Cooking hob with several heating elements and at least one power electronics subassembly
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1. A cooking hob, comprising:
- a plurality of heating elements including inductors;
at least one power electronics assembly for generating a heating current for operation of the heating elements, said power electronics assembly including at least one inverter for generating the heating current; and
a switching arrangement for making and breaking a connection between the power electronics assembly and the heating elements, said switching arrangement constructed as an assembly that is separate from the power electronics assembly,wherein said switching arrangement comprises output interfaces, each of which is connected to one of the heating elements, switching elements, a pan detection circuit to detect a presence of an ovenware element and a degree of overlap between the ovenware element and a relevant inductor, a microcontroller to actuate the switching elements, and a readout circuit integrated to read out measured temperature values of the heating elements.
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Abstract
A cooking hob, in particular an induction hob, includes several heating elements, at least one power electronics subassembly for generating a heating current for operating the heating elements, and a switching arrangement for making and breaking a connection between the power electronics assembly and the heating elements. The switching arrangement is constructed as an assembly that is separate from the power electronics assembly.
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13 Claims
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1. A cooking hob, comprising:
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a plurality of heating elements including inductors; at least one power electronics assembly for generating a heating current for operation of the heating elements, said power electronics assembly including at least one inverter for generating the heating current; and a switching arrangement for making and breaking a connection between the power electronics assembly and the heating elements, said switching arrangement constructed as an assembly that is separate from the power electronics assembly, wherein said switching arrangement comprises output interfaces, each of which is connected to one of the heating elements, switching elements, a pan detection circuit to detect a presence of an ovenware element and a degree of overlap between the ovenware element and a relevant inductor, a microcontroller to actuate the switching elements, and a readout circuit integrated to read out measured temperature values of the heating elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cooking hob, comprising:
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a plurality of heating elements including inductors; power electronics assemblies which operate the heating elements; a switching arrangement assembly which is separate from the power electronics assemblies and which makes a conductive connection between the heating elements and the power electronics assembly in a first switch position, and interrupts the conductive connection in a second switch position, the switching arrangement assembly including a pan detection circuit to detect a presence of an ovenware element and a degree of overlap between the ovenware element and a relevant one of the inductors, a microcontroller to actuate the switching elements, a readout circuit integrated to read out measured temperature values of the heating elements, and output interfaces, each of which is connected to one of the heating elements; and a control unit which controls the power electronics assemblies and actuates the switching arrangement so as to form a heating zone comprising selective heating elements to heat an ovenware element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A cooking hob, comprising:
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a plurality of heating elements; power electronics assemblies which operate the heating elements; a switching arrangement assembly operatively connected between the heating elements and the power electronics, which is separate from the power electronics assembly, and makes a conductive connection between the heating elements and the power electronics assembly in a first switch position, and interrupts the conductive connection in a second switch position, wherein the switching arrangement assembly includes a relay for each heating element, output interfaces, each of which is connected to one of the heating elements, and a multiplicity of capacitors assigned to the heating elements in one-to-one correspondence and which are each arranged between the relay and one of the output interfaces; a control unit which controls the power electronics assemblies and the switching arrangement assembly so as to form a heating zone comprising selective heating elements to heat an ovenware element; and a first plug connection for establishing a communication connection and a second plug connection for establishing a power supply connection between the power electronics assemblies and the switching arrangement assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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