HOB DEVICE
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Abstract
A cooktop apparatus, in particular an induction cooktop apparatus, includes a switching unit configured to interrupt and establish current flow from a current supply, a first switching element receiving the current flow during an operating process, a control apparatus, which controls the switching unit during the operating process such that the switching unit interrupts the current supply during a first time interval which has a duration of less than of half a period of the power supply voltage. The control apparatus causes the current supply to be connected during the operating process immediately before and immediately after the first time interval. The first switching element begins switching and ends switching during the first time interval.
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Citations
34 Claims
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14. A cooktop apparatus, comprising:
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at least one switching unit configured to interrupt and establish at least one current supply supplying a current generated from a mains voltage during at least one operating process, a first switching element receiving the current, at least one control apparatus, which controls the switching unit during the at least one operating process such that the switching unit interrupts the current during at least one first time interval which has a duration of less than half a period of the mains voltage, with the at least one control apparatus causing the current to be established during the at least one operating process immediately before and immediately after the at least one first time interval and causing the first switching element to switch during the first time interval at a starting point and an end point, with the starting point and the end point located within the at least one first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for controlling a cooktop apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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interrupting and establishing with at least one switching unit at least one current supply supplying a current generated from a mains voltage during at least one operating process, receiving the current with a first switching element, controlling the switching unit during the at least one operating process with at least one control apparatus such that the switching unit interrupts the current during at least one first time interval which has a duration of less than half a period of the mains voltage, establishing the current during the at least one operating process immediately before and immediately after the at least one first time interval, and causing the first switching element to switch during the at least one first time interval at a starting point and an end point, with the starting point and the end point located within the at least one first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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