Abstract: An induction heating cooktop according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a top plate on which a cooking vessel is placed; a working coil configured to generate a magnetic field passing through the cooking vessel; an inverter configured to supply current to the working coil; a sensor configured to detect the temperature of the top plate; and a controller configured to identify a material of the cooking vessel using at least one of a change in a load impedance and a change in temperature, and determine whether the cooking vessel is in a preheated state based on at least one reference value that compares the change in the load impedance and the change in temperature, which are set differently for each material of the cooking vessel.

Abstract: An induction heating and wireless power transmitting apparatus includes: a first working coil portion including first and second working coils that are connected in parallel; a first inverter configured to apply a resonant current to the first working coil and the second working coil by performing a switching operation; a first semiconductor switch connected to the first working coil and configured to turn the first working coil on or off; a second semiconduction switch connected to the second working coil and configured to turn the second working coil on or off; and a controller configured to detect whether an object is positioned above the first working coil or the second working coil based on controlling the first and second semiconductor switched and the first inverter.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus for induction heating includes: a working coil configured to change operation based on selection of a mode of operation from among a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including a wireless power transmission mode configured to wirelessly transmit power and a heating mode configured to heat one or more objects, an inverter configured to output, to the working coil, current at an operation frequency, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive, in the wireless power transmission mode, a load voltage from a target object, compensate for the load voltage, and determine, in the wireless power transmission mode, whether a foreign object is present in the working coil based on the compensated load voltage.

Abstract: An induction heating device includes a working coil and a resonance capacitor, an inverter that performs a switching operation to supply a resonance current to the working coil, a plurality of snubber capacitors electrically connected to the inverter, a direct current (DC) link capacitor electrically connected to the inverter, and a relay configured to electrically connect one of the plurality of snubber capacitors to the DC link capacitor or the resonance.

Abstract: An induction heating device includes a working coil group including a first working coil and a second working coil that are electrically connected in parallel to each other, an inverter configured to perform a switching operation to supply resonance current to at least one of the first or second working coil; a first semiconductor switch electrically connected to the first working coil to turn on and turn off the first working coil; a second semiconductor switch electrically connected to the second working coil to turn on and turn off the second working coil; and a controller configured to control operation of the inverter and the first and second semiconductor switches, respectively. The controller turns off the inverter before turning off at least one of the first semiconductor switch or the second semiconductor switch.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes: a working coil, an inverter including a plurality of switching elements and configured to apply, by operating the plurality of switching elements, a resonant current of a predetermined frequency to the working coil, a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the resonant current and a voltage applied to an output terminal of the inverter, and a controller configured to calculate, based on the detected phase difference, a temperature of a target object that is placed above the working coil.

Abstract: The present disclosure is intended to provide an induction heating type cooktop that detects overheating of a cooking vessel regardless of the amount of water or the material of the vessel, comprising an upper plate part on which a cooking vessel is placed, a working coil configured to generate a magnetic field passing through the cooking vessel, an inverter configured to supply current to the working coil, and a controller configured to detect whether the cooking vessel is overheated, wherein the controller is configured to detect whether the cooking vessel is overheated using load impedance.

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a first temperature sensor; a second temperature sensor; an analog switch configured to select one of a sensing value of the first temperature sensor and a sensing value of the second temperature sensor as a selected sensing value; and a processor configured to receive the selected sensing value from the analog switch, and apply the selected sensing value to at least one temperature prediction function and generate a predicted temperature based on an output of the at least one temperature prediction function. Also, the cooking appliance can include an upper plate configured to support an object to be heated, and a working coil configured to generate magnetic fields for heating the object.

Abstract: A cooking appliance can include an upper plate configured to support an object to be heated; a working coil configured to generate magnetic fields for heating the object; a temperature sensor configured to sense a first temperature of the upper plate; at least one sub temperature sensor configured to sense a second temperature of the upper plate; and a sensor support member including a main mounting portion and a sub mounting portion, the temperature sensor being mounted on the main mounting portion and the at least one sub temperature sensor being mounted on the sub mounting portion. Also, the sensor support member is disposed in a direction extending away from a center of the working coil.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an induction-heating cooking apparatus that includes a sensing circuit for controlling an output of a heating coil, and more specifically, to an induction-heating cooking apparatus capable of enhancing accuracy in measuring electric currents of a heating coil by simply modifying a circuit. The induction-heating cooking apparatus includes a control unit calculating an output of a heating coil on the basis of electric currents measured by a sensor supplying alternating current power.

Abstract: An induction cooktop includes an upper plate glass on which a cooking container is placed, a working coil generating a magnetic field to heat the cooking container, an inverter driven to flow a current through the working coil, an impedance calculation unit calculating the impedance of the cooking container on the basis of a parameter of the inverter, and an overheated state determination unit determining whether the cooking container is overheated, based on the impedance.

Abstract: A cooktop includes a memory that stores material classification data; a measurement unit that acquires output values for each frequency in a search frequency range; and a material determination unit that compares the output values with the material classification data so as to obtain the material information of the cooking container.

Abstract: A cooktop can include a top plate glass configured to support placement of a cooking container; a memory configured to store a plurality of regression models indicating a relationship between a temperature of the top plate glass and a cooking temperature of the cooking container; a temperature sensor configured to sense the temperature of the top plate glass when operating in a heating mode and output a sensing value; and a processor. Also, the processor can be configured to select a regression model from among the plurality of regression models based on the sensing value of the temperature sensor, and calculate the cooking temperature of the cooking container based on the regression model.

Abstract: An induction heating device includes a working coil and a resonance capacitor, an inverter that performs a switching operation to supply a resonance current to the working coil, a plurality of snubber capacitors electrically connected to the inverter, a direct current (DC) link capacitor electrically connected to the inverter, and a relay configured to electrically connect one of the plurality of snubber capacitors to the DC link capacitor or the resonance.

Abstract: An induction heating and wireless power transmitting apparatus includes: a first working coil portion including first and second working coils that are connected in parallel; a first inverter configured to apply a resonant current to the first working coil and the second working coil by performing a switching operation; a first semiconductor switch connected to the first working coil and configured to turn the first working coil on or off; a second semiconduction switch connected to the second working coil and configured to turn the second working coil on or off; and a controller configured to detect whether an object is positioned above the first working coil or the second working coil based on controlling the first and second semiconductor switched and the first inverter.

Abstract: An induction heating device includes a working coil and a resonance capacitor, an inverter that performs a switching operation to supply a resonance current to the working coil, a plurality of snubber capacitors electrically connected to the inverter, a direct current (DC) link capacitor electrically connected to the inverter, and a relay configured to electrically connect one of the plurality of snubber capacitors to the DC link capacitor or the resonance capacitor.

Abstract: An induction heating device includes a case, working coils, a cover plate, an input interface, a first control module configured to detect one or more of the working coils at a position of an object seated on the cover plate, a second control module configured to receive information on the position of the object and control the input interface to display an image of a heating zone, and light emitting elements disposed below a periphery of each of the plurality of working coils. The second control module is configured to analyze an arrangement form of the one or more of the working coils based on the information on the position of the object, and control driving of at least one of the light emitting elements based on a result of analyzing the arrangement form.

Abstract: An induction heating apparatus includes a working coil; an inverter configured to perform switching operation to thereby apply a resonance current to the working coil; and a controller configured to provide a control signal with a fixed frequency to the inverter to thereby control the switching operation. The controller changes a pulse width of the control signal based on a predetermined cycle that is set based on a temperature of the inverter.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An induction heating and wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a first group of working coils including a first working coil and a second working coil connected to each other in parallel, a first inverter that supplies resonant currents to at least one of the first working coil or the second working coil by performing a switching operation, a first semiconductor switch connected to the first working coil configured to turn on and turn off the first working coil, a second semiconductor switch connected to the second working coil and configured to turn on and turn off the second working coil, an auxiliary power supply configured to supply power to the first semiconductor switch and the second semiconductor switch, and a controller that controls the first inverter, the first semiconductor switch, and the second semiconductor switches.