2954results about "Induction heating control" patented technology

A system and method for providing multiple cooking modes and an ability to automatically heat cooking vessels and other objects using RFID technology, and an ability to read and write heating instructions and to interactively assist in their execution. An induction heating range is provided with two antennas per hob, and includes a user interface display and input mechanism. The vessel includes an RFID tag and a temperature sensor. In a first cooking mode, a recipe is read by the range and the range assists a user in executing the recipe by automatically heating the vessel to specified temperatures and by prompting the user to add ingredients. The recipe is written to the RFID tag so that if the vessel is moved to another hob, into which the recipe has not been read, the new hob can read the recipe from the RFID tag and continue in its execution.

The present invention relates to a contactlessly chargeable heater. In one example, the contactles sly chargeable heater includes: a charging patch emitting magnetic force by means of current applied to an inner coil; and a heating body, receiving the magnetic force from the charging patch to perform a contactless charging operation, and including a digital yarn for emitting heat via the power generated through the contactless charging operation. The digital yarn is woven together using threads within the heating body.

Food stuffs are cooked at precise temperatures, which are optionally below 100° C., in a vessel that is evacuated to exclude air, in which low pressure steam replaces the air. When a sufficient quantity of air is excluded and replaced with water vapor, the temperature of vapor is accurately measured inside the vessel below the lid to control the temperatures within about 1° C. Air is preferably excluded via a controlled heated process for a relatively short period of time at high temperature to generate steam, the temperature is lowered to condense water vapor upon which the lid will sealingly engage the rim of the vessel, forming a partial vacuum in the cooking vessel.

A system and method for inductively heating a workpiece includes a controller and a plurality of power supplies that receive and send signals to the controller. Induction heads receive power from the power supplies. The induction heads may be aligned with adjacent segments of the workpiece, and can span the perimeter of the workpiece. The gap between adjacent induction heads is less than one half the size of the adjacent induction heads, and preferably the induction heads abut or substantially abut. Each of the power supplies include feedback for controlling the power delivered to the segments of the workpiece. In alternative embodiments the feedback may be based on the current or power provided to the induction heads, or the power provided to the workpiece.

A method, computer program, and cooking device for detecting boiling of liquids. The invention is implemented with a computer program executed by a processor or other computing device of a cooking unit such as an induction range. The computer program comprises a code segment for receiving an indication of successive temperatures of the vessel and for calculating a slope of a curve representing the successive temperatures versus time; a code segment for detecting boiling of the liquid based on the slope of the curve; and a code segment for providing an output which may be used to indicate the boiling. The computer program may also include a code segment for receiving variables relating to parameters and/or characteristics of the cooking vessel to refine the boiling detection.

A composite part is cured out-of-autoclave using an inductively heated, stand-alone tooling. The part in placed on a tool and is covered by a heating blanket. One side of the part is heated by inductive coil circuits in the tool, and the other side of the part is heated by inductive coil circuits in the blanket.

The invention relates to an intelligent control device of a high power energy saving electromagnetic stove, and the method thereof, The intelligent control device comprises a controllable rectifying and filtering module, a contravariant module and a microcomputer controlling module, which is characterized in that a three-phase alternating current power supply is rectified into an adjustable direct current power supply through the controllable rectifying and filtering module ; the direct current power supply is inverted into a high frequency alternating current power supply through the contravariant module, and then the electric energy is converted into electromagnetic energy to be radiated to the bottom of a cookware, and vortex flow is generated, and the cookware can be heated because of the thermal effect of the vortex flow; the microcomputer controlling module is the core of the entire system, which is used for collecting data and transmitting control information to each module; the device adopts a series of advanced control policies, such as the trigger control of the rectifier bridge of an PI regulator, the intelligent self-adaptive constant power control, the intelligent soft-start control, the intelligent cookware detection control, etc., and thereby the working stability and the security of the electromagnetic stove are enhanced. The harmonic pollution of the equipment to the electric network can be reduced to the utmost extent when the electric energy of the electromagnetic stove is saved, and the electromagnetic stove is suitable for various kitchens and dining rooms.

The present invention provides a method of determining the boil states of a liquid as measured by an acoustic sensor which measures the acoustic signal generated by the liquid as it is heated. The acoustic signal is smoothed and a first derivative of the acoustic signal is calculated. Also the frequency of the acoustic signal is measured. Derivative inflection points, zero slope points, and acoustic signal frequencies are utilized to determine the pre-simmer, simmer, pre-boil, boil, boil dry, and boil over states of the liquid.

A heater unit is provided, the heater unit equipped with an induction heating coil and an electric heater selectively operated based on kind and state of a load of a cooking vessel placed on the heater unit. The kind is determined by an input current inputted when a load-type determination unit causes the induction heating coil to be operated and a resonance current flowing into the induction heating coil. The state is determined by a temperature change of the heater unit when a load-state determination unit allows the electric heater to generate heat, and the induction heating coil and the electric heater are selectively operated based on the determined kind and state of the load. Accordingly, a user needs not to scrupulously determine the kind of the cooking vessel and the electric cooker is not operated under a no-load state to prevent occurrence of safety accidents.

A cartridge (26) for an electronic vapour inhaler (10) comprises an elongate induction heatable element (28) and a flavour-release medium (30) adhered to the surface (32) of the elongate induction heatable element (28).

A production/injection line including a production/injection tube and heating apparatus for heating of the production/injection tube. The line also includes insulation and heat conductive material to control the heat transfer from the heating apparatus towards the production/injection tube. A method is also described for supplying heat to a production/injection line in which cooling fluid from a process on an installation is supplied to transport channels extending along a production/injection tube. Methods are also described for manufacturing a production/injection line.

An induction heating device comprises a frequency converter that generates a high-frequency drive voltage from an intermediate circuit voltage generated at least temporarily as a function of an AC mains voltage, a resonant circuit having an induction heating coil, with the drive voltage applied to the resonant circuit, and a temperature detection device that determines a temperature of a cooking vessel base which is heated by means of the induction heating coil. An auxiliary voltage source generated the intermediate circuit voltage over predefined time periods at a constant level. The frequency converter generates the drive voltage over time periods such that the resonant circuit oscillates at a natural resonant frequency in a substantially de-attenuated manner, and the temperature detection device further measuring at least one oscillation parameter over the time periods, and to evaluate the at least one measured oscillation parameter in order to determine the temperature.

A heat cooking apparatus includes a supporting unit for supporting a cooking tool, a heating unit for heating the cooking tool, a receiving unit capable of receiving temperature data of the cooking tool transmitted in the form of infrared rays from the exterior, and a controlling unit for controlling the heating unit on the basis of temperature data received by the receiving unit.

The invention discloses a control circuit for cookware material judgment and a method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: when an electromagnetic heating device works, a control unit controls an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) so as to enable a heating unit to heat; a signal generating unit outputs pulse signals to an MCU (Micro Controller Unit) of the control unit correspondingly according to the on/off state of the IGBT; the MCU records the input pulse signals and converts the pulse signals into frequency M; the frequency M is compared with preset frequency threshold N, and the type of cookware is determined to be A when the frequency M is higher than the preset frequency threshold N; the type of the cookware is determined to be B when the frequency M is less than or equal to the preset frequency threshold N; and the MCU adjusts related heating parameters according to the determined type of the cookware, so as to enable the electromagnetic heating device to adjust a heating state. The control circuit and the method have the advantages that an electromagnetic oven can be adjusted into a working state corresponding to the material of the cookware, the material of the cookware is judged in good time so as to carry out error check, and the like; and the material of the cookware is accurately updated so as to adjust the heating state and increase the heating efficiency.