A cooking system disclosed herein may comprises a cooking device; and a control knob attachable to the cooking device and including a plurality of light emitting elements, wherein the cooking device is configured to, with the control knob attached to the cooking device, transmit wireless power to the control knob, drive at least one heating coil based on movement of the control knob, determine a target coil to be controlled among the at least one heating coil based on a change in magnetic field detected by a sensor according to movement of the control knob, and control firepower of the target coil, and the control knob is configured to, with the control knob attached to the cooking device, control the plurality of light emitting elements based on magnetic field data received from the cooking device.

A cooktop for an appliance includes a body that has a support surface. A cooking surface is operably coupled to the body and defines a plurality of indicia. A plurality of coils are coupled to the support surface of the body. The plurality of coils correspond with the plurality of indicia defined by the cooking surface. An indicator assembly is operably coupled to the support surface of the body. The indicator assembly includes reflective members that are disposed on the support surface proximate to the plurality of coils and lasers are operably coupled to the support surface and are disposed proximate the reflective members. A controller is operably coupled to the indicator assembly and is configured to activate the lasers relative to the reflective members.

A heating appliance includes a translucent cooktop and a burner in communication with the cooktop. The burner is operable between deactive and active states. The upper surface of the cooktop defines a cooldown state after the burner is moved from the active to the deactive state. A light module includes a light source and is in an illuminated state when the burner is in the active state and when the cooktop is in the cooldown state. A light guide extends from the light module and around a portion of the burner. The light guide is positioned such that the light source directs light through the light guide. The outer surface of the light guide includes a formed surface that directs light upward and through the cooktop, wherein the light guide is visible through the cooktop when the light module is in the illuminated state.

A cooktop appliance includes a cooking surface including a plurality of burners; a control panel operably coupled to the cooking surface, the control panel including a plurality of controls for operating the plurality of burners; and a controller operably coupled to the cooking surface and the control panel. The controller is configured for determining that a cookware item has been activated; receiving a remote signal from the activated cookware item; determining a recommended burner of the plurality of burners in response to receiving the remote signal from the activated cookware item; and implementing a responsive action in response to determining the recommended burner of the plurality of burners.

The present disclosure includes an induction heating cooktop and a wireless indicator for indicating an operation state of the cooktop, the wireless indicator comprising: a closed loop coil; and a light-emitting device driven by a voltage which is induced in the closed loop coil through an induced magnetic field generated by a working coil of the cooktop.

A cooking apparatus including a plate including a plurality of lighting lines and a knob area; a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to emit light through the plurality of lighting lines; a knob detachably attached to the knob area of the plate and configured to accept a command input; a display on the knob; a container sensor configured to detect a container positioned on an upper surface of the plate; a communication device configured to communicate with the knob; and a controller configured to set, based on container information obtained by the container sensor or a command input through the knob, a container area on the plate, control the plurality of light-emitting elements to emit light through at least one lighting line, among the plurality of lighting lines, positioned on an outer edge of the container area, and control the knob to display operational information about the container area.

An induction heating device includes a case, a working coil, a cover plate, a luminous element, a light guide disposed around the working coil, an input interface that is flush with an upper surface of the cover plate, a first controller configured to control driving of the working coil and the luminous element and to detect a position of one or more objects disposed on the upper surface and an arrangement sequence of the one or more objects placed on the upper surface, and a second controller configured to receive, from the first controller, information on the position and the arrangement sequence of the one or more objects, and control the input interface to display an image corresponding to a heating zone for the one or more objects based on the information on the position and the arrangement sequence of the one or more objects.

An inductive cooktop includes a top plate that has an upper surface that supports a cookware object. An induction coil is disposed below the top plate and is operable to generate an electromagnetic field that is configured to heat the cookware object. A display, such as an OLED display, is disposed between the inductive coil and the top plate and operates to emit light through the top plate, such as to display information that is visible at the upper surface of top plate. A transparent thermal insulator is provided to prevent the cookware object from heating the display above a threshold temperature. The transparent thermal insulator may include a silica aerogel material, which may be disposed between an upper glass panel and a lower glass panel.

Provided is an induction cooking apparatus including a heating part including a working coil forming a heating region and configured to heat a container placed in the heating region, an inverter configured to supply a driving voltage to the working coil, a plurality of sensing coils arranged along a circumferential portion of the working coil and sensing the container placed in the heating region, and a controller configured to determine whether to drive the inverter on the basis of information acquired from the plurality of sensing coils.

A wireless induction heating cooker is configured to be operated on an induction heating apparatus. The wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body, a lid that is configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the main body and that includes an output module, an internal pot configured to be disposed within the main body, a plurality of temperature sensors that are disposed at an outer surface of the internal pot and that are arranged along a circumferential direction of the internal pot, and a control module. The control module is configured to determine an alignment state of the main body relative to the induction heating apparatus based on measured values of the plurality of temperature sensors, and control the output module to output a guide signal corresponding to the alignment state.