Cooktop isolation rings

A system comprising:

• an insulating element, wherein the insulating comprises a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, wherein the flat bottom surface is positioned on a top surface of a range such that an upper surface of the range is in physical contact with at least a portion of the flat bottom surface;
• a heating ring comprising a bottom surface, wherein the heating ring is positioned on the top surface of the range forming a perimeter around the insulating element;
• a cooking vessel positioned on the flat top surface of the insulating element;
• a sensor comprising an infrared pyrometer and a laser pointer, wherein the infrared pyrometer detects a temperature of a target surface of the cooking vessel, wherein the target surface is a central location on a bottom surface of the cooking vessel;
• a control system communicatively coupled to the sensor and to at least one control device;
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• a control device, wherein the control device controls power output to the heating ring, and the control device is communicatively coupled to the control system.

A system comprising:

• an insulating element comprising a spiral shape, wherein the spiral shape has a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, wherein the flat bottom surface is positioned on a top surface of a range such that an upper surface of the range is in physical contact with at least a portion of the flat bottom surface;
• a heating ring comprising a bottom surface, wherein the heating ring is positioned on the top surface of the range forming a perimeter around the insulating element;
• a cooking vessel positioned on the flat top surface of the insulating element;
• a sensor comprising an infrared pyrometer and a laser pointer, wherein the infrared pyrometer detects a temperature of a target surface of the cooking vessel, wherein the target surface is a central location on a bottom surface of the cooking vessel;
• a control system communicatively coupled to the sensor and to at least one control device;
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• a control device, wherein the control device controls power output to the heating ring, and the control device is communicatively coupled to the control system.