HOB HAVING AT LEAST ONE COOKING ZONE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOB
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Abstract
An induction cooktop includes a cooking zone, and a circuit arrangement for operating the cooking zone. The circuit arrangement has a parallel circuit, in which two inductors are connected in parallel manner. An apparatus is configured to detect occupancy of at least one cooking sub-zone of the cooking zone by a food preparation vessel and includes a current measuring element which is connected in series to the parallel circuit.
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20 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. An induction cooktop, comprising:
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a cooking zone; a circuit arrangement for operating the cooking zone, said circuit arrangement having a parallel circuit, in which two inductors are connected in a parallel manner; and an apparatus configured to detect occupancy of at least one cooking sub-zone of the cooking zone by a food preparation vessel, said apparatus including a current measuring element connected in series to the parallel circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a cooking zone of an induction cooktop, which is formed from at least two cooking sub-zones heatable by inductors, respectively, wherein the inductors are connected in a parallel manner in a parallel circuit, said method comprising:
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connecting a current measuring element in series to the parallel circuit; and detecting an occupancy of a cooking sub-zone by a food preparation vessel from current values captured by the current measuring element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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