Hob having at least one cooking zone and method for operating a hob
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1. An induction cooktop, comprising:
- a cooking zone comprising two cooking sub-zones;
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, each of the two inductors corresponding to a different one of the two cooking sub-zones; and
an apparatus configured to detect occupancy of at least one of the two cooking sub-zones by a food preparation vessel, said apparatus including a current measuring element connected in series to the parallel circuit.
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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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1. An induction cooktop, comprising:
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a cooking zone comprising two cooking sub-zones; 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, each of the two inductors corresponding to a different one of the two cooking sub-zones; and an apparatus configured to detect occupancy of at least one of the two cooking sub-zones by a food preparation vessel, said apparatus including a current measuring element connected in series to the parallel circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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5. A method for operating a cooking zone of an induction cooktop, forming at least two cooking sub-zones heatable by separate 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 occupancy of a cooking sub-zone by a food preparation vessel from current values captured by the current measuring element. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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