Cooking device and control method, control device, and storage medium thereof

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cooking apparatuses face challenges in efficiently meeting the cooking requirements for stir-fried food due to insufficient cooking firepower and difficulty in identifying stir-frying operations, particularly for inexperienced cooks, leading to suboptimal heating effects and potential food sticking issues.

Innovation Solution

A method and control device for a cooking apparatus that counts the number of times the operation temperature exceeds a set threshold within a duration to identify stir-frying operations, adjusting heating power and temperature protection settings accordingly to enhance cooking performance during stir-frying.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the cooking apparatus uses a fixed protection temperature to prevent food sticking, then food sticking is avoided, but the cooking firepower is insufficient for stir-frying

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefood sticking preventionVSAvoidcooking firepower
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The protection temperature is changed from a fixed value to a dynamic value that adjusts based on the detected cooking mode. The control device dynamically sets different protection temperatures according to the cooking situation, allowing high power for stir-frying when needed and lower protection temperatures for other cooking methods to prevent food sticking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The protection temperature parameter is modified based on the cooking mode detection results. When stir-frying is detected, the protection temperature parameter is adjusted to allow higher operating temperatures, while for other cooking methods, the original protection temperature is maintained to prevent food sticking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If the cooking apparatus uses automatic control to identify cooking modes, then cooking performance is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecooking performanceVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control device implements a feedback mechanism by continuously monitoring temperature changes and comparing them against predefined thresholds. Based on the feedback from temperature detection, the system automatically identifies cooking modes and adjusts control parameters without requiring complex user input or additional sensors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The cooking apparatus performs self-identification of cooking modes by analyzing its own temperature characteristics. The control device automatically determines whether stir-frying or other cooking methods are being used based on temperature fluctuation patterns, eliminating the need for external intervention or complex user interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution allows the cooking apparatus to automatically recognize stir-frying operations and adjust heating parameters, improving cooking firepower and preventing frequent temperature fluctuations, thereby enhancing the heating effect and reducing food sticking.

Implementation Method 1

a temperature detecting device configured to detect an operation temperature of the cooking apparatus

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTemperature detection:

Implementation Method 2

a heating device configured to provide a heating source

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Data Source

PatentEP3984417B1Cooking device and control method, control device, and storage medium thereof
Publication Date: 2026.01.14 FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MFG CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided are a cooking device and a control method, control device, and storage medium. The control method comprises: step 101: counting the number of times the operating temperature of the cooking device exceeds a set temperature within a previous set duration, and updating a control parameter corresponding to the current set duration on the basis of the number of times; step 102: controlling a heating apparatus of the cooking device to heat on the basis of the updated control parameter within the current set duration.