heating device. The second temperature sensor measures an internal temperature of the sensor device. The communication interface transmits the data to the induction heating device to control cooking. The processor controls the communication interface to transmit the data the induction heating device.