Induction heating apparatus and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsGwangRok Kim, Hyunjun Choi
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Abstract
A method for controlling an induction heating apparatus includes starting to heat a container, obtaining an inductance value of the container, calculating an overheating determination index based on the inductance value, comparing the overheating determination index with a predetermined first reference value, and determining whether to stop heating the container based on results of the comparison between the overheating determination index and the first reference value.
Claims20
A method of controlling an induction heating apparatus by a controller, comprising:
- heating a container;
- determining an inductance value of the container;
- calculating an overheating determination index based on the inductance value;
- comparing the overheating determination index with a first reference value;
- and
- determining whether to stop heating the container based on results of the comparison between the overheating determination index and the first reference value.
An induction heating apparatus, comprising:
- a working coil;
- a power supply circuit to supply power for driving the working coil;
- and
- a controller configured to drive the working coil by controlling driving of the power supply circuit,
- wherein the controller is configured to heat a container by driving the working coil, determine an inductance value of the container, calculate an overheating determination index based on the inductance value, compare the overheating determination index with a first reference value, and determine whether to stop heating the container based on results of the comparison between the overheating determination index and the first reference value.
A non-transitory controller readable medium containing executable instructions therein, which when executed by a controller, causes the controller to perform a method comprising:
- heating a container;
- determining an inductance value of the container;
- calculating an overheating determination index based on the inductance value;
- comparing the overheating determination index with a first reference value;
- and
- determining whether to stop heating the container based on results of the comparison between the overheating determination index and the first reference value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.