Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor means (11, 35, 49, 71) or module for determining a particularly elastic displacement or deflection or bending of a panel (3), in particular a glass panel, or of a section of a panel or of an insert in relation to the panel (3). The sensor means (11, 35, 49, 71) or module and the panel (3) or said section thereof forming a weighing means, in particular a scale. The sensor means (11, 35, 49, 71) or module is adapted to be integrated in or allocated to a household appliance (1), in particular a cooking hob, more in particular an induction cooking hob, and comprises or is connected to at least one processing and/or interpretation and/or compilation means, preferably for providing a particular high sensor sensitivity and/or evaluation unit accuracy. Further, a household appliance (1) is disclosed which comprises an at least approximately horizontal panel (3), in particular a glass panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to an induction-based cooking appliance comprising multiple heating power transferring elements (3a, 3b) and multiple heating power energy units (5a, 5b) for powering said heating power transferring elements (3a, 3b), each heating power energy unit (5a, 5b) comprising one or more power switching devices, in particular power transistors, for providing electrical power to the heating power transferring elements (3a, 3b), wherein: —said power switching devices, in particular power transistors, included in said multiple heating power energy units (5a, 5b) are wide bandgap power switching devices, in particular wide bandgap transistors, comprising more in particular semiconductor materials with a bandgap greater than 2 eV, and/or are configured to be operated in a first frequency range (FR1) and in a second frequency range (FR2) different or at least essentially identical, in particular identical, to the first frequency range (FR1); or—a first heating power transferring element (3a) is powere