Electric range adjusting heat power based on properties of heating target
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorHowon Son
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Abstract
Disclosed is an electric range controlling heat power based on properties of a heating target. The electric range may adjust the heat power based on the properties of the heating target, when a user makes a gesture of moving the heating target in a specific direction. A unit decrease amount value of the heat power sequentially decreasing may be set based on the information related to the heating target. The information related to the heating target may include at least one of the weight of the heating target, the size of the bottom surface of the heating target or the property of contents contained in the heating target.
Claims13
An electric range, comprising:
- a case;
- a cover plate coupled to an upper side of the case and having an upper surface on which a heating target is disposed;
- a plurality of heating modules disposed inside the case and configured to heat the heating target, each of the plurality of heating modules including a coil;
- and
- at least one controller configure to control the plurality of heating modules, wherein the heating target is positioned at a first point on an upper surface of the cover plate and heated by a heating module of the plurality of heating modules disposed at the first point, and wherein when the heating target is moved to a second point from the first point on the upper surface of the cover plate, the at least one controller sets a heat power of a heating module of the plurality of heating modules disposed at the second point to decrease in proportion to a distance between the first point and the second point.
A method of controlling an electric range, the method comprising:
- acquiring, via at least one controller, information related to a heating target positioned at a first point on an upper surface of a cover plate;
- and
- setting, via the at least one controller, a heat power of a heating module disposed at the first point, wherein the heating target is positioned at the first point on the upper surface of the cover plate and heated by the heating module;
- and
- when the heating target is moved to a second point from the first point on the upper surface of the cover plate, setting, via the at least one controller, a heat power of a heating module disposed at the second point to decrease in proportion to a distance between the first point and the second point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.